Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Posted By: GaGardener- Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:54:42 GMT They went to extraordinary lengths last night to appear inseparable ' now this picture proves that Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy are the new Dynamic Duo. Leaping (apparently literally, in the diminutive Mr Sarkozy's case) from a press conference, the pair resembled the infamous superheroes Batman and Robin. (Snip) Mr Obama repeatedly referred to Mr Sarkozy by his first name during the French President's first Washington visit and spoke fondly of his trip to Paris last year.

Houston Chronicle, by Todd Ackerman Posted By: JoniTx- Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:40:25 GMT Former first lady Barbara Bush was discharged from Methodist Hospital this morning after a series of tests suggested she may have had a mild relapse of her Graves disease, a thyroid condition.Bush, 84, was “alert, talkative and appeared to be getting stronger” as she prepared to leave the hospital, according to a statement released by Methodist. Doctors had adjusted her medication.Accompanied by her husband, former President George H.W. Bush, Mrs. Bush went to the hospital Saturday. A spokesman at the time gave vague explanations for her distress, saying she wasn't in any pain but did not feel like herself.

New York Post, by Maggie Haberman Posted By: Vulgarius Rex- Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:36:29 GMT Multiple Republican insiders say that state GOP officials may make a push to try to get Rick Lazio to switch running for a different office to clear the primary field for Steve Levy for the gubernatorial slot. State party spokesman Alex Carey denied that any such conversations have taken place. But several well'placed Republicans have said there have been loose conversations about trying to get the former Long Island congressman to run for attorney general (where there are no declared candidates on the GOP side) or Senate against Kirsten Gillibrand.

Associated Press, by Jessica Gresko Posted By: grandpa- Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:33:40 GMT The District would allow people to have up to 2 ounces of marijuana a month — enough for about a joint a day — for certain medical uses under a bill that moved closer to passage Tuesday. (Snip) It still needs approval of the full D.C. Council to become law and could be approved as early as May. D.C. residents approved an initiative legalizing medical marijuana in 1998

New York Post, by Michal Goodwin Posted By: Site Troll- Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:31:23 GMT Ed Koch is on fire. Here are a few of the bombshells he dropped yesterday. President Obama "wants to make Israel a pariah state." Hillary Clinton is a "disappointment" and didn't deserve the standing ovation she got from a leading Jewish group. Sen. Chuck Schumer has been silent on America's tilt toward the Palestinians because he is "afraid of Obama." Anything else? Only that Clinton won't answer his letters when he asks directly whether the United States is prepared to defend Israel from Iran. And Obama isn't neutral in the Mideast. He's pro'Arab.

Daily Caller, by Gregg Re Posted By: JoniTx- Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:28:12 GMT Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is set to host an inspirational televised series called “Real American Stories,” starting tomorrow, April Fool’s day. But the lead'up to the first broadcast of the show already feels like a bad joke, as promos of the initial installment (which you can check out here) have drawn criticism from none other than LL Cool J, who tweeted last night:Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to someone else & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palins Show. WOW There’s two problems now for LL.

Fox Nation, by Michelle Malkin Posted By: teddyd49- Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:28:05 GMT Before he was for it: The Obama administration is proposing to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling, much of it for the first time, officials said Tuesday. (snip) If this were a sincere change of heart and an honest, stand'alone effort to wean America off foreign oil, it would be worth heralding. But as always with this administration, there’s a catch, via the American Energy Alliance