May 23, 2013

Edition: U.S.

John Bryson

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No Criminal Charges For Former Commerce Secretary

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 09.02.2012 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors declined Tuesday to file criminal charges against former U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson, saying a seizure caused a biz...

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Should John Bryson Be Charged For Seizure-Related Traffic Accidents?

AP | Posted 09.01.2012 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors on Monday said they are reviewing evidence to determine whether charges should be filed against former Commerce Secret...

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Cabinet Secretary Resigns After Incidents

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 08.21.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary John Bryson resigned Thursday less than two weeks after suffering a seizure and multiple car accidents in the Lo...

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Louie Gohmert Doubts John Bryson's Seizure

The Huffington Post | Erin Mershon | Posted 06.12.2012 | Politics

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Tea Party firebrand Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) doesn't pull his punches -- even when it comes to Secretary of Commerce John Bryson. Bryson hit tw...

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Obama Speaks To Bryson

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 08.12.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday there was no timetable for Commerce Secretary John Bryson's return from medical leave, as California o...

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Obama Commerce Secretary Out On Medical Leave

Posted 06.11.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson, under investigation for his role in an alleged hit-and-run accident and anoth...

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Bryson Has 'Limited Recall' Of Car Crash

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 08.11.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — A Commerce Department official says Secretary John Bryson has a "limited recall of the events" in which he had a seizure and was in...

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Conservative Group Apologizes For Outrageous Bryson Tweet

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 06.11.2012 | Politics

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American Crossroads, GOP-aligned super PAC founded by Karl Rove, apologized for a tweet Monday morning suggesting that alcohol was involved in the hit...

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Commerce Sec Suffered Seizure

Posted 08.11.2012 | Politics

By KEN THOMAS, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary John Bryson suffered a seizure in connection with two traffic accidents in the Lo...

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Obama Commerce Secretary Faces Serious Charges

AP | RAQUEL DILLON, GREG RISLING and KEN THOMAS | Posted 08.11.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary John Bryson said Monday he will take a medical leave of absence to undergo tests and evaluations after suffering...

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Police Investigate Commerce Secretary For Hit-And-Run Crash

AP | RAQUEL DILLON | Posted 08.10.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary John Bryson said Monday he will take a medical leave of absence to undergo tests and evaluations after sufferin...

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Another Immelt? Obama's Latest Appointments Questioned

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 12.12.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday charged two of his senior advisers with pursuing policies to strengthen the American manufacturing sector, a m...

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Senate Approves Obama's Nominee For Commerce Department

AP | By ALAN FRAM | Posted 12.20.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Thursday to approve President Barack Obama's nomination of former utility executive John Bryson to head the Commerce De...

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Climate Change Skeptics Unite At Heartland Conference

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.31.2011 | Green

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WASHINGTON -- Prominent climate change skeptics gathered at the Heartland Institute's sixth international conference on climate change on Friday to ta...

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Utility Executives: Unlikely Allies in Climate Fight

Brian Keane | Posted 08.28.2011 | Green

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New Commerce Secretary John Bryson will bring both private sector and environmental expertise to the administration. He faces the task of expanding U.S. exports and increasing competitiveness.

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GOP To Block Key Cabinet Official Over Free Trade Deals

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 08.21.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama’s nominee for Commerce Secretary came to Capitol Hill Tuesday for his first Senate nominations hearing—and be...

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Memo to John Bryson: Start Studying Up on Fish

Matt Tinning | Posted 08.21.2011 | Green

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Overfishing continues unabated in at least 40 US fisheries, and concerted efforts to roll back science-based management are emerging. It will take political courage and a firm hand to see through the process of reform.

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Antimony Is Freedom?

Carl Pope | Posted 08.09.2011 | Green

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To equate "freedom" with a mineralized conglomerate of fossilized ferns is, quite simply, silly.

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GOP Opposition To Obama Nominee Mounts

Posted 08.07.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- A top Senate Republican said on Tuesday he would fight President Barack Obama's choice for commerce secretary, former energy executi...

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Secretary of Commerce Nominee John Bryson

Michael Moynihan | Posted 08.01.2011 | Green

As the former CEO of Edison International,one of the most progressive utilities in the nation, Bryson understands the challenges of the electricity industry to an exceptional degree.

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Obama Appoints New Commerce Secretary

AP | By JULIE PACE | Posted 07.31.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Seeking to boost exports and accelerate the growth of the U.S. alternative energy industry, President Barack Obama is bringing in busine...

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John "Nuke Bailout" Bryson Must Not Be Secretary of Energy

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Long gone from Southern California Edison, John Bryson's ascent to head the Department of Energy would send a disastrous signal to those who are committed to a post fossil/nuclear future.

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