http://www.yourstreet.com/news/obama-administration YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Democratic Sen. Jim Webb gave the Obama administration a mixed report card Sunday on CNN's State of the Union: questioning the administration's approach to health care reform but praising its approach to the war in Afghanistan. On health care reform, Webb suggested... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750561/webb-i-ll-vote-for-cloture-on-health-care-bill Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:43:08 -0700 The western media confirms that even American military interference cannot ensure a fair election in the middle east. Afghanistan elections have allegedly gone the way of the Iranian elections, the west thinks. And for some reason the Obama administration thinks that... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751702/prose-and-doggerel-karzai-s-humiliation Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:52:08 -0700 The Obama administration said today that it's working to make its Housing and Urban Development Programs more accessible to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752270/making-shaun-donovan-a-gay-icon-the-obama-administration-said-today- Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:26:08 -0700 A NACA loan counselor holds up a sign to call a home owner to his desk at the “Save the Dream” home loan modification event, coordinated by the non-profit advocacy group Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), in Los Angeles. BY DAVID... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750265/obama-okays-federal-loans-to-housing-finance-agencies Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:11:08 -0700 WASHINGTON - The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors today. Two Justice Department officials described the policy to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750269/obama-justice-department-will-not-pursue-medical-marijuana-users-who-comply Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:20:08 -0700 An internal document circulated among members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' political party says any hopes in the Obama administration "have evaporated." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747389/palestinian-memo-says-hopes-in-obama-evaporated- Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:24:08 -0700 Industries is on notice that Justice Department is likely to take active approach to antitrust enforcement The technology and telecommunications industries are bracing for stepped-up antitrust oversight by the Obama administration's Justice... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749870/tech,-telecom-firms-facing-antitrust-push Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:00:08 -0700 The big story today on Fox is the war that the Obama administration has finally decided it had to win.  The good war... the war on Fox News.  Anita Dunn, the administration's media hoohah, came out swinging sometime this weekend (sorry I'm so vague: I'se... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742036/quid-nimis-the-princess-of-peace-prize-diaries Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:41:08 -0700 Over the weekend, White House communications director Anita Dunn announced the official beginning of the Obama administration's war with Fox News. Of course, the battle has been openly brewing for months now. Even during the campaign, Obama's team gave up on sending... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747040/why-declaring-war-on-fox-news-could-be-a-mistake-for-obama Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:54:08 -0700 The U.S. Forest Service's proposal to thin areas of the Umpqua National Forest, including work in roadless areas, will be a test of the Obama administration's promise to protect 58 million acres of federal roadless forest lands from logging. Yakima Herald-Republic... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742688/plan-to-thin-oregon-forest-will-test-waters-for-roadless-policies Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:51:08 -0700 A top White House official issued a robust defense of the Obama administration's recovery policies on Monday with a pointed critique of economic conditions and fiscal policies during the presidency of George W. Bush. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749639/summers-bush-era-set-stage-for-economic-troubles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:35:08 -0700 If you didn't catch CBS News' focus on Afghanistan last week, here's another chance to get educated. Frontline presents "Obama's War," a thorough and powerful hour-long look at the central questions facing the Obama administration and the challenges facing... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742263/-obama-s-war-frontline-takes-on-afghanistan Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:30:08 -0700 WASHINGTON – After months of collaboration on President Barack Obama’s attempt to overhaul the nation’s health care system, the insurance industry plans to strike out today against the effort with a report warning that the typical family premium in 2019 could... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743828/insurers-bash-care-reform-mon,-12-oct-2009-pst Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:00:08 -0700 The Obama administration announced today that it has hit its goal early of getting 500,000 homeowners to sign up for trial mortgage modifications under a $75 billion housing rescue plan after originally setting Nov. 1 as the deadline. In fact, the number of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740597/obama-reaches-mortgage-mod-mark-early Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:00:08 -0700 The former Bronx borough president, now serving in the Obama administration, offers a limited view of mayoral race. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739763/former-bronx-borough-president-keeps-eye-on-mayor-s-race-from-afar Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:16:08 -0700 In this video, Chris Christie promises to fight the Obama Administration on the environment : "I've got a feeling that you will see, come January 2010, a lot of battles between the Christie administration DEP and the Obama administration EPA." What does he mean? Does... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739708/chris-christie-promises-to-fight-obama-administration-on-environment Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:56:08 -0700 While San Francisco restaurants await the Obama administration's stance on the Healthy SF lawsuit, the Appeal notices a hilarious exchange in the LAT between Zazie owner Jennifer Piallat and a customer who was offended by the $1 surcharge: "Though her... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6738313/zazie-1,-high-maintenance-customer-0-while-san-francisco-restaurants-await Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:23:08 -0700 By Tom Feran Plain Dealer Reporter Aiming to stop what it called a deadly epidemic of distracted driving, the Obama administration on Thursday opened a campaign against texting while driving by banning the practice for federal employees on the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6738160/momentum-increases-to-stop-drivers-from-text-messaging Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:07:08 -0700 Like the alarmists needlessly panicked about the Obama administration, the people who thought that their guns would be taken away -- and who flocked to gun stores to stock up -- have lived a http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737186/shots-in-the-dark-the-supreme-court-raises-new-fears-on-gun-control Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 The Obama administration withheld support Thursday for a bill that would designate one-sixth of all Utah land as wilderness,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736245/white-house-shuns-wilds-bill Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:21:08 -0700