Tony Randall |’Damita’ Goes Down |Socko Rocco |Jacko Redux Prayers and Good Wishes for Tony Randall Beloved actor, humanitarian and New York icon Tony Randall has had a rough winter. He’d already been in the hospital for eight weeks when he celebrated his 83rd birthday on February 26. He’s still …
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Wally Wakefield (search)dodged bullets for a year fighting in the Korean War, so he’s not easily intimidated. Yet the 73-year-old retired schoolteacher and part-time weekly newspaper sports reporter worries about what might happen to him next on an unexpected battlefield: Ramsey County District Court Judge Dale Lindman’s courtroom in Minnesota. …
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And now the most engaging two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: Position Progression More details are trickling out about John Kerry’s positions, which have apparently changed greatly since his earliest days in politics. Kerry — who voted to authorize unilateral action in Iraq if the president …
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“Obesity is catching up to tobacco as the leading cause of death in America,” proclaimed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Julie Gerberding this week. “Americans need to understand that overweight and obesity are literally killing us,” added Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. While it’s not disputed …
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Once again, we’ll tell you, we have not played the gotcha game with GovernorDean (search). Every politician misspeaks and nobody can be consistent all the time. That being said, the big media is after Dean. There’s no question about it. Item: USA Today, front page, big article about how former …
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The latest from the Political Grapevine: Too Close to Call An automatic recount now seems inevitable in the Washington state governor’s race between Democrat Chris Gregoire (search) and Republican Dino Rossi (search) — a race that’s still too close to call. The King County election officials have come up with …
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Michael Jackson |R.E.M. Jacko’s Teen Pop Stars May Start Singing Just because we’re having a presidential election today doesn’t mean that we’ve forgotten about Michael Jackson. As usual, there’s a lot going on at Planet Michael. I am told that as Jackson’s January trial draws closer, we are going to …
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Lisa Marie Presley |Diana Ross |Best Books of 2002|Other Good Books|The Bad Books Elvis’ Daughter to Make Recording Debut Lisa Marie Presley‘s long-awaited debut album is coming to us on April 8. That’s the word yesterday from sources at Capitol Records, where Presley evidently has a contract. So what would …
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The New York Times reported this week that “apples, peppers, celery and cherries top a list compiled by an environmental research organization of the 12 fruits and vegetables it considers the most contaminated by pesticides.” The brief 201-word article is an excellent example of hit-and-run reporting designed to scare rather …
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It’s company holiday party time again, so best throw on your sexiest outfit, show off that great bod and break loose. Right? Well … When combing through your wardrobe this year for yet another corporate party outfit, keep it simple and tasteful, say style and etiquette gurus. “Nobody wants to …
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