We asked the stars who asked you to donate money after the terror attack to comment on the fact that much of that money is not getting to the families. Not one star would comment. And the Talking Points memo this evening deals with the issue in a wider context. …

WASHINGTON – With 20 state redistricting plans final and the rest either caught up in court, state legislatures or both, it appears that neither party stands to gain enough of an advantage from the new congressional district boundaries to change the make-up of the Congress in the 2002 elections. “This …

Everyone’s Glad About Gladiator; Russell Crowe Phones Home | Mike Myers Fesses Up on Sprockets, | Elton John: Sunday Night’s Alright for Partying | Tom Cruise Surprises Oscar Everyone’s Glad About Gladiator; Russell Crowe Phones Home “We’re starting to feel comfortable in evening clothes.” So said Walter Parkes, the head …

Schaumburg, Ill. – Every minor league baseball team gives away free stuff like baseball bats to its ticket buyers. But the northern league’s Schaumburg Flyers give their fans something more — a chance to play manager, picking the next player off thebench. “At a key point in the game, Ron …

WASHINGTON – Voters in heartland swing states approve of an estate tax repeal and would like to see their senators vote for it in Congress, according to a new poll. The poll, from polling firms McLaughlin & Associates and Public Opinion Research,questioned 2,000 voters from five states — Louisiana, New …

The FBI has a new addition to its “Wanted” list: the so-called “Ponytail Bandit,” a 20-something blonde woman with her hair tied back who is suspected of robbing at least three banks in three states. The unidentified woman — who is now on “America’s Most Wanted” — is described as …

Steroids were among the prescription medications found by investigators going through pro-wrestler Chris Benoit‘s house, where he strangled his wife and young son last weekend before hanging himself. Key to their probe is determining whether drugs played a role in the double murder-suicide, and whether so-called “roid rage” was at …

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. – Republican presidential frontrunner Rudy Giuliani took a swing at Sen. Hillary Clinton Sunday, saying talk of her plan to send emissaries to other countries immediately upon her White House election is presumptuous and interferes with current foreign policy. “I think it’s important that we conduct this debate …

Here are some of your GRRRs from Mike’s last column… Griffin N. writes: You think Danny Bonaduce, or anybody else, should allow some guy to jump on top of them, wrap their legs around them and thrust their hips into them in a clearly sexual move?!! Are you insane? Fairplay …

Nothing heals like healing words… unless they’re not entirely healing. I call them condolences with a catch. They are the ones that express sincere regret over what happened at Virginia Tech, but proceed to become a lecture, if not a hypocritical one. Like this cover on The Economist: Pity for …