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There is little doubt that Dan Rather has become something of a lightning rod over the years. The man has a knack for controversy. I shall not recount here the sordid details of the last big story he covered. In a career marked by moments of sheer brilliance, he dropped …

Cruise Control Getting Confused | No Grammy Bounce for CD Sales | Redford Right About Sundance Cruise Control Getting Confused It’s starting to confuse even those who’ve paid most diligent interest to Tom Cruise’s personal life: exactly what is going on, and how do players in the Anthony Pellicano story …

Just let it be known for the energy record: While Congress digs up oil companies’ tax records, China’s digging for something else: oil. China is plunking down more than $4 billion to gain a foothold in key Nigerian oilfields. This is on top of PetroChina‘s $800 million deal last year …

Black cats, broken mirrors and voodoo don’t seem to have anything to do with winning an Oscar. But the superstitious swear that taking home an Academy Award is just as much of a curse as encountering those other, more traditional carriers of bad luck. If that’s true, Reese Witherspoon, Felicity …

Thousands of French, mostly young, demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday demanding the government withdraw a law that would allow French companies to fire workers under the age of 26 who have less than two years on the job. The demonstrators apparently believe that an employer should not have the right …

Steely Dan: ‘You, Me and Dupree’ Stole Our Character | Ring Wraps; Cole Cuts You, Me and Steely Dan Is the new comedy “You, Me and Dupree” ripped from the lyrics of Steely Dan’s song, “Cousin Dupree”? The guys who comprise the Dan — Walter Becker and Donald Fagen — …

The fancy cars? Gone. The two fancy vacation homes? Sold. The really fancy, schmancy main home? In foreclosure. The precious family heirlooms? Being bid off. Even the modest wine collection… being sold off. Once the vital playthings of a hot-shot executive, now just auctioned off remnants. You see, the hot …

Halloween only happens on Oct. 31, but dead celebrities draw crowds all year round. Long after the rich and famous depart this mortal plain, their larger-than-life personalities live on, thanks to gravesite tourism. Each year, thousands of Americans make pilgrimages to cemeteries from coast to coast, paying their respects to …

Yesterday, North Korea set off some kind of nuclear device in violation of the spirit of international law. Today, the president said this: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The North Korean regime remains one of the world’s leading proliferator of missile technology, including transfers …

The secretary of defense was the latest casualty of the Iraq war, which gravely wounded the Republican Party in Tuesday’s vote. Let’s take a look at it. Talking Points believes most Americans revere the U.S. military. Most of us feel terrible when Americans are killed or wounded on the battlefield, …