The vice president visited Pakistan today to deliver a tough message to Gen. Pervez Musharraf that U.S. aid could be cut unless he becomes more aggressive in hunting Al Qaeda leaders.
Today marks the start of "America Saves Week," an educational campaign being waged by more than 1,000 corporate, government, and nonprofit organizations nationwide to get Americans to save more for their future.
Villanova was in an uproar last week after the school's dining services announced they would ban trans fats. "The bigger issue is what I would call a lack of mutual respect for other people, and that concerns me," the Rev. John Stack, the school's vice president for student life, tells the Villanovan. The debate is not whether students can be trusted to make their own eating decisions but rather whether they can be trusted to wield E-mail with restraint. After an initial mass E-mail was sent reporting the decision, hundreds of students replied--apparently not realizing their comments were being sent to the entire school. The Villanovan reports that responses ranged from "obscenities and personal attacks" to "roommates trying to order a pizza."
They play as many drinking games, reports UC-San Diego's Guardian; therefore the girls are just as wild. But the studies conducted by Loyola Marymount University researchers found girls also face more consequences for their binge drinking than college guys. According to the Guardian, these include unsafe sex, missed classes, and personality changes.
AP - The storm that pounded the Midwest brought powdery snow and slush to the Northeast on Monday, making the morning commute messy but relieving people who had feared a repeat of the Valentine's Day ice storm.
AP - A federal judge avoided a potential mistrial in the CIA leak case Monday by dismissing a juror and sending the other 11 back to continue deliberating the fate of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
AP - The Iraqi Cabinet approved draft legislation Monday to manage the country's vast oil industry and divide its wealth among the population, a key U.S. benchmark for progress in this country. The legislation now goes to parliament for approval.
A soldier, whose heroics were immortalized in a movie, Monday received the Medal of Honor -- the nation's highest award for military valor. Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall repeatedly risked his life to rescue American soldiers fighting one of the toughest battles of the Vietnam War. "Most people get [the medal] after they are dead, so I'm one of the lucky ones," said Crandall.
Insurgents bombed Iraq's Ministry of Municipalities building as top Iraqi officials gathered there Monday morning for a celebration, Iraqi officials said.
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