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I'm currently sitting in the Tampa airport, with another 2 hours until my flight comes in to take me back to Austin. Luckily the Tampa airport is pretty cool and has free wireless internet. I was busy all weekend catching up with friends and having a blast, so I've only now been able to catch up on news and email.
The biggest of which is that Obama won the Iowa caucuses and now looks poised to win New Hampshire tomorrow! One of the "clearest" ways to see the national-turnaround has been with Slates Why Vote when you can Bet? series, which looks at political betting to see who will win the nomination. There more it costs to place a bet on a candidate, the more likely the house feels that candidate will win. Clinton was at ~$66 the entire contest so far (spend $66 to get $100 back if she wins the nomination) until January 3rd, when Obama is now the ~$63 bet and Clinton is at ~$36.
Newsweek also has a really interesting article about Obama's 26 year old speech writer and the process they go through to write his speeches.
They just announced on the intercom that they overbooked a flight and need someone to give up their seat. I really wish that would happen on a flight I'm on, so I could claim the free airfare. I have no problems sitting another hour or two, not when it means I can fly anywhere around the country for free! I've got a long long list of places I want to visit this year, so a free flight would definitely help.
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