Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion? Vote at newsday.com/spincycle.

1. Rep. Danny Davis, Chicago mayoral candidate, blasting a planned appearance on behalf of rival Rahm Emanuel by former President Bill Clinton.

2. NYC Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Queens) claiming without proof that sanitation supervisors slowed the city's blizzard response.

3. Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) having his presidential backers advertise him as "the only Republican in Washington with a spine."

Last week's "winner": Tom Ridge, boosting an Iranian exile group

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