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  • Wisconsin holds top billing Tuesday, with a competitive Republican governor's primary highlighting races there.
  • President Bush's three recent Supreme Court nominations reveal the complications and motives involved when politicians choose the nation's top judges, legal observers say. Political science professor David Yalof is an expert on the history and evolution of the Supreme Court nomination process.
  • Elon Musk has finally acquired Twitter. He fired several top executives immediately and likely has more changes in mind.
  • Three-seed Louisiana State University takes on the favorite Virginia Tech one seeds, which is then followed by a big showdown between two-seed University of Iowa and the top seed defending champions University of South Carolina.
  • After California and New York, the state of Georgia is a top production hub for TV shows and movies. But with the actors and writers strikes going on, it's anyone's guess when filming will resume.
  • A federal appeals court ruled that only people who can demonstrate that they've been spied on have the right to sue. But the records of who has been wiretapped are top secret, making it unlikely that anyone could rightfully file a lawsuit.
  • Stories of book censorship or bans in Florida have topped headlines throughout the year.
  • Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) and his top aide have been arrested on corruption charges related to filling the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama. Robert Grant, Chicago FBI chief, said in Tuesday's press conference, if Illinois "isn't the most corrupt state in the United States, it's certainly one hell of a competitor."
  • Conditions are worsening in Myanmar as hungry survivors wait among the dead for help after a huge cyclone hit the Southeast Asian nation over the weekend. The top U.S. diplomat in the country is predicting that the death toll could rise as high as 100,000, from the official tally of 22,500.
  • The Bush administration's top housing official announced his resignation Monday. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson says much has been accomplished during his tenure, but critics say they hope the change will bring about policies that will help solve the housing crisis.
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