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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Duke’s Denial The FBI is looking into California Republican Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham’s (search) ties to a defense contractor who benefited from money appropriated by the subcommittee Cunningham chairs. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that executive Mitchell Wade bought Cunningham’s California home …

Say this about Americans: we are generous — very generous. You name the calamity, we’re there with open wallets to make good after the calamity. Give now. Ask questions later. The problem is, a lot of us don’t ask questions later. We give, assuming “they” get. But sometimes “they” don’t. …

Leo & Sienna | Santana | Disney | Charles and Camilla | 1968 Leo & Sienna: It’s the Rumor Du Jour The “shocking” revelation yesterday that still hot youngish actor Leonardo DiCaprio and extremely hot supermodel Gisele Bundchen were over is still reverberating all over the tabloid world. What could …

Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. This will be a Martha Stewart free zone this evening. She’s home, she’s rich. And that’s it. The president of Colorado University quits over the Churchill and football controversies. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo. Elizabeth Hoffman …

A columnist for “The Washington Post” attacks you, “The Factor” viewer: that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” It was utterly predictable. The far left media going crazy because University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill (search) is being held accountable for comparing the Americans killed on 9/11 …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Harsh Words The powerful Lebanese militia leader Walid Jumblatt (search) once accused the United States of “wreaking corruption in the Arab land of Iraq and in Palestine,” and has likened U.S. military officials to viruses that should be destroyed. But Jumblatt now …

WASHINGTON – What a difference a decade makes. Ten years ago, the National Endowment for the Arts (search) was a political football, with members of Congress lined up on either side, usually along party lines, to defend it passionately or call ardently for its demise. The NEA survived, despite budget …

Michael Jackson | Divas and ‘Madison’ Jacko Accuser’s Mom Had Friends in Blue Janet Arvizo, the mother of Michael Jackson‘s teen accuser, never bothered to call the cops while she was allegedly held against her will by Jackson’s associates at Neverland. But she knew how to call 911 for other …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! For some unknown reason to me, we taped the Robin Leach (search) segment on Thursday night’s show about 30 minutes before 10 p.m. ET. We did a “live to tape” taping which means we put on …

Whitney Houston | John Malkovich|Rosie O’Donnell Arista Chief Conflict on Whitney Album? A third of the songs on Whitney Houston‘s new album are published by a company owned by her record label’s president. The publishing company is Hitco, and it’s owned by L.A. Reid, head of Arista Records, a division …