Last night on World News with Charles Gibson we took a look at the 2008 money race (CLICK HERE FOR FREE VIDEO)… check it out….

More salaciously last night on Nightline we took a peek behind the Vitter scandal an the Democratic pornographer funding the hunt for GOP dirt -- the Senator vs. Larry Flynt.

Heres the dot-com version (LINK) and CLICK HERE to watch Vitter's Monday evening mea culpa.

I head to the Senate this morning, where Democrats and Republicans are squaring off about how many votes will be required to pass an amedment. Democrats want a simple majority threshold -- 50 votes. Republicans want the filibuster-proof 60 votes. Neither side seems willing to blink…

Today's random link -- Jezebel.com takes a look at a Redbook cover shoot of Faith Hill -- before and after the photoshopping. It will make you gasp. CLICK HERE

More later --

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