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  • Obama's Approval Rating In 'Lower Range' Of Recent Presidents, Gallup Says
    Viewed quarterly, his current rating is above those of Reagan, Carter and Clinton at the same points in their presidencies. It's below those of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon and both Bushes
  • Report: Benefits of Seafood Outweigh Risks
    A new report by the Institute of Medicine at the National Academies says the federal government should stop sending mixed messages about seafood, boost testing for contaminants and make it easier for consumers to find up-to-date information.
  • Angry protesters demonstrate in front of the Icelandic Parliament in March. Voters rejected a plan that would have forced the country to pay for the losses of savers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
    What's The Deal With Iceland?
    Ash from an Icelandic volcano is causing big and costly disruptions in Europe but, so far, it's nothing compared with the havoc caused by the country's economic eruption a year and a half ago. How can a remote island in the North Atlantic, with only about 320,000 people, be the source of so much damage?
  • Angry protesters demonstrate in front of the Icelandic Parliament in March. Voters rejected a plan that would have forced the country to pay for the losses of savers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
    What's The Deal With Iceland?
    Ash from an Icelandic volcano is causing big and costly disruptions in Europe but, so far, it's nothing compared with the havoc caused by the country's economic eruption a year and a half ago. How can a remote island in the North Atlantic, with only about 320,000 people, be the source of so much damage?
  • Judge Michael Zusman's bialys are topped with roasted onions, poppy seeds and coarse salt.
    A Judge's Cookbook Reveals The Secrets Of Bialys And Bagels
    Michael Zusman used to be a lawyer, specializing in suing financial companies. The work literally started making him sick. Then he stumbled into baking. His new cookbook promises that you can make your own pastrami, pickles and bagels better than you can buy at your local deli.
  • Taylor Swift's new album is titled <em>1989</em>.
    'Anything That Connects': A Conversation With Taylor Swift
    Just shy of 25, Swift's been in the music industry nearly half her life. In an extended interview with NPR's Melissa Block, she addresses what's changed in music, media, feminism and her own career.
  • In one of the greenhouses at Earthworks Urban Farm in Detroit.
    Bus tour gives Detroit urban farm some love (audio slideshow)
    Earlier this week, I joined a bus tour organized to bring community leaders from Grand Rapids to visit Detroit. One of the many cool places we visited…
  • Algal Scientific's demo project at an Ohio landfill.
    Growing the region's clean economy
    The clean economy is touted as a future economic driver of the region. But a new report shows that while Ohio and Illinois have added jobs to the clean…
  • Tim Harford's first book, <em>The Undercover Economist</em>, has sold 1 million copies worldwide in almost 30 languages.
    'Adapt': Failure As An Option On The Way To Success
    Businesses improve when they experiment with new structures and formulas — and then actively analyze their mistakes, Tim Harford says. In Adapt, his new book, the Financial Times columnist examines the merits of failure.
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    What is a health insurance exchange?
    Under the Federal Affordable Care Act, states are required to create a health care exchange. An online place where people can comparison shop for health…
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