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Republican Sponsors Bill To Protect Planned Parenthood Funding

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.09.2012

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Planned Parenthood does not have many GOP friends in Congress, but one rare, pro-choice Republican in the House of Representatives stuck his neck out ...

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Park Fire Sale

Edward Flattau | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Cliff Stearns, Green News, House Energy and Commerce Committee, National Parks, Green News

Congressional Republicans assure us they would never dispose of our major national parks, yet they have introduced bills that would make some national monuments and wildlife refuges eligible for energy exploitation, if not outright purchase.

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GOP Lawmaker Entertains Obama 'Birther' Notions

The Hill | Posted 03.20.2012

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Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), a top member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on Tuesday said he's not yet convinced that President Obama’s ...

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Florida Rep. Stars In Today's Edition Of Birther-Pandering Theatre

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.12.2012

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I know that back when President Barack Obama called a meeting of the White House Press Corps to dramatically reveal his long-form birth certificate, t...

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Clerk Accuses GOP Rep Of Trying To Buy Him Out Of Race

jacksonville.com | Posted 03.07.2012

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GREEN COVE SPRINGS — Clay Clerk of Courts James Jett told a group of Republicans today the FBI is looking into Rep. Cliff Stearns for what Jett said...

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Solyndra Audit Release Prompts Republicans To Run Victory Laps

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 02.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) took a victory lap on Thursday when it was announced that Herb Allison, the man tasked with reviewing th...

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Republicans Slam Failure Of Green Car Battery Firm Despite GOP Support

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans are pouncing on the bankruptcy of yet another alternative energy firm that got federal aid -- but the company, battery-maker...

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SOTU On Energy: 'We Don't Have To Choose Between Our Environment And Our Economy'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 03.25.2012

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama clearly laid out his energy agenda in Tuesday night's State of the Union address, promising "responsible developm...

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China's Solar Subsidies: Growing The Industry Could Mean Throwing American Manufacturers Under The Bus

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.20.2011

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WASHINGTON -- This fall Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) drew indignant headlines when he said "we can't compete with China to make solar panels and wind t...

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Report Reveals Risks Of Energy Department Loan Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A new independent report on the Department of Energy's 1705 loan guarantee program found it to be in good financial health, with the maj...

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Chu To Congress: Solyndra Decision Not Influenced By Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In what amounts to the highest-profile testimony yet in the ongoing Solyndra saga, Energy Secretary Steven Chu took full responsibility...

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'Green News Report' - November 17, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Department of Defense, Australia, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, CAFE Standards, Drought, Video, Conservatives, Big Oil, Corporate Media, Fossil Fuels, Steven Chu, Climate Science, Julia Gillard, Gop, Diana DeGette, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Farming, Fuel Economy, Fred Upton, Carbon Emissions, Ipcc, Nuclear Power, Environmentalism, Henry Waxman, Barack Obama, Cliff Stearns, Dept of Energy, Carbon Tax, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Joe Barton, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Political...

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Interstate Concealed Carry Bill Heads For A Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The arrest of a pro-gun-rights Tennessee lawmaker on charges of possession of a handgun while under the influence has provided a short-t...

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Government Has Long History of Promoting Innovation; It Should Do the Same with Clean Energy

Peter Lehner | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Loan Guarantees, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Clean Energy, Department of Energy, Cliff Stearns, Solyndra, China, Obama Renewable Energy, Obama Energy Policy, Republicans Energy Policy, Green News

Government research funding and loan guarantees can help advanced technologies move out of the lab and into the market faster. That means Americans will have quicker access to the benefits.

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Solyndra Critics Can Claim Their First Scalp

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Jonathan Silver, the head of the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program at the heart of the Solyndra controversy, is stepping dow...

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Newt Gingrich Calls For Steven Chu To Be Fired Over Solyndra Scandal

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday called for Energy Secretary Steven Chu to be fired for his decision to allow Solyndra to ke...

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White House Slams GOP Claim 'We Can't Compete With China'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is seizing on remarks by a top Republican who argued that the United States cannot compete with China in the so...

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Cliff Stearns On Solyndra: Steven Chu 'Ignored Every Warning Sign'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are turning up the pressure on Energy Secretary Steven Chu after a spokesman admitted he was responsible for the final...

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Planned Parenthood Investigation Is An Abuse Of Government Resources, Democrats Charge

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 11.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Ranking Democrats on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce sharply criticized Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) on Tuesday over his call ...

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Republican Senator Wasn't Always Critical Of Energy Loan Program

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 11.19.2011

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WASHINGTON — Louisiana Sen. David Vitter and other Republicans have criticized the Obama administration for awarding billions of dollars in taxp...

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WATCH: Solyndra Debacle: Fire Top DOE Loan Official, Cliff Stearns Declares

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), chair of the House subcommittee that's leading the probe into the federal government's loan guarantee to So...

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Solyndra Files For Bankruptcy, Company Lobbyist 'Grateful' For Experience In Government Sales

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As Solyndra Inc. made its bankruptcy filing official on Tuesday afternoon, Victoria Sanville, a prominent lobbyist who helped secure hun...

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The One-Eared Congressman (and Other Silly-Season News)

Carl Pope | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Energy, Mitt Romney, Cliff Stearns, Tea Party, Joe Heck, Green News

Silly-season news stories sometimes tell us a lot about how many of our leaders and the media think (and about how little we count in that thinking). Here are three recent small-bore, but revealing, outrages you may have missed while Wall Street went crazy.

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Jay Carney: Afghan Policy 'Remains Unchanged' Following Bin Laden's Death

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Jay Carney reiterated on Thursday that the killing of Osama bin Laden would not alter the president’s poli...

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Lawmakers Want Troops Out Of Afghanistan: 'The Sooner The Better'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 07.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) wants the United States to seriously reevaluate its commitment in Afghanistan and work on bringing troops ho...

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