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  Federalism and Pollution: Enemies of Los Angeles

  Evan Miller | Wed, May 7th, 2008 | Category: Guests | City: Los Angeles | Tags: environment, transportation, california, economy, energy, green, evan miller, the new argument, oil, video, sports, events, congress, target, average, mandate, epa | 2

  With the recent White House-sanctioned raise in CAFE standards, the battle of federal fuel economy regulations versus state emissions and pollutants standards will clash once again. A fight that killed General Motor’s electric car in the 90s, Los Angeles and cities like it will not let their states loosen environmental standards at the hand of federalism. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. 

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• Headlines

  Alcatraz invasions, the plastic bag backlash, psalm 1040, more

  Meredith Aska McBride | Thu, Jan 24th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, meredith aska mcbride, epa, miami megaplan, alcatraz, bible tax, desert rock, navajos, plastic bags, bullfights columbia | 0

  At Amateur Bullfights in Colombia, Alcohol and Blood Flow Freely
  “ ‘I recognize that one cannot avoid the comparison with the Roman Colosseum,’ said Inis Amador, a lawyer who helped revive Sincelejo’s corralejas in the late 1990s. They were discontinued in 1980, when more than 200 people died after a wooden arena collapsed, crushing spectators gathered under the stands.

  “ ‘But why do some cultures race automobiles or climb Himalayan mountains or box each other to a pulp?’ Mr. Amador,…

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• Headlines

  Hospital freebie dump, EPA vs. Arnold, sustainable Abu-Dhabi

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Jan 22nd, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, california, brooklyn, epa, futuro house, super bowl, scientology, weak dollar, prescription drugs | 1

  Sale on America: Foreign Investors Buy in Big

  With much talk about the economy shock, our international neighbors are seizing an opportunity to cash in. The New York Times reports: “For much of the world, the United States is now on sale at discount prices. With credit tight, unemployment growing and worries mounting about a potential recession, American business and government leaders are courting foreign money to keep the economy growing. Foreign investors are buying aggressively,…

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