Posted 9:35 AM by Gene

We'd like to know how the newsrags are prepared. Do the top editors of Tweedledee and Tweedledum gather at the Four Seasons, over as spendthrift a lunch as their expense accounts will afford (we suspect these days ST. WARREN would pick up more of the tab), and not only divvy up the cover stories, but exactly with what level of political spin to push them? Do they nosh with show-biz tycoons to see which properties they'll sell that week? Do they agree on exactly what NOT to say in their rags? Of course not. But sometimes it seems exactly that way.

Great minds think alike.

And here's a brief sample of what they might talk over at the Four Seasons, if they did:

Chalk up a diplomatic win for the White House. President Bush's surprise offer last week to talk to Tehran yielded breakthroughs that have momentarily quelled fears of U.S. military action against the Iranian regime.

Whew! The forces of reason conquer all. What did Henry's liars have to say about NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN? Something the TWXSTERS would censor, no doubt.