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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says her predecessors were "bewildered" that she and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta have a good friendship. Clinton was a featured speaker at an awards ceremony at the Pentagon Thursday. (NBC News)

After years of being the target of jokes by David Letterman, Chris Christie shows his sense of humor, taking a big bite of a donut while a guest on "Late Night with David Letterman," and saying he's "obviously not" on a diet. NBC's Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)

The Notre Dame linebacker has yet to speak out about the recently revealed hoax that his famous girlfriend never existed, but that isn't stopping the jokes from proliferating on the Internet and on late-night comedy shows. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. (TODAY)

While doing photo-ops to mark the opening of the new Congress, Vice President Joe Biden cracked several jokes throughout the mock swearing-in of new senators, even telling one member, "Spread your legs, you're gonna be frisked." (TODAY)

A football fan's obituary reads he couldn't take the Kansas City Chiefs' losing season any longer and died from "heartbreaking disappointment." KSHB's Alicia Myers reports. (NBC News)

At an appearance on the Jay Leno show, President Obama responds to the latest in the contretemps between him and real estate mogul Donald Trump, joking that it "dates back to when we were growing up together in Kenya." (TODAY)

President Obama lightens the mood, Saturday, while on the campaign trail in Florida. NBC's Kristen Welker reports. (msnbc)

Harvard University raised eyebrows after publishing a humorous profile in their alumni directory from Theodore John Kaczynski. In the profile, the man better known as the Unabomber joked about his murder convictions. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Recently released notes discovered by the Reagan Library offer a rare new window into the mind of one of America's most beloved Presidents. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

A pilot cracks jokes as he asks for permission to land his single-engine plane in shallow water on a New York City Beach. Msnbc's Contessa Brewer reports. (msnbc tv)