BP reports that a cap has temporarily stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf. Officials will now shift their focus to the more complicated task of suing the Gulf states to get all of the oil out of their sand.
Yesterday, the Senate passed the final version of Wall Street Reform legislation with little fanfare on the Hill. Most of the celebrating happened in the Oval Office, where President Obama scored another piece of major legislation and on Wall Street where the banks are fairly certain they can still do whatever they want. Included in the bill is a new Consumer Protection Agency, which was designed to take the blame the next time the country's economy tanks.
The Portland Tribune is reporting that the claims of an Oregon masseuse, Molly Hagerty, that Al Gore sexually assaulted her have some basis in truth, but that there is also considerable evidence that complicates her story. Hagerty is planning on trying to prove her point in a short documentary, the bulk of which will be her giving a Powerpoint presentation and speaking with a low, methodical drawl.
In the Nevada Senate race, Harry Reid (D) has pulled into a 7-point lead in the Mason-Dixon poll over Tea Party darling Sharron Angle, largely due to her beliefs that the United States shouldn't have a government and that a handgun in a chair could effectively run Las Vegas.
Until Monday, keep eating and sleeping at regular intervals.
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