National Budget for 2.5.08
GateHouse News Service National Budget For 2/5/08 editions
Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.
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Election 2008
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS: GateHouse News Service and the Rockford Register Star have developed a national political contributions database to track what people have contributed to presidential candidates. If you're on Zope, the database is on your web sites. Basically, you can input the name of your town or your ZIP code, and you will find names of everyone in that area, how much they've donated and to whom.
IDEAS: For a list of local story ideas with the contributions database:
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BIO BOXES
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Everything you need to know about Super Tuesday - and more.
Lifestyles (Tuesday is Health)
HEATLH PAGE: Doctors, hospitals more accepting of acupuncture.
HEALTH WATCH: Celebrate American Heart Month Weekly health rail, with items on women's heart health, why your iPod won't kill you, the approaching "silver tsunami" and the millions of condoms handed out at Brazil's Carnival.
HEALTH VIDEO: This week, treating MRSA.
WHAT'S UP DOC? When is a condition a new disease? MetroWest
DR. MURRAY FEINGOLD: Do you Wii?
Opinions
JEFF VRABEL: Cheeseburger in a can gut-clenchingly great (with disgusting
photo)
LORETTA LAROCHE: Stop obsessing about 'elixir of life'
EDIT: FEMA FLEECE: The Federal Emergency Management Agency's disastrous performance after Hurricane Katrina continues to make headlines, most recently for what we'll call 'Trailergate.' PJS / evening / Illinois Opinions
EDIT: FBI PHONE HOME: A Justice Department audit reveals that the FBI was so delinquent on some phone bills that telecom providers cut off its connections. If wiretaps are as critical to national security as George W. Bush says they are, you'd think the feds would prioritize timely payment. PJS / evening / Illinois Opinions
MAHONEY CARTOON: A Charlie Brown super Tuesday, for Obama and Clinton. Ledger, on wire now
Sports
NASCAR PREVIEW: As an accompaniment to our 2008 NASCAR PREVIEW TAB, we're providing the full content from the section in raw format -- both in words and photos http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/sports/x1925676831
MIKE NADEL: As it turns out, the Patriots really are the best ever. The best chokers ever. This and other Super Bowl ruminations are featured in excerpts from Mike Nadel's blog, The Baldest Truth. Items on the Cubs and Bulls, too.
News
McCain/Romney rallies - McCain ventures into Romney territory with downtown Boston appearance Monday morning backed by former Govs. Swift and Cellucci. Former Lt. Gov Kerry Healey blames McCain for Pats loss, gathers conservatives at Romney HQ. MetroWest, Parietti, 18 inches, 6 p.m.