The picks ( all 2 units unless otherwise indicated):

Oregon -20 over Stanford (3 units), Iowa State -5 over Kansas, Vanderbilt -3 over Tennessee, Mississippi +18½ over LSU, Oklahoma -11 over West Virginia, San Jose State +3 1/2 over BYU, Missouri -5 over Syracuse, Kansas State -13 over Baylor (4 units), UCLA +4 over USC (5 units), Army -3 over Temple, Mississippi State -6 over Arkansas, Oklahoma State -10 over Texas Tech, South Florida +7 over Miami (Florida), Clemson -17 over North Carolina State, Boise State -28 over Colorado State, Northwestern +7 over Michigan State, Maryland +31 over Florida State, Cincinnati -6 over Rutgers, Washington -21 over Colorado, Wisconsin -2 over Ohio State, Georgia Tech -14 over Duke, Tulsa -1 over Central Florida, Iowa +18 over Michigan, Notre Dame -24 over Wake Forest.

Open Thread.

It's official. Hostess will stop making Twinkies. We were warned. Predictably, grocery stores today are reporting a run on Twinkies. I bought a box when the first alert came out in January, and ate them all within two days. Not this time.

Adis Medunjanin was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the thwarted New York Subway attacks. Najibullah Zazi, who testified against him as part of a plea deal, will be sentenced in December.

Gen. David Petraeus testified before a closed session of Congress today. Reports vary on what he said about terrorism. The Washington Post makes no reference to him saying al Qaida was directly involved, only that at some point the CIA came to believe "associates of al-Qaeda" were involved. Reuters reports the same. CNN, on the other hand, goes with a different version by Rep. Peter King, burying that it is only King's version until the second paragraph. [More...]

The most excellent adventures of the Real Housewives of Tampa continue. Today's installment: Jill and Natalie's White House excursions. We even get a new unnamed player: the White House lawyer who invited them.

More interesting: Mayor of Tampa Bob Buckhorn has released his e-mails with Jill Kelley. The latest is Nov. 14, in which she refers to Paula Broadwell as a stalker and a criminal. What a name-dropper. In one, she calls Gen. Petraeus "Dave" . In another she knows that Gen. Allen will be calling her at 1:00 pm. that day. You can read them here.

My summary is below: [More...]

I wonder if there will be a new episode today in the Real Housewives of Tampa. (h/t Mike Ditto.) Don't socialites lose standing when their friends find out they are broke? I wonder if the parties are over.

Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes had to have his court date continued. He's been hurting himself at the jail, slamming his head into concrete cell walls, and had to go to the hospital.

Mitt Romney figured out why he lost the election (snark):

The 2012 Republican presidential nominee told top donors in a conference call Obama followed the "old playbook" of offering big-government largess to win votes from specific interest groups, "especially the African-American community, the Hispanic community and young people," The New York Times, one of two newspapers on the call, reported.

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I'll be at the jail the rest of the day. Here's an open thread for other news.

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The 11 Show, starring me, post Petraeus Fall From Grace Election edition, today at 11 Eastern. I will discuss the election, the "fiscal cliff" nonsense, the "no mandate" nonsense and the amazing fall of the greatest American who ever lived (yes, that is snark.) How to Listen Your options to listen LIVE:

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Today's picks (all 2 units):

Washington State +16 over UCLA, Mississippi State +15 over LSU, Boston College +19 over Notre Dame, Washington +1 over Utah, Boise State -29 over Hawaii, Oregon -28 over California, Kansas State -7 over TCU, South Carolina -14 over Arkansas, Texas A&M +14 over Alabama, Penn State +9 over Nebraska, Louisville -2 over Syracuse, Rutgers -17 over Army, Oklahoma -21 over Baylor, Northwestern +10 over Michigan, Texas Tech -26 over Kansas, Missouri +3 over Tennessee, Auburn +15 over Georgia, Arizona -29 over Colorado, Mississippi -3 over Vanderbilt, Miami (Florida) +1 over Virginia, Oklahoma State -10 over West Virginia, Stanford -4 over Oregon State, Indiana +7 over Wisconsin.

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The 11 Show, starring me, post Election edition. I will discuss the election and the "fiscal cliff" nonsense.

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