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• Lindsey Graham 'Courageous' Defying GOP
  After offering a Gitmo compromise to President Obama, Lindsey Graham got called everything from a "cretin" to someone making a "deal with the devil" this week by his fellow Republicans. That's just business as usual for Graham, whose designation may as well be "R-No Man's Land," writes Dana Milbank. Graham... […]
• Bloomberg's Galpal Eyes Gillibrand's Seat
  It appears pretty much everyone in New York thinks Kirsten Gillibrand's Senate seat is there for the taking—the latest in the long line of would-be contenders is Mayor Mike Bloomberg's longtime girlfriend, former state banking superintendent Diana Taylor. "She was asked to consider it," a Republican insider tells the... […]
• 4 Things You Can't Do on Chatroulette
  Sure, Chatroulette is great if you really want to see a lot of bored guys —but at least four online activities are much more difficult on the site. From Andrew B. at CollegeHumor : Snagging sexual predators : If the pervy old guy is staring right at your police uniform, it’s going... […]
• As Abuse Scandal Nears Pope, Vatican Fires Back
  A day after high-level Catholic officials admitted that "serious mistakes" were made in handling a sex abuse case in the German diocese where Pope Benedict XVI was then archbishop, the Vatican came out swinging in defense of the embattled pontiff. Benedict, as the Vatican's cardinal in charge of sex-abuse policy,... […]
• Obama: Cut Pork From Health Bill. Senate: Say What?
  There's $600 million in Medicaid payments to Vermont, $100 million for a Connecticut hospital, and the infamous "Cornhusker Kickback," among others, and President Obama wants to yank those porky projects from the health care bill. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ. "We're going to do what we have to... […]
• 13 Things You Didn't Know About Earthquakes
  February's 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile moved the city of Concepcion 10 feet, shortened the day, and altered the planet's axis—crazy facts, of which there are plenty more. LiveScience runs down some wild things you probably didn't know about earthquakes: Chile isn't the only place that's shifting: San... […]
• Obama Readies 'No Child' Overhaul
  President Obama today promised to rewrite the sweeping and controversial No Child Left Behind law with a plan to prepare students for life after high school and to place better teachers at the blackboards. The announcement's timing suggests Obama is looking beyond the health care reform still lingering in Congress—... […]
• Scott Brown: Dems Wasted Year on 'Bitter' Health Reform
  Scott Brown accused President Obama and Democrats today of a "bitter, destructive, and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous. "An entire year has gone to waste," Brown said in the weekly GOP radio address. "Somehow, the greater the public opposition to the health... […]
• DC High School Hires Female Football Coach
  A 29-year-old science teacher became just the second female head football coach at a US high school today, with Washington’s Coolidge High introducing Natalie Randolph. The 29-year-old played on a DC women’s team, and was an assistant coach at another city high school. “I love football, no matter whose domain... […]