Thanks to The Washington Post

If at first you don’t succeed…IMF leader takes a new approach in bail hearings.

Blame it on the hippies? Study points to revolutionary decade as source of Catholic sex abuse scandal.

On your marks, get set, reveal! Parts of 2012 Olympic torch relay route announced.

Meet Jon Huntsman, he might be the Democrats worst nightmare in 2012.

And, Atheists make plans for the “Day of Rapture!”

Thanks Flickr!

…Well at least that’s what the employees at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are telling people.

This week CDC Public Health Matters published a blog called “Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse” to get people ready for the oncoming zombie attack.

Things you might need during an onslaught of walking decaying corpses is to have ready an emergency kit, an emergency plan…(and actual zombies)

Will people start building underground shelters anytime soon? Who knows, but CDC hopes their Zombie strategy will encourage preparedness for more common types of disasters. Spokesman Dave Daigle said

he was searching for a way to raise awareness about the need to prepare for the worst, particularly in the wake of recent tornadoes and on the eve of hurricane season

Although the zombies aren’t ready quite yet, we here at USDemocrazy hope you’ll be prepared just in case!

Thanks to MSNBC

Beyoncé! Tom Hanks! Madonna! Will Smith! Usher! Queen Latifah!

No, no, this wasn’t a celebrity phone bank for those impacted by the overflowing Mississippi River …it was the taping of Oprah’s second and third-to-last episodes!

Earlier this week, 13,000 fans filled Chicago’s United Center (home of the Chicago Bulls) for what was billed as “Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular.” The evening quickly transformed into a star-studded affair honoring the long-reigning “Queen of Daytime.”

Thanks to MTV

There were performances from Jerry Seinfeld, Josh Groban, Patti LaBelle, and Aretha Franklin along with appearances by Michael Jordan, Tom Cruise and Catie Holmes, Rosie O’Donnell, Maya Angelou and more. Even the recently-spotlighted Maria Shriver made an appearance.

‘You have given me love, support, wisdom and, most of all, the truth,’ Shriver told Winfrey, a longtime friend. ‘And I know I’m not alone in receiving those gifts from you.’”

Celebrities weren’t the only ones paying tribute to the world’s most famous talk show host.

Winfrey also received messages from some less-famous admirers. Female American soldiers gave a taped message from Iraq and three female fans from countries around the world came on stage. The show was interspersed with clips of Winfrey’s fans and flashbacks of previous episodes.

The resulting two episodes will air on Monday and Tuesday of next week before 25 seasons culminate in one final episode on Wednesday.