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Final countdown?

Posted by JP on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 00:02

Lawmakers appear confident they'll be able to wrap up a deal before midnight Saturday and avoid a summer of overtime session at the Capitol.

Not even tornado warnings could thwart their optimism.

Lawmakers, staff and reporters spent about 45 minutes huddled in the basement tunnels under the Capitol Complex Friday night after funnel clouds were reported in Springfield. It wasn't that long ago that two tornados hit the city on the same night, so bad weather isn't something to joke about here.

But I'll try.

Did you hear a tornado was in town?
It was applying for Blagojevich spokeswoman Rebecca Rausch's job (her last day's Saturday). It was impressed with her ability to spin.