George W. Bush's "people" have started scheduling promotional hoopla for his memoir, Decision Points, coming in November. Fortunately for Republicans, his first one-on-one interview — a primetime special with Matt Lauer! — will take place days after the midterm elections.

Michael Waldron was born with a congenital malformation that left him without four fingers on his right hand. Struggling to fit in—and function—his entire life, 18-year-old Waldron found new hope with a brand new bionic hand. Video inside.

Gary Coleman's wife, who pulled the plug, secretly divorced him years ago. Rob Pattinson frets about typecasting. Lindsay Lohan's cops spilled her coke on the floor. Gummi Bear returns. Thursday gossip is back from the dead.

Babyface Bieber hurls the f-word at an underling. Turns out LiLo wasn't lying about everything, just some things. The woman Matt Lauer didn't have sex with used to be a man. Thursday gossip is full of surprises.

Lindsay Lohan claims she was framed with drugs! Was Megan Fox fired for being too skinny? Matt Lauer did not sleep with this women. Saturday's Gossip Round Up is pretty from far but far from pretty.

The Dalai Lama continued his New York press tour this morning on Today. When Ann Curry introduced him to her co-anchors, confusion, awkward exchanges and even more awkward laughter (at a joke they clearly didn't understand) was abound. Video inside.

Courtney screams at her assistant and threw designer garments everywhere. Lindsay Lohan gets bounced at a party in Williamsburg. Matt Lauer isn't having an affair with Whitney Houston's stepsister. Kristin Cavallari shows her panties and catfights. TGIFriday gossip.

Kate Gosselin stated in an interview on The Today Show that she has literally no other choice than to be on unwatchable reality show after unwatchable reality show because it is literally the only way she can support her family. Literally.

Just in case you had any doubt that politicians were out of touch, or that Matt Lauer enjoys pointing out people's faults, please enjoy Exhibit A.

After the health care bill became the health care law yesterday, Joe Biden dropped an f-bomb heard 'round the world. However, this was one of Biden's least egregious gaffes as it was accidental. The others are just PR nightmares.

NBC execs have either been watching a lot of Westerns, or have calculated that ridiculously overblown patriotism will get more viewers for the winter Olympics. In either case, two media-watchers are sick of the star-spangled blather.

While discussing Matt's interview with Michelle Obama on "Roses and Thorns," Matt asks Meredith where her thorn is. We assume she thought her mic was off when she replied right before commercial break, "in my butt."

Paris' aunts join the family fameball, Conan invites Dave Letterman on his show, Heidi Montag's boobs almost get her kidnapped, Brian Williams envies Matt Lauer's abs. Thursday's gossip is one Hilton short of shooting the moon.

Meredith Vieira and Matt Lauer share more than a studio at Rockefeller Center—they're both celebrating their birthdays today, too. (She's turning 56; he's 52.) Embattled nightlife entrepreneur Amy Sacco is 42. Fox News' Sean Hannity is turning 48. LeBron James is 25. Allen Grubman, the mega entertainment lawyer and father of Lizzie, turns 67 today. Patti Smith is 63. Comedian Tracey Ullman is 50. WCBS reporter Marcia Kramer is turning 61. Movie director Bennett Miller is 43. Norman Goodman, the city's county clerk and the man responsible for sending you those jury summonses on a regular basis, is 86. Actress Eliza Dushku is turning 29. R&B singer Tyrese is 31. Former madam Heidi Fleiss is turning 44. And a golfer by the name of Tiger Woods is celebrating his 34th birthday today.

We're all entitled to give ourselves a pat on the pack once in a while. Today brought self-congratulatory to a whole new level this morning in a twelve-minute-long video of their favorite moments of the year. Cue the insanity!

War Journalism 2009: "Lauer and Roker will have the latest reporting from the war zone"

NBC News didn't pay the Salahis for their exclusive Today appearance this morning. They didn't have to: According to rival bookers trying to land the Salahis, they already have a contract with Bravo preventing them from talking to anyone else.

The Salahis went on The Today Show this morning to clear the air over what happened when they sneaked past security to attend a dinner at The White House.

The clean-cut hero and his wife revealed a smuttier side in an interview with Matt Lauer to be aired on Thursday. Wash your mouth out Sully! And give that mustache a rinse too. Who knows where it's been.

For our next installment of the Spitzer Files—our collection of e-mails between flacks and reporters during Eliot Spitzer's downfall—we bring you the tale of the Today producer who offered to help a flack find a job at NBC.