5 Things Not to Wear When You Meet the President

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President Obama’s Facebook extravaganza yesterday was monumental in so many ways. Take, for example, Mark Zuckerberg’s blue jeans.

The Top 10 Good Men of 2010

For this, our inaugural Good Men of the Year list, we’re not celebrating memorable personalities, newly minted pop-culture icons, or 15-minute men. This was a year of unprecedented challenges, and it cried out for good men.

Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Barack Obama

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To be sure, it hasn’t all been rainbows and sunshine since Obama took office. But the president’s victories in 2010—fulfilling three key campaign promises—solidified his status as a man capable of effecting serious change.

Grandpa Wants to Kill the President

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Old people say a lot of crazy stuff. But it’s all harmless. Usually.

Mr. McDonald Goes to Washington

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Employees of a McDonald’s franchise in Ohio received a letter along with their most recent paycheck, stating that “if the right people are elected, we will be able to continue with raises and benefits … if others are elected, we will not.”

President Obama: ‘It Gets Better’

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Our president joins the chorus of voices—of famous people and regular folks—reminding kids that “it gets better.” And of course, it does get better.

The News—Goodbye to Privacy and Kim Jong-Il

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U.S. Wants to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet According to the New York Times, “officials want Congress to require all services that enable communications—including encrypted email transmitters like BlackBerry, social networking Web sites like Facebook and software that allows direct “peer to peer” messaging like Skype—to be technically capable of complying if served [...]

The News—Woodward on Obama, Delhi Games Struggle and Scientists Find a New Species of Shrew

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Good morning, gentlemen. Here’s what’s good feeding this Wednesday morning: Bob Woodward’s New Book Reveals Drama in Obama Admin’s Afghanistan Policy Bob Woodward (of Woodward & Bernstein and Watergate fame) published his book “Obama Wars,” which depicts a deep split in the Obama administration when it came to the War in Afghanistan. Though President Obama [...]

Muslims Love Obama, Mormons Don't

President Obama’s approval rating plummets, but he’s still popular among Jews and Muslims.

A Time for Intolerance?

What do you do when you discover that your kid’s day care provider doesn’t share your religious and political views?

How LeBron’s Sacrifice Affects Mankind

LeBron James is going to Miami. This is a big freaking deal. Here’s why.

The Man Who Ended McChrystal

Michael Hastings was a great journalist even before bringing down the general.