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Starbucks get’s an “A” for effort, but an “F” for failing to run this idea by anyone in their legal department. Seattle-based Starbucks is making fast changes — after being accused of breaking the law with an offer to voters.  [our bad] … Prior to Monday afternoon, Starbucks was promoting …

“Obama wins the popular vote and electoral vote, either by large or small margins.” Is this the equivalent to calling both heads and tails when you flip a coin?  Or does Marc believe that there truly is no such thing as the “middle of the road?” Either way, nice work, …

While we here at FDC have full faith and confidence in most of the voting machines, and Peggy Sue who will be hand counting the ballots in Wyoming, we do wonder just how long people will stand in line before giving up and then lying to co-workers about whether or …

You’d have to live in a locked basement to not have noticed the obnoxious amount of political piggybacking the past few months.  SNL is making a living out of it, and so is J. Crew.  So perhaps it’s not so strange that Ralph Lauren is also looking to leverage the …

The Hotfile joins a long list of YouTube celebrities who are predicting an Obama landslide.  But after learning that she’s moved to London, the question begs, did she even vote?

If Wolf Blitzer is boring you to tears tomorrow evening, join us instead as we Tweet election night coverage.We also apologize in advance for any TWIs that might come across your feed.  We don’t often “Twitter While Intoxicated”, but tomorrow night is special – and we will be.Follow us.  All …

Did Michael Calderone just pull out a Boyz to Men reference? Calderone: End of the Road End of the road On election eve, campaign trail reporters coping with senioritis have taken to reminiscing. If there was an Election 2008 yearbook to sign, no doubt they’d be promising to keep in …

Can one man single-handedly ensure that nobody gets coal in their stocking this year? Obama is trying to make that dream a reality. Santa, who has appeared on the trail for Obama, not once, but twice, is apparently not pleased.

According to Dr. Mortman, Tina Fey needs to slide over because Ben Affleck might have just pulled off the best SNL skit in over a decade. Olbermann Is Affleck-ted By A Killer Impression

The concept is clever, but how do they taste?

Will Speaker Pelosi be overjoyed or torn up over the recent news involving Rep. Rahm? Barack Obama’s campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials said Thursday as the marathon presidential race entered its final, frenzied stretch with a Democratic tilt.  …

Why do conservative and liberal bloggers post politically motivated poll questions on their blog? As if the results aren’t already predetermined before they even pose the question. For example: “If every Republican voter was locked in their home by Democratic operatives on Election Day, could McCain still pull off a …

We’ve all been witness to those classic infomercials that come on late at night after you’ve reluctantly left the bar, only to go home to cook Beefaroni and have a nice little Jack and Coke before bed – when all of a sudden you turn on the television and decide …

And you thought you were having a bad day.

1) …The media gets in on the drape measuring. 2) …You start fighting amongst yourselves. 3) …Paying $4 million for a video Hallmark card is a drop in the bucket.