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Solar power eliminates utility bills in U.S. home (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Michael Strizki heats and cools his house year-round and runs a full range of appliances including such power-guzzlers as a hot tub and a wide-screen TV without paying a penny in utility bills.

Xcel expects lower bills in February (BizJournals) - Xcel Energy Inc. said Thursday that natural gas prices are expected to jump 10 percent in February, but customers' heating bills should drop compared to January and be lower compared to February 2006.

Washington prepares emissions bills (International Herald Tribune) - Four major Democratic bills have already been unveiled, with more expected. One of these measures, or some blend of them, stands an excellent chance of passage in this Congress or the next.

First sitting of parliament for 2007 starts with 31 questions and 12 bills on agenda (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) - SINGAPORE: Parliament's first sitting this year has 31 questions (for oral answer) and 12 bills (for Second Reading) to be discussed, on the agenda.

More Americans Paying Their Medical Bills With Credit Cards (HealthCentral.com) - TUESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- More American families -- both with health insurance and without -- are sinking in a sea of medical debt, and are turning to their credit cards as a last-ditch lifeline to pay their bills, a new report finds.

S.F. Cops: Counterfeit Bills On The Rise (KGO-TV Bay Area) - San Francisco police and federal officials are warning people to be on the lookout for counterfeit bills.

Far-ranging bills filed before deadline (NewsChannel 10 Amarillo) - OKLAHOMA CITY Lawmakers filed hundreds of bills today as a legislative deadlined neared. The legislation covered subjects ranging from tax cuts to abortion. By 5...

Mounties seize counterfeit $20 bills at printing shop near Montreal (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - MONTREAL (CP) - The RCMP say police have dismantled a clandestine printing shop that made phoney $20 bills south of Montreal.

Council weighs in on state bills (Gazette.Net) - During its update on state legislation Tuesday, the County Council agreed to support several local bills ranging from expanding local boards of election to establishing special liquor licenses for Damascus and Kensington.

BP pays medical bills for 3, attorney says (Houston Chronicle) - BP has paid the medical bills for three workers who were severely injured at its Texas City refinery blast in 2005, according to their attorney. The three workers, Alisa Dean, Tracy Donaie and Enrique Rivera, charged in November that BP was not complying with the agreement to pay for their health care.