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Supporters of the DREAM Act recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the Capitol on Wednesday. The bill would allow a path to citizenship for children who entered the country illegally. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. The Senate will consider major pieces of legislation Thursday as the end of the lame-duck Congress, and the Democratic Party’s hold on both chambers, comes to an end. Senate Majority …

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Evidence that South Africa’s economic growth is slowing is raising fears the government has done too little and acted too late to boost growth in one of Africa’s biggest economies.

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It’s warning the California Republican that cutting unspent stimulus funds will hurt his home state.

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Associated Press – November 19, 2010 5:14 PM ET JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) – Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen says Republicans who gained a majority in the chamber would move to cut up to $300 million…

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EU lawmakers have agreed to free up €146 million from uncommitted funds from the European Energy Recovery Plan to finance energy efficiency and renewables projects, MEPs said.

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard is under fire for cutting more than $400 million from renewable energy – despite promising to boost the sector.

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An epic fight is brewing over what Congress and President Barack Obama should do about the expiring Bush tax cuts, with such substantial economic and political consequences that it could shape the fall elections and fiscal policy for years to come.

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With the announcement [Wednesday] that the Cape Wind project has been approved , it feels like the United States has finally entered the wind energy race. But those Germans stole a little bit of our thunder [Wednesday] when Germany’s Environment Minister Dr. Rottgen cut the ribbon on the country’s first major offshore wind project—Alpha Ventus.   The name sounds a bit futuristic (more like a …

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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, historically the biggest commercial lender for renewable energy projects, has scaled back loans to the industry since the U.K. government bailed out the company in 2008.

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Associated Press – March 12, 2010 2:34 PM ET DENVER (AP) – Colorado lawmakers say they’re making progress on bills to create jobs and increase the use of renewable energy as they near the…

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