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• Copenhagen cuts corners on climate – Times Online

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 171
  Globe and Mail Copenhagen cuts corners on climate Times Online Key safeguards on climate change were sacrificed yesterday in a desperate attempt by world leaders to achieve a compromise at the Copenhagen summit. Gordon Brown and some other leaders prepared to stay overnight as the final stages of ...
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• Is Obamas Trip to Copenhagen Worth It? (Freep at will)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  With the prospect of a comprehensive global warming deal melting away, President Obama forged ahead anyway with his trip to Copenhagen on Friday hoping to score a substantial agreement that can revive momentum for one of his top priorities that has stalled in Congress. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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• @PeterKinder Not Interested In Tax Breaks for Homeowners, But Very Interested In Tweets About The Zoo

  
  Fired Up! Missouri — Authority: 625
  Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and his Deputy werent interested in supporting property tax breaks for new homeowners at this mornings MHDC meeting , but they did find time to tweet about far more important matters. As of 12:45pm, Kinder has not found the time to tweet an explanation for why he cast the sole vote ...
  7 hours ago

• House Republicans warn Obama on climate steps – Reuters

  
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  Telegraph.co.uk House Republicans warn Obama on climate steps Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - As President Barack Obama labored behind closed doors to break a deadlock over efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Republicans from the US Congress were outside those meetings urging him not to ...
  8 hours ago

• Video: Spending is the Real Problem

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 738
  The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation , have produced videos explaining why Keynesian economics is wrong , presenting the evidence that big government hurts economic growth , explaining how big government hurts economic growth ,  making the case against the ...
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• House Democrats Double Down With Another Stimulus

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 738
  Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” So after a $787 billion stimulus that was supposed to create (not merely save) 3.3 million net jobs but instead saw 3.4 million net jobs lost, House Democrats this week have doubled down by ...
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• Another ‘don’t you know who I am?’ Labour minister

  
  Not a sheep — Authority: 444
  I see in The Mail that Vera Baird (the Solicitor General) is accused of following in Harriet Harmans (Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Women and Equality) in thinking she is above criticism and the law. The Mail reports that: "The drama started when Mrs Baird, 58, was walking her ...
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• Obama Joins World Leaders at Climate Talks – Voice of America

  
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  Reuters Obama Joins World Leaders at Climate Talks Voice of America White House says President Obama will meet on the sidelines with his counterparts from Brazil, China, Denmark and Russia. Photo: AP US President Barack Obama has joined other world leaders for a final day for of talks at the ...
  14 hours ago

• Obama Arrives at Climate Talks, Seeking to Wrest a Deal – New York Times

  
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  Reuters Obama Arrives at Climate Talks, Seeking to Wrest a Deal New York Times President Obama stepped off Air Force One Friday morning in Denmark to address the Copenhagen climate summit. By JOHN M. BRODER and ELISABETH ROSENTHAL COPENHAGEN — President Obama arrived here on Friday morning bent ...
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• UN climate negotiators hammer out initial draft – Reuters

  
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  Globe and Mail UN climate negotiators hammer out initial draft Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Negotiators facing a Friday deadline hammered out an initial draft UN climate pact overnight that calls for a two degree Celsius cap on global temperatures and billions in aid for poor nations, sources ...
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• Temperature warning as Copenhagen climate deal emerges – BBC News

  
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  Globe and Mail Temperature warning as Copenhagen climate deal emerges BBC News A deal appears to be in sight for the final day of the UN climate change talks but there are fears it may not prevent a 3C (5.4F) temperature rise. Denmarks prime minister spoke of "very fruitful" talks as Copenhagen ...
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• Still Warmongering After All These Years

  
  Civilianism News — Authority: 128
  Jeremy Scahill on MSNBC (h/t The Nation) pointing out that not only are another 30,000 troops being deployed to Afghanistan, but also 56,000 military contractors will join them.  (h/t Juan Cole) Whoever said America didn’t love war enough to pay billions of dollars for it while refusing Americans a public health ...
  21 hours ago

• Obama heads to high-risk, uncertain climate talks – The Associated Press

  
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  Reuters Obama heads to high-risk, uncertain climate talks The Associated Press WASHINGTON — With global climate change talks at a critical juncture, President Barack Obama flew to Copenhagen on Thursday to join more than 110 other world leaders looking to push an interim agreement across the ...
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• Another Facebook Conversation

  
  Taxes, Stupidity, and Death — Authority: 122
  A few days ago, a friend of mine (we’ll call him T) posted this comment on his status: YAY!! Michigan might (finally) become the 39th State in which you can go to a bar or restaurant and NOT smell like an ash tray when you leave. Sign the damn bill, Jenny!! Several people commented, most in favor, a few against ...
  22 hours ago

• US aid offer boosts deal at UN climate talks – The Associated Press

  
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  Reuters US aid offer boosts deal at UN climate talks The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — Large pieces of a climate deal fell into place Thursday with new offers from the US and China, but other tough issues remained before President Barack Obama and other leaders can sign off on a political accord ...
  23 hours ago

• Is the Senate Going to Allow the Estate Tax to Die?

  
  The Fine Print: blog posts from OMBWatch — Authority: 135
  According to a Wall Street Journal article published this morning, efforts to pass some sort of estate tax extension in the upper chamber broke down late Wednesday afternoon. It seems the Democratic caucus cant agree on whether to permanently or temporarily extend 2009 estate tax levels. Though legislators are ...
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• Sean Hannity Thanks Heritage Members

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 738
  One year ago, Americans had just elected Barack Obama as president, and he promised to enact the most progressive agenda in U.S. history. The mainstream media had declared conservative ideas outdated and the conservative movement dead. But at The Heritage Foundation, we chose to stand our ground. In 2009, our ...
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• With Climate Deal Up in Air, Obama Takes Lowered Expectations to Denmark – FOXNews

  
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  Telegraph.co.uk With Climate Deal Up in Air, Obama Takes Lowered Expectations to Denmark FOXNews With the prospect of a comprehensive global warming deal melting away, President Obama is forging ahead anyway with his planned trip to Copenhagen on Friday hoping to score a substantial agreement that ...
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• Obamacare In The Senate: Middle Class Taxes And Drug Reimportation

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 738
  Following passage of a one-thousand-page omnibus spending bill, the Senate reconvened to continue consideration of HR 3590, the Senate health bill. Middle Class Taxes. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) offered an amendment to recommit the Senate health bill back to the Senate Finance Committee with instructions to protect ...
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• Fewer people are saving money for hard times ahead

  
  ... It Strikes Me Funny by G. Harrison — Authority: 435
  According to businessbriefs in this morning’s edition of the London Free Press, ‘the number of Canadians (just over a third) contributing to a RRSP this year dropped to a 13-year low on concern about the recession.’ Come on, people. Two-thirds of you have got to put some money away for the tough times ...
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