Because He's Good Enough, Smart Enough ...
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
THE NEW PAUL WELLSTONE? Franken
• Franken's in: As previously speculated, comedian turned political commentator Al Franken announced his candidacy for Minnesota senator on his last day at Air America. His platform so far: stealing schmaltzy lines from other senators about making sure middle-class families have wearable footwear.
• : Michael Jackson may soon have a guest gig training America's pop stars-to-be ... hopefully via video, in Neverland, far, far away from the underage contestants.
- Tragic One Direction Singer Liam Payne Dead Aged 31 After Horror Hotel Balcony Plunge: Celeb Tributes Pour In as Images Emerge of Smashed Up Hotel Room Strewn With White Powder and 'Drugs Foil'
- Family of Menendez Brothers Beg for Convicted Killers' Freedom in Press Conference Three Decades After Brutal Murders: 'They Were Failed By Their Parents!'
- BREAKING: Jailed 'Sex Beast' Sean 'Diddy' Combs Hit With Another Wave of Horrific Lawsuits — Rapper Accused of Drugging, Raping, Sodomizing and Threatening to Murder Multiple New Victims
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• Dirrty: Christina Aguilera has recorded a song about oral sex—under the brilliantly cryptic title, "Fuck You, Suck You"—but refuses to release it.
• Supreme mistake: Justice Antonin Scalia's daughter, Ann S. Banaszewski, was arrested for driving under the influence and endangering the lives of the three children in her car. Outside a McDonald's, no less.