Democrats once again blocked John Bolton's nomination to the United Nations, with Republicans unable to garner enough votes to break the filibuster. That prompted Liz Sidoti of the Ass. Press to editorialize (in the middle of a "news" story):

The setback left Bush facing stark choices - most of which could leave him appearing weak at a time he is facing sagging poll numbers and fighting lame-duck status six months into his final term.

Both the Washington Post and CNN actually managed to cover the story without using the F-word. They called it a "delay" and a failure to "end debate". (WaPo had run the AP version, but later switched it for their own story.)