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As a Florida medical examiner tries to determine how 32-year-old Edward Archbold died after eating insects during a contest to win a snake, people around the country are asking: Why? Authorities said Archbold became ill soon after winning and collapsed in front of the Ben Siegel Reptile Store where the contest was held. The store is in Deerfield Beach about 40 miles north of Miami. Archbold was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The grand prize in Friday night's contest was a live python. Why would anyone eat a live cockroach? Why did he die Friday when...

The GOP is having a presidential candidate debate tomorrow tonight in South Carolina. Fox News Channel, 9 PM EDT. Your challenge is to listen to the questions and answers and decide what the best answer YOU would come up with. In the past, TV tells us who wins, and they've rigged the set-up. IOW, they NAIL our minds with this set up time and again. I have myself come up with better answers, some of which were quite funny while being practical. It is my thinking that the American public is far smarter than any currently serving politician or well-known...

The ten most important election contests of 2010Posted By: Richard Dunham September 06 2010 at 02:01 AM If Democrats are headed for electoral disaster this November, you wouldn't know it from listening to their leaders. "I can assure you that despite the Washington summer political chatter, reports of the House Democrats' demise are greatly exaggerated," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The rest is an excerpt - 1. The Nevada Senate race 2. The House race in Texas' 17th District The Florida Senate race The Florida governor's race The California Senate race The...

Wanna make some extra cash? Or meet an ex-state senator who still smokes? The U.S. government plans to roll out a new platform in July for what it calls "challenges" -- essentially nationwide contests where citizens can submit entries to a variety of predetermined topics. The ultimate point being to raise awareness of something. You might remember the $2,500 contest from earlier this year that asked entrants to shoot videos explaining USA.gov and post them to YouTube.

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- It was a night for unnatural beauties. Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefits of plastic surgery in a country where artificial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye. "I think this competition is long overdue," said photographer Marton Szipal, one of the pageant judges. "Hungarians used to laugh about plastic surgery but it's time for Hungarian women to care more about their appearance. They are the most beautiful in Europe."

Ok, this is really quite simple. Everyone by now has heard about Senator Barbara Boxer correcting a General by asking him to stop referring to her as "Ma'am" but rather as "Senator Boxer". So, in the spirit of this correction, we have decided to make a correction to her title as well. Rather, to her name. The person who creates the best name to follow "Senator..." will win an Americans for Limited Government grab bag. Leave your "Address me as Senator _________ " on NetRight Nation here: http://www.netrightnation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1041682:contest-address-me-as-qsenatorq&catid=1:nrn-blog&Itemid=7

WASHINGTON - In a race against herself in Michigan's renegade primary, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton attracted 55 percent of the vote and strong support from whites, Democrats and women. Blacks and independents were among the 40 percent who said they wanted an alternative. A contest without personal campaigning or television advertising is hardly a leading indicator of future contests. But it offers hints about the primaries and caucuses ahead, when Barack Obama as well as John Edwards will share the ballot with the former first lady in a race morphing from single-state contests to a grind-it-out, marathon competition for convention...

An 18-year-old from Montana has been crowned Miss Teen USA 2006. Katie Blair beat the competition in swimsuit, evening gown and interview categories to claim the crown Tuesday night. First runner-up was Melissa Lingafelt of North Carolina and second runner-up was Katie Marie Cooper of North Dakota. Samantha Casey of Virginia was the third runner-up, while Brittany Sharp of Georgia placed fourth.

TYLER – Don Cruz moved to East Texas thinking he'd be living in a dream – a $1.5 million lakefront sanctuary he won in a Home and Garden Television "Dream Home" sweepstakes. But the massive tax bill delivered with his winnings has blemished his utopia. Mr. Cruz, 40, moved his family into the 5,000-square-foot Lake Tyler residence last month with the hope that he could raise the money by renting out parts of the property, opening a bed and breakfast, and charging for public tours. But a city ordinance prohibiting commercial use of the land – and the Tyler City...

After I wrote about research showing that women have less appetite for competition that men do, a number of women wrote to inform me that they're just as competitive as any guy. If the tone of their letters is any indication, I have no doubt they are. Nor do researchers doubt that such women exist. As Danica Patrick showed in the Indianapolis 500, some women can successfully compete with men at the highest level. But why aren't there more of them? Discrimination is one big reason, because men have traditionally made the rules to suit themselves and keep out women....

Captain Kennedy Caption Contest 1) Create a caption, post it in the comments section 2) Say "Captain Kennedy Caption Contest" 10 times 3) Photoshop entries are welcome 4) Don't drink and drive

National Science Decathlon is a loose affiliation of parents, teachers and community volunteers dedicated to promoting science education by organizing competitive, science-based tournaments throughout the United States. Each Science Decathlon tournament is made up of ten Team Events and up to four Pilot Events which sport names like Bridge Breaking, Water Rocketry and Ick! Thyology for each division. Division A events are for 9th -12th grade high school students. Division B events are for 6th - 9th grade junior high, middle school and intermediate elementary students. Science Decathlon students are encouraged to participate in groups, or teams, but are not...

<p>Washington -- Arnold Schwarzenegger, who admits he used then-legal steroids to help create the mass of muscle that made him a bodybuilding champion, movie star and candidate for governor, says today's athletes shouldn't use the same chemicals that aided him.</p>

Pollsters' Inaccuracy In 2002 Contests Worries Industry Fri Nov 08 2002 10:16:15 ET Just before Election Day, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a stunning poll about the governor's race in Illinois: GOP candidate Jim Ryan was ahead. The poll was conducted by nationally known pollster John Zogby. Zogby told the Post-Dispatch that he had personally reviewed the result and had affirmed its accuracy. Oops: forty-eight hours later, Mr. Ryan lost big after all. 'We blew it,' Mr. Zogby says now, the WALL STREET JOURNAL reported on Friday. MORE And so, it appears, did many other political pollsters. The reasons may...