For the fourth straight season, the Detroit Pistons will be missing the playoffs and going on an early vacation.

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The President said this morning that his vacation plans are going to be contingent on the Senate vote.

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In Washington, congressman Charlie Rangel, is going to be censured for issues dealing with unpaid taxes and failure to report rental income on a vacation home he owns in the Dominican Republic.

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