NBC Projects Hillary Clinton As Winner In New Hampshire

Well, first of all congratulations to Hillary Clinton. Next, two questions: 1) How did the public, the Clinton internal and Obama internal polls have Clinton losing when it is clear now that Clinton won New Hampshire?

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Report: Carrville and Begala to Join Clinton Campaign on Jan. 9

There are reports now that veterans of Bill Clinton's winning presidential campaigns from the 1990's, James Carrville and Paul Begala, will be joining the Clinton campaign the day after the New Hampshire primary.

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Study Finds Vaccine Preservative Is Not Linked to Risks of Autism - New York Times

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Autism cases in California continued to climb even after a mercury-based vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder was removed from routine childhood shots, a study has found.

Who Will Rid Me Of This Abominable Cell Coverage In Wal*Mart?

Having dinner last night with a friend, the conversation turned to the terrible cell phone coverage that customers receive in stores like Wal*Mart, Meijer, etc.

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China planning to secure North Korea's nuclear arsenal: report - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON (AFP) - China has contingency plans to dispatch troops into North Korea and secure nuclear weapons in the event of instability in the hardline communist state, according to US experts who have talked to Chinese military researchers.

Three dead in Mexico army clash with drug gang - Yahoo! News

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican troops and police shot dead three suspected drug hitmen armed with grenades in a fierce gun battle in a town near the U.S. border on Monday.

Scientists move toward helping paralysis patients - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have figured out how mice can regain some ability to walk after spinal cord injuries, and hope this insight can lead to a new approach to restoring function in people paralyzed by similar damage. Email: ZIP / Postal Code: Privac …

Resveratrol-like drug works in humans-Sirtris - Yahoo! News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A drug that exploits the benefits of a component in wine proved safe and showed signs that it might improve blood sugar control in people with the most common form of diabetes, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday.

China experts identify drug addiction genes - Yahoo! News

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in China have identified about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies and addiction control.

Ahmadinejad wants to redistribute wealth - Yahoo! News

TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presented Iran's budget to parliament Monday, promising it would curb a sharp rise in inflation and redistribute Iran's abundant oil revenues among the country's 70 million people.

US-Iraqi forces launch assault against Qaeda fighters - Yahoo! News

BAGHDAD (AFP) - US and Iraqi forces launched a fresh assault against Al-Qaeda militants on Tuesday, the US military announced, as members of an American-backed neighbourhood militia came under attack in Baghdad.

America's inflated asset prices must fall - Yahoo! News

The US has been the main culprit behind the destabilising global imbalances of recent years. America's massive current account deficit absorbs about 75 per cent of the world's surplus saving. Most believe that a weaker US dollar is the best cure for these imbalances.

Nearly one in three in Arab world illiterate: report - Yahoo! News

TUNIS (AFP) - Nearly one in three people in the Arab world is illiterate, including nearly half of all women in the region, the Tunis-based Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific Organisation said Monday.

Slick's Picks: Calling The Ball In New Hampshire

From Barack Obama's win in Iowa just five days ago up to this minute, the landscape of the presidential nomination race for both parties has changed dramatically and, in great measure, it has changed because of him.

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The Daily Show And The Colbert Report Return All On Their Own

The Daily Show proved that its wit did not walk out the door with its writers and exhibited that the striking writers would not be exempt from its stinging social commentary.

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Pakistan: Militants kill 8 tribal elders - Yahoo! News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Suspected Islamic militants fatally shot eight tribal leaders involved in efforts to broker a cease-fire between security forces and insurgents in Pakistan's volatile northwest, authorities said Monday.

Barack Obama jumps into the lead in New Hampshire - Yahoo! News

A USA Today/Gallup poll said Obama had opened up a 13-point lead over Clinton in New Hampshire, 41 percent to 28 percent, to 19 percent for former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards.

Craig Ferguson Brings Back Late Late Show With Writers, Help From Boss Letterman

Craig Ferguson returned this week with the Late Late Show and boy did he put his writers back to work with gusto.

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Did mozzies, not a meteor, do for the dinosaurs? | the Daily Mail

The theory goes that dinosaurs were wiped out after an asteroid smashed into the Earth 65million years ago. But now it has been suggested they were sent into eternity by an equally catastrophic but somewhat smaller threat - biting insects.

CBS Returns With Writers For Late Night Lineup

Dave Letterman returned sporting a Grizzly Adams look, a full beard upon his face. Dave was pretty much the same as he always was when I became a fan in junior high when he made his celebrated switch to CBS. He still runs his jokes into the ground.

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Ford Eats Toyota's Dust - Forbes.com

It's a sad day for the maker of the Model T.

Pakistan - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - Benazir Bhutto - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - Nawaz Sharif - Mohammed Ali Jinnah - Democracy - New York Times

WHEN Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, the killers struck in Rawalpindi, an ancient garrison town, on the edge of a leafy park named for another Pakistani who had served as prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan; he was assassinated in the park in 1951. Barely a mile away, Ms.

Biden, Dodd Withdraw From Race - washingtonpost.com

The two veteran lawmakers of the Democratic presidential race, Sens. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Del.) and Christopher J. Dodd (Conn.), abandoned their candidacies after poor showings in last night's Iowa caucuses.

Afghan clerics warn Karzai against missionaries - Yahoo! News

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Islamic council has told President Hamid Karzai to stop foreign aid groups from converting locals to Christianity and also demanded the reintroduction of public executions.

Teen charged in bizarre missing dog case - Yahoo! News

PHILADELPHIA - A telephone call at midnight normally would have awoken Bill Whiting, but he hadn't been sleeping much since his dog disappeared. He picked up the phone and couldn't believe what he heard.

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