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Perriello assesses has voted details to impose crushing new energy costs on the Virginiafamilies and businesses whose interests he`s supposed to be protecting He`s agood soldier for his boss - Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But he`s refused to listen tothe people who elected him," Zirkle added. The Wall Street Journal recently cited estimates that the `Cap and Trade` billwould cost a U.S. As the `cap` is lowered every year, permitswould become more expensive - with the costs passed on to consumers "Mr.

Perriello`sconstituents that he voted to impose a new energy tax that over time will costfamilies across Virginia and America thousands and thousands of dollars." The `Cap and Trade` bill, which passed the House by a vote of 219-212, wouldallow the government to set a cap on the total amount of carbon that energyproducers and other industries can emit within a given year Companies wouldpurchase permits to emit the CO2 . "The hard working people of central and southern Virginia did not send Mr.Perriello to Washington by 427 votes, in the midst of a recession, to pass whatamounts to the largest middle class tax increase in American history," said ToddZirkle, Executive Director of the Freedom`s Defense Fund "But that`s exactlywhat he did on June 26th The ad is intended to inform Mr . but the most important thing we've got to do is get legislation," he said.The conservatives had raised some important issues, but "this can't be an interminable discussion," Waxman said.(Reporting by Susan Cornwell, editing by Jackie Frank) Barack Obama Healthcare Reform . WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--Freedom`s Defense Fund, a conservative political action committee (PAC), haslaunched a new television ad targeting Democrat Tom Perriello (VA-05) and hisvote in favor of a so-called `Cap and Trade` bill that the Heritage Foundationestimates will cost the U.S economy $161 billion a year by 2020 . WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee said on Friday he would take a proposal to a group of fiscally conservative Democrats that he considered to be a "significant breakthrough" on regional disparities in the funding of a proposed new public healthcare plan. Telecoms group Telkom (TKGJ.J) could also be hit by acommunications workers' strike.

"We will give Telkom a 48-hournotice to strike on Monday," said Gallant Robert, generalsecretary for the Communications Workers Union . (Additional reporting, Gugulakhe Lourie, Agnieszka Flak andAlison Raymond; editing by Robert Woodward) Stocks . Affected companies also include South African petrochemicalsgroup Sasol (SOLJ.J) and chemicals firm Omnia . African Oxygen (Afrox), (AFXJ.J) Africa's biggest gas andwelding firm, said it was monitoring the impact of the strike onits customers while it awaited the union's response . The Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and AlliedWorkers Union (CEPPWAWU) said drugs sector employers raisedtheir offer to an asked-for 10 percent rise but refused allother demands, including more maternity leave. A strike affecting the chemical, pharmaceutical and papersectors, which began on Monday, may stretch into next weekdespite improved offers from employers. "Industrial strikes are a part of any free labour relationssystem.

If you have the kind of economic conditions we have atthe moment, it is going to last some time," political analystSteven Friedman said . NO AGREEMENTThe country's unions helped propel Zuma to power in an Aprilelection on a pro-poor platform . Instead of an expected cosyrelationship, though, they are using their most powerful weapon-- strikes -- to press their agenda when South Africa is in itsfirst recession in nearly 20 years and job losses are rising . "We are hopeful there willbe some outcome and we can then put that to our members earlynext week (but) the strike is definitely going ahead." A strike could mean refuse and transportation workers,licensing officers and city police staying at home.Johannesburg's council said it would make contingency plans toensure minimal disruption to services . We will only rescind thatstrike call when there is any offer from management," SAMWUspokesman Stephen Faulkner said. He said union officials planned to meet CooperativeGovernance Minister Sicelo Shiceka. The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) andIndependent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (IMATU), which saythey represent 150,000 council workers, said they had rejectedan 11.5 percent wage increase "We can confirm the strike is going ahead on Monday Bothunions have a mandate to strike.

But analysts have said this could change if strike actionbecame more widespread . Zuma said police will move swiftly tocrack down on rioters after violent protests erupted this weekover poor services and the lack of jobs . A chemical sector union was also considering on Friday animproved pay offer to end a strike while transport workers atthe national rail operator are to decide on Monday whether totake industrial action . Gold and coal unions will announce on Tuesday whether theyaccept an improved wage offer . If they reject it, stoppages willhit some of the world's biggest mines.