Earlier this week, the House Oversight Committee revealed that just one week receiving an $85 billion bailout, AIG executives went on a retreat to a luxury resort, spending nearly $500,000 on manicures, facials, pedicures, and massages, among other things. After being ridiculed for the vacation, AIG announced today that the parties are over. From an announcement they issued this afternoon:

Earlier today, AIG announced an important policy change - one that we wanted to be sure you knew about. A short time ago, our Chairman and CEO Ed Liddy said that he has ordered the immediate cancellation of all outside meetings, conferences, and recognition events across AIG, except those that are required by law or that are deemed absolutely critical to sustain our ongoing business needs.

Today, AIG canceled a specific party, originally scheduled for next week at the Ritz-Carlton in California’s Half Moon Bay, “after a re- evaluation of the costs under the new circumstances,” according to spokesman Joe Norton.

Compare this to Obama Supporters:

Meanwhile on Fox News:

Even after the claim has bee thoroughly debunked:

The Washington Times reports that in 1986, John McCain wrote a note on House stationery to Charles Keating, chairman of a failed savings and loan association who went to prison in the late 1980s. In the letter, McCain apologized for listing Keating as part of his Senate campaign finance committee. Keating wrote in response: “You can call me anything, write anything or do anything. I’m yours till death do us part“:

McCain has acknowledged his friendship with Keating, who helped funnel campaign contributions to McCain in the 80s. After Keating turned to McCain to try to stave off government intervention during the scandal, the Senate Ethics Committee admonished him for seemingly intervening with federal regulators on behalf of Keating.

Senator Barack Obama is ramping up his efforts to boost turnout in November among younger voters.

Officials at MTV Networks report that he has bought commercial time on three of its networks, Comedy Central, VH1 and Spike, and that his ads could begin running on those outlets as early as Thursday.

Until this year, MTV’s networks did not accept political advertising, and Mr. Obama becomes the first presidential campaign to buy time with them, an official at MTV said.

Mr. Obama’s latest purchase of advertising adds yet another layer to what has been one of the most multi-layered, presidential advertising campaigns in history, reaching all sorts of voters with specially tailored messages on their specially tailored outlets.

Mr. Obama’s campaign confirmed it has made a “youth buy” but did not share the duration of this new rotation.