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Hotline on Call skips Santa Claus and the first sign of Spring to find the first yard sign of the 2008 campaign for President.

The first yard signs of the 2008 White House contest are in the ground in South Carolina.

A Hotline spy tells us that close to 50 yard signs showed up between I-85 and Clemson University. The candidate: Attorney/'00 cong. candidate/'02 Sen candidate/'04 Cook Co. (IL) Recorder of Deeds nom. John Cox (R).

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Hotline also reports the first Presidential test of strength (not including Festivus) is August 11th, 2007, the Ames Straw Poll.