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House Democrats on Thursday released an expansive economic recovery plan that calls for $550 billion in spending and aid to states and $275 billion in tax cuts. Now, of course, House members have to dig into the plan and see if their buddies are getting their unfair share.

Attorney General-designate Eric Holder said Thursday that the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay may take longer to close than hoped. With only a 59-vote Democrat margin in the U.S. Senate, a Republican filibuster will kill the idea of releasing the 250 inmates into red states.

Senator Joe Biden bid farewell on Thursday to his senate colleagues. He apparently forgot, as Vice-President, next week he'll be running the Senate. Or maybe he doesn't expect Cheney to leave.
-- He has had access to the security briefings lately.

Bitter cold weather was sweeping across the nation Thursday, putting the Midwest in a deep freeze. In Fargo, North Dakota it felt like 48 below because it was 48 below.
-- Lower than 20 below, you can't feel anything anyway.
-- Assuming you still have fingers.

CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano said unprotected fingers in Fargo could suffer frostbite in 60 seconds. So in Fargo, everybody remembers to wear their goose gloves and their microwave longjohns..