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Zeitgeist Checklist: Zeitgeist Hearts YouWhat Washington is talking about this week.

By Christopher BeamPosted Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at 6:26 AM ET

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Ice, Ice, Baby
3. New This Week [UP ARROW]Weather. Blustery snowstorms complicate Valentine's Day (even further) for everyone but school kids, who get to spend the day at home gorging on ungifted candy hearts. At least 13 deaths are blamed on the storms, although that's before adjusting for broken hearts. With District-area schools and businesses incapacitated, snow snobs everywhere agree it's time to move the capital back to Philly.

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4. New This Week [UP ARROW]Obama. Sen. Barack Obama retracts his comment that the lives of more than 3,000 American soldiers have been "wasted." Sen. Joe Biden retracts his comment about Obama being "articulate."

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