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Auto mileage to rise, but Big Oil keeps grip on Congress
December 21, 2007The Senate voted almost unanimously Dec. 13 to raise car and truck fuel economy standards for the first time in 30 years. The bill, passed 86-8, requires a 40 percent increase in fuel economy for U.S....
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What likely Iowa caucus goers have to say
December 21, 2007As the race for the 2008 presidential elections gains momentum, the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses are right around the corner. They can make or break candidates for the Democratic and Republican Party nominations. In the most...
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Goodbye 2007 Hello 2008
December 21, 2007Like a roller coaster ride, 2007 has had high climbs, stomach-churning drops, painful hairpin turns and finally — at the end of it all — satisfaction and relief as we say, “Let’s do it again.”
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Green jobs: wave of the future
December 21, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — Earlier this month, the mayors of four San Francisco Bay Area cities — Oakland, Richmond, Berkeley and Emeryville — announced formation of the East Bay Green Corridor Partnership, together with leaders of the...
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On the Bali conference and building a new society
December 20, 2007Havana, Dec. 17, 2007 The news about the Bali conference confirms the importance of the international agreements and the necessity of taking them very seriously. On that small island of Indonesia, there was a meeting of...
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