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Howie live thread starting off with his Sunday Herald column

Howie Carr thread; columns, discussion of his show. Is there a winner in the death pool? Charlton Heston won't be down for bkfst...also if there's a Sunday Herald column today we'll lead off with that

Howie Carr live thread

Another week of the Howie live thread, starting off with Howie's Sunday Herald column ("Mass. voters to thrill Hill on Moonbat Tues.")

Howie Carr weekly thread. Howie's columns and discussion of his radio show. We'll start with his Sunday Herald column. (Just think: who will raise a right hand to take the oath of office as President...a year from today?)

NEW ORLEANS — Sen. David Vitter, who publicly apologized after being linked to an alleged prostitution ring in Washington, D.C., was once a client of a high-priced New Orleans brothel, a former madam said Tuesday. Saying he was a "decent man" who appeared to be in need of company when he visited the brothel, Jeanette Maier added unexpected details to a scandal enveloping the first-term Republican... ...Maier pleaded guilty to running the Canal Street brothel in 2002. Vitter won his seat in the U.S Senate in 2004.

BOSTON -- A Lawrence substitute teacher was suspended Wednesday after grabbing a first-grader by his shirt and pulling him down a hallway on Tuesday, police said. Douglas Tracia, 48, was charged with assault and battery because there were scratches and lacerations on the boy's neck, police said. The incident was captured by a surveillance camera at the South Lawrence East School on Osgood Street.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Police have declined to file charges over Dennis Rodman's unpaid gas bill after an anonymous female basketball fan stepped in to help keep the former NBA star out of trouble. Rodman allegedly failed to pay the bill last month at a gas station while he was driving his gold-and-black Lamborghini through Colorado in a charity rally race. Police Chief Terry Wilson said authorities were preparing paperwork on the case, but contacted the store to see if Rodman had paid the bill and found that a woman, who did not identify herself, had covered it. "Since they...

Rap king and urban culture impresario Sean 'P Diddy' Coombs is taking his politically laced sideshow to at least five cities this summer, prompting a few supporters to suggest that he is serious about forcing Washington to pay attention to his followers. On the face of it, the 'Bad Boy Weekends' will showcase his music, stars and clothing.But look for him also to highlight his agenda of pushing the nations leaders to take note of city kids and surburban youth who are eating up the urban culture of music, style and even politics he is creditied with creating.His inner circle...

May trial set for heir accused in Galveston slaying Judge says date is firm; NY, LA police have interest in suspect 12/24/2002 Associated Press GALVESTON - The heir to a New York real estate fortune accused of killing a 71-year-old neighbor and then dismembering and dumping his remains into Galveston Bay will stand trial in May, a judge has ruled. "I intend for that to be a firm trial setting," state District Judge Susan Criss said Friday, scheduling the trial to begin on May 12. Robert Durst, the 59-year-old millionaire son of New York skyscraper tycoon Seymour Durst, is...