While You Were at the Bar 6/16

News you can use:

Tim Russert, the long running host of NBC's "Meet the Press" and its Washington Bureau chief, died Friday from a heart attack. NBC devoted several hours of airtime to Russert and his career over the weekend. On Sunday, his chair on the set of "Meet the Press" was empty while the whole hour was spent remembering a great fixture in the world of political journalism.

Tiger Woods forced a playoff in the U.S. Open, set for today, when he tied Rocco Mediate on Sunday. The situation at Torrey Pines was do or die for Woods when he hit the last putt to tie. (Read the article and feel like a fifth grader when you laugh at the term 'stroke play.')

Senator Barack Obama spoke at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago on Sunday. His 30 minute message was about the role and responsibilities of being a father. Obama has stated that he is looking for a new church to join but probably will not make a decision before next year.

News you can lose:

There are now official rules regarding etiquette and Facebook. To poke or not to poke? How to respond to an unwanted poke? What about your profile picture? (Perhaps Tempe can shed a little light on the profile pic issue for us?)

Word of the Day:

claque \KLACK\, noun: 1. A group hired to applaud at a performance 2. A group of fawning admirers

Would you, our readers be so kind as to act as our claque? Much appreciated.