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Major energy-climate bill chugs toward House vote The Weatherford Democrat Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) â€" With President Barack Obama lobbying by phone, the Democratic-controlled House churned toward a showdown vote Friday night on historic legislation to reduce pollution linked to global warming and power the nation with cleaner but more expensive energy. House passes major energy-climate bill The Uniontown Herald Standard Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy. Crude prices retreat as high savings rate spurs demand concern People's Daily Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:12 PM PDT Oil prices retreated on Friday as American savings rate hit a 15-year high, spurring concern over future U.S. consumer spending. The Commerce Department said in its report on Friday that the U.S. consumer spending rose in May, first seen in three months, due to a 1.4-percent income jump under the Obama administration's stimulus plan. However, climbing earnings also drove the savings rate to a ... Obama taps fundraisers, friends as ambassadors Richmond Times-Dispatch Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:10 PM PDT WASHINGTONâ€"President Barack Obama promised change, but he is following one time-honored tradition: doling out plum ambassadorships to friends and big-money party donors. So far, Obama’s contributors and friends have been awarded with plum posts in Canada, France, England, Japan, South Africa, Ireland, the Bahamas, Denmark, Argentina and the Vatican. US House Passes "Cap and Trade" WHSV Harrisonburg Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:10 PM PDT President Barack Obama says the Democratic-controlled House has taken a "bold and necessary step" toward reducing America's dependence on foreign oil and curbing pollutants that lead to global warming. US House passes historic climate change bill AFP via Yahoo!7 News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives narrowly passed historic legislation to limit pollution blamed for global warming, handing President Barack Obama a major, hard-fought victory. Obama's Marines in position for Afghan offensive AFP via Yahoo!7 News Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:09 PM PDT CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (AFP) - A new wave of US Marines sent to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama to turn the table on Taliban insurgents is in position and ready for action, according to the military. UPDATED and FINAL: WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama Calls Energy Bill Passage Critical to Stronger American Economy The White House Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON â€" In his weekly address, President Barack Obama praised the House of Representatives for passing the energy bill on Friday evening. This historic piece of legislation will not just lessen our dependence on foreign oil, but also spark a clean energy transformation in our economy that will create millions of new American jobs that pay well and cannot be outsourced. Clean energy and the ... Former Dayton teacher is U.S. diplomat The Fort Dodge Messenger Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:05 PM PDT DAYTON - A former Dayton teacher who left the classroom to become a diplomat has been nominated to hold two top posts in the State Department. Nancy J. Powell is now the ambassador to Nepal. President Barack Obama has nominated her to be director general of the Foreign Service and director of human resources for the State Department, according to an announcement from the department. New Law Will Allow Guns in State Parks Western Carolinian Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:03 PM PDT Gun toting, law abiding citizens were recently handed a victory on behalf of the Obama Administration.

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