Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) speaks about global warming legislation

Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) speaks at a News conference to release principles for global warming legislation. She says that this moment marks the start of legislative efforts to become energy efficient and create millions of green jobs which will make America a leader. (1:05)

by Suzia van Swol, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service
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Health care reform not just needed in U.S.

David Jaimovich, Chief Medical Officer at Joint Commission International (JCI), talks about the problems he has seen in hospitals around the world. He notes what he and JCI plan to do about it. (0:43)
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Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte Calls Afghanistan and Pakistan 'Flip Sides of the Same Coin' at Senate Foreign Relations Committee

At a hearing entitled “U.S. Policy Options in Post-Election Pakistan,” Negroponte discusses the importance of the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in winning the fight against terror, stressing that problems on one side can't be solved without addressing those of the other. (0:34)
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U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab on the Trade Deficit

Speaking to Scholars at the Woodrow Wilson International Center Tuesday, Ambassador Schwab discusses misconceptions and solutions to the United States’ trade imbalance. Reminding her listeners that 80% of the recent deficit increase can be attributed to rising oil costs, she highlights policies aimed at increasing exports.

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