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Update: Deval Patrick can rest easy. Obama took 38% of the Iowa caucus vote.

We usually mind our own when it comes to goings-on in our neighboring states, unless it involves tax-evading, bunker-building survivalists or the recovery of large quantities of pot. But French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is vacationing on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, yelled at an American photographer who was taking pictures of him Sunday afternoon.

What, was WRKO just begging for trouble? Fallen politician Tom Finneran's ratings are sagging, which makes since since he's not exactly Boston's favorite man in the world. So they decided to stir up some muck by auditioning Bernard McGuirk as a cohost. If they wanted trouble, they got it. McGuirk was Don Imus' producer who was involved with Imus's ridiculous insults of the Rutgers women's basketball team - and he got fired along with Imus....

--The gang who couldn't shoot straight has struck again, and a five-year-old boy was the victim of their error. A family stopped in Dorchester at Harbor Point and was driving to Malden when someone thought they were suspicious, enemies, wearing the wrong colors, whatever. So they started shooting at the car on I-93 near the Zakim Bridge. These individuals hit the little kid in the backseat. He is now in fair condition at the hospital...

Lately, the flood of technology has dumbed down filmmaking. It seems as if anyone with a budget can churn out a decent-looking CGI flick starring a bunch of smartass animals. Real artistry emerges when filmmakers get back to basics, which director Sean Meredith has done in a major way. First, Meredith and his collaborators have turned to Dante Aligheri's Divine Comedy as the script for their movie. Second, instead of turning to computer animation, Meredith...

Massachusetts First Lady Diane Patrick is suffering from depression and exhaustion. To his enormous credit, governor Deval Patrick is going to "work a flexible schedule" until she feels better. The Herald writes, "The severity of Diane Patrick’s maladies are unknown, but a source said she had to be hospitalized as her illnesses intensified in recent days. The news of her troubles comes after a string of harsh criticisms of Patrick and even the first lady,...

New Hampshire has been feeling the rays of national media attention thanks to numerous announcements from aspiring presidential candidates. The state is already getting ready for the politicians, the journalists, and Wolf Blitzer. New Hampshire has announced upcoming debates at Saint Anselm College on April 4 and April 5. The eminent Mr. Blitzer will moderate the fray. Not to be overshadowed by CNN, Fox News is also planning a Republican debate. Newly declared candidate Senator...

Not feeling up for First Nighting? Unable to get to New York City to watch the ball drop in person? As usual, the TV networks are more than willing to provide you with the kind of entertainment that will drive you to drink. Here's the lineup: WGBH 2 (PBS): Garrison Keillor's New Year's Eve Special. 10 pm. This one's for those of you who are feeling civilized. WBZ 4 (CBS): Local First Night Special. The...

Last night's Massachusetts gubernatorial debate was almost as much fun as a pro-wrestling cage match. Right from the start, the debate promised to be a good one. The moderator was none other than the pugnacious and cadaverous Chris Wallace, who recently got his comeuppance from Bill Clinton during an interview for Fox News. The opening credits also made it sound like each candidate was a prizefighter. All the audience needed was for the candidates to...

We're not quite sure how the day is going to end. We could see 100% voter turnout (not likely), a huge upset in the democratic gubernatorial race with a write in campaign for Dukakis (also unlikely), September 19, 2006 being declared Fox News Channel Day by both the City of Boston and the State of Massachusetts (boy, we thought this was impossible), people roaming the streets with speech peppered with Yarr and Matey (how is that not possible?). Whatever happens, the evening will likely involve waiting for the results of the primary election today while pondering the true meaning of the word booty in the modern lexicon.

This post was written by Seattlest editor Dan Gonsiorowski. "The Week in -ist" will run every week, typically on the weekend, but we're just getting the kinks worked out of this East-coast/West-coast thing.

It is scary enough trying to navigate the roads on Boston, but imagine arriving in Boston not knowing anything? A Nigerian man was found in Mattapan last week with no memory of his identity or how he ended up being thrown out of a car into a snowbank. "Tee" as he named himself, sustained head injuries last month and was taken to a Caritas Carney Hospital. After numerous meetings with area officials, he still suffered from amnesia and was taken in by two local women who he met at the hospital, Tee has been living in Weymouth trying to make a life here. Yet in the past week, there have been developments in the story. After appearing in the Boston Herald last week, Tee was interviewed on FOX News' show, "The Big Story Weekend with Rita Cosby" on Saturday night. The show's airing led to the reuniting of Tee, who's real name is Omar Beidari, with one of his many brothers. Beidari was living in Greensboro, NC with his sibling and working as a veterinarian; he had told his family he was going to Washington, D.C. last month to visit a friend. How Beidari ended up in Boston is still being looked into by police, but he will be going home to North Carolina as early as today.