June 2010
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Colombia: Green Presidential Candidate Loses in Run-Off Election
Voters in Colombia went to the polls today, and decisively elected a new president. Former defense minister Juan Manual Santos easily captured victory with 69% of the vote. Antanas Mockus, his green party opponent, received only 27% of the vote.
The Best Thing I Heard Conan O’Brien Say at Bonnaroo
Conan O’Brien pokes a little fun at the shirtless throngs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival where hot weather and high humidity prevailed.
A CLEAR-er Alternative to Cap-and-Trade? Cantwell-Collins Climate Bill Explained (Video)
The office of Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) today released a video explaining how the the Carbon Limits and Energy for America’s Renewal or, CLEAR Act, works. The bill is cosponsored by Sen. Cantwell and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), and is being sold as an alternative to the better known Kerry-Lieberman cap-and-trade bill currently being considered [...]
Joe Barton Slammed by Both Sides of the Aisle for BP Apology (w/Video)
The House Republican leadership is trying to distance itself from Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), for comments Barton made to BP CEO Tony Hayward today as the embattled CEO appeared on Capitol Hill to face questioning from Congress.
Deja Vu: America’s Energy Independent Future (Video)
Jon Stewart recounts the “Groundhog’s Dayish” Saga of the last 8 presidents pledging an energy independent future for America. “We are an unstoppable oil dependency breaking machine! Unfortunately, the machine runs on oil.”
