Former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst Michael Johns argues that the new Universal Pictures film Charlie Wilson's War conveys an important historical message: The Cold War didn't "end." Rather, it was won. And Afghanistan was ground zero.

The number of fellow senators who think John McCain is psychologically unstable is large. Some will admit it publicly, like Thad Cochran who says, "The thought of his being president sends a cold chill...Others relate times when McCain screamed four-letter obscenities right in their faces in the Senate cloak room, like Dick Shelby...

... my spine" Why conservatives have never trusted John McCain.

"The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine," Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), also a senior member of the Appropriations panel, told the Boston Globe recently. "He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me."

By John Ruwitch GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Millions of Chinese faced a humanitarian crisis on Friday, as petrol and food reserves dwindled and yet more bad weather was forecast for a country paralyzed by record-breaking cold and snow. More than...

"Cold Turkey" is a song written by John Lennon, recorded by The Plastic Ono Band, and released as a single in October 1969. According to Peter Brown in his book The Love You Make, the song was written in a "creative outburst" following Lennon and Yoko Ono going "cold turkey" from their brief heroin addictions. Brown also states that Lennon presented the song to Paul McCartney as a potential single by The Beatles, but was refused and released it as a Plastic Ono Band single with sole writing credits to him.The song features Eric Clapton on lead guitar and was recorded in Abbey Road Studio 2.In 1969 Lennon returned his MBE to Buckingham Palace saying "I am returning this MBE in protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigeria-Biafra thing, against our support of America in Vietnam, and against Cold Turkey slipping down the charts. With love, John Lennon of Bag.”Freddie Hubbard recorded an instrumental version in 1970, as an outtake from his album, Red Clay. Hubbard's version, featuring Herbie Hancock and Joe Henderson, among others, is influenced by funk and free jazz.The Godfathers recorded their ultimate version of the song in 1986 with producer Vic Maile of Motörhead and Hawkwind fame for their debut album Hit By Hit after making it a live favourite in their previous incarnation as The Sid Presley Experience.In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Cold Turkey" at number 74 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.The song's first appearance on a John Lennon album was the 1975 compilation Shaved Fish. References^ a b Brown, Peter. The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of The Beatles. McGraw-Hill, 1983. New American Library, 2002. 331.