Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Honest Assessment A Palestinian spokesman and member of Hamas has offered a refreshingly honest assessment of Palestinian problems. Spokesman Ghazi Hamad calls life in Gaza “miserable and wretched,” but he’s not pinning the blame entirely on the Israelis. The senior Hamas official …

The thwarted bomb plot at a Chicago-area mall — news of which broke Friday with the arrest of a man armed with grenades and plans to use them — is likely to trigger holiday shoppers’ worst fears about their safety as they brave crowds and troll for gifts. But malls …

It is about 4 a.m. in Iraq and Saddam‘s fate is now in the hands of his countrymen, as American officials have or soon will hand him over to the Iraqi Central Authority in Baghdad. We learned while we were in Iraq a couple of weeks ago that Saddam was …

Hello everyone, it’s time for a new book club entry. If you are sitting at pool having a nice cool iced tea, or simply relaxing in some other way, these books might just hit your intellectual spot. After all, learning about health is an evergreen topic, as people in TV …

There’s so much to do for couples who plan to marry: booking the reception hall and the photographer, reserving the caterer and musicians, registering, going to therapy. Wait a minute … going to therapy? It might sound counterintuitive to see a counselor during what is supposed to be such a …

So the night before Mike wrote his Grrr column on his fondness for Mark Cuban, my roommate, a die-hard Spurs fan from San Antonio, Texas, was actually telling me what a mean and egotistical person he was. Well, it seems that many of you agreed with her. Straka says he …

Bruce Willis | Michael Jackson | Sex Pistols Bruce Willis Joins the Donner Party Richard Donner is one of those under-appreciated commercial Hollywood directors — he makes blockbuster hits, but gets no respect. Every once in a while, a little magic falls over his material — as in “Superman 2,” …

WASHINGTON – Despite excited chatter and speculation ahead of the November midterm election, open congressional seats ripe for the picking are slim. In fact, the number of retirements announced so far for the midterm race is the lowest since Lyndon Johnson was president. “It’s fallen off dramatically,” said Larry Sabato, …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The CIA says it cannot comply with a court order to provide former Cheney chief of staff “Scooter” Libby with documents he says he needs for his defense in his upcoming perjury case because doing so would jeopardize national security. On March …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! The blog is a bit short today. I was at the emergency room late into the night with one of my pets, so I am behind in much I had planned to do in the blog. …