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Article: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS TRAVEL AMERICA, TALK CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 9, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The White House released the following press release:
Punctuated by President Obama's Wednesday announcement of $2.4 billion in Recovery Act funding for 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects, top Administration officials fanned out across the nation this week to highlight the enormous opportunities for Americans in the emerging clean energy economy.
"The United States led the world's economies in the 20th century because we led the world in innovation. Today, the competition is keener; the challenge is tougher; and that's why innovation is more important than ever. That's the key to good, new jobs in the 21st century," President Obama told an Indiana ...