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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: Washington, DC, Environmental Politics, Lamar Alexander, Work Relations, John McCain
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Pritzker reveals finances, board resignation plans
Tribune reportersChicago billionaire Penny Pritzker intends to resign from corporate boards, including that of Hyatt Hotels Corp., and reported that she received nearly $54 million in consulting fees last year from an off-shore Bahamian trust, the U.S. Commerce...Tags: PlayStation Portable, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Joint Ventures, Economy, Business and Finance, Hyatt Hotels Corp.
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Indiana Statehouse ceremony honors late Gov. Bowen
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence bowed his head in silence Wednesday during a solemn Statehouse memorial for former Gov. Otis "Doc" Bowen as an honor guard posted in the domed Rotunda kept watch over the late governor's official state portrait...
Tags: Executive Branch, Civil and Public Service, Family, Regional Authority, AIDS
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U.S. transport chief LaHood exits politics, Obama picks Foxx
ReutersBy Roberta Rampton and Doug Palmer WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - For the past four years, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has rarely passed up the chance to chide American drivers for using mobile phones and other devices while driving, often...Tags: Washington, DC, White House, U.S. Senate, Charlotte, Politics
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Ten years after Iraq war began, Iran reaps the gains
BAGHDAD — Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the geopolitical winner of the war appears to be their common enemy: Iran. American military forces are long gone, and Iraqi officials say Washington's...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Iraq, Nouri Maliki, Iran, International Military Interventions
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Obama and his Cabinet are not qualified to run the government
Any manager working in private business has, most likely more than once, made cost reductions. When doing so, they try to achieve the savings with the smallest impact on the central business of the company. Listening to members of President Obama's...Tags: Barack Obama
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The challenges at the Interior Dept.
U.S. secretaries of the Interior have seldom been renowned for being … well, renowned. Typically affable former members of Congress who reliably see things according to the president's point of view, they are nearly always Western conservationists,...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Interior, Environmental Issues, Lobbying, Recreational Equipment Inc., Politics
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Senator vows to delay Obama's nominees over Libya
WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading Republican senator said Sunday he would hold up Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominees to head the Pentagon and the CIA until the White House provided more answers about the Sept. 11 attack against a U....
Tags: Benghazi, Washington, DC, National Security, White House, Lindsey O. Graham
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Chan Lowe: Obama's cabinet picks
Presidential staffing is where symbolism and pragmatism collide. It’s also where the dual nature of the presidency—as head of state and head of government—becomes most problematic for the occupant. On the one hand, as chief...
Tags: Heads of State, Government, Politics, Barack Obama
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In picking Lew, Obama turns a page at Treasury
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for treasury secretary, is a premier federal budget expert who would take the helm of the government's main agency for economic and fiscal policy just as the administration girds itself...Tags: Washington, DC, Fannie Mae, Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Jay Carney
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Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about...
Tags: Eric Holder, Washington, DC, Kathleen Sebelius, Central Intelligence Agency, Hilda Solis
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White House task force to tackle gun violence
WASHINGTON -- Announcing his first steps in response to the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, President Obama on Wednesday charged a task force with drawing up a list of proposals to reduce gun violence across the nation and urged Congress to hold votes on...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, White House, Shootings, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Elections
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