John Edwards joins Sen. Barack Obama at a rally

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John Edwards joins Sen. Barack Obama at a rally Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Edwards, NARAL back Obama in big setback for Clinton

The endorsements by John Edwards and the abortion rights group NARAL dimmed the glow from Clinton's West Virginia win. Clinton had courted Edwards heavily. But the NARAL decision had more sting, undercutting the argument that women might not vote for Obama and prompting a rebuke from Emily's List. » read more

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Katrina's permanent manufactured replacement housing that's going up in Mississippi is drawing raves.

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Manufactured replacement housing that's going up in Mississippi is drawing raves.

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New disaster-housing design wins applause

Post-Katrina trailers got awful reviews, but the manufactured replacement housing that's going up in Mississippi now is drawing raves. Called the Mississippi Cottage, it's energy-efficient, safe, able to withstand 150 mph winds and designed to meet local building codes for permanent housing. » read more

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Polar bear to be listed as an endangered species

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced Wednesday that the agency will list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, a decision that could cast the bears as the enduring symbol of the effects of global warming. » read more

Politicians can do little to lower gas prices, but still they try

None of the remedies that leading politicians are offering to ease the gasoline-price spike is likely to help consumers anytime soon. Not suspension of shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Not a high-level investigation of gasoline-pricing practices. And certainly not a summer freeze on gasoline taxes. While all those steps could have merit, analysts say, they're unlikely to slow the march to $4-a-gallon gasoline. » read more

House approves farm bill by veto-proof margin

The House on Wednesday emphatically approved a massive five-year farm bill by a veto-proof margin, setting up President Bush for a major political embarrassment. » read more

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