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Obama Hits Second Gear As The Reelection Trail Carries On

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The race to represent the Republican Party in this year’s election in an effort to unseat President Barack Obama has been closer than a few people expected, which is fantastic for the President, who is stepping up his efforts for another four years in the White House while his adversaries battle among themselves.

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President Obama is gathering funds for his campaign in preparation for the end of the Republican primaries, which is expected to be won by Massachussets governor Mitt Romney. Even though it was less than the amount Obama raised this time four years ago, it was still more than Romney, who is still using funds for his GOP campaign. The Republicans immediately attempted to spin it Obama’s four-year discrepancy as a sign from the American citizens are not as confident in their President as before, which the Democrats rebuffed.

2012 US Presidential Election – Winning Party
Democratic Party -225
Republican Party +185

It isn’t going to be an easy road for President Obama as the American economy is just only recovering (albeit quicker than expected) now from a damaging downturn and employment is just starting to rise. The extra time that the Republican Party spends on their own race gives him more time to gather the resources needed to fight what is surely going to be a nasty campaign on the path to the White House in November.

Romney is still trying to ward off Rick Santorum and New Gingrich (Ron Paul is all but an afterthought) in the Republican race, which gives Obama a small edge as he will be rested for the grueling stretch of campaign. Expect the President to hit the trail even harder and gather donations in order to retain his place in the White House this fall.

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Dancing With The Stars’ Smirnoff Linked With Wilson

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The 14th season of Dancing With The Stars is almost here as it kicks off on March 19th on ABC and the full list of stars are practicing furiously so they can be ready to impress the judges, Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli, as well as the American public. One of the professional dancers is making headlines for a rumored romantic relationship and that should spark a little more interest in the show.

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Karina Smirnoff is making her 11th appearance on Dancing With The Starsand after a second-place finish, a semifinal trip and many quarterfinal visits, she finally won for the first time last season with Army veterans/soap actor J.R. Martinez. She has numerous dancing accolades on her resume, so Smirnoff is well known in those circles and her profile is increasing more among the casual fan.

But it’s going to increase even more if the rumors of a relationship with actor Owen Wilson are true. Wilson and Smirnoff have been seen together recently and both are coming off serious relationships as Wilson broke up with girlfriend Jade Duell last June – just a few months after she had their son, Ford. Meanwhile Smirnoff called off an engagement to Brad Penny, a Major League Baseball pitcher.

Dancing With the Stars Season 14 – Who will win? 
William Levy 4/1
Maria Menounos 5/1
Jaleel White 9/2
Gavin DeGraw 20/1

Wilson should be no stranger to high-profile relationships as he has dated singer Sheryl Crow and actress Kate Hudson while Smirnoff herself has dated Extra host Mario Lopez when the two were partners on Dancing With The Stars in 2006. Smirnoff has also broken off two engagements, to Penny and fellow dancer Maksim Chmerkovsky, so she may want to take things slow this time. You’ll likely hear a lot more about this budding relationship in the coming weeks, if the rumors are indeed true.

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Gingrich Has Traction In Southern States As GOP Race Continues

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“Super Tuesday” was expected to essentially clinch the Republican nomination for Mitt Romney and while the Massachusetts governor continues to lead the way, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich continue to have a say as Tuesday’s primaries in Alabama and Mississippi approach

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Gingrich, from Georgia, is actually the favorite at Bovada Sportsbook to take Alabama, although Romney isn’t far behind and Santorum has some support there as well. Some polls are reporting that there is a margin of 2-3 points between the three with Gingrich on top, so this is one of those races that could come down to the wire.

Odds to win the Alabama Primary 
Mitt Romney +150
Newt Gingrich +125
Rick Santorum +250
Ron Paul +5000

Odds to win the Mississippi Primary 
Mitt Romney -110
Newt Gingrich +110
Rick Santorum +700
Ron Paul +5000

Romney is the frontrunner in Mississippi but Gingrich and Pennsylvania’s Santorum are lurking behind him with roughly 27% support to Romney’s 35%, and he may have to take advantage of this state because it could go either way in Alabama, where Gingrich has made a late run and will be a factor on Tuesday.

Right now, Romney has won 14 states and has 393 delegates to eight states and 133 delegates for Santorum. Gingrich has 110 delegates and two states while Texas’ Ron Paul is all but out with no states and 24 delegates. It is a three-horse race now but Romney has a commanding lead. If anything, he should continue to cheer for a battle between Gingrich and Santorum to keep splitting votes, but Gingrich is expected to pick up more than a few votes throughout the Deep South portion of the Republican race and Santorum isn’t going to go away easily. Romney needs to win either Alabama or Mississippi to solidify his status as the GOP favorite and it would be a fantastic birthday gift after celebrating his 65th birthday on Monday.

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Menounos Having A Tough Time Prepping For Dancing With The Stars

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Dancing With The Stars is set to start on March 19th on ABC, with hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet (who won the seventh season of the show), and judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. The cast of characters is star-studded, but one in particular is getting a lot of attention. Even though she is an early favorite, she is having issues picking up on some of the steps.

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Maria Menounos hosts Extra and has recently donned a bikini in Times Square, so she isn’t going to have a problem with the outfits that she’ll have to wear on Dancing With The Stars. But she has admitted to having trouble with the dance steps that she’ll have to perfect if she is going to avoid elimination. She has been paired with Derek Hough, the only person to win three times, and he has also earned three Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Choreography on Dancing With The Stars, so Menounos couldn’t have a better teacher; she has admitted as much herself. She has never been able to actually learn how to dance, but Menounos says she is having fun with Hough and that is half the battle when you are learning to dance.

Dancing With the Stars Season 14 – Who will win? 
William Levy 4/1
Maria Menounos 5/1

Sportsbooks have Menounos at 5/1 currently, behind actor William Levy at 4/1, and with her increasingly public profile, she is sure to earn a ton of votes. But will she impress the judges, who are notoriously difficult on the competitors? In particular, Tonioli has made headlines in the past for his remarks (Michael Bolton had an issue with Tonioli in the 11th season), so Menounos has to pick up her game if she wants to remain a part of Dancing With The Stars.

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Romney Tightens Grip On Republican Race

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“Super Tuesday” is the busiest day of the presidential run-in as the most states hold their primaries, making the day when candidates can win the most delegates. This year’s edition of “Super Tuesday” didn’t decide the race totally, but it’s all but over as we come down the stretch.

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Mitt Romney has 40.5% of the delegates on his side after wins in Ohio, Virginia, Vermont, Idaho and Massachusetts, but he missed a few opportunities to prove to the Republican Party that he is the man to unseat President and Democrat Barack Obama in November. Rick Santorum picked up wins in Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Dakota while Newt Gingrich stayed alive with an important victory in Georgia. Ron Paul has basically submitted with zero wins, making it a three-man race now.

But it would be a major collapse if Romney loses to Santorum and Gingrich, who are splitting votes and at this rate, there is no chance that they’ll catch up to Romney, who has 315 delegates and carries 14 states. Gingrich has 105 delegates and carries two states, while Santorum has 78 delegates, but carries seven states.

Even if the two were to combine forces, they may not be able to catch Romney because there is a lot of indecision that could come into play, and it looks like it’s going to be clear sailing to the presidential trail for Romney, although no one is quite sure if he can beat Obama. The Democrats will be watching and waiting to see who will try to replace their guy, but they’re also very confident in his abilities to take down whoever the Republican choice is. It’s going to be a very interesting stretch run for the GOP part.

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Jackson Passes On X Factor Role But Spears On Tap?

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The second season of The X Factor won’t air on Fox until September of this year, but of course, the early discussion surrounding the show is, who will take over for last year’s judges?

At the end of January, it was revealed that Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, along with host Steve Jones, would not be returning to the show for the second season, which focuses on the hunt for a singer that will win a $5 million recording deal with Epic Records (Melanie Amero won the first season). Creator and judge Simon Cowell are out to replace the two judges, while L.A. Reid will stick around for another season.

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It was revealed that Cowell had been in talks with Whitney Houston to be a judge on The X Factorbefore the singer passed away last month and now fellow icon Janet Jackson has confirmed that she will not be taking the role either, stating a tour and a role in a Tyler Perry movie will keep her too busy.

X Factor USA – Season 2 – Who will win?
Male +120
Female EVEN
Group +400

One person who does seem interested in joining Cowell and Reid on The X Factor is Britney Spears, who has been officially offered the role by Cowell, says manager Louis Walsh, although Cowell himself has not confirmed or denied it. Spears is coming off an album, “Femme Fatale”, which went platinum last year and actually got some good reviews. She just got engaged on December and she seems to be headed back towards the top…or at least, not being a walking tabloid headline.

However, that’s going to be difficult because, well, she is Britney Spears and you know that is why Cowell wants her on the show. He says he wants to hear what she has to say about these artists and while that may be true, Cowell also knows she’ll bring in her audience, which means ratings. Stay tuned for more on the Cowell-Spears connection and other news on The X Factor.

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Phillips Takes Control Of American Idol Season 11

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We’re down to the final 13 contestants on the 11th season of American Idol and things are starting to heat up as these 13 made it through the first round of live results.

Ten singers were chosen from a pool of 26, with five males and females each guaranteed to go on to the semifinals. Finally, three more singers were given wild cards to progress to give us the 13 performers you will find below, with their odds to win.

Phillip Phillips 7/2
Shannon Magrane 5/1
Colton Dixon 5/1
Jessica Sanchez 7/1
Joshua Ledet 9/1
Heejun Han 10/1
Hollie Cavanagh 10/1
Skylar Laine 10/1
Jermaine Jones 14/1
Elise Testone 15/1
DeAndre Brackensick 20/1
Erika Van Pelt 25/1
Jeremy Rosado 30/1

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It should come as no surprise that the final three, Brackensick, Van Pelt and Rosado, were wild-care selections, but much like the NFL playoffs, all you have to do is get into the postseason. Phillips has emerged as a slight favorite after a fantastic rendition of Phil Collins’ staple, “In The Air Tonight”, and the 21-year-old from Georgia looks like he is going to have some longevity in this competition.

But Magrane, a 16-year-old from Florida and Dixon, a 20-year-old from Tennessee, should have something to say about it, and Dixon especially comes into this season of American Idol with a lot of motivation as he was cut in the 10th season of the show in the “Sing For Your Life” round.

He isn’t the only one who has been exposed to American Idol before as Brackensick, a 17-year-old from California, and Cavanagh, an 18-year-old from Texas, were both cut at the same point of the same season.

The top three singers in terms of odds all auditioned from North Charleston, South Carolina, so the South is definitely representing on the 11th season of American Idol.

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Levy, Driver Among DWTS Favorites For Season 14

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The 14th season of Dancing With The Stars will start on March 19th, but the cast was revealed on ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday and it should be another exciting season of one of the most popular reality television shows going. Here is a look at the full slate of characters.

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Dancing With the Stars Season 14 – Odds to Win
Gavin DeGraw 18/1
Donald Driver 5/1
Roshon Fegan 17/2
Melissa Gilbert 12/1
Katherine Jenkins 10/1
Gladys Knight 15/2
William Levy 4/1
Maria Menounos 11/2
Martina Navratilova 20/1
Sherri Shepherd 12/1
Jack Wagner 15/1
Jaleel White 5/1

Levy will be paired with Cheryl Burke, the first professional dancer to win Dancing With The Starstwice and she has finished second twice, including last year with socialite Rob Kardashian. Driver, a veteran wide receiver with the Green Bay Packers, will dance with Peta Murgatroyd, who has been on the show just once, in the 12th season where she was eliminated with Los Angeles Lakers’ forward Metta World Peace (formerly Ron Artest). Driver is out to continue the success of football players on Dancing With The Stars as the stars of gridiron having won twice: Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith (who won with Burke) and receiver Hines Ward, formerly of Pittsburgh, who won with Kym Johnson.

This time, Johnson will go with White, the former star of the hit sitcom Family Matters, so she has a good chance to join Derek Hough is three-time winners on the program. It seems like this could be one of the most unpredictable seasons of Dancing With The Stars yet, so you’ll have to stay tuned regularly to keep on top of the fireworks that will inevitably happen.

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Brazeau Favored Over Trudeau In Charity Boxing Match

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Have you ever wished that politicians would just settle their differences in the ring instead of on the campaign trail? That is about to happen at the end of March and regardless of who is the victor in the ring, the real winner will be charity.

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Justin Trudeau is incredibly popular in Canada as a member of Parliament in Quebec for the Liberal Party and he has picked up a large number of his followers from his late father, Pierre Trudeau, who was arguably the most beloved Prime Minister in the history of the country. But he has decided to participate in a charity boxing match on March 31st at the Hampton Inn in Ottawa and odds makers have him as a heavy underdog.

Political Boxing Special – Patrick Brazeau vs Justin Trudeau March 31st 2012, Ottawa, Canada
Patrick Brazeau -500
Justin Trudeau +300

Trudeau has been put up at +300 by Bovada in his bout with Patrick Brazeau, a member of the Conservative Party and an activist for aboriginal rights. Brazeau is also currently the youngest senator in Canada and is a -500 favorite, standing at 5’10” and weighing 183 pounds. Brazeau, who is three years younger than his opponent at 37-years-old, has a reach of 70 inches, which is three fewer than Trudeau, who is 6’2” and 175 pounds. However, Brazeau has a black belt in karate and appears to be much stronger physically than Trudeau.

It’s all for charity, however, as the money that is raised from the match will go to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and it’s being billed as the “Fight for the Cure”. The elder Trudeau passed away of lung cancer in 2004, so this is obviously a personal issue for his son and that could be the motivation he needs to pull off the upset. Now, if we could only schedule a few more of these political boxing matches.

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Menouns, Shepherd Join Dancing With The Stars For Season 14

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Dancing With The Stars soars into its 14th season on ABC on March 19th and as usual, the network is being tight-lipped in regards to their contestants. But you know that nothing stays a secret in Hollywood in this day and age of Facebook, Twitter and reality television, and the identity of at least four celebrities that will be on the show have been leaked.

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So far, the only contestants that we know about are Sherri Shepherd, one of the co-hosts of The View, along with Melissa Gilbert of Little House on the Prairie fame, and Jack Wagner, who is known for starring on Melrose Place and being an ex-boyfriend of Heather Locklear, with whom he got into a massive fight just a couple months ago. Gilbert was actually supposed to be on Dancing With The Stars last season but the deal didn’t go through for unknown reasons.

Dancing With the Stars Season 14 – Who will win? 
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Female -115

The final contestant to be revealed over the weekend was Maria Menounos, who is the host ofExtra and she is out to follow in the footsteps of fellow Extra host Mario Lopez, who finished second to Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith in the third season of the show. Menounos may be able to boost the Dancing With The Stars ratings among males as it is no surprise that she is a beautiful woman, but she has also been involved in World Wrestling Entertainment and is 2-0 in her professional wrestling career, so she’ll bring in more than a few from that demographic as well.

Stay tuned as the completed list of contestants will be revealed on Good Morning America on February 28th and you can expect a few surprises as the next group of celebrities and their professional partners look to follow actor and Army veteran J.R. Martinez as the winner of one of the most popular shows on television.

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