Word: stern
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...heels of President Obama's announcement that he would ask the EPA to reconsider applications from 14 states attempting to set stricter greenhouse gas-emissions standards, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named another member to what some have recently dubbed Obama's green team. Todd Stern, a longtime friend and adviser to both Hillary and former President Bill Clinton, has held positions in government and in private law practices where he has advised on issues ranging from global warming to anti-money laundering methods. Many see his appointment as further evidence that the Obama Administration is serious about addressing...
...Born May 4, 1951 to Judith and Richard Stern of Chicago, he went on to receive a bachelors in 1973 from Dartmouth (where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa) and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1977. He married Jennifer Klein on Sept...
...After completing his law degree, Stern served as an attorney for the Legal Aid Society for two years, followed by more than a decade working for private firms...
...these Qs, press jumps on you wanting to know answers; while if you give answers that aren't fully honest (e.g. nothing re Hillary) you risk hugely compounding the problem by getting caught in half-truths. You run risk of turning this into 'cover-up.' " - from a note that Stern wrote regarding the firing of the White House travel office staff, allegedly at the request of then-First Lady Hillary Clinton. Some people claimed that the employees were fired so that Hillary could appoint friends. (New York Times, January...
...models are not even close in suggesting Kyoto was the right approach." - former President George W. Bush's economic adviser, Lawrence Lindsey, dismissing Stern's work after Bush rejected the Kyoto Protocol (USA Today, June...