A replacement was named quickly after Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned under fire, and he's expected to lower the boom on personnel and practices that allowed inexcusable breaches of security for the first family. His name is Joe Clancy, and he's regarded as ideally qualified as an interim chief, having previously headed the presidential protective division. 

On MSNBC, Al Sharpton announced the beginning of "National Breast Awareness Month." (Al, the display of pink refers to breast cancer. And this is the man who is advising President Obama on picking a new attorney general?)

How Your Taxes Are Spent
The National Institutes of Health is spending $466.642 to find out why obese teenage girls have fewer dates than their slimmer counterparts. "Operation Muffin Top"?