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Over 80 percent of the pro-life, pro-family slate delegates to the state convention have now committed to McCain. That's over 60 percent of the delegates to the state convention and a majority in 5 of the 7 congressional districts, plus the 3 RNC members. That means that 41 of the 47 delegates in Louisiana are now McCain's (unless another candidate magically receives over 50 percent in the Feb 9 primary). The other six will probably be his as well — they just aren't yet. Related... Louisiana Supports McCain Majority of Louisiana Republican Delegates And All Three RNC Members Support...

Summary: McCain: 39% Romney: 23% Huckabee: 18% Giuliani: 12% A new poll of Ohio voters seems to mirror nationwide sentiment on the economy and the election: Worries are mounting, as is support for Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain in their respective party races. Columbus-based research firm Opinion Consultants in a survey of 800 Ohio voters indicated 57 percent of Ohioans are pessimistic about the outlook for the state, citing a dismal economic climate, limited accessibility to quality education and diminishing confidence in state politicians. Nearly 80 percent of surveyed voters, the firm said, indicated they were aware the government...

Summary: McCain: 34 Romney: 26 Huckabee: 16 In Illinois, as in many other Super Tuesday states, John McCain enjoys a modest lead over Mitt Romney. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds McCain earning 34% of the vote while Romney is eight points behind at 26%. The survey was conducted on Monday and Tuesday, finishing just before results from Florida’s Presidential Primary were known. Mike Huckabee finished a distant third at 16%. Since the poll was completed, Rudy Giuliani has withdrawn from the race and endorsed McCain. America’s Mayor had picked up 9% of the Illinois vote in the poll....

Summary: McCain: 41 Huckabee: 22 Romney: 17 Giuliani: 6 Paul: 5 Undecided: 10 With just five days until Minnesota's precinct caucuses, a new statewide poll shows Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton leading in the race for president. The Minnesota Public Radio News/Humphrey Institute poll shows McCain with a 19-point advantage over his nearest GOP rival. Clinton's lead was seven points over Barack Obama. St. Paul, Minn. — The poll of 917 Minnesotans last week found 317 respondents who identified themselves as Republicans. Forty-one percent of those Republicans favored John McCain for president. Mike Huckabee followed with 22 percent...

Summary: McCain: 28 Huckabee: 24 Romney: 15 Giuliani: 9 Other/Undecided: 25 A poll released Wednesday shows Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain leading in Alabama's presidential primaries, but winning Tuesday may be determined by supporters of candidates who have dropped out. "This is so complex; it's like swimming in the Gulf with an undertow, there are so many cross currents," said Gerald Johnson, director of Capital Survey Research Center, the polling arm of the Alabama Education Association. "It's truly historic." The poll shows Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois, leading U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, of New York, 40 percent...

Candidate Total Age 18-29 Age 30-44 Age 45-64 Age 65+ White Black Other GOP Dem Ind McCain 33.0 29.8 26.8 29.4 46.4 32.0 50.0 61.6 35.7 34.3 13.3 Huckabee 25.0 40.4 17.7 28.9 20.2 24.1 50.0 5.3 24.2 10.6 33.0 Romney 18.0 14.3 11.6 22.1 20.2 18.5 .0 .0 17.3 17.1 20.3 13% Undecided. 11% Ron Paul + Other.

Candidate Total Age 18-29 Age 30-44 Age 45-64 Age 65+ White Black Other GOP Dem Ind McCain 35.0 51.3 31.9 26.1 43.3 35.0 32.7 45.4 34.7 56.6 29.5 Huckabee 24.0 8.7 30.7 28.0 17.9 24.0 42.4 .0 24.6 24.1 20.5 Romney 24.0 .0 25.7 26.2 29.5 24.8 .0 21.5 26.3 .0 17.5 11% Undecided. 6% Ron Paul + Other.

McCain is also set to receive the endorsements of Georgia's two Republican senators, Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, in the next two days, according to two GOP sources involved in the planning. California and Georgia are two of the 22 states holding nominating contests on Super Tuesday next week.

The Mets have acquired lefthanded ace Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins for prospects Carlos Gomez, Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a report on USAToday.com says. According to the web site, the deal depends on the Mets and Santana reaching an agreement on a six- or seven-year contract extension within the next three days. .... Although the Mets sacrificed four key members of their farm system in the deal, they also managed to make the trade without giving up prized prospect Fernando Martinez.

87 winner take all delegates are already in McCain's pocket, with NY a formality now. PRINCETON, NJ -- New USA Today/Gallup polling looks at the state of the presidential race in New York, some 10 days before this state votes as part of the crucial Super Tuesday set of primaries. Republican Race A USA Today/Gallup poll of New York Republicans finds that as of Wednesday through Saturday of this past week, Arizona Sen. John McCain has a substantial lead over former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Mitt Romney, who is gaining in Gallup's national polling, is nevertheless in third...

If McCain can win NY on Super Duper Tuesday, he'll be steamrolling to the nomination, if he can stay competitive in other states. Those 101 winner-take-all delegates are very significant. Republican Primary in New York: McCain Fights to Unravel Giuliani "Big State" Strategy -- In a Republican Primary today in Rudolph Giuliani's home state of New York, 01/11/08, 25 days to the 02/05/08 vote, Giuliani is in a tight fight with John McCain, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for 7 New York state media outlets. Among all Republican Primary voters, it's Giuliani 32%, McCain 29%, within the survey's 4.6%...

A 5-year-old boy was detained as "security risk" because he had the same name of someone on the TSA "No-Fly" list. The TSA had to conduct a full search of their persons and belongings. When his mother went to pick him up and hug him and comfort him during the proceedings, she was told not to touch him because he was a national security risk. They also had to frisk her again to make sure the little Dillinger hadn't passed anything dangerous weapons or materials to his mother when she hugged him.KING5 Video

Two Toledo men who were seated side-by-side in a car that crashed last year after a red bra sailed back toward it from another car ahead are now on opposite sides of a lawsuit. Jeff Long is suing James Campbell, driver of the car that swerved and flipped several times in the median on I-75, moments after the dog-chewed brassiere slipped off another car's antenna Sept. 26, 2006. Mr. Long, 42, who suffered broken ribs, also is suing the girl whose bra went airborne on the freeway just outside of Perrysburg that afternoon. But Mr. Campbell is being sued because,...

LOS ANGELES - Neil Diamond held onto the secret for decades, but he has finally revealed that President Kennedy's daughter was the inspiration for his smash hit "Sweet Caroline." "I've never discussed it with anybody before — intentionally," the 66-year-old singer-songwriter told The Associated Press on Monday during a break from recording. "I thought maybe I would tell it to Caroline when I met her someday." He got his chance last week when he performed the song via satellite at Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg's 50th birthday party. Diamond was a "young, broke songwriter" when a photo of the president's daughter in...

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Game 1 @ BOSTON:WEATHER:: Forecasts for tonight predict that the rain will cease enough to get the game in, certainly. It should be cloudy, with temperatures dipping to the mid-50s. Starting Pitchers C. C. Sabathia (19-7, 3.21 ERA) vs. Josh Beckett (20-7, 3.27 ERA) Game 1 LINEUPS1. Grady Sizemore, CF 2. Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B 3. Travis Hafner, DH 4. Victor Martinez, C 5. Ryan Garko, 1B 6. Jhonny Peralta, SS 7. Kenny Lofton, LF 8. Franklin Gutierrez, RF 9. Casey Blake, 3B 1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Manny Ramirez, LF 5. Mike...

League ID#: 71593 League Name: Free Republic Password: jimrob Custom League URL: http://basketball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/freerepublic Draft Type: Live Draft Draft Time: Fri Oct 26 8:30pm EDT Max Teams: 10 Scoring Type: Head-to-Head Max Moves: No maximum Max Trades: No maximum Trade Reject Time: 2 Trade End Date: March 6, 2008 Waiver Time: 1 day Can't Cut List Provider: None Trade Review: League Votes Post Draft Players: Free Agents Weekly Deadline: Daily - Tomorrow Start Scoring on: Week 1 Roster Positions: PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, C, Util, Util, Util, BN, BN, BN Stat Categories: FGM, FG%, FT%, 3PTM, PTS, REB,...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies led, 7-0, before taking the field, thanks to Tom Glavine's first-inning meltdown at Shea Stadium. Fellow baseball senior citizen Jamie Moyer had no such difficulty, soft-tossing the Phillies to a 6-1 win over the Nationals on Sunday, securing their first National League East title and playoff appearance since 1993. The Phillies took over the division lead after Game 160, then fell back into a tie with Game 161, when they lost to the Nationals. An enthusiastic crowd of 44,865 -- the 24th sellout this season -- reacted to each Marlins' run on the out-of-town scoreboard....

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- On the next-to-last day of the regular season, the Cleveland Indians absorbed a postseason setback. Joey Gathright singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth, lifting the Kansas City Royals over Cleveland 4-3 Saturday night and ending the Indians' hope of getting home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs. The Indians already had clinched the AL Central title and were set to play the New York Yankees in the first round. Cleveland's loss gave AL East champion Boston the home field. The Red Sox were to pick later Saturday night whether they wanted to open against...

I write this on the eve of prostate surgery. I believe in God’s power to heal—by miracle and by medicine. I believe it is right and good to pray for both kinds of healing. Cancer is not wasted when it is healed by God. He gets the glory and that is why cancer exists. So not to pray for healing may waste your cancer. But healing is not God’s plan for everyone. And there are many other ways to waste your cancer. I am praying for myself and for you that we will not waste this pain. 1. You will...