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Obama extends streak with wins in Hawaii and Wisconsin
Then there's MSNBC's Chris Matthews who tells Felix Gillette in the New York Observer, “I've been following politics since I was about 5. I've never seen anything like this. This is bigger than Kennedy. [Obama] comes along, and he seems to have the answers. This is the New Testament." And behold, Obama met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him. The Holy Season of Lent is upon us. Can Obama worshippers try to give up their Helter-Skelter cult-ish qualities for a few weeks? At least until Easter, or the Pennsylvania primary, whichever comes first… - jpt UPDATE: Let me be clear: I'm not saying there shouldn't be enthusiasm in politics. I'm merely touching on the fact that some Obama supporters' exhuberance seems to be getting a little out of hand.
Baseball Charities set to top $500,000 at Sunday's fundraiser
This Sunday at Scottsdale Stadium, not only will some of the players on the baseball cards your mother might have thrown away decades ago come to life, but a local nonprofit organization is set to mark a milestone. Scottsdale-based Baseball Charities, donor of thousands of dollars to Little League teams throughout Arizona, is set to surpass $500,000 in funding so young players can get in the game by building a baseball field or by simply buying equipment. After Sunday's 16th annual Celebrity Baseball Game, $37,000 that has been raised during the last year will be distributed among 40 Little League teams, including $5,000 for one team, $2,500 apiece for two teams and $1,000 each for five teams, according to Buddy Schultz, the organization's executive director and a Scottsdale resident.
9-day road trip Down Under, $1,675
The Real Deal: Nine nights' accommodations, six-day car rental, and a wine-tasting tour for $1,675 per person — including taxes. When: April 1-Sept. 30, 2008. The fine print: Included are a midsize automatic rental car for six days with unlimited mileage, private airport transfer on departure, five breakfasts, a wine-tasting class and a tour of Hunter Resort Wine School, hotel taxes, and rental-car taxes. Based on double occupancy; single supplement is $1,560. To enter Australia, U.S. passport holders must obtain an Electronic Travel Authority, equivalent to a visa (just without the stamp), which is valid for up to three months. It can be purchased here for Aus$20 (about US$17). Refer to this code when booking: SWSP5245. Read these guidelines before you book any Real Deal. .
January 2008
Linebacker Byron Hout on Wednesday plans to do something no North Idaho football star has done in more than a decade. Sign a letter of intent to play for the Boise State Broncos. Hout, named the Idaho Statesman's 5A All-Idaho Player of the Year as a junior in 2006 and the Gatorade Player of the Year for Idaho as a senior in 2007, terrorized offensive linemen, quarterbacks and ball carriers the past three seasons at Lake City High in Coeur d'Alene. The Colorado transplant - he moved to Idaho six years ago - chose the Broncos in part because he had become a fan of the up-and-coming program. Washington and Idaho also offered him scholarships, he said/Chad Cripe, Idaho Statesman. More here. .
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