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Commentary & OpinionNovember 18, 2008 Can President Obama Save the Environment?By: The Huffington Post President Bush has left a regulatory wasteland in his wake these last eight years, and it won't be easy for President Obama to undo all of the Bush rollbacks and fulfill the original intent of many of our nation's environmental... November 17, 2008 Facing Crisis, Congress Makes SenseBy: Joe Nocera, NY Times Congress has an endless capacity to disappoint. A scandal erupts, and it rushes to pass legislation full of unintended consequences. Then, when no one is looking, it strips away regulations the country needs. Ideology too often... November 17, 2008 What's hot on energy policy's to-do list?By: Mlive.com Does it conjure up questions of national security and terrorism? Or is it more about promoting cheap, renewable fuels? Maybe your take is about climate change and reducing greenhouse gases?
November 16, 2008 A Safety Board for Hedge FundsBy: Joe Nocera, NY Times Although it received almost no mention in the media, a panel of academic witnesses preceded the five hedge fund billionaires who appeared Thursday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is led by... November 16, 2008 A Rescue Plan Without Taxpayer MoneyBy: Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times HELLO, taxpayers. Worried about the fate of the $350 billion that the government has asked you to fork over so far to help rescue financiers from themselves? Last week, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. gave you every... November 15, 2008 U. S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Neel Kashkari Testifies before the House Committee on Department’s Efforts to Stabilize Financial MarketsBy: U.S. Treasury Washington, DC--Chairman Kucinich, Ranking Member Issa, members of the Subcommittee, good morning and thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. I would like to provide an update on the Treasury Department's actions to... November 14, 2008 How fast can Obama fix US environment policy?By: Newscientist.com -UK For eight years the US has been seen as a global outlier on climate issues. Now, with just 12 months to go until the world decides on a new Kyoto protocol, it is catch-up time for president-elect Barack Obama. What can he... November 14, 2008 EDITORIAL: The bottom line is regulationBy: Trading Markets.com It is no secret that today's politics are driven, by and large, by crisis. There are those like the "Social Security crisis" that were manufactured to support the case for privatizing Social Security and making the Bush tax cuts... November 14, 2008 G.M.’s Troubles Stir Question of Bankruptcy vs. a BailoutBy: New York Times Momentum is building in Washington for a rescue package for the auto industry to head off a possible bankruptcy filing by General Motors, which is rapidly running low on cash. But not everyone agrees that a Chapter 11 filing by... November 13, 2008 Why Government Spending Does Not Stimulate Economic GrowthBy: Heritage Foundation In a throwback to the 1930s and 1970s, Democratic lawmakers are betting that America's economic ills can be cured by an extraordinary expansion of government. This tired approach has already failed repeatedly in the past year,... |
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