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Abbott promises to keep Texas economy exceptional

2013-10-11 10:38:19| Real Estate - Topix.net

Attorney General Greg Abbott said Thursday that Texas' booming economy is the nation's strongest and he promised it will remain that way if he's elected governor.

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Abbott settles Texas challenge to airline merger

2013-10-02 03:40:20| Airlines - Topix.net

The Texas attorney general added his support to the merger of American Airlines and US Airways, reversing a position he took six weeks ago when he joined a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the deal.

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David Suzuki accuses Tony Abbott of wilful blindness to climate change

2013-09-24 05:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Environmentalist David Suzuki has attacked the Coalition's climate change policies, calling for a legal penalty to be imposed for "wilful blindness' in leaders who commit the "crime' of ignoring climate change. Suzuki, a Canadian academic visiting Australia, told the ABC's Q&A on Monday night that the government's decision to disband The Climate Commission -- which has since been resurrected as a privately funded body -- was "very dangerous'. "Human beings have become so powerful that we are...

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Why Tony Abbott wants to abolish the carbon price

2013-09-18 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Why does Tony Abbott want to abolish the carbon price? What are some consequences if he did? Two days after the Australian election, prime minister-elect Tony Abbott declared that his "top legislative priority" would be the removal of a carbon tax. In an interview to the Daily Telegraph Mr Abbott said: "The carbon tax has been a handbrake on the NSW economy and I will assure Premier O'Farrell today that my top legislative priority is scrapping the carbon tax because that will be an adrenalin...

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