Mark Thompson has this story on TIME.com about the funny side of a man who has a very serious job.

I’ve never seen a letter to the editor get a takedown like this.

The Washington Post has a front-page story today on the mystery purchaser of the JW Marriott’s luxe, $1-million inaugural package. What businessman Earl W. Stafford plans to do with these top-notch accommodations right along the parade route will warm your heart. It’s not a typical Washington story: This morning, the Marriott is scheduled to announce [...]

Incoming Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, released another statement today, in the hopes of clarifying her position on what standards the Obama Administration should use to govern interrogations. This follows her comments earlier this week, which left open the possibility of abandoning her past proposal to use the Army Field Manual [...]

After Sarah Palin got fooled by a prank call from “Nicolas Sarkozy,” you can see why a politician would be skeptical: WASHINGTON (CNN) –A Florida congresswoman – convinced she was being prank-called by a Barack Obama sound-alike – hung up on the actual president-elect Wednesday. Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was told by an aide that [...]