History repeats itself after eating cabbage

My history book was written to include details to be more relevant to modern times.

During World War I, Americans renamed "sauerkraut" as "liberty cabbage." Pretty dumb stuff. (Not as dumb as when they renamed "German measles" to "liberty measles.")

German medical words are the best

Today's word: krampfartigen.

Judge rules same-sex spouses of federal employees entitled to benefits

Gay and lesbian spouses of federal employees are entitled to receive the same health coverage and other benefits as traditional straight couples, a federal judge ruled in a breakthrough decision in Los Angeles today.