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What a New Energy Economy Might Look Like
What a New Energy Economy Might Look Like
Obama says his top priority will be creating a new energy economy. Here's how he could do it
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bloomberg.com — U.S. Economy: Retail Sales Drop by Most on Record (Update1) By Shobhana Chandra and Bob Willis Nov.... 14 (Bloomberg) -- Retail sales and prices of goods imported to the U.S. dropped by the most on record, signaling the economy may be in its worst slump ... (more) Economy
Does Green Energy Add 5 Million Jobs?
Does Green Energy Add 5 Million Jobs?
online.wsj.com — Obama and his energy advisers are making the case that a clean-energy system is just what's needed... to help revive the economy. (more) Does Green Energy Add 5 Million Jobs?
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The Page by Mark Halperin — ... about the kind of president Obama will be. More: Joe Klein on what a new energy economy might look like. Hits newsstands Friday.       ...

Joe Klein Compares ‘Left-Extremist’ Van Jones To ‘White Supremacist,’ ‘Nazi’
Wonk Room — ... , and the same green-jobs vision as Van Jones — should be the last person to promote a McCarthyite purge of “left-extremists” from the Obama administration. ...

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