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Global Warming and the Energy Bill
As Congress debates a new energy bill, the Obama White House releases dramatic new warnings about the increased impact of global warming. We hear about the latest report and the prospects for legislation. Also, the President proposes a financial regulatory overhaul, and continued defiance of the official crackdown today in Iran. We have the latest.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAs Congress debates a new energy bill, the Obama White House releases dramatic new warnings about the increased impact of global warming. We hear about the latest report and the prospects for legislation. Also, the President proposes a financial regulatory overhaul, and tens of thousands of demonstrators reportedly took to the streets of Iran today. What information is getting past restrictions imposed by the government?
Banner image: De-forestation, one of the many human-induced factors responsible for climate change
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3 storiesObama Proposes Financial Regulatory Overhaul
President Obama today proposed what he calls the broadest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression, insisting that they will strengthen, not weaken, the free market. Kevin Hall, National Economics Correspondent for the McClatchy Newspapers , has more on the proposal.
Read the story7 minGlobal Warming and the Energy Bill
Federal law requires comprehensive reports on global warming every four years. Last year a lawsuit forced the Bush Administration to issue its first such document since it took office in 2001.
Read the story32 minFifth Day of Election Protests in Iran
Iran's government has expanded restrictions on foreign reporters and accused the US of interfering in its domestic affairs. But the word is out that protesters against presidential election results defied the government for another day.
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