Reuters: Ten states in the U.S. East said on Friday they raised more than $117 million in a third auction of permits for power plants to emit the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, about $10 million more than the last sale. Washington is closely watching the auctions. President Barack Obama hopes to launch a cap-and-trade market on emissions of planet-warming gases and raise hundreds of billions of dollars through similar auctions starting in 2012. The states, which formed a coalition known …