WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm said
Friday that he is stepping down as co-chairman of Sen. John McCain’s
presidential campaign amid criticism for saying last week that “we have
sort of become a nation of whiners.”

I actually can’t say I disagree with Phil on this.  In fact I might take it a step further and [...]

A new study comparing the Atkins diet, a Mediterranean diet and a low-fat diet published on July 17 inThe New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), is likely to inspire headlines saying that the Atkins diet is better for your waistline and your health than a low-fat diet.
For years now the “low fat gurus” have been [...]

Yes, a war criminal has been arrested, and no it isn’t George W Bush.
(CNN) –Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been arrested after more than a decade as a fugitive from war crimes charges, the U.N. tribunal that charged him announced today. Karadzic, 63, was the Serb political leader
When it is all said and [...]

The Williams sisters have been the reigning queens of women’s tennis for the last decade with good reason.  They are ferocious when they take the court.  like them or not, you have to give them their props for being great players.  However, that time in the limelight is coming to an end I believe with [...]

In what I can call another case of social hypocrisy, the laws of the land are flaunted and abused to create niche crimes.
COLUMBIA - Richland County Sheriff deputies arrested a 37-year old woman and have charged her with homicide by child abuse, according to WLTX-TV.
Charlene Green was arrested this week after toxicology results revealed that [...]

(CNN) — For nearly two years, the South Florida middle school art teacher forced the boy to have sex in a classroom supply closet…  But a year later, Mohanlal has yet to spend a day in prison.
I personally am shocked and horrified by this.  At first reading I wanted to rage and scream.  Then I [...]