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Thailand has a long history of coups, and many people have felt that it was in the cards for quite some time. Right now, I am doing my regular rotation in Baghdad, and I had hoped a coup wouldn’t happen before I returned to Bangkok in October, just in time …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Rice “Brush-off?” Bob Woodward‘s new book “State of Denial” describes CIA officials worried that they did not get through to then-National Security Adviser Rice with an urgent warning about a possible Al Qaeda attack during a meeting two months before 9/11— saying …

Are you scared about retirement? Then I’d like to tell you about my friend Joe. A few years ago, he was scared about retirement too. He wasn’t saving enough. But if Joe wasn’t saving a lot, there was one other thing Joe wasn’t doing either: spending a lot. I’m not …

I don’t know what Grrr’d me more … hearing that Reese Witherspoon got married to Ryan Phillippe seven years ago, or the more recent news of their separation. You see, like thousands of other ordinary, less-than-perfect men in the world, I was flabbergasted as to why Witherspoon would pick Phillipe, …

Hi. I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thank you for watching this special edition of “The Factor” analyzing today’s election in Iraq. And that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” The turn-out was about 60 percent, the same as the turn-out in the U.S. election last November, and by most …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Dear Viewers, Thursday night we are live for three hours — yes, three hours — from inside the Democracy Ball. President Bush (search) will attend the ball, but so will many of his cheering and celebrating …

If you think chocolate satisfies your sweet tooth, you should see what it does for your skin. Taking their inspiration from the Oompa-Loompas, beauty mavens around the country are turning the body into a human confectionary, leaving many to wonder why they spent their teenage years avoiding Mars Bars. “Chocolate …

Do you believe in karma? (search) The notion that eventually your behavior catches up with you: If you do something bad to people, something bad will happen to you. Well, it just happened to a guy I used to work with many years ago. He got fired — apparently just …

Jacko Heading to Europe | Jacko’s Publicist Mystery Will Michael Jackson make an appearance at Bob Geldof ‘s Live 8 concert in London? No one knows for sure — but Jackson, as this column predicted last month, is getting ready to head to Europe. According to sources, the trip could …

Jacko Shocker Book | Neverland Drama | Radio Killed the Soap Star? Jacko Shocker Book: His ‘Radar’ for ‘Woo-able’ Boys Michael Jackson‘s second-worst nightmare has happened: His former trusted PR man, Bob Jones, is about to publish a memoir of his years with the singer. Jones was dismissed unceremoniously one …