The News About Super Tuesday

Well, the biggest primary of the season has ended and although there was a decisive winner for the Republicans the Democratic race is still on the line. John McCain was the definite winner of the Republican race and this would usually mean he would get the Republican nomination, but the win wasn’t big enough for him to clinch the nomination.

On the Democratic side the race came down to Clinton and Obama as expected. Clinton won the states that had the most delegates, but Obama won the smaller and mid-sized states giving him 14 states to Clinton’s 8.

With no decisive nominee for either party on Super Tuesday, the biggest primary ever in the US, the candidates look ahead to next week’s primaries in Maryland and Virginia.

That’s the news about that. I hope the news about you is good news.

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The News About Fat Tuesday

You may know that today is “Super Tuesday”. All of the Presidential candidates are gearing up to get delegates from California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri and Georgia. These are the biggest prizes of the primary season.

But what I didn’t know and have never heard of is that this is also “Fat Tuesday”, a day to splurge on your diets and eat, eat, eat.

This is a Christian tradition, a day to use up all of the fat, oils and sweets from your house in preparation for Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of Lent. During Lent, Christians traditionally give up sweet or fancy foods to recognize the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

So for those who celebrate it, Happy Fat Tuesday, enjoy your food and don’t forget to vote if you live where the primaries are being held.

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