The Congressional Sausage Factory Gears Up
The FBI isn't investigating Sarah Palin, so obviously her weird nervous impromptu resignation without her press secretary on a random Friday in July was just ... spontaneous? [ Anchorage Daily News ]
Congressional negotiators will spend the next five weeks taking the chicken lips, pigs' feet, and cow knuckles of various health care proposals and making them into beautiful delicious heart-healthy sausage (universal coverage???) for the American public. [ Washington Post ]
The LA Police Department is trying to piece together Michael Jackson's medical history -- no easy feat when the man patronized virtually every doctor and probably even some veterinarians in the greater Los Angeles area. [ Los Angeles Times ]
Many top Republicans were as baffled by Sarah Palin's "I'm passing the ball for victory" speech as normal people were. [ USA Today ]
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya attempted to return to Honduras yesterday, but his opponents blocked the runway so that pretty much ruined that little plan. [ Voice of America ]
President Obama's in Russia today and tomorrow for a low-key, relaxing visit with his best friend, Dmitri Medvedev. They will talk about arms reduction while their wives go to a concert and visit a hospital. [ Times Online ]