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NY Times ombudsman Clark Hoyt has blasted his paper’s recent McCain/lobbyist hottie article, calling it “wrong to report the suppositions or concerns of anonymous aides about whether the boss is getting into the wrong bed.” A newspaper cannot begin a story about the all-but-certain Republican presidential nominee with the suggestion of an extramarital affair with an attractive lobbyist 31 years …

– On the market: a five-story, century-old, 18,500 square feet Upper East Side townhouse listing for $64M. You get 30 rooms including 15 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, and a grand ballroom. The home sold for a mere $7.6M in 2003. Now that there’s some flipping! If it goes for the asking price, it will eclipse the previous Manhattan townhouse price record …

Mike Huckabee was actually rather amusing on Saturday Night Live this weekend. UPDATE: Sorry, kids. NBC has yanked the clip from YouTube.

Didn’t she say three times during last week’s debate that she was “honored” to be in the race with Obama?

Freeheld: The Laurel Hester Story, which chronicles the fight of a terminally ill New Jersey woman to leave her pension benefits to her lesbian partner, won the Oscar for Best Short Documentary tonight. Filmmakers Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth accepted by saying, “It was Laurel Hester’s dying wish was that her fight against discrimination would benefit all same-sex couples across …

The Pride Foundation of Seattle today announced a $65M bequest from the estate of openly gay Microsoft mogul Ric Weiland, who committed suicide in July 2006 after a long battle with depression. The bequest in the largest gift ever to LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations. Audrey Haberman, executive director of the Pride Foundation, said, “Ric was one of Pride Foundation’s closest …

Hillary’s reaction: Speaking to reporters on board her campaign plane, Mrs. Clinton expressed surprise at the news that Mr. Nader planned to run. “I don’t know what to say,” she said, when a reporter asked for comment. “Wow, that’s really unfortunate. I remember when he did this before. It’s not good for anybody, especially our country. I didn’t know that …

From Craigslist Houston: “I am an attractive, in shape hung (9 inches) black male from Atlanta here on business. I am looking for a masculine white male to service me, then get pounded in my hotel room today or tomorrow (saturday). Send your pics, stats and background info. I want to wear my Obama mask while I pound you.”I don’t …

Ralph Nader will appear on Meet The Press tomorrow (Sunday) morning to announce whether he plans to run for president.

– The Actors Fund will give a benefit performance of Seth’s Broadway 101 at the New World Stages on April 14th. The show was written by Seth Rudetsky, who recently hosted Broadway Backwards and features Laura Benanti, Jonathan Groff, Andrea McArdle, Norm Lewis, Pamela Myers and a full orchestra. “Rudetsky shows what is brilliant about Broadway, how the whole thing …