Real Quick - Wednesday

Top U.S. Story: According to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is right behind frontrunner Rudy Giuliani.  And by right behind, we mean he's all up on him. [The Los Angeles Times]

Top World Story: An Afghan suicide bomber crashed into a minibus and killed 13 people, including 6 Afghan soldiers [CNN],  and Isreal freed 429 Palestinian prisoners. [The Los Angeles Times]

Other exciting news:

Mighty Mitt crushes in New Hampshire

Mitt Romney leads rivals in New Hampshire by a whole heck of a lot, according to a new Washington Post/ABC news poll.  He's 17 points ahead of his nearest rival, John McCain, and 28 points ahead of Mike Huckabee.  That's the good news.  The bad news is that 2/3 of his peeps said that they could change their mind in a heartbeat.  [The Washington Post]

A voter walks into a bar...

Presidential candidates are keeping young professionals liquored up, hoping they'll get drunk enough to vote for them. [The Los Angeles Times]

You're fired!

After Rudy Giuliani clowned Mitt Romney for having a "santuary mansion" (as in sanctuary for immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally), Romney fired a landscaper who used undocumented workers at his crib. [AP]