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NEWS ABOUT: John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller stories: 7 news summaries

Nine Senators Hold Key to Health Reform

Baucus leads 'Board
of Directors' in tough bipartisan negotiations

Mar 16, 09 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Barack Obama succeeds in overhauling America's health care system by the end of 2009, he'll have to thank a bipartisan group of nine senators charged with developing a bill that can muster 60 votes. The "Board of Directors"—named by Max Baucus, Obama's go-to figure for health... More »

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health care • Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Orrin Hatch • Chris Dodd • Charles Grassley • health care reform • John D. Rockefeller • Max Baucus • Kent Conrad • Judd Gregg

Bush, Advisers Misled US
on Iraq: Senate Report

Dem-led committee blasts administration; Republicans dismiss 'partisan exercise'

Jun 5, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration distorted facts in justifying the invasion of Iraq and overstated Saddam Hussein’s links to al-Qaeda, a long-delayed report from the Senate intelligence committee concludes. Bush and his advisers also ignored doubts about Iraq’s possession of weapons of mass destruction in constructing their case for military... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Saddam Hussein • September 11 • Senate Intelligence Committee • US intelligence • WMD • John D. Rockefeller • weapons of mass destruction • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

 Rockefellers' Green Revolt
 Fails at Exxon

Bid to open leadership to global warming debate fails

May 29, 08 2:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A shareholder revolt at Exxon Mobil by descendants of company founder John D. Rockefeller has failed to force management to split up the dual chairmanship and CEO roles of Rex Tillerson. The proposal to appoint an independent chairman in part to stimulate board debate about global warming garnered 40% of... More »

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CEO • John D. Rockefeller • Rockefeller family • Exxon Mobil • Standard Oil • shareholder revolt • independent chairman

Rockefellers Pump Exxon Execs for Changes

Family wants independent chairman, climate change initiatives

May 24, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Executives at Exxon are bracing for an onslaught from the Rockefeller family, whose patriarch founded the oil firm’s predecessor a century ago, the Wall Street Journal reports. Led by John D. Rockefeller’s great-granddaughter, the family wants Exxon to pursue renewable forms of energy and appoint an independent chairman. More »

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oil • global warming • shareholders • ExxonMobil • John D. Rockefeller • Rockefeller family • Rex Tillerson

 Rockefeller Clan Launches Green Revolt at Exxon

Demand new chairman, green agenda

Apr 30, 08 3:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Exxon Mobil is facing a shareholder revolt by most of John D. Rockefeller's 300 descendants, who are pushing for the mammoth company to go greener, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Rockefellers are campaigning for Exxon to develop new energy technology, cut greenhouse gas emissions and appoint a new independent... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • shareholders • ExxonMobil • renewable energy • John D. Rockefeller • Rockefeller family • Neva Rockefeller Goodwin • Rockefeller Brothers Fund • Peter O'Neill • Rex Tillerson

Senate Brokers Truce With Bush on Domestic Spying

Includes immunity for phone companies

Oct 18, 07 4:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senate Democrats and Republicans have brokered a deal on legislation regarding the White House domestic spying and wiretapping program—including a highly controversial grant of immunity to telecommunication companies that co-operated with warrantless wiretaps. The deal marks a victory for the White House because Democrats had to kill a House... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • FBI • Hamas • White House • House Judiciary Committee • American Civil Liberties Union • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Senate Intelligence Committee • Mike McConnell • warrantless wiretapping • domestic spying • John D. Rockefeller • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court • Louie Gohmert • domestic wiretapping • al-Qaeda

 Dems Demand Torture Memos

Anger erupts over secret approval for extreme interrogation techniques

Oct 5, 07 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The disclosure by the New York Times of secret Justice Department memos greenlighting the use of torture techniques on terror suspects has triggered an uproar on Capitol Hill. Democrats have demanded to see the memos, which authorized head-slapping, sleep deprivation, freezing, a near-drowning technique called water boarding and other painful... More »

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CIA • Department of Justice • Arlen Specter • Judiciary Committee • Senate Intelligence Committee • interrogation techniques • John D. Rockefeller • Steven Bradbury

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