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By Marc Hertz | Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Seventh Generation wants babies across the United States to get motivated. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:21 PM ET

A US Department of Agriculture grant will help Holistic Management International train first-time women farmers in the Northeast. Read More

More like this in: New York, Farmers, Texas, Agriculture, Farming, Teaching, Connecticut, Vermont, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Maine, USDA

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Nov 2, 2009 7:10 PM ET

A US Navy ship made of 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center towers makes an emotional debut near Ground Zero. Read More

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By Sarah Parsons | Sun Nov 1, 2009 1:17 PM ET

President Obama hosts a Halloween event for local children. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:39 PM ET

Twenty family physicians take on the American Academy of Family Physicians for selling out to Coca-Cola. Read More

More like this in: Children, California, Coca-Cola Company, Social Responsibility, Regional/Local, Politics & Policy, Healthcare, Activism

By Kendall Hunter | Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:04 AM ET

Authors who deal with the theme of peace in their works are honored in the US and Germany. Read More

More like this in: Europe, Africa, Germany, Asia, Peace, Ohio, Religion, Sheryl Wudunn

By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:00 AM ET

New funding will enable the Reclaiming Futures program to help more teens escape from a cycle of drugs and crime. Read More

More like this in: Money, Columbia University, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Social Responsibility, Politics & Policy, Giving

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:23 PM ET

The SIPC pays out $534 million to aid people financially ruined by the white-collar con man. Read More

More like this in: Money, Bloomberg, Bernie Madoff, Business, Politics & Policy

By Kendall Hunter | Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:59 AM ET

The Nansen Refugee medal is being posthumously awarded to Edward Kennedy today in Washington DC. Read More

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By Sarah Parsons | Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:06 PM ET

The Obama Administration announces plans to allocate $3.4 billion towards implementing a smart grid. Read More

More like this in: Energy, Money, Employment, Renewable Energy, Wind Power, MSNBC, Smart Meters, Investment