| Bush Visits Saudi Arabia Amid Changing Alliance
Saleh al-Mani, dean of the college of law and political science at King Saud University, said the invasion and the way it was handled, led inevitably to the current crisis with Iran by removing Saddam Hussein and his Sunni bulwark against the regional ambitions of the Shiite leadership. "The invasion of Iraq has really disturbed the balance of power in the region," al-Mani said. "So we have now a problem with Iran having so much influence in the region and in Iraq." Many Saudis say they are baffled by U.S. policy toward Iran, but they are most worried about another military conflict on their doorstep. Al-Mani said the U.S. would be wise to let diplomacy and sanctions have their full effect, because Iranians appear to be getting fed up with hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies.
Filed under: CollegeFootball
Some random thoughts on the game. Enjoyed Texas showing what they can do for four quarters in the defeat of a very good Arizona State Sun Devils team. I have liked Az St. since the days of Pat Tillman and the OSU Rose Bowl, so I knew this was going to be a tough one, b/c even if we won it was against a team I liked. I think what this game showed the most is that Mack had let up on the throttle this year. This was a good team and was capable of playing some solid football for four quarters, but we only got to see it once against OU this year. OU had a good team, and I was satisfied with UT after that game even though we didn't pull it out. Give credit where it is due, Mack had had enough and was tough on the guys this Xmas. All starting positions were yanked, and everyone was forced to try out for their position.
Science closes in on diabetes treatments and a cure
Will there ever be a cure for diabetes? Or should we hope only for better treatments and disease management? Scientists (and a local mom) have been working on both ends of the question. Here's what's newly available for those with diabetes, and what may be waiting just around the corner. .
Asian-style oasis honors Vietnam veteran
Then one day in the spring of 2004, Walt Jones found a suspicious lump on his back.
It turned out to be a rare and deadly form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
He had served 19 months in the Vietnam War and was likely exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange, associated with numerous diseases, including non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
That fall, while undergoing an aggressive chemotherapy treatment, he died of complications caused by an infection.
"He didn't die in the war," Jones said. "He died as a result of it later."
Beside herself with grief, Jones didn't know what to do.
"After Walt died that winter," said Jones, an emergency room nurse who's now 56, "I was searching for something."
Online she found TOP Vietnam Veterans, a nonprofit group that organizes trips to Vietnam, called Tours of Peace, to help veterans and their family members find closure.
Canadian's child porn case pits prosecutors against U.S. Constitution
Peering into Sebastien Boucher's laptop computer, a U.S. border agent scrolled over a list of file names that suggested depictions of horrific abuse involving children as young as two years old. When the agent asked if the laptop contained child pornography, Mr. Boucher's hands shook and the carotid artery in his neck throbbed, according to an court affidavit. He said he didn't know. A subsequent inspection of Mr. Boucher's computer by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allegedly uncovered videos showing pre-teen girls engaged in sex acts. He was charged with transporting child pornography. .
TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
Who thinks we need a law to make English the official language of government. What American legislature is conducting business in some other language? And then he says that bureaucracy is destructive, after suggesting we bureaucratize the speaking of English. Dear, oh dear. But, too much talk about issue! Must talk about horse races! Gingrich says Romney has more delegates than anyone–I think that's wrong, actually! Yes. I am right. Here's the delegate count. Note Romney's use of Enron accounting. Also note that this story comes from ABC News! You'd think maybe someone there would tell Stephanopoulos that his own news division has a different answer. Gingrich thinks the "open" Hillary is better than the "austere" Hillary, and that it was strange to identify herself with LBJ.
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