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• Interior sets new rules on hydraulic fracturing

  May 4, 2012 in Business, Nation/World The Obama administration is requiring companies drilling for natural gas on public and Indian lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. 10

• Insurers must cover birth control with no copays

  August 1, 2011 in Nation/World Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no copays, the Obama administration said today in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as … 49

• 20 states ask judge to throw out Obama health law

  December 16, 2010 in Nation/World Attorneys for 20 states fighting the new federal health care law told a judge today it will expand the government’s powers in dangerous and unintended ways. 22

• Big legal setback for Obama’s health care overhaul

  December 13, 2010 in Nation/World A federal judge declared a key provision of the Obama administration’s health care law unconstitutional today, siding with Virginia’s attorney general in a dispute that both sides agree will ultimately … 39

• U.S. tries to contain damage from leaked cables

  November 29, 2010 in Nation/World The Obama administration moved forcefully today to contain damage from the release of more than a quarter-million classified diplomatic files, branding the action as an attack on the United States … 131

• Appeals court keeps military gay policy for now

  October 20, 2010 in Nation/World A federal appeals court today granted a government request to temporarily freeze a judge’s order telling the military to stop enforcing its ban on openly gay troops. 22

• U.S. seeks ‘don’t ask’ delay

  October 15, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – After two days of silence, the Obama administration urged a federal judge on Thursday to let the military press on with its “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on …

• Health reform challenge proceeds

  October 15, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Florida handed opponents of the new health care law an early procedural victory Thursday, rejecting a bid by the Obama administration to throw out …

• Rahm Emanuel expected to resign Friday

  September 30, 2010 in Nation/World Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama’s chief of staff and one of the most visible members of his administration, will resign Friday, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. 8

• North Idaho is respite for head of deficit panel

  August 21, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page B1 A well-known North Idaho Democrat was in town this week for a family vacation, taking a break from running a commission tasked with finding ways to reduce the federal debt. …

• Palestinians, Israel accept invitation to D.C. talks

  August 21, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Friday it has invited the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to Washington next month to resume long-stalled direct peace talks, recognizing “there … 1

• Gregoire asks to be taken off Kagan successor list

  August 10, 2010 in Region Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has taken herself out of the running to replace Elena Kagan as solicitor general. 6

• Second Obama economic adviser resigns

  August 6, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Christina Romer, an economic adviser to President Barack Obama, announced her resignation Thursday night, the second top White House economic official to step down. Romer, chairwoman of the … 2

• White House backtracks on Sherrod firing

  July 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration issued an extraordinary public apology Wednesday and offered to reinstate a federal official who was fired after she appeared to make racial comments on a …

• Stopgap health plan’s premiums could hurt

  June 30, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is launching a special coverage program for uninsured Americans with medical problems this week, the most ambitious early investment of President Barack Obama’s health care … 5

• GOP calls for probe of job offers

  June 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The admission by the White House on Thursday that it dangled the prospect of a government job in front of another contender for the U.S. Senate had Republicans …

• White House discussed job with another candidate

  June 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – One of President Barack Obama’s top advisers suggested to a Colorado Democrat that he forgo a primary challenge to Sen. Michael Bennet and instead apply for one of …

• Administration touts reform’s benefits to states

  November 24, 2009 in City on Page A10 The Obama administration continued its effort to build the case for health care reform with the release of reports detailing the benefits it said states would see should Congress pass … 1

• Palestinian-Israeli talks at impasse

  November 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO – The Obama administration has all but abandoned hope for an early resumption of high-level negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders or substantive movement toward agreement on a Palestinian … 1

• Palestinians accuse U.S. of caving on settlements

  November 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 JERUSALEM – Palestinian officials on Sunday criticized the United States for what one called “backpedaling” on demands that Israel stop settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, saying that the …

• Obama administration moves cautiously on Cuba

  October 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MEXICO CITY – It is an annual ritual: The United Nations will vote today to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba, much as the world organization has done for nearly … 1

• Obama sidestepping Chamber of Commerce

  October 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama White House, stepping in where other Democrats feared to tread, has launched a potentially risky fight with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – attempting to bypass …

• Executive pay targeted

  October 22, 2009 in Business on Page A7 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration plans to significantly cut the pay of executives at the seven companies that have received the most bailout money, reacting to a growing outcry about …

• Former Oregon governor on list for Interior job

  December 2, 2008 in Idaho on Page A3 Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber spoke out in favor of removing the four Lower Snake River Dams to restore Northwest salmon runs. Now the former emergency room doctor – a …