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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (449697)10/7/2011 5:46:26 PM
From: Brian Sullivan3 Recommendations   of 793868
 
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Bureaucrat Who Approved Solyndra Loan Resigns,
NYTimes Buries News on Page A17 http://ow.ly/1f21Gu

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Energy Department bureaucrat Jonathan Silver tendered his resignation on October 6, effective the following day. Silver led the Energy Department office that approved the ill-fated $528 million loan to solar energy firm Solyndra, despite concerns from some in the White House that it was a disaster waiting to happen.

Although the development occurred the same day as President Obama reiterated his support for similar loans for green energy, the New York Times buried staff writer Matthew Wald's story on page A17 of the October 7 paper.

Wald closed his article by quoting President Obama's defense of loans to green energy firms:

Read more: newsbusters.org
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