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'We're the Saudi Arabia of coal'
Obama & Clinton shill for coal in Montana |
Kate Sheppard |
30 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The Flathead Beacon in Montana pinned down interviews with both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton ahead of the state's Tuesday primary. The paper asked questions on domestic oil and gas drilling, the preservation of public lands, and coal. The whole thing is interesting, but the candidates' responses on coal were the most notable: Q: But what role should fossil fuels play, specifically in Montana, where we've got vast coal reserves? Do you think, in the short term or ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, coal, energy, Hillary Clinton, Montana, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Make it stop
Oregon and Kentucky vote; nation yawns and rolls over |
Kate Sheppard |
20 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In case anyone's still paying attention, there were two more primaries today. Hillary Clinton scored a big win in Kentucky, with 65 percent of the vote to Obama's 30 percent. But Obama looks poised to win Oregon, and says he's reached the delegate threshold. Various media folks are reporting that he now has an 'insurmountable advantage' in the race for the Democratic nomination, much like they said ... back in February. It's the Groundhog Day primary! Clinton sa ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, Hillary Clinton, Kentucky, Muckraker, news, Oregon, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Climate Change We Can Believe In
Clinton, Obama questioned on climate change at religion forum |
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14 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:07 AM on 14 Apr 2008 Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were asked about climate change as part of the Compassion Forum, a gathering focused on eliciting the candidates' views on matters of faith. Asked whether Americans can combat global poverty and climate change without changing their standard of living, Clinton got all "10 things you can do," ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, Hillary Clinton, news, politics (all these topics) |
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