• Sing it proud: Barack Obama has asked Dreamgirls' Jennifer Hudson to sing the national anthem at the convention on Thursday. Hudson's rep says "She's thrilled and excited. It's a tremendous honor." Yeah, girl, things can only get better after that ridiculous SATC flick.

• On again, off again: Pissed that it hasn't been removed from the U.S. terrorism sponsor list, North Korea says it will stop disabling its nuclear reactor and may even restore a plutonium-producing facility.

• Detained: Four men were arrested in Denver after they were suspected of plotting to assassinate Barack Obama. Under questioning, the men reportedly admitted they were planning to kill Obama on national TV when he gave his acceptance speech Thursday night.

CLICK HERE, IT'S EASIER THAN IT LOOKS: Taxing the fat; Stewart gets angry; McCain sticks it to Madonna, the dollar on the rise; Kate Moss has 'em pitching tents!

• Fat asses, thin wallets: Alabama has announced a plan in which state employees considered obese will have to pay $25 more for health insurance each month. Thirty-percent of Alabama residents are obese, and it's the first state to institute a "fat tax."

• Euro trashed: Whoo! The dollar is rising against the euro.

• On the Jon: Jon Stewart had breakfast with political reporters in Denver Monday and took them to task for lazy coverage and getting too cozy with the candidates. Stewart took particular aim at the 24-hour cable news networks, calling them "'gerbil wheels" that create a "false sense of urgency."

• Oh, those celebrities: The McCain camp responds to Madonna's attack, with a spokesperson calling it "disappointing and vulgar," adding, "it's not surprising that Barack Obama and his fellow celebrities stick together."

• Neighborly relations: Kate Moss has erected two 15-foot tall tepee tents in the garden of her Cotswold home, angering her country neighbors.