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Rounding up primary coverage

Until she refreshes herself adequately for the next round, devotees of your blogstress may amuse themselves by reading coverage your ecrivaine provided to sites other than AddieStan: AT THE GUARDIAN UNLIMITED: "A WOMAN ON THE VERGE" AT TAPPED: "BUCHANAN HEARTS HUCKABEE" AT TAPPED: "CLINTON SWARM" AT REAL WOMEN, REAL VOICES: "THE VIEW FROM RADIO ROW" AT REAL WOMEN, REAL VOICES: "ARNIE ARNESEN AND HER REGULAR WOMAN PROBLEM" AT REAL WOMEN, REAL VOICES: "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN BE PRESIDENT"

Huckabee deflects on wifely submission

Fox News is broadcasting yet another live debate with the presidential candidates, this one including Ron Paul . As entertaining as the Texas congressman may be, the former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee just dazzled with a bob-and-dodge when asked to explain his signature on the Southern Baptist statement, passed at the denomination's 1998 convention , that "a wife is to submit herself graciously" to the leadership of her husband. First, he deflected with a barb, saying it's interesting that "everybody" says that religion is off-limits as a campaign issue, except when it comes to him. Then he made a little joke, saying that if this gathering was going to be a religious service, he'd like to pass the plate, since his campaign could certainly use the money. His slight stumble over the words revealed the rehearsed nature of the quip, which may have been written for him. Then he said he would not apologize for his faith, and went on to say that that the pass

Day off

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Your blogstress desperately needs some beauty sleep. Blog more tomorrow. So much has happened: Kerry endorses Barack . (Is this a good thing?) Richardson drops out of the race. (No more resume-reading in debates. Bummer!) Latest narrative from the boys: Hillary won because she cried. Get out!