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‘Coal Booster’ McCain Would ‘Put Coal Out Of Business’
thinkprogress.org - 11/3/2008
‘Coal Booster’ McCain Would ‘Put Coal Out Of Business’
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Speaking before a crowd at the University of Scranton, PA, Sunday afternoon, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) gave himself a new title, “ coal booster “: My friends, you know what Senator Obama said about a year ago, he said he had not been a, quote, coal booster. My friends, I’ve ...
Video of Obama, coal bankruptcy
hotair.com - 11/3/2008
Video of Obama, coal bankruptcy
— hotair.com — Yesterday, we featured the audio , and today, we have the 4-minute video clip of Barack Obama talking about bankrupting new coal plants in the US. [...] Read the rest » (more) Video of Obama, coal bankruptcy

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McCain And Obama Criticize New Coal Plants — Right Wing Goes Insane
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 11/3/2008
McCain And Obama Criticize New Coal Plants — Right Wing Goes Insane
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Both presidential candidates, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) have called for a mandatory cap on carbon emissions in the United States. Coal-fired power plants, which produce about 49 percent of U.S. electricity , account for 83 ... (more) McCain And Obama Criticize New Coal Plants — Right Wing ...

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Palin knocks Obama over months-old coal comments
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/3/2008
Palin knocks Obama over months-old coal comments
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — MARIETTA, Ohio (CNN) – Campaigning in coal country just two days before the presidential election, Sarah Palin is highlighting an interview Barack Obama gave to the San Francisco Chronicle in January in which the Democrat suggested coal plants ... (more) Palin knocks Obama over months-old coal comments

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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  Kevin Grandia: Coal Booster McCain all spin no substance on job promises

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Kevin Grandia: Coal Booster McCain all spin no substance on job promises
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — One day to go and McCain (R-AZ) is re-branding himself the "coal booster" in a last ditch effort to pick up some support in coal States like Pennsylvania. In a speech yesterday at the University of Scranton, PA, McCain stated that: My friends, I've been a coal booster and it's going to create jobs, and we're going to export coal to other countries and we are going to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. That's going to help restore the economy of the great state of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ...

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