Man: Nothing but potatoes for 60 days

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Man: Nothing but potatoes for 60 days MOSES LAKE, Wash. (UPI) -- The executive director of the Washington Potato Commission says he is halfway through the fourth week of his potato-only diet with five weeks left to go. Chris Voigt said he vowed to eat nothing but potatoes for 60 days to bolster the reputation of the starchy staple, which he said often gets unfairly labeled as unhealthy, the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Wash., reported Wednesday. Voigt said he has eaten his potatoes in all imaginable forms, including boiled, baked, fried, grilled and even a potato ice cream made by his wife. The Moses Lake man's quest has received multiple endorsements, including one from Gov. Christine Gregoire. "You'll prove you can eat potatoes without looking like one," the governor joked to Voigt. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Irish bookie picks GOP for House WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Ireland's top bookie is so confident Republicans will take control of the U.S. House he says he's already paid off bettors who put their money on the GOP. "In our opinion this race is well and truly over with nothing short of a miracle stopping the Republicans taking down the House," said Ken Robertson, communications manager for Paddy Power, the Irish bookmaker. Robertson said with the 1 to 50 odds it made no sense to keep taking bets, meaning it would take $50 to win an additional $1. Bookies Power and Victor Chandler give Democrats 2 to 9 odds to keep control of the Senate, The Washington Times said Wednesday. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Conn. voters can wear WWE gear HARTFORD, Conn. (UPI) -- Connecticut's secretary of state says voters can wear World Wrestling Entertainment gear to the polls even though the WWE's ex-chief executive is a candidate. "If somebody walks in wearing a Hulk Hogan shirt, that's not a problem," Susan Bysiewicz told the Hartford Courant. "If someone is wearing a T-shirt that says vote for Dick Blumenthal or Linda McMahon, clearly those kind of items are prohibited." In a letter to town clerks and registrars of votes, Bysiewicz said Tuesday there had been misleading media reports that WWE sweatshirts or hats would violate the law against electioneering within 75 feet of the polls. McMahon, the former CEO and wife of Vince McMahon, the current CEO, is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate against Blumenthal. Vince McMahon filed a lawsuit earlier this week saying a ban on WWE gear would violate his rights. A Blumenthal spokeswoman said that on this issue he agrees with the McMahons. The flap apparently began when a Bysiewicz spokesman said the issue was under discussion. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Now the U.N. has a bedbug problem UNITED NATIONS (UPI) -- The United Nations acknowledged Wednesday it has been battling bedbugs in furniture at its New York headquarters for months. The organization is in distinguished company, the New York Post reports. New York institutions with bedbug problems include Carnegie Hall, which announced its infestation this week, the Empire State Building, the Metropolitan Opera House and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The U.N. secretary-general's office said the critters were first discovered in May 2009 in one building. Officials believed fumigation -- bombing the air in the building with insecticide -- had solved the problem but learned months later some furniture still had bedbugs. The infested furniture has been moved to a vacant area for additional fumigation. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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