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Radio host/jack-of-all-trades Ryan Seacrest lashed out on his website at Meghan McCain after she criticized President Obama's decision to appear on Seacrest's show before Tuesday's election.

Seacrest fought back on his nationally syndicated radio show. "She thinks ["On Air with Ryan Seacrest"] is just lowbrow," he said. "I just want to be clear -- it is the lowbrow show she wanted to be on twice to come promote her stuff."

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin once boasted to then-President George W. Bush about the size of his dog, in the ultimate of "mine-is-bigger-than-yours" stories.

Former President Bush writes about the episode in his memoir, "Decision Points," which hits book stores next Tuesday. Bush says he had introduced then-Russian President Putin to his Scottish terrier, Barney, on a visit to the U.S. presidential retreat, Camp David.

Putin returned the favor when Bush visited Russia and Putin was giving him a tour of the grounds of his dacha.

"A big black Labrador came charging across the lawn. With a twinkle in his eye, Vladimir said, 'Bigger, stronger, faster than Barney,'" Bush writes. A copy of the book was obtained by Reuters

Bush says he later told the story to the Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, who replied: "You're lucky he only showed you his dog."

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Jimmy Fallon: "In his new book, George W. Bush says he considered dropping Dick Cheney from the 2004 ticket because he wanted to demonstrate he was in charge -- not Cheney. But then Cheney nixed the idea, so it went back to normal. He didn't do it."

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Democrat Ed Perlmutter, fresh off his win in Colorado's 7th Congressional District, was so excited that he couldn't contain himself -- or mock his opponent. According to the Denver Post, "playing off a TV ad his opponent ran during the campaign, Perlmutter wanted to prove he could do a real cartwheel." And a cartwheel, he did. Two of them.

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"Ohio Representative John Boehner succeeds Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House. He will be our first orange speaker of the House." -- David Letterman

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Jay Leno: "What do the Democrats have in common with Charlie Sheen? They both woke up this morning saying, 'what happened last night?' "

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Jimmy Fallon: "It was really emotional seeing the results on TV. I don't know what was more touching, John Boehner starting to cry or Nancy Pelosi trying to cry."

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Jon Stewart: "And another big winner last night: Women, who long ago proved capable of big gubernatorial and senatorial victories. But last night, they finally achieved parity with men in the category of blowing a tremendous amount of one's own money with nothing to show for it. ... 'We did it girls! We shattered the waste ceiling!' "

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Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off