An ailing Lee Westwood and a fuming Ian Poulter had vastly different tales to tell on the opening day of the US Open at Pinehurst.

On the very next green, amazingly, his two-foot par putt did come back out - and before tapping in for bogey he stood and protested to the rules official following the game.

Waterboarding legal when CIA used it

Department of Agriculture should provide a loud and clear wake-up call that federal inspection is not adequate to ensure a safe meat supply ("A gap in food safety," Feb. 19).

This largest meat recall in U.S. history was brought about because of an animal rights organization's undercover video showing California slaughterhouse workers using kicks, electric shock, high-pressure water hoses and a forklift to force sick or injured animals onto the killing floor.

USDA regulations prohibit sick animals from entering the food supply, because of the high risk of contamination by E. coli, salmonella or mad cow disease.

About 37 million pounds of the recalled meat went to school lunch and other federal nutrition programs since October 2006, and "almost all of it is likely to have been consumed," according to a USDA official.

Antioch to Close Main College

The connection between Acdemia and real-world practise were the thing. "Social Justice" as a pursuit became the thing as the times demanded it. Antioch, as an open institution that is/was very responsive to what is going on in the outside world, happened to be a very conducive institution to respond to these demands. But to claim it as a be all, end all of the College is, for me short-sighted. I, for one (almost literally it feels like), come at the College from the perspective of an artist (albeit a minor one that wil die obscure...hey, just like Mozart!). While I was there in the 70’s, under the aegis of two well-known avant-guard filmmakers, the film department was the place to be. But of course because of that "avant-garde" thing, no one except those of us who majored in film and a few other wise art majors really knew it.

9/11 Dilemma: WTC7 -- NIST/FEMA or Architectural Engineers.

FEMA finds rapid oxidation and intergranular melting on structural steel samples10. Expert corroboration from the top European Controlled Demolition professional11. Fore-knowledge of "collapse" by media, NYPD, FDNYAnd exhibited none of the characteristics of destruction by fire, i.e.1. Slow onset with large visible deformations2. Asymmetrical collapse which follows the path of least resistance (laws of conservation of momentum would cause a falling, to the side most damaged by the fires)3. Evidence of fire temperatures capable of softening steel4. High-rise steel-framed buildings with much larger, hotter, and longer lasting fires have never "collapsed".In addition, there were a couple of little to moderate (at best) fires. I say "little to moderate" fires at best because by historical standards, the fires weren’t very big.

Choose Your Illusion

While there are hefty kernels of truth rattling around throughout, the film does some Olympian stretching in its ambitious game of connect-the-dots. And as might be expected, it is rife with inaccuracies and dubious scholarship from start to finish, as several critics have pointed out. Yet at its best, Zeitgeist is a flashy, riveting piece of renegade agitprop aimed at rousing an increasingly stupefied public to the world crumbling around their computer screens. Eye-catching visuals and a healthy disregard for copyright law make for some engaging segues, featuring voice-overs from countercultural icons like George Carlin, Bill Hicks, and Richard Alpert. We are even treated to highlights of an apoplectic Peter Finch railing against the hypocrisies of our times in Sidney Lumets Network. If its sights are on a mass media, short-attention-span demographic, Zeitgeist has its bases covered.

Senate Leader's Ticklish Test in Nevada

Reid had months of practice in balancing senators' presidential aspirations, before Sens. Joe Biden of Delaware and Chris Dodd of Connecticut dropped out of the race.

Reid "wants things to work in the Senate, and his driving, operating force is, what can he do to make sure that he gets more seats in the Senate and that his senators are happy," said Jenny Backus, a Democratic consultant and former Reid aide.

Eating Well, Harvard-Style

These days, it's a piece of (low-calorie) cake to find sugar-free, fat-free, or even carb-free foods. Politic-free foods, on the other hand, are not so easy to come by. If you're worried about how food industry lobbyists have corrupted the government's dietary guidelines, fret no more: Harvard has created its own food pyramid! In 2005, the USDA replaced its 1992 food pyramid with a new version, which Walter C. Willett, Frederick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, dubbed “a complete joke." The pyramid's recommendations (heavy on dairy, meat, and grains) are rife with political undertones, according to Jami M. Snyder, Communications Coordinator of Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS). “It's very convenient for the industry," Willett said. “Everyone's in the game." So Willett created his own food pyramid, displayed in Harvard's dining halls and his book “Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy." Willett's design distinguishes between good and bad fats and carbohydrates, less dairy than the government's dietary guidelines, and “sparing" servings of red meat and white bread.