http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/rss.php en-us Copyright 2013, admin.dcei@gmail.com admin.dcei@gmail.com Opinion --> Editorials http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/rss.php Collection hourly 4 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17763 If the Obama administration has its way, pressure will increase for cars sold in this country to be smaller and more fuel-efficient. But federal rules also say that only vehicles manufactured in North America can be counted toward federal mileage standards. Imported cars must be counted separately. This needlessly increases ... en-us Federal 'two-fleet' rule drives up costs of U.S. automakers http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17763 Copyright 2013, 2009-04-28T00:00:00-07:00 text http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17762 Sen. Dick Durbin's much-discussed (and much-cussed) mortgage "cram down" legislation may come to a vote in the U.S. Senate this week, possibly as early as Tuesday. It deserves to pass. Thanks to the stranglehold that the banking industry has on Republican lawmakers, it probably won't. As of Friday, the Illinois ... en-us Reform bankruptcy law so Americans can keep their homes http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17762 Copyright 2013, 2009-04-28T00:00:00-07:00 text http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17761 The Obama administration now says it may not need additional money for the nation's largest banks after all. If only it were true. White House and Treasury officials, largely for political reasons, are hoping to stretch what's left of last year's $700 billion bailout fund rather than ask a reluctant ... en-us A new cure for banks http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17761 Copyright 2013, 2009-04-28T00:00:00-07:00 text http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17760 If you paid for expensive auto repairs and the same problem recurred a few weeks later, you'd probably refuse to pony up for a second fix. But what about medical care? What if you had surgery and, a few days after being released from a hospital, you were right back ... en-us The revolving door of hospital re-admissions http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17760 Copyright 2013, 2009-04-28T00:00:00-07:00 text http://www.bendweekly.com/index.php?news=17558 In a major economic speech Tuesday at Georgetown University's Gaston Hall, President Barack Obama turned to the Sermon on the Mount to urge that America, in rebuilding its economy, "build our house upon a rock." (Parenthetical aside: Is Obama aware that the Sermon on the Mount — Matthew 5-7 — ... en-us Obama at Georgetown: Echoes of FDR http://www.bendweekly.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=17558 Copyright 2013, 2009-04-17T00:00:00-07:00 text