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Sopranos and Live from Baghdad |Halle Berry|Calvin Klein Sopranos, Live From Baghdad HBO’s Live from Baghdad premiere on Monday night was enlivened by the presence of Sopranos— the whacking kind. James Gandolfini and Vince Curatola led the brigade, taking a round table in the far reaches of the Four Seasons …

Just a thought — and maybe a crazy one — but what if the United Nations were to go condo? What would we lose? Pricey police protection for one — it’s costing us millions. Wasted parking tickets that are never paid — they’re costing us millions more. Streets in Manhattan …

And now the most scintillating two minutes in television, the latest from the political grapevine: Press Politics A new poll indicates that while more than half of national journalists claim to be moderate, nearly five times more say they’re liberal than say they’re conservative. The Pew Poll shows 54 percent …

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans watched their effortsfor class-action lawsuit reform crash and burn Thursday over a set of unrelated amendments that Democrats refused to drop from the debate. In the Senate, Democrats held up theClass Action Fairness Act (search)on procedural grounds meant to cut off debate. That procedural vote, called …

The latest from the Political Grapevine: No Bounce So Far Democrats have said they were hoping this week’s convention would give John Kerry and John Edwards at least a 5-point bounce in the polls … it’s still a bit early, but 2 new polls, taken throughout the week, suggest no …

WASHINGTON – Critics of a ballot initiative that would retroactively transform the waythe statedistributes its electoral votes inthe presidential election say they worryColorado could mimic another infamous state in the 2000 election. “We don’t want Colorado to be the Florida of 2004,” said Kate Atkinson, spokeswoman for a group called …

The latest from the Political Grapevine: Election Week Surprise? CBS’“60 Minutes” (search)is now acknowledging that it had planned to broadcast the questionable story of missing weapons in Iraq two days before the presidential election. And it’s clear CBS had been working on the story for some time, having conducted interviews …

You can put the AARP into the progressive camp. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” “The Factor” likes full disclosure. That is, we want powerful people to be honest about their beliefs and agendas. That’s only fair. In life, we should all know where people are …

Madonna’s ‘Conversion’ | ‘Fahrenheit’ Heat | Getting Sirius With Soul Reinvented: Madonna’s ‘Hebrew’ Not Her Act Madonna‘s “Reinvention Tour” winds up its run tonight at Madison Square Garden before heading out to the hinterland. Fans in New York and other citieshave been scratching their heads, though, trying to figure out …

Jacko Witnesses |Gotti’s Daughter Jacko: Another Doctor Will Testify There are more doctors in the Michael Jackson case than you’ll find on a golf course in Westchester County on a Wednesday afternoon. But one doctor you’ll find in Miami could turn out to be an excellent witness for the defense. …