National News

Solar-powered plane makes history
5/16/2013 5:06:30 AM
Call it a historic technological achievement. Call it a victory lap across America. Call it a shameless promotion for a controversial energy agenda. Its owners simply call it Solar Impulse.
CO2 levels hit new peak
5/14/2013 5:58:31 AM
In some ways, it's just a number, but it's a big number with enormous implications.
Not taxed at the tank? Not for long
5/10/2013 4:59:09 AM
Electric vehicles use the same roads, the same bridges and the same infrastructure as the rest of us. But because they don't burn gasoline, they're immune from paying taxes at the pump to fund that infrastructure. That's going to change.
Saved from life in the bathroom
5/17/2013 3:22:30 AM
In general, digestive diseases are hidden in the bathroom. You don't talk about anything that happens there unless it's with your spouse or a close friend.
Use money to buy happier time
5/20/2013 3:27:14 AM
Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton write that people pass up opportunities to spend their money to avoid disagreeable tasks
What of Obama's promise?
5/20/2013 3:27:22 AM
Julian Zelizer says that Obama, like many before him, chose to work within the system to get things done rather than lead transformative change.

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