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President Obama mentioned climate change almost in passing during last night's State of the Union address, noting: "The differences in this chamber may be too deep right now to pass a comprehensive plan to fight climate change." [More]

Obama delivering his 2012 State of the Union address In his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama spent less time than in years past discussing his ambitions to reform science education. He referred to his administration’s offer to let states opt out of No Child Left Behind (” … grant schools flexibility to teach with creativity and passion; to stop teaching to the test …”)

Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary to announce 1st major nutritional overhaul in 15 years

Michelle Obama’s first day on Twitter was the tweet heard 'round the world, with more than 60,000 followers signing up to follow her the morning she launched.

This Boston venture capitalist will vote for Obama in November. But he praises Mitt Romney's work at Bain Capital and the private equity industry as a whole.

A new social reality entertainment site puts performers up front and gives critics a chance to judge wisely. Andrew Garner dances shirtless to “Friday” by Rebecca Black during his turn to broadcast live on YouNow.com.

By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is set to ban new uranium mining claims around the Grand Canyon for the next 20 years, a move hailed by conservation groups as a key to the president's environmental legacy. [More]

Media darlings and mavens of masterful storytelling who took center stage with aplomb in 2011. Welcome to Part 2 of my annual list of who’s been naughty and who's been nice as a speaker or communicator. This week, the winners

Welcome to my annual list of who’s been naughty and who's been nice as a speaker or communicator. This week comprises my list of 2011’s losers. (Winners will be announced next week.) Joe Paterno:

(Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday unveiled the first-ever standards to slash mercury emissions from coal-fired plants , a move aimed at protecting public health that critics say will kill jobs as plants shut down. [More]

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The lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case against Obama's health care act filed for bankruptcy. That raises some thorny legal questions about the future of the case. Mary Brown became the face of the anti-Obamacare movement last year, as she and Kaj Ahlburg became the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit to stop the administration's healthcare overhaul.

In a surprise decision by the Obama administration, young teenagers will not be allowed access to Plan B, the morning-after emergency contraception pill, without a prescription. Wyatt Andrews reports on what's behind the controversial move.

All across the United States, nay all around the world, the message about higher education is uniform: More people should go to university. President Obama has repeatedly stated on record that "by 2020 America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world." The Lumina Foundation is working to increase the proportion of Americans with degrees to 60% by 2025 .

In October 2009 a small group of robotic space exploration geeks decided to venture out of our comfort zone and began brainstorming different approaches to flying people into space. We were spurred into action when the Augustine com