It's a move that many see as a logical next step in transforming Libya's DIY rebellion into a joined-up administration that can guide the country towards elections.

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The administration would seek to guide the legislative debate through its new privacy office.

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In addition, health insurers utilize it for billing purposes and the Food and Drug Administration uses it as a guide for drug approvals.

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To guide those decisions, the administration is conducting a study of the usefulness of commercial imagery, due in mid-April.

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Where the guide fails to provide details, however, the administration's actions regarding America's nuclear arsenal emphasize reductions rather than maintaining a strong deterrent.

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