Right now the Democratic Party holds almost all the cards, as you know. If President Obama is successful turning the economy around, the Dems may become even more dominant in the years to come. That scenario is not really healthy for the USA, as a vibrant two-party system is needed …

Visit the Movie Smoking Scorecard on Facebook and you’ll see comments like this: “Star Trek gets our THUMBS UP! for a smoke-free movie :)” It’s part of a new push from the American Medical Association and other groups to get movie studios to avoid tobacco imagery. Advocates say all movies …

Seemingly lost in the dispute over what Speaker Pelosi says she was not told are the implications of what she acknowledges she was told. The speaker says she was made aware seven years ago that the CIA was contemplating using so-called enhanced interrogation techniques — including waterboarding — and that …

A German book publisher has canceled a novel about Islamic “honor killings,” fearing that the book would offend the Muslim community and put him in danger. Critics of the decision call it a cowardly move, but others say the publisher is simply being responsible. The publisher of the book, which …

In breaking with her Republican colleagues to vote for that Senate committee bill, Senator Snowe said she still has reservations about it, especially about its cost. And with good reason. Consider what just happened to the bill in recent days. Central to it was a tradeoff. Insurance companies would no …

There are hundreds of different sports injuries, but there are certain parts of the body that are more prone to damage than others. In fact, the top three categories comprise more than 80% of all sports injuries. Read on to find out which injuries are most common, as well as …

How can a person be fine one minute and dead the next? It happened to Natasha Richardson in March. After hitting her head on a ski slope in Canada, the Tony Award-winning actress was seemingly fine, laughing about being clumsy before heading back to her hotel room. But a short-time …

When stars go pop, a murderous torrent of energy is released. Life on Earth may have been partly extinguished by just such a violent outburst, but there’s little hard evidence yet to justify such a claim. A new study plans to fill in the forensic details. “We are trying to …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Union Jacked A union leader in Pennsylvania and seven of his officers have resigned after threatening legal action over a Boy Scout’s volunteer project. The president of the Service Employees International Union chapter in Allentown had said his union might file a …

There are basically two camps when it comes to not liking Barack Obama. The first group is made up of conservatives who basically see the president as a far-left guy who’s bent on changing America forever. One of the leaders of this group is radio commentator Rush Limbaugh: (BEGIN VIDEO …