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Obama does victory lap for American auto industry
2016-01-22 10:13:30| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
President Barack Obama, facing Republican criticism over the state of the economy, did a Detroit victory lap on Wednesday to showcase the auto companies his administration helped save, but the industry has not turned out the way he hoped in 2009. Obama has held out his bailout of General Motors and Chrysler during the U.S. recession as examples of tough decisions he made that paid off both for the economy and the environment.
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President Obama shuts down WOTUS resolution
2016-01-21 17:20:00| Beef
By Jacqui Fatka, Feedstuffs President Obama vetoed Senate Joint Resolution 22, disapproval of the EPA's WOTUS rule which would nullify the rule and require EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to clarify the jurisdictional boundaries of the Clean Water Act. read more
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Obama does victory lap for American auto industry
2016-01-21 16:25:27| Automakers - Topix.net
President Barack Obama, facing Republican criticism over the state of the economy, did a Detroit victory lap on Wednesday to showcase the auto companies his administration helped save, but the industry has not turned out the way he hoped in 2009. Obama has held out his bailout of General Motors and Chrysler during the U.S. recession as examples of tough decisions he made that paid off both for the economy and the environment.
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Obama visits Michigan amid Flint water scandal, Detroit school crisis
2016-01-21 01:11:23| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
President Barack Obama visited Detroit on Wednesday to highlight a resurgence in the auto industry, but various crises confronting Michigan -- including poisoned water in Flint and school funding woes in Detroit -- also occupied some of his itinerary. Speaking at a joint General Motors-United Auto Workers facility, Obama opened his speech decrying the water contamination calamity, which has spurred accusations of government negligence and cover-ups.
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RPT-INSIGHT-Electric vehicle sales fall far short of Obama goal
2016-01-20 14:19:53| Automakers - Topix.net
Jan 20 Back in 2008, with gas prices averaging nearly $4 a gallon, President Barack Obama set a goal of getting one million plug-in electric vehicles on the roads by 2015. Yet today - with gas prices near $2 a gallon - only about 400,000 electric cars have been sold.
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