This is a picture that Howard Kaloogian, a conservative Republican candidate in San Diego's upcoming congressional special election to replace disgraced GOPer Duke Cunningham, has placed on his Web site. It is billed as a photo that Kaloogian and his party took on a recent trip to Iraq. Here's his provocative caption:

We took this photo of dowtown Baghdad while we were in Iraq. Iraq (including Baghdad) is much more calm and stable than what many people believe it to be. But, each day the news media finds any violence occurring in the country and screams and shouts about it - in part because many journalists are opposed to the U.S. effort to fight terrorism.

'Cept - funny thing, but the picture he posted was taken in Turkey.

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From the Affleck baby link:

Actress Jennifer Garner plays with her 3-month-old daughter Violet Anne, who she parents with husband Ben Affleck

Who she parents with husband? They couldn't find a smoother way to say what they meant?

Jennifer Garner is a stone cutie. I have no doubt wee Violet is too.

Today is disheveled. I have schmutz on my shirt, and when I took of my coat, my skirt was all hiked up wrong. I don't know where either my cellphone or my garage pass is.

Oh! And I have no voice. But it's day two of that.

Jennifer Garner is a stone cutie. I have no doubt wee Violet is too.

As long as she's inherited mama's jawline.

I'm not even talking looks. I figure Garner has enough personality cuteness that the kid will get more than enough. JG even makes Ben look cute.

My cats and their vomit are on my list.

That's as far as I've gotten this morning.

JG totally makes Ben look cute. He so needed that.

TAR: I'm totally rooting for Ray and Yolanda. Except for this week's driving mishap, they've really been at the top of their game and yet have managed to stay under the radar, much like MoJo, but with better potential to win. Also, gotta root for the home team (go, Chicago lawyer!).

Water towers to be given giant hats for opening day. But my favorite sentence has to be:

The caps, size 61 and a half, are 14 feet high and 16 feet wide. They were made by a Florida company that specializes in giant inflated objects.

My god, some people talk. He was still talking to me when I was out of earshot. I backed away and backed away and headed for my desk...still talking. Not telling me anything a) he hadn't told me before or b)I hadn't been there for.

SO sleepy this morning.

And I just remembered I left my lunchbox in the car.

Nothing can beat the Bears helmets on the Art Institute lions back in 1985. Even more amusing was the fact that someone actually stole one of them, even though they weighed a few hundred pounds each.

ETA: SLUUUUT!