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Iowa Stepping Up on Energy Independence

After the Apollo Summit, I noted that "America's governors have begun to throw down over who can become the most energy independent and bring in the most jobs." Looks like Iowa is joining the fray. From the Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers are trying to put...

Bush Administration Pushes Pessimism on Clean Coal

There's wide public support for Congress to tackle global warming, but Congress has work to do to sift through the details and forge consensus around a specific plan. At a House hearing yesterday, Bush Administration energy official Thomas Shope sought to push a...

Hiding From Plain Oversight

Last month, the Bush administration began to spin, with the help of The Washington Post, that the Medicare prescription drug plan—which does not allow Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices—was doing great because the private insurers...

Oversight, Shmoversight

Last month, the Bush Administration began to spin that the Medicare prescription drug plan -- which does not allow Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices -- was doing great because the private insurers were already negotiating for lower prices. And this blog...

Walter Reed: Victim of Underfunding and Privatization

As the Walter Reed scandal sears the public, more attention is being paid to whose heads should roll than what policies need reform. While both are important, if bad policies don't change, new people can't do a better job. It's becoming clear that Walter Reed suffers...

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