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White House rural tour: Battlegrounds
The Swampby Peter Nicholas The White House bills it as a "listening tour," a chance for President Obama's Cabinet to get out of Washington and hear what's on the minds of rural voters around the country. En route, the White House......Tags: Government, Michelle Obama, Virginia, Barack Obama, Steven Chu
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Salazar: Scandal-ridden program closed
The Swampby Jim Tankersley The Interior Department is ending a controversial oil-and-gas royalty program that was the centerpiece of a drug and sex scandal in the federal Minerals Management Service, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said this morning. Testifying...Tags: American Petroleum, U.S. Department of the Interior, Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Land Resources
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Obama's 'got game,' and competition
The Swampby Mark Silva For all the war councils lately at the White House -- and that "beer summit'' on the South Lawn -- the big fall basketball game on the first court promises some real stretches. President Barack Obama, who......Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Illinois, Rick Larsen
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Just don't call it cap-and-trade
The Swampby Lisa Mascaro Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this afternoon offered the first broad outline of the energy bill he expects to bring to the floor later this month - including a possible limit on pollution from utility companies. Senate......Tags: Mining, Environmental Issues, Companies and Corporations, Carol Browner, Emergency Incidents
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Off-shore drilling hazardous: U.S. experts
The Swampby Jim Tankersley and Josh Meyer The federal government's top ocean scientists are urging the Interior Department to drastically reduce plans to open the coast to offshore oil and gas drilling, citing threats to marine life and potentially devastating...Tags: Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Department of the Interior, Alaska, Emergency Incidents
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Obama celebrates 'flavor of other places'
The Swamp"The most beautiful things in this country have the flavor of other places.'' -- President Barack Obama, quoting Gloria Estefan. by Mark Silva The singer was among the president's guests at another musical evening at the White House last......Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Government, National or Ethnic Minorities, Social Issues, Latin Music (genre)
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Senate climate bill moving without GOP
The Swampby Jim Tankersley Democrats on a key Senate committee bypassed a Republican boycott and this morning approved a sweeping plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions, a move meant to reassure other nations as the world prepares for global warming treaty......Tags: Government, Football, Environmental Issues, Treaties, Global Warming
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Salazar stays at Interior, no home run
The Swampby Mark Silva The announcement by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter this week that he will not seek reelection created a choice opening for the state's Democrats -- not to mention a choice new target for the state's Republicans. There's one,......Tags: Government, Republican Party, Denver, National Government, Colorado
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Cape Cod windfarm gaining approval
The Swampby Jim Tankersley and updated at 12:30 pm EDT The Obama administration has approved a long-delayed, highly controversial offshore wind project off Cape Cod, Mass. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is set to announce the decision, to grant federal permits to....Tags: Iowa, Boston, Renewable Energy, Siemens, Barack Obama
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Oil spill renews off-shore drilling debate
The Swampby Jim Tankersley The growing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico was designated a spill of national significance and three top Cabinet officials will tour the site, the federal government said today as it stepped up efforts to deal......Tags: Government, Alaska, Emergency Incidents, Barack Obama, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Salazar: Break up drilling agency
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will propose splitting the troubled agency that regulates offshore drilling in half, in a bid to improve safety regulation in response to the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an Interior......Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Employees, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Companies and Corporations, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Obama: 'trust' oil execs, but 'verify'
The SwampPresident Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar address the media following a meeting with Cabinet members and administration officials. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) By Christi Parsons and Jim Tankersley Angrily condemning "finger pointing" by oil...Tags: Government, U.S. Department of the Interior, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Companies and Corporations, Heads of State
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