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Obama Says He’ll Push for Energy Bill in 2011

By | 09.28.10 | 2:05 pm

President Obama, in an interview with Rolling Stone published on the web today, said he would push to pass energy legislation next year. While his commitment is significant, Obama stopped just short of saying he would push for significant climate change legislation that caps carbon emissions.

Obama said he More…

Obama: Taxpayers = Investors

By | 09.26.08 | 9:15 am

Sen. Barack Obama reiterated his economic priorities in a major interview on NBC last night, telling Brian Williams that he is fighting for a bailout plan that treats taxpayers as investors and beats back plutocratic proposals to give CEOs “golden parachute” paychecks while regular Americans suffer.

Obama also added that More…