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• Tonight Mike Wallace interviews Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Let’s go behind the scenes: “He’s actually, in a strange way, he’s a rather attractive man, very smart, savvy, self-assured, good looking in a strange way,” Wallace said, “He’s very, very short but he’s comfortable in his own skin.” [Powerline]
• Raul Castro still hasn’t been seen in public. [Babalu Blog]
• Cuter “conversation avoidance devices” please. [HP]
• If you still have energy for Mel Gibson, his problem is “a life not surrendered to Jesus Christ.” [Slice of Laodicea]
• Muslims hate airplanes, us. [Scrappleface]

* Newark 06 appends an update (but not quite a correction) to its prior post about Cory Booker and the HuffPo. [Newark 06] MORE »

Anderson Cooper is rich, famous, and handsome — as well as an American aristocrat (to wit, a Vanderbilt). But even he still has his “Do I look fat?” days, when he’s wracked with insecurity. MORE »

* You almost had her, Russ. But then you started talking about that time you backpacked through Europe. Dude: Play. It. Cool. [Captain's Quarters]
* So you came on a little strong — we’ve all been there. Just have your friends call her friends. And if that doesn’t work, steal Dad’s Drakkar and call some pissed off bloggers. [DailyKos]
* I don’t know what to tell you. I don’t know. I just don’t know. Seriously though — thumb, forefinger, snap! Reid’ll teach you. [Eschaton]
* We, like, invented “rage,” Russ. And the ladies don’t like it anymore. Too musky. [Blogs for Bush]
* You may still have a shot with her. Copious application of Old Spice Red Zone = bad, Norelco beard trimmer = good. [The Right Place] via [The Jawa Report]
* Enough with the chicks. Mike Wallace is leaving! Hold me. [Anderson Cooper]

• Reliable Source: Barbara Bush sparks speculation that she’s engaged after she’s seen with a ring on the third finger of her left hand. [WP]
• Inside the Beltway: Laura Ingraham tells Brian Lamb to get “Queer Eye” to redesign the C-SPAN set. [WT]
• Page Six: Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate claims about Jenna Bush’s lost wallet; White House issues denials. [NYP]
• Cindy Adams: If Jeannine Pirro drops senate campaign in favor of running for attorney general, will Bill Weld run against Hillary? . . . Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s hair is lighter. [NYP]
• Rush & Molloy: Mike Wallace wants to question Bush: “What in the world prepared you to be the commander in chief of the largest superpower in the world?