77-Cent Increase Per Gallon of Gas? FactCheck.org www.factcheck.org/2009/10/77-cent-increase-per-gallon-of-gas/ Q: Will the House cap-and-trade bill raise the cost of a gallon of gasoline by 77 cents? A: That extreme estimate comes from the oil and gas industry’s lobby. Nonpartisan government
Editorial - View From the Bridge - NYTimes.com www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/opinion/09fri4.html?th&emc=th Understanding the pace of our changing climate depends, to a large extent, on our ability to understand and model the climates of the past and their rate of change. These days we’re barraged by weather and climate data. But that is only a comparatively recent phenomenon. Scientists did not begin to gather accurate meteorological data until the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In Trial, 500,000 Homeowners Get Lower Mortgage Payments - NYTimes.com www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/business/09home.html?th&emc=th For months, troubled homeowners seeking to lower their mortgage payments under a federal plan have complained about bureaucratic bungling, ceaseless frustration and confusion. On Thursday, the Obama administration declared that the $75 billion program is finally providing broad relief after it pressured mortgage companies to move faster to modify more loans.
U.S. Blocks Oil Drilling at 60 Sites in Utah - NYTimes.com www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/science/earth/09leases.html?th&emc=th WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior has frozen oil and gas development on 60 of 77 contested drilling sites in Utah, saying the process of leasing the land was rushed and badly flawed.

Study Finds High Rate of Imprisonment Among Dropouts - NYTimes.com www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/education/09dropout.html?th&emc=th On any given day, about one in every 10 young male high school dropouts is in jail or juvenile detention, compared with one in 35 young male high school graduates, according to a new study of the effects of dropping out of school in an America where demand for low-skill workers is plunging.
Despite Housing Slump, Mortgage Lenders Making Record Profits From Fees www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/08/mortgage-lenders-making-r_n_312973.html Never ones to let an opportunity go unexploited, mortgage lenders are taking advantage of a market fueled by low interest rates and massive government subsidies to turn record profits. Their secret: The return of "junk fees."
Politifact Micheal Moore: Capitalism, a Love Story
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Take Action: Tell Red Cross: Don't Cut Corners with Our Blood Supply www.unionvoice.org/campaign/redcross The Missouri Jobs with Justice Workers' Rights Board released a report today on the steps of the Red Cross Blood Services headquarters in St. Louis that raises concerns about donor safety and the security of the nation's blood supply at the country's largest supplier of blood and blood products.