MTV|Tom Cruise |Jeannie Williams Britney Dances With a Snake on MTV Awards Tonight Let me save you the trouble of watching tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards. Or at least watching them for three hours. First, the big news: Britney Spears dances with a boa constrictor. She picks it up and …
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It took two-and-a-half years, but the University of Colorado finally fired Professor Ward Churchill for plagiarism and other academic misdeeds. Churchill is suing. From the jump, this case was really about academic standards and behavior. Calling the innocent people killed in the World Trade Center on 9/11 little Eichmanns, Nazis, …
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WASHINGTON – Despite calls by the White House to amend the nation’s intelligence laws in order to better fight the War on Terror, a leading Senate Democrat says he remains skeptical of Bush administration intentions and what he deems an “outrageous attack on the privacy of the American people.” Sen. …
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Michael Jackson | Billy Preston | Laurie Colwin Jacko: ‘Charity’ Means He Gets Paid On the first anniversary of Michael Jackson’s acquittal on charges of child molestation and conspiracy, here is something new and novel to think about: Jackson believes that putting out a charity single means he gets paid …
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Some things are just better done in private. Sitting on a commuter train this morning, my seatmate was a woman who decided the ride in to work would be a good time to do her makeup. Now, I can understand powdering one’s nose in public, but this woman spent a …
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It’s time again to review a new book for our book club. As always, I welcome your comments or reading suggestions. In the coming weeks I will be reviewing a series of books dealing with childhood obesity — on topics ranging from nutrition to exercise, so stay tune. If you …
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ATLANTA – I really hate when journalists use adjectives just to fill space. Stuck here at Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta awaiting a flight back to New York after spending the weekend covering FOX Fan day at Six Flags Over Georgia (search), I’m forced to watch CNN, where I just …
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Boston – Your Grrrs … Corey S. in San Antonio: My Grrr goes out to the toy manufacturers who make the opening of toys (especially those designed for young children) harder than a raid on Fort Knox!! Now, I know they want to avoid people opening the box in the …
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Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! The plan Wednesday night was to have Aruba reporter Giovanni Lane in our last segment — F Block — talk about his recent interview with Joran van der Sloot. Right before the F Block was to …
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WASHINGTON – Residents across the Washington, D.C., area say they are scared and taking as many precautions as possible in response to the spate of unsolved shootings that has spread to at least four different jurisdictions. “Things were different after 9/11, but now people must be even more paranoid,” said …
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