“Unless we get (carbon emissions) prices and policies right, a cost-effective clean-energy transition just will not happen,” the report said. (This is the core issue; the powers that be need a carbon credit market and it is collapsing as we speak)
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As it turns out, according to the Obama administration it is only fair to spend a total of 5,000 in nominal dollars per year on retirement, but not more
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Stranded airline passengers should not be able to claim for more than three nights of accommodation under European Commission proposals that would protect airlines from potentially huge compensation bills.
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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the government has begun borrowing from the federal employee pension fund to keep operating without surpassing its debt limit.
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Internet companies such as Facebook and Google may have to get more permission to use information if European Union lawmakers give users more control over their personal data.
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The U.S. Treasury quietly warned at the end of a statement issued last Wednesday that it expects the federal government to hit its legal debt limit before the end of this year–which means before the new Congress is seated–and that “extraordinary measures” will be needed before then to keep the government fully funded into the early part of 2013.
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Document in Israel reveals army calculated minimum calories Gazans needed to eat during blockade to avoid malnutrition.
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The amount of time that children spend in front of screens — be they televisions, computers, games consoles or mobile phones — should be cut to stave off developmental and health problems, according to psychologist Aric Sigman.
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While they have publicly called for arming the rebels, they have held back, officials in both countries said, in part because they have been discouraged by the United States, which fears the heavier weapons could end up in the hands of terrorists.
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At least they now admit to arming the so called Syrian rebels! But now apparently the rebels are only to kill with small caliber weapons, since heavy weapons are being withheld at Washington’s request.
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