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Hidden In The Budget: The End Of Almost Every Major Environmental Regulation

As Congress gears up for another budget fight, environmental protections--from endangered species to clean water to pollution rules for power plants--are all on the chopping block. Once the debt ceiling debate is settled, Congress is going to have to re-focus on the budget that almost shut down the government a few months ago

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OK Go’s Human Kaleidoscope, All Is Not Lost, And How It Translates Into Sales

Damian Kulash and director Trish Sie walk us through the making of All Is Not Lost, and OK Go's approach to the music experience. In the course of producing its distinctive videos, OK Go has contended with the unpredictable ( dogs , toast ) and the potentially dangerous ( paint cannons , treadmills )

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With Scavenged Power And Data Furnaces, Finding Energy In Waste

Not all inventions need to involve new discoveries. Two new projects--one which draws power from the air, one which uses heat from servers--show that we can hack our way out of wasteful systems. Fresh research from a couple of different quarters suggests that waste isn't really waste, and that innovators don't need to discover new materials or unknown principles in order to innovate.

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Hef’s ‘2-second’ sex? An unlikely issue at 85

Aside from providing evidence that Hef’s taste in women is slipping in his old age,  Crystal Harris’  claim that Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner lasts only "two seconds" in the sack is an unlikely charge.  In reality  old men drag it out too long.

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It’s Not The Post-PC Era

It's more like the "multiple device" era. It's amazing to me that there are people who can buy into conspiracy theories like questioning President Obama's "real birthplace," but when it comes to this brave new world of technology that requires us to have multiple devices, no one is suspicious this happened on purpose

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A McDonald’s Dietitian On The Healthier Happy Meal

The Golden Arches recently announced that it's Happy Meals will be getting a little healthier. Their nutrition expert explains the rationale and how they fast food chain is hoping a little bit of healthy eating can be the start of a larger change.

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India’s Singh leads 1st round of Irish Open

KILLARNEY, Ireland (AP) -Jeev Milkha Singh of India upstaged Ireland's major winners, shooting an 8-under 63 for a three-shot clubhouse lead Thursday in the first round of the Irish Open.

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Video: Walter Reed closing due to budget cuts

CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on the closing of the military's most famous hospital, the Walter Reed Medical Center.

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