Fundraiser for Obama urged Solyndra deal from the inside

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

With White House "breathing down my neck," bundler-turned-appointee pushed Solyndra loan

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… ergy Department officials to move faster in approving a loan guarantee for Solyndra, even as his wife’s law firm was representing the California solar compa …"

"… or Obama's campaign, joined the DOE in April 2009.The $535 million loan to Solyndra was ultimately approved in 2009 and for months was touted by President Oba …"

"… one high ranking energy official in the White House warns shortly before Solyndra’s bankruptcy, on Aug. 26, that what’s coming is a “*#~@ show” and …"

"… s.”In the lengthy email discussions that occurred in the days before the Solyndra loan closed in September 2009, Spinner emerges as a key figure in advocati …"

Solyndra CEO Brian Harrison resigns

By Matthew Mosk and Ronnie Greene

House hearing will investigate DOE's refinancing of Solyndra loan

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… r, a bundler of campaign contributions to the president in 2008. …"

"… istration, has resigned.In papers filed with a bankruptcy court Wednesday, Solyndra said that Brian Harrison had left his post on Friday, Oct. 7, "as contempl …"

"… Friday, Oct. 7, "as contemplated even before these cases were commenced." Solyndra shut its doors and declared bankruptcy six weeks ago.Solyndra filed the pa …"

"… commenced." Solyndra shut its doors and declared bankruptcy six weeks ago.Solyndra filed the papers in a Delaware court in response to a motion by the Depart …"

Energy Dept. ignored warnings on Solyndra, say treasury emails

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Officials say DOE was warned about refinancing of loan to solar firm Solyndra

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… y Department officials that it was not following guidelines in refinancing Solyndra's half-billion dollar federal loan, a Congressional hearing Friday reveale …"

"… recoup the first $75 million of their investment should the company fail. Solyndra declared bankruptcy six weeks ago.During a House Energy and Commerce heari …"

"… ions at the staff level about how DOE is going about the restructuring for Solyndra. At least one involves the legal question of what [the statute] means for …"

"… is one piece in a long string of favorable terms the government granted to Solyndra, a start-up solar panel firm that secured the Energy Department's first lo …"

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Solyndra investor's foundation status called into question

By Amy Biegelsen

Senator questions tax status of George Kaiser's foundation

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… ng of the half-billion-dollar loan guarantees. …"

"… ley, R-Iowa, raised questions Tuesday about Kaiser’s involvement.“With Solyndra, the government didn’t just lose out on its investment through the $535 …"

"… ion.”The foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Solyndra’s implosion has launched three separate government investigations and ra …"

GOP to subpoena White House over Solyndra

By Corbin Hiar

Administration seeks audit of Energy Department loans while GOP threatens to subpoena the president

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… llout from the government’s failed $535 million bet in solar panel maker Solyndra expanded on Friday, with the Obama administration seeking an independent a …"

"… ment’s multi-billion dollar portfolio of investments in clean tech firms.Solyndra, the first recipient of Energy Department backing, collapsed in bankruptcy …"

"… gy Department and White House backed the half billion dollar investment in Solyndra, government emails show, even as budget and Treasury officials were r …"

"… s are awarded on merit.The White House said the new audit will not include Solyndra, which is already facing investigations by the FBI and Inspectors General …"

Few stimulus-financed energy projects were ‘shovel ready’

By Alexandra Duszak

Inspector general scrutinizes federal spending throughout Energy Department

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… ailed $535 million investment in the now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. Questions about Solyndra are likely to escalate amid a San Jose Mercury N …"

"… ent in the now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. Questions about Solyndra are likely to escalate amid a San Jose Mercury News report Wednesday  …"

"… y executives pocketed bonuses from $37,000 to $60,000 in the months before Solyndra’s collapse and dismissal of 1,100 workers.Thursday, the scrutiny of the …"

"… ’s collapse and dismissal of 1,100 workers.Thursday, the scrutiny of the Solyndra financing will likely intensify as a House committee weighs issuing a subp …"

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House committee votes to subpoena White House over Solyndra loan

By Corbin Hiar, Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

A House committee voted Thursday along party lines to subpoena President Obama's inner circle for Solyndra correspondence

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… internal correspondence on the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee to Solyndra Inc.After securing its half-billion dollar taxpayer financing in 2009, the …"

"… ury departments and two House committees.Energy officials raced to support Solyndra in the face of abundant red flags the company was a risky bet.New internal …"

"… News and ABC News show that Energy officials downplayed concerns even from Solyndra’s own auditor, who last year raised “substantial doubt about its abili …"

"… Cameron who refused to testify over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.In its Solyndra inquiry, House Republicans sent two previous letters to the White House se …"

Obama donor weighed asking White House to save Solyndra, emails say

By Matthew Mosk

Emails from Obama bundler George Kaiser show he contemplated pulling government's strings to save solar firm

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… an taxpayers to find out." …"

"… l of the internal communications about the $535 million government loan to Solyndra, a California solar panel manufacturer that went bankrupt. The White House …"

"… that the emails rebutted the repeated assurances from the White House that Solyndra did not attempt to use political influence to secure its federal loan, or …"

"… est Kaiser and his advisors saw no advantage in trying to pull strings for Solyndra inside the White House — and in fact, may have viewed such efforts as de …"

Former Obama aide predicted Solyndra scandal — and urged Chu's ouster

By Matthew Mosk and Ronnie Greene

Former Obama campaign staffer considered Chu 'too associated' with Silicon Valley business elite

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… the deliberations landed on West Wing desks just as the solar energy firm Solyndra was starting to show outward signs of financial trouble. It was sent by Da …"

"… t will be caught up in the wave of GOP attacks that are surely coming over Solyndra and other inside DOE deals that have gone to Obama donors and have underpe …"

"… -- on its own terms -- to a subpoena for all materials that reference the Solyndra loan in any way. Chu is scheduled to testify before a House Energy and Com …"

"… fy before a House Energy and Commerce investigative subcommittee about the Solyndra loan this week. White House officials said the emails received by Con …"

Emails show Energy Dept. sought to hide Solyndra layoffs until after 2010 elections

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Energy Department pressed Solyndra to delay layoffs until after pivotal 2010 election

Excerpts from this story referencing "Solyndra":

"… s on this program is necessary,” the IG concluded. …"

"… aiden green energy loan guarantee announced under the Obama administration.Solyndra did make the layoff announcement, the documents say, on Nov. 3 — a day a …"

"… payers could lose their investment in the upstart firm. Earlier this year, Solyndra fired 1,100 workers, filed for bankruptcy and faced a raid by federal agen …"

"… , according to the committee memo, in an email from a private firm backing Solyndra, Argonaut Private Equity.In late October 2010, as Solyndra’s finances wi …"

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