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Team Obama takes attacks to Romney's home turf
Obama strategist David Axelrod shouted over protesters at the Massachusetts State House as he attacked Romney's record as governor. Romney countered at California's shuttered Solyndra plant.
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Solar energy loan not political, Chu says
Solar energy company, Solyndra, got $528 million federal loan based on rigorous analysis, not politics, Energy Secretary Chu says. House committee to probe loan and loan restructuring for the failed solar energy venture.
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Clean energy 'gold rush' in Mojave spurs backlash
Clean energy projects in California are thriving. But environmentalists worry about impact of clean energy companies on Mojave Desert.
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Solyndra: Did Energy Department break the law?
Solyndra loan restructuring might violate federal law, Treasury worried, according to released e-mails. House panel aims to determine Energy Department's culpability in aiding Solyndra investors ahead of taxpayers.
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Tesla Model S California factory hosts electric car fans
Tesla Model S: People who preordered the electric vehicle got a chance to see it up close over the weekend. The company's CEO pleaded with fans to talk up the Tesla Model S.
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Solar energy: Solyndra leaders invoke 5th Amendment at hearing
Solar energy company Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison and the chief financial officer, Bill Stover, both invoked their Fifth Amendment right to decline to testify to avoid self-incrimination.
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Solyndra bankruptcy: Did White House press for subsidies?
Solyndra bankruptcy is causing Congress to look into how the solar manufacturer got federal subsidies. The Energy Department restructured the loan seven months before the Solyndra bankruptcy.
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FBI Solyndra raid: misuse of federal loans?
FBI Solyndra raid believed to be related to more than $500 million in federal loans the solar firm received before filing for bankruptcy. FBI: Solyndra investigation is being carried out jointly with Energy Department.
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Bankruptcy of solar firm: ominous sign for industry
Bankruptcy of Solyndra, once touted by President Obama, is third failure of a US solar firm this month. Bankruptcy will serve as fuel for critics of government stimulus.
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The rising demand for overseas television: America's United Nations of cable TV
Satellite TV lets immigrants cocoon in their own culture. Does it also alienate?
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Electric cars: Panasonic makes $30m investment in Tesla
Electric cars: Panasonic, Japan's biggest electronics maker, will acquire about a 2 percent stake in Tesla, purchasing Tesla common stock at $21.15 per share.
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Tesla Motors revs forward with $30 million from Panasonic
Tesla Motors, which recently opened a new factory in the California town of Fremont, has received $30 million in investment capital from Panasonic. In exchange, Panasonic gets a two percent investment stake in Tesla Motors.
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Afghan peace council opens as Afghans assess nine years of war
Nine years after US-led airstrikes on Afghanistan began, President Karzai on Thursday inaugurated a new peace council that is tasked with reconciling with the Taliban and other insurgents. Kabul residents say they see no end in sight to the war.
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Tesla IPO 2010: Tesla Motors stocks rise in public trading debut
Tesla IPO 2010: Tesla Motors stocks climbed in its trading debut. The electric car manufacturer is the first American automaker to go public in more than 50 years.
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Tesla Motors IPO seeks $244 million
Telsa Motors will be the first US auto company to go public in 50 years, when it begins selling stock to the public on Tuesday
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In a major deal for the two car makers, Toyota trades factory for stake in Tesla
Toyota Motor Corp said it would take a $50 million stake in U.S. electric car maker Tesla Motors, a move that gives the Japanese automaker a chance to repair its dented public image and vaults the California start-up on to the world stage.
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Toyota and Tesla agree to electric car venture in California
The heads of Toyota and Tesla announced Thursday they will enter into a joint venture building electric cars in California.
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Financial Q&A: gold-coin sales tactics and taxes
Submit your questions to Steve Dinnen at: money@csmonitor.com
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California eyes new free-speech protections in schools
A bill seeks to protect teacher advisers when student newspapers anger administrators.
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