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How Ron Paul’s race for delegates could shake up the GOP nominating contest

As Paul marches along to Republican primaries and caucuses, he could wind up picking up delegates in nearly every state. That could result in some deal-making if no candidate has a majority of delegates heading into the Republican Party convention in August.

“It’s a real concern,” Jack Burkman, a Republican consultant unaffiliated in the 2012 race, told us.

Read the whole breakdown of the possible shakeup.

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A 7-year-old San Francisco 49ers fan wrote a letter to receiver Kyle Williams, who fumbled two punts in the NFC championship game against the New York Giants and has taken a lot of heat for it from fans. But, as the Huffington Post reveals, this young fan just wanted to make him feel better.

A 7-year-old San Francisco 49ers fan wrote a letter to receiver Kyle Williams, who fumbled two punts in the NFC championship game against the New York Giants and has taken a lot of heat for it from fans. But, as the Huffington Post reveals, this young fan just wanted to make him feel better.

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Politics is not a game exactly, but there are rules. And this week in politics there was no shortage of violations.

Topping the list was when Obama tried to crack a joke during his State of the Union address — remember that comment about spilled milk? See what else topped the list of Politically Foul plays this week.

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Going into tonight’s presidential debate, the markets favor a Romney victory in Florida.
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Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak says he and Vanna White have appeared on the show while drunk.
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Is the public aware that I am a gentleman of leisure, watching color TV in the A.C., reading, taking naps at will, eating three well balanced hot meals a day?…I’m housed in a building that connects to the new 55 million dollar hospital with round the clock free medical care 24/7.
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“Unlike Barack Obama,” he said, “this is the only way that Ron Paul can be bought.”

A guide to the best, worst, and most hilarious Election 2012 swag we’ve seen thus far.

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The USDA has unveiled a new color-coded map of planting zones showing average low temperatures across the country. It’s the first update since 1990, and it shows a hotter 21st century. Nearly entire states, such as Ohio, Nebraska and Texas, are in warmer zones.
(Photo: AP/USDA)

The USDA has unveiled a new color-coded map of planting zones showing average low temperatures across the country. It’s the first update since 1990, and it shows a hotter 21st century. Nearly entire states, such as Ohio, Nebraska and Texas, are in warmer zones.

(Photo: AP/USDA)

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A general view of the aurora borealis near the city of Tromsoe in northern Norway January 25, 2012. [REUTERS/Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/Scanpix]

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A general view of the aurora borealis near the city of Tromsoe in northern Norway January 25, 2012. [REUTERS/Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/Scanpix]