[Obama on coal] - Sierra Magazine - Sierra Club

Illinois is also where Barack Obama's relationship with coal began. His first visit to the coalfields took place in the southern part of the state in 1997, on a golf outing with a fellow state legislator. Obama soon began to invoke the motto of the state mining industry, describing Illinois as the "Saudi Arabia of coal."

Obama: I’ll find the votes for a climate [scam] bill | Grist

...in the coming days, I will work with both parties to find the necessary votes to move comprehensive energy and climate legislation forward. But we also know that real change is only possible when ordinary Americans are willing to organize from the bottom up.

SBA loans available for businesses hurt by freak snow storm - JSOnline

Federal loans are available for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private non-profits hurt by the unusual Mother's Day weekend snowstorm that struck central Wisconsin, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced Monday.