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Happy Friday to the cats and the frog. Three quick MoJo must reads before you glue yourself to today’s Iran coverage:

1) Sotomayor With A Starr

Conservative legal stalwart Kenneth Starr has endorsed Obama’s Supreme Court pick. David Corn broke the news, writing: “He noted that he has not written any official endorsement letter for Sotomayor but that no one had asked him to do so—suggesting he would if requested.” How will Rush, Newt, and other 4-letter-word Republicans take it? Read more.

2) John Ensign’s Interns Pack It In

Now that anti-gay marriage Sen. John Ensign has admitted his own opposite-marriage problem with The Ladies, will we get an Ensign resign? Note to Ensign interns: MoJo‘s hiring! Join our scandal-free DC bureau and investigate your ex-boss and his ilk for a living. Read more.

3) Did Lead-Laced Sludge Taint Michelle Obama’s Garden?

It’s not easy being green. After the National Park Service disclosed that the White House plot was a wee bit toxic, lead-based paint was fingered as the culprit. But what if the real plot problem is the Clinton-era “very clean poo” once used to fertilize the White House South Lawn? Read more.

Plus, keep an ear out later today for David and Kevin’s week-in-review podcast.

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