Dick Lugar led a storied political life, one that traveled light years from the first political cartoon about him.  That cartoon wondered if an Eagle Scout could survive in the dog-eat-dog world of politics.

But he did.  In his

The one-time vice presidential hopeful was arrested in June on conspiracy and campaign law violation charges, to which he pleaded not guilty.

So when Osama Bin Laden rose from the dead and began tweeting via numerous accounts on Sunday night, it was only a little strange.

Mostly, though, it was funny.

Acording to reporter Tazeen Ahmed, when neighborhood kids would mistakenly kick soccer balls over the walls of bin Laden's compound, they would not be returned. Instead, someone would appear at the gate and offer the children money to buy a new soccer ball.

The birth certificate was posted on the White House's official website, with a statement from White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer.