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Rapper Common: Should he be disinvited from Obama poetry event?

Rapper Common is set to attend a 'Celebration of American Poetry' at the White House Wednesday, but Common has had harsh words for President George W. Bush in the past.
Editorial Board Blog
High gas prices: Want to be a cool 'hypermiler'?

Gas is back at $4 a gallon, but Americans aren't slowing down yet. We have to make fuel efficiency cool. Here's how.
You vs. temptation: Why self-control has gotten so hard

Human nature hasn't changed, but the ease of indulgence – from food to credit cards to the Internet – has. The good news is that we can outsmart our impulses.
Hybrid cars, electrics zoom past 100 m.p.g.

Hybrid cars are finally on track in the US as automakers reach for new refinement on electrics.
Fuel-efficient vehicles: Three cars share $10 million prize

Fuel-efficient vehicles are focus of X Prize. One winner is an ultralight car that gets 102 miles per gallon.
Fuel efficiency of 100 mpg? One team left in $5 million ultra-fuel-efficiency contest.

Fuel efficiency of up to 100 miles per gallon is the goal of Progressive Insurance's 'X Prize' competition and a group from Virginia has made a good showing.
West Philadelphia high school dares to build a 100 m.p.g. car

Students from West Philadelphia make a viable 'X PRIZE' run against auto companies from around the globe. The potential prize: $7.5 million for the school and a 100 m.p.g. car for the world.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about whether or not Barack Obama is really a socialist.