House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door Thursday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on the symbolic measure could raise "contrary views" about the pop star's life. The resolution was drafted by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who vows to bring the debate to the House floor.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee may have trouble keeping the promise she made at Michael Jackson's public memorial for a House resolution that "forever" honors the late pop star. The Texas Democrat took the stage Tuesday at the Staples Center and hoisted a framed copy of the resolution, embossed with a gold seal. The measure will be debated on the House floor, she said.

Kalpen Modi has begun work as the new liaison between the White House and Asian communities. Why is this news? Because Kalpen Modi is the real name of former 'House' actor Kal Penn, who left the hit show earlier this year to work for Barack Obama. "Kal Penn is just a stage name," the 32-year-old actor said in explaining the name choice. "It's what my friends and family call me anyway."

Just weeks before the controversial Iranian election, 'The Daily Show' sent correspondent Jason Jones to the country for an investigative look into the lives on Iran citizens. Watch the video after the jump!

This whole time as the Dave Letterman vs. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin controversy continued to flame up and grow, did you ever catch yourself thinking: I wonder what Levi Johnston thinks about all of this! Well, consider today your lucky day. Yes, the father of Bristol Palin's baby is coming out, talking exclusively with The Daily Beast. What He Said After the Jump!

After a week of uproar and even a grassroots Web campaign to get David Letterman fired, the 'Late Show' issued a long and concise apology to Sarah Palin and her family for what he called a joke that was "beyond flawed." "As they say about jokes, if you have to explain the joke, it's not a very good joke. My responsibility, I take full blame for that," Letterman said.

At the urging of some Spanish-speaking muppets, 'High School Musical' star Ashley Tisdale treated a Barack Obama look-alike to a sassy lap dance during a recent TV appearance in Spain. The song? 'Just Dance' by Lady Gaga. Watch, or don't:

'Late Show' host David admitted on Thursday's show that his sex-driven joke about one of Sarah Palin's daughters was in "poor taste" and invited the rising GOP star on the show to make amends. Palin, in turn, appeared on the 'Today' show on Friday and slammed his humor as "degrading," leaving her spokeswoman to turn down Dave's offer by saying "it would be wise to keep (Palin's 14-year-old daughter) Willow away from David Letterman."

Kal Penn has yet to begin work at the White House nearly two months after his 'House' character was killed off, and in a bizarre twist, administration officials are hinting the delay is due to the "shocking" storyline of his exit. "The suicide of his character on 'House' was quite shocking," Shin Inouye, White House director of Specialty Media, told The Wrap, "so everyone thought there should be a bit of timely delay before he takes up work for the administration."