CARBON TAX, FEDERAL & MINNESOTA : UTILITY BILLS UP $50/$100 /MO.

FEDERAL AND MINNESOTA CARBON TAX - YOUR UTILITY BILL ON AN AVERAGE HOME WILL GO UP ANOTHER 50-100 DOLLARS PER MONTH The last time I heard the statistic, I believe that 48% of the average Minnesotan's income was going toward taxes and government "user fees" aka "taxes"....

Schechter loses city seat

" Schechter loses city seat Dorais turfed from school board Bethany Lindsay, North Shore NewsPublished: Saturday, November 15, 2008 THREE newcomers have been elected councillors in the City of North Vancouver. Rod Clark, Guy Heywood, and Mary Trentadue will...

Americans Keep Reelecting Losers in Congress

The Anti-Incumbency Movement is Dead   Joel S. Hirschhorn   Voting out congressional incumbents failed this year, showing the anti-incumbency movement to be a clear letdown.  For some years many...

Best Buy enters Europe with Carphone retail deal

Best Buy, the world's biggest electronics retailer, is set to take on Europe. They are paying $2.1 billion for half of Britain's Carphone Warehouse chain to break into the European consumer market."The deal...

10 Things Your CongressMan Wont Tell You

"1. "I can't lose." This year 404 members of the U.S. House of Representatives are standing for reelection. For most it's a formality: On average, more than 90% of House incumbents win, according to a 2005 report by the Cato Institute. What's behind the incumbency advantage?...

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The Green Papers -- Midterm Election USA 2006

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Races to watch as the returns pour in : MarketWatch

"Results from Indiana and Kentucky, which both contain key battlegrounds, will likely be the first to arrive, coming in after 7 p.m. Eastern. Key tossups include Kentucky's Republican-held third and fourth...

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Election 2006 November 7 -- The State With The Largest Difference

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Delaware Air National Guard in Arizona helping Border Patrol

The construction of high fences along the border. The deployment of 6,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen. 400 from Delaware who are scheduled to rotate in and out. Supporting federal law enforcement agencies.

House Incumbents at Risk, Poll Finds

"Most Americans describe themselves as being in an anti-incumbent mood heading into this fall's midterm congressional elections, and the percentage of people who approve of their own representative's performance is at the lowest level since 1994, according to a new Washington...

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