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New York City, NY – “Now hear this.” Aboard ship, every announcement from the bridge is preceded by that phrase. Here in the Big Apple it’s “Fleet Week.” Set to coincide with Memorial Day Weekend, an opportunity for the citizens of America’s most-populous metropolitan area to see and touch the …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Kindler & Gentler A former Al Qaeda mastermind who is incarcerated in Egypt is now denouncing most violence in the name of Allah. The New Yorker Magazine says the terrorist best known as “Doctor Fadl” attempts to define new rules for holy …

With stunning speed, the presidential election has shifted from Iraq and health care to high gas prices and the economy. Stupid is the only thing disputing that. Americans are angry that both parties have sold them out on energy, and now working people are getting hurt badly. So who will …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Pew Protest Parishioners at Saint Sabina Church in Chicago are demanding that Cardinal Francis George reinstate their controversial pastor, the Reverend Michael Pfleger. The Chicago Sun-Times reports 2,000 people packed the church last night for a prayer service and to show their …

SALT LAKE CITY – The battle over illegal immigration is being waged on a surprising front — Utah, where some lawmakers are scrambling to drop perks that have lured tens of thousands of undocumented workers to the Beehive State. Since the opening of the 2008 session on Jan. 21, Utah …

Will Ferrell’s Big Bomb | Jacko’s Last-Ditch Attempt | Hollywood Heavies Walk On Pellicano? | Soap Operas Within Soap Operas Will Ferrell’s Weekend Bomb Who knew? Who could have predicted? Certainly not the box office soothsayers. They all called Will Ferrell’s new comedy “Semi-Pro” a lock for a $27 million …

LOS ANGELES – Watch out, it’s official: Paris Hilton may just want you to be her new best friend! The starlet’s “Simple Life” is about to get a whole lot more complicated as she takes on yet another “reality” project. The heiress is set to star in a new MTV …

Legitimate criticism of the war effort is the subject of thisTalking Points memo. A new CBS News/New York Times poll says confidence in America’s war against terrorism is already waning, with just 28 percent of Americans strongly believing that the United States will kill or capture Usama bin Laden and …

Mega Star Benefit| Natasha Lyonne | Michael Jackson Mega Star Benefit Concert Planned for NYC There’s already been a telethon and lots of other fundraisers in the last 10 days, but the biggest one yet is in the planning stages. I’m told that VH-1 and Miramax Films are joining together …

Did I ever tell you the story about my fighting neighbors when I was growing up? I didn’t? Well, lucky you. Let me fill you in. I was a kid at the time and our neighborhood would have these block parties. But two of the neighbors really hated each other. …