TITLE

Stimulus could haunt Sheriff Biden

AUTHOR(S)
SWANSON, IAN
PUB. DATE
September 2011
SOURCE
Hill;9/22/2011, Vol. 18 Issue 129, p1
SOURCE TYPE
Newspaper
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article reports that the new position of Joe Biden as Sheriff of the economic stimulus package could haunt him back when it comes to his remarks on solar company Solyndra Inc. that went bankrupt after winning the package.
ACCESSION #
66609839

Tags: BIDEN, Joseph R., 1942-;  BANKRUPTCY;  SOLYNDRA LLC

 

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