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Top 10 states for clean tech
Clean Edge, a clean-tech research and advisory firm based in San Francisco and Portland, has ranked states for their leadership in clean tech. Here are its Top 10 picks:
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Eight open US Senate seats in 2014
Here are eight senators who have opted out of a reelection bid in 2014, giving hopefuls in both parties a rare shot at a US Senate seat – and, moreover, one that could flip control of the Senate.
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14 Republicans who might run in 2016
The GOP has a history of nominating people who have run before, which could give heart to some familiar faces. But there’s also a crop of young rising stars who could steal the show.
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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media
When the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, took as straight news The Onion's declaration that stout North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive," it became the biggest foreign media outlet to be fooled by the satirical American newspaper. But it is not the first. Here are several other foreign news sites that took Onion fiction as newsworthy fact.
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Next test for McCain and Palin: winning undecideds
McCain and Palin fired up their base, but they’ll need to attract independents and some Democrats to win.
09/04/2008 01:00 am -
Ron Paul Nation: the other convention in town
An army of supporters descends on Minnesota to push an antiwar, antigovernment agenda.
09/02/2008 01:00 am -
Palin pick jolts GOP ranks ahead of convention
Socially conservative and telegenic, Alaska's governor livens the ticket but is questioned on experience.
08/29/2008 01:00 am -
Top Obama aides counting on new voters to win in November
Newly registered Democrats will offset any lag for Obama among traditional party voters, Plouffe and Axelrod said Thursday at a Monitor breakfast.
08/28/2008 01:00 am -
USA
08/27/2008 01:00 am -
Democrats’ new drive in red states
Colorado, Virginia, New Mexico, and other states are now in play.
08/27/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion The greatest failure of thought in human history
To solve climate change, we must overcome "systems blindness."
08/27/2008 01:00 am -
Will lasers brighten nuclear's future?
New process could replace centrifuges but renew threat of nuclear proliferation.
08/27/2008 01:00 am -
Follow your nose to the best fruit
If the aroma of a peach entices as much as its color, you've got a winner.
08/27/2008 01:00 am -
New rays of hope for solar power’s future
High cost of fossil fuel and advanced technology improve this energy source’s prospects.
08/22/2008 01:00 am -
An Olympic hero, airbrushed from China’s history
Shifting political winds may explain the lack of awareness about Chiu Teng Hiok, who helped the British shine in basketball at the 1924 Paris Games.
08/20/2008 01:00 am -
After a long slide, dollar on the rebound
A stronger US currency reduces inflation pressures, but American exports could run into head winds.
08/20/2008 01:00 am -
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08/06/2008 01:00 am -
USA
08/06/2008 01:00 am -
Review: 'Swing Vote'
Political comedy uses wild premise to serve up a civics lessons without much substance.
08/02/2008 01:00 am -
USA
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
Monitor Breakfast McCain gains ground in three battleground states
In Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida, the likely GOP nominee closes in on Obama, poll shows.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
USA
07/28/2008 01:00 am -
Finding a welcome home for used books
With volunteer effort, David Mazor's idea has helped readers around the U.S.
07/25/2008 01:00 am -
Tumbling tumbleweed
Just beneath the sandy soil of my new yard lurked a bounty of weeds waiting to sprout.
07/22/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Should we relocate species threatened by climate change?
A group of scientists has suggested that species threatened with extinction by climate change should be moved to other parts of the world where they could survive.
07/21/2008 01:00 am -
Tumbleweed farm
Just beneath the sandy soil of my new yard lurked a bounty of weeds waiting to sprout.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Afghanistan accuses Pakistani intelligence of aiding cross-border terrorism
The heightened political tensions between the two allies in the war on terror has prompted US presidential hopefuls to focus on improving Afghanistan strategy.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
Obama takes show onto global stage
His foreign-policy credentials will likely be tested as he travels abroad.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
Obama takes show onto global stage
His foreign-policy credentials will likely be tested as he travels abroad.
07/16/2008 01:00 am



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