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Politics & Elections
"New Energy for America" Trumps "Drill Baby Drill."

Barack Obama made this election about hope, change and opportunity. Over the last several months, environmental groups did the same thing by talking to voters about the enormous opportunity to make real progress--taking action on energy that reduces our dependence on foreign oil, creates jobs and kick starts the economic recovery, saves consumers money and cuts the carbon that causes climate change.

Obama spoke of using more clean energy to create jobs, secure energy independence, and fight global warming and Americans clearly approved of that message. Read more.


New in the Senate:
Mark Udall (D, Colorado)
Jim Risch (R, Idaho)
Mike Johanns (R, Nebraska)
Jeanne Shaheen (D, New Hampshire)
Tom Udall (D, New Mexico)
Kay Hagan(D, North Carolina)
Jeff Merkley (D, Oregon)
Mark Warner (D, Virginia)

New in the House:
Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming

News: The Obama White House Takes Shape

December 10, 2008: Politico
Browner expected to be energy czar


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