Stunning new research suggests that human growth hormone – mentioned specifically in December’s Mitchell Report to the Commissioner of Major League Baseball – may not improve athletic performance after all. For more than a decade, illegal steroids and other performance-enhancing substances have been commonly used by players in the MLB, …
Read More »Democrats Cry Foul, Leave GOP Out of Election Reform Committee
WASHINGTON – A group of Democratic lawmakers is going to the birthplace of American democracy to launch a cross-country series of hearings to evaluate problems in the voting process in an effort to avoid the mistakes of the last general election. The Democratic Caucus’s Special Committee on Election Reform is …
Read More »Talking Points: A Twofold Tragedy
Thousands of you wrote to us after our interview with Lynda Fiori, the young woman who said that the firm of Cantor Fitzgerald, where her late husband had been working when he was murdered by the terrorists, had not provided her and her two babies any assistance. That’s the subject …
Read More »All-Star Political Documentary Unveiled at Last
The Last Party 2000 | Mob Phone Cards| The Modine Family All-Star Political Documentary Unveiled at Last Actors Donovan Leitch (the actor, model, and son of folk singer Donovan) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (Magnolia, Almost Famous) finally showed the full version of their film, Last Party 2000 to friends and …
Read More »The Cult of Oprah?
NEW YORK – On her television program, in her magazine and on tour, she moves audiences to tears with stories of spirituality, strength and the liberating power she’s found within. Scores of fans — mostly women — follow her across the country, live by her words and practically worship her. …
Read More »Charity and Responsibility
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. …
Read More »The Only Winner So Far in Bruising Redistricting Battle: Incumbents
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 …
Read More »Fox 411: Everyone's Glad About 'Gladiator'
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 …
Read More »Baseball Fans Play Manager
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 …
Read More »Poll: Death to the Death Tax
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 …
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