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A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that men who shrink in height by about an inch or more over 20 years have a greater risk of heart disease and are more likely to die earlier than other men. The study monitored subjects between 1978 and 1980 and then evaluated them up 20 years later when they were in their 60s and 70s. The findings suggest men should exercise to maintain the muscle strength needed to stand tall.

DEFINITION: (noun) A fraudulent business scheme. SYNONYMS: scam. USAGE: He was suspected of cozenage for years before the authorities were able to prosecute him for scamming his business partners.

Sinatra was a giant of American entertainment. He began his career in the 1930s and 40s as a singer whose performances caused the "bobby soxers," his female teenage fans, to shriek and swoon. Later, as an actor, he starred in films such as The Manchurian Candidate, From Here to Eternity, and the original Ocean's Eleven. He became popular in Las Vegas as the leader of the Rat Pack, a group that included what other 50s entertainers?

The Supreme Court's decision in this case stopped the statewide recount that was occurring in Florida and allowed Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris to certify George W. Bush as the winner of Florida's electoral votes. Florida's 25 electoral votes gave Bush a majority of the electoral college with 271 votes and enabled him to win the US Presidency. Bush lost the popular vote to Al Gore by how many votes?

Guthrie was a singer, guitarist, and composer whose best known song is "This Land Is Your Land." Having learned harmonica as a boy and guitar as an adolescent, he was an itinerant musician and laborer from the age of 13. He was deeply involved in union and left-wing politics and contributed a regular column, "Woody Sez," to the Daily Worker and People's World newspapers. In 1995, Woody's daughter Nora approached what British singer about recording lyrics her father had composed?