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Quotes of the Day "Senator, the pornographic material has been removed from your desk." -- the note that "Veep" actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus said she left in Sen. Al Franken's (D-Minn.) desk on the Senate floor. She broke the news to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night. Perino's mesmerizing Pack "The shiny backpack is memorizing [sic] to airport security. Looks great on he X-ray belt." -- Fox News Contributor Dana Perino. We're pretty sure she meant mesmerizing. As some readers know, we've been having some fun with Perino's sequined backpack this week after FNC's Greg Gutfeld razzed her about it. Yeah sure, Eddie "Guy on bike actually hit me as I was running but my spidey senses kicked in and I was able to minimize the damage to my spinal cord." -- FBDC and The Blaze's very imaginative Eddie Scarry. We'll check for bruises later to make sure he's okay. Journo gets delayed by buggy, bonnet wearing woman "Why yes, I did get delayed en route to Lancaster, PA, when I got stuck behind a horse-drawn buggy driven by a woman in a bonnet. America!" -- The Atlantic's Molly Ball. Leibo's words of wisdom: '"Cartagena could be buzzword for wild behavior in political-roadtrip context. Usage: 'The staff went all Cartagena at the victory party.'" -- NYT's Mark Leibovich. Those were the days... "Just reminiscing that when I covered the Clinton White House, it was the Secret Service that was embarassed [sic] by the president. Times change." -- CNBC's Eamon Javers referring to members of the Secret Service purchasing prostitutes in Colombia. Dolly Parton has a fan in the Washington Press Corps "I’m never going to be a Meryl Streep. But then, she’ll never be a Dolly Parton either. Be true to you! :)" -- Dolly Parton. This was retweeted by Newsweek senior reporter Daniel Stone. The Hill's Amie Parnes then weighed in, saying, "I love that you RTed that." Stone then felt compelled to reply: "Yep. Anyone who would apologize for RTing @Dolly_Parton aint a real fan." Juana attends 'Nerd Happy Hour' "Epitome of #nerdhappyhour w/ @ZekeJMiller, @evanmc_s and @ethanklapper." -- Politico's Juana Summers. As most know, Zeke Miller works for BuzzFeed, Evan McMorris Santoro for TPM and Ethan Klapper is at HuffPost. Yesha on the phone "My friend on the phone, 'I've had sex with 3 women'..umm...thanks for that info...you're not my type...she's ridiculous." -- D.C. web designer and blogger Yesha Callahan, who later added, "She's such a weirdo." By the way...HuffPost's David Wood, who won a Pulitzer, has a fan at Politico. It's his wife, Assistant Managing Editor Beth Frerking. Cryptic Convo Between Two Journos Politico's Jonathan Martin to no one in particular: "Why won't xxx apologize to xxx for xxx." And this: "Xxx is saying xxx bc they don't want to talk about xxx." Leibovich to Martin: "It's a sign of desperation." Martin: "Mark Leibovich, it's sad that xxx is turning to desperate negative attacks...'sad' is good. 'disappointing' my fave. 'unfortunate' not bad." Leibovich: "Jonathan Martin, I'm finding all of this deeply troubling. I'm desperate to change the subject." Fish Poll Results: Yesterday we asked what you thought of DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (D-Fla.) new hairstyle and color. Most of you like it. In fact, 60.23 percent chose "Love it. She looks good with straight hair." A reader named "Gussley" wrote in the Comment Section, "Hair, like chests, should be neither too big or totally flat on a woman." Peter Ogburn contributed to this report.

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