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Keith Olbermann: Feeling morally, intellectually confused? -- a must-read

Democrats accuse Rumsfeld of political smear

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist did not meet all the requirements needed to keep his medical license active — even though he gave paperwork to Tennessee officials indicating that he had -- that is, he LIED

Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes: Some Brands More Than 30% Stronger

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Sen. Burns: Terrorists drive taxis by day, kill at night -- Remember last year when I said the bigots were coming out? It seems that the response to Katrina was the green light, much like Bush's statements about Israel being able to defend herself was her green light to continue bombing Lebanon.

Beauprez's words on abortion bashed by black legislators -- Colorado state congressman claims "babies, children, pregnancies end in abortion, ... as high as 70 percent, maybe even more, in the African-American community[.]"

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Sounds crazy, doesn't it? Exercise: The Antidote for a High-Fat Meal

Condoms Highly Effective Against HPV, Study Shows

Study: 'Is U.S. medical spending worth it?'

Thank God someone says it

There Is Silence in the Streets; Where Have All the Protesters Gone?

Student protesters helped drive Lyndon Johnson — in so many ways a powerful, progressive president — out of office because of his war. In 2004, George W. Bush — in so many ways a weak, regressive president — was re-elected despite his war. And the campuses were silent.

There was a brief burst of protest when America first invaded Iraq. But if there is a college movement against the war, it’s hiding pretty well. Vietnam never had the moral clarity that the 9/11 attacks provided to this generation’s war. But in Iraq that proved to be a false clarity, and a majority of Americans now say they oppose the war and no longer trust Mr. Bush’s leadership of it.

But because there is no draft — a fact that Graham Nash noted sardonically on Sunday night — no young person has to fear being conscripted into the fight. It is hard to escape the conclusion that Americans find it much easier to stay silent when there is no shared sacrifice.

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Levees: 160 years of warnings (thanks, dsgood)

Prosecutions drop for US white-collar crime: They're down 28 percent from five years ago, as homeland security cases rise in priority (thanks again, dsgood)

Ohio to Delay Destruction of Presidential Ballots