Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich plead not guilty to 16 federal criminal counts today, saying, "Black care never catches a rider whose pace is fast enough." — New York Times Use condoms or make Hitler? — The XX File Interracial smooch photo on St. Louis Post-Dispatch magazine causes a controversy. — Gawker You're born with your personality so stop trying to change it. — Read more

A man suspected of shooting a pastor to death yesterday during mass will be charged by authorities soon. Police say the pastor first deflected bullets with a Bible. — MSNBC President Obama plans to lift President Bush's ban on stem cell research today, pledging to take politics out of science. — Reuters Economist Paul Krugman says the Obama Administration's economic policies are already Read more

Illinois Sen. Roland Burris is gearing up for his 2010 election bid. — Wonkette Lobbyist Vicki Iseman speaks out, says she did not have an affair with John McCain. — Huffington Post World's first Jackie Chan museum opening in Shanghai. — Shanghaiist Model sues after runway slip. — Lemondrop Newt Gingrich is back with new NYT magazine profile. — Town Hall CIA destroyed 100 terror Read more

Senator Oprah: On Good Morning America, Illinois Gov. Blagojevich said he considered appointing Oprah Winfrey to Obama's Senate seat. —Talking Points Memo President Obama: A look back at his first week. — Huffington Post Education: Making the grade? Take a look at how countries rank in math and science test scores. — Good Biden: John Stewart introduces us to a face we may see a lot of: Read more

Blagojevich: Are you dying to hear what he has to say? Governor says he'll tell his side of the story no later than Thursday, and says to hang loose until then. — Huffington Post Wall Street: Can I get its accountant's phone number? Goldman Sachs' tax bracket drops to 1 percent for 2008, compared to 34.1 percent in 2007. — Donklephant Bush: Can't get enough of the shoe toss? Check out this Read more

When word broke that Joe Biden's chief of staff would replace the senator from Delaware when he becomes VP, nobody paid much attention, but that's not the case when it comes to seats recently warmed by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Today, news broke that Caroline Kennedy indeed wants the soon-to-be-free seat once filled by her uncle Bobby, and now occupied by Hillary. After wrestling with a Read more

New details have emerged since FBI agents arrested Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today on federal corruption charges alleging that he tried to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. The FBI affidavit filed in District Court quotes Blagojevich as explaining that the vacant seat "is a f**king valuable thing, you just don't give it away for nothing." On Nov. 11 Blagojevich said that he didn't Read more