Obama’s ‘friendly utility lobbyists’ and cap-and-trade

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President Obama and congressional Democrats have spent the past few years pretending to wage war against the special interests, while working with big-business lobbyists whose clients stood to profit from their big-government programs.

Emails among Obama appointees at the EPA paint this picture clearly, with green-energy lobbyists for multinational giant Siemens setting up meetings with EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, getting her private account, and applauding her climate policies.

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