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February 1, 2007

It's life after death.

A new website is giving us instant access to the private lives of those who've passed on. It's called MyDeathSpace.com, and it links its users to the MySpace pages of the deceased.

From suicides to hunting accidents, it's all there.

The date, time and even the manner of your death are all public information. The question is, would you want a total stranger knowing more than that?

Pick up your local newspaper and you'll find an obituary, a published notice of death.

This is much more than that.

"Certainly it would peak some interest and probably a little morbid curiosity," said MCG psychiatrist Dr. Dale Peeples.

The newest craze to hit the MySpace market is MyDeathSpace.com, a site of online obituaries with photos. It links its users to the MySpace pages of the deceased.

16-year-old Danielle Stewart, for example, was killed in a car wreck on Georgia's I-3.

Want to know more?

She was a huge Bulldog fan, and her favorite color was pink.

That may be too much information, Dr. Peeples says.

"It opens a doorway for complete strangers who might not really know the individual to make comments that might not be very sensitive to the family."

We wanted to know what others thought, so we formed a study group of two ASU students: 35-year-old Ruthie Garcia and junior athlete Jamie Quarles.

Jamie doesn't think the site should profit from other's life stories.

"I don't see how someone can live with themselves making a profit off something like this," he said.

Ruthie came across a morbid map of where nearly one thousand deaths have occurred.

"I mean, to see all of the little figures that represent people who have actually passed away...it's sad."

We contacted the founder of MyDeathSpace.com, 25-year-old Mike Patterson in San Francisco. He says, "MyDeathSpace is meant to be a wakeup call or an eye opening experience for teens. They are not invincible."

He also says people believe the site "does serve a purpose and is positive."

Dr. Peeples worries, however, that it paves the way for copycat suicides and murders.

"You might have individuals repeat a similar act in a hope of perhaps gaining similar notoriety or feeling some sort of connection to the individual who was actually involved," he said.

MyDeathSpace.com has 4000 members, and you won't believe the number of visits it gets per day: between 10,000 and 20,000.

The founder says he's had parents contact him to say thanks, and that they use the site as an educational tool.

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Introducing the 2015 Street Driven Tour [SCHEDULE]

The Street Driven Tour is set to unleash a festival of fun and automotive madness next year. The concept is to brings tons of entertainment, fun, and automotive madness all under one roof for a big event/party. Drifting will of course be a centerpiece of the events with all day drifting bash-style and a main event with Drifting Mini Games and cash prizes.

Some drivers such as Chris Forsberg and Brandon Wicknick have already posted up the schedule and shared excitement for it. As we get into 2015 the Street Driven Tour events will release more details and information on what is happening at each event weekend! Keep an eye out for more details as the Tour gets closer, full schedule:

May 2nd- Virginia International Raceway w/ Hyperfest
July 4th- St. Louis @ Gateway Motorsports Park
August 1st- Atlanta Motor Speedway
September 26th- Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Prodrift Academy UAE Gets Upgrade to 370z Fleet with Nissan Partnership

The Prodrift Academy UAE (United Arab Emirates) and Nissan Middle East have inked a huge deal just before the 2014/2015 drift season gets underway in the country. The partnership will see a fleet of 370z’s arrive in Dubai for a creation of the “370z Drift Experience.” The experience is being dubbed the ultimate gateway into the exhilarating world of drifting. With an experienced drift instructor, drivers will be taught key drift techniques and gain first hand experience with the 370z.

Prodrift Academy Managing Director, Graham McNamara stated that; “We have worked extremely hard to build the Prodrift Academy up to the level that it is at now and we believe that this partnership is testament to the reputation of the Prodrift Academy here in Dubai, its Middle Eastern headquarters. The Nissan 370z Drift Experience is our most exciting product development to date and this show of support by Nissan is a great sign of things to come for the global expansion of the Prodrift Academy.” The pro series in the region known as Drift UAE has quite a series and car builds participating in it.

Vapure Releases New Drift Related Premium E-Liquids

The guys at Vapure released some awesome new e-liquds flavors to pull some performance out of your vape. The flavors have automotive/drift related branding and are being released in collaboration with the Project V3 240sx we are putting together with them. If you are interested in learning more about the new products check out the flavor list below.

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2015 Mustang RTR is Here Before the SEMA Show

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Vaughn Gittin Jr. just unveiled his 2015 Ford Mustang RTR to the world this morning just ahead of the 2014 SEMA Show. The new OEM package will be available at Ford dealerships so you can score a numerical serialized Mustang. The wheels and tons of parts have a slight variation for the new body style which has also hit dealerships in three packages; Ecoboost 4 Cylinder Turbo, V6, and a traditional 5.0 V8 engine. Here is what Vaughn had to say about the build;

“The all new platform has very easily allowed us to mesh RTR’s tastefully-aggressive styling and modified performance to offer our most capable, best-handling fun-to-drive RTR’s to date. If the slightly modified performance of the our Spec 1 is not enough, customers that demand more are sure to get their kicks with the up to 725 horsepower and optional fully-adjustable suspension that allows the driver to easily adjust the balance of the chassis to their liking.”

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Vaughn Gittin Jr. Set to Unveil two 2015 Ford Mustang RTR’s at SEMA

Prepare yourself for the debut of the 2015 Mustang RTR! This highly anticipated vehicle will be revealed to the world online via Vaughn on Monday November 3rd, and it will be revealed live at SEMA Ford Out Front November 4th at 11:00AM. A SPEC 1 and SPEC 2 package will be available worldwide with more details coming soon.

In addition new for 2015, RTR will offer a new line of appearance and performance parts, as well as three new styles of RTR flow form wheels, all available exclusively at American Muscle.

The RTR SPEC 5 is a teaser of whatever new and over the top project Vaughn has put together. Just like his F-150 he announced earlier this month we are sure this car is going to be built over the top for maximum hoon capabilities and probably make gobs of horsepower.  It will also make its first public appearance next week at the 2014 SEMA Show.

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For this week only, IF YOU are a new sign up to our email newsletter we will select one of you randomly to win this  Grip Royal steering wheel. The wheel is a 350mm diameter Purp Knight edition with a 50mm mounting depth and 70mm PCD six bolt pattern. Sorry, Rotiform wheel is not included!  As long as you sign up before November 7th you will be entered to win. We send out mailers periodically with drifting news/content and also when each new issue of the magazine comes out. Enter to win through the link below!

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2014 Formula Drift Fan Voting is Here

Formula Drift has two awards that are voted on by the fans! If you follow the link below you can cast a vote for fan favorite vehicle and fan favorite driver. The awards are issued the day after Irwindale Speedway and we will have posts for all the winners.

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A Look at the Drift Cars Doing Battle inside LS Fest

Holley’s LS Fest is a celebration of the amazing GM LS engine platform. During the weekend, you can experience road racing, drag racing, hard parking, autocross, and drifting at Beech Bend Raceway in Kentucky. The one thing you must have to participate is a Chevrolet V8. One of my favorite cars of the weekend was this four door BMW owned by Steve Topping. Inside his BMW engine bay he crammed a 5.3L iron block with a frankenstein of various LS parts and a Paxton Novi 2000 blower. His team was tuning the car during Friday night practice and then drove the thing to a second place finish.

Only one drift car found at Beech Bend over the weekend actually came factory installed with a GM LS engine. It was Shane Whalley in this Pontiac GTO that ripped all weekend. Shane actually builds his own custom suspension parts for the Pontiac GTO to help guys worldwide drift these cars. You can find his own custom knuckles and other parts if you really want to go down the path of  drifting a Pontiac.
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A Look into Warfest 2014 at Adams Motorsports Park

The California drift scene has had a gross lack of some grassroots action lately. Sure, there’s been events that are “just for fun” and non-competitive, but the camaraderie simply isn’t present. More times than not, us Cali drifters gawk at the photos we see of drift events in other parts of the country and world. We daydream about the high-fiving, door-bashing, crowd-cheering event that’s essentially a giant family reunion. Well, it finally happened at the 2014 Warfest at Adams Motorsports Park (AMP) over this past weekend.

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Stop Supporting 240sx Drift Tax – Buy These Starter Drift Cars Instead

I love the Nissan 240sx as much as the next guy in the drifting industry. We just fired up our second S13 project car for the magazine with Vapure and love how easy it is you can get a 240sx drift worthy. However, 240sx inflation or drift tax has grown rapidly out of control over recent time. I won’t even post some of the insane prices I have seen for the S13/S14 chassis models here in Southern California over recent months. At the Wrecked Magazine office all we really want to see is more people drifting and coming into the sport, so we have found that drift tax on the Nissan 240sx is not helping newcomers enter the scene. With that we found some cars that you should consider buying before taking out a loan just to own a S13 coupe.

This car has already become super popular in Europe and other nations as a great turn key drift car. They are so cheap in price and have great aftermarket support. Added bonus with the E36 chassis is they look pretty good for a car so old. These are readily available in any major market for cheap. A quick eBay search found several set for a Buy It Now of under $1,500 for running cars. If you are lucky you can get some tips and tricks from a Formula Drift driver like Chelsea DeNofa who has these BMW chassis all figured out.

Ford Mustang

Another great option is the Ford Mustang for a beginner drift build/car. You have multiple body style options and years that are priced well below a few thousand dollars. Vaughn Gittin Jr. has been seen in his Foxbody missile showing even that chassis can drift with ease. The Mustang market has seen a huge growth in drift specific parts and the TalkDrift.com forum even has an active Mustang owners section. Just wait until you find out how cheap you can swap differentials and gear ratios compared to the 240sx chassis as well.

Lexus SC300

Have you been to a junkyard in the last 2 years? If so, you have probably laid your eyes on about 1,0000 Lexus SC300 bodies. These things seem to be everywhere and they just get cheaper and cheaper. Parts are plentiful and even Tony Angelo has assembled one as a missile car these days (seen above). This car isn’t the easiest to setup for drifting of the group but it looks good and will easily take a 2JZ swap.

Nissan 350z

This option is a little more expensive but if you can find a cheaper Nissan 350z beater you should pick one up. You will get taxed a little extra on parts but the Nissan 350z is a Formula Drift championship winning chassis via Chris Forsberg 2009. Companies are developing more and more suspension products in recent time and many people will tell you the VQ35 platform is a solid engine base for a drift car.

Toyota Cressida

This is a chassis you can purchase for cheap that many people in the drift community tend to overlook or forget about. The car has some loyal fans, a core community, and some solid aftermarket support. Out of our group they probably aren’t the best looking vehicle you can choose but they seem to be fun drift projects.

Mazda RX-8

Okay, this is the most expensive option I am going to throw in your face but hear me out. The Mazda RX-8 is an awesome car that nobody wants in the world it seems due to it’s terrible engine. So, buy one that is blown up, purchase an awesome LS crate engine, and then call Sikky to make the new swap kit from this car super simple. Mazda RX-8 cars can be found without engines or blown up motors for about the same price as a S14. If you were going to do a V8 swap into a S13/S14 then I suggest considering going this route instead.

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Former WWE Writer Recalls Vince Not Liking Christian’s Face, A Backstage Altercation Between Angle and Michaels & More

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ChristianDuring a recent interview with former WWE writer Alex Greenfield, conducted by John Pollock, the two discussed a number of topics including the build to Summerslam this year and more. The following are two interview highlights, and you can check out more at this link.

On Vince McMahon wanting to censor Christian's face on television:

"Right before I started, there was a big show, I think it might have been in Toronto. Christian was just so completely over, and everybody thought he was going to get a push at, I think it was the World Heavyweight Championship at that point. We were on the plane one time shortly after I started, and Vince was just like “God damn, I just don’t like his face. His face really bothers me." I was like, “He’s ugly, Vince?” “No, it’s not that he’s ugly, it’s just, I don’t know, it’s ratty! You know what we should do? That Kennedy gimmick.” And we’re all like, “What?” Some see-on of the Kennedy fortune I guess got arrested for rape in the 1990s at some point. When the woman who was accusing him was on the stand, all of the networks put a blue dot over her face. Vince was like, “God damn, you know what we should do? We should put a blue dot over his face whenever he comes out.” It was the flight to Sheffield, England, also the flight where the Spirit Squad idea was invented. This was a whole flight of bad ideas."

A backstage argument Angle and Michaels had back in 2005:

"I always found Shawn to be an entitled prick. He tried this s*** with Angle one night; Angle wasn't having it, and threw him around like a rag-doll. I remember I was supposed to do some sort of stand-up interview, a backstage deal with Angle afterward, and Shawn comes up like a house of fire, like “You were taking liberties!” And it’s because Shawn was booked to lose a match and started his overselling nonsense, because that’s the kind of thing he always did because he’s a guy who hated losing. I don’t argue with anyone that, when he’s working with friends in exactly the way he wants, yes, he’s one of the best performers of all time. That doesn't mean you’re one of the best performers of all time, though, if you can’t do it with people who aren't your friends."

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SR 3 - Belfair Area - Widening and Safety Improvements

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  • From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, drivers may encounter occasional daytime closures of SR 3 in Belfair. Drivers will be stopped for multiple 15-minute intervals at milepost 25 near Belfair Elementary School.
  • The temporary closures are needed so crews can clear traffic from the area while they safely fell a limited number of trees for highway improvements.
  • For safety reasons, the work must becompleted during daylight hours without vehicles traveling through the work zone.
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  • WSDOT contractor, Ceccanti, is now working on the project. Crews will initially create stormwater ponds, walls, and a new stream crossing at Romance Hill Road.
  • This widening project will extend the center turn lane and provide paved shoulders and sidewalks on both sides of SR 3. The improvements are intended to be built in two separate stages.
  • Stage 1 of the project will begin at milepost 25.36 (just south of Belfair Elementary School and Theler Center) to milepost 27.08 (Ridge Point Blvd.) Stage One was awarded to Ceccanti, Inc and will begin Construction later this summer.
  • The following lane restrictions are in place for when work requires traffic restrictions: Lane Restriction Hours (pdf 45 kb)

Why is WSDOT widening SR 3 through Belfair?
Drivers routinely experience congestion, delay and sudden stops for left turns. This project will relieve congestion and improve safety for both the traveling public and pedestrians.

The End Result
The end result is a wider, safer highway with reduced congestion. Key new features include a full length two-way left turn lane, wider shoulders,  and new sidewalks.

New stormwater treatment facilities will help to improve water quality in nearby waterways.

Project Benefits

  • Mobility - An improved, full-length left turn lane and revised access points (driveways) will reduce congestion and provide more efficient traffic movement.
  • Safety - The project improves bicycle and pedestrian safety, improves lighting at intersections and reduces potential conflict points.
  • Environment - New stormwater facilities will collect and treat  highway run-off.

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Slumping Fertility Rates in Developing Countries Spark Labor Worries

Birthrates Fall in Thailand, Raising Concerns about Aging Population

BAAN TAM TA KEM, Thailand—Slumping fertility rates aren't just a problem for wealthy countries anymore.

Birthrates have fallen in Thailand in recent years, making it one of the poorest countries facing the prospect of shrinking labor pools and an aging population. Such problems, while familiar in Europe and Japan, used to be unheard of in the up-and-coming economies of Southeast Asia.

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Watching China's Great Wall of Worry

In a world that loves to worry, it's China's turn in the spotlight.

Premier Li Keqiang said in his once-a-year news conference that China faces "more difficulties" this year than last. It was an acknowledgment that behind his otherwise sunny outlook, the mood has darkened.

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Palin's Dollar, Zoellick's Gold

An unlikely pair elevate the monetary policy debate.

It would be hard to find two more unlikely intellectual comrades than Robert Zoellick, the World Bank technocrat, and Sarah Palin, the populist conservative politician. But in separate interventions yesterday, the pair roiled the global monetary debate in complementary and timely fashion.

The former Alaskan Governor showed sound political and economic instincts by inveighing forcefully against the Federal Reserve's latest round of quantitative easing. According to the prepared text of remarks that she released to National Review online, Mrs. Palin also exhibited a more sophisticated knowledge of monetary policy than any major Republican this side of Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan.

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Stressing the risks of Fed "pump priming," Mrs. Palin zeroed in on the connection between a "weak dollar—a direct result of the Fed's decision to dump more dollars onto the market"—and rising oil and food prices. She also noted the rising world alarm about the Fed's actions, which by now includes blunt comments by Germany, Brazil, China and most of Asia, among many others.

"We don't want temporary, artificial economic growth brought at the expense of permanently higher inflation which will erode the value of our incomes and our savings," the former GOP Vice Presidential nominee said. "We want a stable dollar combined with real economic reform. It's the only way we can get our economy back on the right track."

Mrs. Palin's remarks may have the beneficial effect of bringing the dollar back to the center of the American political debate, not to mention of the GOP economic platform. Republican economic reformers of the 1970s and 1980s—especially Ronald Reagan and Jack Kemp—understood the importance of stable money to U.S. prosperity.

On the other hand, the Bush Administration was clueless. Its succession of Treasury Secretaries promoted dollar devaluation little different from that of the current Administration, while the White House ignored or applauded an over-easy Fed policy that created the credit boom and housing bubble that led to financial panic.

Editorial page editor Paul Gigot scores round one for the former Alaskan Governor. Also, Columnist Daniel Henninger analyzes the Speaker's bizarre reaction to an electoral shellacking. Allysia Finley responds to reader comments about the miserable fiscal state of the Golden State.

Misguided monetary policy can ruin an Administration as thoroughly as higher taxes and destructive regulation, and the new GOP majority in the House and especially the next GOP President need to be alert to the dangers. Mrs. Palin is way ahead of her potential Presidential competitors on this policy point, and she shows a talent for putting a technical subject in language that average Americans can understand.

Which brings us to Mr. Zoellick, who exceeded even Mrs. Palin's daring yesterday by mentioning the word "gold" in the orthodox Keynesian company of the Financial Times. This is like mentioning the name "Palin" in the Princeton faculty lounge.

Mr. Zoellick, who worked at the Treasury under James Baker in the 1980s, laid out an agenda for a new global monetary regime to reduce currency turmoil and spur growth: "This new system is likely to need to involve the dollar, the euro, the yen, the pound and a renminbi that moves toward internalization and then an open capital account," he wrote, in an echo of what we've been saying for some time.

And here's Mr. Zoellick's sound-money kicker: "The system should also consider employing gold as an international reference point of market expectations about inflation, deflation and future currency values. Although textbooks may view gold as the old money, markets are using gold as an alternative monetary asset today." Mr. Zoellick's last observation will not be news to investors, who have traded gold up to $1,400 an ounce, its highest level in real terms since the 1970s, as a hedge against the risk of future inflation.

However, his point will shock many of the world's financial policy makers, who still think of gold as a barbarous relic rather than as an important price signal. Lest they faint in the halls of the International Monetary Fund, we don't think Mr. Zoellick is calling for a return to a full-fledged gold standard. His nonetheless useful point is that a system of global monetary cooperation needs a North Star to judge when it is running off course. The Bretton Woods accord used gold as such a reference until the U.S. failed to heed its discipline in the late 1960s and in 1971 revoked the pledge to sell other central banks gold at $35 an ounce.

One big problem in the world economy today is the frequent and sharp movement in exchange rates, especially between the euro and dollar. This distorts trade and investment flows and leads to a misallocation of capital and trade tensions. A second and related problem is the desire of the Obama Administration and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to devalue the dollar to boost exports as a way to compensate for the failed spending stimulus.

As recently as this week in India, Mr. Obama said that "We can't continue situations where some countries maintain massive [trade] surpluses, other countries have massive deficits and never is there an adjustment with respect to currency that would lead to a more balanced growth pattern."

If this isn't a plea for a weaker dollar in the name of balancing trade flows, what is it? The world knows the Fed can always win such a currency race to the bottom in the short run because it can print an unlimited supply of dollars. But the risks of currency war and economic instability are enormous.

In their different ways, Mrs. Palin and Mr. Zoellick are offering a better policy path: More careful monetary policy in the U.S., and more U.S. leadership abroad with a goal of greater monetary cooperation and less volatile exchange rates. If Mr. Obama is looking for advice on this beyond Mr. Zoellick, he might consult Paul Volcker or Nobel laureate Robert Mundell. A chance for monetary reform is a terrible thing to waste.

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The government issued subpoenas to four senior executives of SAC Capital Advisors LP who are part of Steven A. Cohen's inner circle, including the firm's president and chief compliance officer, according to people familiar with the matter.

The subpoenas, issued last week, are part of the government's insider-trading investigation of SAC. In seeking information from some of Mr. Cohen's most-senior and longest-serving deputies, prosecutors are trying to increase pressure on the firm ahead of a looming deadline to file...

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Investors once again are plowing money into stock mutual funds. Are they setting themselves up to get burned like it's 2008 all over again?

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Justice Department Wants to Scrutinize State for Potential Discrimination

The Obama administration moved to retain some oversight of the way states conduct elections after the Supreme Court invalidated part of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act, setting up a new fight with Republican governors.

The legal strategy, announced by Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday, is directed initially at Texas' voting procedures, but it promises to have much broader impact: The action in Texas, Mr. Holder said,...

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Startup Must-Reads—Wednesday, Jan. 30

The Accelerators: Can startups be launched successfully anywhere in the U.S.? This week The Accelerators mentors, plus guest mentors from throughout the country, look at five of the nation's lesser-known entrepreneurial hubs. Today we visit Washington, D.C.:

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Driving growth: Detroit startups are reclaiming empty plants and factories abandoned by automakers. USA today.

Little problems: Lost car keys, sticky peanut butter and other small but aggravating life issues may soon have solutions, thanks to these startups. San Francisco Chronicle.

Office space: One startup hired set designers from a local theater company to outfit its office – a less expensive way to trick out the space compared the traditional route of hiring interior designers. Forbes.

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Hillary's Close-Up

Has anyone else out there begun to find that it is easier to make sense of the struggle between Hillary and Barack if one thinks in terms of film tragedies? Several have been unspooling in my mind these days: "All About Eve," "Sunset Boulevard," "A Star Is Born," even "Bonnie and Clyde," if one assumes the Clintons are going to either pull off this heist or go down in a blaze of bullets.

Hillary's star is being eclipsed. Why?

A year ago, Hillary Clinton assumed the effort would bring her the prize. Instead, it has brought her to the precipice. What happened? What was supposed to be triumph has turned to tragedy. Who rewrote the plot?

The first revision came at the hand of Howard Dean. The Vermont governor's quixotic 2004 presidential run did one big thing: It let the netroots out. It empowered the Democratic Left. Web-based "progressives" proved they could raise lots of political money and bring pressure, especially when allied with labor unions.

They didn't defeat centrist Joe Lieberman in 2006, but they drove him out of the party. They pushed the party's Iraq policy under Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi into total, rejectionist opposition. In this world, the Petraeus surge is a failure, period. Thus, Obama calmly gives the surge little or no credit. Also in this world, trade and Nafta are anathema, as seen in the House refusal to pass the trade agreement with Colombia, the U.S.'s strongest ally in South America.

What the netroots has done is bunch up the party ideologically. While the Republican Party slices conservative ideology as thinly as aged prosciutto, the Democrats, in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail, are all swinging a populist anvil -- with the left hand.

This pushed Hillary out of the Clinton comfort zone. She established her Senate career as a reasonable person, winning public compliments from GOP colleagues. Came the campaign and she finds herself onstage with wall-to-wall men of the ascendant populist left.

On trade, the Democratic Party is as far left as at any time in its history. Both Al Gore and John Kerry ran as economic populists, but there was nothing on trade like what we have heard in this campaign. In Al Gore's 2000 nomination acceptance speech, trade was the last issue mentioned: "We must welcome and promote truly free trade." His running mate was Joe Lieberman, also a Nafta supporter. Labor "held its nose" and voted for Gore.

The party next nominated another Nafta supporter, John Kerry, whose acceptance speech also reduced trade to a line, with a quick bow to "a fair playing field." There was talk that Kerry would cover himself by putting the ardently antitrade, prounion Dick Gephardt on the ticket. Labor lost that one, too, but with the selection of John Edwards, the party became more invested in left-leaning populism.

Both Al Gore and John Kerry ran out of the trade tradition established by the Clintons and Democrats who straddled the center -- free trade as a proven economic benefit but with pressure applied at the margins on labor and environmental standards.

Barack Obama slipped smoothly into the antifree-trade current in his party. Hillary Clinton, one guesses, operates inside a structure of intellectual integrity of her own devising, and her antitrade riffs (the "time out") sound strained.

It's often said that she lacks Bill's political skills, whatever that means. Her retail skills are pretty darned good, though, good enough to defeat John Edwards or virtually any other Democrat one can imagine. So why is she losing to a three-year senator?

Partly because she's running in the wrong century.

Hillary's politics is the world of Eleanor Roosevelt, when it was all being born anew. The Washington of LBJ's Great Society in the mid-1960s was alive with policy debates -- among Democrats. By now, the Democratic Party's ideas are largely generic. Everyone noticed that the Democratic presidential candidates were largely singing from the same script. Health care, public schools, green energy, the eternal shafting of the middle class, the unions, protecting Social Security and Medicare. This common script means that the Democratic primaries are largely an audition. The candidates are reading for a role. The lines are known.

The part, however, is challenging. The Democratic platform may be familiar, but it is also infused with the quality of a dream. Actually, the word "dream" gets used a lot in Democratic rhetoric. What are essentially bureaucratic arrangements, such as health insurance or after-school programs, are promised as "universal." Meanwhile, "the middle class" is being offered a version of never-never land -- total public protection from the traps and betrayals of the private sector, which has been reduced to a kind of Grimm's Fairy Tale abstraction, the wolves.

If you are selling a dream you need the best possible salesman to make it seem somehow possible. They found him in Barack Obama.

Hillary attacked Obama this week on exactly this basis -- for selling dreams: "And you know the celestial choirs will be singing . . . and the world will be perfect." In her world "none of the problems we face will be easily solved." In her world, the real one, mediocre pols must be worked and massive bureaucracies pushed to do the right thing. And you know what? She just might be good at it.

The bitter irony is that what the Democrats want is someone like the original Clinton, another figure who can make the old-time religion sound not like a government program, but personally uplifting. She can't. In the Cleveland debate Tuesday, even Brian Williams couldn't resist noting "a 16-minute discussion on health care."

We're about six days away from the last close-up. What Hillary Clinton has invested, given and endured for her party to get to this moment is hard to imagine. Then the Democratic audience says: What difference does that make? A star has been born. Now comes the mad scene.

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The waitress uniforms at the Gramercy Park Hotel were designed by Sophie Theallet, with high tech sturdiness as well as demure styling, Christina Binkley reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Bryan Derballa for The Wall Street Journal.

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Iran's Revolutionary Court on Monday sentenced to death a 28-year-old American and former U.S. Marine on charges of spying for the Central Intelligence Agency. Farnaz Fassihi has details on The News Hub. Photo: Reuters

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The voter ID amendment has been hotly debated on both sides of the political spectrum. One reason is because so many details are not included in the bill’s wording. WTIP’s Jay Andersen spoke with Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer, the bill’s author, and found that she has many thoughts on how the amendment would be implemented.

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Three Candidates Oppose Palazzo in 4th District

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Two years ago, Republican Steven Palazzo unseated longtime Democrat Gene Taylor to win south Mississippi's 4th District congressional seat.

This year, Palazzo faces three challengers running low-budget campaigns, including a Democrat who was a late replacement for the original nominee.

Palazzo says he has been "a solid vote for Mississippi" as a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

Democrat Matthew Moore says Palazzo votes too much along party lines and ignores constituents who don't share a "right-wing, conservative viewpoint."

Also on the Nov. 6 ballot are Libertarian Ron Williams of Moss Point, who ran for governor as a Republican in 2011; and the Reform Party's Bob Claunch of Diamondhead, who ran for Congress in 1998 and state agriculture commissioner in 2003.

Palazzo and Moore both live in Biloxi. The 4th District includes Clarke, Wayne and Jasper counties.

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Waller Campaigns in Meridian

A Supreme Court candidate made a stop in the Queen City this weekend.

Chief Justice Bill Waller, Jr.

The presidential race is not the only race that Mississippi voters will have a say in this Tuesday.

Voters will also settle a Mississippi Supreme Court race. The current Chief Justice of Mississippi's Supreme Court, William Waller, Jr., is running against Earle Banks. Banks, who is a current state representative, has criticized Waller for accepting PAC money for his campaign, which is legal. Waller says accepting this type donation is the nature of campaigns, because they must be paid for. Waller made a campaign stop here this weekend.

"The people of Meridian and Lauderdale County are wonderful, wonderful people," Waller said. "I'm just talking about my 15 years on the Supreme Court and all the things we've done with electronic courts, drug courts, and saving the taxpayers money, and just trying to spread the word and enjoy the good weather."

Waller was sworn in as Chief Justice in January 2009.

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Tampa General Hospital names Jim Burkhart its new CEO

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TAMPA, Florida (AP) - Tampa General Hospital executives have announced the appointment of Jim Burkhart as the hospital's next leader.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that the 58-year-old Burkhart is currently the president and CEO of Shands Jacksonville Medical Center.

Burkhart has worked in Jacksonville for more than a decade, serving as president and CEO since 2010. He joined Shands Jacksonville as president and administrator in 2003.

He replaces Ron Hytoff, who announced his retirement in June.

Tampa General is the main teaching partner of the University of South Florida. It has more than 1,000 beds and 6,400 employees.

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'Filmmaker', Timothy Schroyer, arrested for arranging for sex with 10-year-old

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Tampa, Florida-- Sex with a 10-year-old. That's what authorities say a Tampa filmmaker was trying to do before they placed him behind bars.

According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 42-year-old Timothy Schroyer was arrested Monday night on two counts of online solicitation of a parent to have sex with a child, and one count of traveling to meet a minor for sex.

Authorities arrested Schroyer just before midnight at Nebraska and Osborne avenues, where they say he was planning to meet the 10-year-old and the mother.

Officials say a search of Schroyer's home yielded two computers that will be searched for evidence.

On his Facebook page, he has listed himself as vice president of a local production company.

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La Jolla, CA ( - Hall of Fame outfielder Dave Winfield has joined the staff of the Major League Baseball Players Association as a special assistant to new executive director Tony Clark.

The MLBPA's executive board named Clark its new chief on Tuesday, replacing the late Michael Weiner. Weiner, who led the union for close to four years, died Nov. 21 at the age of 51 after battling inoperable brain cancer for 15 months.

Winfield spent 15 of his 22 big league seasons as a player representative. He also served as a founding member of the advisory board of the Major League Baseball Players Trust, which was founded in 1996.

"As a former union leader, I'm thrilled to be joining the ranks of the most accomplished and respected sports union in the country to help provide a generational link and historical perspective to today's players," said Winfield in a statement Thursday. "I have participated in nearly every aspect of the game, and I look forward to putting that experience to good use in support of Tony Clark and various MLBPA activities and initiatives."

A 12-time All-Star, Winfield finished his career with 3,110 hits, 465 home runs and 1,833 runs batted in. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001 on the first ballot.

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(USA Today)-- Could this be the first step - dance step, that is - on the road to redemption?

Lance Armstrong has been offered a spot on Dancing With the Stars.'s James Hibberd reports that ABC invited the former pro cyclist to be on the upcoming spring edition of the reality series. Season 16 premieres March 18.

But - darn - we won't see him waltzing his way around the ballroom. Armstrong declined.

EW reports that the network approached Armstrong before his recent doping confession, but wanted him after that anwyay. ABC does not comment on casting rumors.

Confirmed Armstrong's spokesperson: "Lance has been offered the show each and every year since its inception. Although flattered he has passed on their generous offers."

Had he said yes, he could have been competing against Lindsay Lohan. TMZ says she was offered a spot, too. But she turned it down, too.

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Tuskegee Man Wanted

Police are looking for a man wanted in the weekend slaying of a Montgomery teenager.

16-year-old Gary Alicea died Saturday from a gunshot wound in the back.

Police say he was shot while trying to break up a fight between his sister and her ex-boyfriend.

Detectives are looking for the ex-boyfriend, Cornelius Stinson of Tuskegee. And they're asking for the public's help in finding him.

If you have any information, call the Secret Witness Line at (334) 262-4000.

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Groundhog Day

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Don't put your sweaters and coats away yet. The nation's top weather-telling rodent says winter isn't over.

This is Groundhog Day, and bright and early this morning, Punxsutawney Phil peeked out to give his annual forecast in Pennsylvania.

Perhaps it was the spirited crowd, some wearing furry groundhog hats, chanting "Phil! Phil! Phil!" that coaxed him to the surface. Maybe it was the fireworks or the night of rock music.

But as thousands of winter-weary folks booed their disapproval, Phil spied his shadow. Tradition says that means six more weeks of cold temperatures.

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Alabama Man Convicted in Child Exploitation

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- U.S. Attorney's officials say a Tuscaloosa County man has been found guilty of child sexual exploitation and possessing child pornography.

Officials said Tuesday that 63-year-old Murry Malone Bailey propositioned a 15-year-old girl to engage in sexually explicit conduct he used to produce pornographic videos at his house.

Prosecutors say Bailey was found guilty of four counts of child sexual exploitation and one count of possession of child pornography. Officials say the minimum prison sentence for the exploitation charges is 15 years. Authorities say Bailey could also face up to 10 years in prison on the child pornography possession charge along with fines of up to $250,000 for each charge.

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World News: Iran warns Turkey; Egyptian Women Barred from Voting?; Afghanistan wants earlier US Withdrawal

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A top Iranian military commander has warned Turkey against stationing NATO anti-missile systems on its territory, saying such a move risks war with Syria.
Gen. Hassan Firouzabadi, who is army chief of staff, is urging Turkey, U.S. and Europeans to dismantle the Patriot missile defense system before a war breaks out. He says the system was stationed in Turkey to protect Israel from Iranian missiles attacks and inhibit Russian defense of Syria.
Firouzabadi's remarks were reported by state TV Saturday.
On Friday, the Pentagon announced it will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a larger NATO force to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attacks.

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's foreign minister has blamed the suffering of his country's people on U.S. and European sanctions imposed on his country.
Walid al-Moallem has called on the United Nations to condemn these sanctions and work toward lifting them.
Moallem made his comments Saturday during a meeting in the capital, Damascus, with U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos who is on a one-day visit to Syria.
The US and EU have imposed a wave of sanctions to punish President Bashar Assad's regime for its crackdown against protesters calling for democratic reforms. The protests have morphed into a civil war that has left more than 40,000 dead.
The current sanctions include a freeze on the assets of Assad and other Syrian government leaders, along with an embargo on the oil and arms trades.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) -- Some 1,500 Egyptian women blocked a main road in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, claiming a judge prevented them from voting on the draft constitution because they weren't veiled.
The women lined up on Saturday night in front of cars in the city's Sedi Gaber district, chanting "down with the Muslim Brotherhood rule."
Amira Abdel-Azem, a hospital manager, said judge supervising the polling station was only allowing women wearing a niqab, a veil that covers everything but the eyes, to cast ballots. It was not possible to immediately verify her account.
Alexandria is a stronghold of ultraconservative Islamists known as Salafis but has seen tensions rise over the disputed charter.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the U.S. and NATO troops transferring security to Afghan forces should leave Afghan villages as soon as possible.
Karzai spoke Saturday on the opening day of a conference to develop Afghanistan's foreign policy strategy for the next three years.
He says international forces will end their combat mission at the end of 2014. But he says that before that -- in 2013 -- Afghan forces will take charge of securing the entire nation.
Karzai says the sooner that transition can be completed, the better.
He says he wants the international troops to leave Afghan villages, draw back to their bases and slowly withdraw from there.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. commanders are offering glowing reviews of their 2012 Afghanistan war campaign. And the upbeat assessments could be interpreted as leeway for President Barack Obama to order another round of troop withdrawals next summer.
Obama faces a tension between calls by Democrats and even some Republicans to wind down the war more quickly and the military's desire to avoid a too-fast pullout that might squander hard-won sacrifices.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has not yet recommended to Obama a specific pace of withdrawals for 2013. But during the Pentagon chief's two-day visit to the war zone last week, commanders suggested that things are going better than is generally believed by an American public weary of war after 11 years.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea's top leadership is calling the successful launch of a satellite proof that Kim Jong Un has the strength to lead the country one year after his father's death.
A solemn Kim Jong Un joined top political, government and military officials Sunday in a national memorial service at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on the eve of the anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death.
The Associated Press was among a handful of foreign and local journalists allowed to cover the closed meeting, which marked the start of events marking Kim's death. Armed soldiers ringed the streets outside.
Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17, 2011. North Korea sent a long-range rocket into space in his honor Wednesday, defying international warnings that the launch would be considered a banned missile test.

SUVA, Fiji (AP) -- The Pacific island nation of Fiji is bracing for a cyclone that earlier ripped through Samoa, leaving at least three people dead, eight missing and thousands homeless.
Fijian authorities said Sunday that nearly 400 people on the island of Vanua Levu had evacuated to emergency shelters. Cyclone Evan is expected to hit Sunday night in northern Fiji, likely missing the more populous south, including the capital, Suva.
The storm caused widespread destruction in Samoa on Thursday. The Samoa Observer newspaper says up to 4,000 people were left homeless.
On Sunday, New Zealand authorities were using a plane to search for eight Samoan fishermen who went missing in the storm. Authorities say the men were in three boats, each about 9 meters (30 feet) long and with outboard motors.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's government formally apologized Saturday to the country's Buddhist monks for its recent crackdown on protesters at a copper mine that injured more than 100 of their monastic colleagues.
President's Office Minister Hla Tun led other officials in apologizing to senior and injured monks in the central city of Mandalay.
Police used water cannons, tear gas and smoke bombs on Nov. 29 to break up an 11-day occupation of the Letpadaung mine project in northwestern Myanmar, a joint venture between a military-owned holding company and a Chinese company. Protesters want the project halted, saying it is causing environmental, social and health problems.
The monks had been holding protests to demand an apology for the violence, with hundreds marching peacefully this past Wednesday in Yangon and Mandalay, the country's two biggest cities, along with Monywa, the town closest to the mine, and at least six other towns.
Shin Wirathu, one of the monks leading the protests, said Saturday's action satisfied their demands for a formal apology. The monks had rejected previous apologies by officials as inadequate and directed at the wrong people. Officials in attendance Saturday included Health Minister Pe Thet Khin, Police Chief Kyaw Kyaw Tun and Sagaing Region Chief minister Thar Aye.
"We are now satisfied as they made the apology publicly and legally," said Shin Wirathu "And it's pleasing that the ones who had the main responsibility for the crackdown apologized to the injured monks. We acknowledge it as a historic day but it's a matter of forgive, not forget."
He added that the officials also promised not to let anything like the crackdown happen again.
According to Shin Wirathu, 34 injured monks and 3 lay people are still at hospitals in Mandalay, and one person was sent to Thailand for medical treatment.
Most of those hurt suffered burns that protesters said were caused by incendiary devices hurled by police.
The crackdown was reminiscent of those the country faced under military rule, which formally ended when an elected government took power last year. It stirred particular anger because of the violence against monks, who are held in high regard in this reverent Buddhist country.
The heavy-handed action indicated the government is still unsure where to draw the line on public protests, even though elected President Thein Sein's government has been hailed for releasing hundreds of political prisoners and for implementing laws allowing public demonstrations and labor strikes.

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PA Abortion Doctor on Trial; Clinic Described as "House of Horrors"

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Prosecutors are calling it "a house of horrors."

In this undated photo released by the Philadelphia District Attorney's office, Dr. Kermit Gosnell is shown. Gosnell, 69, a family practice physician, was arraigned Thursday, Jan. 20 2011, on eight counts of murder in the deaths of seven babies and one patient. Nine employees of his Women's Medical Society clinic also have been charged, including four with murder. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department via Philadelphia District Attorney's Office)

Prosecutors are calling it "a house of horrors."

A former abortion clinic in west Philadelphia is the center of a murder trial.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell allegedly used the facility to kill babies that had survived illegal, late-term abortions.

It's also where a woman allegedly died of a botched pain-killer injection at the hands of a worker who wasn't even a nurse's aid.

Gosnell has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of murder.

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Financial Aid Process Changing for Ga. Students

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MACON, Ga. (AP) -- Students planning to attend college in Georgia and apply for state financial aid will soon have to fill out a federal application instead of a state form.

The Georgia Student Finance Commission has announced the Georgia Student Finance Application will be obsolete beginning June 8, 2013. Students applying for state assistance will have to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Georgia Student Finance Commission interim president Tracy Ireland told the Telegraph of Macon the change will help verify students applying for financial aid are legal citizens. Ireland says the state could have collected sworn affidavits and citizenship documents, or required federal applications instead.

Ireland says about half of Georgia's college students already use the FAFSA, which requires more information than the state application.

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Ashford Academy Advances to AISA Class A Championship Game

The Ashford Academy Basketball Team has advanced to the AISA Class A State Championship Game. The Falcons beat Lakeside 42-38 at Huntingdon College, advancing to Thursday night's title game.

Ashford Academy will face rival Abbeville Christian for the Class A Title at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night at Huntingdon. The Generals beat Cornerstone 48-46 earlier on Wednesday in a semifinal contest.

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Auburn fans bid goodbye to beloved Toomer's oaks

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Auburn fans bid goodbye to beloved Toomer

Crews work to remove toilet paper from one of two poisoned oak trees before spraying the leaves with a coating at Toomer's Corner in Auburn, Ala.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn fans are set for a final farewell to the beloved oak trees at Toomer's Corner.

Thousands of Tigers fans are expected to attend a rolling party at the intersection of campus and downtown Saturday after the Tigers' spring game.

The trees, poisoned two years ago by a fan of rival Alabama, will come down a few days later.

Rolling the two live oaks with toilet paper to celebrate big Auburn wins is a tradition going back more than four decades in a state that cherishes its college football.

Auburn is planning a seven-figure renovation of Toomer's Corner that will include the planting of more oaks.

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn will be among the speakers at an event memorializing what he calls "one of the best traditions in college football."

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(AP) -- Michael Phelps is getting serious about his golf game.

The 18-time Olympic swimming champion has signed on with Ping to provide his clubs, starting with an appearance in Wednesday's pro-am for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He's paired with Masters champion Bubba Watson.

Phelps got a tour of Ping's Arizona facilities, where he was fitted for a set of clubs that accommodate his 6-foot-4 height, long arms and large hands. He says golf is much more technical than swimming, joking that he used to get by with a cap, goggles and suit.

Phelps has been working with coach Hank Haney for an eight-episode series on the Golf Channel that begins Feb. 25. He's not sure how far golf can take him but says, "You can't put limits on anything."

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WASHINGTON, DC (USA Today)--President Obama's inaugural committee confirmed Thursday that he will take his second oath-of-office in a private ceremony on Jan. 20 -- a Sunday -- with the parade, balls, and other public events to take place the next day.

The president and first lady Michelle Obama will also sponsor a National Day of Service on Saturday, Jan. 19, said the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee.

"In keeping with tradition for Inauguration Days that fall on a Sunday, the President will participate in a small private swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20," the committee said in a statement. "The President's public swearing-in, the parade and the official Inaugural balls will take place on Monday, January 21."

The Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial holiday is also on that Monday.

The "Sunday exception" also affected inaugurations of presidents James Monroe, Zachary Taylor, Rutherford B. Hayes, Woodrow Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan.

On the National Day of Service, the committee said, the president and first lady Michelle Obama will ask Americans to honor King's memory by organizing service projects in their communities. The Obamas, Vice President Biden and wife Jill Biden, and members of the Cabinet will also participate in service projects that day.

The inaugural committee also announced that the four living presidents would serve as honorary co-chairs Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

The other co-chairs for the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee: Ambassador Matthew Barzun, National Finance Chair of President Obama's reelection campaign and former Ambassador to Sweden; Eva Longoria, Actress, Obama for America Campaign Co-Chair and Founder of the Eva Longoria Foundation; Jane Stetson, National Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee; and Frank White, former member of the National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprises.

"Vice President Biden and I are grateful to these distinguished women and men for agreeing to serve as co-chairs and honorary co-chairs, including Presidents from both sides of the aisle who have dedicated their lives to serving the American people," Obama said in a statement. "This year's Inaugural will reflect our belief that working together, we can keep moving our country forward and fulfill the promise of the American Dream for all families."

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland closed out its 61st and final Atlantic Coast Conference regular season in stunning fashion, outlasting No. 5 Virginia 75-69 in overtime Sunday to end the Cavaliers' 13-game winning streak.

After blowing a seemingly secure lead in the closing seconds of regulation, the Terrapins never trailed in the extra session in front of an emotional sellout crowd of 17,950 at the school's final home basketball game in a conference it joined as a charter member in 1953.

When the final buzzer sounded, thousands of fans stormed the court to celebrate another unforgettable ACC memory at the expense of one of its biggest rivals.

Seth Allen scored five of his 20 points in overtime and Dez Wells finished with 18 for the Terrapins (17-14, 9-9 ACC), who will play in the Big Ten next season. Maryland had lost six straight to Virginia, including a 61-53 decision in February that was part of the Cavaliers' school-record winning streak against ACC competition.

Anthony Gill scored 15 points and London Perrantes had 14 for Virginia (25-6, 16-2), which had already won the regular season title and was vying to set an ACC record for most league wins during the regular season.

The end of regulation was a horror show for Maryland and the fans lining up to storm the court when victory seemed all but clinched.

After Jake Layman made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left to put the Terrapins ahead 64-61, Maryland quickly fouled. Malcolm Brogdon made the first free throw and intentionally missed the second before the Terrapins swatted the ball out of bounds with 1.7 seconds to go.

Gill caught the inbounds pass in the lane and dropped in an uncontested jumper to force overtime.

After that, however, Maryland dominated. Allen made two straight layups for a 68-64 lead, then blocked a shot before adding a free throw.

The Cavaliers used a layup by Gill to close to 71-69 with 1:13 left, but they would not score again. Despite the loss, Virginia will head into the ACC tournament as a top seed for only the second time.

Maryland opened the second half with an 11-2 run, turning a one-point deficit into a 45-37 lead.

After Wells made two free throws, Perrantes answered with a foul-line jumper. Wells then made a basket and added two foul shots before Allen popped a 3-pointer and Shaquille Cleare added a layup.

The teams combined for only two field goals over the next 5 minutes, but Virginia made five free throws during that span to close to 47-44 with 11:34 left.

Minutes later, Joe Harris hit a 3-pointer to end a 6-0 spree that put the Cavaliers in front 52-51 with 8:30 to play. Maryland went ahead 62-58 with 2:39 remaining but could not make the lead stand up.

Perrantes scored 12 first-half points on four 3-pointers, including one in the closing seconds that put the Cavaliers ahead 35-34.

As an expression of gratitude to the lone senior on the squad, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon started seldom-used forward John Auslander, who missed his only shot before being replaced with just under 4 minutes elapsed.

Virginia used an early 12-2 run to go up 14-5 before Evan Smotrycz hit a jumper, a 3-pointer and a three-point play to launch a 16-4 spurt that included seven straight points by Allen.

It was 27-22 before Perrantes drilled successive 3-pointers to reverse the momentum and calm the crowd.

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