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Asia coal export boom brings no bonus for U.S. taxpayers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. miners who are booking big profits on coal sales to Asia are enjoying an accounting windfall to boot. By...

Taxpayers group urges Salazar to ditch Bush-era royalty

A new report urges the Interior Department to scrap a George W. Bush administration policy designed to subsidize the development of oil...

Implications of States’ Legalization of Marijuana for Recreational and Medical Use

The recent passage of state laws in both Washington and Colorado legalizing small amounts of cannabis sativa for personal use will have profound implications far beyond the borders of those states. ...

Taxpayer group maps out an escape plan for 2013’s ‘fiscal cliff’

Taxpayer group maps out an escape plan for 2013's 'fiscal cliff' By Erik Wasson - 10/01/12 12:42 PM ET   The nonpartisan Taxpayers for...

Yet More Solyndras (National Review)

Congress returns this week and plans to kick off their short stint in Washington before heading back to the campaign trail with a bill misleadingly called the “No More Solyndras Act.” ...

Energy Issues Electrify Ohio Senate Race (Chillicothe Gazette)

Energy Issues Electrify Ohio Senate Race By Deidre Shesgreen WASHINGTON -- When it comes to energy issues, Democrat Sherrod Brown and...

Energy And Environment Update (JDSUPRA)

In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Defense; Department of Energy; Department of Interior;...

Lobbyists and watchdog groups form coalition to push for earmark reforms (The Hill)

 A coalition of lobbyists and public-interest advocates on Tuesday presented five principles for reforming the earmarking process. The...

Lobbyists, Government Watchdogs Team Up For Earmark Reform (Legal Times)

 Who says lobbyists and government watchdog groups can’t work together? In a conference call this morning, a group of lobbyists and the...

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters...