Sift through today's news long enough and you might come across some really bad news for cell phone users. A new study claims that using cell phones for 10 years can double the risk of brain cancer. The study, by award-winning neurosurgeon Dr. Vini Khurana, claims that cell phone use could be more deadly than smoking or asbestos exposure.

Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, resigned today. Jackson was under investigation by the Department of Justice, the FBI, and his own department's inspector general for allegations of political favoritism.

Loved by its right-wing viewers and vilified as a Bush propaganda machine by the left, Fox News established itself as the major news network during the Bush administration. They defined coverage of the Iraq war, for better or worse. It might not be "fair" or "balanced," or even terribly accurate, but that hasn't stopped Fox from being the number one news channel.

Suspense is building over the race to take on McCain, but unlike most Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid doesn't seem too concerned. "Things are being done" within the Democratic party to end the drawn-out primary contest, according to Reid.

The Democratic Party will let Puerto Rico move its primary election up to June 1, and switch from a caucus to a primary. With 55 pledged delegates at stake, Puerto Rico could be a significant prize for the candidates. Bill Clinton will campaign for his wife there in early April. Obama has not announced specific plans for Puerto Rico, but the governor is an Obama supporter.

Who will get the nomination, Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama? Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-Fla.) says the answer could be "neither."

Existing home sales rose rose 2.9 percent in February. It's the first such increase since July, but it's still too early to signal the end of the housing crisis. Sales were still down more than 20 percent from last February.

Some say that John McCain is getting a boost from the protracted Democratic nomination. If so, he may need that extra help, because the GOP is hardly in top form for 2008. In many states, the Republican party is facing low registration numbers, diminished funding, and of course, scandal.

In its latest attempt to squirm away from scrutiny, the White House has told a federal court that there is no point in looking for millions of its e-mails, because they destroy old hard drives. Every year, the White House says, they "refresh" one third of the Executive Office workstations, and while some files are transferred, they don't keep all the data.

The US military will ask Britain to launch a new "surge" to deal with violence in the city of Basra. Judging from this story, it seems that British officials are unsurprisingly reluctant to increase their military commitment to Iraq. Given the widespread anti-war sentiment in Britain, this latest announcement should go over splendidly.