Russert, Obama, & Sinclair: Wednesday, 18 June 2008.

It looks like DC will be in a tizzy come this Wednesday as it looks like scheduling conflicts will abound.

The late, wonderful Tim Russert's funeral and memorial service will be held. Per the New York Times: A public wake for Mr. Russert will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Albans School in Washington, with a private funeral mass and burial on scheduled for Wednesday morning. A private memorial service, to be televised live [at 4:00 pm EDT] on MSNBC, will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Kennedy Center.

Michelle Obama co-hosts ABC's The View. (I wonder is this will go ahead as planned due to Mr. Russert's funeral and memorial services. Chances are that Barbara Walters and Michelle Obama will attend at least one of these events).

Finally, the Sinclair brouhaha. Curiously, the National Press Club lists the Larry Sinclair event at 3:00, although the detailed statement in the calendar entry notes that the show begins "at 2:00 PM (Sign in begins at 1:00 PM)." I hadn't noticed this time discrepancy before now.

Added event: Whitehouse.com will hold a 5:00 pm press conference at the National Press Club, during which its representatives will discuss the relationship between Whitehouse. com and Larry Sinclair. Items to be addressed include the polygraph examination and Sinclair's accusations that Whitehouse.com accepted a bribe from the Obama campaign to "fix: the exam results.