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Emanuel changes tack on Solyndra questions
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel on Friday refused to comment on a newly released e-mail which again suggests he was involved in the White House decision to promote a $535 million federal loan to Solyndra LLC, a California solar energy equipment company that...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Companies and Corporations, White House, Chicago Mayor
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review (WTTW-Ch. 11) Host Joel Weisman with John McCarron and Kristen McQueary, Chicago... -
Sparrows Point purchased for $72 million by plant liquidator
A liquidation firm won the bidding for Sparrows Point, offering $72 million for the Baltimore County steel mill — less than a tenth of what the complex sold for just four years earlier — and realizing the worst fears of its roughly 2,000...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Inventories, Judges, Environmental Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Romney hits the sauce again
Change of Subject"Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander" quipped Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney Thursday, explaining why his campaign had dispatched more than two dozen hecklers to disrupt an appearance in Boston by President Obama's chief campagin... -
Romney and Obama: A contrast in styles
WASHINGTON — Just before his speech Wednesday to the American Society of News Editors, word emerged that the Republican presidential front-runner would not allow photographers to get closer than 150 feet while he spoke.
The journalists protested,...Tags: Yogi Berra, Politics, Washington, DC, Arts and Culture, Rick Santorum
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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: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Prices, Land Resources, Barack Obama, Polls
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Obama's campaign for class resentment
WASHINGTON — In the first month of his presidency, Barack Obama averred that if in three years he hadn't alleviated the nation's economic pain, he'd be a "one-term proposition." When three-quarters of Americans think the country is on the "wrong...Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Bill Clinton, Washington, DC, The Washington Post
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A level playing field for jobs
![President Barack Obama is initiating an "Insourcing American Jobs" dialogue with top business leaders. The latter are always looking for tax breaks and special benefits, and this could quickly degenerate into pleas for special treatment — whereas creating the best overall environment for all private investment would best foster growth and jobs.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67333549-12114236.jpg "President Barack Obama is initiating an "Insourcing American Jobs\" dialogue with top business leaders. The latter are always looking for tax breaks and special benefits, and this could quickly degenerate into pleas for special treatment — whereas creating the best overall environment for all private investment would best foster growth and jobs.")
President Barack Obama is initiating an "Insourcing American Jobs" dialogue with top business leaders. The latter are always looking for tax breaks and special benefits, and this could quickly degenerate into pleas for special treatment — whereas...Tags: Environmental Issues, Alternative Energy, Finance, Petroleum Industry, Natural Resources
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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: Europe, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Unemployment Benefits, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry
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U.S. energy policy: A slow national suicide
In 1969, three unrelated events occurred that have since been combined with political bungling to slowly strangle the U.S. economy. Moammar Gadhafi overthrew King Idris of Libya. He nationalized Western oil company reserves with no retribution from the U....Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, Suicide, Petroleum Industry, Woodstock Festival (1969)
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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.... -
Obama presidency has weakened America at home and abroad
Gary Dorrien must have been wearing his comedy writer's cap when he wrote the preposterous claims that appear in his recent op-ed ("Stand with Obama," March 16). I know hardly where to begin. Referring to the president, Mr. Dorrien wrote: "He helped to...Tags: Politics, Petroleum Industry, The Washington Post, Russia, Barack Obama
Aug 3, 2012
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Aug 2, 2012
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Aug 8, 2012
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Jun 1, 2012
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Apr 6, 2012
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Mar 15, 2012
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Dec 12, 2011
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Jan 12, 2012
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Apr 2, 2012
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Nov 21, 2011
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Sep 27, 2011
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Mar 22, 2012
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