WASHINGTON – With the Republican convention coming to town at the end of the month, the island of Manhattan is turning into a fortress reminiscent of the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The heightened security has caused some political insiders to second-guess the GOP’s decision to bring …

Puff Daddy|Record Biz Puff Daddy: The Real Story Behind ‘Vote or Die’ Sean Combs‘s new “voter awareness” organization, Citizen Change, has poached its executive director from Russell Simmons‘ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. Alexis McGill recently decamped from the HSAN, whereshe waspolitical director, to run Citizen Change (slogan: “Vote or Die”). …

The latest from the Political Grapevine: Kerry’s U.N. Meeting? John Kerry has repeatedly claimed to have met with the entireU.N. Security Council (search)before a Senate resolution on Iraq in 2002, most recently at the second presidential debate where he said, “I went to meet with the members of the Security …

The Grrr! Lexicon Readers to this column have become accustomed to the Grrr! lexicon, but here’s a glossary of terms for your edification: Oblivion (oh-bliv-éon) — A person who is so oblivious to his or her surroundings that they abandon all common courtesy and commit daily acts of rudeness. Oblivions …

Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. The political backlash is coming, that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” You may remember that General Wesley Clark’s presidential hopes were destroyed when he would not distance himself from Michael Moore’s insane comment that President Bush was …

Jacko’s ‘Ex-rabbi’ |Grand Jury |Melvin Van Peebles |’Days’|Belushi Jacko’s ‘Ex-Rabbi’: Did $100,000 Go to Charity? The list of con men and hustlers who’ve taken advantage of Michael Jackson continues to grow, especially where charity causes are concerned. Jackson has been in Washington this week talking about raising money for new …

NEW YORK – Justin Timberlake |Sean Lennon |Lunching Rappers |Grammy Parties Justin Timberlake Gets Debut Movie Role The Super Bowl incident now behind him, Justin Timberlake has a new project: his first movie role. I can tell you exclusively that Justin has taken a small but pivotal role in an …

Dear Viewers, For those of you who have been following theLaci Peterson (search)murder case, you know that the police, in the days after her disappearance, tracked her husband Scott. They obviously were suspicious of him. The police used Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment and affixed it to cars that he …

The former senator from Nebraska is on the9/11 Commission (search)and attacked the Fox News Channel for allowing you, the viewer, to hear Richard Clarke praise President Bush and criticize President Clinton’s approach to terrorism. Now that was done in August of 2002. But now Clarke is saying exactly the opposite …

Arsenio Hall (search)used to have a late night variety program called “The Arsenio Hall Show.” Theshow featureda segment titled “Things That Make You Go Hmmm,” where Hall would pose a somewhat rhetorical question, scratch his chin and go “hmmm.” It was usually the best part of his monologue, and I’ve …