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A123 Systems is a window on how the government's multibillion-dollar electric-vehicle gambit is working. The company was founded at MIT in 2001 with a $100,000 Department of Energy grant. One of its early products was lithium-ion batteries for power-tool maker Black & Decker. Last year, A123 Systems got a $249 million federal grant to open at least three lithium-ion-battery plants in Michigan that will employ hundreds of workers. Michigan is home to or close to many of the plants where electric vehicles are being made, of course, and the state has a surplus...
...follows: The pick of an African American like Steele or former Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, in the wake of President Obama’s historic election, could mitigate the growing perception of the Republican Party as composed of Southern white males. This alleged belief that appointing a black spokesperson could resolve minority qualms with the party—as if the only reason why minorities are not receptive to the Republican brand is poor messaging, rather than fundamental policy differences—was highly misguided. It is only just, therefore, that the RNC has suffered so much unintentional...
...captain Margaux Black had a strong start for the Crimson, limiting the Tigers to only one run and six hits in four innings of work...
...Black pitched into a bit of a jam when she allowed three-consecutive singles after retiring the first two batters in the top of the fourth, but a Scott groundout ended the threat...
...very strong weekend for us,” Black said. “We had a game plan [for Princeton]—we knew going in how we would pitch against them, and we just had a little more confidence than they did. We came out strong knowing that we would dominate them...