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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Life of the Party Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says health insurance for party employees will no longer include coverage for elective abortion. POLITICO reported the existence of the provision this week sending party officials scrambling. The Republican platform calls abortion …

To help with the cost of Barack Obama’s inauguration, celebrities like Sam Jackson, Halle Berry and my favorite, Sharon Stone, donated tons of cash. An expert on karma, Stone donated 50-grand — knowing that’s the only way a crusty whack-job like her would be allowed outside a padded cell. How …

The siblings of a worker trampled to death by Wal-Mart shoppers looking for Black Friday bargains have filed a lawsuit against the retailer and the shopping center. Jdimytai Damour’s three sisters and brother filed the wrongful death suit Wednesday, according to their attorney, Jordan Hecht of the Hecht, Kleeger, Pintel …

Lauryn Hill| Bad Company Lauryn Hill: Brainwashed? Has Grammy winner Lauryn Hill come under the influence of a cultish Svengali? People around her say she has,and that heaccounts for her strange behavior and equally weird new album of songs. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter, once part of the Fugees, surprised her fans …

NEW YORK – A psychic talks to pets in doggie and kitty heaven. A man wakes up from a 6-year coma with psychic powers. A dead funeral-home patriarch visits his family from the other side. All are characters on TV. And judging from the paranormal programs’ popularity, viewers think they’re …

Have you heard the news aboutJay Leno? (search) He’s stepping down. I’m thinking, oh-no! I like Jay Leno. Then I hear he won’t be stepping down until 2009. And I’m thinking, 2009? I have a hard enough time thinking much past dinner in 2004! Incredible. I guess to appeaseConan O’Brien …

So I was traveling on the West Coast this weekend and at the airport, I bumped into an old CEO friend of mine. Actually, he retired some years back. But, now in his 80s, he’s found a new cause. He was in town to boost a charity whose mission it …

With election season heating up, it’s hip to wear your politics on your sleeve. Politically charged T-shirts and tank tops have become a favorite fashion statement this summer. Not surprisingly, celebrities are at the forefront of the trend. Actor Jack Black (“School of Rock”) was recently spotted sporting a “Vote …

Dear Viewers, Last night we did our two-hour (11p.m. – 1a.m.) post convention show from a Boston hotel rooftop with almost no problems. I know how I would characterize the police siren that sounded in the background more than once during the show (that’s a problem) but not sure how …

Michael Jackson Jacko DACould Be Tossed from Case Rumors swirled that District Attorney Tom Sneddon, arch enemy of Michael Jackson and the one trying to convict Jacko of child molestation, will be asked to step down from the case Tuesday after his very public showdown with the defense attorney and …