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Behind the Scenes at On The Record

Dear Viewers, I promised you behind the scenes “stuff” about our show… In between our shows before Christmas, we managed to have a show Christmas party in New York. I thought I would share with you some of the photos: • Check out the photo essay Greta Please write to …

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It Doesn't Pay to Play With Photographs

And now some fresh pickings from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! News Flash The Los Angeles Times has fired a photographer in Iraq for altering a photograph that wound up on Monday’s front page. Some sharp-eyed editors eventually noticed something suspicious: …

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Textbook Changes Draw Charges of Political Correctness

LOS ANGELES – A textbook review process taking place in states across the country has changed or eliminated references to everything from theFounding Fathers (search)to hot dogs, leaving many to charge educators withdistorting history in the name of political correctness. The review process, which is routinely done in many states, …

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Tips For President Bush on Meeting With the French

So President Bush and Jacques Chirac are going to meet face to face. The big trip. The big powwow. The big moment. Frankly, I don’t even think he should be hobnobbing with Chirac, but if he must… some free tips from me: Tip 1: Shake Chirac’s hand, but make it …

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Critics Say Frist, Republicans Not Tough Enough

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans have failed to play “hardball” with Democrats over the filibuster of President Bush’s judicial nominations and other issues, say critics, some of whom suggest Majority LeaderBill Frist (search)doesn’t have what it takes to get the job done. “I think Bill Frist is too weak— it may …

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Who Can You Depend On?

And now the most telling two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Click here to watch it! Who Can You Depend On? A new survey shows that, following three months of trouble at the New York Times, only a minority, 46 percent, …

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How Quickly the Tide Turns

He was once extremely popular. Right after the war, I’m talking unprecedented popular. He could do no wrong. He was a hero. Then things got messy. The easy victory turned into the messy rebuilding. The vanquished enemy wasn’t entirely vanquished. There remained pockets of stubborn resistance. Soldiers died. Rebuilding took …

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Somber Oscar Show Will Run Long, as Usual

Oscars | Elton John Somber Oscar Show Will Run Long, as Usual Don’t expect the bombing of Baghdad to change how long the Academy Awards will run tomorrow night. I am told that, as usual, the Oscar presentation will go the usual distance between three-and-a-half to four hours. But the …

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Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector Says No Worries About Chemical or Biological Weapons

And now the most commanding two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! No Weapons Worries?American and allied troops about to enter war with Iraq do not have to worry about Saddam’s forces using chemical or biological …

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French Fried

Louis B., a French viewer from Paris (search), weighs in on my weighing in on that global survey that bashes the United States: “You call us ungrateful. We call you arrogant. Look in the mirror. You’re the face of a boob nation.” Hey, Louis, look up the definition of arrogant. …

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