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This year, take control of your finances: Your No. 1 New Year's resolution should be to get your money straight. Sharon Epperson, author of "The Big Payoff," explains how to take ownership of your financial situation by paying down debt, creating a better budget and building a cash reserve. ›16:51 2 Jan, Fri
Gene that makes breast cancer spread is found: A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said. ›23:20
Calif. sues to block Bush species rules: California is suing the Bush administration to block last-minute endangered species regulations that are intended to reduce input from federal scientists. ›21:40 30 Dec, Tue
Lead for car batteries poisonstown: The dirtin this town on the fringes of Dakar, Senegal's capital, is laced with lead left over from years of extracting it from old car batteries. And it is poisoning children. ›08:47 4 Jan, Sun
Go green for your health and the planets: Try this thorough list of the everyday items that might be doing you wrong that may harm your health and the easy alternatives that are free of worrisome chemicals. ›19:21 4 Jan, Sun
Drugs: Meet Mexicos Suspected Queenpin: Sexy, stylish and female. Meet Mexicos unlikely druglord suspect. ›22:00 10 Oct, Wed
Book Excerpt: Vegetable Dishes I Cant Live Without: A book excerpt by Mollie Katzen. ›21:49 6 Oct, Sat
Do Women Lead Differently Than Men?: Americans could elect our first female president in 2008. What the most powerful women of the past can teach us about how to rule in the future. ›21:39 6 Oct, Sat
Lawsuits begin over coal waste spill: A group of land owners sued the Tennessee Valley Authority for $165 million on Tuesday over a dike burst that spilled more than a billion gallons of coal ash sludge. ›23:13 30 Dec, Tue
Richardson withdrawal leaves cabinet gap: The President-elect's fast-track cabinet has an unexpected opening, with the New Mexico Governor, Obama's choice for commerce secretary, withdrawing under pressure of a federal investigation. ›13:43
Obama's intel picks short on direct experience: President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies. ›22:35
Geothermal energy a booming business: Within six months of finding a huge geothermal field, a small company had fired up a power plant just one example of how fast some are capitalizing on state mandates for alternative energy. ›16:53 30 Dec, Tue
Gellman: A Letter to a Bigot: What I want to say to a person of prejudice. ›22:12 12 Oct, Fri
Books Q&A: The Real Charles Schulz: 'Peanuts' creator Charles Schulz emerges as insecure and an emotionally distant father and husband in a new biography and documentary. ›22:32 9 Oct, Tue
Hirsh: Democracy's Strange Bedfellows: The champions of democracy often share an overly romantic view of how quickly it can flower in hostile soil. ›16:56 11 Oct, Thu
McDonald's supersized retirement plans: The fast-food giant is persuading more African American workers to enroll in 401(k)s. Can McDonald's keep talent by helping families save? ›13:04
Kiwis get help to avert extinction: The kiwi is New Zealand's national symbol as well as an endangered species, but now the flightless bird is being nursed back to healthy numbers by an innovative conservation effort. ›16:53 29 Dec, Mon
Your Career: Jobs outlook grim for 2009: We've decided to ask the Magic 8-Ball about the jobs outlook for this year. The answer? "Outlook not so good." ›15:06
Ansen on Lars and the Real Girl: Its not smutty, its not snide, its not creepybut what is it? ›16:02 12 Oct, Fri
Judge gives Blagojevich indictment more time: A federal judge on Monday gave prosecutors an additional three months to obtain a corruption indictment against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. ›20:42
Preemies at risk for mental disorders as teens: Results of a Swedish study hint that children born prematurely have some risk of developing anxiety, depression or other psychiatric disorders. ›16:10 2 Jan, Fri
Flood-control dams eyed for energy: America's search for cleaner electricity has developers studying dozens of government flood-control dams to see if it makes financial sense to retrofit them with hydroelectric turbines. ›17:28 31 Dec, Wed
Cadillac unveils new SRX before Detroit show: General Motors Corp. is counting on the 2010 Cadillac SRX crossover vehicle to lure luxury car buyers with new design and performance features. ›23:18 4 Jan, Sun
Blago pick: Not seating me could look racist: Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, whom Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed to fill President-elect Obamas Senate seat, said that if Democrats refuse to seat him, it could give the appearance of racism. He would be the Senates only black member. ›13:52 31 Dec, Wed
