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Cheney Aides Altered Congressional Testimony

by: Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post

Steel plant.
A former EPA official says Vice President Dick Cheney's staff censored Congressional testimony in order to remove any references to the human health consequences of greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo: iStockphoto)

    Ex-administrator says official from vice president's office edited out six pages.    Members of Vice President's Dick Cheney's staff censored congressional testimony by a top federal official on the health threats posed by global warming, a former Environmental Protection Agency official said today.    In a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, former EPA deputy associate administrator Jason K. »

Warren Christopher and James A. Baker III.

War Powers Resolution of 1973 "Undermines the Rule of Law"

by: John M. Broder, The New York Times

    Washington - Two former secretaries of state have declared the War Powers Resolution of 1973 obsolete and proposed a new system of closer consultation between the White House and Congress before American forces go into battle.

    Their proposal would require the president to consult lawmakers before initiating combat lasting longer than a week except in rare cases requiring emergency action. Congress, for its part, would have 30 days to approve or disapprove of the military action. »

Filling up the SUV.

Want Cheap Oil? Reduce Demand!

by: Richard Heinberg, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

    Ask the major oil companies or the US Department of Energy why oil prices are beyond ludicrous and they'll tell you there's plenty of oil out there, there's just a lack of investment in exploration and production - particularly on the part of the national oil companies in OPEC.

    Funny, the level of investment in the global oil industry hasn't dropped off a cliff lately. Yet oil prices have shot up like asparagus in April. What's going on here? »

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