U.S.
Connecticut town hall meet favors not-for-profit health care
May 23, 2009DERBY, Conn. -- In search of a solution to the health care crisis, several hundred people jammed into the Griffin Hospital auditorium Saturday for a town hall meeting with Sen. Chris Dodd, Rep. Rosa DeLauro and...
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Climate bill moves ahead in House
May 23, 2009With a bipartisan vote, the House Energy Committee this week passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), which would encourage investment in renewable energy and penalize big polluters in a landmark effort to reverse...
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Texas voters support Climate Change bill, survey shows
May 22, 2009WCVI calls for Congressmen Green and Gonzalez to vote for landmark Climate Change bill SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI) recently completed a flash poll of registered voters in Texas Congressional Districts...
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Congress approves legislation regulating credit card industry
May 22, 2009New Analysis On Tuesday, May 19, the U.S. Senate voted, 90-5, in favor of a bill that would apply new restrictions to the credit card industry, making the terms of their contracts more comprehensible to customers,...
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Who’s approving those wiretaps on your phone?
May 22, 2009Original source: With all the hot debate over government wiretapping in recent years, it was surprising to see that few in the media reported on big changes this week at the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court --...
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