WASHINGTON – A sigh of relief could be heard around Washington, D.C. Monday as 12 Sunni Arabs (search) agreed to return to the negotiating table in Iraq and help pound out a constitution by the Aug. 15 deadline for a vote by the Iraqi National Assembly (search). U.S. officials had …

Janet Jackson, Stones: New Leader? Good morning! It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. And at Virgin Records, that may portend more than just the traditional apples and honey that signify the start of a new season. It also may be the beginning of a new regime. My sources tell …

Jackson Clan | Jacko’s Limo | Meat Loaf Jackson Clan On Their Way for Support Michael Jackson likes to be a loner, but starting today, he will have some family support in court. I’m told that starting either today or tomorrow, we will see all the Jacksons at the Santa …

This column is about Oprah Winfrey (search), the Grrrs and the non-Grrrs. First, a great big non-Grrr! to the fact that Winfrey announced — during the season premiere of “Oprah” on Monday — that she will donate $10 million of her own money toward hurricane relief in the Gulf Coast. …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Brown in Demand? Former FEMA director Michael Brown — who resigned after vigorous criticism of his handling of relief for Hurricane Katrina — now has a firm that gives advice on how not to get into the situation he was in. Brown …

Steve from Cyberspace: Here’s a big Grrr! and some advice to the folks that think they’re the only ones in the security line at the airport. First, you don’t need six bins to scan all of your possessions; it’s OK to put your wallet and watch in the same bin. …

Ring for Sale | Jacko ‘Model’ Releases | Hollywood vs. New York Jackson’s Wedding Ring for Sale on eBay Debbie Rowe‘s wedding ring from her marriage to Michael Jackson is up for auction right now on eBay. I told you exclusively several weeks ago that Rowe planned on selling the …

WASHINGTON – The American media have had some ups and downs in the last few years, but the guiding principles behind the news are still admired around the globe and are frequently called upon as examples of how emerging democracies should build their press foundations. In an effort to help …

The money’s bad. The working conditions are even worse. The insurance stinks and the pension ain’t much better. The people you try to help often protest you. Others spit on you. Still others would love to kill you. Even your friends turn on you, second-guess you and make generalizations about …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Thursday night, the show started with one of those “surprises.” Seconds before we started, our new line producer in New York (who incidentally worked with me years ago at CNN) said to me that Dr. Baden …