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 Stories About: Barack Obama AND elections AND energy AND Hillary Clinton AND legislation AND politics AND presidential race 08
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David Roberts |
26 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| 'So when it came time to vote on Dick Cheney's energy bill, I voted no, and Senator Obama voted yes.' -- Hillary Clinton, Ohio Democratic presidential primary debate |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, legislation, politics, presidential race 08, quotables (all these topics) |
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Change we can believe in? What does the 2005 energy bill vote say about Obama? |
David Roberts |
24 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| It's conventional wisdom that Clinton and Obama are fairly close on policy, so the choice between them will come down to "character" and theories of change. While I think that's broadly accurate, there are some differences in their voting records, and recently Elana Schorr took a close look at them to find where the candidates had made different decisions. One of the few matters of real consequence (other than the war) was the 2005 energy bill, ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, legislation, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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Clinton v. Obama on energy Clinton hangs 2005 energy bill around Obama's neck |
David Roberts |
06 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Quite interesting that Clinton went after Obama specifically on energy tonight: You know, the energy bill that passed in 2005 was larded with all kinds of special interest breaks, giveaways to the oil companies. Senator Obama voted for it. I did not because I knew that it was going to be an absolute nightmare. Now we're all out on the campaign trail talking about taking the tax subsidies away from the oil companies, some of which were in that 2005 energy bill ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, elections, energy, Hillary Clinton, legislation, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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