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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: After a public outcry over his failure to thank the British troops who rescued him from his Iraqi captors, former hostage Norman Kember now says he’s grateful to those who played a part in his rescue. But in the same breath, Kember …

NEW YORK – Ellen Orlanski wasn’t going to let war stop her from flying to Israel to see her daughter. Instead, Orlanski, a teacher from Queens, N.Y., heeded the advice of the Israeli government about going on with life as usual and boarded an El Al flight Tuesday at JFK …

Jessica Simpson | Katie Couric | Mariah Carey | Michael Jackson Jessica Simpson: Disaster of Epic Proportions? Jessica Simpson may have a rude awakening when sales figures are counted for last week’s CDs today. Simpson’s “A Public Affair” stood at No. 52 last night on Amazon.com, well below still-unreleased albums …

North Korea provokes war and the Dow hits a record. Iraq’s a mess and the Dow hits a record. Illegal immigration is out of control and the Dow hits a record. Another scandal in Washington and the Dow hits a record. Such a bad world, such a good market. So …

While in Washington on Thursday, I was able to talk to some very well- informed people as well as read the latest dispatch from Stratford.com, perhaps the best information Web site in the country. This may surprise you, but the Iraq situation, the Foley scandal and the Woodward book all …

We had a great group at “The Live Desk” today! Lots of fun with our “wildcard”: Brian Kilmeade.The Judge [Sr. Judicial Analyst Andrew Napolitano] also joined us — as did Kirsten Powers and a new addition Danielle Aidala, a former prosecutor and current medical malpractice attorney. (She is married to …

Stem cell research is a much debated and controversial topic in modern medicine. However, the controversy around embryonic stem cells has also sparked an interest in a less ethically risky option: using stem cells taken from adults to treat various diseases. To understand the amazing impact stem cell use can …

I guess it shouldn’t have shocked us, but now there’s a study that shows eating too much red meat increases your odds of getting colorectal cancer (search). It arrives on the same day that we learned of another mad cow in Canada. Tsunamis in Asia, mudslides (search) in California, blizzards …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: A new Gallup poll (search) out today shows that a solid majority of Americans believes Supreme Court Justice Nominee John Roberts (search) should be confirmed by the Senate. Less than a quarter say he shouldn’t be confirmed. And while 61 percent say …

Martin Bashir | Patti LaBelle Bashir In for Koppel Congratulations, David Westin. You’ve replaced serious, competent, respected Ted Koppel with the oily, obsequious Martin Bashir on “Nightline.” My only question is, was Jerry Springer not available? Perhaps Westin, the head of ABC News, has not seen the “outtakes” of Bashir’s …