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If Barack Obama is reelected, what would it mean for innovation, startups and science in America? His newly proposed budget--as well as past actions--offer clues

With the current brouhaha over Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s defunding of breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood, the backlash, the reversal, and the exposure of the source of the initial decision, it’s obvious that Planned Parenthood is in a constant storm of contentious political struggle (even if the most recent dust-up was an unplanned branding bonanza ). And, it’s been happening for a long time.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Fair Labor Association Inspects Foxconn Factories . Apple has asked the Fair Labor Association to conduct a round of audits on several suppliers including Foxconn in China.

With the launch of a “national” more censored version of the Internet only a few weeks away in Iran, users are already reporting increasingly limited access to certain Web sites and Web security features. A number of Internet users in Iran have for the past few days reported difficulty connecting to Web sites housed on servers outside of that country, as well as blocked access to sites such as Google and Yahoo, and to any encrypted Internet traffic, according to Iran Media Program , a project of the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. The timing coincides with potential protests to mark the first anniversary of the house arrest of lead opposition candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.

I recently spent the day with author Andrea Kates, who was challenged to connect the relevance of the working philosophy found in her best-selling book, Find Your Next , with real solutions that can help move businesses forward.

Hoping to reverse the rising divorce rate among service members, organizations across the country are offering military couples and families places to have fun, bond and cope with life after wartime.

Does the press love your business as much as you do? Here are five ways to grab the media's attention--no PR expertise required.

Before political campaigns were all over blogs, Meetup.com, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, there was USA.gov, cofounded by David Binetti in 2000. The site, which was the platform for the first ever webcast from the Oval Office, is now the U.S

Before political campaigns were all over blogs, Meetup.com, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, there was USA.gov, cofounded by David Binetti in 2000. The site, which was the platform for the first ever webcast from the Oval Office, is now the U.S. Government's official portal

January disappoints, according to one tracker of small business hiring, but the movie is not over--not by a long shot. The beginning of 2012 has been a bit like an Oscar-nominated movie. You expect it to be great, but it starts off mediocre, and then it's more depressing than you thought.

American Giant, an apparel line launched today, signals that American manufacturing is making a comeback. Still, there are obstacles--and misconceptions--to overcome.

Two of the country's most respected hospitals: Which one has mastered the art -- and science -- of great website design? In this week's Website Smackdown, I’m taking a look at the websites for two of the biggest hospital complexes in the world, the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic.

How will people remember you long after you've found success?

What would President Mitt do for science, technology, and startups in America? And would he use his missionary zeal to drive policy in these directions