By Karen Cotton Washington, D.C.-based comedy troupe, the Capitol Steps, uses Broadway tunes to mock presidential candidates.

By Jim Farber Political satire is as ancient as Aristophanes' anti- Peloponnesian war comedy "Lysistrata," and as current as Tina Fey's send-up of Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live." And then there's the Capitol Steps - that trigger-happy wild bunch of equal-opportunity lampooners that will be holding forth tonight and Saturday at the Armstrong Theatre in Torrance.

Staff Report RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A couple of energetic acts will liven up the stage this weekend at the Lewis Family Playhouse. On Saturday the Grammy-nominated swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will take the stage at 8 p.m.

By MALCOLM VENABLE By Malcolm Venable The Virginian-Pilot MATT GROENING, the creator of "The Simpsons," has often said that his TV show rewards people for paying attention. You could say the same for the Capitol Steps.

By MALCOLM VENABLE By Malcolm Venable The Virginian-Pilot AIRLINE STAFF is paging Sen. Larry Craig. His flight is boarding . But Craig doesn't hear them, or doesn't care, because he's in the men's room, finishing up his business.