Obama pays tribute to U.S. troops on Christmas
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 26th, 2011 5:31 am by HL
Obama pays tribute to U.S. troops on Christmas
HONOLULU — President Obama on Sunday paid tribute to U.S. service members and to his faith, marking his third Christmas as commander in chief by making phone calls to troops and attending church with his family.
Having recently hailed the end of the U.S. war in Iraq, Obama spent Christmas Eve speaking by phone to 10 members of the armed forces — thanking two from each service, White House aides said. The president and his family were scheduled Sunday evening to visit Marines stationed at a base here .
Solyndra: Politics infused Obama energy programs
Linda Sterio remembers the excitement when President Obama arrived at Solyndra last year and described how his administration’s financial support for the plant was helping create hundreds of jobs. The company’s prospects appeared unlimited as Solyndra executives described the backlog of orders for its solar panels.
Coal extraction poses climate challenge for Obama administration
When it comes to coal mining in the United States, environmentalists have a simple goal: End it. For the Obama administration, it’s a little more complicated.
Since taking office nearly three years ago, the administration has restricted coal-mining waste from being dumped into streams and imposed new pollution controls on coal-fired power plants. But on the fundamental question of whether the government should halt federal leasing, the administration’s answer has been: not yet.
Gingrich faces long odds to compete in Virginia presidential primary
In the wake of the Virginia Republican Party’s announcement Saturday morning that Newt Gingrich had not secured the required 10,000 valid signatures to run in the state’s March 6 presidential primary, a campaign spokesman declared that Gingrich is “exploring alternative methods to compete in Virginia — stay tuned.”