Dr. Michael Kamrava, the Beverley Hills fertility doctor who shoved 12 embryos into the baby parts of soon-to-be-"octomom" Nadya Suleman in 2008, will lose his license to practice medicine as of July 1. Kamrava, the California Medical Board argued in its decision, should have referred Suleman herself to a mental-health evaluation instead of helping her give birth to eight future therapy patients; it also found that the doctor had not exercised "sound judgment" in the cases of two other patients, neither of which were as bizarre or interesting as "octomom." [People; image via AP]

The state of New York finally has a budget, and it's only 125 days late.

"Static kill," the first step to permanently plug the BP oil spill, could begin tomorrow.

House Dems "have the votes now" and it's scheduled for tonight. Even abortion foe Bart Stupak is ready to vote 'yes.' Expect Republicans to go apeshit during today's floor debates, which are officially irrelevant except as a platform for venting.

Kari "The Hipster Grifter" Ferrell first rose to fame after Doree profiled her in the NYO. She quickly became internet famous. Later, she went to jail for a bit. Now, she's in our office, ready to answer your questions, below.

At an appearance in North Carolina, John Mack added that he still doesn't "think the industry gets it," according to Bloomberg News. And that ridiculous pay would continue as banks are scared of losing staff.

Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, you cantankerous mufuh, you always need a little push. He got it with 13 hours of negotiations. Nelson puts Democrats at 60. Nobody's arguing that Joe Lieberman remains an asshole.

TLC was going to switch to Kate Plus 8, a show about professional paparazzi-dodger Kate Gosselin and her brood after her divorce from ex-husband Jon Gosselin. Now they're calling the whole thing off. Thank God almighty, free at last.

It only took New York Times official reasonable conservative columnist Ross Douthat three months to turn in his first completely dishonest paint-by-numbers Republican hack op-ed. Did you know that red states rule, and blue states drool?

Minnesota Supreme Court: Al Franken won Senate election, governor expected to certify the results. [WCCO]

Earlier today, with a vote of 219 to 212, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill intended to take a serious look at how we're making the world a hotter place to live.

The US Senate has formally apologized for slavery. And Jim Crow laws, too! The House apologized last year. Read the resolution here—powerful writing, by Congressional standards! This should not be construed as a formal apology for Strom Thurmond's career.

Politiconumerical nerd-guru Nate Silver is totally in the tank for Peet's Coffee, and uses his statistical wizardry to imply it's better than Starbucks. But is it better than McCafé? This marketing crap is your future, Nate Silver. Drink up.

Two more New Yorkers with swine flu have died. Why isn't there a fresh round of PANIC? Because it looks like the worst is over. And we're not all dead!

What is Burning Passion? "A Film About...A Guy Who Ejaculates Fire." It features "spectacular special effects...in addition to some really nice acting." It premieres on Valentine's Day, online. The perfect date. Click to enlarge.

Good news: Barack Obama is the President! [AP]

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