- July 28, 2008 • 11:29 am PDT
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Don't Reinvent The Wheel, Steal It: An Urban Planning Award for Cities That Copy
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Apple’s Brand Is at Stake as Customers Demand Better Labor Practices
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Want to Raise Young Leaders? Don't Hand Out Rewards So Easily
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People Are Awesome: Man Embarks on Year of Random Kindnesses
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Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
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Give Komen the Pink Slip: Five Ways to Support Women's Health for All
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Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning?
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What Would a Post-SOPA Internet Look Like?
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A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
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Young People Have the Bleakest Futures—But the Best Attitudes
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The 'Homeless Man with a Golden Voice' Gets a Third Chance
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Most Students Who Should Be Taking AP Exams Aren't
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Birth Control Costs More Than You Think—Even for the Lucky Ones
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GOOD Citizenship Task 10: Contact a Local Elected Leader on an Issue of Interest to You #30DaysofGOOD
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With our economy in the weeds, Twitter users want to know whether Obama would legalize marijuana. The two are more related than you think.

President Obama's new initiative makes lots of sense: Commercial buildings account for 20 percent of the energy consumed in the country.
When a political idea is sent up on Saturday Night Live, it means that the show's writers think that the idea is universally understood enough...
To help combat this apparent issue of Obama fatigue (Frank Rich's Times op-ed last week explained America was hearing "too much" about Obama and...
He endured five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Perseverance helped him win the Republican nomination. From our presidential candidates...
John McCain likes it when things are interpreted strictly-you know, such as the constitution. Well, here's a strict interpretation of the word...
Jon Stewart has been getting a little antsy with Obama, specifically with the abandonment of some key campaign promises, notably more transparency...
The U.S. Department of Education today announced yet another competition-based federal funding program today. This time, it's looking to...
We're not sure that John McCain's age-he's 71-is the most relevant issue. He doesn't seem senile, so what's the big deal? But it's still pretty...
John McCain, if you haven't heard, has fired five top aides in the last eight days for their lobbying ties. Yesterday, his campaign outlined...
Peter Diamandis must be so happy. The incentive-happy man behind the X-Prize has been loudly advocating for a competitive focus to innovation....
The Arizona senator and presidential candidate's perennially productive prefix The media loves Barack Obama's name-especially Slate, which...

New polls say 20 percent of Americans erroneously believe President Obama—who is a Christian and has given speeches touching on his faith on...
Here's a really crazy stat: 30 percent of Americans have such an aversion to math problems that they'd rather clean a bathroom than solve one.
As soon as we saw the "Obama: The Biggest Celebrity in the World" campaign ad for McCain last week, we knew there was something hysterically wrong...

Obama's new budget proposes spending where it matters most: PELL grants, teacher training, and science and math education. If only it could pass.

A liberal comic and an outspoken young conservative with a famous father take a road trip across America. Awesome.
At MNN, we’ve told you about formaldehyde in baby shampoo, bisphenol-A in canned food, and neurotoxins in veggie burgers—all environmental...

Want to know what Obama is up to today? You're in luck. As of this week, the White House is making the President's public schedule available...
