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US: Obama bid to double exports continues
2013-01-31 13:34:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Efforts to increase US trade around the world will continue this year to help reach President Obama's goal of doubling exports by the end of 2014.
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Senators, Obama Begin Push for Comprehensive Immigration Measure
2013-01-30 21:31:55| ENR.com: Headline News
Legislation, not yet drafted, would include several provisions affecting employers.
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How Obama will deliver his climate promise
2013-01-30 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: BARACK OBAMA is certainly talking the talk on climate change - promising to put the fight against global warming at the heart of his second term. What's more surprising is that the US - historically, the world's biggest emitter - actually seems to be walking the walk. It is on track to meet Obama's 2009 pledge to cut US emissions by 17 per cent, from 2005 levels, by 2020. The target could even be exceeded, which may give a boost to the long-stalled international climate talks. There's no realistic...
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Climate activists put the heat on Obama
2013-01-30 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Nation: "As visionary as Obama is, he is hamstrung by his pragmatism.' So says Michael Marx of the Sierra Club, America's largest grassroots environmental organization. It is therefore "incumbent on our movement,' Marx continues, to press the president to be more visionary than pragmatic during his second term--above all on climate change, the make-or-break challenge for our civilization. One way to push Obama is through a show of force, Marx says, by turning out large numbers of people at two big climate...
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House GOP, Citing North African Turmoil, Boosts Keystone XL Pressure on Obama
2013-01-30 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: A mostly Republican group of House lawmakers is putting fresh pressure on President Obama to greenlight the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, and a senior member said that another Capitol Hill hearing could be in the offing. In light of the recent events in North Africa, we need to be investing in energy infrastructure to control our own resources. We need to be able to move resources, not only from Canada, but from the many domestic shale plays that have recently come on line. We need to make...
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