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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Solyndra layoffs larger than previously reported

June 13, 2012, 12:05 AM
On the day it closed, Solyndra said it was laying off 1,100 full-time and temporary employees. But 1,861 workers lost their jobs as the solar panel manufacturer shut its doors, according to Labor Department documents provided to The Bay Citizen under the Freedom of Information Act. ... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

GSA sought Solyndra contracts despite White House objections

April 19, 2012, 7:00 PM
General Services Administration officials – now embroiled in an agency scandal over lavish spending – pursued contracts with Fremont-based Solyndra despite orders from White House officials to cease contact with the failing solar panel company, according to e-mails released as part of a... + read more
Lethal injection room three; San Quentin State Prison
Daily Report: Public Safety

White House watched as state scrambled for lethal drug

May 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
The highest levels of the United States government were initially unsure how to respond last year when California and other states began a worldwide scramble for a scarce lethal injection drug, e-mails between federal officials show. Ten states went abroad to purchase sodium thiopental, an... + read more
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