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Pathetic blowhard Al Franken tries to be cool, hanging out with Important People:

There was a whole lot of lying being discussed at the Senate Democratic Caucus meeting in Washington, yesterday. Authors Al Franken ("Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right") and Joe Conason ("Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth") met with Democratic bigwigs including Senators Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer, Tom Daschle and Fritz Hollings in an informal session. Bill O'Reilly's ears must have been burning... NY Daily News

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Humorous celebrity quiz (which should make anyone think twice about listening to the political spoutings of the Hollyweirds) here

Some snippets:

6. She once admitted that she thought Mount Rushmore was a natural formation.
a) Britney Spears
b) Cher
c) Heather Graham
d) Shirley MacLaine