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- Eleanor Mondale, daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale, and Kara Kennedy, oldest child of late Sen. Ted Kennedy, are both dead at the age of 51.
- The Foo Fighters counter-protested the Westboro Baptist Church in full redneck attire.
- People who have adopted Chinese babies are starting to freak out.
- Lakers star Ron Artest has succeeded in his quest to be rechristened Metta World Peace.
- Flashdancers managers say that some cabbies are real prudes.
- Is a winning streak really worth not washing or changing your underwear for over two weeks?
- Some people are none-too-pleased that Iranian President of Clown Industries Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is staying at Manhattan’s Warwick Hotel.
- Want to end constant fighting and/or wars? Perhaps try a "sex strike."
- And finally, hard-hitting investigative journalist Jay Leno really grilled Michele Bachmann last night.
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