A bill was passed this week in Congress that will help states invest
money in mapping out internet services and work with internet providers to
improve service. This should help rural America with its internet
infrastructure.
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The president wasted no time on Friday enacting the $700 billion
bailout and $150 billion in tax cuts after the bill received a strong vote of
support in the House of Representatives.
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Scratch an ethanol supporter and you're likely to be told that the
oil industry also gets government support. Just how much government support,
though, turns out to be the subject of considerable debate.
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The Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously supports the nomination
of a Republican to the Farm Credit Administration board, but leaders in the
Senate are not planning any votes on nominees for now.
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Mostly dry and warm conditions covered the Midwest over the weekend,
but scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected early in the week, giving
a neutral to bearish weather tone to the markets when the E-CBOT trade opens
Sunday evening.
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