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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring at Groundhog Day festivities

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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

Beyond Phil: Other rodents that purport to ‘predict’ weather

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Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter weather during this year's event that was held without anyone in attendance due to potential COVID-19 risks. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

Punxsutawney Phil’s town misses Groundhog Day boost

By SHAWN MARSH - Associated Press

Illinois groundhog calls for early spring

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Illustration on continued Trump hatred by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

‘Groundhog Day’ meets ‘1984’: Democrats continue perpetual loop of Trump hate

By Robert Knight

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., tears her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

EDITORIAL: No replay of impeachment-style ‘Groundhog Day’

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Cristin Milioti, left, and Andy Samberg pose for a portrait to promote the film &quot;Palm Springs&quot; at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)

‘Palm Springs’ sets a Sundance record in $17.5M sale

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a summit on cybersecurity and consumer protection, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. The House on Wednesday is expected to pass long-awaited legislation designed to thwart cyberattacks by encouraging private companies to share with the government information about the methods of their attackers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

U.S. cybersecurity stuck in its own ‘Groundhog Day’

By David Inserra

Scarlett Johansson arrives at the 71st annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

The Latest: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ wins best musical Tony

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Illustration on the deja vu of terror attacks and societal reaction to them by Linas Garsys/the Washington Times

Terrorism reactions are too predictable and mundane

By Cal Thomas

FILE - In this May 10, 2015 file photo, Andy Karl attends the 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards at the NYU Skirball Center in New York. Producers of the Broadway musical &quot;Groundhog Day&quot; say it will open as planned, but injured star Karl's status is unclear. Karl hurt himself during a preview performance Friday, April 14, 2017, forcing the cancellation of Saturday's matinee. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Andy Karl will lead Broadway’s ‘Groundhog Day’ opening

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FILE - In this May 10, 2015 file photo, Andy Karl attends the 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards at the NYU Skirball Center in New York. Producers of the Broadway musical &quot;Groundhog Day&quot; say it will open as planned, but injured star Karl's status is unclear. Karl hurt himself during a preview performance Friday, April 14, 2017, forcing the cancellation of Saturday's matinee. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

‘Groundhog Day’ show will go on, star a question mark

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In this photo provided by Christopher Mertes, Sun Prairie Mayor Jon Freund, left, leans in for Jimmy's prognostication just before being bitten on ear by the groundhog during the Groundhogs Day celebration Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 in Sun Prairie, Wis. Freund flinched, and learned you don't want to get to close to a groundhog, but went on with his translation of Jimmy's prediction that there would be an early spring. (Associated Press/The Star, Christopher Mertes)

Groundhog bites Wisconsin mayor’s ear during ceremony

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In this Feb. 2, 2014, image made from video, a groundhog breaks free from New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and drops to the stage during the 2014 Groundhog Day ceremony at the Staten Island Zoo, in New York. The groundhog died a week after the fall. (AP Photo/Staten Island Advance, Anthony DePrimo)

Bill de Blasio banned from holding groundhog after dropping Charlotte — and it died

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In an undated file photo, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, center, and Harold Ramis, right, appear in a scene from the 1984 movie &quot;Ghostbusters&quot;. Harold Ramis died early Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Chicago from complications of autoimmune inflammatory disease, according Fred Toczek , an attorney for Ramis. He was 69. (AP Photo, File)

Ramis, Zen master to a wild comedy storm, dies

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

Punxsutawney Phil is held by Ron Ploucha after emerging from his burrow Sunday on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Pennsylvania's famed groundhog saw his shadow, thereby forecasting another six weeks of winter. Thousands turned out for the annual Groundhog Day event. (associated press)

Punxsutawney Phil sees longer winter

By Gene J. Puskar and Michael Rubinkam - Associated Press

Punxsutawney Phil is held by Ron Ploucha after emerging from his burrow Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow and forecast six more weeks of winter weather. The prediction this year fell on the same day as Super Bowl Sunday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Handlers: Punxsutawney Phil predicts longer winter

By GENE J. PUSKAR and MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

John Griffiths, one of the handlers of weather predicting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, holds Phil on Ground Hog's Day in Punxsutawney, Pa. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. The Groundhog Club said Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

BOCCIA: Debt limit: How to break the Groundhog Day cycle

By Romina Boccia - Special to the Washington Times - The Washington Times

BOCCIA: Breaking the ‘Groundhog Day’ debt-ceiling cycle

By Romina Boccia - The Washington Times

Illustration by Nancy Ohanian

FEULNER: The recurring debt-limit drama

By Ed Feulner - The Washington Times