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Can Congress tackle global warming during a recession? On Wednesday, something happened on Capitol Hill that drew little fanfare outside the Beltway: Senate Democrats proposed climate-change legislation to limit greenhouse-gas emissions and create a market for pollution permits. There were no high-profile town-hall meetings, such as those for healthcare, or marches on the capital – although these have happened in the past. This isn’t the first time climate change has come up this summer in Congress. In June, the House narrowly passed a bill to cut emissions. But even with that passage, climate-change legislation still faces an uphill battle. Both the House and Senate versions of the bill ... Healthcare reform's big question: What will it cost me?When you get past the $900 billion price tag and how things like the “health insurance exchange” work, the math behind the 2009 healthcare reform debate is actually pretty simple. There are about 46 million Americans without insurance, and, for most of them, the idea of reform is tantalizing. For ... Obama engages on healthcare with high approval, policy doubtsLess than eight months into Barack Obama’s presidency, it is far too soon to contemplate his chances at reelection. But at this early date, there seems to be one noticeable trait: dissonance between voters’ feelings about the president and feelings about his policies – or at least his party. We ... Who owes the most, and least, on credit cardsThe economic crisis is in large part about a rising tide of personal debt. Much of this debt has resulted from costly housing and bad home loans. But there’s another big source of debt: credit cards. Surveys show notable personal and geographic differences in the way consumers borrow and ... Broadband Internet's Economic Benefits Passing up Rural IdahoIn rural north central Idaho, tractors and chainsaws have long been the tools of economic development. Now computers and high speed Internet connections are growing in importance. But a report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows small towns are getting wired at a slower rate than cities. |
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