The denigration of George W. Bush is the subject of this evening’s talking points memo. He handled the China situation well, he got a tax cut passed and the recession hasn’t deepened. Yet President Bush is being subjected to all kinds of personal attacks in the media. Here’s an example: …

Denise Rich| Jerry Seinfeld| TNT’s Bull | Death Takes a Holiday for Book Bash Denise Rich Was Tutored for TV Interviews — But She Doesn’t Need Business Call her Eliza Doolittle. I am told that for her performances on Larry King Live and 20/20 with Barbara Walters, Denise Rich was …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Feeling the Heat Residents in the Lake Tahoe area being ravaged by that massive fire we just heard about are blaming the government and environmentalists for failing to clear dead trees — which are providing fuel for the blaze. Angry residents jammed …

‘The Sopranos’ | Paul McCartney | Odds ‘n’ Ends Bloodbath on ‘The Sopranos’ Tony Soprano is alone at last. In Sunday night’s episode of “The Sopranos,” one of Tony’s two top aides, Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri, was murdered by the New York mob. Tony’s other lieutenant, Silvio Dante, was shot, left …

Here are some of your responses to Mike Straka’s last column on Zero Tolerance run amok. Shannon writes: Why oh why does ABC feel the need to extend their shows by an extra two minutes? I like to watch “Dancing with the Stars” and “Desperate Housewives,” but the extra two …

Puffy debris disks around three nearby stars could harbor Pluto-sized planets-to-be, a new computer model suggests. The “planet embryos” are predicted to orbit three young, nearby stars, located within about 60 light years or less of our solar system. AU Microscopii (AU Mic) and Beta Pictoris (Beta Pic) are both …

“The Factor” has been investigating far left billionaire George Soros, a man who wants to impose a radical left agenda on America. And under the radar, he is making great progress. Soros has set up a complicated political operation designed to do two things: buy influence among some liberal politicians, …

The only thing an Alabama school district and a hotel agree on about what happened when Mobile-area fourth-graders scrambled for storm shelter at the Embassy Suites in Montgomery is that a tornado was bearing down on the region. But after that, the stories diverge sharply. Spanish Fort School officials attest …

You can help depressed diva Britney Spears get back “In The Zone” of success. On her official Web site, britneyspears.com, the songstress has posted a plea for “thoughts and inspiration” to be sent via e-mail. But be warned, site moderators will only publish positive letters. Meanwhile, joining the herd of …

Who will be the next president? That’s the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points” Memo. With the first primary votes less than two months away, it’s time for “The Factor” to begin our presidential coverage in earnest. This cycle, we’re going to do things a bit differently. We’ll have two …