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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Eco Anger President Bush has been heavily criticized by environmentalists during his time in office. The Natural Resources Defense Council on its Web site accuses the Bush administration of “dismantling safeguards, ignoring climate concerns… and catering to industries that endangered Americans’ health …

Case: Abuelhawa v. United States Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Issue: Whether the use of a telephone to buy drugs for personal use is felony in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Background: Salman Khade Abuelhawa admitted to the FBI he was a cocaine user. During its investigation of …

So politicians are outraged — absolutely outraged — that AIG would award millions in bonuses to executives, mostly on our dime — yet don’t say boo about billions in public pensions, entirely on our dime? Fat cat bankers getting fatter at our expense — bad. Fat cat public pensioners getting …

“What would Google do?” is not only a meme in media theory but the title of a Jeff Jarvis book, where he uses the question as shorthand for looking at old problems in new ways. Now Mike and Maaike, the pair of designers who created Google’s G1 phone (the first …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Wet ‘n Wild Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha has directed more than $3 million in earmarks to a company in his district to build an underwater swimmer detection sonar system for the Navy to protect its docks and ships. But Roll Call …

There’s been a threefold increase in people who have had tax problems who never had trouble before. But don’t worry: The IRS has vowed to treat struggling taxpayers fairly and compassionately (I know when I think of the IRS, I think “fair and compassionate,” don’t you?) But here’s the one …

We were surprised to learn recently that almost 40 percent of the babies born in the U.S. in 2007 were delivered by unwed mothers. Frankly, we’re bored with the lack of controversy. Celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Richie are making it acceptable to have kids out of wedlock. We …

When Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson first emerged as a couple in September of 2006, we were happy to hear that something good had come out of the abysmally bad movie “You, Me, and Dupree.” Then they broke up less than a year later, and Owen went to a very …

We understand that the older a person gets, the harder it is to embrace new technology. Heck, our dad’s never been able to program a VCR, and, frankly, we’re Facebook-phobic. So we’re very impressed by the number of older celebrities celebrating the latest craze. That’s right: Twitter. Sure, Ashton Kutcher …

A flag fight is brewing in southern Florida. Members of the Miami-Dade branch of the NAACP want the Confederate flag banned from the Homestead-Miami Motor Speedway, and they will meet Thursday to decide whether to boycott a NASCAR race slated there for November. Debra Toomer, the branch’s chairwoman of press …