Former President Jimmy Carter was hospitalized in Cleveland, Ohio this morning after becoming ill while flying on a Delta flight. Carter was en route to Ohio to promote his latest literary effort, The White House Diary. Reports suggest he is suffering from an "upset stomach." [CNN] more ›

Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized today at NY's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital after experiencing severe chest pain which may or may not have been a full heart attack. The AP is reporting that he then had two stents surgically placed in his coronary artery. ABC and Fox were cheekily reporting that Hillary was seen leaving the Oval Office after hearing the news but was "not in a rush." An ABC source now says that Secretary Clinton still plans to leave for the Middle East tomorrow, and that that should "speak volumes" about the former President's condition. more ›

Our old pal Zennie editorializes today on his City Brights blog about the "negro" comments made by Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid in regard to Obama's candidacy back in '08. Zennie says that Reid's comments may have been racist, but the man is not, and he goes on to make the (somewhat spurious) argument that, "Much has changed since Barack Obama became the 44th President of The United States, specifically attitudes about race and the overall willingness to talk about race and racism." He also brings up the fact that many (older) African Americans didn't believe Obama could get elected, which was racist in itself. more ›

In 1987, at the height of the AIDS epidemic, the Department of Health and Human Services added HIV to the list of communicable diseases that barred tourists and travelers from entry into the U.S. In 1993, Congress went further to list HIV-positivity as the only medical condition listed as grounds for inadmissibility for immigration into the country, and therefore no major AIDS conference has taken place here ever since. more ›

Forget the Nobel Prize. Screw having your own pencil sharpener in the Oval Office. Real power comes from your mere presence being able to alter Muni's schedule. And that's just what President Barack Obama has done. When he visits San Francisco tomorrow, Muni reroutes will go into effect. more ›

After eight long years of being ignored like a problem only-child in a first marriage gone afoul, it feels almost unnatural for the President of the United States to pay San Francisco a visit. What in heaven's name does Obama want? Did we do something bad? Where can we hide our bong? more ›