"I want to celebrate and share 'Born This Way' with my little monsters in a special way that's never been done before, " said Lady Gaga.

ENGADGET: Zynga crowns Lady Gaga as FarmVille's newest cash cow Alt

Now, the American people are also concerned about making sure that we have a government that lives within its means, which is why I put forward a plan that would also reduce our deficit and our debt in a more aggressive way than what the special committee has been charged with.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama��s News Conference on the American Jobs Act

It would be better to re-craft financial reforms in a more productive way with bi-partisan input, not just carve-out special deal making like Cornhusker-kickbacks.

FORBES: With Warts, Fin Reg Passes House And Heads To Senate

Dempsey also ordered U.S. Special Operations Command, along with the military services, to examine a "responsible way to assign women to currently closed" military specialties.

WSJ: Panetta to Open Combat Roles to Women

"If you have bats roosting in your building, you can't disturb them in any way without getting a special license, " says Kelly Gunnell, Built Environment Officer with the Bat Conservation Trust, a charitable organization in London, England.

CNN: Architects building dream homes for bats

House Speaker John Boehner, goaded on by Senate Republicans led by Tom Coburn, flirted with eliminating some special breaks such as the ethanol tax credit as a way to add revenue to a debt reduction package.

FORBES: The Republicans Shouldn't Attempt Any Tax Deal With President Obama

We are aiding and assisting in every way we can, and we have a team of people there with a variety of special capabilities.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

It has the remnants of a special relationship with America, it punches above its weight in military matters, and it has discovered in the third way a formula for grafting the entrepreneurial dynamism of Silicon Valley on to Europe's notions of equal opportunity and social justice.

ECONOMIST: Just let��s get stuck in