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Keystone XL: Obama urged by Democrat backers to reject pipeline
2013-05-10 15:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The biggest backers of the Democratic causes urged Barack Obama on Friday to take historic action on climate change by rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline. In a letter seen by the Guardian, 150 high-profile figures, who between them raised millions for Obama's two election campaigns, urged the president to use the next four years to avoid the most catastrophic consequences of climate change. "Yours is the last presidency in which it is possible for America to choose a responsible path forward for...
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Obama Wants More Open Government Data for Entrepreneurs
2013-05-09 23:33:25| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The Obama administration today unveiled a new "Open Data" initiative that calls on the feds to make sure that, going forward, data is collected and created in an open and machine-readable format.
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Obama Administration launches $200M competition for three new manufacturing innovation institutes; WBG power electronics, lightweight metals and digital manufacturing
2013-05-09 19:30:26| Green Car Congress
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Obama May Pick Twitter Lawyer for Privacy Post
2013-05-08 20:28:00| TechNewsWorld
The Obama administration appears to be sending a message to privacy advocates that it's taking their issue seriously by creating a new position devoted to it -- and choosing a high-profile tech lawyer to occupy it. The White House reportedly is tagging Nicole Wong, Twitter's legal director for products, for a top privacy post.
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Square hires former Obama trade official
2013-05-08 18:58:40| CNET News.com
Square brings on Demetrios J. Marantis, formerly the country's top trade negotiator, to work on government policy. [Read more]
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