Talk about raining on the party. Just as the Dems were gearing up for Al Gore's big night, he was once again overshadowed by his boss. Only this time, it wasn't President Clinton's winning personality that was in the news, threatening to steal the headlines. (Read on.)

The movie greats and rock-and-roll bigs love the Democrats, making the Los Angeles Democratic convention the best seat in the country for star gazing. Strolling around the Staples Center, site of the confab, Tuesday eve we bumped into lots of Hollywood luminaries. (Read on.)

It's taken Vice President Al Gore forever to pen his nomination acceptance speech, but he's finally finished. "I've been pushing for weeks to get it done," says campaign boss Bill Daley. "He always takes a lot of time," he offered during an interview between chomps on granola and chocolate chip cookies. (Read on.)

Maybe he should be embarrassed, but that's not why President Clinton is red faced. Folks who've seen the outgoing prez in recent days and bouncing from party to party here to thank Democrats for supporting him through his troubles tell Whispers that his mug looks unusually pink and greasy. (Read on.)

We were balling up the latest hand-penned George W. Bush fundraising mailer when it hit us: Is there a secret in his handwriting? To the Internet we went in search of a handwriting analyst. (Read on.)