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White House Steps Up Climate Efforts
President Obama toured the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Sarasota, Fla., on Tuesday.
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The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Note — ... C.I.A. Payroll” LINK The New York Times’ Sabrina Tavernise and Alissa Rubin: “3 U.N. Workers Killed in Kabul; Grim Milestone for G.I. Deaths” LINK The Washington Post’s Joshua Partlow: “Bombings kill 8 U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan” LINK ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT: The Wall Street Journal’s Jonathan Weisman and Rebecca Smith: “Obama Trumpets Energy Grants” LINK The New York Times’ John Broder: “White House Steps Up Climate Efforts” LINK CIA: Politico’s John Bresnahan: “Dems: CIA withheld from Congress” ...

Will Conservative Democrats Follow Graham’s Lead On Climate Policy?
Think Progress — ... Max Baucus (D-MT): Montana, with our resource-based agriculture and tourism economies, cannot afford the unmitigated impacts of climate change. But we also cannot afford the unmitigated effects of climate change legislation. ...

Armey throws Hoffman under the bus: ?He didn’t pay enough attention to the local concerns.?
The Hollywood Liberal — ... ” — than many of his Democratic colleagues: Max Baucus (D-MT): Montana, with our resource-based agriculture and tourism economies, cannot afford the unmitigated impacts of climate change. But we also cannot afford the unmitigated effects of climate change legislation. ...

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