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On a cool, clear Friday night in early February, about a hundred people are packed into the Casa Blanca Lounge on Van Buren Street in downtown Phoenix. Many of them have come for "communion" with local punk/thrash quartet NunZilla. But the "nuns" here aren't anything like the ones who rapped your knuckles with rulers in Catholic school, and this communion is more like an anarchistic tent revival. .
Panic for Romo, Manning a game-time decision
Jessica's a no-go no-show, sending word through a publicist that she's instead working on a new album. Wait, Jessica Simpson makes albums? Hmph. Anyway, when it comes to play-time decisions, Simpson remains Romo's go-to gal, both having spent last weekend in Cabo San Lucas, which sounds like Mexico but could be a taco stand in Uniontown for all I know. Cowboys fans figured that they'd be better served if Romo were locked in a film room and routinely interrogated about Giants defensive tendencies. The fan base looked to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to be their dungeon master, but were acutely disappointed Thursday when Jones absolved the quarterback on all charges of conduct unbecoming a Super Bowl contender. "I have no qualms; I have no concerns about Tony's social life and about his relationships," Jones said.
Bloggers weigh the Iowa caucus results.
I had to watch the Obama speech twice to be sure: But at a moment early in his oration, his crowd responded by shouting, 'USA! USA!'" he writes at the Plank. "I've been slow to fall for Obama. … Still, his emphasis on the 'nation'—one of his most recurrent themes—is also one of his most appealing. I don't think I've ever heard a crowd of Democratic primary voters erupt in a spontaneous display like this. It was a genuinely moving moment, and another leading indicator of his electibility." .
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