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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Blown Cover Louisiana Republican Congressman John Fleming – on the House floor Monday — says he was “disturbed” when the White House covered a religious symbol which was part of the backdrop for President Obama’s speech at Georgetown University earlier this month. …

As President Obama wraps up his overseas trip, he must be a bit frustrated. Once again, an American president asked Europe to fight evildoers, and once again, Europe declined. Yes, Obama did get some European money and training personnel for Afghanistan, but no combat troops, which are badly needed to …

Our glorious revolution is taking hold. The American pigs are bowing to our every whim without even knowing it. In their puny capital in Washington, they’re making sure all Americans will drive a car they don’t want — just like Russia’s Lada! Those capitalists will say that these tiny cars, …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Word Play The Obama administration continues to change the way it describes some of the nation’s toughest problems. The latest phrase to go: “the war on drugs.” The Wall Street Journal says drug czar Gil Kerlikowske feels it is a barrier to …

A bored clerk faxes over dozens of patient records to a toll-free number at a government health agency. Routine, right? Unfortunately, no. The clerk typed too hurriedly, and blasted the fax to the wrong number, violating the medical privacy of scores of the sick and infirm. That frightening scenario actually …

Famed Beverly Hills Courier columnist George Christy gives you an insider’s peek into Hollywood’s A-list parties and personalities. “Have you ever seen anything like this?” Quincy Jones was talking with Ginny Mancini about wunderkind Gustavo Dudamel’s inaugural gala with the L.A. Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. “A triumph!” …

The Obamas are doing all they can to bring the Olympics their beloved Chicago. Michelle Obama even used the word “sacrifice” to explain it. In Denmark Wednesday, she said: “That’s what excites me most about bringing the games to Chicago… as much of a sacrifice as people say this is …

I know this is a weird day to say this and I know this might shock you, but back in high school, you’d be surprised by the number of girls who turned me down for dates. Sometimes they weren’t even subtle. I remember fumbling through a request with one stunner, …

Tuesday’s show was all about shadow players. President Obama talks of transparency, yet appoints 16 czars who answer only to him. And far from holding jobs that no one else would do, they just enhance executive power at the expense of departments and agencies that the Constitution says Congress should …

While most of us were arguing with relatives or loosening our belts this Thanksgiving weekend, there was a story that popped up that most of us didn’t pay attention to. It was a story about Dubai and a mini-panic happened while we were sitting at our Thanksgiving tables. They don’t …