If Chait is right, "Definitely Not the Dumbest Guy in the Deke House" would be precisely the sort of slogan Bush's campaign should avoid.

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"We're playing in a new neighborhood as far as global temperatures go, compared to even the late 20th century and especially the mid-20th century, " said Deke Arndt, head of monitoring for NOAA's National Climatic Data Center.

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The position, which was first created and held by Mercury astronaut Deke Slayton in 1962, oversees the activities of the astronaut corps, including managing training programs, appointing technical assignments and choosing the crews for upcoming space missions.

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