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MANILA, Philippines - A word war erupted between the spokesmen of the President and the former first gentleman on Twitter Saturday, October 27 -- and it's not about their principals.

Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda called Jose Miguel Arroyo's lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio, a "bigot" after the latter called Press Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III a "faggot" on the microblogging site.

"Ferdie Topacio is a BIGOT! Same guy who said the Holocaust never happened!" Lacierda posted on his Twitter account.

Topacio replied, saying, "You can't talk without subtracting from the sum total of human knowledge, my friend. Stick to your stuttering."

WORD WAR. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda and Arroyo lawyer Ferdie Topacio exchange jabs on Twitter

What triggered the word war? A blog post that Quezon wrote months ago, when the impeachment trial of dismissed chief justice Renato Corona had just started.

Hitler-loving

In his blog post titled, "The Seventh Charge: The Story of the Great Escape," Quezon discussed how Corona allegedly helped former President Gloria Arroyo in her "attempt" to "escape" the criminal charges filed against her. Quezon wrote about the time when the Corona-led Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the government's travel ban versus the former president.

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The word war between the Aquino administration and Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casio reached Round Two Wednesday, when presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda accused leftist groups of resorting to propaganda to further their cause. The verbal tussle started Tuesday when President Benigno Aquino III, in a radio interview in New Zealand, dismissed the allegedly rampant human rights violations under his administration by pointing out the lackluster survey ratings of a senatorial candidate being fielded by the leftist community in next years elections. Casio, who felt alluded to, responded by saying Aquino won the presidency only because of the fact that hes the son of slain Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and the late President Corazon Aquino. Aquino ran and won following his mothers death in 2009. At a press briefing in Malacaang on Wednesday, Lacierda said Casio should not take Aquinos statement personally. With due respect to Congressman Casio, dont take it personally. Read the context of the President, he was saying that the left has massive propaganda, Lacierda said. Its not personal. Its the propaganda thats the problem. So its not about his parents, Congressman Casio, its about your propaganda.

Lacierda added that if the leftist communitys propaganda were effective, Casio would have performed well in surveys. That he hasnt, was proof that the public do not listen to him, he said. Casio, meanwhile, took to social media in responding to Lacierda, saying Lacierda and Aquinos statements smack of insensitivity. My reply to Sec. Lacierda: Its nothing personal? Don't worry about me, I can shrug off [the] President's insults anytime, but to dismiss [the] plight of human rights victims and their families as mere propaganda IS personal, painful & dangerous, Casio said on Twitter. Casio reminded Aquino about his familys sufferings during the Marcos regime. How insensitive of the President. Para namang hindi siya at kanyang pamilya naging biktima nung panahon ng martial law. It may be hard for [the] President to admit that [the] abuses continue but please don't dismiss them as mere Leftist propaganda, he said. Mahiya ka naman sa nanay ni Jonas Burgos, sa mga anak ni Gerry Ortega, sa pamilya ng mga pinatay ng riding in tandem at marami pang biktima ng human rights violations na hindi nabibigyan ng hustisya. The President should be made to understand this or else [the] impunity will continue, Casio added, invoking the names of famous human right abuse victims, whose causes have been championed by militant groups like Bayan Muna. Patricia Denise Chiu/KBK, GMA News

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Look later in the morning for an exciting new part of the New Mexico Telegram and Santa Fe Reporter partnership -- a new weekly podcast called, of course, the Weekly Word. The podcast will feature SFR staff writer Joey Peters and myself speaking about politics on a weekly basis. We will have a new episode every Friday, with the occasional special edition throughout the week. The initial episode will feature a talk about the New Mexico Senate race and some key legislative races. Also, Justin Horwath, a staff writer with the Reporter, has a feature on former Gov. Gary Johnson. A little something for you to listen to on the weekend to keep you abreast of the latest in New Mexico politics. On to the Word: Unsurprisingly, KOB has the report on the U.S. Senate debate between Martin Heinrich and Heather Wilson. It seemed almost a replay of previous debates -- Wilson spent her time hammering Heinrich and Heinrich tried to deflect each attack. Again, there were no game-changing moments. And with the large number of early votes already cast (see below), time is running out for a big comeback. New Mexicans like early voting.

As of October 25, 2012: Total Absentee Ballots Received and Early Votes: 173,671

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Morning Word, 10-26-12

It is almost November and after a rather dismal summer weather-wise, temperatures were bound to plummet sooner or later.

But this annual occurrence still presents a shock to our favourite footballers, although for Jason Roberts the change is self-inflicted.

Elsewhere, Gary Neville proves he still never misses a chance to bash a colleague, Michael Owen prepares for another season of bench-warming by embracing technology and it turns out Marvin Sordell has never watched a James Bond movie... really?!

Welcome to Goal.com's round-up of your favourite footballer's weird and wonderful tweets on Word on the Tweet..."Wow, it's getting cold up North!!" You can take the boy out of the South, but never the south out of the boy as on-loan Middlesbrough midfielder Josh McEachran shows.

"8.4 degrees in the Ice Bath.......not even a challenge......" Elsewhere, Reading striker Jason Roberts is inflicting his own temperature drop.

"Try to talk without thinking to calm down a argument its like trying to press hard the accelerator when u turn in a rainy day. #breathhhh" Come on now Sunderland striker Louis Saha, let's drop the metaphorical attempts and stick to the football shall we?

"I never shake hands with a goalkeeper. Not by disrespect, it s just i dont want my hand full of spat from their gloves. Lol" And while you're at it Louis, probably best to steer clear of these pre-match antics too - we don't want another 'shake-gate' scenario now would we?

"It's taken a while, but finally bumped into someone with a better tan than me. You win @TomDaley1994"

"'@GeoffShreeves:Beautiful day.On way to interview @WayneRooney as pre-match feature ahead of Chelsea v Man U this sunday!' Don't cock it up" Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville gives an insight into the Sky's support structure for their colleagues.

"Morning all. Just added a new blog to the News section of my App. It's about people's interpretation of loyalty. Look forward to your views!" And people thought Stoke City striker and technological genius, Michael Owen just warmed benches for a living... Shame on you all.

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MANCHESTER The National Transportation Safety Board will focus on man, machine and environment as it begins a lengthy investigation into the Thursday afternoon crash of a single-engine airplane on I-93 in Hooksett that killed a Rhode Island couple.

In a press conference Friday afternoon at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Allison Diaz, an air safety investigator for the NTSB, said the investigation is in the very preliminary stages. She declined to speculate on what caused the two-propeller airplane to smash into the busy highway at about 1 p.m., killing Herman Hassinger and his wife, Doris, both 83, of Block Island, R.I.

A review of air traffic control tapes did not reveal any distress call from the pilot, she said. He was in contact with air traffic control in routine communication, she said, until controllers lost contact with the aircraft.

The aircraft took off from Block Island State Airport in Rhode Island earlier in the day, landed at Nashua Municipal Airport, and took off again for Laconia Municipal Airport, when it was lost to radio contact, Diaz said. The Hassingers were residents of Block Island and were on their way to New Hampton, northwest of Laconia on I-93.

The investigation is an extensive process and it's just getting underway, she said. The preliminary findings are due in about 10 days, with the full report expected to take nine months to a year. Once the full report is released, the NTSB will make a statement as to the probable cause of the crash within 60 days.

Investigators will review the medical history of the pilot, his hours of experience, the maintenance schedule for the aircraft, weather conditions at the time, and air traffic control communications. We will be documenting the position of flight controls and see what the instruments on the aircraft can tell us, Diaz said.

She said the aircraft suffered significant impact damage, but did not catch on fire and was fairly intact. Several eye witnesses have been identified and contacted, but none have been interviewed as of Friday afternoon by the NTSB.

I have not personally spoken with any eye witnesses yet, said Diaz, the lead NTSB investigator in the crash. We have identified them and they have been contacted by state police.

The investigative team will include representatives of the NTSB, the Federal Aviation Administration, state police and the manufacturer of the airplane, Beechcraft.

We're in the preliminary phases of this investigation, said Diaz. It's an extensive process, and just getting under way.

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