Joel Wendland-Liu
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joel Wendland-Liu
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Coal pollution killing poor, people of color, NAACP charges
July 20, 2011More than 8 million people live within three miles of a coal power plant, and those people are disproportionately poor or people of color.
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White House to hold Twitter town hall
July 5, 2011The White House will host the first ever "Twitter town hall" Wednesday, July 6, on the economy and the president's plan to create jobs.
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White House looking to foreign companies to create U.S. jobs
June 20, 2011Foreign direct investment is an important part of the U.S. economy. Close to six million workers are employed by foreign-owned businesses worth some $3.1 trillion, the White House Council of Economic Advisers reported.
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White House steps up campaign to “cut government waste”
June 13, 2011President Obama signed an Executive Order initiating the Campaign to Cut Waste, ordering each department and agency to report regularly to Vice President Biden who will head a new task force on government accountability.
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White House establishes rural council
June 10, 2011President Obama established the White House Rural Council to develop and implement an economic strategy in the country's rural communities.
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GOP’s privatization of Social Security would hurt veterans
June 6, 2011Almost 800,000 veterans receive Social Security disability benefits, with an additional 2 million or more spouses and children eligible as well.
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White House says it’s eliminating useless rules, but not deregulating
May 26, 2011For the first time in history, the federal government has undertaken a "look back" to eliminate anachronistic, redundant or unwarranted regulations.
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Obama administration seeks strong mercury regulation
May 24, 2011The Bush administration's goal was to block EPA efforts to regulate mercury, a poison emitted by power plants.
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