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Engelhardt: The Stimulus Package in Kabul  (ZNet)  17 Nov 2010 16:21
I had that moment recently when it came to the American way of war. In the past couple of weeks, it could have been triggered by an endless string of ill-attended news reports like theChristian Science Monitor piece headlined U.S. involvement in Yemen...

Federal Contracts Awarded by Federal Agencies in Oklahoma (Nov. 17)  (Targeted News Service)  17 Nov 2010 14:03
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The following federal contracts were announced by federal agencies based in Oklahoma. *** MILITARY $31,120 Federal Contract Awarded to Mollman Water Conditioning WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Mollman Water Conditioning Inc., Oklahoma City, won a $31,120 federal contract from the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., for the maintenance of water softener systems. Contact: Betty A. Hood, 405/734-5072, betty.hood@tinker.af.mil. MIL5FCA5. ClassJ;...

Federal Contracts Awarded to Companies in Utah (Nov. 17)  (Targeted News Service)  17 Nov 2010 14:03
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The following federal contracts were announced by federal agencies as having been awarded to companies operating in Utah. *** MILITARY $9.25 Million Federal Contract Awarded to Triumph Gear Systems WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Triumph Gear Systems Inc., Park City, Utah, was awarded a $9,259,250 federal contract by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Strategic Acquisition, Philadelphia, for mechanical actuators for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force. DODBT *** MILITARY...

Legislative Update: The 111th Congress Winds Down  (Journal of the National Cancer Institute)  18 Nov 2010 05:38
The imminent final adjournment of the 111th Congress will mark the end of a remarkable period of legislative history distinguished by the infusion of economic stimulus funds into the federal budget, the passage of broad health care reform, and tobacco...

Mark Tapscott: Upton's voting record belies his conservative claims  (San Francisco Examiner)  18 Nov 2010 06:11
Michigan moderate GOPer Rep. Fred Upton is making some interesting claims in his push to become chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the 112th Congress. Unfortunately, his voting record doesn't square with his claims. In a Nov. 15...

US concerned about Wash. nuclear cleanup  (Boston Globe (MA))  17 Nov 2010 08:01
YAKIMA, Wash. ? A federal audit raised concerns Monday about cleanup delays and costs at a Hanford nuclear reservation plant where workers produced more than half the plutonium for the nation?s nuclear weapons arsenal. The federal government created...

Durham Begins Neighborhood Energy Retrofits  (Targeted News Service)  18 Nov 2010 01:21
DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 17 -- The city of Durham issued the following news release: Residents in Durham neighborhoods who applied to the City of Durham's Neighborhood Energy Retrofit Program will soon begin saving money on their energy bills thanks to work now underway. The City has begun upgrading homes to be more energy efficient through its Neighborhood Energy Retrofit Program. The program, overseen by the Durham City-County Sustainability Office, works to increase energy efficiency, which...

More on intercity rail here  (American Progress)  17 Nov 2010 21:43
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the second round of recipients selected to receive funding for intercity rail projects under the administrations on October 28, 2010. These projects will bring us one step closer to realizing the benefits of...

Pelosi Elected Minority Leader  (RHRealityCheck)  17 Nov 2010 20:49
Published under: Real Time Blog | Election 2010 | Womens Rights | Election 2012 | Heath Shuler | Minority Leader | Nancy Pelosi | Speaker of the House Jodi Jacobson's blog | Printer-friendly version | Login or register to post comments | House Speaker...

Legislative Update: The 111th Congress Winds Down  (Journal of the National Cancer Institute)  18 Nov 2010 05:38
The imminent final adjournment of the 111th Congress will mark the end of a remarkable period of legislative history distinguished by the infusion of economic stimulus funds into the federal budget, the passage of broad health care reform, and tobacco...

Mark Tapscott: Upton's voting record belies his conservative claims  (San Francisco Examiner)  18 Nov 2010 06:11
Michigan moderate GOPer Rep. Fred Upton is making some interesting claims in his push to become chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the 112th Congress. Unfortunately, his voting record doesn't square with his claims. In a Nov. 15...

Weekly Pulse: The new hunger epidemic, making CPCs come clean and smoking hipsters  (Rabble.ca)  17 Nov 2010 15:40
Astonishingly, more than 36% of female-headed households suffered from food insecurity last year, in spite of a massive expansion of federal food stamp benefits as part of the economic stimulus. Forty-two million families received food stamps last year,...

Scope of broadband project clarified  (TMC Net)  18 Nov 2010 05:09
Nov 18, 2010 (Charleston Daily Mail - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- It has become clear that a $126 million federal stimulus grant to the state is not specifically designed to make broadband available to 700,000 residents and...

State Utility Regulators Want Broadband Oversight Funding  (National Journal)  17 Nov 2010 19:43
A group of state utility regulators Wednesday formally approved a resolution urging Congress to provide two key agencies with the funding they need to oversee two grants programs aimed at helping to spur broadband access and adoption. The National...

Council to hear broadband grant dispute  (TradingMarkets)  18 Nov 2010 01:05
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Citynet President Jim Martin urged West Virginia Broadband Council members Wednesday to scrutinize and suspend a $126.3 million federal stimulus grant being used to expand high-speed Internet across the state. "This state is making...

GAO-11-54, Federal Transit Programs: Federal Transit Administration Has Opportunities to Improve Performance Accountability, November 17, 2010  (GAO)  17 Nov 2010 21:39
Public demand and federal funding for transit have grown in recent years, yet most of this funding is not tied to performance. As Congress prepares for reauthorization of the federal surface transportation programs, GAO was asked to report on (1) the...

Bids may signal better times  (Idaho State Journal)  17 Nov 2010 08:48
Joe Kline\u002fIdaho State Journal Joe Kline\u002fIdaho State Journal\u000dCars drive down Yellowstone Avenue on the border of Pocatello and Chubbuck where construction is nearly finished\u002e The photograph was taken using a long exposure\u002e...

Eighty per cent of Americans back 'naked' airport scanners  (Brisbane Times)  17 Nov 2010 17:49
Americans overwhelmingly back the full-body scanners that produce graphic images of the body, which are being deployed in airports around the country, a poll published this week shows. Eight in 10 Americans say airports should use the full-body X-ray...

Workers health care costs to rise  (Detroit News, The (MI))  18 Nov 2010 03:33
Michigan employers expect to see health care costs for employees jump 9.9 percent next year, but expect to pass about half that increase to workers. Employers across the state said they plan to cut their cost increase to 5.6 percent by changing plan...

Dallas-area employers shifting more health care costs to workers  (Dallas Morning News (TX))  18 Nov 2010 01:28
Nov. 18--Dallas-area employers will slide health care costs to their workers more than the national average next year, according to a survey released Wednesday. The strong local economy has made cost-shifting less prevalent here than elsewhere. But 47 percent of Dallas respondents say they will shift costs to employees next year, according to the survey by Mercer, a consulting, outsourcing and investment company. They will increase deductibles, co-pays and out-of-pocket maximums. By comparison,...

Michigan employers expect health care costs to jump 9.9%  (Detroit News, The (MI))  17 Nov 2010 11:00
Melissa Burden / The Detroit News Michigan employers expect to see their health care costs for employees jump 9.9 percent next year, but plan to shift less than half of the increase onto employees, a new health care survey released today shows....

Dallas-area workers should expect to shoulder more health care costs in 2011  (Denton Record-Chronicle)  17 Nov 2010 10:34
Dallas bosses will shovel more health care costs onto their workers next year than employers in other parts of the country, according to a survey released today by consulting firm Mercer. Forty-seven percent of Dallas-area respondents said they plan to...

Wilton town employees to pay into health care costs  (Saratogian)  17 Nov 2010 08:32
By PAUL POST, The Saratogian WILTON All town employees and retirees must share in health care costs under a $6.7 million 2011 budget the Town Board is expected to approve at todays 5:30 p.m. special meeting at Town Hall. Depending on their hire date,...

Why Health Costs Are Still Rising  (National Center For Policy Analysis)  18 Nov 2010 05:38
Brief Analyses | Health No. 731 Prices for medical services have been rising faster than prices of other goods and services for as long as anyone can remember. But not all health care prices are rising. Although health care inflation is robust for...

PPACA: Mercer Sees Strong Health Care Cost Growth  (Life Insurance Selling)  18 Nov 2010 00:27
Health benefit cost growth accelerated to 6.9% in 2010, following almost 10 years of stable or slowing increases, reports Mercer Inc. Last year, health benefit costs rose just 5.5%, according to a new study by Mercer, part of Mercer Marsh & McLennan...

Health care costs outstrip inflation, survey finds  (Bellingham Herald (WA))  17 Nov 2010 13:38
(MCT) The average benefit cost per employee rose to $9,562, showed the annual survey by analysts with benefits consulting firm Mercer. Employers expect big increases again in 2011, driven by prices for health care services, increased usage and changes...

Employer health-care costs continue to rise  (Sacramento Bee (CA))  18 Nov 2010 05:48
RALEIGH, N.C. The cost for employer-sponsored medical coverage rose 6.9 percent this year, much higher than the rate of broader inflation and the sharpest increase since 2004, according to a national survey released Wednesday. The average cost per...

Mich. employers will pass on half of 10% hike to employees  (Detroit News, The (MI))  18 Nov 2010 03:33
Michigan employers expect to see health care costs for employees jump 9.9 percent next year, but expect to pass about half that increase to workers. Employers across the state said they plan to cut their cost increase to 5.6 percent by changing plan...

Gansler campaign finance group meets tomorrow  (Baltimore Sun (MD))  17 Nov 2010 12:24
An advisory committee eyeing reforms to Maryland's campaign finance system will meet tomorrow afternoon in Baltimore. Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler assembled the 10-member group this fall to examine political slates, candidate loans and other...

Real reform  (Randolph Leader)  17 Nov 2010 18:43
Gerald Dial, newly elected to the state Senate as a Republican, is holding a press conference on the steps of the Alabama Statehouse this morning to announce he is introducing a resolution to repeal the legislative pay raise enacted during the last...

L.A. council gives approval to 9 ballot measures for March 8 election  (Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA))  18 Nov 2010 05:30
Los Angeles City Council members agreed Wednesday to add an oil-production tax to the March 8 ballot and further refined a measure to reform the DWP. The council gave preliminary approval to a tax of $1.44 per barrel of oil extracted, which would...

City Council members OK oil-production tax to ballot  (Daily News (Los Angeles, CA))  17 Nov 2010 21:36
Los Angeles City Council members agreed Wednesday to add an oil-production tax to the March 8 ballot and further refined a measure to reform the DWP. The council gave preliminary approval to an oil extraction tax of $1.44 per barrel which would generate...

Baltimore School for the Arts sophomore on 'The Good Wife'  (Baltimore Sun (MD))  17 Nov 2010 22:41
Rachel Hilson, a 15-year-old sophomore at the Baltimore School for the Arts, has landed a recurring role on "The Good Wife," the CBS hit drama now in its second season. She debuts Tuesday as Nisa, a study partner and love interest for Zach Florrick...

Law Professors Discuss Corporate Spending in Elections  (State Journal)  17 Nov 2010 19:57
Recent forum focused on the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission on election outcomes. By Pam Kasey Email | Bio | Other Stories by Pam Kasey Recent forum focused on the impact of the U.S....

Poll Shows 2012 GOP Field Wide Open  (American Spectator)  17 Nov 2010 12:30
As I've noted on a number of occassions, even if the economy doesn't improve greatly and President Obama is deeply vulnerable in 2012, Republicans still have to agree on a viable candidate to replace him. And at the moment, Republicans aren't...

U.S. Senate ban on budget earmarks sought by four lawmakers  (BusinessWeek)  17 Nov 2010 10:28
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Four U.S. senators from both parties want a Senate vote on their plan to impose a moratorium on budget earmarks, which direct government expenditures to pet projects in lawmakers home states. Republicans Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and...

Forum editorial: Earmark sideshow not helpful  (Fargo Forum)  18 Nov 2010 04:53
The U.S. Senates high-flying rhetoric about the need to eliminate congressional earmarks has the aroma of hypocrisy about it. The U.S. Senates high-flying rhetoric about the need to eliminate congressional earmarks has the aroma of hypocrisy about it....

Murkowski Opposes an Earmark Ban  (U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski News)  18 Nov 2010 01:34
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement regarding efforts to ban congressional earmarks: Senate Republicans today adopted a non-binding resolution to ban congressional earmarks. I was unable to vote on...

Udall states support for ban on congressional earmarks  (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel)  18 Nov 2010 01:16
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., is swearing off earmarks, and he says the rest of Congress should do the same. Three other senators, Tom Coburn, R-Okla., Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and John McCain, R-Ariz., have said they agreed with the need for Congress to...

Alexander explains his change on earmarks  (Chattanooga Times (TN))  17 Nov 2010 13:48
U.S. Sen.Lamar Alexander , R-Tenn., said today he reversed his previous support for congressional earmarks because such designated spending by individual members of Congress became a symbol of wasteful spending. The American people sent a strong message...

Sens. Johnson, Thune at odds over move to suspend budget earmarks  (Rapid City Journal)  17 Nov 2010 12:27
PIERRE -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson says he opposes a move to suspend the use of budget earmarks because it could hurt funding for projects in South Dakota and other small states. Johnson says the loss of earmarks could jeopardize funding for...

Congressional Democrats should jump on earmark reform bandwagon  (Modesto Bee (CA))  17 Nov 2010 09:01
Though they represent a tiny fraction of federal spending, earmarks have become a potent symbol of waste. Eliminating them - or at least declaring a moratorium on them - would send a powerful message that lawmakers are listening to voters. House and...

Sen. Lindsey Graham Defends Certain Congressional Earmarks for U.S. Military  (CNS News)  18 Nov 2010 06:02
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) (CNSNews.com) -- Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended certain spending earmarks that are set aside for the military on Tuesday. Earmarks, specific spending projects for a congressmans district...

Earmark reform won't dent the deficit  (Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ))  18 Nov 2010 04:02
Republicans in Congress are moving to ban earmark spending, and President Obama is cheering them on. But hold off the celebration of this bipartisan love: A ban on earmarks will have little, if any, impact on overall spending. The effect will be to shift...

End of congressional earmarks could hurt local projects  (Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY))  18 Nov 2010 01:40
Nov. 18--In 2008, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell based his re-election campaign on the hundreds of millions of federal dollars he had brought home to Kentucky, largely through earmarks. LegiStorm, an Internet site that tracks congressional staff salaries, trips and earmarks, shows that McConnell has requested 200 earmarks totaling $457.9 million in the past two years. He ranks 36th among 50 U.S. senators for the period, the site shows. Kentucky's entire congressional delegation requested 599...

Insurance Industry Funds Chamber to Blast Health Care Reform  (People For the American Way)  17 Nov 2010 14:19
The US Chamber of Commerce spent $144 million in 2009 alone to lobby against critical legislation from health care reform to Net Neutrality, and laws to protect consumers, workers, and the environment. The Chamber uses its financial dominance not only...

Michelle Malkin: Health care law cant be fixed and Congress should repeal it  (Fort Myers News-Press (FL))  18 Nov 2010 02:13
More than one million Americans have escaped the clutches of the Democrats destructive federal health care law. Lucky them. Their employers and labor representatives wisely applied for Obamacare waivers earlier this fall and got out while the getting was...

Crowley Tells Healthcare Law Repealers To Skip Coverage  (Visit Bulgaria)  17 Nov 2010 17:33
Republicans wishing to repeal Obama administration's new healthcare legislation have been asked by New York Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley, a staunch defender of the new health care reform, to forgo their taxpayer subsidized health insurance, out of...

Senate Democrats swim against anti-earmark tide  (Connecticut Post (Bridgeport))  17 Nov 2010 22:16
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, accompanied by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., center, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Photo: Alex Brandon / AP...

Greatest Generations? Recognized  (Fredericksburg Standard Post)  18 Nov 2010 05:06
PAYING TRIBUTE to veterans for being part of a grand tradition, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) addressed a large audience of adults and children at the Memorial Courtyard Thursday during the National Museum of the Pacific Wars 25th Annual Veterans Day...

Cornyn Warns Republicans of Primary Challenges  (NewsMax.com)  17 Nov 2010 10:47
Several establishment Republican candidates were upset in primaries by tea-party backed insurgents this year. And incumbent GOP senators better be ready for the same trend in 2012, says Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial...

Conservatives Put GOP Leadership On Notice  (American Thinker)  17 Nov 2010 14:35
A large number of conservative leaders are laying their cards on the table for the establishment GOP to see. They will not sit still for co-optation, and are backing Senator DeMint to the hilt. The following letter has been drafted and signed, and is...

Berwick's Big Day: Senators Will Grill CMS Administrator  (Kaiser Health News)  17 Nov 2010 11:32
Topics: Medicare, Politics, Health Reform, Medicaid Donald Berwick, administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is testifying today before the Senate Finance Committee, presenting an opportunity for Republicans on that panel to...

McConnell Calls on Dems to Get on Board  (Washington Wire - WSJ)  17 Nov 2010 10:44
Political Insight and Analysis From The Wall Street Journal's Capital Bureau By Janet Hook Republican leaders were too busy this week to accept President Barack Obama'''s invitation to meet to discuss policy and dine Thursday. But with that meeting rescheduled for Nov. 30, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky remains hopeful that they can find common ground on jobs, trade and energy policy. Maybe Democrats could even join in the fun, Mr. McConnell said in a speech on the Senate...

Goodwin Liu and Others Still Not Confirmed  (Legal Ethics Forum (Blog))  17 Nov 2010 12:31
Once again the Senate has been refusing to vote up or down on many of the President’s judicial nominees. President Bush had to deal with this problem; now it is President Obama’s problem. Given the large number of unfilled judicial seats, it is our problem as well. It is November and Senators of both parties have kicked the can so far down the road that they are in the lame duck session. It’s the last five minutes of the last quarter of the game and they still don’t know what to do. Senator...

Kay Bailey Hutchison backs tea party's earmark moratorium  (Dallas Morning News (TX))  17 Nov 2010 08:36
Nov. 17--WASHINGTON -- Bowing to tea party pressure, Senate Republicans adopted a two-year moratorium on earmarks Tuesday night after Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and other resisters jumped on the bandwagon. The self-imposed ban mirrors an anti-earmark vow by the incoming House GOP majority. And it could have a significant effect on Texas, which has long relied on lawmakers in both parties to secure billions for hospitals, levees, bridges and military installations. Hutchison has been an...

Murkowski beats odds, wins write-in bid in Senate campaign  (The Hill)  17 Nov 2010 20:52
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Wednesday became the first senator in more than 50 years to win election as a write-in candidate. She returned to her home state to declare victory at an event with supporters. Her unlikely triumph over Tea Party-backed...

Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell reelected as Senate leaders  (WB11 - KPLR TV)  17 Nov 2010 06:26
The votes, mostly a formality, reinstate Harry Reid as majority leader for a third straight Congress and Mitch McConnell, who was not challenged by conservative Sen. Jim DeMint, as leader of the minority. Related Rep. Charles Rangel found guilty of 11...

Senate Democrats swim against anti-earmark tide  (Connecticut Post (Bridgeport))  17 Nov 2010 22:16
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, accompanied by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., center, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Photo: Alex Brandon / AP...

Greatest Generations? Recognized  (Fredericksburg Standard Post)  18 Nov 2010 05:06
PAYING TRIBUTE to veterans for being part of a grand tradition, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) addressed a large audience of adults and children at the Memorial Courtyard Thursday during the National Museum of the Pacific Wars 25th Annual Veterans Day...

Cornyn Warns Republicans of Primary Challenges  (NewsMax.com)  17 Nov 2010 10:47
Several establishment Republican candidates were upset in primaries by tea-party backed insurgents this year. And incumbent GOP senators better be ready for the same trend in 2012, says Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial...

Conservatives Put GOP Leadership On Notice  (American Thinker)  17 Nov 2010 14:35
A large number of conservative leaders are laying their cards on the table for the establishment GOP to see. They will not sit still for co-optation, and are backing Senator DeMint to the hilt. The following letter has been drafted and signed, and is...

Berwick's Big Day: Senators Will Grill CMS Administrator  (Kaiser Health News)  17 Nov 2010 11:32
Topics: Medicare, Politics, Health Reform, Medicaid Donald Berwick, administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is testifying today before the Senate Finance Committee, presenting an opportunity for Republicans on that panel to...

McConnell Calls on Dems to Get on Board  (Washington Wire - WSJ)  17 Nov 2010 10:44
Political Insight and Analysis From The Wall Street Journal's Capital Bureau By Janet Hook Republican leaders were too busy this week to accept President Barack Obama'''s invitation to meet to discuss policy and dine Thursday. But with that meeting rescheduled for Nov. 30, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky remains hopeful that they can find common ground on jobs, trade and energy policy. Maybe Democrats could even join in the fun, Mr. McConnell said in a speech on the Senate...

Goodwin Liu and Others Still Not Confirmed  (Legal Ethics Forum (Blog))  17 Nov 2010 12:31
Once again the Senate has been refusing to vote up or down on many of the President’s judicial nominees. President Bush had to deal with this problem; now it is President Obama’s problem. Given the large number of unfilled judicial seats, it is our problem as well. It is November and Senators of both parties have kicked the can so far down the road that they are in the lame duck session. It’s the last five minutes of the last quarter of the game and they still don’t know what to do. Senator...

Kay Bailey Hutchison backs tea party's earmark moratorium  (Dallas Morning News (TX))  17 Nov 2010 08:36
Nov. 17--WASHINGTON -- Bowing to tea party pressure, Senate Republicans adopted a two-year moratorium on earmarks Tuesday night after Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and other resisters jumped on the bandwagon. The self-imposed ban mirrors an anti-earmark vow by the incoming House GOP majority. And it could have a significant effect on Texas, which has long relied on lawmakers in both parties to secure billions for hospitals, levees, bridges and military installations. Hutchison has been an...

Murkowski beats odds, wins write-in bid in Senate campaign  (The Hill)  17 Nov 2010 20:52
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Wednesday became the first senator in more than 50 years to win election as a write-in candidate. She returned to her home state to declare victory at an event with supporters. Her unlikely triumph over Tea Party-backed...

Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell reelected as Senate leaders  (WB11 - KPLR TV)  17 Nov 2010 06:26
The votes, mostly a formality, reinstate Harry Reid as majority leader for a third straight Congress and Mitch McConnell, who was not challenged by conservative Sen. Jim DeMint, as leader of the minority. Related Rep. Charles Rangel found guilty of 11...

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 11/17/10  (Targeted News Service)  18 Nov 2010 01:09
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: * Sim Farar, Member, United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy The President also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: * Benjamin Cardin, Member, Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation * John Cornyn, Member,...