Administration

Dueling sides meet with Salazar on Oregon logging

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

The Obama administration is working on a pair of pilot logging projects in southwestern Oregon that are designed to find a new way out of decades of conflict between timber jobs and spotted owls and salmon.

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Fed workers told: Stay away from leaked cables

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Sure, tens of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables are out in the open, but the Obama administration is still warning federal government employees, and even some future diplomats, that they must refrain from reading any for themselves.

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U.S. looks for way to prosecute over leaks

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

The Obama administration branded the WikiLeaks release of more than 250,000 sensitive files an attack on the United States Monday and raised the prospect of criminal prosecutions.

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Deadline for Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations in West Virginia is December 29

Monday, November 29th, 2010

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds eligible Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) located in West Virginia that Dec. 29 is the deadline to submit loan applications. These Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available because of a severe storm, flooding, mudslides and landslides that occurred from March 12 through April 9, 2010. The SBA offers these loans to help meet working capital needs, such as ongoing operating expenses for eligible non-critical PNP org

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State Department warning to WikiLeaks

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

The Obama administration has told WikiLeaks the group’s plans to publish a quarter of a million US government documents could risk the lives of ‘countless individuals’, endanger military operations and damage international co-operation

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Administration hunts for GOP votes needed to approve arms pact

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

While trying to satisfy a lawmaker’s concerns, the Obama administration is working around Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) in an attempt to gather the nine Republican votes needed to pass the ratification resolution for the strategic arms treaty with Russia this year.

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U.S. urges China to restrain North Korea

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

The U.S. on Wednesday urged China to press North Korea to halt provocative actions against South Korea, after an artillery attack on the South that the Obama administration called a “premeditated” violation of the truce that ended the Korean War.

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Federal Eye: Pistole the latest official to send mixed messages

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Obama administration officials spent the weekend sharing different comments on airport security, the latest example of the president and Cabinet secretaries sending mixed messages on policy or politics to the American public.

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Medicare, Medicaid quality plan unveiled

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Obama administration on Tuesday announced new initiatives to boost the quality of medical care that Americans receive, laying the foundation for what many experts think could be one of the most far-re…

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Deadline for peace deal may be missed, U.S. says

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

Washington – The Obama administration hinted Monday that next year’s deadline for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal could slip even if both sides quickly return to negotiations.

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