Steve Cohen, a democratic Congressman from Tennessee, has been having a rough time. This week, a paternity test revealed that the child he thought was his illegitimate daughter is actually not his illegitimate daughter. That's the same almost-daughter people had speculated Cohen was having an affair with because he…

[In Paris, no less. May 30. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]

A list of "10 most powerful tweets" of the year calls into question how powerful tweets actually are. Also, Twitter didn't stick to 140 characters in describing them! Way to show confidence in the product, Twitter!

• Obama spoke today with Shirley Sherrod, the former Argiculture Department employee who was forced to resign over a heavily-edited and misleading report about a speech she gave to in march. A statement released about the call explained:

After sorting through the entries, Stephen Fry picked the "most beautiful" tweet: "I believe we can build a better world! Of course, it'll take a whole lot of rock, water & dirt. Also, not sure where to put it." [Mirror]

Yesterday we mentioned Sarah Palin's new gig hosting a series on Fox with celebrity guest LL Cool J, but according to his Twitter account, the rapper never signed on for an interview. "Fox lifted an old interview," he claims. [Politico]