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China and a New Age of Energy
China has overcome the US as the world's largest consumer of energy. We look at the massive changes in store for the global marketplace, foreign policy, greenhouse gases and climate change. Also, the White House reconsiders an official's firing over remarks on race. On Reporter's Notebook, does the US have more "Intelligence" than it could ever need?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenChina has overcome the US as the world's largest consumer of energy. We look at the massive changes in store for the global marketplace, foreign policy, greenhouse gases and climate change. Also, the White House reconsiders the firing of an official over her remarks on race. On Reporter's Notebook, how much Intelligence is too much for national security?
Banner image: A worker controls the production line of the photoelectric board product at the plant of Tianwei Yingli Green Energy Resources Company in Baoding, China. Photo: Feng Li/Getty Images
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3 storiesWhite House Reconsiders Firing over Official’s Remarks on Race
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he'll reconsider the summary firing of Shirley Sherrod , the black official summarily fired after a right-wing website aired a portion of a speech recounting her struggle in dealing with a white farmer 24 years ago. After the fragment circulated on the web, even the NAACP denounced her.
Read the story7 minChina Overtakes US in Energy Consumption
China has now become the world's biggest consumer of energy. Because of the recession, it overcame the US five years sooner than anybody expected. That means more competition for limited resources, more clout for countries the US doesn't like, and, in the short run, more environmental pollution.
Read the story36 minThe New Geography of Top Secret America
The Washington Post has run an investigative series this week on the dramatic growth of the US intelligence community since September 11. The paper reports it is now so massive that "its effectiveness is impossible to determine."
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