Electric cars spark charging network plans and factory bets
An editorial notes the rise of electric vehicles and the race to build charging networks. It details eTec and Nissan partnerships with a $100 million federal grant to deploy stations in five cities and a plan for a Columbus battery plant potentially creating 1,000 jobs. It also mentions Coda Automotive seeking a $400 million DOE loan to build a factory as gas stations may yield to charging hubs.
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eTec
Nissan
Columbus
Lucent Technologies
Coda Automotive
U.S. Department of Energy
Ohio
Time to pass the DREAM Act stands alone now
Advocates concede that the DREAM Act should be pursued as a stand-alone measure after the DREAM Act deadline passes without broader immigration reform. The proposal would grant conditional permanent residency to undocumented high school graduates meeting five years in the U S and postsecondary or military requirements.
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Congress
Washington
U.S
Today in History for Friday July 2 2010
The entry notes Friday July 2 2010 as the 183rd day of the year with 182 days remaining. It marks the calendar date without detailing events or persons.
Earhart and Noonan Disappeared Over Pacific Ocean
July 2 1937 saw aviatrix Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan vanish during a Pacific flight. The event sparked a global search effort and remains unsolved with extensive speculation about their fate.
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Amelia Earhart
Fred Noonan
Pacific Ocean
Real estate executive earns brokerage manager designation
William M. Tucker president of Professional Services Real Estate has received the Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager designation from the Real Tors National Marketing Institute. Tucker serves on Roswell and Hobbs boards of Realtors and holds the Graduate Realtors Institute designation.
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William M. Tucker
Professional Services Real Estate
The
Realtors National Marketing Institute
Tucker
Roswell and Hobbs Boards of Realtors
Realtor’s Association of New Mexico
New Mexico Real Estate Commission
Graduate Realtors Institute
Fates of the declaration signers
An analysis disputes popular claims about the fates of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. It notes nine died in the Revolutionary War, many suffered property losses, and most faced risks but did not die in dire poverty.
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Santa FE
America
Continental Congress
Lafayette
von Steuben
de Kalb
Rochambeau
Kosciuszko
Galvez
Rush Limbaugh Jr
Roswell
Dave Clary
George Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Europe
Americas
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Americans face conflicting demands on government after Gulf spill
The Gulf oil spill exposes Americans desires for limited government yet expanded services. Polls show contradictions on regulation, healthcare, immigration, and budgets. Voters want decisive action without high costs, and leaders struggle to reconcile these mixed signals. Former Justice Souter notes choices reflect the public’s balance of desires.
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Gulf
New York Times
David Brooks
USA Today
Gallup
Supreme Court
David Souter
White House Distancing From Boy Scouts Deepens
The article outlines White House actions and responses suggesting Obama distances his administration from the Boy Scouts of America. It details delayed Eagle certificates, declined gala invitation, and Gibbs press briefings, plus Philadelphia ending rent-free BSA housing over nondiscrimination policy, signaling broader tensions between the administration and the Scouts.
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Barack Obama
White House
Boy Scouts of America
Obama
BSA
Washington, D.C
Robert Gibbs
Boy Scouts
Gibbs
Les Kinsolving
WorldNetDaily
Corre
Spondent
New York Post
New York
Kinsolving
Peer
Philadelphia
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Lester
Chuck
Norris
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