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White House: Start Lending Money Now!

White house served notice to banks who received bailout packages to start lending money. It was known that banks did not use the bailout money to lend. They were simply sitting on the cash and onl...

Sustainable Development: The Role of Coal

Copyright (c) 2008 Daniel Lafleche The debate over the future of America's energy policy is heating up, and it is liable to reach temperatures of near-combustion amidst the politics of this e...

Fuel Economy Bill On Fast Track

A bill to increase fuel economy mandates is now on a fast track in the House. On the fourth of July, it is expected to reach the floor for a vote. The information was announced yesterday during a stan...

Novitzky On the Outside Looking In - New York Times

Novitzky On the Outside Looking In New York Times, United States - Nov 14, 2008 Hardin’s comment drew a rebuke from the committee chairman, Henry Waxman of California. But the fact that Hardin spoke so forcefully about Novitzky (who did ...

ENERGY STOCKS Energy policy debate ramps up in sector - MarketWatch

ENERGY STOCKS Energy policy debate ramps up in sector MarketWatch - Nov 10, 2008 2 ranking member, Henry Waxman. The struggle is touching off a wide debate ranging from energy policy to the impact on the Food and Drug Administration as ...

Fuld Sought Buffett Offer He Refused as Lehman Sank (Update1) - Bloomberg

Fuld Sought Buffett Offer He Refused as Lehman Sank (Update1) Bloomberg - Nov 10, 2008 The e-mail was later made public by US Representative Henry A. Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. ...

Budget-conscious baseball GMs meet at posh resort - Buffalo News

Baseball general managers began an offseason of economic uncertainty when they gathered Monday for their annual meeting - at the same posh resort where AIG executives convened following the company's government bailout in September, drawing criticism ...

Despite the Economy, Obama Vows to Press Green Agenda - Time

President-elect Barack Obama smiles during a meeting in Obama's transition office in Chicago. "Few challenges facing America — and the world — are more urgent than combating climate change," said Obama. "My Presidency will mark a new chapter in ...

Fed Blotter : MySpace Sex Offender Charged With Running Fake Church ... - Wired

A convicted pedophile who turned up in MySpace's 2007 purge of sex offenders faces new charges of bank fraud for allegedly running counterfeit checks through a bank account he established for his online church, TruthOfGodMinistries.org. Carl ...

Behind the Scenes at the Sex Bloggers Calendar Shoot

12 New York City Sex Bloggers have gotten together to shoot a calendar and raise funds for Sex Work Awareness. This is what happened before the ...