Twitter: RT @fivethirtyeight: Hearing it’s likely that at 4:30 press conference, WV SoS will announce no special election for Byrd seat until 2012. http://bit.ly/aBU2rL
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FriendFeed: T.S. Alex track forecast keeps shifting to the right; Hurricane Watches up for Texas, Mexico coasts
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Twitter: CNN Breaking News — Supreme Court strikes down Chicago handgun ban; case may have far-reaching impact for states, local governments.
Twitter: Paul Krugman: “We are now, I fear, in the early stages of a third depression.” http://nyti.ms/cy3uY4. #PANIC
Twitter: Just bought tickets to Boise State @ Wyoming on 9/18. Now Boise had better freakin’ beat Virginia Tech on Labor Day! I don’t want to see some 0-1 WAC team.
Twitter: Conflicting interpretations of WV law re: Byrd’s replacement: http://bit.ly/bMWc8S. No decision yet, per Sec of State: http://bit.ly/cU4WRj.
Twitter: RT @wxchannel: Alex is forecast to become a hurricane tonight, and may become a major hurricane (cat 3) late Wed or early Thu. http://wxch.nl/dliawi
FriendFeed: RT @marcambinder: Dem state chair Nick Casey seen as Byrd’s likely replacement. Gov. Joe Manchin will declare a “vacancy” and then appt. placeholder. … BUT if vacancy is declared after July 3, successor serves through 2012. If not, GOP has another seat in 2010 to contest.