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In Ohio, Newt Gingrich Handicaps 2012 GOP Presidential Field
By Politics Daily Staff
Sandwiched between visits to Iowa and New Hampshire, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich made time for Ohio Friday, where he planned to screen a film at a Right to Life event and also take part in a discussion on ethanol. The Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire Primary are scheduled as the first ...
Obama, Gingrich and 'Winning the Future': Petty Larceny or Fair Game?
By Jill Lawrence
The phrase that President Barack Obama used 10 times in his State of the Union address, and at least five more times during a visit to Wisconsin on Wednesday, is also the title of a 2005 book by Newt Gingrich. Wherever they are on the political spectrum, it seems great minds agree that America must ...
State of the Union Winners and Losers: How Did Liberals, Corporate America Do?
By Jill Lawrence
Who won and who lost in President Obama's hour-long State of the Union address? It was less of a laundry list than some presidents indulge in, but still there were plenty of signals to interpret and points to put on the board (or not). WINNERS Nerds and entrepreneurs. Obama talked repeatedly about ...
Obama's Centrist Tone Hits Right Note; State of the Union Ratings Soar
By Melinda Henneberger
The bar was lower for Barack Obama's State of the Union address because he only recently gave the speech of his life in Tucson -- and in the aftermath of that tragedy, no one in the chamber was going to so much as whisper, "You fib.'' The proof? Early reviews suggest that his calls for unity, ...
State of the Union: Obama Calls Investment in Innovation 'Our Sputnik Moment'
By Alex Wagner
President Obama outlined an ambitious plan Tuesday to "win the future," urging renewed investment in American technology, infrastructure and education, while simultaneously calling for a more streamlined federal government and a reduction of the deficit. In his State of the Union speech to a joint ...
Carol Browner to Leave Energy Post at White House
By Politics Daily StaffCarol M. Browner, President Barack Obama's energy and climate adviser, will step down in the coming weeks, Politico reports. The reason behind Browner's decision, and her plans after she leaves the White House, were not apparent Monday night. Browner, who headed the Environmental ...
Feds Surge Forward on Solar Projects in the Southwest
By Michael Ames
In the West, fighting the federal Bureau of Land Management is a time-honored tradition. But as today's agency focuses on renewable solar energy projects, the BLM is looking more friend than foe to recession-stricken southern Nevada. Ever since the Energy Policy Act of 2005 set the tangible ...
EPA Announces New Greenhouse Gas Regulations
By Christopher WeberCalling it a "common-sense approach" towards curbing greenhouse gases, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced new regulations on emissions from power plants and oil refineries as a way to fight global warming. In a statement on the EPA's website late Thursday, administrator Lisa Jackson ...
Shell Oil's Gamble: Will It Be Able to Drill in the Beaufort Sea?
By Bob Reiss
It's called a "controlled crash landing." The twin-engine Saab turboprop plane chartered by Shell Oil circled warily above the volcanic peaks of the Aleutian Islands Dutch Harbor last week. It dived through a tiny opening in the clouds and the wheels smacked down amid driving snow. Inside sat about ...
Al Gore Blasts Fox News Over Global Warming 'Bias'
By Tom Diemer
Former Vice President Al Gore is picking a fight with Fox News over a year-old management memo that he says betrays a bias against global warming science. Related Stories Cancun Climate Change Summit Ends: Not Such a Hot Issue? "Fox News has consistently delivered false and misleading ...
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