Heating bill relief seen as winter nears
U S policymakers and industry officials report promising signs for residential heating costs as wholesale prices drop across natural gas, heating oil, and propane. While gas futures hover around five dollars per thousand cubic feet and oil-linked fuels slide, analysts warn that severe cold could reverse the trend and push bills higher.
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Mexico warns border fence will harm US ties
Mexico says the US plan to build a 700 mile border fence will damage bilateral relations and increase tensions in border regions. It urges comprehensive immigration reform and criticizes a partial security approach while leaders Fox and Calderon decry the plan as unviable and shameful.
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Abe maps out Japan as decisive world player in speech
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, fresh from a landslide victory, pledged to strengthen Japan's international role, ease tensions with China and South Korea, pursue constitutional revision, and explore a U S led collective defense. Critics say his stance outpaces most public opinion.
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