Government adviser defends Solyndra despite ethics agreement

The day after a senior Energy Department adviser was told to avoid discussing Solyndra's application for a $535 million federal loan, he defended the solar company's reputation in an exchange with a White House aide.

Steven J. Spinner, a major fundraiser for President Obama and a Silicon Valley investor tasked with helping the government invest in clean-technology companies, had an ethical conflict: His wife worked for Wilson Sonsini, a California law firm that represented Solyndra, the solar-panel maker, in its applications for the government loan.

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Joby Warrick 09 Oct, 2011


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