Political Equinox

For those of you that are sports inclined this one is a bit of a shocker, but not really.

Alex Rodriguez is earmarked to learn an MLB-leading $28 million this upcoming season. The 33 players named on the Florida Marlins’ opening-day roster (and disabled list) add up to a nice $21.8 million. Yes, the entire team.

Granted, the Marlins recently traded away its two biggest studs, Major League Baseball is going to face a daunting question of economics.

Can teams continue to pay these outrageous amounts for players?

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Today was a big day, and we had big ambitions for the day at its advent. We planned to go to three different Caucus related events – one for Senator Hillary Clinton at the Gateway Hotel, one for former Senator John Edwards at Iowa State’s Memorial Union and one for former Governor Mike Huckabee at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines. Each spot gave us unique opportunities to interact with candidates as they scratch out every single possible vote from caucus goers. In each case, we were successful in our venture.

Senator Clinton - From Boondoggle to Benefit
We arrived …

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