Dec.29

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Galusha Grow's Galoshes

Let's jump right into it. A rundown of last week's headline theme, courtesy of J.N. in Zionsville, IN:

Today's headlines all contain references to speakers of the house.

1. John Nance Garner (Cactus Jack)
2. Galusha A. Grow (quite possibly the most famous Galusha of all time, after the Canadian curler Kerry Galusha)
3. Kevin McCarthy (My Kevin)
4. Henry Clay (The Great Compromiser)
5. Joseph G. Cannon (Uncle Joe)
6. Charles F. Crisp (Charlie)
7. John Bell (The Great Apostate)
8. John White (who I just learned killed himself because he plagiarized Aaron Burr... a sentence you don't read everyday)

I'm still not sure that these are all real people.

Thanks, J.N.! And we're not 100% sure either.

Here are the first 20 readers to get it right:

1. L.D. in Bedford, MA
2. T.P. in Kings Park, NY
3. J.N. in Zionsville
4. B.U. in St. Louis, MO
5. M.B. in Albany, NY
6. M.S. in Canton, NY
7. E.P. in Tillson, NY
8. E.B. in Avon, IN
9. J.N. in Las Vegas, NV
10. D.E. in High Springs, FL
11. J.H. in Lake Forest, CA
12. R.D. in Cheshire, CT
13. W.V. in San Jacinto, CA
14. N.H. in London, England, UK
15. R.B. in Fairfax, VA
16. E.M. in Jersey City, NJ
17. B.P. in Salt Lake City, UT
18. J.P.E. in Sacramento, CA
19. D.H in Portland, OR
20. D.W.B. in Waynesville, NC

As to this week's theme, we guess it would fit under "Sports and Leisure" among Trivial Pursuit categories, but that's only because it REALLY doesn't fit any of the other five options. As to a hint, we'll tell you that if you examine the headlines carefully, you're kind of a shoo-in to figure it out. If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com. (Z)