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| House probing $528M loan to failed solar company Posted: 14 Sep 2011 10:01 PM PDT  House Republicans questioned Wednesday whether the White House hurried approval of a half-billion-dollar loan guarantee for a now-bankrupt solar panel manufacturer just the once cited as the kind of renewable energy company worthy of federal stimulus money. Solyndra Inc. was a major presence in Washington and spends millions of dollars on lobby there, particularly about the Energy Department's loan assurance program and its executive raised thousands of dollars for Obama and Democrats in Congress. The collapse of the Fremont, Calif.-based company once touted by President Barack Obama ultimately left taxpayers on the fastener for $528 million, raising questions if the loan was hurried to accommodate a company event in September 2009 that featured Vice President Joe Biden.
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