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Bill Gates, the white knight of African infectious disease, and one-time founder of Microsucks , now sporting respectable jowls, joined his ...

I saw Shadow of the Moon recently. It is an interesting movie in many respects although overall it was more than a bit disappointing. But t...

First a representative from Texas and now lawmakers from Louisiana, all crying to save offshore drilling. The Texas guy, John Culberson, cal...

Every day thousands of gallons of oil enter the Gulf of Mexico. The spectacle, now surely the worst environmental disaster in US history, is...

The American public is seriously unhealthy. More than half are overweight and nearly 1 in 4 suffers from a mental illness, usually depressio...

The Education board of the great state of Texas is rewriting history once again. This time they want to make sure kids get it right. And get...

The oil industry has it right," Don't blame us for the oil spill. It's not our fault." Spoken like a true drug pusher. Bla...