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Few auto industry issues are riding on the midterm elections
2014-11-03 07:05:57| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The outcome of Tuesday's midterm elections may change the mix of red and blue in Congress, but it won't have much impact on the auto industry. During the past several election cycles, the state of the industry was at the center of the campaign arena, with raging debates over bailouts, bankruptcies, government stakes in car companies, federal subsidies for electric car makers and the impact of the president's health care reforms on small businesses such as auto dealerships.
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Midterm elections: Why environmental groups are backing Republicans
2014-10-25 14:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Shes as green as they come. Shenna Bellows, the Democrat running for Senate in Maine, proudly touts her environmental credentials. She rails against emissions-intensive oil sands from Canada, would tighten EPA regulations on greenhouse gases, and wants more investment in renewable energy. So why isnt the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) a big-name, big-money green group endorsing Ms. Bellows? In short, its pragmatism. LCV instead endorsed Sen. Susan Collins, her Republican opponent,...
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Tom Steyer's climate change crusade focuses on midterm races, for now
2014-10-11 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Tom Steyer wants to save the planet, but first he wants to know about the U.S. Senate race in Iowa. Seated in a hotel coffee shop, with a packet of data in his lap, he bursts with questions for the political strategists arrayed around the table: How many early voters? How many undecided? How much spending on persuasion and how much turning out the environmental-minded vote? Later, touring an eco-friendly farm, Steyer asks about the compost used to grow the organic figs and wild berries. Is...
Mid-term Citywide Technology Assessment Report
2014-09-09 23:50:15| PortlandOnline
This is the mid-term report on the progress of the ten strategic information technology recommendations PowerPoint Presentation, 8,223kbCategory: City Technology Assessment
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5 things to know about the Texas midterm elections
2014-09-02 13:11:00| Electronics - Topix.net
The results of Texas' Nov. 4 election will kick off the state's largest political shakeup in a generation because not a single statewide incumbent is on the ballot.
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