Maybe Rudy will have more luck with an election in Kiev? WSJ
LA Mayor Villaraigosa to answer Rush Limbuagh's "shoeshine guy" comment. Mixed Media blog
Five NYC restaurants cited for failing to post calorie counts on menus. NYT
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Bill Richardson hits the Kentucky Derby but leaves his Lt. Gov. out of the loop. AP
New St. Louis arena suffers different kind of "potty parity" problem -- too many toilets for women. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Baddest": Arlington, TX, mayor teaches us all some slang from 1992. Dallas Morning News
CA community colleges get a record $50 mil donation. Sacramento Bee
Forget snowbirds: Vermont's going after Florida's "sunbirds." Rutland Herald
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KY Supreme Court chief's surprise decision to quit. Lex Herald Leader
Drumbeat grows for impeachment of IL Gov. Blagojevich. Chicago Sun-Times
MN's "Hannah Montana ban" is a legislative hit. Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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Mike Huckabee's vision of Utopia: "Hucktown." Albany Times-Union
NC Personnel Office accidentally tolerant of gays; fixes "mistake." Citizen Times
Workers can't remove giant, 60-foot phallus from Idaho gov's mansion lawn. AP
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OR Gov. Ted Kulongoski might get the measles. Oregonian
Chicago: "City of Children"? Sun-Times
AZ gov's office not amused by April Fools prank. Arizona Republic
Gay marriage means big bucks. NYT
WA Gov. Gregiore's reelection tour bus has (gulp!) Oregon plates. Oregonian
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ID's are totally required to board a plane. Except when they're not. Kansas City Star
Wash, DC, metro pulls ads with Pope bobblehead doll. WaPo
If it's in Texas, the Texas Country Reporter has seen it. NYT
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Louisiana senate nixes state cocktail. NYT
Blind people, take heart! Congress takes up bill on silent hybrid cars. Examiner
NV Gov. forced to surrender his weapons!!! (But only 'cause his permit lapsed.) Nevada Appeal
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DC Mayor Fenty using city ads to hawk his family's business? DCist
CA bill would tax iTunes to ease budget shortfall. San Jose Mercury News
Sorry, St. Paul -- state budget axe hits capital especially hard. Pioneer Press
Plans crumble for statue of fmr. Baltimore mayor and MD Gov. William Donald Schaefer. Sun
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Telemarketers lose access to TX crash victims' phone numbers. Dallas Morning News
Cricket comes to NYC schools. NYT
Fossilized poop shows evidence of earliest Americans. Denver Post
MN House approves "smoking shacks" outside bars & restos, where smoking is now prohibited. Star-Tribune
Arkansas fixes typo in wedding laws -- bring on the pregnant teens! NYT
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Supreme Court to hear Ten Commandments vs. 'Seven Aphorisms.' LA Times
Two-time forest fire victims rebuilding house underground. San Diego Union Tribune
LA city council rejects "ban" on homicides. LA Times
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