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...nice of Fry to single out the Senate, as its actions certainly do not reflect the will of the American people. The House—which, unlike the Senate, gives all citizens equal representation regardless of which state they live in—has already passed cap-and-trade legislation. What’s more, the populations of the states represented by the 45 senators who have already committed to supporting climate-change legislation almost certainly represent more than half the nation’s population, given that opponents of the legislation come disproportionately from small states. America, then...
Thanks to massive spending (and borrowing) by its state-owned development companies, Dubai was soon every inch the global financial center. It's home to the sail-shaped Burj al-Arab, the most expensive hotel in the world, and the unfinished 160-story Burj Dubai, the planet's tallest building...
The congress also featured various Cambridge officials as speakers, including city councillor Henrietta S. Davis, who will represent the city of Cambridge at the Copenhagen summit. At the Cambridge Climate Congress, attendees were also given the opportunity to submit ideas for Davis to consider while she is in Copenhagen for...
And unlike the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which many accused of being an agglomeration of pork-barrel projects, Obama’s new proposals have a national focus. They represent efficient use of federal funds to provide much-needed stimulus to an economy that still isn’t...
While the original stimulus bill provided much-needed relief for a staggering economy, Obama is right to assert that we must “not let up in our efforts to take every responsible action to get the economy growing.” These proposals represent exactly the sort of...