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Record Store Day: earth's vinyl days

On April 21, the fifth annual Record Store Day will get off to a rockin' start when doors open in about 1,000 record stores in some 20 countries.
Renewable energy projects delayed in squabble

Renewable energy projects in California are stalled because of a disagreement between Southern California Edison and federal agencies. Stall is keeping state's national parks and forests from using renewable energy
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What kind of leaders do we need?

Leadership used to be associated with gut instinct and my-way-or-the-highway command. Today's leaders know that they have to build teams -- and let teams build the future.
Report: More Americans have green jobs than oil or gas jobs

Clean energy and other parts of the 'clean economy' account for 2 percent of US jobs, employing some 2.7 million Americans, according to a recent report.
Does hotel maid in Strauss-Kahn case need a defense lawyer, too?

Officials assert that the alleged victim in the sexual assault case against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn lied on her tax returns, asylum application, and on other occasions. Is she now in legal trouble?
Tax refunds? Fewer. Taxes? Fair, poll says.

Tax refunds are expected by fewer Americans this year, according to an AP poll. A slight majority say their taxes are fair.
Obama's innovation push: Has US really fallen off the cutting edge?

Obama sees a push to innovate as the answer to a stalled economy and falling US status. Critics say staying on the cutting edge is not what ails America.
Diggin' It
Five tips for getting the most out of flower shows

People love to attend flower shows when the weather outside is shivery. To get the most out of your visit, here are a few tips.
In Pictures: Snow on the tracks
State of the Union transcript 2011: Full text of the president's speech

State of the Union transcript 2011: President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night. Here is the full text of the speech.
The Vote
Michele Bachmann State of the Union response: where she and Obama may agree

Rep. Michele Bachmann spoke to Tea Party Express activists Tuesday night. Her speech was a lot tougher than the official GOP response to the State of the Union address, yet there were some similarities to Obama's speech.
Obama State of the Union 2011: US must 'win the future' through innovation

In the Obama State of the Union 2011 address Tuesday, the president says innovation and education should be at the center of efforts to strengthen the American economy.
Green Economics
In defense of the modern research university

Research universities aren't perfect, but they do have a role to play. They should start by reallocating their best resources, their faculty, to serve the undergraduates instead of the graduates.
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Robert Gibbs on flak from the left: 'No inflatable exit' from his office

At Wednesday's White House briefing, press secretary Robert Gibbs came prepared to field questions concerning his recent complaint about the 'professional left.'
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Obama's birthday: a time to fundraise, count gray hairs

President Obama's birthday, No. 49, is an occasion for the Democratic Party to fundraise and rally the grass roots. Obama himself has been taking note of his graying hair.
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Obama as ATM: Democrats want him as fundraiser, not campaigner

As the election season ramps up in August, President Obama is putting on his fundraiser hat, attending $30,000-a-plate dinners but not spending much time campaigning for candidates.
Whale wars -- the uneasy hunt for a solution

An Obama plan to allow a few nations to continue hunting whales would sanction a sorry practice. But in exchange it would buy time for the majestic creatures to continue recovering in number and for outdated culinary attitudes to shift.
When NYPD wears a Muslim topi

Police chaplaincy lets Khalid Latif embody both Islam and American culture.
Power meters help homeowners track and cut their energy use

Buildings gobble up 40 percent of America's energy. A new tool allows people watch their power diets.
With new Web services, more companies are working in the ‘cloud’

Google, Apple, and now Microsoft turn the Internet into a portable filing cabinet for businesses.
Buy software? How passé.

Next high-tech revolution may be 'cloud computing.'