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...with a funny name. Outside Washington, moderates like Charlie Crist in Florida and Jodi Rell in Connecticut as well as pragmatic conservatives like Mitch Daniels in Indiana and Jon Huntsman in Utah have remained popular despite their brand. They all share an aversion to ideological rigidity: Rell signed a bill legalizing same-sex unions, Crist has pushed an ambitious environmental agenda, Daniels proposed a tax increase, and Huntsman has cautioned Republicans not to obsess about social issues...
...With Republicans unanimously opposing the climate change bill in the first House committee to consider it, the haggling is taking place among Democrats. On one side are those trying to pass landmark global warming legislation, and on the other, those seeking concessions in it to ease tough pollution standards on their districts and local industries. The first deal was struck Monday: up to $4,500 as an inducement to trade in gas-guzzlers for new, fuel-efficient vehicles that will emit smaller quantities of warming gases into the atmosphere. (See pictures of the fragile planet...
...Detroit, not surprisingly, loves the plan, which makes Rep. John Dingell, the powerful automaker ally, more likely to support broader legislation. But the clunker proposal's passage is no indication that the broader bill will have an easy time of it. A rare win-win for industry and the environment, it didn't require any of the the trade-offs being discussed to pass the "cap and trade" measure at the center of the House global warming bill. Introduced April 1, the measure would require all sources of warming gases - produced by the burning of coal, oil and natural...
...bill's first hurdle is the Energy and Commerce Committee. Facing blanket GOP opposition, Chairman Henry Waxman is seeking a majority among Democrats and negotiating separately with a number of members who represent regional and constituent concerns. Agreements have not quickly fallen into place, however, prompting a pair of developments Monday: a pep talk by President Obama, who reiterated his support for such legislation at a 90-minute White House meeting with Waxman and colleagues, and a public acknowledgement of the lack of consensus by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who told reporters,: "Whether it's a gridlock...
...Waxman told TIME his behind-the-scenes negotiations have been more fruitful than it may appear, and will pay off in committee approval of a bill by Memorial Day, a prediction many of his colleagues embrace. Still, it won't be easy, since his committee reflects the interests most directly affected by the legislation. Members from the Midwest and East where coal is abundant fear that tougher standards would fall disproportionately on coal-fired utilities, forcing a shift to less polluting but more costly natural gas - and a spike in household electric bills. They are asking Waxman to grant free...