• Broad protection: A 26-year-old New Jersey woman is suing Ashley Dupré, claiming the former Spitzer ho used her ID to appear in that infamous Girls Gone Wild video when she was only 17. The woman says she doesn't know Dupré and doesn't know how she got hold of her driver's license. God works in mysterious ways like that.

• Pass, fail: In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls President Bush "a total failure."

• Birthday boy: Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday today with a message imploring—you guessed it!—the rich to help the poor. Does it ever stop with this guy?!

CLICK HERE, IT'S EASY: Ryan Adams, author; Starbucks makes the list; and Barbie triumphs over hipper, sluttier dolls!

• Indie cred: Musician Ryan Adams has gotten a book deal with an indie Brooklyn publishing house to write a book of prose ... okay, the staff at The Believer probably all need to put on some fresh underwear at this point.

• Doll parts: A federal jury has ruled for Barbie-maker Mattel in their case against Bratz dolls.

• Slice of heaven: Starbucks has published a list of the 600 locations it plans to close. California leads the nation in impending chain coffee shop closures, with 88 outlets slated to close in that state alone.

• Not a shot: A large human trial for a government-developed HIV vaccine, thought to be promising, has been canceled.