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Solyndra and the Future of Clean and Green Technology
Solar-panel maker Solyndra’s bankruptcy is an embarrassment for the President Obama, even though the Bush Administration got the ball rolling....
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenSolar-panel maker Solyndra’s bankruptcy is an embarrassment for the President Obama, even though the Bush Administration got the ball rolling. We hear about loan guarantees, competition with China and the "Green Economy." Also, deadly riots in Cairo, and Sesame Street gets a new character who exemplifies a growing American problem: hungry children.
Banner image: President Barack Obama smiles during a tour of the Solyndra solar panel company, May 26, 2010 in Fremont, California. Photo by Paul Chinn-Pool/Getty Images
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3 storiesDeadly Riots in Cairo
Egypt's Coptic Christian leaders harshly criticized the government today for the bloodiest street violence since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. Twenty-four people died and Copts claim some of their bodies were mangled by tanks, bullets and beating wounds. David Kirkpatrick is Cairo Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
Read the story8 minSolyndra and the Future of Clean and Green Technology
Congressional investigators have revealed details of how $535 million in federal dollars went down the drain on guaranteed loans for high-tech solar panels. The Bush Administration put the deal in motion, but Solyndra went bankrupt on President Obama's watch, and Republicans are circulating embarrassing emails.
Read the story37 minHunger on Sesame Street
Seven-year-old Lily is the newest Muppet on Sesame Street, introduced in last night's prime-time special, Growing Hope Against Hunger . Lily is bright-eyed with flaming red hair, but she lowers her head when she tells her new friends that she sometimes needs food from a food pantry.
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