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To: bentway who wrote (628161)	9/15/2011 11:00:50 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1583871

ABC News' Investigative Reporter Brian Ross was interviewed by Nill O'Reilly about the emerging Solyndra bankruptcy scandal. Ross claims that the scandal goes 'right through to the door of the White House' with White House officials being 'pressured' to move up the timing of the loan despite pushback from budget analysts. ‘Enron II’: Solyndra Scandal Threatens to Engulf White House

To: bentway who wrote (628161)	9/15/2011 11:04:42 AM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Respond to of 1583871

During congressional hearings about the growing Solyndra scandal, Johnathon Silver claimed the Obama Administration was merely following policies put in place by the Bush Administration. However, what he failed to tell the congressional committee was that prior to Obama taking office, the Bush Administration put a freeze on plans to loan money to Solyndra due to worries over the company's viability. Two weeks into the Obama Administration, the loan was "fast-tracked". Obama DOE Falsley Blames Bush For Solyndra