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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Hinchey’s Hunch New York Democratic Congressman Maurice Hinchey (search) is accusing the White House, and specifically adviser Karl Rove (search), of “setting up” CBS to air the now-discredited report on President Bush’s National Guard service. At a weekend forum in Ithaca, New …

NEW YORK – Instead of a giddy newlywed, Jennifer Wilbanks (search) is the butt of jokes at water coolers across the nation. Photographs of the thin, wide-eyed Georgian that last week were printed on missing persons posters now adorn running shoes, “Runaway Bride” kits, T-shirts and — it was only …

WASHINGTON – Republican candidates want to capitalize on the positive numbers they have received for their handling of the war on terror and an impending conflict with Iraq, but they may find those issues aren’t driving voters to the polls as they had expected. According to a Fox News/Opinion Dynamics …

Mariah & Whitney|Denzel Washington|Paul McCartney Mariah Calls, Whitney Falls The new album charts were finished yesterday and the results are not so good for Whitney Houston. Her new album, Just Whitney sold just 177,407 copies according to Hitsdailydouble.com. That put Houston at No. 15 for the week, well behind several …

I caught a conversation on some talk-radio station yesterday, where the caller said something to the effect, what is there to celebrate on the fourth? Companies are cooking the books, priests are abusing kids, baseball players are on steroids and terror threats are everywhere. This country has gone to hell, …

WASHINGTON – Rep. James Traficant should be expelled from Congress. That was the recommendation that emerged from the House ethics panel that has been considering his case. But the colorful Democratic congressman from Ohio will get one last chance to defend himself on the floor of the House next week. …

WASHINGTON – For nearly two decades, Georgia Republican Reps. Bob Barr and John Linder have cultivated a place for themselves in national politics — the former as a passionate defender of the Constitution, the latter as a torch for a new Republican Party. Today, both are back in Georgia, fighting …

WASHINGTON – Federal agencies are taking a second look at their government contracts with Enron Corp. and accounting firm Arthur Andersen to determine whether the companies are performing “in accordance with contract terms and proper business practices.” White House budget director Mitch Daniels sent a letter to the General Services …

The next time you hear professional sports guys say they’re hurting, I want you to remember Times Square, Thursday, September 5. A tailgate party to end all tailgate parties. Tens of thousands swarmed New York’s Times Square for a National Football League kickoff fest, the likes of which we have …

Scorsese| Joni Mitchell| Young, Restless, and Falling| ABC News Picks Up Story 3 Months Later Scorsese: Finished Gangs Is Director’s Cut It certainly wasn’t Miramax that arranged for me to talk to director Martin Scorsese. I ran into him on Wednesday night at the premiere of the 25th anniversary re-release …