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First of all, a major thank you. The No-Spin Zone book has reached number one on The New York Times bestseller list and The Wall Street Journal list as well. I appreciate your support of the book more than you’ll ever know. It is an honor to have you standing …

I want to close by talking about that trouble in Asia. There are rising tensions and each side claiming the other should do more. I’m talking, of course, about Japan. The trouble is, everyone else is focused on China and this spy plane problem. Now, don’t get me wrong, China’s …

WASHINGTON – With the number of smokers decliningand the tobacco industryin disrepute, tobacco farmers are facing a huge threat to their livelihood. But now, a new product in the experimental stages could bring hope for growers of the South’s oldest cash crop. Carole Cramer, a scientist at Crop Tech, Inc., …

Swayze’s Dirty Sun-Dancing a Hit | Sundancers Get Into the Bedroom | Star Sightings Swayze’s Dirty Sun-Dancing a Hit The Sundance Film Festival kicked off its first full day of screenings with the least likely person to star in indie films: Patrick Swayze. The box office champ from hits like …

Revelations that the FBI withheld evidence from lawyers for convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh have set off an explosion of their own among conspiracy theorists who see a cover-up, or much worse, behind the most deadly terrorist act in American history. “Oh yeah! Right!” scoffed one of many submissions …

Rosie O’Donnell | Madonna or Bono Hoodwinked? | Can Matchbox Save Bronfman? Rosie O’Donnell: Price May Not Be Right Bob Barker’s nice comments about Rosie O’Donnell taking over “The Price is Right” have started an avalanche of stories. Will Rosie be exclaiming “Come on down!” soon to contestants? The story …

The California wildfires aren’t just waging war against the entertainment industry — they’re also happy to take on sports stars, hitting a home run against former baseball bright-spark David Justice. FOXNews.com has confirmed that the former “flame” of Halle Berry was granted no “justice” from naughty nature as his multi-million …

It was huge news in the world of squirrels and the nuts who eat them: In January, the EPA warned folks to stop eating squirrels that live near a toxic waste dump in North Jersey. The odd thing, right off the bat, is that you would actually need to warn …

Timetables: We’re all obsessed right now with timetables. Now, a timetable to get out of Iraq. Sometimes time tables are born of inspiration, like JFK aiming to land a man on the Moon before the decade of the ’60s was out. Others are less grandiose… a timetable a board imposes …

So, newspapers are dead. Everyone says that’s the case. No one reads them. Everyone’s on the internet. Everyone’s abandoning print. Newspaper are stocks down. Publishing company execs are feeling down. Which has me wondering what the heck Sam Zell is smoking. Perhaps one of the world’s most celebrated investors is …