U.S. Chamber of Commerce Split Over Donohue’s Climate Policy

BACK in the 1990s when Thomas J. Donohue was president of the American Trucking Associations, a subordinate raised a question at a staff meeting.

Some of the association’s members, the aide said, wondered whether it was really necessary for the group’s president to fly on a private jet. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Nov 18, 2009 - 10:57 PM PST
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Fred Gatlin
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by Fred Gatlin - Nov. 19, 2009

This is a well written and important article. It is an example of what is wrong in the United States. The Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Donohue are example of my way or the highway leadership types that make reaching consensus on issues nearly impossible.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 19, 2009

Broder doesn't seem to know whether he was writing a profile of Donohue, or a piece about the role of the Chamber in DC. Unfortunately, this report doesn't give a full picture of either.

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 2, 2009
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