odds and ends

TAMPA, Fla. -- Congressional candidate Chuck Kalogianis says he wants affordable prescription drugs and social security to be the main focus of his campaign.

But his past as a stripper in Massachusetts may get in the way.

Kalogianis, 39, acknowledges his two-year stint with "Men in Motion" more than a decade ago when he was a law student in Boston.

In his act, Kalogianis wore a bird costume that masked his face but exposed his legs. It ended with him doing a chicken dance and tearing off the bright yellow costume to show his French bikini thong to crowds of women throwing money.

Today Kalogianis is a successful attorney in New Port Richey.