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Duke Energy Chief Says Obama’s Climate Plan Would Raise Bills (Bloomberg) - March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Duke Energy Corp. Chief Executive Officer James Rogers said President Barack Obama ’s plan to raise revenue from an emissions-trading system would increase electricity bills by as much as 40 percent in some U.S. states.

State Senate, House to swap bills (Evansville Courier & Press) - INDIANAPOLIS — Like turning over an old LP record onto its flipside, the Indiana General Assembly starts afresh this week. The Indiana House passed and sent bills to the state Senate, and the Senate sent its bills to the House, ahead of last Wednesday's midsession deadline.

Saving Money On Bills Can Start With A Seed (CBS 11 Dallas - Fort Worth) - Are you looking to cut costs on your grocery bill? How about spending less on electricity and water bills? You can achieve both by looking no further than your very own garden. At the All Texas Garden Show in Arlington, people are taking an organic approach to cutting costs around the house.

Bonus cash to go to bills, bank (Leader Community Newspapers) - WORKERS and families in Mordialloc-Chelsea appear set to pay bills or save Federal Government cash bonuses when the money starts flowing this month.

GNP's Moves to Railroad Evil Bills Rebuffed (Korean Central News Agency) - Pyongyang, March 1 (KCNA) -- The Media Action, the Solidarity for Progress, the Citizens' Solidarity for Democratic Society and other civic and public organizations of south Korea held a press conference in front of the building of the puppet National Assembly on Feb. 26 at which they denounced the "Grand National Party" for its moves to railroad Lee Myung Bak's evil bills.

Buffalo Bills sign free-agent offensive lineman Geoff Hangartner (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Shortly after signing with the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, offensive lineman Geoff Hangartner kidded by overstating his size.

First, Power Failures. Now, Higher Bills. (New York Times) - Electric utilities hit by two of the worst power failures in Kentucky history will have more bad news for weary customers: higher bills and no promises that it will not happen again.

Local ‘stimulus plan’ infuses economy with $2 bills (The Brewton Standard) - Danny Cottrell, seated, shows off some of the $2 bills he gave to longtime employees Carolyn Kennedy, left, and Lois Crenshaw, center, and their co-workers. Cottrell hopes the $2 bills will circulate throughout the community as his employees spend them locally.

Phone bills marked by unused services (Southern Highland News) - A SOUTHERN Highlands man has warned mobile phone users to check their bills carefully after being billed for a service that he did not use.

NH bills would legalize opposite sex civil unions (WBZ News Radio Boston) - New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a new twist in the debate over gay marriage -- whether to allow heterosexual partners to enter into civil unions. The House will hold hearings on two bills Tuesday to allow the unions. New Hampshire established civil unions last year for same-sex couples as an alternative to marriage.