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Tabloid Monster: Suspected Sex Attacker Peter Braunstein Caught / The manhunt comes to bloody end in case of fake firefighter; please forward his subscription to Women's Wear Daily to Rikers Island pronto. (7 Online)

Virginia Is for (Gay) Lovers: Gov. Mark Warner Protects Gays in Virginia Hiring / A bold and highly commendable move by the Democratic governor of a Southern state. (Washington Post)

Passenger 'Bombs': Southwest flight aborted near LA after man's bomb 'joke' / And the air marshals forgot to shoot him? (Reuters)

Progress Report: Teen Accused of Killing Dad Over Grades / See? We shouldn't make our children take tests and get grades. It's very hard on their self-esteem. (AP)

Now That's What I Call Patriotism!: Bush Authorized Spying in U.S. Without Court Approval / Is this a surprise to anyone? He was only "protecting" our "civil liberties." (Washington Post)

Lonesome Cowboys: Meet some real gay cowboys and see what they think of "Brokeback Mountain." (NY Times)

Jake Fix

As previously discussed, I seem to have a thing for guys named Jake. Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer is my latest Jakession.

I'm not sure if it's the new scraggly look or the charity work he does for underprivileged children (like this adorable little girl, above), but he's definitely my kind of guy...

Related: Snake Bitten
Update: Jake leads the Broncos to a third straight playoff berth. (AP)

Sesame Street Confidential

Sometimes you just have to see the New York tabloids to fully appreciate them.

Morning Wood: Ben Cohen

If they're gonna keep producing hunks like Northampton Saints winger Ben Cohen, then America is just gonna have to take up rugby.

Visit the official Ben Cohen site here or for some good clean nekkid fun, click here .

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Stalking Nancy: CNN legal pundit Nancy Grace gets stalker injunction / Joseph Raymond Loegering is a psychiatric patient at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, where physicians say he is "schizophrenic, deeply delusional and obsessed with Nancy Grace and CNN." / Wait a minute, isn't everyone? (Reuters)

Trooper Killed: No arrests yet in killing of state police corporal / Has anyone questioned the hat? (The Sentinel)

Did, too! Iranian president's comment on Holocaust stirs anger in Germany / The Germans are angry? Imagine how the Jews felt. (Knight-Ridder)

Suffrage Suckatash: Turnout Strong in Iraqi Elections / Do these people do anything besides vote 24 hours a day? Maybe if they would stop constantly having elections they could get their country in some kind of order. (Washington Post)

A Very Brady Christmas

My dad was always a huge Notre Dame fan. I'm not much for college football, but ever since I saw Brady Quinn, I can't stop cheering either.