Monitor yourself for diabetes

Symptoms of Type 2 diabetes. They are easy to spot if you have them.

A tigress surrounded by hamsters

In view of the new Meryl Streep movie on Margaret Thatcher, see this assessment.

Part of the volatility in the Republican presidential field is the unfulfilled hunger for a Thatcher-like figure. She had the urgency of an emergency-room surgeon, the rhetorical subtlety of a blowtorch, and the conviction of a desert monk. Tory MP John Biffen called her “a tigress surrounded by hamsters.” But she matched her fearlessness with sound judgment and a positively Prussian work ethic. Needless to say, Thatchers aren’t often on offer.

The Kindle is a huge success, sets sales record

Amazon sold 1,000,000 Kindles each week in December.

Obama is a recluse, a loner

Maybe he doesn't like his job.

Despite opposition

The new light bulb standards take effect next week.

Romney in Iowa

Romney is looking good in Iowa.

Romney vs Obama in Rasmussen poll

In a Rasmussen presidential poll, Romney has 45 percent, Obama 39 percent.

Little Rock desegregation aid must continue forever

A circuit ordered the state of Arkansas to continue desegregation aid to the three Little Rock school districts. This decision cancels Judge Brian Miller's ruling earlier this year. The three districts are completely desegregated but we still have to pump them full of desegregation money.

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SEC 2012 football schedule

The SEC's 2012 football schedule is out. Take a look.

Why are CNN's ratings down?

CNN's ratings are way down.