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Lance Mackey seeks fifth straight win at 2011 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
The competitive portion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has begun. Several mushers are trying to dethrone defending champion Lance Mackey, who has won four times in a row. The winner will get $50,400 and a new truck. (March 7)
Rahm Emanuel meets Twitter impersonator
Rahm Emanuel vowed to give $5,000 to charity if the person behind a fake Twitter handle impersonating the Chicago mayor came forward. Turns out the tweets were sent out by a Columbia College journalism professor and Emanuel's keeping good on his promise. (March 3)