Last fall, he shut down an attempt by fellow Republicans to de-fund his state's infamous "bridge to nowhere"--a proposed piece of pork that would connect two barely populated towns--by threatening to resign.

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Paul Hartley drilled in the set piece and although Maguire failed to connect, it fell to McArdle who rammed the ball home.

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And the last piece was seeing the opportunity to connect both of these data feeds to the growing ubiquity of Facebook and social gaming.

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Winfrey knows a big piece of making sure that happens comes down to her continuing to connect with her audience.

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