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Movement for Happiness Launches in Britain

LONDON -- Is there a science of happiness? A growing band of economists, politicians and academics thinks so -- and is putting theory into practice by starting a "mass movement for a happier society." Action for Happiness launched today in London, encouraging hugging, meditation and random acts of kindness. It is getting...

University Leader Resigns Over Libya Link [VIDEO]

Pop Stars, Lobbyists Turn Away From Gadhafi's 'Dirty Money'

The name Moammar Gadhafi has become so poisonous that everyone from singer Nelly Furtado and the London School of Economics to high-powered PR firms and lobbyists are trying to erase past dealings with him. Furtado said she plans to give away to charity the $1 million she earned for performing in private for the Gadhafi...

Study: Women Don't Have More Work to Do, After All

(Aug. 6) -- There's a new voice in the never-ending argument of who works harder, men or women. A new study from the London School of Economics has come up with an unexpected answer to that question, at least as it applies to Europe. Data gathered from across the European Union showed that both men and women generally put...

Background on London School of Economics

The London School of Economics and Political Science (informally the London School of Economics or LSE) is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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