Today, the Obama administration's treatment of US allies and enemies alike bears far more resemblance to the Eisenhower administration's policies than to those of the Kennedy administration.
Beyond the budget, Lew is expected to hew closely to the positions Geithner struck on Europe's debt crisis, the U.S. relationship with China and the administration's defense of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law that the banking industry has fought to weaken.
On February 15, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the America's Great Outdoors Report, the Administration's action plan under the America's Great Outdoors initiative to achieve lasting conservation of the outdoor spaces that power our nation's economy, shape our culture, and build our outdoor traditions.
That may trigger a counter-reaction in which some of the president's liberal allies shift their focus from the administration's missteps to the opposition's overkill.
As the president points out, this is the Fed's responsibility not the administration's.
The ultimate result will be to provide new grist for Al Gore's--and the administration's--friends in the "green" investment banking world and Silicon Valley.
Mr. Khanna said he received a phone call Monday from the White House's Mr. Edelman informing him of the administration's response shortly before the statement was posted online.
The European policy that emerged from Mr Bush's visit appears to resolve the administration's strategic indecision in favour of the Europeanists.
In Washington, White House officials Thursday said they believe they have the legal authority to demand that BP subsidize the wages of U.S. workers idled because of the administration's moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf.
Biden traveled to a gun policy conference in Connecticut last month in the aftermath of December's Newtown school shootings, to underscore the administration's push for tougher laws as the state considers a broad set of gun control bills.
The Center's analysis notes that the Administration's decision to approve this Japanese acquisition is ironic in several respects.
According to the administration's analysis, the Corzine administration paid for 13% of its 2010 budget with nonrecurring money, compared with 5% under Mr. Christie's 2013 plan.
So what's the administration's real objective?
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The Sustainable Endowments Institute just released its annual "College Sustainability Report Card, " which grades the 200 schools with the largest endowments in the U.S. and Canada on a variety of factors, including the administration's commitment to sustainability, the school's energy-related policies and its investment priorities.
On trade secrets, again, I would refer you to the rollout later today that the OMB's Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator will be releasing as part of the administration's strategy to mitigate the theft of U.S. trade secrets.
The report identifies Lake as the principal advocate for leaving no documents that could establish a paper trail of the policy, which ran the risk of antagonizing America's European allies, and which contradicted the administration's public support for an international arms embargo to all sides in the Bosnian conflict.
U.S. officials briefed on the drone program say the administration's intent in the speech was to take the heat off the controversial drone strikes by promising future action would be done by the military when possible.
Lott today threatened to hold up Herman's confirmation, saying he first wanted the White House to clarify the administration's position on the Davis-Bacon law, which requires federal contracts go only to those companies that pay the "prevailing wage" in their region.
It would put question-marks next to Mr Bush's judgment in recruiting him in the first place and next to the administration's wider strategy in the war on terror.
The only really new thing in the chancellor's speech was the recruitment of Beth Noveck, the woman who's been running the Obama administration's open data initiative.
Such talk infuriates Peter Orszag, the head of the White House's Office of Management and Budget and the administration's most important health expert.
Netanyahu met for more than two hours Tuesday with George Mitchell, the former U.S. senator who is the Obama administration's envoy to the Middle East.
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No less significant than what Livni's perfidious collaboration with the administration against her own government tells us about her character is what the nature of the Obama administration's assault on the Netanyahu government tells us about Livni's central strategic platform.
President Bush kept a low profile throughout the day, letting other administration figures take the lead in delivering the administration's message of cautious optimism.
Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, challenged Byrd's description of the administration's request.
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As it stands now, domestic passengers pay a 7.5% ticket tax every time they fly, which goes into the FAA's trust fund, which makes up most of the administration's budget.
If they wish to be taken seriously, let alone to secure the support of the American people for their policies, however, they must ensure that the President's team is no longer undercut by disloyalists among the administration's own senior ranks.
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