Senator Craig May Resign

Numerous news sources are reporting that Republican Senator Larry Craig of Idaho will announce his resignation as US Senator tomorrow. News broke this past week of Craig pleading guilty to charges of lewd conduct when he was arrested in a men's restroom in June.

Pollspot: Michigan State

Here's a Michigan poll courtesy of Political Wire:

Michigan:

According to a new EPIC-MRA poll, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads the Democrats in Michigan with 40%, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 21% and John Edwards at 16% percent.

On the Republican side, former Gov. Mitt Romney leads with 25%, edging out former Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 23%. Former Sen. Fred Thompson is in third with 16% and Sen. John McCain trails with 15%.

It's a little surprising to me that Mitt Romney is polling slightly better than Rudy Giuliani.

Because it's just too damn funny...

I'm not a big fan of Nancy Grace so I thought this was pretty hilarious!

Earlier today we wrote here how Iowa would allow gay marriages. Not the case anymore. Now, gay marriages in Iowa has been halted until the state Supreme Court hears an appeal. And the country continues to move backwards. For more on this story, click here.

Enchanted

Disney's big budget 2D/Live Action release Enchanted hits theaters this November. The movie stars Academy Award nominee Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, and Grey's Anatomy's Patrick Dempsey. The trailer looks like a lot of fun.

Check it out here.

Tony Snow Stepping Down

Is anyone staying with President Bush these days? After Karl Rove and Alberto Gonzales, Press Secretary Tony Snow will step down on September 14th. He will be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino.

Halloween

New at the movies is Rob Zombie's reimagining of John Carpenter's slasher Halloween. So far, critics at Rotten Tomatoes are not loving this remake. The movie is currently at 22% with 4 fresh and 15 rotten. Critics tend to not like slasher flicks to begin with so who knows. The trailer most definitely looks interesting.

David Beckham Rests Up

New LA Galaxy star David Beckham will sit out for the next six weeks after damaging a ligament in his knee. He was paid mucho mucho dinero to join the team and he hasn't played too long at all. Is he worth the money?

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The new promo for the 4th season of Desperate Housewives. Last season was fire...hope this season doesn't disappoint.

Iowa Allows Gay Marriage

An Iowa district court ruled yesterday that gay and lesbian couples can legally marry based on Iowa's constitution's guarantee on equal treatment. Very good news indeed. Go here for more on the story.

Ashlee Heads to Ghana

No new posts from Green Room correspondent Ashlee Tran for a while. She flies out to Ghana today to stay until December. We wish her the best.

Princess Diana

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death. She's still talked about as much, if not more, as she was when she was alive.

Britney Raking In The Big Bucks

According to Kevin Federline's attorney, Britney Spears earns a reported $737,868 per month. At this rate, she earns $8,854,416 per year. Just to compare...President George W. Bush's presidential salary is around $400,000 per year (of course he earns a lot more than that otherwise and he is extremely wealthy to begin with) The court documents also reveal that Kevin Federline receives $20,000 per month of spousal support from Britney. This spousal support will end on November 15th.

Train Crash In Brazil

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At least eight people have died and sixty people have been injured in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (where I'm from) during a train collision. The fast-moving train, carrying around 850 people, slammed into an empty train. Some passengers are currently trapped in the wreckage. For more, click here.

Snoop Tapped To Host MTV Europe

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Snoop Dogg will host the MTV European Music Awards according to Variety. The awards will take place in Munich, Germany and broadcast on November 1st, 2007.

Britney Wants You To Gimme More

Britney Spears's comeback single has been leaked to the internet. You can listen to "Gimme More" at Perez Hilton and download it via other sites. In addition to "Gimme More," a song titled "Cold as Fire" also leaked. However, it is unclear at this time whether "Cold as Fire" will appear on the album or if this is even a finished version of the song. As for "Gimme More," I think it's pretty good. Definitely catchy and different. As she starts the song off..."It's Britney bitch!" Britney Spears is back....but can she not have another meltdown? I think she'll probably mess this up.

Pollspot: The First Primary State

More good news for my candidate Senator Hillary Clinton. While other surveys dealing with New Hampshire found Hillary Clinton edging out Barack Obama, the American Research Group's July survey had Obama and Clinton in a tie. However, "The radically different numbers released today by ARG for August -- Clinton at 37 percent, Obama 17 percent, Edwards 14 percent, Richardson 7 percent -- gave her an even bigger lead than other national surveys." This is great news for Hillary Clinton as she enters the vital Fall portion of the campaing.

Meanwhile, "in the Republican race, ARG gives Romney 27 percent of the likely primary vote, Rudy Giuliani 23 percent and John McCain 12 percent. Fred Thompson slipped to 8 percent, falling behind the biggest gainer, Mike Huckabee, at 9 percent, up from just 1 percent in July." Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani aren't too far apart.

Source: American Research Group - New Hampshire Union Leader

Unions Back Clinton, Edwards, and Huckabee

The OC Register has good news for presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Mike Huckabee. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced today that they are endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee. The union has over 700,000 members and they estimate that about a third of their members vote Republican. They issued a dual bipartisan endorsement so all their members would participate. This is Hillary's second major union endorsement this week. She secured the 125,000 member United Transportation Union's endorsement earlier this week. Go Hill!

Meanwhile, Democrat John Edwards is being backed by the 530,000 member United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. One third of their members are registered Republicans.

Good news for the three candidates.

Lachey to Host Dance Wars

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Former pop star and Dancing With The Stars season 2 winner Drew Lachey will host Dance Wars: Bruno vs. Carrie Anne according to Variety. This ABC mid-season show is a spin-off to the hit show and will feature Dancing With The Stars judges Carrie Anne Inaba and Bruno Tonioli forming rival dance troupes who compete against one another. The show is slated to premiere after this season of Dancing With The Stars wraps.

Fred Thompson Announcement is Coming

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In not-so-secret news, NBC is reporting that Fred Thompson will announce his candidacy for president on September 6th. Thoughts?