A Roundup of Morning Roundups

It’s just another manic depressive Monday. Baseball fans are happy, football fans are sad, and Columbia Heights residents are in mourning…over a cat. (DCist)

Ahmadinejad needs nothing—-no bombs, no war; Hillary needs attention; and Blackwater USA staff need a good lawyer. (The Ag)

Is Dan Rather crazy? Who cares? America’s darling is Tim Russert! Plus, looks triumph again. Commercials in high def make people buy more stuff. (Fishbowl DC)

Soldiers dangling deadly carrots in Iraq. And all kinds of trouble with contracts and contractors. (Today’s Papers)