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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Information Please When Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry last week — it was like money in the bank — literally. The Hill reports Obama now has access to Kerry’s coveted e-mail data base of …

I don’t know if this is a reflection on the economy, or the nasty politics, or the world. But I think people are tuning out the world. And tuning into something else. Not just a few people. Thousands of them. Millions, actually. Like pod people… more to the point, iPod …

With Americans furious at high gas prices, the economy tottering and an intense presidential campaign underway, oil has now become a very serious battleground. Wednesday, President Bush lashed out at the Democratic Party, blaming them for the debacle. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GEORGE W. BUSH: So my administration has repeatedly called …

WASHINGTON – A brief show of bipartisanship in the Senate Wednesday quickly and at length gave way to a partisan feud over judicial nominees that in turn further damaged an already struggling bill on climate change. In a rare concession, two Republican senators basically forfeited their votes on a budget …

So USA Today — our nation’s high school paper — ran a piece noting that dozens of cities with populations over 100,000 haven’t lost a service member in the Iraq War. Experts suggested that recruits probably come from less-populated areas with crummier economies, so their career choices are limited — …

New York Lt. Gov. David Paterson will assume of the role of governor on Monday. He will be New York’s first black and first legally blind governor. And he will be left to clean up a mess left by his predecessor. But Paterson is no stranger to adversity. “(He is) …

Earth shoes are back, and they’re not just for the granola types any more. From sneaker giants such as Adidas (www.adidas.com) through crunchy cobblers like Simple Shoes (www.simpleshoes.com) and on to high-end designers like Hetty Rose (www.hettyrose.co.uk), just about every footwear designer around has dipped a toe into the environmentally-friendly …

Hidden agendas and the peace protesters. That’s the subject of this evening’s Talking Points memo. Over the past three weeks, we’ve interviewed a number of peace advocates, including Phil Donahue and a member of the Quakers. And I was very interested in what they had to say, because I see …

All-Star Telethon | Rock Foundation | Jerry Blair Gets the Boot | Broadway Open for Business All-Star Telethon: Billy, the Boss in NYC; Julia and Friends in Hollywood We’re not supposed to tell you where tonight’s all-star telethon is coming from, even though most everyone in the media knows the …

Mariah Carey | Madonna| Michael Jackson Message From Mariah: Is She Melting Down? Mariah Careyis well known for the messages she leaves on her Web site. They consist of phone calls she makes to a fan, who then posts them with her approval. But this morning, around 2:30 a.m.,a newmessage …