What Caught My Eye Today

Astronaut Stress - NASA, at a loss to explain what went wrong, said it would revamp its psychological screening process in light of Lisa Nowak's arrest. The review will look at how astronauts are screened for psychological problems. You guys really stayed ahead of the curve on this one, didn't you?

Air Travel - Republicans on Wednesday assailed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's request for access to an Air Force transport plane as an extravagance. Republicans are taking issue with the size of the plane Pelosi has requested. Pelosi had asked for access to a C-32 plane, a military version of the Boeing 757-200. "It's not a question of size, it's a question of distance," Pelosi said Wednesday. "We want an aircraft that can reach California." Now, now...we all know that size really does matter.

Iraq - Three former Iraqi diplomats and their families are seeking asylum in Australia after Iraq ordered them back to their war-torn country, government officials said Thursday. Can you blame them?

NBA - Former NBA center John Amaechi, who spent five seasons with four teams, on Wednesday became the first NBA player to publicly come out. Way to 'man up', dude (sorry, couldn't help myself). I'm not exactly sure why this sort of thing is still newsworthy, but can you imagine the stuff that will hit the fan when the first NASCAR driver comes clean? Seriously, you don't mess with a man's chassis.

Snickers - The Superbowl ad for Snickers candy bars was benched after its maker got complaints that it sent the wrong message to viewers. Yeah, I agree...the chest hair pulling was way too violent.