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Arizonas gigantic defensive end Calais Campbell talked this week about how he hates the 49ers with a passion.

That kind of remark might provide bulletin board material if this was some college showdown. These NFC West rivals have played each other enough to know what feelings are and arent involved, and that talk is usually just talk.

Besides, Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson noted, Campbell doesnt have a filter on his mouth.

Hate is a strong word, San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith said. I mean, theyre a division opponent.

Obviously theres a lot of history there, we play them twice a year. Great rivalry; hate is a word I wouldnt use.

Hate-speak aside, what matters Monday night is what happens when two of the best defenses in the NFL take the field, the 49ers (5-2) looking to widen their lead in the division, the Cardinals (4-3) trying to end a three-game skid and move into a tie with San Francisco atop whats become one of the leagues toughest divisions.

We have some bad blood between the two teams with the success that theyve had in recent years and we had before that, Arizona quarterback John Skelton said.

Wilson has a hard time calling this a rivalry when the 49ers have won five of the last six in the series. That victory, though, came in their last meeting, 21-19 in Glendale on Dec. 11. It was one of only three regular-season losses for San Francisco. In that game, Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb took a knee to the head in the first series and was replaced by Skelton, who finished out the season at the position.

With Kolb now out for the second game in a row with rib and chest injuries, Skelton will be at the controls again Monday.

He threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns but was intercepted twice against San Francisco last year.

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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.

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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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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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Word on the Tweet: Football players everywhere brace for a drop in temperatures