PHNOM PENH - As the sun rises over the Mekong River, life in Phnom Penh begins.

Cambodians fill the streets to relax before the tourists wake up in their hotels.

Families play badminton, groups of men play hackey sack and a large group of women do what looks like aerobics mixed with the electric slide mixed with Cambodian pop.

Walking around and watching all the action, it's hard to believe that Cambodia has a reputation as one of the world's most dangerous travel destinations. [Read article]

It started out innocently enough. Tired from a long run, I pushed open the front door, flopped down on the couch and kicked off my shoes. Across the living room, my mom looked up from her book and gasped. "What on earth is wrong with your feet? Are you in pain?" she wanted to know.

Well, not really, but I was tired. More tired than I had ever felt in my whole life, come to think of it, which was especially odd, since I used to feel so energetic after running. It did seem that my feet were pretty swollen, so I went to the doctor's office. After examining my feet, my doctor's eyes bulged. She called the four remaining physicians into my room, and as their expressions changed from curiosity to worry, I started to feel anxious. [Read article]

I've come to a point where I'm so pissed off at the state of the government I can hardly speak without exploding. I don't know why it angers me so much since this is exactly what any sensible human being would expect from our capitalist democratic society. Let's review a few reasons politicians make me ashamed of the system. Try to keep the vomit down as we go.

The newest piece of controversy has me particularly huffy. The headline on CNN.com read, "Bush: U.S probes possible Iran links to 9/11." Now wait a second, doesn't this sound awfully familiar? In fact, it sounds exactly like what the public was told about Iraq before Bush decided to send troops in for no justifiable reason. How about we see some evidence this time? If Bush wants to say the Tehran government is harboring al-Qaida fugitives and somehow managed to contribute to the attacks on Sept. 11, show the people some concrete facts and hard proof. No more playing around with people's emotions. No more using Sept. 11 for political manipulation. No proof, no troops. [Read article]