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DOD worker assessed Fort Hood suspect months ago- A Defense Department investigator on a terrorism task force looked into Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan's background months ago, officials said Tuesday - providing fresh evidence the military knew worrisome details about the Army psychiatrist before last week's deadly rampage.
DC sniper's Muhammad's execution set for tonight- Virginia's governor refused to spare the life of John Allen Muhammad and cleared the way for his execution Tuesday night for the sniper attacks in 2002 that left 10 dead and spread such fear people were afraid to go shopping, cut grass or pump gas.
Police: Man opens fire at Ore. lab, killing woman- A man opened fire with a rifle Tuesday at a drug-testing laboratory in suburban Portland, killing one woman and wounding two other people before fatally shooting himself, police said. No names were immediately released.
- Former President Bill Clinton urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass health care legislation by year's end, pointedly telling skittish lawmakers that an imperfect bill is preferable to another failure like the one he and the party endured in 1994.
US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions- A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has al-Qaida ties.
White House: Obama eyeing host of Afghan choices- President Barack Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday, while military officials said the choices involve several ways the president could employ additional U.S. forces next year.
- Police said an East Texas man has outsmarted himself in trying to get a quicker response from officers to an alleged assault. Tyler police said 38-year-old Mark Anthony Johnson called 911 on Monday night and reported that he'd just committed a homicide and was armed with a weapon.
Jeter, Teixeira win Gold Gloves; Mauer honored- Derek Jeter sure is stuffing his trophy case this year. The steady Yankees shortstop won his fourth Gold Glove on Tuesday, joining New York first baseman Mark Teixeira among the American League players rewarded for fantastic fielding.
Bailout Also Benefits Wind Energy
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JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), which has amassed a portfolio of 26 wind farms as well firms such as General Electric (NYSE: GE) which builds turbines and also finances new wind farms, cash in on the tax credits by buying ownership stakes in wind projects. The tax credits are vital because they provide wind developers the needed capital to build the projects, while institutional investors like JP Morgan and GE, get to use or securitize the lucrative tax credits.
Despite turbulent markets and months of uncertainty over the tax credit
extension, it appears the wind energy industry is back on solid footing.
"Nobody has really negotiated for three to four months" according to
Small-cap wind energy developer Nacel Energy (OTC Bulletin Board: NCEN)
confirmed in a news release last week that it had resumed work developing its
two
A Before the Bell (TM) renewable energy update.
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