KIM WILL DRINK UP ALL THE HENNESSY YOU GOT ON YOUR SHELF

Two stories from today's papers: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer takes a tour of Portland's breweries while the Washington Post offers up an excellent story on U.N. sanctions against North Korea that prohibit the sale of luxury goods. An interesting tidbit:

The case against selling weapons and nuclear know-how to a bellicose government argues itself. Restricting designer duds, Chanel No. 5 and rare stamps involves subtler reasoning, said Jerrold M. Post, psychiatrist and director of the political psychology program at George Washington University. Post's book "Leaders and Their Followers in a Dangerous World" profiles Kim's eclectic tastes and includes a sales figure from Hennessy that puts Kim's annual cognac budget at up to $800,000 a year.

ONE MORE TIME, LOUD AS YOU CAN,HOW DOES IT GO?

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(And for a bonus Where's Waldo-esque challenge while you are checking out SLim's new site, see if you can find the picture of Fortt ... )

GOP, K-FED OUSTED

Dag, yo! I leave the country for a week and the place falls apart! The GOP lost the House and the Senate. Uncle Rummy got put out to pasture. And, most importantly, K-Fed is now Fed-Ex. (And I'm not sure which little touch I liked better: Uncle Sal on the Merc's election front page, or Magnum P.I. on the Freep's World Series front page.)

MEANWHILE: A debate is raging on Newsdesigner over whether good newspaper design can lead to higher circulation. Since The Star was one of the few American newspapers to experience circulation growth in the last ABC report, after reading this only one conclusion can be made: The Indianapolis Star has the best design staff in the nation. WE DID IT! Drinks all around!

NOT TO BE A TOTAL GIRL, BUT: Pick a side: Team Karen or Team Pam

Ok, I'm off to pick up that Zune I've had on backorder...