Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) got an unexpected cell phone call Friday from an old friend, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).

Coble had just left the hospital, where he spent two days undergoing tests after he fainted during an event and hit his head. Hoyer was calling to check up on him.

The phone rang just before a press conference, and Coble told Hoyer that his tests came back with flying colors. Hoyer couldn't help but give his old friend some grief, "I always knew you Republicans were hard-headed," he joked, "and now I have proof!"

Coble, 78, has been friends with Hoyer for more than 20 years, and his spokesman Ed McDonald said, "It's not about left or right, they're just two guys who respect each other."

As for the cause of the fall, having ruled out serious illnesses, doctors said Coble may simply have been standing in one place for too long, greeting supporters.

The Tar Heel cancelled his weekend plans in order to rest up, but as of Monday he was back in Washington for a busy legislative week.

White House staffers may wish they'd gotten to work early Monday morning: Latin superstar Shakira was there to discuss early childhood education efforts.

"Shakira met with the President and Vice President today at the White House to discuss their shared interest in early childhood development and education," said Trevor Neilson of the Global Philanthropy Group, who advises the singer.

The Colombian songbird endorsed Obama during the election and performed at his inauguration. Monday's visit was one of a number of stops she's making throughout DC today, touting the need for education efforts in the developing world.

The singer, who recently founded the ALAS Foundation Shakira Mebarak, will meet with World Bank President Robert Zoellick at 1 p.m. to launch the "Early Childhood Initiative: An Investment for Life."

The initiative will provide $300 million to help create Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. 

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) said Sunday she's "of course" rooting for the United States in the highly anticipated Olympic men's hockey match-up with Canada. Granholm was born in Vancouver, Canada but moved to the United States at the age of four.

"The U.S., come on!" Granholm said jokingly during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday."

"I left Canada when I was four!" she added.

Granholm's declaration comes before a very highly-anticipated matchup between the Canadian and American national hockey teams on Sunday at the Olympics, which are being held in Vancouver.

What's more, Granholm's state shares a number of waterways with Canada, making Michigan a key point of entry for goods traveling between the two countries.

"I'm American," she emphasized. "I've got dual citizenship."

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) thinks he's a good role model for kids because he lost a lot of weight -- not because he's a governor.

At a press conference Friday in Philadelphia, Rendell revealed that he's lost 60 lbs. in eight months, down from a personal high of 265 lbs. And for the first time in his public career, he said, "I am a good example to children."

The comments were part of a joint event with First Lady Michelle Obama, who was in town to promote her "Let's Move!" childhood obesity prevention program.

Rendell praised the first lady as the "best messenger" for physical fitness.

The Quaker State governor isn't the only state executive to have shed pounds in public: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) lost 110 lbs. in 2003 and published a self-help book based on his experience, titled "Stop Digging your Grave with a Knife and Fork."

Former President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney will reunite next week at a breakfast on Friday morning. The reunion marks the first time the two will be together in person since they left office in January 2009.

Bush will be in town for the Marine Corps University Foundation gala dinner on Thursday evening. Bush and Cheney saw the time in D.C. together as a great opportunity to visit with men and women who worked for them during their eight-year administration.

The breakfast is sponsored by the newly-formed Bush-Cheney Alumni Association, the official group of political appointees who worked in President Bush's administration. The group's website, www.43alumni.com, is currently under construction.

Starting Monday morning, the fun's over when it comes to parking on Capitol Hill

Many staffers applauded the relaxation of parking restricitions during the past few weeks of "Snowmaggedon."

But, according to a notification sent on Friday afternoon, all street parking restrictions and reserved parking lots on Capitol Hill will revert back to their pre-blizzard rules starting Monday morning. The areas affected include House and Senate parking lots, surrounding streets, and the garage at the Thurgood Marshall Judiciary Office Building.

The notice warned that there may be more cars than there are spots, even in reserved parking lots, as the Capitol returns to work en masse for the first time in nearly a month.

The Senate Parking Office recommends that congressional staffers hop on Metro or carpool. Those who have reserved parking passes should try to get in before 10 a.m. After reserved parking lots fill up, authorized cars will be sent to lots 16, 18, or 19.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) has been diagnosed with B-Cell Lymphoma in his stomach, and will undergo between six and eight rounds of chemotherapy to treat the tumor, according to a statement from his office.

Lautenberg collapsed earlier this week, and was said to have a bleeding ulcer. But after several days of testing, his condition, also known as Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, is clearly much more serious.

One of the doctors treating Lautenberg, Dr. James F. Holland, said in the statement he anticipated the senator would be returning to work between chemo treatments, which he said would be administered about every three weeks.

Numerous members of Congress have been treated for cancer while in office, most notably Lautenberg's fellow Democrat, Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.), who battled Hodgkins Lymphoma in both 2005 and 2008. The lawmaker wrote a book about his experiences titled "Never Give In: Battling Cancer in the Senate"

Survival rates for non-Hodgkins Lymphoma vary widely, based on a number of risk factors. Lautenberg turned 86 years old last month.