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The cost of flying might be going up, but this time it's not the airlines raising prices. The Obama administration has proposed raising the taxes on air travel by about $14 per flight, a move airlines strongly oppose. Higher taxes are needed to help reduce the deficit, pay for improvements at the nation's airports and add thousands of new immigration and customs officers to reduce wait times to process foreign visitors, the administration says.

Earth Hour is taking place on Saturday, March 28 between 8:30 and 9:30pm (your local time). Sponsored by the World Wildlife Federation, it's a chance for people from around the world (1 BILLION people if they reach their goal) to vote for Earth over global warming. During the last two Earth Hours, entire cities went black, including Sydney, Australia and San Francisco, CA. This year, be a part of the momentous occasion and turn it into a little getaway in your own home. Not only does Earth Hour sound like an easy way to get involved in the fight against...

As you know, I call Washington, DC everyday (every weekday) and I even started to do a radio show each Friday to share with folks the responses that I get. This week I called Senator Obama's office about the Global Poverty Act, and all 23 of the cosponsors- some of them 2 and 3 times. Well, on Thursday, my focus changed. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives held a vote on weather or not they would stay and debate the energy issue, or go on their scheduled vacations. In this vote, 17 Democrats sided with ALL the Republicans and voted...

Vanity post I suppose. I would just love to hear the President say this, while he calls Congress into emergency session.