I'm sure there's big news but I'm focused on the deep freeze. And there's a new Harry's Law with Kathy Bates tonight. If you haven't seen it, check it out.

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Busy day.

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It's the men's superpipe finals tonight at the X Games, live on ESPN. Shaun White just moved into second place and Scotty Lago is in the lead. Louie Vito is doing really well too. Actually, they all did great on their first run. The second runs are just starting.

The SAG awards are also on, and a there's a new episode of Shameless on Showtime.

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The Torture Career of Egypt's New Vice President: Omar Suleiman and the Rendition to Torture Program.

In non-Egypt news, it's women's night at the X-Games. Gretchen Bleiler took a bad tumble on her first run in the snowboard superpipe finals and a tiny one on her second run. Kelly Clark is in first place. The third runs will start soon, you can watch online here. Update: Gretchen takes another tumble on the third run and is out of contention. Kelly Clark wins with a great victory lap -- she does a 1080 with three full rotations and the other contestants jump on her with congratulations. The comraderie among the women contestants is great to watch. Even though they are competing, they are so supportive of each other.

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Traveling to warmer climes today.

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All eyes seem to be on Egypt. The internet there disappeared today and police targeted journalists. President Obama describes his conversation with Egypt President Hosni Mubarak today. He told Mubarak to make good on his promises. Mubarak has dismissed his cabinet.

In less important news, Shaun White failed to qualify for the finals in the X Game's men's snowboard slopestyle. Charlie Sheen has finally checked into rehab and CBS has finally put his "Two and A Half Men" show (which I've never seen) on hiatus.

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It's the afternoon in New York, but I follow Colorado time for TalkLeft.

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Obama picks Jay Carney for Press Secretary.

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In reply to everyone who disagreed with me today, in the words of Charles "I am not a role model" Barkley, I may be wrong, but I doubt it:

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The critics hate Harry's Law but viewers are loving it. I like it. Far-fetched? Sure, but so was Ally McBeal and Boston Legal, two of David E. Kelley's other shows. The idea of combining a law office and a designer shoe store in the same space is unlikely to happen in real life, but it sure would be fun.

It's great to have a law show which showcases the human side of defendants and allows the lead character to pontificate against the war on drugs and over-incarceration. It's also very funny and Kathy Bates plays the role perfectly.

It's on tonight, after The Bachelor (you have to change channels though, otherwise you'll end up watching Castle, just another cop show.)

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What's on your agenda today? I think everyone is having a better day than Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake, who is at Quantico with David House to deliver 42,000 signed petitions to Bradley Manning. They are being detained and their car has been searched, inventoried and now towed. Follow along on her Twitter feed. The latest:

In tow truck, waiting 2 b escorted off Quantico base. No idea how @DavidMHouse & I get back to DC.

Update: Here is statement of what happened.

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President Obama will strike a centrist tone in his State of the Union Address. Doesn't he always?

Bath Salts are the new drug in crosshairs of the war on drugs.

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