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Giving New Meaning to Power Lunch

Giving new meaning to the term “Power Lunch,” author, money manager and prized “white-collar boxer” John E. Oden is a heavy hitter in the true sense. Somewhere in his late fifties, (he wouldn’t say his age), Oden, known as the Muhammad Ali of the white collar fight game and author …

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Good News and Bad News

Good news and bad news for President Bush about Iraq. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” Even though the liberal New York Times buried the lead, its two part series on what really happened in the run up to opposing Saddam Hussein is a great piece …

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Always a Good Sport

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! I have to start today’s blog with an e-mail we in the FOX News Channel D.C. bureau received late last night from my colleague Molly Henneberg. In this blog I have promised “behind-the-scenes” information about our …

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Minnesota House Race Pits Two Women Whose Politics Couldn't Be More Different

WASHINGTON – In Minnesota, two women who couldn’t be more opposed in their political views are running for an open U.S. House seat that has become one of the most coveted of the midterm election. Patty Wetterling, a member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota, is proudly pro-choice and …

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Ahmadinejad: Nuke Suspension Will Happen 'Under Fair and Just Conditions'

UNITED NATIONS – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that his nation would negotiate suspending its nuclear enrichment “under fair and just conditions,” but declined to give a timeframe on when that might happen. “If they recognize that we too as a nation have rights and that they too recognize …

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World Leader Actually Defending the United States?

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Against Anti-Americanism British Prime Minister Tony Blair is lashing out at anti-Americanism among European politicians, saying the world needs the U.S. to help solve pressing global problems. In a pamphlet published by the British Foreign Policy Center, Blair argues that the “strain …

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Study: Viking Landers May Have Missed Signs of Martian Life

A chemical test used by the Mars Viking landers more than 30 years ago was not sensitive enough to detect signs of alien life even if they existed, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed soil from several harsh, Mars-like environments on Earth using the same gas spectrometry test employed by …

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Some Wins, Some Losses in the Culture War

While on vacation last week, I cheered the Simpson victory from afar and the return of Christmas to most retail stores in America. Both are big wins for Americans, who believe this country stands for what’s right and promotes positive things like Christmas — a federal holiday that encourages good …

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Report: Son of Florida Sen. Bill Nelson Charged With Police Battery

Only hours after Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson won re-election against opponent Katherine Harris, his 30-year-old son was arrested and charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and other felonies, The Miami Herald reported. Orlando police said they were called to the scene of a fight that reportedly involved …

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A Tale of Two Iraq Investigations

WASHINGTON – While investigators zero in on what happened to billions of dollars allegedly siphoned away in the Oil-for-Food scandal, a less high-profile probe is under way into spending in Iraq. Investigations into how the U.S-led coalition spent Iraq’s oil revenues after the fall of Baghdad in 2003 have found …

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