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“In Vacaville, California, government agencies have already embraced the future of transportation and solar power. In February 2005, a new Vacaville Bella Vista Solar Powered Park and Ride Facility opened along Interstate 80, between Sacramento and San Francisco, complete with source...

“Competitors, including Charles Schwab Corp (SCHW.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp (AMTD.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), have said they are loath to bid for the smaller and now very cheap company, but have made source...

“ "China is targeting U.S. government and commercial computers for espionage," says the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission's (USCC) 2008 Annual Report to Congress. "Alan Paller from the SANS Institute, an Internet security company, believes that in 2007 the source...

“IBM has won a $4.9 million government grant from DARPA to begin the first phase of research on “cognitive computing”– essentially building computers that work like living brains. The new brain-like computers will aim to process vast amounts of data source...

“"Governments on both sides of the Atlantic have called on them to resume lending, and criticism has been directed to the banks that they are not shaping up to the task at hand," he said. "If the banks do not source...

“– John Kemp is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own – Despite a promising start, the U.S. experiment with renewable fuels is facing a serious challenge next year. Falling gasoline consumption, lower pump prices and contradictions within source...

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“Apps for Democracy, the recent contest put on in Washington DC in conjunction with the DC government and Peter Corbett’s iStrategyLabs, was a resounding success in many people’s estimation. For those of you who are not sure what the contest source...

“Geithner has played a central role in the government's efforts to wrangle the credit crisis, which has damaged markets and economies worldwide. While a number of those efforts have been controversial, Geithner remains a well-regarded figure from Wall Street to source...

“November 14, 2008 (Computerworld) President-elect Obama relied heavily on Web 2.0 during his campaign, prompting some to label his incoming administration as a Google-enabled government. Now, his transition team is carefully screening potential new White House employees for any wayward source...

“ Madeleine Pickens, wife of the eccentric billionaire tycoon T. Boone Pickens, wants to ride to the rescue of a beleaguered national icon. The wild horses that have been an emblem of the wide-open American West for centuries more recently source...

“I am in Slovenia today, talking to bankers, entrepreneurs, managers, politicians, government officials and academics.  The story is the same here as in every country I have visited since mid-September 2008: the banks aren’t lending.  They don’t lend to each source...

“More bad news is coming out of the electric vehicle industry–  Plans by ZAP Electric Cars to build a manufacturing plant in Kentucky have stalled due to the loss of $125 million in financing from GE Capital.  The plant was source...

“We don't have to look far. Hazel Blears, a career politician who is currently Communities Secretary, recently made noises about shutting down blogs she doesn't like. She particular doesn't like the blog of Guido Fawkes. It's not surprising she doesn't source...

“The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is warning that Obama will alienate millions, and abortion opponents are bracing for a fight. Medical researchers, meanwhile, are rejoicing at the prospect of freedom from a government policy they say has stymied source...