13 May 2013
PresTimberlake-Feature
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Photos: (Getty)

Last fall's presidential election was divided, but there's one candidate all Americans seem to agree on for 2016: Justin Timberlake. According to a nationwide poll, JT won by a landslide when voters were asked which musician they'd like to make president.

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17 Apr 2013
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Photo: (Facebook/TOMS)

Can't decide which pair of shoes goes best with your outfit? Forget about it! Yesterday was TOMS' sixth annual One Day Without Shoes, and people around the world went shoeless to acknowledge the millions whose health, education, and life suffer because they can't afford proper footwear.

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1 Mar 2013
KeshaBirthday-Feature
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Photo: (Getty)

March 1 is an incredible day in the music world, because both Ke$ha and Justin Bieber were born on it. Pisces FTW! Ke$ha’s already partying it up for her 26th year with birthday waffles and cats, but like Justin, she also has a big heart and we're here to celebrate five ways she's made a difference with her "Crazy, Beautiful Life."

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22 Jan 2013
TimberlakeObama-Feature

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In honor of Obama’s inauguration and second term in office, our boy BaracksDubs just released this epic vid of the prez singing Justin Timberlake's 2006 hit "SexyBack." Talk about bringing it back!

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18 Jan 2013
InaugurationPrep-Feature

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Phew, Monday's a big day -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day plus the Presidential Inauguration. We all know MLK Day is a day to honor Dr. King and his message of nonviolence, but what can you expect today with the Inauguration? We’ve got a cheat sheet of deets below!

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24 Dec 2012
CelebSantas-Feature

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It’s Christmas Eve! While you wait for Santa Claus's arrival, we know a few little celebrities who give Santa competition because they love to give so much. As part of the holiday season, let's take a look at stars who like to give back!

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18 Dec 2012

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In 2012, the MTV fam helped you perfect the fist pump, made you aware that you weren't the only one out there "Underemployed," and proved that "Awkward." can get wayyy awkward-er. They've also broken boundaries and helped create change! As 2012 comes to a close, let's take a look back at some of the risk-taking and action-taking MTV took his year.

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11 Dec 2012

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Any song lyrics get you going through the year? How ’bout inspiring quotes that are perf to share with your friends on your FB wall? Heard any statements that made you want to get up and cheer? In 2012, it was probably one of our 10 most kick-ass, change-making quotes of the year that got you screaming, "Preach!" Here's our list!

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7 Dec 2012
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The election might be over, but for some, it's only the beginning. Young people can make a change in government, and Patrick Murphy proved it by getting elected to Congress while still in his twenties. He'll be taking office early next year!

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5 Dec 2012
Boehner-Feature

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Republicans and Democrats often act like opponents in a political boxing ring, but a group of Western Connecticut State University honors students are ditchin' the labels and trying to find solutions to our nation’s problems that incorporate everyone’s ideas.

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