SOTU: Bush talks war, the economy, and scholarships for low-income children, among other things. Eli Sanders’s blow-by-blow is here.

Another Plan: A week after Bush and the House put together an economic stimulus plan, the Senate has put together a plan of its own: $500 to almost every American, plus an extension of unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless.

Kenya: More bad news:

Mugabe Were, a freshman parliamentarian, could have been one of the keys to unlocking Kenya’s crisis but on Tuesday he was shot dead in his driveway.

Everybody’s Feeling the Pinch: Wall Street bonuses totaled just $33.2 billion last year, down a whopping 2%.

Meanwhile: Foreclosures were up 75% in 2007. 405,000 people lost their homes.

Florida GOP Primary: 57 delegates are up for grabs today.

War is Expensive: The Department of Defense wants $70 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Up Periscope: Brazil hopes to be the first Latin American country to have a nuclear submarine.

Get Off Your Ass: Active people have “cells that look younger on a molecular level than those of couch potatoes.”

Fly the Naked Skies: A German travel agency is offering reservations for a nude flight.

Dangerous Dawgs: The Seattle Times’ impressive series on the UW football team continues today with a depressing story on deceased player Curtis Williams.

Homeless Hassles: Seattle’s plan to clear homeless encampments labeled inhumane by homeless advocates during a public hearing yesterday. Real Change’s Tim Harris reports on the hearing here.

The “Gate” That Won’t Go Away: Frank Colacurcio Sr. pleaded guilty yesterday for his involvement in 2003’s “Strippergate.”

One Week Reprieve: The Discovery Park coyote won’t be shot — this week.

Just 16 Days Until Spring Training: The Mariners-Orioles deal for pitcher Erik Bedard is “stalled.”

Christopher Knight for Rockingham County Board of Education: