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Alternative to cap and trade proposed in Senate

Dec. 12, 2009
Two senators on Friday offered yet another approach to tackling climate change, proposing the government sell pollution allowances to industries to cut greenhouse gas emissions and then use most of the money to send tax-free monthly checks to every American. The "dividend" checks,...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch