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• WILL HE WEAR HIS ‘GOOD PANTS’?: “McClellan will testify publicly and under oath before the House Judiciary Committee on June 20 about the White House’s role in the leak and its response, his attorneys, Michael and Jane Tigar, said on Monday.” White House lawsuit in 3… 2… 1… [AP]

Now the thing about Scott McClellan is that he’s terrible, with his book, and he now may have tragically reopened the Valerie Plame “Plamegate” saga anew. John Conyers & Palz on the House Judiciary Committee are open to hearing McClellan’s testimony, meaning the White House will have to somehow stop him from testifying, meaning frozen royal press secretary Dana Perino had to give reporters some inadvertent “legal comedy” today, meaning ha ha, OH GOD. MORE »

Check out the video here of Congressman John Conyers’ wife, Monica Conyers — President Pro-Tem of the Detroit City Council — getting very mad and shouting with the Council President while in session. Our tipster writes that she is “a bazillion years younger than husband John Conyers, and completely insane.” What a catch! [Click On Detroit]

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS SUE WHITE HOUSE: From the AP: “The House Judiciary Committee filed suit Monday to force former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten to provide information about the firing of U.S. attorneys.” Ha ha, they’re still harping about that thing, and those people! George W. Bush will claim executive privilege over this gay law suit, and America will be saved. [AP/Google]

* Justice Department functionary fears being “scootered,” pleads the fith. [Above the Law]
* Army recruiter’s racist homophobic rants made hilarious by use of caps lock. [Pandagon]
* John Conyers can buy and sell you. [After Downing Street]
* Vast majority of government business done over Hotmail since “whitehouse.gov” addresses make it harder to the get at the Cialis and Ambien. [War and Piece]
* Mormons abandon support of Iraq war. What’s next, drinking coffee? [Passport]
* Entire Conservative Union board quits after appointing Tom DeLay to itself, but that might just be the chron talking. [Chron]

Slow news day so far — CNN is reporting on the prosecution of a German cannibal. So we bring you these two screen caps. This one’s from the New York Sun: MORE »

Forgive us for being slow, but we don’t understand why CNN is giving so much play to the story of Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) forcing his staffers to perform personal errands during normal working hours. MORE »

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Today, in between backrubs for John Conyers and stalking the mysterious new Representative Paula Vaughn, he tells ya’ all about finding a job, eating lunch, and how to dress to impress. Keep those questions coming, people — he almost had to do real work today.

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Perhaps there are similarities between Capitol Hill and a plantation. But it’s not the members who are engaged in involuntary labor — it’s their staffs! MORE »

* Reliable Source: After much anticipation — namely by Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts — Sen. John McCain made his cameo halfway through last night’s “24″. . . Scheduler for Sen. Jeff Sessions has been “dealt with” following post of “provocative photo” online. . . Jordan’s King Abdullah spotted at Georgetown Safeway. [WP]
* Under the Dome: Brian Williams confused Sen. Barak Obama with Rep. Harold Ford during State of the Union broadcast. . . Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) hawks hardcover version of “The Constitution in Crisis” report with a introduction by Joe Wilson. . . Colin Powell sings “Happy Birthday” to opera singer. . . Liam Neeson and Holly Hunter play the Lincolns in Library of Congress production. [The Hill]
* Inside the Beltway: Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) is the longest-serving House member. [WT]

The wife of Democratic Representative John Conyers is reported to have been involved in a bar fight. MORE »