Wash Post Obama Administration
Full coverage of the White House and Obama administration from The Washington Post and washingtonpost.com,including a guide to the members of President George W. Bush's Cabinet.


U.S. closes embassy in Tripoli, prepares sanctions
The Obama administration announced Friday that it is finalizing sanctions against the regime of Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddafi and has temporarily closed the U.S. Embassy in strife-tornTripoli.

Obama's proposed budget for fiscal 2012 focuses on educat...
President Obama submitted a budget blueprint for fiscal 2012 on Monday full of surgical cuts and cautious trade-offs to lawmakers clamoring for bold action to reduce government spending and control a budget deficit expected to rise to a record $1.6 trillion this year.

Clinton to announce new 'AfPak' envoy
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has chosen a new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, after months of delay and disagreements between the White House and the State Department over the parameters of the job that became vacant with the December death of Richard C. Holbrooke, senior ...

Obama budget projects record $1.6 trillion deficit
President Obama rolled out a $3.7 trillion budget blueprint Monday that would trim or terminate more than 200 federal programs next year and make key investments in education, transportation and research. The plan is aimed at boosting the nation's economy while reducing record budget deficits.


Comments by Panetta stoke unmet expectations
CIA Director Leon Panetta helped touch off an avalanche of erroneous expectations Thursday when he testified that there was a "strong likelihood" that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would step down by the end of the day.

Obama says businesses must hire, invest to grow economy
President Obama on Monday pledged to make government an ally of companies as they emerge from the bleak downturn of recent years, even as he challenged executives to do their part to help resurrect the economy.

Obama orders all fed agencies to review regulations
President Obama n Tuesday ordered every federal agency to conduct a systematic review of existing regulations, laying out a regulatory strategy that aims to walk the fine line between protecting public health and safety and freeing business to pursue profits. The order puts agencies across the gover

Maine seeks exemption from provision of health-care law
Days before a key and controversial provision of the health-care law is set to take effect, Maine is the only state to have asked the Obama administration for an exemption, despite concerns expressed by at least a dozen states.


Hawaii with Obama: State of the Union, Reagan on the book...
White House advisers have begun preparing President Obama's next State of the Union address, looking to use the speech to launch the second stage of the Obama presidency.

Senate Democrats give up on earmark-laden spending bill
Senate Democrats on Thursday abandoned their efforts to approve a comprehensive funding bill for the federal government after Republicans rebelled against its $1.2 trillion cost and the inclusion of nearly 7,000 line-item projects for individual lawmakers.

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