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Brian Kortan Gets Second Chance to Live Dream At U.S. Open By EDDIE PELLS The Associated Press Published: Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 6:01 a.m. SAN DIEGO - Brian Kortan felt the pain in his chest, then his jaw, then the heaviness in his arms. He put on his T-shirt and shorts, walked upstairs to his buddy's room and said, "C'mon, we've got to get to the emergency room." He was having a heart attack, and when a man is 35 years old and having a heart attack - a so-called "widow maker" that's caused by blockage of the left...

Hillary Clinton is many things to many people. To some, she is a role model, a groundbreaking icon that women of all ages look up to and are proud of recognizing what she has accomplished. She is a woman who redefined the title of First Lady so that future spouses now have a range of options regarding how they wish to frame their powerful but unelected role when moving in to the White House. As a senator in a decidedly male legislative body, she has proven to be tough, dedicated, and knowledgeable about the issues. She has led on some...

Tonight's the Night! Could our long national nightmare be finally over? Could Ohio and Texas voters bring the 2008 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton to a screeching halt? If Clinton pulls off a victory in either delegate-rich state, she will soldier on. There are so many questions about the political life expectancy of the admired-by-some, loathed-by-many Mrs. Clinton. The senator claims she is the casualty of overt sexism and a "vast left-wing media bias." Wrong. Hillary Clinton, unlike her dexterous husband, has neither the appeal nor the flexibility to play in the world of big league politics. Her nomination was...

With the help of thegreenpapers.com the invaluable Green Papers, I made some calculations in a best-case scenario for Hillary Clinton in the Wisconsin, Ohio, and Texas primaries. I assumed that Clinton won statewide in each case, and that Obama carried only congressional districts (or in Texas, state Senate districts) dominated by upscale white voters and/or black voters. This is an especially optimistic assumption in Wisconsin, where Clinton currently trails Obama by 4 or 5 percent in public polls. The results are as follows: a 44-30 delegate edge in Wisconsin, an 83-58 delegate edge in Ohio, and an 82-41 delegate edge...

Peninsula Envy Florida is the new South Carolina. By Michael Graham Eight years ago, winning South Carolina meant massive momentum headed into southern Super Tuesday states and, historically, the GOP nomination. Eight years ago, winning South Carolina meant you were the party of Reagan's mainstream conservative choice. Today? When John McCain wins South Carolina — as he almost certainly will, for reasons to follow — it will mean almost nothing. ↓ Keep reading this article ↓ Steyn: UnphenomenalTimes Buckley: It’s Really Quite Simple Geraghty: Can South Carolina Save Fred? York: At the Last Minute, Thompson Shines Barone: Mostly Decent Politics...

New York: Scientists in the US have created an artificial rat heart using the cells of baby rats. The breakthrough by researchers at the University of Minnesota offers hope that the day is not far when scientists will be able to create human hearts for transplant.

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Hillary Rodham Clinton proved Tuesday that more than one Clinton can be "the Comeback Kid." Clinton, whose husband used a second-place finish in New Hampshire in 1992 to propel himself to the White House, had trailed Obama in recent polling. In the last days, though, she overhauled her campaign operation here and took a new tone to the trail. Aides, meanwhile, executed the long-laid ground game that even rivals acknowledged was masterful. Her campaign had braced for a New Hampshire loss but instead celebrated a win in a state where her campaign worked aggressively to derail Obama's...

NASHUA, N.H. - John McCain rode the Straight Talk Express straight into first place in New Hampshire, and back into the thick of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. "I hate to use the word kid, but I think we showed the people of this country what a real comeback looks like," the Arizona senator told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday, savoring victory in the state he won eight years ago during his first White House bid. "I'm grateful to the people of New Hampshire. I'm committed to keeping this country safe, and we're going to move...

BOSTON - Megan Dickerson always loved the rich colors and melodic scores of the film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." But she also longed to experience the sweet scents of chocolate and schnozberries. A self-proclaimed multisensory artist, Dickerson is now trying to revive "Smellovision." She's staged outdoor showings of "Willy Wonka" for hundreds of people and used oscillating fans and artificially scented oils to distribute aromas of blueberry pie and banana taffy during the film. With help from local art houses and the Boston Children's Museum, she plans to bring other films for sniffing to theaters this fall. "There's...

The recipe for Republicans is to stop acting like, well, Republicans--that is, Republicans of recent vintage. It's not particularly visible at the moment, but there is a road to political recovery for Republicans. Chances are they won't get far enough down it to recapture the House or Senate or even hold the White House in 2008. But they might. Three things have to happen for Republicans to recover--in effect, a political hat trick. Events must work in their favor, notably in Iraq. Democrats must screw up badly. And Republicans must change their ways, in a compelling fashion. This last requirement...

Radio talker Don Imus, exiled from the airwaves in April after making remarks many saw as racist, will return to the microphone as early as September, industry analysts and observers tell NewsMax — but not all agree that the return will be triumphal. The industry has been rife with rumors since Imus sidekick Bo Dietl's announcement on an Albany radio show, and picked up by the New York Post, that an Imus comeback was in the works for this September. But experts explain to NewsMax that events are moving so quickly that the "I-Man" will be back in his broadcast...

Controversial radio host Don Imus is considering a return to the airwaves -- as early as this coming January, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Legal issues pending with CBS must first be resolved before any dramatic return to the airwaves. 'We're going to see Don back in front of a microphone for the '08 election," said a top source close to Imus. The source would not reveal where Imus would make his comeback. A pre-4th of July report by the NEW YORK POST fueled speculation of an Imus return. Developing...

Yaws makes a comeback 10:45 03 February 2007 From New Scientist Print Edition. You've probably never heard of it, but yaws - a crippling disease that largely disappeared with the arrival of antibiotics - is making a comeback. Spread by casual contact, the chronic skin condition is caused by a bacterium similar to that behind syphilis. It begins as pustules and progresses to gross bone deformities. It can be cured with a long-acting penicillin shot. Between 1950 and 1970, a World Health Organization-led programme treated 50 million people in 46 countries, cutting yaws cases by 95 per cent. However, in...

Ex-GNP Chief to Come Out of Retirement On Lee Hoi-chang's Reappearance The former Grand National Party chairman Lee Hoi-chang is to come out of retirement early next year to form an “anti-left” coalition of conservative forces, an aide said Thursday. Lee’s former public relations secretary Lee Jong-koo told the Chosun Ilbo his former boss has “virtually returned to the political arena” with lectures criticizing the incumbent government. He said the one-time presidential candidate would make “big, conspicuous political strides” next year, “although some might call it an attempt to form a new political faction.” In a series of lectures, the...

44-year-old Evander Holyfield doesn't care what people say. He remains determined to be boxing's undisputed heavyweight champion. "No man can tell me to stop what I'm doing," Holyfield said. "God can. He's the only one." The former champion's chase for another title continues Friday night when he meets Fres Oquendo in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Holyfield, who began his comeback in August with a fight in Dallas — a second-round technical knockout of West Virginia insurance salesman Jeremy Bates — dismisses critics who say he's too old, too slow and taken too many punches...

See for example this thread first. Floyd Landis won the maillot jaune What's more, he did it on his own Winning Stage seventeen The best comeback I've seen After Lance, you can still hear France moan

PARIS (AFP) - Israeli soldier Shahar Peer was one of the top marksmen in her military training and now she has Martina Hingis in her sights at the The 19-year-old Peer knocked out Russian sixth seed Elena Dementieva 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday and faces Hingis on Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals. Win or lose, Peer will continue to combine her tennis career with her obligation to serve two years military service with the Israeli army. "I had to train with weapons during my two and half weeks basic training. I was one of the best in shooting. I...

ROME - Martina Hingis saw a different side of life in her three years away from tennis. Some things, however, don't change: She can still win tennis tournaments. Hingis beat 16th-seeded Dinara Safina 6-2, 7-5 Sunday in the Italian Open final for the 41st title of her career, but first since winning in Tokyo more than four years ago. She returned in January after nearly three years out of the game with foot and ankle injuries. "I lived a different life and experienced a lot of things, and that probably helps me today in those moments," Hingis said. "If I...

SANTIAGO, Chile - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, freed on bail after more than six months in a Chilean jail, said Saturday that his political movement is still strong in Peru and promised a political comeback. In an interview with The Associated Press two days after being freed on bail by Chile's Supreme Court, the 67-year-old former ruler refused to say which candidate he supports in Peru's June 4 runoff election pitting former President Alan Garcia, a moderate leftist, against nationalist former army officer Ollanta Humala. He said, however, that "Fujimorismo", as he calls his movement, will soon take a...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2006 – In the past six months, the eight volunteers of "Operation Family Fund" have given $300,000 in grants to military families in need. Operation Family Fund provides grants with no strings attached to the families of servicemembers who have been killed or severely wounded, said Mike Cash, the group's founder and chief executive officer. "The most memorable moment is when I make the phone call and usually talk to the soldier himself who's been severely injured or his spouse," Cash said. "They begin to cry and explain to me the financial pressures they've been under. So...