Ron Paul's "Security Detail:" Kane from WWE

ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports from Nashua, N.H.: Ron Paul does not have a security detail. The closest thing is a retired customs inspector who acts as Paul's driver and body man on the road.

How Should We Be Thinking About Urbanization? A Freakonomics Quorum

Urbanization has been climbing steadily of late, with more than half of the world's population now living in cities.

Study: Feminists Are Better Mates

NIMBY Syndrome Growing

NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) Syndrome is growing. According to a recent poll, 78% of Americans oppose any new development in their communities. Casinos and landfills are the most unpopular developments, trailed by quarries, WalMart, and big malls.

Welles' 'Kane' Oscar to Be Auctioned

Orson Welles' 1941 Oscar for "Citizen Kane," considered one of the greatest movies of all time, will go on the auction block in December.

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Scientists Create Animals That Are Part-Human

Foreclosure Epidemic Continues to Erode Working Class Neighborhoods

Yet another example of sub-prime lending practices destroying a working class neighborhood

18-Year Old Female Becomes Youngest World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner

Annette Obrestad of Norway has won the Main Event of the first World Series of Poker Europe. She is now the youngest bracelet winner in World Series of Poker history. (of course, it helped her that such a feat would be impossible to accomplish in the U.S., but, still...)

Malcolm Gladwell: What the Dog Saw

A brilliant, very engrossing article by Malcolm Gladwell that will be of particular interest to people interested in psychology, dogs, and nonverbal communication

Extensive Interview with Poker Great Phil Ivey

A revealing portrait of perhaps the greatest poker player alive

Justice Department Accuses Cleveland Suburb of Racial Voting Bias

Euclid -- The Justice Department has threatened to sue Euclid and force changes in an election system that the federal government says prevents black candidates from winning seats on its City Council.

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