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To: one_less who wrote (227967)	4/20/2007 5:43:00 AM
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Don't incorporate if you want to keep it that way. Oh, any hot prospects on the Carbon Dodgers this year? Dodd favors corporate tax for emissions By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press Writer Wed Apr 18, 9:47 PM ET WASHINGTON - Sen. Chris Dodd, splitting with his Democratic presidential rivals over the best way to cut pollution and curb global warming, wants to tax corporations for their carbon dioxide emissions. "You have to have a price-driven strategy if you are going to succeed in this thing," Dodd said in a telephone interview Wednesday with The Associated Press. "Otherwise, I'm afraid it's just a lot of talk. People are trying to avoid the difficult decisions." The Connecticut senator will unveil his energy plan Thursday that calls for a steep increase of auto fuel economy standards to 50 miles per gallon by 2017 and a mandate for the government to use clean-energy vehicles and green technology in all its offices. "I'm going to set a high goal here and drive it," said Dodd, who touts his plan as a way to end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and to boost the economy. Dodd's proposal sets a goal of reducing 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. He wants to discourage corporate greenhousee gas polluters by imposing a per-ton fee on businesses for carbon emissions. The tax revenue, which he estimates at about $50 billion annually, would be used to develop renewable energies and to reduce prices for consumer products. Critics warn such a tax would burden consumers and hurt the economy. Most of Dodd's Democratic rivals back some form of a cap-and-trade system that sets limits on carbon emissions and makes companies pay for producing greenhouse gases. But none has called for a corporate carbon tax. Dodd backs both approaches. "You can't just do this by talking about investing in fuel cells and investing in solar (energy)," he said. "You've got to have a tough answer. And if you don't have a tough answer, you aren't going to get there." ___ MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain (news, bio, voting record) told voters Wednesday that if he becomes commander in chief he'll brief the public biweekly from the Oval Office on developments in the Iraq war. "I would tell them exactly what the battlefield scenario is," McCain told about 450 people packed into a VFW post in this town south of Myrtle Beach. The Arizona senator emphasized that he wasn't guaranteeing victory in Iraq. "Am I telling you we're going to succeed? No. But I'm telling you I think we've got a good chance of succeeding," he said. McCain decried the idea of a timeline for U.S. withdrawal from the country, saying it would spawn chaos, and committed to a long-term fight on terrorism. "We're going to win. We will. We will never surrender," McCain said. When asked by an audience member whether he'd do a better job than President Bush in communicating regularly with the public, McCain said he would give updates about the war on national television every two weeks, a map of Iraq at the ready. ___ NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Wednesday that India should be granted more influence in global affairs, including membership in the Group of Eight industrialized nations and a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. Richardson said in a speech to The Asia Society that India can provide an economic counterbalance to China, according to text provided by his campaign. Richardson, now governor of New Mexico, has said he wants to expand the U.N. Security Council from its current five permanent members to 10. He has also said he would grant membership but not veto power to Germany and Japan. Richardson also said the United States should join the International Criminal Court. President Bush has refused to do so, citing fears Americans would be unfairly prosecuted for political reasons. Richardson told The Asia Society that the United States must have an impeccable human rights record to set an example for the rest of the world, and that includes joining the court and ending what he called Bush administration policies that "are inconsistent with the Geneva conventions and international law." ___ MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — As he campaigned in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee hit the ground the running. The former Arkansas governor started his day with a 5K "fun run" with supporters in downtown Manchester. Huckabee said his goal was twofold: sticking to his personal fitness routine and calling attention to the nation's health care crisis. After being diagnosed with diabetes and losing more than 110 pounds, Huckabee focused on children's obesity during his term as governor and pushed for regular screenings of the body mass of school children. Huckabee is including health care issues as the cornerstone of his campaign and frequently urges audiences to take control of their own health. "Everybody can do something," Huckabee said. ___ Associated Press Writers Jim Davenport in Murrells Inlet, S.C., news.yahoo.com