May 22nd, 2009
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President Barack Obama signed the gun law without comment Friday as part of a measure creating new rules for the credit card industry.
A spokeswoman for the Interior Department said that because the credit card law wont take effect until nine months after it is signed, the gun measure also will be delayed.
Spokeswoman Kendra Barkoff said [...]
April 28th, 2009
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The Obama administration said Tuesday it was overturning a rule change made in the final weeks of the Bush presidency.
Officials at the Interior and Commerce departments said they have reimposed the consultation requirement that assured the governments top biologists involved in species protection will have a say in federal action that could harm plants, animals [...]
March 16th, 2009
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday the infighting has got to stop.
“It will be resolved,” Salazar said in response to questions about the dispute. “We will not let any of the jurisdictional turf battles of the past get in the way of our moving forward with the renewable energy agenda.”
The dispute, which dates to late [...]
January 28th, 2009
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He said he wants his own review of what happened, what has been done to address it and what steps still need to be taken.
Salazar cited the 2007 criminal conviction of Steven Griles, former deputy Interior secretary, who pleaded guilty to lying to a Senate committee about influence peddling and his association with disgraced lobbyist [...]