almanac is predicting most of the country will see colder than usual winter. while summer and spring will be relatively cool and dry. the 2011 issue out this week maintains its long-term prediction that the earth is going through a gradual cooling period. the 219-year-old almanac claims to be 80 to 85% accurate. finally, the first family brought along white house chef sam cast to cook for them on martha s vineyard at the vacation last month. that is a departure from days of george w. bush and his father who didn t take white house chef on vacations according to several former bush staffers. former president bill clinton staffers including joe lockart could not remember if clinton vacationed with the white house chef or not. starting today, new way to stay on top of political news for mid-term election and get