During his testimony, Petraeus recommended that the administration's open-ended commitment in Iraq continue, with a pause after some troop withdrawals so assessments can be made on a timetable for further reductions.
CNN: Iraqi foreign minister says Iraq paying its share of war cost
The administration is open to reforming trade-remedy laws to make it easier and quicker for firms to get temporary protection from import surges.
Beth Noveck, former deputy chief technology officer in the Obama administration, called for an open-source approach to rethinking government, making its operating system as accessible to everyone as the code that powers the Arduino device.
Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG (New York City): Our administration has always had a policy of open-door communications with all community leaders, as you know.
After an ill-starred open letter critical of the Obama administration last year, they take care not to complain publicly.
Will the nation allow the Obama administration to get away with this enormous sea-change in our culture of open government, disguised as a relatively minor bureaucratic adjustment?
What I'm curious about is if this administration is open to the concept suggested by others of a federal buy-back program of, under some circumstance, purchasing back -- as some states have -- ammunition clips, certain types of weapons, other things like that as part of way to deal with two things that are happening.
And my question is, again, I understand this administration wanted to have open lines with top officials, but what is the best-case scenario to keep that happening?
Although the civil-rights movement of the 1950s began to change this, it was not until the Carter administration introduced affirmative-action programmes in the late 1970s that the club was finally forced to throw open its doors.
The new FAQ document notes that insurance companies may establish an open enrollment period for children with pre-existing conditions and makes clear that the Administration will not hesitate to issue regulations if insurance companies unfairly limit access to insurance for children who need it most.
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