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s, the Obama administration remained unwilling to come to terms with new realities. In the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Obama said that the United States stood with the Tunisian people "earlier than just about any other country." This is not quite true: As late as January 12, two days before Tunisian
g to do with environmental protection and ecological progress, because they assume that electricity comes from an outlet and gasoline from a pump. Solyndra, a promising startup company in the sunny town of Fremont, California, which had a seemingly brilliant idea to make more effective solar panels, be
mise of clean energy isn't just ... some abstract possibility for science fiction movies," Obama said. But that was wrong, at least when it came to Solyndra. The company went bankrupt in 2011, 1,100 employees lost their jobs, the government's money was gone and the Republicans had fodder for the electio
e terrorists. This search for a political transition has also drawn together a disparate group of nations, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States. These nations met quietly in Geneva on Nov. 21 to discuss ways to EFTA00636705 provide humanitarian relief for thousands of civilians who face th
a conflict with China, such forces are irrelevant. As for President Obama, well, he's proved himself irrelevant to technological discussions. From Solyndra to HealthCare.gov, his tech- strategy acumen leaves a bit to be desired. As for the Iranians, I think we both know they are going to get a bomb one
mmon, large-sc=le failures within the core ne transmission lines rarely occur on a modern electric grid. Before 2003, the last major blackout in t=e United States had been on the west coast in 1996, and more recently an o=tage has struck in the San Diego area. Dagle says that the 2003 =lackout stemmed from a c
d continue to make money on reactors, but that's only because federal subsidies are=enormous. Insurance costs are limited. Loans are guaranteed (the Solyndra =oan guarantee was half a billion dollars; in contrast, loan guarantees for=new nuclear plants may run $8 billion); cost recovery and return on inve
acturing jobs, to address the five biggest misconc=ptions about U.S. manufacturing — and why the sector still matte=s. Lets start with the fact that the United States remains a world leader in manufacturing, and that sector remains essential to our economic and technological future. There is no doubt that America
es our manufacturers to be the most innovative. No one is suggesting that the government pick winners or losers. Some bets on new companies, such as Solyndra, are bound to fail. But such failures should not deter the government from investing in DARPA, a strateg=c agency at the Defense Department, or ARP
t groups across =he Middle East. President Barack Obama's approach consisted of trusting unchecked CIA drone strikes and NSA eavesdropping to secure the United States. Republicans used the region's instability as a cudgel to beat the president with. Here are three of 2013's most troubling development= in the Middl
yses sho=ing its cost-effectiveness for taxpayers, Sunday's segment focused on two n=table failures -- automaker Fisker and solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. Whil= interviewing former Energy Department undersecretary Steven Koonin, "60 Minutes" host Les=ey Stahl rattled off seven other failures of the 4
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