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Mr. Obama scolded Exelon and federal regulators for inaction and introduced a bill to require all plant owners to notify state and local authorities immediately of even small leaks. He has boasted of it on the campaign trail, telling a crowd in Iowa in December that it was “the only nuclear legislation that I’ve passed.”
“I just did that last year,” he said, to murmurs of approval. A close look at the path his legislation took tells a very different story. While he initially fought to advance his bill, even holding up a presidential nomination to try to force a hearing on it, Mr. Obama eventually rewrote it to reflect changes sought by Senate Republicans, Exelon and nuclear regulators. The new bill removed language mandating prompt reporting and simply offered guidance to regulators, whom it charged with addressing the issue of unreported leaks.
Those revisions propelled the bill through a crucial committee. But, contrary to Mr. Obama’s comments in Iowa, it ultimately died amid parliamentary wrangling in the full Senate. ... ..
Oh, and about that civil rights love story he spun regarding his mother and father, false, as well:
[CENTER]Mr. Obama relayed a story of how his Kenyan father and his Kansan mother fell in love because of the tumult of Selma, but he was born in 1961, four years before the confrontation at Selma took place. When asked later, Mr. Obama clarified himself, saying: “I meant the whole civil rights movement.”
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Hey, but let's not nitpick.
[CENTER]White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was forced to revise a critical stump line of his on Saturday -- a flat declaration that lobbyists "won't work in my White House" after it turned out his own written plan says they could, with some restrictions. ... .. Obama softens stump speech pledge not to employ lobbyists
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There was a radio show the other day (can't tell you which one because I don't usually listen to talk radio). They had a copy of Obama's book "Dreams of my Father" and his audio book for "Dreams of my Father" and they were playing parts of it and comparing the book to the audio book.
There is a wealth of material in it about Obama and white people and black people. I'm surprised Hillary hasn't used any of it but I don't believe McCain will feel the need to "not touch the book."
There was a radio show the other day (can't tell you which one because I don't usually listen to talk radio). They had a copy of Obama's book "Dreams of my Father" and his audio book for "Dreams of my Father" and they were playing parts of it and comparing the book to the audio book.
There is a wealth of material in it about Obama and white people and black people. I'm surprised Hillary hasn't used any of it but I don't believe McCain will feel the need to "not touch the book."
I believe it was the Hugh Hewitt show.
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