May 21, 2013

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Solyndra Loan

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Solyndra Bankruptcy Plan Approved, Even Though The Government Says It's Not All That Great

Reuters | Posted 10.22.2012 | Business

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(Reuters) - Solyndra, the failed solar panel maker, received court approval on Monday for its plan to repay creditors after a bankruptcy judge overrul...

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Notorious Bankrupt Company Blames Chinese Companies For Failure

Posted 10.15.2012 | Business

Solyndra, the green energy giant that filed for bankruptcy last year, is claiming that three Chinese solar panel firms are responsible for its ruin. ...

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Sorry, Taxpayers, Solyndra's Not Paying Back Most Of Its Government Loan

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.30.2012 | Business

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Solyndra's not going to pay back the better part of its loans, which is bad news for its investors -- better known as U.S. taxpayers. Solyndra, the...

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Right-Wing Group Targets Obama Energy Loan

AP | JACK GILLUM | Posted 02.10.2012 | Green

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WASHINGTON — A Republican-leaning group will begin airing a major advertisement this week critical of the Obama administration's investment into...

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Key Staffer Investigating Solyndra Has Been On Both Sides

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.28.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- When the House Energy and Commerce Committee met in October to decide what Solyndra-related documents to subpoena from the White House, ...

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Chu Takes Responsibility For Solyndra Loan

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.17.2012 | Green

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WASHINGTON — An unapologetic Energy Secretary Steven Chu defended a half-billion-dollar federal loan to a solar-panel manufacturer that went bel...

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Emails Show Obama Donor Discussed Solyndra Loan With White House

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.09.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — A major donor to President Barack Obama discussed with White House officials a solar energy company that received a half-billion do...

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House Panel Votes To Subpoena Solyndra White House Documents

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 01.03.2012 | Green

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WASHINGTON — A Republican-led House panel on Thursday agreed to subpoena the White House for documents related to Solyndra Inc., the failed Cali...

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House Panel Looks At Solyndra Loan Restructuring

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 12.14.2011 | Green

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WASHINGTON — Two senior Treasury officials said Friday that they had never seen a loan restructuring similar to an Energy Department loan to a f...

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NRCC 'Green Casino' Charge Craps Out On Truth

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.11.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- One of the Republican Party's lead campaign groups tried to turn the Solyndra failure into an election issue Tuesday, accusing President...

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Obama: Clean Energy Loans 'Entail Some Risk, By Definition'

Posted 12.06.2011 | Green

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Speaking at the White House Thursday about the economy and jobs, President Obama said loan guarantees for the clean energy sector are needed to help U...

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.30.2011 | Green

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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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Fact Check: Henry Waxman Tells Darrell Issa He Had 'No Involvement' In Solyndra Loan Selection

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 11.26.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has accused Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) of "crony ...

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GOP Congressman Calls For Independent Investigator In White House Loan To Failed Solar Firm

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 11.19.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday called for an independent investigator to look into a $528 million loan app...

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White House Worries About Solyndra's Effect On Obama

AP | MATTHEW DALY and JACK GILLUM | Posted 11.16.2011 | Green

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration restructured a half-billion dollar federal loan to a troubled solar energy company in such a way that priv...

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Insiders Warned Of Energy-Firm Bankruptcy Before White House Loan

Center For Public Integrity | Posted 11.14.2011 | Green

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On August 20, 2009, an Energy Department staffer examining a pending loan to a California clean energy start-up came to a startling conclusion: The co...

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