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Humorous Tweets from the White House Correspondents Dinner

JoeTrippi: President Bush starts night by saying he is really tired because he got a call at 3am last night

AnaMarieCox: think I totally turned Scalia around on abortion when we chatted at the newsweek party. Next: find Gates, settle this Iraq thing.

New Poll on Colbert / Stewart

I have often wondered what the audience breakdown is like for The Daily Show versus The Colbert Report. Over at The Fix, our BFF Chris Cillizza answers that question for the 18-25 year old demographic.

Fred Thompson Not Even Motivated Enough To Be Picked For Something

Fred Thompson says that he won't accept an invitation to be McCain's running mate. We can all rest easy now.

Religion, Liberally

New evangelicals that are concerned about social justice and the environment and human rights are one thing. When you start to go generational? That seems like it might become a movement.

A Joint Fundraising Deal

Obama and the DNC are going to help each other raise money! A deal with Clinton is also reportedly in the works.

A Matter of Context

If half of the American people think the presidential race is too negative now, I can't imagine what a similar poll will look like in October.

Warning Shots Friday

More boating adventures between US and Iranian vessels.

Candidate Twitters

Did you know that presidential candidates are all up on Twitter? Let's see what they're doing.

First DNC Ad Against McCain

McCain says everything is cool, guys. Don't sweat it.

News Roundup, 4/25/08: Taking Care of Business

Senate Republicans continued the drive on behalf of business this week.