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NASA should work toward a new space telescope that could view small planets around distant stars with the potential to host life, expert panel says

Over 1,000 students submitted their work for Words Unlocked, a poetry contest for juveniles in corrections. Two young poets split the top prize — and they've shared their poems with NPR.

Michael Boskin, former head of the President's Council on Economic Advisers under Present George H.W. Bush, concludes that Senator Obama's proposed increased top tax rates would decrease the incentive to work and cause serious problems in the economy.

Malaika Taylor used to live the typical suburban life — the kind that helps make America the world's top contributor to climate change. But fed up with commuting, Taylor and her daughter moved from the Atlanta suburbs to a green loft in the city.

Although the two presidential candidates may seem similar on certain issues such as immigration, their tax policies are widely divergent. Obama would tax the wealthiest and give breaks to the poorest, while McCain would offer tax breaks to everyone and huge ones to the rich.

A new government has begun to take shape in Washington, as President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take over the executive branch. In the coming months, his transition team will learn from — and sometimes clash with — Bush administration officials.

Three women charged with blasphemy went on trial Monday in Russia in a case that's being seen as a major test of President Vladimir Putin's tolerance for dissent. The women are members of the band Pussy Riot. They were arrested after staging a punk rock protest at the altar of a Moscow cathedral.

Trump's proposed 13 percent budget cut is the top education story of the week. Also: What's happening with student aid.

Iraq, national security and the economy tend to dominate the campaign discussion this fall, but when it comes to what really matters to voters, health care isn't far behind.

The Justice Department announced multiple hate and firearms charges against the white man accused of killing 10 people at a Buffalo market in a predominantly Black neighborhood.