The Cricket's Daily 3: The spawn of Snooki is coming

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Here's what's happening today in pop culture:

• Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, the travel-sized sexpot star of MTV's icky reality show "Jersey Shore," confirms that she's pregnant and engaged. [Vulture]

• Congress won't have Dennis Kucinich to kick around for much longer, as the liberal Congressman lost a primary fight to another incumbent Democrat, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, in last night's Ohio primary. [The Huffington Post]

• With "The Muppets" heading to DVD on March 20, it's the return of the Muppet-filled trailer parody — this time, spoofing "The Hunger Games." [Splitsider]