Secret Service Seeks Funding for 2012 Candidate Protection as Budget Process Idles

Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan said Wednesday he's anticipating a "very demanding and challenging" year, as the service seeks millions of dollars in additional funding to protect the 2012 presidential candidates -- though the agency's budget is still stuck in Congress. 


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hamid karzai

Al Gore's '24 Hours' On Climate Change

Former Vice President Al Gore's 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth helped raise awareness around the issue of climate change. Gore returns in the lead up to the 2012 election with 24 Hours of Reality, a new project designed to "broadcast the reality of the climate crisis."

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/14/140471055/al-gores-24-hours-on-climate-change?ft=1&f=1007

al sharpton

Emails Show White House Pressure Ahead of Solar Company Loan Approval

The White House pressed federal officials in 2009 to review a massive loan to a now-bankrupt solar panel maker despite warnings from within the administration that it was "not ready for prime time," newly released emails show ahead of Wednesday's Republican-led hearing on the controversy. 


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george w bush

Al Gore's '24 Hours' On Climate Change

Former Vice President Al Gore's 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth helped raise awareness around the issue of climate change. Gore returns in the lead up to the 2012 election with 24 Hours of Reality, a new project designed to "broadcast the reality of the climate crisis."

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/14/140471055/al-gores-24-hours-on-climate-change?ft=1&f=1014

bill clinton

Moody's Downgrades Ratings For Two French Banks

Moody's downgraded the credit ratings of French banks Societe Generale and Credit Agricole following a period of huge volatility in the markets as investors fretted about their potential exposure to the debts of Greece. The leaders of France, Germany and Greece were due to discuss the crisis on Wednesday.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/14/140459919/moodys-downgrades-ratings-for-two-french-banks?ft=1&f=1004

newt gingrich

GOP Win In N.Y. Portends Challenges For Obama

Republican political novice, Bob Turner, scored an upset victory in a special election Tuesday over David Weprin, a Democratic assemblyman from a prominent local political family. The House seat opened up when Anthony Weiner was pushed by party leaders to resign after sending sexually provocative tweets and text messages to women he met online.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/09/14/140458546/gop-upset-win-in-ny-portends-challenges-for-obama?ft=1&f=1014

al gore