When a high school marching band from Wisconsin stopped in front of the Rose Parade grand stands where TV cameras were rolling last Monday, they began playing a tune that sounded familiar to Daily Kos contributor AnnieJo: it was the pro-union anthem "Union Maid" by Woody Guthrie. more ›

1. Engadget: Next Friday Circuit City will be selling $99 laptops, sorta more ›

On his own turf over at Slate, Mickey Kaus does a fair job of laying his jacket out for Ann Coulter as she steps through all the mud she loves to sling. Hopefully you read on Tuesday how he turned the tables on her critics by suggesting that Daily Kos helmsman Markos Moulitsas wrote far more offensive comments about dead soldiers than anything that Ms. Coulter is currently being lionized for, namely denouncing 9/11 widows by saying they're enjoying their husband's deaths. more ›

Today people are buzzing about the LA Times poll that says Antonio Villaraigosa leads James Hahn by 18 points in the race for Mayor. The Angelino calls the news "devastating" for Hahn. While LA Voice scoffs at voter apathy and the tiny number of likely voters (suggesting a write-in for Xeni Jardin), the poll hits the national blogsphere on Daily Kos and the AP isn't far behind. BoiFromTroi reminds us that last time around, Hahn got nasty at the end and this time, the gloves may be coming off. We're waiting to see if the next few weeks become, as The Angelino says, a knife fight in a phone booth.

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