LAST TICKET: Obama to address nation on debt debate; Another Blue Dog bites the dust

The Ticket

Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment:

• President Obama will address the nation tonight on the debt stalemate. (AP)

• Rick Perry leads the GOP field in Florida. (Miami Herald)

• Arkansas Rep. Mike Ross, a prominent Blue Dog Dem, won't seek re-election. (National Journal)

• Newt Gingrich closed his Tiffany's account. (The Note)

• …Which is odd since someone saw Gingrich and his wife at Tiffany's this weekend. (Politico)

• The civil trial over an apparent John Edwards sex tape is getting ugly. (WTVD)

• Michele Bachmann will address the California GOP convention. (GOP 12)

• A top Huckabee adviser is going to work for Rick Santorum. (Political Ticker)

• Donald Trump accused Tim Pawlenty of being a phony. (Politico)

• Rudy Giuliani is set to host "Mob Week" on AMC next month. (Daily Intel)