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Free digital texts begin to challenge costly college textbooks in California

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Los Angeles Times - By Gale Holland - Aug. 20 (Special Report) - McAfee said he wrote his open-source book because the traditional textbook market is broken. Textbook and college supply prices nearly tripled between 1986 and 2004, an audit by the federal Government Accountability Office found in 2005. With costs continuing to climb, it would be "reasonable to conclude that [individual student] expenditures can easily approach $700 to $1,000 today even after supplies are subtracted," the congressional Advisory Committee on Student Financial...

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Governments' building projects shore up economy

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

USA Today - By Dennis Cauchon - Aug. 20 (News Report) - Construction spending by federal, state and local governments has reached record levels, lifting the economy and employing some blue-collar workers despite a collapse in home building.

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As Oil Giants Lose Influence, Supply Drops

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

New York Times - By Jad Mouawad - Aug. 19 (News Report) - Oil production has begun falling at all of the major Western oil companies, and they are finding it harder than ever to find new prospects even though they are awash in profits and eager to expand.

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Big Oil's lobby machine

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

CNN - By Steve Hargreaves - Aug. 19 (News Analysis) - But when it comes to lobbying - and spending money that goes toward researching, writing and convincing lawmakers to vote its way - the industry ranks fifth. If the spending continues at the current pace, the industry is set to break last year's $83 million record. The amount spent on lobbying by the industry, along with lobbying money in general, has been setting records since 2005.

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Big Oil's lobby machine

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

CNN - By Steve Hargreaves - Aug. 19 (Special Report) - As angry voters spark a barrage of energy bills in Congress, the oil industry is spending record amounts of money protecting its interests. In what may be surprising to some, the most recent figures from the Center for Responsive Politics show that the oil industry gives a relatively small sum to individual political campaigns - it's 16th on a list of top 50 industries.

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Pelosi Spins and Smears on Drilling

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Real Clear Politics - By William Murchison - Aug. 19 (Opinion) - One major problem with politics -- as we've all probably figured out by now -- is that politicians view every human challenge as political in nature, meaning, particularly these last few years. Objective No. 1 in the political trade is sticking to it The Other Party.

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At OpEdNews: See No Hemp, Hear No Hemp, Speak No Hemp, Part I

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Op Ed News - Aug. 18 (News Analysis) - They knew in the 1930's that we could make biodiesel out of hemp. It was the Lumber Companies who opposed it. For we can make paper out of it, along with plastics and cloths. Isn't that evident how it could benefit this Beautiful Planet?

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Google Plans Big Presence at Summer Political Conventions

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Wired - By Sarah Lai Stirland - Aug. 18 (News Report) - Google plans on having a large presence at both the conventions. Delegates, reporters and bloggers will be able to use computers to upload their photos and videos to the web. The company says that it also plans on offering free smoothies and massages.

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Why Iraq Is Still Oil Poor

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Time - By Mark Kukis - Aug. 18 (Special Report) - Few are laughing. Frustration over the sluggish pace of Iraq's oil production is rising in the country and abroad as global prices soar. (At the same time, current oil revenues account for 90 f the government's substantial budget surplus of roughly $50 billion, unspent because of inefficient infrastructure and bureaucracy.) Much of Iraq starves for electricity and fuel as vast amounts of oil and gas sit untapped in the ground...

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Windmills split town and families

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Associated Press - By Helen O'Neill - Aug. 17 (News Report) - "Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home. The rhythmic whoosh, whoosh, whoosh of wind turbines echoes through the air. Sleek and white, their long propeller blades rotate in formation, like some otherworldly dance of spindly-armed aliens swaying across the land. Yancey stares at them, his face contorted in anger and pain.

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