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Banking on carbon trading: Can banks stop climate change?

Since the arrival of the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and the 'Kyoto Market', backed by the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), some of the world's biggest banks ...
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Free from White House, former counselor tells tales

Ed Henry is a CNN White House correspondent. WASHINGTON (CNN)-- A few weeks ago, I ran into Dan Bartlett on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, and the former presidential counselor looked like ...
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Clinton urges Congress to raise minimum wage

President Clinton on Saturday urged Republican leaders in Congress to stop playing legislative games and make raising the minimum wage its first business when Congress resumes after the summer recess.
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Bush pushes welfare reform with 'strict goals'

Putting new emphasis on his domestic agenda, President Bush called on lawmakers Friday to work with him on a new welfare reform bill with "time limits and high goals and high expectations." Speaking ...
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Indian airports on alert over threat warnings

The Indian government has received information about threats "targeting airports on or around December 4 through December 6," the U.S. State Department said Friday. The State Department mentioned the ...
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Amid political tempest, Bush Sr. goes fishing

Amid political tempest, Bush Sr. goes fishing. ISLAMORADA, Fla, Nov 28 (Reuters) - As a political squall swirls around his son, former President George Bush has gone fishing. He t ...
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Venus Williams falls asleep on the job

Just before a match, when other top tennis players might be psyching themselves up for a three-set onslaught, the elder of the Williams sisters can be found somewhere private, snoozing. "I'm always ...
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Hubble finds that 2's company, 3's a crowd for young stars

Three young stars have been kicked out of their cosmic nursery, perhaps for engaging in a gravitational brawl, according to Hubble Space Telescope scientists, who released images of the trio on ...
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Democrats target voters who think race is an issue

That is total, absolute bull----!' " Watch how Democrats are addressing the race issue in Ohio » The AFL-CIO says its campaign will include 70 million phone calls to union households in key ...
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Doctors: No definitive answers on flu deaths among young

The majority of flu deaths strike the elderly and people with pre-existing health problems. But flu also affects kids with no known medical problems and can send them into critica ...
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Symonds left out of Australia's Ashes squad

All-rounder Andrew Symonds has been left out of Australia's cricket squad for this summer's Ashes series in England -- as selectors decided to reward the players who performed so well in the recent ...
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Airlines battle to survive soaring oil prices

But airlines disagree. They are fighting back with a host of measures to cut costs and boost revenue. And as demand for a ...