Below The Beltway

But potentially more important than anything else you’ve read:
Israeli commandos seized nuclear material of North Korean origin during a daring raid on a secret military site in Syria before Israel bombed it this month, according to informed sources in Washington and Jerusalem.
The attack was launched with American approval on September 6 after Washington was shown [...]

In the end, a satisfying beginning to the Buckeyes’ Big Ten season:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -This game cried out for a mercy rule in the Big Ten.
Todd Boeckman tossed three touchdown passes to Brian Robiskie in the first half to lead eighth-ranked Ohio State, scoring early and often, past Northwestern 58-7 on Saturday.
Just about everything went [...]

Really, there isn’t any way you can compete with this:
Hillary Clinton officially declared she’s not a lesbian - not that there’s anything wrong with that.
During an interview with The Advocate to be published next week, Sean Kennedy, the gay magazine’s news and features editor, asked the presidential candidate, “How do you respond to the occasional [...]

I will give some credit to the 39th President of the United States, he has proven that even 30 years later, he still doesn’t understand what’s going on in Iran:
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday that it was almost inconceivable that Iran would “commit suicide” by launching missiles at Israel.
Speaking at Emory [...]

Exhibit A, a guy with too much time on his hands sues a dry cleaner over a pair of pants, and forces them out of business:
Roy Pearson, the D.C. administrative law judge whose $67 million lawsuit against his neighborhood dry cleaners turned into a worldwide lesson in how one obsessed person can hijack the [...]

The Senator from New York most famous for marrying a man who became President compares a former Congressman, White House Chief of Staff, Defense Secretary, and sitting Vice President, to a fictional character:
“You can always tell when the Republicans are getting restless, because the vice president’s motorcade pulls into the Capitol, and Darth Vader [...]

The YouTube Version

I will say this, it’s been one hell of a season to be a fan of the New York Yankees.
In the spring and early summer, and pretty much anytime before the All-Star Game, it’s been nothing but doom and gloom.
Since then, it’s like we’re talking about an entirely different team, and it’s as if the [...]

I mean seriously.
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Fox has set a start time for Jack Bauer’s 7th worst day.
“24″ will have a three-hour premiere over two [...]

Dan Rather is suing CBS and Viacom because they fired him when he made up a news story:
NEW YORK (AP) - Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit Wednesday against the network, former corporate parent Viacom Inc., and three of his former bosses.
Rather’s complaint stems from “CBS’ intentional mishandling” of the [...]