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For just over $7, you get two absolutely enormous wedges of chicken salad, a hefty dose of dried sprinkled basil, and fresh slices of tomato, all on huge slices of crusty focaccia. I was full after my first sandwich half. And I'll admit it, I was kind of uncomfortably stuffed after the second. I'm surprised I managed to score one of them, but the two cushy seats way in the back by the TV grant ready access to power outlets, and it's just plain fun to sink into their squishy embrace. If you don't mind getting a little messy while you eat, and you aren't an ergonomic posture Nazi, they're arguably the best seats in the house.

Oh the gelato! thank you for FINALLY providing me with some gelato which makes me think I'm back in Italy. I haven't been in while so I cant be sure that my memory of what I ate when I was there is completely accurate. But the stuff here and the variety of flavors is the closest I have tasted and entirely satisfying. My one complaint on this would be sometimes I just want a little of one flavor... they could probably do well with a smaller "small" which only has one flavor instead of what they have now which is like a 6 oz cup that comes with two flavors. The next and only size up comes with three flavors. I wonder when, if ever, they will start providing pints.... About the atmosphere: yes its a bit sterile. It could be half the size and still an effective efficient Italian bistro, gelato bar. But at least you know there will be a place for you to sit when you get there. AND in the back there are comfy chairs. YES!

I am endlessly on a quest to find a coffee shop that isn't packed with people I know/hate/more specifically avoid/make fun of and I found Gizzi's!! WHOOOO SOOOOOOOO it was super quaint and quiet, and it was really warm and a terrific place to study. There is a cool variety of people, so don't feel as if you don't fit in if you're not cool and hip like me (yeah ok).

While his support among white voters has slipped a few points since the last poll, he actually does better among whites against McCain than Clinton, losing the white vote 49-38, as opposed to 53-38 for Clinton. The 11-point deficit among whites might look discouraging, but it’s important to keep in mind that Kerry lost the white vote by 17 points in 2004. Obama is only 3 points below Kerry’s percentage of the white vote (41%), while McCain is 9 points behind Bush’s 58% (the rest are undecided).

Much has already been said about Geraldine Ferraro’s controversial comments implying that Obama wouldn’t be where he is if he were white (or a woman). The purpose of this post is not to attack or defend her comments, but to test her hypothesis that Clinton has been hampered by her gender while Obama has been helped by his race by looking at the exit poll numbers for people who said that a candidate’s race or gender had any influence on their vote.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said Friday it has formally taken over the pilots' pension plan at Delta Air Lines, and it expects to be responsible for paying out close to $1 billion in benefits not covered by the plan's assets. The move was approved by Delta's bankruptcy judge and the PBGC last year. It represents the sixth-largest pension liability the PBGC has taken on in its 32-year history, the PBGC said. The quasi-federal agency said the Delta pilots' plan is under-funded by about $3 billion, with $4.7 billion in obligations and $1.7 billion in assets.

Take action today to pass the EFCA. 1. Check the attached list to see if your Representative is already a co-sponsor. 2. If not, call your Representative and tell them to co-sponsor the EFCA by calling Rep. George Miller's office and adding their name. 3. If / When your Representative has co-sponsored, call your U.S. Senators and tell them to do the same by calling Sen. Kennedy's office. 4. Report to your Rapid Response District Coordinator on new co-sponsors. (number & email at bottom) When you call, tell your Representatives and Senators: *1 in 5 leaders of union organizing campaigns are illegally fired. *The EFCA will level playing field for workers to organize. *This is America and no one should fear for their job just for trying to form a union!

With the Democratic Party regaining control of Congress for the first time since 1994, Democratic leaders should look to undo the effects the Bush administration has had on American workers. But that won't be easy, because one institution that remains sol

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney's editorial in the Arizona Daily Star calling for a new direction in the way America's working families are treated by Congress.