After a lot of hand-wringing over inter-party squabbles and the endangered incumbent, Congressional lifers Orrin Hatch and Charles Rangel easily survived their primary challenges on Tuesday, signaling almost certain re-election in the fall.
Tickets for the vice president's $5,000-a-head fundraiser apparently could be had for less, Joy Behar is leaving HLN, and the Palace denies a new claim that Kate Middleton is pregnant.
Plus: Mick Jagger keeps his distance from his fellow celebrities
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