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WASHINGTON – A place that is immortalized in a song like John Cougar Mellencamp’s (search)”Small Town” is expected to stick to its ways, but politically, some hopefuls are charging that Seymour, Ind., the rocker’s hometown, is changing day by day. While the 9th Congressional District is as conservative as ever, …

WASHINGTON – Rep.Chris Shays (search)has made campaign finance reform a priority during his tenure in Congress but now he facesa well-financed Democrat who is taking on Shays for his support of the war with Iraq. Shays, a Republican who represents Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District, is facing one of the toughest …

And now the most engrossing two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! Results’ Relevance As the Pentagon waits for final results on what preliminary tests say is a cache of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, …

And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! Quit Pro QuoOne day after he told the New York Post he had no intention of quitting in the next few weeks but instead would probably take leave sometime in …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Dressed to Kill A top Muslim cleric in Iran says Iranian women who do not wear the hijab or Muslim headscarf should be put to death. The Adnkronos Press Agency says Hojatolislam Gholam Reza Hassani says — “Women who do not respect …

WASHINGTON – Malaysia’s debut spaceflyer, the first female commander of the International Space Station and a veteran Russian cosmonaut are gearing up for their orbital mission this fall. Malaysian orthopedic surgeon Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, 34, is training for a planned Oct. 10 launch towards the ISS with veteran NASA astronaut …

Things That Make Me Go Grrr! | The GRRR! Book Here are some of your responses to Mike’s last column… Sissy S. writes: I read your story regarding Michael Vick and agreed wholeheartedly with it!! He shouldn’t be allowed to ever play football again, and if the NFL allows him …

Elvis has left the building … to the politicians. The Memphis, Tenn., home of the King of Rock and Roll will host a summit of sorts Friday when President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi travel to Graceland for a personal tour of one of America’s wackiest …

NEW ORLEANS – At night, the neighborhood of Foubourg-Marigny — an up-and-coming hipster haven just a stone’s throw from the rowdier and more touristy French Quarter — doesn’t have the blaring, canned recordings of a trumpet playing “When the Saints Go Marching In” or the infamous fishnet-stockinged legs peeking through …

Many of us can expect to pay $3 a gallon for gasoline this summer, thanks to some speculators who are bidding up the price of oil and to the oil companies who love that kind of speculation so they can raise prices accordingly. Remember, the oil companies don’t have to …