In 2008, Cirque offered him the job, which involves a routine atop what looks like sinking house, plus warming up the audience.

WSJ: Social Media

McClendon and other panelists at the hearing, convened by the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, want Congress to know that natural gas can have a more prominent role in America's energy future.

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Finger presented the assessment to a joint hearing of the House Intelligence Committee and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

NPR: U.S. Report Links Climate Change to Security

Although they now have a friend in the White House, the cold economy and cold winter will cool public ardor for global warming initiatives.

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