February 2, 2012

There’s been no shakeout among Republicans seeking for party’s nomination to challenge President Obama in November. Rick Santorum, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich are staying in the race after front-runner Mitt Romney scored a major victory in the Florida primary. The GOP candidates are out West courting voters ahead of Saturday’s Nevada caucuses. Source Link

That groundhog doesn’t have much of a winter to prognosticate about. January snowfall across the United States was 94% below normal and temperatures averaged higher than normal. The warm, dry winter is bad news for for ski resorts and snow plow drivers but has also sent natural gas prices to a 10-year low and cut heating bills for millions of Americans. Source Link

Super Bowl Sunday is America’s second-favorite day to eat, -- just behind Thanksgiving -- and much of the chowing-down will include chicken wings. It’s estimated that football watchers will consume 100 million pounds of them, or one and a quarter billion chicken wings, along with an equal number of bottles of beer. And about 48 million people will opt for takeout food on the day of the big game. Source Link