the buzz log

A political wife speaks out for herself, a conservative radio host gets stiffed by the Brits, and a little boy finds dogs are indeed his best friends. From the stories that stirred a nation (and beyond), here are some of the latest in the Buzz Week in Review.

Pen Is Mightier Than Falling on the Sword
Long-suffering wife Elizabeth Edwards willingly stepped into the spotlight's glare, also known as the Oprah show, the day before her memoir, "Resilience," hit shelves. Husband John, who had twice sought top White House spots, was on hand to again admit his adultery with Rielle Hunter. The former presidential hopeful is under grand jury scrutiny to see if campaign funds were involved in the sordid matter, but the week's focus and Web searches were on his better half.

Elizabeth, who pulled in six times more online lookups than John, talked about her cancer, trying to trust again, and how she doesn't care about the results of any paternity test of Hunter's baby. (John Edwards has denied he fathered Hunter's child.) The feedback hasn't been all sympathetic—a former speechwriter sees the real loser as America's poor, on whose behalf the Edwards spoke until scandal drowned them out.

A Savage Rejection
Not that Michael Savage had made impetuous plans to see Big Ben, but the syndicated radio jock was shocked at making the list of 22 people banned from Britain. Michael Alan Weiner (his real name) was included with preachers, gang leaders, and others that British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith deemed hate-mongering extremists.

The radio host has gone on a media blitz demanding an apology, threatening an all-American lawsuit, and asking listeners to boycott the old mother country and her goods (except for British attorneys). English media also covered the uproar, with extensive profiles and Savage quotations, and the Financial Times stiffly called the whole thing "a further embarrassment" for the home secretary, "already under fire over expenses claims." If Smith goes, Savage listeners will surely hear it first.

Little Lost Boy, Found
Three-year-old Joshua Childers wandered out of his Missouri mobile home unbeknownest to his parents and into the forest, to go to grandma's house five miles away. His disappearance prompted a heart-sickening search involving search crews, volunteers, sonar equipment, and everything from horses to donkeys. But, it was two rescue dogs—not even part of the search—who sniffed out the boy in a ravine a half-mile away. Despite two days and nights, Childer's main signs of wear have been dehydration, scratches, ticks, and the loss of his diaper and a single shoe. The planned reward for dogs Bear and Little Bill from Childer's grateful grandmother: some big bones.

Also buzzing this week...

• The White House Military Office director resigned Friday over his role in the Air Force One flyover fiasco...
• One theory why LA Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez used a female fertility drug...
• Cell phone-only households surpass landline-lubbers for the first time.