January 24, 2012

President Obama reports to Congress tonight in his annual State of the Union address. As he watches Republicans battle for the chance to face him in the November election, Obama will try to claim credit as a champion of the average American while acknowledging that he needs more time to accomplish all of the change that was promised with his election four years ago. Source Link

Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will resign her office to concentrate on a full recovery from an attack a year ago that killed six people and left her seriously wounded. Giffords was cheered when she returned to the floor of Congress just seven months after being shot in the head. The man charged with shooting Giffords is undergoing psychiatric treatment. Source Link

Could coffee be part of the recipe to beat Type-2 diabetes? A new scientific study says some compounds in coffee may be able to inhibit proteins associated with Type-2 diabetes, and decaffeinated coffee may be even more effective. But scientists still need to prove that the findings can hold up in testing outside of the laboratory. Source Link