Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Learn About Poverty Monday we told you about John Edwards‘ work for a hedge fund — which he says was a way to learn how financial markets relate to poverty. Now the Washington Post is reporting that the company — Fortress Investment …

Here are some of your responses to Mike’s last column: David W. in L.A. writes: It’s really sad how incapable you are of accepting criticism. Or sarcasm. You can’t be bothered to print anything but the fawning praise of your sycophants. And it’s really pathetic that you haven’t acknowledged that …

WASHINGTON – It’s Valentine’s Day, and on Capitol Hill the honeymoon is over. Last month’s love-you-forever pledges, the good-vibes promises of bipartisanship and collegiality, have failed the test. In both chambers of Congress, Cupid missed. “I guess the long and short of it is that not much has changed,” said …

Brangelina Kid Price | Counting Crows | ‘Rush Hour 3’ Brangelina Kid Price Tag: $1.99 Maddox Jolie-Pitt gets his first star-billing on a magazine cover this week courtesy of Life & Style Weekly. The Bauer publication, based in New Jersey, took pictures of Maddox’s sixth birthday party from a boat, …

Radio Exec Sparks Outrage | ‘Rush Hour 3’: Sequel With Laughs | Sting: Slippery Elm And A Kid’s Debut | Ted Turner Cox Radio Possible Racist Remarks Spark Fury It wasn’t tough enough for Judy Collins and Sam Moore, two famous and popular singers, to testify in front of a …

NEW YORK – Working parents might think they leave it at the office, but kids know better. Whether adults realize it or not, their job-related stress affects their children, scientists said here this week at the annual meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Over the past 30 years, time spent …

Nobody wakes up one morning and suddenly decides to be a smoker. Smoking is a habit picked up from others who smoke. It’s a social disease. Individuals do it in imitation of somebody they respect who smokes, like parents or teachers, or they do it because their high school or …

LOS ANGELES – Jessica Simpson is certainly blessed when it comes to belting out a song, but in terms of being a screen sensation, some (OK, many) would say that she isn’t quite as skilled. However, a “source” supposedly told UK’s Female First that the “Irresistible” singer has a new …

Live Earth arrives Saturday — it’s the event featuring 24 hours of music by many of the world’s top musicians. The goal: To save the globe by raising awareness… and really, it’s all about raising awareness. • Watch Greg’s Greg-alogue — now in color! Are you aware how important raising …

NASA engineers and their Russian counterparts are closing in on the source of a major computer glitch that afflicted the International Space Station (ISS) during last month’s shuttle mission to the orbital laboratory. ISS engineers are eyeing odd readings in cables, as well as corrosion in an electronics box, as …