Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The Terror Channel Al Qaeda and its supporters have their own 24-hour TV station in the Middle East. Media reports say Al-Zawraa — which means “first channel” in Arabic — is back on the air after the Iraqi government pulled the plug …

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We congratulate the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and South Carolina for passing tough mandatory first offense sentences for child predators. Excellent job, you guys. That brings the total number of states to 24 — just about half — that have or soon will have a variation of Jessica’s Law. Those …

Star Jones | ‘Superman’ | Katie & Spacey | KISS Manager | Arif at a Glance Star Jones Gone: Freebies Did Her In It’s official, folks. Star Jones is leaving ABC’s “The View.” Her last day is still being determined, but sources say by next Friday, July 6 or July …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! We just got back from a very quick trip to Aruba. We got word late last week (Friday?) that Joran van der Sloot would sit down for an interview with us in Aruba. The one agreement: …

On Monday, attorneys representing members of the Duke University lacrosse team said DNA from 46 players tested did not match evidence collected from an exotic dancer who says she was raped and beaten by three players at a team party. No charges have been filed in the case, but the …

Dixie Chicks Song Addresses Death Threats; Hillary’s Possible Opponent; ‘Rwanda’ Director: He’s the ‘Inside Man’; Rock Camp, Ringo’s Road, Tyler’s Time Dixie Chicks Song Addresses Death Threats Three years ago, the Dixie Chicks were getting death threats for the stands they took on the Iraq war. Now, in the first …

This is driving me crazy, pardon the pun. These insane car chases happening all around the country, putting thousands of Americans in danger. Now on Wednesday, 23-year-old Felix Stiglbauer stole a car in Los Angeles and led police on the usual highway chase. The guy is going to be charged …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Target: Terrorists A retired Canadian General says one of the four U.N. observers killed when Israeli shells smashed into their position in southern Lebanon told him just days before that “Hezbollah fighters were all over his position and the IDF were targeting …

Meg Ryan | Jessica Simpson | ‘Who’ Are They?; Mrs. Marilyn Manson Meg Ryan and Vogue Ready ‘The Women’ The “devil” may wear Prada, but now the devil’s employer is going to start producing movies. Sources tell me that V Entertainment, a business division under Vogue magazine, has signed on …