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01.27.13
CONDOLEEZZA RICE JOINS CBS
Bob Schieffer announced on CBS’ Face the Nation that
former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will join the
network as a contributor. She will “use her insight and vast
experience to explore issues facing America at home and
abroad,” the network said in a statement. Rice, who was
the first African-American woman to be secretary of state,
served under President George W. Bush.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM:
$700 BILLION A YEAR NEEDED
TO CURB CLIMATE CHANGE
The day before the launch of the World
Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos,
Switzerland, a forum study showed that an
extra $700 billion a year is needed to promote
using cleaner forms of energy instead of fossil
fuels, Reuters reports. But the question of who will pay for a reduction in greenhouse gas
emissions, which are blamed for sparking natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, is still
up for debate. President Obama addressed climate change in his inauguration speech,
saying, “We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do
so would betray our children and future generations.”
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JACK WELCH AT IT AGAIN
After accusing the Obama administration
of fixing the unemployment numbers in a
tweet last year (“these Chicago guys will do
anything”) ex-General Electric CEO Jack Welch
floated a new theory on Inauguration Day.
“Inaugurals always magnificent...appears Pres.
Obama comfortable with high unemployment
and huge deficits..no serious mention,” he
tweeted. While Obama did not directly address
unemployment, his speech did contain
mentions of the deficit and the importance of
middle-class jobs.