ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Mitt Romney says he's gonna win today's Michigan primary, Tommy Burr reports in the Salt Lake Tribune.
LOCAL RACES: Josh Drobnyk in the Allentown Morning Call reports that a Marine Corps Reserve colonel whose son was killed in Iraq will run for congress in Pennyslvania; and Noelle Straub in the Star-Tribune reports on a new drive to promote Democrat candidates in the Mountain West.
LOBBYING ETHICS: Forks have been banned at parties hosted by lobbyists, Rob Hotakainen for McClatchy in a piece about the ridiculous machinations accompanying the new ethics rule that took effect Sept. 14.
Weekend goodies we missed:
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Farmers _ many of whom buy health insurance on the open market _ want to hear the presidential candidates' health plans, Faith Bremner reports in the Argus Leader; Thomas Burr in the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Mitt Romney promises to help Michigan rebound from its economic woes; Lesley Clark and Beth Reinhard in the Miami Herald report that Florida's primary is still important for Democrats despite the party boycott; and Larry Lipman in the Palm Beach Post poses the possibility of a McCain-Lieberman ticket.
LOOK-AHEAD: Lisa Mascaro in the Las Vegas Sun and Larry Lipman in the Palm Beach Post report on local congressional priorities for the coming year.
PAY RAISES: Joseph Morton in the Omaha World-Herald reports on congressional pay raises that go into effect this month, putting the annual salary of House members at $169,300.
AWARDS: Bartholomew Sullivan reports in the Commercial Appeal on the National Medal of Museum and Library Service award to the Memphis Public Library; and Noelle Straub in the Billings Gazette reports on an Air Force Band concert honoring a World War II hero from Billings.
YUCCA POLITICS: Lisa Mascaro reports in the Las Vegas Sun that officials with the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada are likely to miss their June 2008 deadline, which could be disastrous for the project.
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