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House votes to block enforcement of light bulb rules
Nation NowA spending bill aimed at preventing a federal government shutdown would block enforcement of new energy-efficiency rules for light bulbs, letting old-style incandescent bulbs stay around a bit longer. The provision was a high priority of congressional... -
Sunday shows: Steven Chu and that's about it
Top of the TicketAlso, Rand Paul, Jeff Sessions, Jeff Bingaman, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Michael Chertoff, Lindsey Graham, Jack Reed, Jim Jordan and John McCain.... -
Gas prices spur move to open offshore drilling in California, Alaska, East Coast [Updated]
GreenspaceWith high gas prices once again becoming a high-octane political issue, House Republicans on Tuesday launched a drive to open up more coastal areas to oil drilling, including a stretch off Southern California. The pro-production legislation comes a day... -
Gulf oil spill: Senators criticize oil companies
GreenspaceThe blood, er, oil flew this morning even before oil executives at the Senate hearings into the ongoing Gulf of Mexico spill began to testify. Democrats and Republicans alike on the Senate energy committee were criticizing industry officials and... -
Nitty-gritty on healthcare reform: Issues and key players
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs the Obama administration and Congress prepare to wrestle with the divisive issue of healthcare reform, here is a checklist of the issues and key players to watch in the forthcoming weeks. Obama has said he wants to sign a bill this year, which means...Tags: Laws, Politics, Health Care Reform (2009), Crime, Law and Justice, Ben Nelson
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Nitty-gritty on healthcare reform: Key players
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThough Democrats control the House of Representatives, they have not united around any one proposal. They also face opposition from conservative Republicans on several key points: Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said there aren't enough votes to pass healthcare...Tags: Laws, Politics, Health Care Reform (2009), Crime, Law and Justice, Ben Nelson
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Snow buries global warming bill -- and my balcony [Updated]
Top of the TicketCongress is closed for business this week, shuttered by the heaviest snowfall since 1922. For Libertarians, this might be a dream come true -- no danger of lawmakers enacting new laws that will impose government regulation. But for one piece...... -
Obama and senators seek climate compromise
GreenspacePresident Obama convened a meeting of more than a dozen Democratic and Republican senators this afternoon to discuss energy and climate legislation. Unlike some other recent White House bipartisan policy summits you may recall recently, there were no... -
PASSINGS
Arnold Meri Genocide trial subject Arnold Meri, 89, a decorated Red Army veteran charged with genocide for deporting hundreds of his Estonian countrymen to Siberia in 1949, died Friday at his home in Tallinn, Estonia. In 2007, Estonian prosecutors...Tags: Trials, Dmitry Medvedev, International Court or Tribunal, Crime, Law and Justice, Estonia
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GOP Senator Not Hurt By Ethics Concerns
Voters in eight states went to the polls in primary elections to set the stage for this fall's midterm elections. With national polls showing deep dissatisfaction with Congress, President Bush and the war in Iraq, Democrats hoped to gather momentum for...Tags: Politics, Primaries, Science and Technology, Polls, Jim Nussle
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Collision on coal is coming
AN OMINOUS collision is approaching between Washington's legislative and regulatory agenda and the investment plans of the nation's largest utilities. Unless these blueprints are aligned, meaningful progress against global warming could be foreclosed...Tags: Politics, American Electric Power Company Incorporated, National Government, James V. Hansen, Environmental Politics
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Marines Staged Mock Executions of Juveniles
Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON — Marines in Iraq conducted mock executions of juvenile prisoners during the war there last year, burned and tortured other prisoners with electrical shocks, and allegedly warned one Navy medic to keep his "mouth shut" about abuse and...Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Advanced Training, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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