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House Ways and Means Chairman Levin says job creation will be top priority
As he takes the reins of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Sander M. Levin is vowing to raise the profile of a once-powerful panel that, in recent years, has been overshadowed by the ethics troubles of its previous chairman, Rep. Charles B. Rangel.

Lawmakers insist shower run-ins like the one Massa alleges are far from norm
It’s no secret that members of Congress broker deals on the treadmill or in the weight room of the House and Senate gyms. But former congressman Eric Massa’s accusation that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once berated him in the gym’s shower over his vote against President Obama’s budget left Washington watchers wondering how much business politicians conduct while naked.

Republicans work to split Democrats, block health-care bill
As Republicans work to prevent a health-care bill from reaching President Obama, they are scrambling to exploit divisions between Democrats in the House and Senate.

The Wind-Energy Cover-Up
Chris Horner, Washington Times
PoliticsObama on the road to pitch health billPoliticsPoll: U.S. has lost global standing under Obama BusinessDespite fears, big powers resist trade warsPoliticsActivists tell Obama to protect illegalsSecurityArmy tech seminar shows warfare's futurePoliticsObama picks retired general for TSA postNationalPRUDEN: Joe's Israeli adventureTuesday, March 9, 2010Rate this storyAverage 0.00after 0 votes Login or register to rate this storyBy Chris Horner Barack Obama promised many things on his way into office. Key among these was transparency and a vow to banish lobbyists from…

Battling Public Hostility to Climate Science
George Monbiot, Guardian
There is one question that no one who denies manmade climate change wants to answer: what would it take to persuade you? In most cases the answer seems to be nothing. No level of evidence can shake the growing belief that climate science is a giant conspiracy codded up by boffins and governments to tax and control us. The new study by the Met Office, which paints an even grimmer picture than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will do nothing to change this view.The attack on climate scientists is now widening to an all-out war on science. Writing recently for the Telegraph, the…

Administration Gives Mixed Signals on Iran