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Excuses, excuses

“One of the best excuses I’ve ever heard to avoid a reporter: ‘Sorry, I’m in a rush to get to the library’ (at 2:45pm).”
–Capitol Hill radio reporter Todd Zwillich of The Takeaway in a Wednesday tweet. The reporter was in Virginia trying to interview “some guy on the street” on the GOP Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Confederacy Month story.

Raquel on George’s looks

“George Stephanopoulos – he’s rather cute, isn’t he?”
–Actress Raquel Welch on CBS’s “Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” Wednesday night to discuss her new book, Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage.