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QUOTES of the DAY Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) daughter and Daily Beast Columnist Meghan McCain gets new spectacles. "I will now go home at night and turn into Lois Lane," she tweeted Tuesday. Birthday Notes: A special belated Happy Birthday to the Washington Examiner's Yeas & Nays writer Nikki Schwab, whose birthday was Monday. She celebrated late last week at The Mayflower. Other birthday's today (h/t ABC Jake Tapper) are ABC News Radio's Ann Compton and ABC News's Jonathan Karl. Snooki Vs. Joan Walsh: Who's happier? "I am confident that snooki has a better life than @joanwalsh." -- SCMcDonnell in a Tuesday tweet in reference to Jersey Shore's Snooki and Salon's venomous political talk show pundit Joan Walsh. A Politics Daily headline on 'O' 'O: A Presidential Novel' -- By Anonymous, Starring Obama and 'Self-Obsessive' D.C. Daily rituals "I make it a point that whenever @MichaelBarone comes into the office, that we fist bump," Washington Examiner's J.P. Freire in a Tuesday tweet. Something better said, not thought "If u'r walking in a crosswalk, FUCKING MOVE!!! Don't take your damn time! I don't have all day for u to lollygag....JACKASSES!" Reporter claims to be 'out of loop' "Consider me out of the loop: The Obamas were two blocks from my house today at the local middle school, unbeknownst to me until this evening." -- CQ's John Donnelly in a Monday Facebook update. Journo gets emotional over Sawyer interview "10 minutes into this Diane Sawyer interview with Mark Kelly and I'm already crying." -- ABC News Correspondent Yunji de Nies in a Tuesday night tweet during ABC's Diane Sawyer interview with Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's husband, Mark Kelly on 20/20. Hu, what, when, where how After offending some overly sensitive followers with Hu banter on Twitter Tuesday referencing Chinese President Hu Jintao, ABC's Jake Tapper declared, "A Hu pun ban is on." To which Daily Caller's Chris Moody remarked, "Hu are you to make such declarations? Hu do you think you are, President Hu?" But Think Progress writer, Lee Fang, wasn't laughing. He wrote to Tapper, "As a journalist, I hope you treat everyone you cover with respect regardless of ethnicity. No need for ethnic cracks." Tapper replied, "Whoops. I think that's a little strong. But I'm sorry if you were offended."

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