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-- Tuesday, March 18, 2003 --

It looks like the war might clash with the NCAA Tourney.

Apparently something spooked NCAA President Myles Brand after he talked to our old friend Tom Ridge because he's considering rescheduling the tournament. He seemed a little wishy-washy on the matter and it looks like there won't be a final decision any time tonight. He talked a little about needing to show respect for "the men and women in uniform" (how postponing games does this is unclear) and about keeping the fans safe. There doesn't seem to be much to the story right now, the title pretty much tells you everything you need to know.

In other news: A crazed tobacco farmer cranked up the volume of his military exercise cadence recordings and took his tractor for a dip in a pond near the Washington Monument. The farmer and his tractor are reportedly still in the water in a standoff with police. I struggled to come up with something funny to say about this situation, but this man is an obvious threat to our national security and as such cannot be taken lightly. Obviously this situation takes precedence over the war in Iraq and it's clear Bush must bring military action against the tobacco industry and the South --- a preemptive strike if you will. If we don't act now to stop the tobacco farming menace, our nation's tractors and ponds could be in jeopardy. God speed, Mr. President.

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