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Obama Drills for Consensus on Energy
The President says his offshore oil-and-gas proposal is designed to "break out of the broken policies of the past," but he's set off a familiar debate over energy needs and environmental protection. Will it lead to another stalemate or a breakthrough on global warming — in an election year? Also, Afghan President Karzai weaves an international conspiracy theory, and Census Day is not an April Fool's joke.
By Warren Olney • • 54m ListenThe President says his offshore oil-and-gas proposal is designed to "break out of the broken policies of the past," but he's set off a familiar debate over energy needs and environmental protection. Will it lead to another stalemate or a breakthrough on global warming — in an election year? Also, Afghan President Hamid Karzai weaves an international conspiracy theory, and today's the deadline for census forms. We hear why places hardest hit by the Great Recession will lose the most if they're not fully counted.
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3 storiesKarzai Weaves International Conspiracy Theory
With 30,000 more American troops on their way to Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai today denounced what he called "massive interference from foreigners" in his country's elections. He said, "They want parliament to be weakened and battered, and for me to be an ineffective president." Alissa Rubin is Kabul Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
Read the story7 minObama Drills for Consensus on Energy
Nobody really knows how much oil and gas lie under the vast areas of the oceans that President Obama wants to open for exploration. But environmentalists are "appalled" by the danger of spills on pristine coastlines, and drilling advocates say too many areas are still being left off limits.
Read the story36 minStates' Response to National Census Day Vary
Today is National Census Day , the deadline for 134 million census forms to be returned in the mail. Local officials around the US are trying to persuade their constituents that failure to respond can be very expensive. The mayors of St.
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