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And the winner is ... a cardboard box, followed closely by cow farts and evaporating tiles! The results of Forum for the Future’s green design competition

Allegations that an attorney working for Troy-based Orlans Associates foreclosure giant is allegedly involved in robo-signing drew immediate concerns from lawmakers and activists. “This ‘robo-signing’ practice is degrading our communities and undercutting the integrity of our justice system,” said Congressman Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit), responding to a Michigan Messenger report . “I’m working right now on federal legislation to help struggling homeowners gain additional time to negotiate settlements with their lenders.

I’m pretty sure he’s hinted at this before, but Time magazine gets the, uh, scoop: Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, tells TIME he’s so

From Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s remarks with President Obama at the former concentration camp today: You spoke of humanity, Mr. President. Though unto

After three weeks of trying to clarify his views on abortion, Herman Cain’s own presidential campaign has attempted to clear up the debate, but behind the

One of the problems with Politico’s connection to former Vice President Dick Cheney is that the paper seems to get quotes from the former vice president without

More bad economic news from The New York Times: The United States economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate reached a 26-year high of

Guess who’s scheduled to speak at the opening session of next month’s America Israel Public Affairs Committee gala in Washington? Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.),

Two can play at this game! President Obama garnered headlines Friday, when he used his massive email list from the campaign to promote his legislative agenda

Sens. Reid, Hatch and McCain weigh in on Ted Kennedy’s passing. Kennedy’s friends and colleagues remember the lion of the Senate. The SEIU urges Congress

Atlanta businessman Herman Cain returns to Iowa Monday following a staff hiccup to open his state headquarters and speak with Scott County Republican Women , but he’ll be doing so under the glare of the Republican Hispanic community.

The torture advocate and former vice president will be on ABC News’ This Week, interviewed by Jonathan Karl, possibly the only ABC reporter to contribute to

Romer predicts that unemployment will remain high. But Americans are more optimistic about the economy than they were a year ago. Here’s a shocker: some

This morning, President Barack Obama addressed today’s positive jobs report and indicated that while the recovery is real, it remains fragile. In the statement,

The White House pushed back a little bit on the czars story today, with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs pointing out how, in the past, Republicans like Sen.

Police in the small town of Williamston — located about 20 miles east of Lansing — are investigating an alleged incident of cyber-bullying against a 13-year-old middle school student.

The upcoming re-argument of the case of Citizens United v. FEC, challenging corporate contributions to the financing of Hillary: The Movie, is raising some

If the GOP has any interest in regaining its status as a national party and shedding the legacies of Jesse Helms and the Southern strategy, its leaders might