Brian Gongol
Graphic of the day: Communication
Sen. Hagel "may be the one person able to hold [GOP's] fragile coalition together"
Chicago re-elects "His Inevitability," Richard Daley, with 71% landslide
Which raises the interesting question: What's the point of casting a protest vote against a guy like that? Chicago's a treasure trove of eye-raising stories today, including a man who's suing the tattooist who emblazoned "Chi-Tonw" on his chest without consulting a dictionary first, and a woman who's concerned about other women breastfeeding her baby.
"This person who, despite her shallow frivolity, represents an epochal development in our culture"
The AP is trying to stay Paris Hilton-free for as long as possible
Links to Iowa county political parties
To note: The Democrats have almost twice as many county party websites as the Republicans. Also to note: The Green Party has lost its official status in Iowa. And, remember the Reform Party? They had three candidates in the entire country in the last election cycle.
At least six Iowa communities bypassed wastewater when power went out
