The sassy Nanny was all over Capitol Hill last week, promoting her various pet causes surrounding cancer research. Say what you will about Drescher’s apparently fading star (less work has come to her in recent years, she tells Big Head DC), but she’s truly been one of the few celebs in recent memory to actually get substantial dollars appropriated from Congress to focus on her issues.

“I’m working my ass and breasts off,” she told us. “So I hope people are watching, of course.”

Yes, Leo DiCaprio may get more attention for going green, while Fran’s actually getting some real work done. “Cancer, schmancer,” as she would say.

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We’re all for working hard, but Tony Snow doesn’t look ready to take on the stressful tasks involved with White House press secretary-ing – for this White House, especially. Dana Perino, however, looks mah-velous! C’mon, let the lady take over for a while, Tony.

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Update, 12:50 p.m.: Ben Smith, author of the item offers an apology to readers. 

“We have no intention of cowering in the corner,” John Edwards just said during the sad, sad announcement that Elizabeth Edwards’ cancer has returned and cannot be cured.

Politico had posted this wrong headline this morning: “Edwards to Suspend Campaign” with the following wrong, wrong, wrong details:

John Edwards is suspending his campaign for President, and may drop out completely, because his wife has suffered a recurrence of the cancer that sickened her in 2004, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, an Edwards friend told The Politico.

“At a minimum he’s going to suspend” the campaign, the source said. “Nobody knows precisely how serious her recurrence is. It’ll be another couple of days before there’s complete clarity.”

“For him right now he has one priority which is her health and the security of the two young children,” said the friend.

As for the campaign, “You don’t shut this machine off completely, but everything will go on hold.”

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President Bush’s moles are benign. Happy President’s Day!

Senatorial Saturday failed to live up to expectations. (Thank God we didn’t do Big Head Briefs!)

The GOP still hates Hillary, but not as much as they used to hate Hillary; Hillary hates people who want her to say she’s sorry.

John McCain wants to outlaw abortion.

Once again, Barack Obama may not be black enough.

New Jersey gays are acting gayer than usual today.

Paper trails: important; sink bombs: bad.

No matter how sexy those World War II pics made it look, war is really nasty, gross and disfiguring.

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