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Our work here is done

January 30, 2009 - Reader(s?), our work here is done. Barack Obama is president and comedy has become less necessary. Sunday, February 1st is our last day on the internet- in this incarnation. On Monday, the starving orphan 23/6 will be adopted by the Huffington Post, where it will be fed nourishing...

Chat with an overzealous grassroots Obama organizer...LIVE!

January 26, 2009 - It's conceivable that without the Internet and the ability of the Obama campaign to harness Web users, Barack Obama might not have even been the Democratic nominee, much less president. Obama's "netroots" organization represented a sea change in the way modern campaigns are run. Now, with Obama in...

FAQ: human stem cells

January 23, 2009 - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever human trials of embryonic stem cell research. Scientists at the Geron Corporation will be injecting special nerve cells, developed from human stem cells, into patients who have suffered severe spinal cord injuries. The subjects will be obs...

Barack Obama already (further) tarnishing Bush legacy

January 22, 2009 - Why, Barack Obama, aren't you just the sassiest! On his very first day in office the new president is already breaking some of his predecessor's long-standing rules. President Obama was spotted behind his Oval Office desk without wearing a jacket, a definite no-no in the Bush...

Advice from a failure

January 21, 2009 - In the grand tradition of...uh, tradition, outgoing president George W. Bush left something for Barack Obama on the Oval Office desk. And no, it wasn't a steaming pile of excrement. It was note wishing the new president well and offering some advice on life in the White House...

The 23/6 "Pretend You Were At The Inauguration-o-Tron"

January 20, 2009 - Hey, were you at President Barack Obama's inauguration? Really, you were? No, you weren't, you rotten liar. But don't worry. We'll totally vouch for you, because we're lying to all our friends too. We weren't there, either...nope, we were cheering the ceremonies while...

Okay, Obama, we get it...you love everyone

January 15, 2009 - Not only is Barack Obama about to become the next president of the United States, but he's also a better father than you. Parade magazine has posted an open letter Obama wrote t...

Great moments in presidential athletics

January 14, 2009 - Barack Obama loves his basketball, so much so that he's already taken heat for daring to suggest that the White House replace the Nixon-era bowling alley with a new basketball court. As it stands, the only place to shoot hoops at the White House is a small, poorly...

Hillary Clinton answers your questions...LIVE!

January 13, 2009 - Secretary of State-to-be Hillary Clinton is testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today during what is expected to be a fairly uncontentious and low-drama confirmation hearing. With strong support from both Democrats and Republicans, Clinton could be confirmed as the new top diplo...

File your digital health records with 23/6...PRIVACY GUARANTEED!

January 12, 2009 - President-elect Barack Obama has proposed a sweeping reform of the nation's healthcare system, suggesting that all medical records be computerized and standardized within five years. The hopeful end result is in increase in the quality of care, a decrease in costs, and the creation of thousands of n...

Chat live with President Bush...for the last time ever!

January 12, 2009 - Lovers of President Bush and the folks who love to hate him all got their last taste of the man this morning as he gave his final press conference in the White House briefing room. While taking questions from reporters, Bush defending his actions in Iraq and expressed "disappointment" that...

America's gone to hell, handbasket makers now out of work

January 9, 2009 - Well, it's over. You've gotten just about all the sympathy sex you're going to get out of having been laid off. Nobody's going to shed any more tears for you, because unemployment is now at 7.2 percent, a 16-year high, with more than a...

On January 20, everything will be illegal

January 8, 2009 - Planning to go to Washington for the inauguration parade? Might as well just handcuff yourself and put yourself in jail, because security measures for the event are going to be the tightest ever for an inauguration. Among the prohibited items on the parade route: chairs, coolers, backpacks, umbrella...

Guy who's probably seen Wolf Blitzer's sack to be next Surgeon General

January 7, 2009 - Barack Obama has reportedly approached highly-qualified-but-best-known-as-a-TV-doctor Sanjay Gupta about becoming the country's next surgeon general. No final decision has been made, but insiders say the popular Dr. Gupta would be effective in a job that requires strong communication skills. Past su...

Wanted: U.S. senator from NY, freaks need not apply

January 7, 2009 - Want to be considered a candidate for the next U.S. senator from New York? Yeah, we bet you do. Tough, because there's no way you're going to pass the rigorous application standards set by the office of Gov. David Paterson. At least six contenders for the seat...