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The LA Daily News, saying what we’re all thinking. Headline of the year? MORE »

We knew the poor guy had been outed, but we didn’t realize he was actually Paul Lynde. (”They can’t keep doin’ the Texas two-step” was, we’re pretty sure, scripted by the surviving writers from Hollywood Squares). MORE »

As we aim to be the informed voter’s one-stop shop for candidate bios in races across the country, we try to answer each and every Sitemeter referral query we can. MORE »

• Heard on the Hill: Jim Sensenbrenner brought milkbones to a House Judiciary Committee meeting after Dan Lungren claimed the chairmen treated them “like dogs.” “The chairman sent an aide to a pet store to buy a new leash and collar for Lungren…” Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee spokesperson on the Ted Stevens “Series of Tubes” parody song: “I am sure the chairman will want to download this to his iPod.” [Roll Call]
• Gatecrasher: Jeff Gannon on Rick Santorum’s gay press secretary: “I think it’s a tribute to Rick Santorum. I think it says a lot about the man.” On Media Matters’ David Brock: “At 35, he decided that he loved shoving dollar bills down the pants of the twinks down at [D.C. gay strip club] Wet.” [NYDN]
• Page Six: Ex strip club bouncer tells of having to kick Bill Maher out for rudeness. Maher’s publicist insists he never gets thrown out of strip clubs. [NYP]

“I’m a loooooonesome schoolboy, and I just came into town…” (AP) MORE »

First God tells Katherine Harris that he wants her to stay in the Florida Senate race. And now the red phone to heaven is ringing again, this time for Katy’s ex-boyfriend, Charlie Crist: MORE »

Who says Democrats can’t win? In the latest Congressional Catfight, Barney Frank pounded poor David Dreier’s brains out, making him cry out in pain. MORE »

* The week started off with a double shot of intelligence stories to get us all hot and bothered. Did we say hot? We meant super-hot. MORE »

Some of you have complained that Congressional Catfight is sexist. We deny all such charges. Meet the next two competitors stepping into the ring: Congressman Barney Frank (on left) and Congressman David Dreier (on right). In case you can’t tell your left from your right, Frank is the bear, and Dreier is the twink MORE »

Earlier today, we announced Congressional Catfight, our contest to find the biggest beeatch in the House. (Apologies for the mixed animal metaphors.)

We kicked off the competition with a battle between Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) and Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL). Now, we bring you the full roster of worthy competitors:

Top row, left to right: Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO); Katherine Harris (R-FL); Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX); Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

Bottom row, left to right: Cynthia McKinney (D-GA); Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Barney Frank (D-MA); David Dreier (R-CA)

By the way, the polls are still open in the Emerson v. Harris match-up. So if you haven’t voted yet, click here, and make your voice heard.

For those of you who are really excited about this competition, the full tournament ladder, with brackets, appears after the jump.

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Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist, a Republican candidate for governor, is being lampooned in a series of videos at a clever new website, SorryCharlie.com. Here’s a screengrab from one: MORE »

Here’s a brief addendum to an item we shared with you last week. In a recent column, Al Kamen scrutinized an invitation for an event sponsored by Volpac, Sen. Bill Frist’s leadership committee, and essentially asked: Considering that this invite is for an event honoring Bill Frist, why is it, um, so gay? MORE »

Before the U.S. Supreme Court today, in a shocking turn of events, Anna Nicole Smith took the advice of our crazy sister and fired her retained counsel in the middle of oral argument. She then proceeded to argue her own appeal before the justices. MORE »