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Thinking Green, Obama Cools Toward Coal

New stance on alternative-fuel plan perplexes industry

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 13, 2007 4:14 PM CDT

(Newser) – Caught between his increasingly carbon-conscious party and a major player in his home state, Barack Obama has backed off his support for converting coal into liquid vehicle fuel, the LA Times reports. Global warming is important to Democrats, but coal is important to the Illinois... Read full story »

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