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John Edwards’ Penknife Taken at Airport

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Sen. John Edwards had a penknife confiscated as part of a stepped up security search that caused a one-hour delay for the Democratic presidential candidate and others boarding his chartered plane.

Albuquerque security officials gave extensive screenings to those traveling with the senator, including hand inspections of everyone’s luggage and carry-on bags.

“We must look dangerous,”‘ joked the North Carolina Democrat, who was forced to go through a metal detector along with other passengers, and to have all his bags X-rayed, before being allowed to board his campaign plane.

A small knife was confiscated from Edwards’ luggage. “It was a pocket knife,” Edwards said. “I didn’t even know it was there.” He said he was told it would be returned to him later.

A pair of scissors, tweezers and assorted small tools used by photographers and television cameramen also were confiscated. The extra scrutiny, which was not explained, caused Edwards to be an hour late for his next scheduled appearance, a speech at a union hall in Oklahoma City.

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Which Came First — The Chicken Or the Egg?

See all the Super Bowl ads

IFILM has all the ads. NewMexiKen’s favorites — the Clydesdale Donkey and the Pepsi Purple Haze.

The best Super Bowl ad
was the one that wasn’t shown

Child’s Pay

Halftime at Super Bowl Became Quite Revealing

Columnist T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times takes off on the halftime show.

I remember when Disney used to produce these halftime shows.

CBS cuts away quickly, but not quick enough.

I check with witnesses on the field, who are staring at the scoreboard waiting for the replay. They say Jackson ran from the stage with both arms across her chest, although the placement of the silver star suggests it was part of the game plan….

“There was no indication that any such thing would happen,” the CBS statement said. “That moment did not conform to CBS broadcast standards, and we would like to apologize to anyone who was offended.”

I can’t imagine Fox ever issuing such a statement.

NewMexiKen suggests a return to the halftime show of the first Super Bowl — the University of Arizona Marching Band.

James Joyce…

was born in Rathgar, a suburb of Dublin, on this date in 1882. Joyce only wrote four books of fiction in his life, but they’re all considered masterpieces: Dubliners (1914), A Portrait of the Artist as Young Man (1916), Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939).

But, of course, it is on June 16th that we should celebrate Joyce.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo…

was signed on this date in 1848. Its provisions called for Mexico to cede 55% of its territory (present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, and parts of Colorado, Nevada and Utah) in exchange for $15 million in compensation for war-related damage to Mexican property. Other provisions stipulated the Rio Grande as the Texas border, protection for the property and civil rights of Mexican nationals living in the United States and a U.S. promise to police its side of the border.

The Library of Congress has an on-line exhibition of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The site was the source for the summary of the Treaty above. To see an image of the map used in the negotiations, click here.

Groundhog.org

The Official Site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club

Update: Phil says six more weeks.