Arizona Republican Rep. Jeff Flake -- who has long led efforts to lift the embargo against Cuba -- recently spent a week on a deserted island in the Pacific, practicing his survival skills. Full Article at Miami Herald

It’s here it’s here it’s here! We have not slept since Meghan McCain first promised the promised Daily Beast column in which she would refuse to apologize for her boobs’ preference for pop art. Full Article at Wonkette

Congressman Jeff Flake, who used the word “pansy” to describe his motivation for vacationing alone in the Marshall Islands, has apologized for his choice of language. Full Article at The Advocate

Republican Arizona congressperson Jeff Flake spent the week on a desert island, literally, and someone asked him how this made him feel. Well, truth is, Jeff Flake hasn’t felt like a man since leavin’ the ranch. Full Article at Wonkette

The idea of a politician announcing that he took off to spend a week alone in the wilderness has acquired something of a bad reputation these days -- but, in this case, it's true. Full Article at Politics Daily

WASHINGTON (CNN) – So why did Rep. Jeff Flake really spend a week alone on a deserted island? Because, he told CNN Wednesday, he "felt like a pansy." Full Article at CNN

Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas: Your email has been sent. Courtesy of Representative Jeff Flake How a 46-year-old Mormon congressman from Arizona became the hottest thing on Capitol Hill. Full Article at The Daily Beast

If there were any objectivity in political journalism, there would be far more (or at least equivalent) coverage of shirtless Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) as there is of the less impressively shirtless President Barack Obama. Full Article at The Weekly Standard

A Democratic congressional candidate in Florida returned a campaign check from Defense Appropriations Chairman John P. Murtha’s PAC, offering further evidence that Democrats in competitive races may want to limit their association with Murtha, who has... Full Article at The Politico

First, a shout-out to Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who chronicled his extraordinary district work period adventure in the Washington Post on Monday. Full Article at Roll Call

Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.), the self-described “ fire breathing liberal ” congressman, is going to announce his resignation from Congress tomorrow morning, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Full Article at Beltway Blips

WASHINGTON (CNN) — This past summer, Rep. Jeff Flake went into the wild. Full Article at CNN

Towns makes sense because he represents New York, but why Chaffetz? Kerry and Nahed first met in 2005, during an early-morning shift at Massachusetts General Hospital, and dated for nearly three years before getting engaged in 2008. Full Article at The Hill