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March 15, 2013
Tax reform a tough balancing act for Democrats
Tax reform is the type of policy that would seem tailor-made for vulnerable Democrats up for reelection next year and seeking to prove their tax-cutting, pro-business chops.
March 15, 2013
Obama Announces 3 Cabinet Nominations
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday made three cabinet nominations — for budget, energy and environmental policy — hours before his first cabinet meeting of his second term.
March 15, 2013
California governor Brown says state needs to look at “fracking”
(Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown, a prominent environmentalist, said on Wednesday the state should consider the use of "fracking" technology to develop its massive shale oil reserves and reduce reliance on imported oil.
March 15, 2013
House Republican focuses on tax reform but sees no quick fix
(Reuters) - The top Republican tax legislator on Tuesday renewed a vow to try overhauling the complex federal tax code this year, but he said no actual legislation would be forthcoming soon.
March 15, 2013
Only battleground, not common ground, in budget wars
WASHINGTON — Most Americans say they want President Obama and a divided Congress to compromise on major issues, but competing budget proposals out this week from House Republicans and Senate Democrats underscore why it's so hard to find.
March 15, 2013
EIA Expects U.S. Oil Output To Top Net Imports, Trims Demand Estimates
NEW YORK--Rising U.S. crude-oil output will top net imports for the first time in more than 17 years this autumn, according to government projections released Tuesday.
February 26, 2013
Are endangered species endangering property rights?
Late last year, Lynn Adams received an offer of nearly $1 million for an option on the mineral wealth under his family’s land in San Juan County
February 26, 2013
LNG exports won’t hurt U.S. price advantage, speaker says
The federal government probably will approve wider liquefied natural gas exports, and that won't hurt plans for multibillion-dollar chemical plants along the Texas coast and elsewhere, a leading economist said Wednesday in Houston.
February 26, 2013
‘Israel can follow US path to energy independence’
American oilman Harold Hamm tells 'Post' that Israel can achieve “energy renaissance” as US has.
February 26, 2013
Idaho Senate passes endangered-species management legislation
BOISE — Legislation giving the state primacy over the management of its fish and wildlife and the final say on the introduction of endangered species has cleared the Senate.
