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Who’s hungry?

• Obama goes for a “knockout blow.” Clinton lays the groundwork for fighting on after Tuesday. The polls remain inconclusive.
• Gov. Charlie says he’d “support” a democratic primary re-vote, and by “support” he means “pick up the tab for.”
• Dynasties among us: NY Times sports mag Play gets all Greek-tragic about the Steinbrenners of Tampa and visits the would-be Venus and Serena Williams of golf in Bradenton.
• Going to war: Venezuela and Columbia.
• Hillsborough County Fire Chief Bill Nesmith gets hot under the collar, ends up booked for aggravated assault after threatening to kill his wife then himself.
• Mick Jagger = assassination worthy.
• Damn it, Rover! Drop that chew toy.
• Gasparilla Film Fest gets something new: audiences.

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“Without telecom immunity, how will the government know what you are telling your grandma over the videophone?”

• Bush tempers his absurd demands for telecom immunity and more war money with a request for increased AIDS funding. One out of three ain’t bad.
• McCain says “Obama doesn’t know Al-Qaeda is in Iraq!” Obama responds: “Of course I do, John, you helped put them there.”
• Is McCain a “natural-born” citizen? It’s not as open and shut as you think.
• Bloomberg bows out before he was even in.
• It’s always an event when Keith Richards talks to the press.
• Apple prepares the iPhone development roadmap.
• Time to upgrade those contact lenses?
• Best Onion headline of 2008 (so far): Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results of 2008 Election Early.

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Tonight on MSNBC: Clinton. Obama. The rumble in the rust belt.

• Somali Costume-gate: Clinton pleads ignorance, Obama calls her out, what do the robes signify, and how is this affecting the polls?
• McCain suddenly realizes the Iraq war ain’t that popular and starts backtracking fast.
• Welcome back: Inflation.
• If you’re reading this instead of the printed word, consider yourself part of the solution.
• The New York Philharmonic rocks Pyongyang.
• I’m a little depressed at the new study saying anti-depressants don’t work in people who aren’t severely depressed. What can I take to fix the situation?
• Can you be too hot to fly? Two Oldsmar hotties say yes (with picture).
• Scientists report the end is near! (”Near” = 7.6 billion years.)

(Photo Credit: Mike Licht, notionsCapital.com)

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“Can we not talk about this in front of the wife?”

• NY Times reports Senator McCain had an affair with a lobbyist in the late ’90s and maybe did her political favors.
• McCain responds: “At no time have I ever done anything that would betray the public trust or make a decision which in any way would not be in the public interest and would favor any one or any organization.”
• Both McCain and the hottie lobbyist deny the affair and the campaign is pissed.
• The Washington Post’s version of events seems to back up the NY Times account.

In other news:

• Toiletries? Check. Directions to Tampa International? Check. A box-cutter stashed in a hollowed-out book? Check.
• The Teamsters endorse Obama.
• Dems debate tonight in Texas.
• Is Hillary’s campaign going broke?
• Launch that sucker, yeah! The Pentagon blows away a damaged satellite.
• Amy Winehouse knocks back a big Grammy bump.
• A whole lotta shakin’ going on in northern Nevada.
• Coming soon to a theater near you: Monopoly. Yes, the board game.

(Photo credit: Photo-Mojo)

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Frontrunner.

• 10-0 since 2/5.
• Wisconsin exit polls foretell a rough ride for Hillary.
• Obama leads Clinton by 14 points nationally.
• On to Texas and Ohio.
• Jon Stewart battens down the Oscar hatches.
• Prepare to fire!
• Lunar eclipse tonight. Try to keep the howling to a minimum.
• Sharper Image files for bankruptcy. Now where will I get a deluxe foot massager-MP3 Player-food processor-that’s also a suitcase? (It makes a great gift!)

(Photo Credit: SEIU International)

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“And if you get in my way, I will destroy you!“

• Wisconsin, Hawaii vote today. Do I smell a Clinton comeback?
• Clinton plans to go after Obama’s pledged delegates. But they can’t go against the will of the voters, right? Wrong.
• On Jan. 29, the U.S. military struck al-Qaeda inside Pakistan without the Musharraf government’s permission. Didn’t Bush just rip Obama for saying he’d do exactly this?
• Shhhhh! U.S. banks “quietly” borrowing billions from the Federal Reserve.
• Do I detect a pattern? Another Hillsborough County sheriff has been caught on tape abusing a prisoner at Tampa’s Orient Road jail.
• Worried about Internet predators fondling little Billy? You can calm down.
• Lindsay Lohan bares all for a Marilyn-insipred photo shoot. Drug-related suicide is now on deck.
• Get well soon: Dick Fletcher.

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Watch out for falling debris.*

• The Florida connection to the Northern Illinois University shooting? The gunman’s dad lives in Lakeland.
• M&M Twins: Mitt endorses McCain.
• The Supers are starting to shift to Barack, as are the giant labor unions. Plus, he’s got the lead in a new poll out of Texas.
• More prognostications of Hillary’s demise, this time from Peggy Noonan in the WSJ.
• Will Obama’s Chicago ties derail his electoral chances?
• Today’s friend of torture: Joe Leiberman.
• Hot Rumor: Al Pacino’s on board for a cameo as the head baddie in the next Bond flick. Hoo-Ah!
• Alicia Keys = Prince?

*Satellite depicted is not the one being blown out of the sky by the Pentagon. Photo credit: PRNewsFoto/Space Systems/Loral.

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Hey, 941 blog peeps, will you be our valentine?

• America loves Obama!
• But Ohio still loves Hillary!
• Huckabee loves the Cayman Islands!
• Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson love the economy in ‘08!
• Space station astronauts love their firearms!
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia loves torture!
• Jane Fonda loves the C-word!
• Developers, Apple fanboys and me love the upcoming iPhone/iPod Touch developer’s kit!

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“You stay away from me!”

• Tampa is mentioned on the Today show! Too bad the subject was a Hillsborough County Sheriff caught on tape dumping a disabled man out of his wheelchair and onto the floor.
• Obama and McCain pile up the wins.
• A reporter asks Hillary why she hasn’t released her tax returns and she responds: “Sen. Obama has some questions to answer about his dealings with one of his largest contributors Exelon, a big nuclear power company; apparently he cut some deals behind closed doors to protect them from full disclosure of the nuclear industry.” Does this answer mean that a) Hillary believes that if she released her tax returns any questionable dealings Obama has had will pale in comparison; b) It’s nothing but negative attacks from from here on out; c) the reporter took the quote out of context, or d) this is the sound of the Clinton campaign imploding?
• Poetic justice? Secretary of Defense Robert Gates slips, falls, breaks his shoulder and is taken to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
• Roger Clemens goes before congress, probably lying his injected ass off in the process.
• Spielberg quits his gig as artistic adviser to the 2008 Beijing Olympics after complaints about China by human rights groups.
• From blow-hard to blowback: Rush Limbaugh battles the right.
• The Force is strong with these animators.

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The latest scourge on college campuses: Google addiction.

• Glad that 2007 is behind us: GM.
• The Senate completely ignores the rights of American citizens and passes telecom immunity.
• The Oracle of Omaha to the rescue.
• Two CBS reporters are missing and believed kidnapped in Iraq.
• Now that the writers strike is over, what about the viewers?
• Even Jesus pisses off his parents every now and again.
• Is America addicted to porn? If you’re reading this page after spankin’ it to PornTube.com, you already know.
• Stop the presses! “Healthy Lifestyle is Secret to Longer Life.” So, no more mainlining lard while on a crack binge?

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