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...In a statement announcing her decision, Bachmann says Americans can vote for Obama - and for more joblessness, higher energy prices, more government controls and failed economic policies. Or, she says, they can vote for Romney and a "new...

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Those ugly towers

...every 1,000 people.Forgetting the "ugliness" of these towers, the Danes enjoy the privilege of paying the highest energy prices in Europe, and about four times the U.S. average. Their wind power is so inefficient that it's only viable...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2011-11-29/those-ugly-towers
Open Forum
American homeowners already worrying about heating costs

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- With high energy prices forecast this winter, many homeowners around the country are already insulating, tuning up or replacing heaters, and looking...

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Fed decision not enough to reassure battered Wall Street

...reassure a market already battered by profit warnings, higher energy prices and foreign currency concerns. In its brief statement...a caveat, noting that a tight labor market and higher energy prices tilt the risks "toward conditions that may generate...

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Business
West Coast energy crisis heightened

...electricity market in 1996 in an effort to lower prices for consumers through competition, but so far it has led to higher energy prices. The Northwest, which relies on hydroelectric power, has struggled with low water tables and has had to import...

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Need more proof economy slowing?

...good news in manufacturing, with activity falling sharply in the fourth quarter of news, Ore said. "The manufacturing sector is definitely struggling at this point," Ore said, blaming higher interest rates and higher energy prices.

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Business
Retailers report better-than-expected sales in January

...out there are weakening, and I don't see anything to change that," said Niemira, citing such problems as higher energy prices, mounting consumer debt, company layoffs and stock market volatility. With a few exceptions, retailers fared...

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Business
Signs indicate economic plunge

...confidence holds up during the slowdown. Economists said that slumping confidence, stock market volatility, higher energy prices and slower job growth, all translated into January's new-home sales decline.

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News
Spending, incomes rise solidly

...Economists said one reason consumer spending hasn't collapsed in the face of a highly volatile stock market, higher energy prices and a five-month streak of lower consumer confidence is because most Americans still have jobs, even with the...

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News
A recovery awaits consumer demand, but will it be there?

...Upper income households benefited from a rebound in stocks. Lower income families worried about layoffs and higher energy prices. There is little surprise in such findings; they merely duplicate what most people already have observed, which...

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