Self-described "newspaper junkie" President Barack Obama weighed in on the shambolic state of the newspaper industry yesterday, and said that he'd be "happy to look at" legislation that let newspapers get tax breaks if they restructured as nonprofits. Naturally, this is already being spun to oblivion as the door to another accursed bailout. But does that storyline check out? Two notes: (more...)

Each summer The Hill, a small Washington political daily with circulation in the low five figures, comes out with a list of the 50 Most Beautiful people in Washington — a mix of aides, representatives, senators, lobbyists and even some service-industry folks. After six years of list-making, The Hill has become known for its 'Most Beautiful' feature, so much so that it would be safe to say that The Hill had this particular (-ly trivial) area of DC coverage cornered. (more...)