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Massive manhunt ends in alleged killer's death...Man who was CIA contractor arrested in Colo.
FORT BRAGG, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California have shot and killed a murder suspect who had been hiding out for a month in the redwood forests of Northern California. Aaron Bassler was suspected in the fatal shootings of a Fort Bragg city...Tags: Murder, Politics, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Rights
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DOE finalizes loan to build vehicles in Mishawaka
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy says it's finalized a $50 million loan to a Miami-based company that has a contract with AM General to build wheelchair accessible vehicles in northern Indiana. The Energy Department said...Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy Resources, Natural Gas, Natural Resources, U.S. Department of Energy
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US to install car-charging stations in 5 cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — To boost use of electric vehicles, the Obama administration is installing charging stations for government vehicles in five cities, including Washington and Detroit. The General Services Administration plans to buy 116 plug-in...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, San Diego (San Diego, California), Washington, DC, Heads of State, Chevrolet
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Moniz, sworn in as energy secretary, delays action on LNG exports while he studies data
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will delay final decisions on about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on...Tags: Trade Dispute, Petroleum Industry, Science and Technology, Washington, DC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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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: Washington, DC, Politics, Bankruptcy, Alternative Energy, Bill Ritter
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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: Elections, Politics, Global Change, Republican Party, Conservation
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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: Eric Shinseki, Health and Safety at Work, Washington, DC, Politics, Jack Lew
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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: Wisconsin Energy Corporation, Washington, DC, Mitt Romney, Politics, Elections
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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: Petroleum Industry, Elections, Politics, Energy Resources, Conservation
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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: Petroleum Industry, Science and Technology, Gasoline Industry, Europe, Unemployment Benefits
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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: Joe Biden, Solar Energy, Politics, Elections, Republican Party
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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....
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