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Love is in the air today ... and, don't drive when the president speaks!
Liz Smith"IT'S kind of amazing, given our politicians' obsession with self-promotion, that we haven't yet seen a line of congressional colognes," writes Frank Bruni in The New York Times. I know, I know -- I'm supposed to have a big February valentine quote right...Tags: Barack Obama, Drew Barrymore, Helen Mirren, The New York Times, Johnny Depp
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Energy Secretary Chu to step down
WASHINGTON -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he is leaving the Obama administration, ending a tenure marked by active development of alternative energy that won plaudits from environmentalists and drew attacks from conservatives, especially after the...
Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Washington, DC, Byron Dorgan, Government
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Letters: Climate danger
Re "Climate change won't wait," Opinion, Jan. 6 It is hard to understand President Obama's stand on climate change. His Energy secretary, Nobel laureate Steven Chu, said four years ago that, if we don't dramatically slow global warming, "we're looking...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Elections, Global Change, Natural Disasters
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Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about...
Tags: Politics, Health and Safety at Work, White House, John Kerry, Kathleen Sebelius
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Paul Ryan's convention speech fact-check
WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan took some factual shortcuts during the Republican convention when he attacked President Barack Obama's policies on Medicare, the economic stimulus and the budget deficit. His running mate,...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Politics, Environmental Issues, Wisconsin Energy Corporation, Elections
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All (green) thumbs
Jonah GoldbergIt was interesting while it lasted. But it looks like the "green revolution" has entered the long slide into "What was all that about?" In January, the Spanish government removed absurdly lavish subsidies for its renewable energy industry, and the...Tags: Robert L. Gibbs, Politics, White House, Petroleum Industry, Alternative Energy
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Obama's pump debacle
As gasoline prices climb, President Barack Obama's poll numbers plummet. In February, a Washington Post/ABC poll had Obama up 6 points against Mitt Romney. Monday's poll has him down 2. According to the polls, gas prices are a huge part of the story,...
Tags: Politics, White House, Petroleum Industry, Solyndra LLC, Companies and Corporations
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Obama's choice: Higher gas prices, weaker economy
Campaigning for office, President Barack Obama promised to do something about high gas prices, but now he is denying he can do much about what Americans pay to drive. He is too modest. In September 2008, Steven Chu said to The Wall Street Journal:...
Tags: Bonds, Environmental Issues, Marketing, Unemployment Benefits, Petroleum Industry
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Obama fundraiser linked to loan program that aided Solyndra
The White House faced mounting political complications as a second top fundraiser for President Obama was linked to a federal loan guarantee program that backed a now-bankrupt Silicon Valley solar energy company, and as two California lawmakers called for...Tags: Politics, State Budgets, Los Angeles Times, White House, Business Enterprises
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Obama was warned of loan dangers long before Solyndra sank
Top of the TicketTim Geithner and Lawrence Summers warned Obama about the dangers of Energy Secy. Stephen Chu's loan program vetting process.... -
Cabinets gone wild
Victor Davis HansonWe've had some unusual Cabinet secretaries in past administrations -- Earl Butz, John Mitchell and James Watt come to mind -- but never anything quite like the present bunch. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has overseen some $5 trillion in new debt....Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Al Sharpton, Politics, Trayvon Martin, National Government
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Romney, Santorum make final push for Illinois Republican votes
Chicago Tribune reportersRepublican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are criss-crossing Illinois Monday in a final push for votes before Tuesday's presidential primary election. Romney gave a speech at the University of Chicago in which he acknowledged there...Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Chicago, Elections, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Mar 19, 2012
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