Former president and also former peanut farmer Jimmy Carter says that cancerous spots doctors found in his brain earlier this year are gone, suggesting he is cancer-free.

At a press conference this morning, former President Jimmy Carter elaborated on his cancer diagnosis, telling reporters that he has four small melanoma spots on his brain.

Former President Jimmy Carter announced today that a recent liver surgery revealed that he has cancer. From his statement:

Edward Snowden's disclosures may have helped the Russians conceal their moves in Crimea, unnamed U.S. officials subtly suggest without evidence. But "I think it's good for Americans to know the kinds of things that have been revealed by him," says Jimmy Carter. Get on the same page, fellas!

Former president and current very-old person Jimmy Carter has admitted to handwriting all of his correspondence because he's very old and also very scared of the NSA.

In an interview with CNN on the eve of The Carter Center's upcoming human rights forum, former president Jimmy Carter took the opportunity to weigh in about his dear old friend, celebrity racist Paula Deen.

Trying to be cooler than Bill Clinton, former President Jimmy Carter says that he thinks America has taken great strides in accepting homosexuality and that the country is ready for a gay president. Barney Frank just formed an exploratory committee.

As he does every Wednesday, Dennis Miller spoke to Bill O'Reilly on tonight's Factor. And as always, Miller talked mad shiz about people—Julian Assange and Jimmy Carter, tonight—while using as many lame puns as humanly possible. Watch inside.

The "It Gets Better" campaign—which encourages gay teens to stick to it and not consider suicide due to bullying/depression—is sweeping the nation. In this new video, a bunch of "former Presidents" give the same message to Barack Obama.

Barack Obama threw a bone to the hippies today by announcing his plan to place solar panels on the White House roof. Take that, hydrocarbons. But won't the next Republican president just rip these panels off, again?

Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized in Cleveland after experiencing health problems on a flight.

Jimmy Carter is sick of taking shit for the last 30 years, so guess what? He's just going to brag now. In an interview today he said he's the best post-president ever. Don't like that? Deal with it.

State Dept's Philip J. Crowley: "Americans should heed our travel warning and avoid North Korea. We only have a handful of former Presidents."

[Jimmy Carter lands in Boston with Aijalon Gomes, the American citizen whose prison release Carter secured from North Korea. Now, American citizens: let's stop wandering across the North Korean border, okay? We're running out of ex-presidents. Image via Getty.]

Former President Jimmy Carter has secured the release of Aijalon Gomes, an American citizen detained in North Korea.

Jimmy Carter has arrived in gay North Korea, where he hopes to secure the release of an imprisoned American. Here's a clip of him landing and greeting a little girl, who says some North Korean stuff to him. [via]

Jimmy Carter leaves today for North Korea where he will try to secure the release of American Aijalon Mahli Gomes, who was arrested for illegally entering the country in January. Maybe ignoring international borders isn't a good idea? [Foreign Policy]

Thursday was International Beer Day! Did you raise a glass of beer to former president Jimmy Carter? You should have: Carter's actions as president helped start the brewing renaissance that helps keep your local stocked with delicious craft beers.

The Secret Service is investigating an effigy hung (hanged?) from a building in Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter's hometown. The doll was found hanging on Main St. along with a sign helpfully identifying it as Obama. Small town USA! [AP] [photo]

Jimmy Carter turns 85 today. Recently arrested actor Randy Quaid is turning 59. Julie Andrews is 74. Swimsuit model Cindy Margolis is turning 44. Retired baseball player Mark McGwire is 46. Actor/comedian Christopher Titus turns 45. CBS News veteran Richard Schlesinger is 55. Former Happy Days star Tom Bosley is turning 82. And Dr. Robert Rey, the star of Dr. 90210 and the craziest plastic surgeon on cable television, celebrates his 48th birthday today.