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Discover how politics can impact the environment, from U.N. climate talks to state legislation to local plastic bag bans.

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    Who paid for that political ad? An app will tell you

    Tue, Sep 25, 2012 12:05 PM by Agence France-Presse

    The Super PAC App allows users to find out more information on political ads by simply holding up their phone to the ad while it's playing.

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  • The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning

    China's first aircraft carrier enters service

    Tue, Sep 25, 2012 10:08 AM by Neil Connor, AFP

    The Chinese aircraft carrier is a refitted Soviet ship, and despite rumors, there is no evidence of construction of a domestically-built carrier.

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  • San Francisco bans plastic shopping bags

    San Francisco's shopping bag ban to broaden in October

    Fri, Sep 21, 2012 1:02 PM by Melissa Breyer

    A judge has upheld a law that is scheduled to go into effect next month that will extend the city's historic ban.

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  • Jigsaw puzzle that says 'vote'

    Are political ads effective?

    Wed, Sep 19, 2012 4:00 PM by David Mielach, BusinessNewsDaily

    A new study finds that viewers ignore political ads of candidates they don't support, while ads for politicians they do espouse intensify their feelings of support.

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  • Mitt Romney

    Mitt Romney rocked by secret video

    Tue, Sep 18, 2012 1:56 AM by Michael Mathes, AFP

    In the video, Romney says nearly half of Americans back President Barack Obama because they are government-dependent 'victims' who pay no taxes.

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  • President Barack Obama

    Obama to launch China WTO action on autos

    Mon, Sep 17, 2012 6:23 AM by Stephen Collinson, AFP

    Obama will make the announcement in swing state Ohio and argue that Chinese practices in the auto sector put U.S. manufacturers at a disadvantage.

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  • White House brewing, hurricanes stewing and more in MNN's week in review

    Fri, Sep 14, 2012 5:41 PM

    You can help kickstart production of White House Honey Ale, learn about sustainable synagogues and much more with our roundup of offbeat environmental stories.

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  • Facebook

    Facebook 'poke' gets out the vote

    Wed, Sep 12, 2012 1:39 PM by Agence France-Presse

    A message on Facebook on a 2010 congressional election day prompted about a third of a million more Americans to cast their vote.

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  • The why behind aromatherapy, elephant poaching and more in MNN's week in review

    Fri, Sep 07, 2012 5:12 PM

    Can aromatherapy curb your bad habits? Why do cats purr? Find out what else our curious reporters tracked down this week for our offbeat environmental roundup.

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  • A concrete wall lining Atafu lagoon to hold back rising sea levels in the New Zealand dependency of Tokelau

    New Zealand court rejects global warming challenge

    Fri, Sep 07, 2012 3:04 PM by Agence France-Presse

    The New Zealand Climate Science Education Trust, a group that rejects human-produced global warming, alleged that a study's findings were not peer reviewed.

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  • American Flag behind bars

    The myth of social mobility: It pays to have the right parents

    Fri, Sep 07, 2012 12:29 PM by Ned Smith, BusinessNewsDaily

    Parental wealth influences social mobility more than parental education, income and occupation.

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  • Obama, Romney answer science questions

    Thu, Sep 06, 2012 10:05 AM by Russell McLendon

    While they declined a televised science debate, the candidates did provide written answers to 14 questions from the country's top scientists.

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  • President Barack Obama holds a Twitter Town Hall and is moderated by Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder

    Social networks a tool to energize politics

    Wed, Sep 05, 2012 9:12 AM by Agence France-Presse

    Among Democrats, 33 percent said they were becoming more politically active as a result of social networks compared with 24 percent of Republicans.

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  • Betty White

    Should Betty White intro President Obama at the DNC?

    Tue, Sep 04, 2012 1:17 PM by Michael d'Estries

    A petition urging Democrats to invite the 90-year-old comedian to introduce Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention is gaining steam.

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  • Mitt Romney

    Romney passes million mark on Twitter

    Mon, Sep 03, 2012 3:55 PM by Agence France-Presse

    The Republican candidate passed 1 million Twitter followers, but Obama has more than 20 million followers.

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