Obama made a courtesy call to George W. Bush before announcing his plan to withdraw from Iraq. — The Washington Post Southern California mayor will resign after forwarding offensive email about Obama. — Wonkette Researches identify some of the oldest words in the English language. — Lemondrop San Francisco's school district wants kids to bike to school. — SFist Where to look for Read more

Since W the movie failed to figure out George W. Bush, a psychiatrist who's studied him is giving it a go. Justin Frank, MD, the author of Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President, says President Bush is not Dick Cheney's puppet nor is he a well-intentioned fool in over his head but a sadist who will revel in watching the world clean up his mess from his Crawford couch. Dr. Frank Read more

Don't get jealous lil guy! Seems like Barney (one of the two Scotties belonging to George W. Bush) may sense that another pup – one that we haven't even seen yet! – is already at the top of everyone's list. This pup is still super-duper cute as is his terrier pal, Miss Beazley, both currently residing in the White House. See how Barney greeted an admiring fan, errr reporter, this morning in Read more

After weeks of rumors, it's official: Jennie Garth is reprising her role as Kelly Taylor for the new 90210 spinoff series. —Hollywood Reporter Iron Man maintained its top spot in the box office this weekend while What Happens in Vegas and a disappointing Speed Racer still battle it out for second place. — BuzzSugar Jenna Bush and Henry Hager got married this weekend at the presidential Read more

Hollywood went to DC on Saturday night for the White House Correspondents Dinner and apparently left the color in Cali. Ben and Jen looked gorgeous as usual and brought some A-List acting clout to the reality TV infested event. Jenny McCarthy also looked pretty stunning, though that dress seems a bit risqué for the nature of the evening. Joy of joys, Heidi and Spencer made it after all though Read more

Pope Meets Victims: Pope Benedict XVI came face to face yesterday with a scandal that haunts the American Catholic Church by holding an unannounced meeting with several victims of sexual abuse by priests. The cardinal who organized and attended the meeting, gave the pope a list of about 1,000 boys and girls who had been abused in the Boston Archdiocese in the past several decades. The Pope Read more

Oh, man this has to be the hottest ticket in town. The special dinner where the press gets to roast the president? Especially one whose approval rating hit 28 percent today and it's his last year in office!? I'm dying, dying to go. The whole tradition of the dinner started in 1924, when Calvin Coolidge became the first of 14 presidents to attend. Up until World War II, the dinner was an Read more

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