Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gives her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol
Craigslist
•discontinuation of "erotic services" category of advertisements by
•new category of advertisements — "adult services" is added by
Demjanjuk, John
•long-overdue deportation to Germany of
Dobson, James
•followers of are told by that "there is nothing you can do" to combat "the utter evil that's coming out of the United States Congress"
empathy
•contempt — "I'll give you empathy. Empathize right on your behind!" — of the blustering Michael Steele for
•fear of the conspicuously-lacking-in Alberto Gonzales that judges in possession of will decide cases "based on what they think makes them feel good"
•Republican war on
Feherty, David
•suggestion by that "any U.S. soldier" would, if presented with the opportunity, murder Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid
Graham, Sen. Lindsay
•explanation by that while no crimes were committed by members of the Bush administration, they "saw the law as a nicety we could not afford"
Hendren, Kim
•regrets are expressed by for making "the mistake of referring to Sen. Schumer as 'that Jew' and I should not have put it that way as this took away from what I was trying to say"
Kerlikowske, Gil
•first interview with since confirmation of as Obama administration's drug czar reveals intention of to banish the idiotic phrase "war on drugs"
Lennon, John
•blood-soaked clothes worn by on night of murder of are put on display by widow of
Meet the Press
•ratings of continue to plunge, possibly because God is punishing the smug moderator of for his 2007 prancing around on stage at one of those incestuous Washington correspondents dinners while Karl Rove "rapped," a performance widely believed to be the nadir of Caucasian entertainment
Obama, Michelle
•ranking of at #93 on the Maxim Hot 100 list
Obama, President Barack
•first name of rises from #12,535 to #2,409 on annual list of most popular baby names
•Kindle mispronounces first and last name of
•torture photos will almost certainly be released despite decision by not to release them, since authority to decide not to release them is not had by
Palin, Gov. Sarah
•deal is signed by for unawaited memoir of
Pelosi, House Speaker Nancy
•eagerness of to escape press conference about what was known by and when about waterboarding
Republican National Committee
•special session of will approve a resolution dreamed up by a super-silly member of (with the serendipitously silly name James Bopp, Jr.) to "rebrand" the Democratic party as the "Democrat Socialist Party" — yes, there's a constructive action that will surely convince voters of the concern for their well-being of
Robinson, Eugene
•Cheney is called a "crazy old coot" by
Sessions, Sen. Jeff
•gall to claim that a factor in the support of for the continued detention of prisoners at Guantanamo is the availability for them of "tropical breezes" is had by
Sessions, Rep. Pete
•accusation by that Obama plans to "diminish employment and diminish stock prices" for no other reason than to "inflict damage and hardship on the free enterprise system, if not to kill it"
Twitter
•Kanye West is angry at
•Newt Gingrich is angry at
Ventura, Jesse
•harsh words from about Bush, Cheney and Coleman
Washington Times
•computer error is blamed by after Web site of pairs a story headlined "36 Chicago area students killed sets record" with a photo of Malia and Sasha Obama, who currently attend school in Washington D.C. and weren't even mentioned in the article as it had nothing whatsoever to do with them
White House Correspondents dinner
•fun is not had by Glenn Beck at
•fun is not had by Meghan McCain at
•Wanda Sykes says things that upset people at
Yoo, John
•authorship by of memo that basically authorized torture proves no barrier to the decision by the Philadelphia Inquirer to spend its dwindling meager funds on columns by attacking the attackers of said torture memo