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One year after his election, Obama on verge of audaciously fulfilling his promise as the green FDR
One year after his election, Obama on verge of audaciously fulfilling his promise as the green FDR
Arianna Huffington posted “ Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing . HuffPost asked for replies. Mine is here and below. I welcome your thoughts. My bottom line: On climate and clean energy policy, he has been anything but timid! Future ...
Arianna Huffington: Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing
Arianna Huffington: Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing
huffingtonpost.com — I had arranged to meet David Plouffe on Saturday afternoon at a Starbucks on Wisconsin Avenue in... Washington. The night before, a copy of his new book, The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory , was waiting ... (more) Arianna Huffington: Obama One Year Later: The Audacity ...
Obama will go to Copenhagen to clinch deal
reuters.com — Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he would travel to Copenhagen... next month if a climate summit is on the verge of a framework deal and his presence there will make a difference in clinching it. It was ... (more) Obama will go to Copenhagen to clinch deal
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One Year After His Election, Obama on Verge of Fulfilling Promise as Green FDR
Celsias Expert Articles —   Arianna Huffington posted “Obama One Year Later: The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing.  HuffPost asked for replies.  Mine is here and below.  I welcome your thoughts.  My bottom line:  On climate and clean energy policy, he has been anything but timid! Future historians will inevitably judge all 21st-century presidents on just two issues:  global warming and the clean energy transition. If the world doesn’t stop catastrophic climate change — Hell ...

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