Bite Size News, February 2: Winter Lives Edition

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  • Punxsutawney Phil, aka the rodent to Bostonist, says winter isn't over yet. [Washington Post]
  • Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates both told Congress they support President Obama's decision to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that bars gays from serving openly in the military. [FoxNews.com]
  • President Barack Obama visited Nashua (N.H.) High School North on Tuesday to promote a $30 billion plan to get banks to loan to small businesses. [WBZ]
  • Chef Brooke Vosika of the Bristol Lounge won the 2010 Boston Burger Bash on Monday. [The Boston Foodie]
  • The Coast Guard has approved LNG shipments from Yemn to Boston Harbor. [Boston Globe]
  • Senator Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office is investigating three Bay State limo companies for allegedly skipping tolls by using personal or carpool transponders. [Boston Herald]
  • John Albani is a student at Norfolk Agricultural School who used LEGOs to build a replica of the White House. [Boston Globe]
  • A Newton woman gave birth to her second child in her bathroom last week. No confirmation on if she was in the bathtub for the delivery like Gisele Bundchen. [WCVB]
  • According to Gisele, Benjamin Brady was almost Joaquim Brady. [Boston Globe]


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