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Food shortages drive new foreign land grab in Africa

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

More than 100 years after European powers carved up the continent, Africa is again being stripped of its natural resources — this time the target is fruit, vegetables and water.

Source: www.taipeitimes.com

Obama, Key Senators Make Their Pitch for Climate and Energy Bill

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Closed-door talks extended to both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday as President Obama, key senators and industry offici…

Source: www.nytimes.com

Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate’s efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Obama to push climate change in White House meeting

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

President Barack Obama will corral on Tuesday key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical for passing a climate change law, seeking to jump-start stalled efforts to overhaul U.S. energy policy.

Source: news.yahoo.com

How Fundraising Helped Shape Obama’s Green Agenda

Monday, March 8th, 2010

The White House has backed billions in public subsidies for green-energy technology. How fundraising and policymaking mix in the Obama era

Source: www.time.com

Iran unveils missiles, launch pad spotted

Monday, March 8th, 2010

TEHRAN, March 8 (UPI) — As the United States and other powers mull tightening economic sanctions on Iran, Tehran says it has begin ,ass production of cruise missiles – just the thing to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Source: www.upi.com

Health Reform Fact Check: Republicans Have Used Reconciliation, Obama Bill Will Bring Down Health Costs

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Several news organization have “fact checks” on the reconciliation procedure and health reform provisions. The Associated Press examined then-candidate Barack Obama’s Oct. 2007 statement of “We’re not going to pass universal health care with a 50-plus-one strategy. We’re not going to have a serious bold energy policy of the sort that I proposed yesterday unless you build a working majority.” The …

Source: mnt.to

Mullen Wary of Israeli Attack on Iran

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came home with sweaty palms from his mid-February visit to Israel. Ever since, he has been worrying aloud that Israel might mousetrap the U.S. into war with Iran.

Source: www.consortiumnews.com

Obama faces tough decision on nuclear policy

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

President Obama’s top national security advisers will within days present him with an agonizing choice on how to guide U.S. nuclear weapons policy for the rest of his term.

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Obama ramps up push for energy-efficiency program

Friday, March 5th, 2010

President Obama ratcheted up his administration’s push for a clean energy agenda Friday, emphasizing the prospects for an economic recovery fueled by so-called green jobs.

Source: www.cnn.com