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It's Still the Economy, Stupid
Yesterday's White House jobs summit was good PR, but what's the Obama Administration doing to get the economy rolling again? We hear from a senior White House advisor and others. Also, a better than expected jobs report, and the green light for solar energy panels -- based in space.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenYesterday's White House jobs summit was good PR, but what's the Obama Administration doing to get the economy rolling again? We hear from a senior White House advisor and others. Also, a better than expected jobs report, and a California utility company says it can generate solar energy from an orbiting satellite by 2016.
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3 storiesJobs Report Better than Expected
After yesterday's job summit, President Obama went to a community college in Allentown, Pennsylvania today, where he announced unexpected good news, that job losses were 115,000 fewer than had been forecast.
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The day after his White House job summit , President Obama got unexpected good news today, a modest decline in the rate of unemployment. But it's still 10% and that means trouble for millions of Americans and for Democrats running for office this year. Can the government afford another stimulus package?
Read the story37 minGoing Where No Man Has Gone Before for Renewable Energy
The idea of getting energy from solar collectors in space has been around for a long time, but now the California Public Utilities Commission has given the green light to launch a real project as soon as 2016. It'll cost billions, but Pacific Gas & Electric claims there's no risk to current customers.
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