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Betty Ford to Michelle Obama: How seven first ladies have changed the office
Since her husband's presidency, Betty Ford has passed the mantle of first lady to six other women. Here are the contributions each made:
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Change Agent
FarmVille's game players bring clean water to the real worldItems purchased on Zynga's popular Facebook games FarmVille and Mafia Wars raise money for Water.org, which provides safe water and sanitation for people in the real world.
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New Jersey spruce survives Sandy, lights up Rockefeller Center
An 80-foot tall Norway spruce was decked out with 30,000 lights in New York City's Rockefeller Center. The Christmas tree-lighting ceremony goes back to 1933.
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Opinion: How student-built solar homes can help solve US housing and energy crisis
Few of the homes created by university teams in the Solar Decathlon are ever lived in – despite their extraordinary expense and tax on the environment. Instead of building temporary show houses, schools should build energy-efficient homes for local people who need them.
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Change Agent
As tensions over wealth gap rise, the rich are giving moreThe top 50 charitable donors gave more in 2011: Are the super rich feeling the sting of public opinion?
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Decoder Wire
The other Martin Luther King Jr. holiday: how it's observedThe Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, established in 1994, is meant to be a day of personal action in Dr. King’s memory – as its boosters say, a day on, not a day off.
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Rockefeller Center sees massive crowds for tree lighting
Rockefeller Center hosted its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony with special performances from Justin Bieber, Tony Bennett, and others.
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From fear of Islam to outreach: how 9/11 prompted interfaith efforts
In the decade since 9/11, the percentage of US congregations that participate in interfaith worship has doubled, a study says, and more mosques are engaging in outreach and dialogue.
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Five myths about Africa
Matt Damon, listen up: After five years of covering Africa, our departing correspondent tells how his perceptions have changed about a complex continent, including why some Africans resent celebrity visits.
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Betty Ford to Michelle Obama: How seven first ladies have changed the office
Since her husband's presidency, Betty Ford has passed the mantle of first lady to six other women. Here are the contributions each made:
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Joplin tornado: How you can help
Here's a list of a some of the major charitable agencies assisting those affected by the May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo. and where you can send donations.
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Home deconstruction: Can an entire house be recycled?
Deconstruction of a home to reuse or resell its materials is gaining popularity as a more environment-friendly alternative to demolition. Sometimes it even saves money.
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Ashton Kutcher replaces Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men
Ashton Kutcher has finalized his contract to join Two and a Half Men, filling the spot left empty when the show's previous star was fired in March.
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New Orleans makeover: economic boost or loss of a historical legacy?
Post-Katrina, New Orleans looks to diversify its economy beyond tourism. But plans for a mammoth biomedical facility mean historic homes will be relocated, or razed.
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Charities: Donations fall by record amount for top nonprofits
Charities' donations in 2009 fell 11 percent for the largest 400 US charitable groups.
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The Simple Dollar
Philanthropy: 20 ways to improve the world, even if you’re brokeThere's more to charity than money.
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The Simple Dollar
Dreading a holiday gift exchange? Now's the time to do something about it.Rather than a gift exchange that you can't afford or just aren't interested in, offer an alternative that meets the goals of the season.
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Green living: tapping geothermal energy for a home HVAC system
Green living in Oklahoma: This family taps geothermal energy straight from the earth for it's HVAC system.
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A streak of compassion in a growing teen
When Anton turned teenager, self-absorption grew – but never to the point of clouding his compassion.
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Opinion: Is Facebook creating a temptation generation?
Facebook is the digital marshmallow we can't resist.
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Haiti races to house post-quake homeless before the rainy season
The Haiti government needs 40,000 dwellings for 200,000 people currently homeless in flood- or mudslide-prone areas or in the most congested tent cities. Can it do that by the time the rainy season starts in early April?
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The Power of Half
A well-to-do American family downsizes and gives almost a million dollars to charity.
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Mardi Gras? Nah, it's New Orleans' Saints Super Bowl warm-up.
The Saints' run to the Super Bowl has come to symbolize New Orleans' post-Katrina revival. The result has been a party not seen for generations – even in the city that calls Mardi Gras home.
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Volunteer travel
Get away from it all and help others, too? 'Voluntourism' grows as a travel option.
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Airline Ambassadors: Taking flight on a mission
This and other 'voluntourism' networks offer a wealth of ways to deliver goodwill.
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The Associate
Once again, a Grisham protagonist finds himself caught up in the machinations of a corrupt law firm.
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