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Obama Adviser Van Jones Resigns Amid Controversy

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Posted Sep 5, 2009 11:29 PM CDT

(AP) – Obama environmental adviser Van Jones is resigning amid controversy over past inflammatory statements. The so-called green jobs czar got into hot water this week when two things surfaced: He called Republicans "assholes" in a video made before he joined the administration, and he signed... Read full story »

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