MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A northern Indiana man who had the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan campaign logo tattooed onto his face "to make politics fun" says it's time for it to come off.
    Eric Hartsburg of Michigan City, Ind., says he plans to have the red-and-blue "R'' removed from its prominent place next to his right eye.
    He says a Republican supporter paid him $15,000 to get the tattoo and keep it at least until the election was over.
    Weeks after President Barack Obama defeated the former Massachusetts governor in the Nov. 6 election, Hartsburg says "now, to me, it represents not a losing campaign, but a sore losing campaign."
    Hartsburg says he reached out to the Romney campaign about the tattoo but feels snubbed that no campaign staffer ever contacted him.

Deer get onto racetrack, announcer plays along

    WASHINGTON, Pa. — Spectators who came to watch horses at a western Pennsylvania racetrack got a surprise this week when three deer got onto the course first and beat the horses to racing.
    According to KDKA-TV, a race was about to begin Wednesday night at the Meadows Racetrack in Washington County when the deer jumped onto the track.
    Race announcer Roger Huston didn't miss a beat. He began calling the race as it unfolded, saying things like, "As they race down the track, Bambi has the lead. Here comes Rudolph from the outside."
    The deer ran fast but kept changing directions. At one point, they appeared headed to the paddock, where the horses were being held.
    Several minutes into the show, the deer decided to leave the track to the horses.
    Huston says Bambi won the race.