Short and Sweet: Daily News Round Up

Gassy Breaking News: The air still sucks in Beijing.
Protesty Breaking News: Cyclists backpedal, apologize.
Dopey Breaking News: The Russians are still cheating.

Politico Breaking News: When it comes to raising money, Obama’s just like the rest.
Fiscally Sound News: McCain likes fiscal conservative superstar David Walker.
Overexposed Breaking News: People are sick and tired of hearing about youknowwho.
Iraqi Breaking [...]

Amuse Bouche: Paris Hilton’s Best Video Since That Other One

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“I’m, like, totally ready to lead.”
This is just one of many choice quotes from this very choice, funny, self-aware video from Miss Hilton. I won’t ruin it for you but the best part comes in about [...]

Bush Makes Sense For the First Time Ever

In the run-up to the Olympics, the Washington Post runs a pretty candid interview with President Bush, who for maybe the first time ever, sounds like a reasonable human being. Though he’s attending the opening ceremonies, he’s fully aware of the issues, and explained to the reporter, “it’s really hard to tell” whether the country [...]

Amuse Bouche: Belated Birthdays

Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama and veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas both celebrated birthdays yesterday. We got to thinking about what sort of gifts we’d expect two trailblazers would exchange on their special days (set aside all the ethical qualms and indulge us for a second here).
In an effort to show he’s really ready [...]

Bayhwatch: the Obama veepstakes heats up

Is Evan Bayh Obama’s VP pick?

Breakfast Bites: Morning News Round Up

China’s Big Day: With the Olympics just three days away, China’s gearing up for it’s big reveal to the world. Unfortunately, it’s not all going swimmingly. There’s that pesky pollution problem, which is back, after a few days of “blue” skies. There’s those attacks killing 16 and wounding 16 others (blamed by the Chinese authorities [...]