They urged the president to support their efforts to move funds from other parts of the program into the pre-existing condition fund so it can continue to accept new enrollees.
In debuting the site, FCC Chairman William Kennard endorsed the development of a scheme to coax schools and libraries into establishing their own Internet filtering strategies, possibly as a condition to receiving money from the E-Rate program.
The new, free iPhone application will streamline the process by allowing New Yorkers to report complaints to 311 using a program that identifies the user, determines the specific location of the condition reported using GPS technology, and allows easy uploads of photos.
But the special inspector general monitoring the government's bailout program says the Obama administration wanted to cut more dealers more quickly as a condition of rescuing the automakers.
New help for some uninsured: People with a medical condition that has left them uninsurable may be able to enroll in a new federally subsidized insurance program that is to be established within 90 days.