The National Enquirer has had its submissions accepted by the prize review board, the first step in winning the top journalism award.

Wonder if McClatchy editors in Raleigh and Uptown regret accepting the Breck girl’s spin for years instead of actually covering the guy. Honestly, probably not. The soft focus Edwards received was in service of trying to get the guy into the White House — so they could follow him to DC in importance if not body itself.