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... of ‘net metering’ are on the books in more than 40 states and the effect for many rooftop solar customers is a dramatically reduced electric bill. But in lowering their bill, utilities and regulators around the country have been trying to determine if solar customers are paying their fair share ...
... said that while Portman issued press releases lauding that spending bill's money for combating drug abuse, the Republican ended up voting against the overall bill. "It's hypocritical of him," Strickland said in an interview. The drive for legislation comes with U.S. drug overdose deaths more than double ...
ATLANTA — Issuing a clarion call to Americans saddled by student debt, President Barack Obama urged student borrowers Tuesday to stand up for their rights, and announced a medley of modest steps to bring some order to a notoriously chaotic system. Obama unveiled his "student aid bill of rights" before a ...
... details on the search right after this news summary. The Senate moved this evening to revamp the way the military deals with sexual assault. The bill bars using a good service record as a defense against sexual assault. It also gives accusers more say on whether their cases are tried ...
... out of deflation. I just don't see it coming. Paul Solman: But you can't know that it won't happen, that tomorrow interest rates won't start shooting up and continue up right? [Note: This interview took place on April 30, when the 10-year interest rate was ...
... York Times, White House advisers unveiled a new focus on executive actions President Obama can take in the face of congressional opposition to his jobs bill. Team Obama is moving from "pass this bill" to "we can't wait." Per the Times' Jackie Calmes: "According to an administration official, Mr ...
Jon Huntsman is a former U.S. ambassador to China and governor of Utah. Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images. Here's guessing Newt Gingrich wishes he had a rollout TV interview more along the lines of what Jon Huntsman conducted Friday morning with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. The former U.S. ambassador to China and Utah governor emerged largely unscathed...
--Senators Patty Murray, D-Wash., Max Baucus, D-Mont., Richard Durbin, D-Ill., Harry Reid, D-Nev., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., make brief statements Monday evening at the Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.) Monday, it was Wall Street executives who made the trip to Washington to meet with President Barack Obama about economic recovery. Tuesday,...
The health care reform bill that passed the House last week would increase U.S. health care costs by $289 billion over the next decade, according to a government report released this weekend.
Doctors from across New Jersey walked off the job Monday as part of a work slowdown to protest rising medical malpractice insurance premiums.
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