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...Another perceived soft spot in the White House proposal: carmakers will get carbon credits for selling their most efficient vehicles into California and other states that had adopted separate standards before the Obama Administration moved to harmonize an expanding patchwork of state and federal rules. The proposed solution results in an arrangement whereby carmakers who had been prepared to meet California's tough impending state rules (just to be able to sell in California) will now earn bonus credits for doing just that. "The concern is carmakers will be getting extra credits for what they would have done anyway," says...
...Helen (Ally Sheedy) is a self-sufficient Hollywood screenwriter. Her soft-touch sister Joy (Shirley Henderson) keeps getting visits from dead boyfriends (including ex-Pee-wee Herman Paul Reubens). And Trish (Alison Janney), whose convicted pedophile husband (Ciaran Hinds) is about to be released from jail, has found a new beau, the solid, stolid Harvey (Michael Lerner), whose touch makes her "feel wet, all over." That doesn't please Trish's son Billy (Dylan Riley Snyder), who's also troubled to learn that his father is still alive. "I just wanted you to grow up free and happy," Mom explains...
...Crunch the numbers. In many parts of the country the rental market is soft too - thanks in part to shadow inventory like houses from Accidental Landlords. If you're paying $1,500 a month on your mortgage but can only rent it for $1,000, is renting the right solution? It could make more sense to sell the house at a loss, especially considering that rent proceeds are taxed as income. "Sit down with a calculator and really do the numbers," says John Yoegel, a real estate instructor and author of Surprise! You're a Landlord: A Guide to Renting...
...Furtado’s guests is exciting, the participation of some contributors is unimpressive. On “Como Lluvia,” Juan Luis Guerra, the infamous Dominican singer/songwriter, is barely audible, to the point where its difficult to discern the identity of the second singer. A soft melodic song with a mixture of acoustic undertones, “Como Lluvia” could have allowed Guerra to showcase his sincere vocal qualities. But despite his distinctive voice, he barely makes any musical contribution to the song. Regardless of this circumstance, likely the fault of the producer, the song...
...modify the provisions. Health-policy experts say it makes absolutely no sense to prevent illegal immigrants from purchasing insurance, since taxpayers end up covering the costs anyway when the undocumented inevitably go to emergency rooms to get medical care. But with almost all politicians afraid of being painted as soft on illegal immigration, it's hard to see enough lawmakers supporting scaling back the provisions...