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Because of technical difficulties and an unusually busy work day, today's edition of the roundup almost became Your Tuesday Random-Ass Roundup. Sorry I’m late again.

This week, we bring you news about soon-to-be Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor, Skip Gates, health-care reform, the rape culture of South Africa, more evidence that poverty sucks, some positive legislative moves on the Hill and tributes to the late, great boxing champ Vernon Forrest. And much more.

Check it out.

Also, courtesy of friend and regular reader ljh (actually, I jacked this from his gmail status line), here's a peek at one of the world's least intelligible people:

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

I think she uses the same speechwriter as Sarah Palin.