From today's "Sideline Chatter" in the Seattle Times Sports:
• At SportsPickle.com: "Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Metrodome deflation."
• At BorowitzReport.com: "Democrats move 2012 convention to Metrodome / Most appropriate venue, party bosses say."
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From columnist Ruth Marcus:
On the incoming House speaker John Boehner, quoting Barbara Walters - "This guy has an emotional problem," said host Barbara Walters, she of the more-tears-the-better celebrity interview. "Every time he talks about anything that's not 'raise taxes,' he cries."