Lawmakers unveil 500 billion plus spending bill
A sprawling catchall bill combines budgets for all Cabinet departments except the Pentagon and aims for passage this week before Christmas. Democrats fail to add 27 billion to domestic programs while restoring cuts to heating subsidies Amtrak housing and local law enforcement. Meanwhile Turkey conducts large airstrikes inside northern Iraq claiming attribution to warplanes and U S tacit approval.
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Simple numbers shape Bali climate talks and bargaining
At Bali a set of numbers 2 degrees C 445 parts per million CO2 and 25 to 40 percent emission cuts were proposed to curb warming. Despite U S pressure none appeared in the final document. Over two years nations will use them as bargaining chips as scientists warn warming seas rise and impacts intensify.
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FutureGen aims to prove clean coal in Illinois and beyond
Experts say phasing out coal or retrofitting all plants isn’t realistic. FutureGen, backed by DOE and the FutureGen Alliance with over 1 billion dollars, aims to produce near zero emissions from coal while validating scalable technology for the U.S. and world. Illinois offers up to 80 million in incentives amid competition from Texas.
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General says Iraq violence at lowest since invasion
Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno says violence in Iraq has dropped to its lowest level since 2003 and that the six months ahead show improved security due to more troops and better-trained Iraqi forces. He notes a window to push reconciliation and urges the Iraqi government to act.
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Afghan border attacks drop by over forty percent
Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel said border attacks have fallen more than 40 percent since July due to winter, shifting insurgent activity, and better NATO Afghan Pakistani force coordination. The year remains the deadliest since 2001 with over 6,300 killed and more than 140 self-inflicted bomb deaths.
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Dangerous winter storm hits Great Lakes to New England
A wind driven mix of snow sleet and freezing rain snarled travel from Michigan to Maine on Sunday. The storm left at least three deaths blamed on slick roads and prompted winter weather advisories from the National Weather Service. Chicago saw about a foot of snow while Vermont reported 10 inches and northern New England faced possible 18 more inches. Maine police urged residents to stay home as visibility dropped below 200 yards in gusty conditions.
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