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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: Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Byron Dorgan, Economy, Business and Finance, 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: Ecosystems, Conservation, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Public Transportation
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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: United Nations, White House, Government, Civil Rights, 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: General Motors Corp., Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tampa
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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: Natural Resources, Prices, White House, Polls, Market and Exchange
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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: Marketing, Energy Saving, Unemployment Benefits, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Barack Obama
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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: Alternative Energy, Social Media, White House, Finance, LinkedIn Corp.
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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.... -
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: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Government, Ronald Reagan, Chicago
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McManus: Fuming about gas
When the price of gasoline rises, the supply of hot air expands. Just look at the recent GOP attacks blaming President Obama for prices that exceed $4 a gallon in some parts of the country. Not only is Obama responsible, according to some Republicans,...Tags: Natural Resources, Market and Exchange, Democratic Party, Petroleum Industry, Politics
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Romney, Santorum trade jabs ahead of Illinois Republican primary
Tribune reportersRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney began a Sunday campaign blitz by criticizing President Barack Obama for administration policies that he said boosted gas prices and said he backed more drilling for domestic oil and the Keystone pipeline....Tags: Newt Gingrich, ABC (tv network), Prices, Dan Rutherford, Government
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Romney Handily Wins GOP's Primary in Puerto Rico
CNNSAN JUAN, P.R. -- Mitt Romney heads in to Illinois's presidential primary this week with a handy win in Puerto Rico, pocketing the territory's 20 GOP delegates in a bruising race that has become a numbers game for the Republican nomination. With about...Tags: Newt Gingrich, John McCain, Government, Luis Fortuno, Polls
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