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...Senate is expected to pass a similar bill soon. Bush will almost certainly veto anything with a tax hike, but it's not clear if he will block a status quo bill without one. For health, business and environmental groups, the farm bill is a compelling issue, but for the farm lobby, it's the issue, and politicians oppose it at their peril. The same flattery that irked Lincoln was on display last month at a National Farmers Union reception for members of Congress, who gushed about the farmers who had gathered to lobby against change. "Let me thank...
...place Paul hasn't become a major player is where it counts: in the polls, where he hasn't broken above 5% and has yet to pass Mike Huckabee. Paul realizes he's not a favorite among the pro-war, pro-Bush Republicans. "A lot of times at my rally, I say, 'We're diverse. We even have some Republicans,'" he jokes. (His largest Meetup.com group gathers in liberal Austin, Texas; another sizable one is in San Francisco.) And he isn't sure where all this sudden support will lead...
...green technologies—much less making them popularly available—takes time, which is a luxury we can’t afford. Clean energy technologies must play a role in the U.S.’s effort to go green—but their development should not pass as a substitute...
...reducing carbon emissions, but then he said, "One of the themes of this campaign is to tell voters what they need to hear, not just what they want to hear ... So I've got to tell you there will be a cost to this - and the utility companies will pass it along to consumers. You can expect a spike in electricity prices," although, he added, the new technology should ultimately bring those prices back down...
...backing a Massachusetts House of Representatives bill that would forbid further state investment in Myanmar was unanimously approved by the Cambridge City Council yesterday. Burmese students from Harvard and two other colleges joined four Cambridge residents at last night’s weekly meeting to urge the Council to pass the resolution. The bill, H. 2729, was first introduced by State Rep. Byron D. Rushing (D-Boston) in January. It would also support shareholder resolutions calling on corporations to promote democracy in Myanmar. “As a leader in human rights and democracy, Massachusetts has an obligation to support...