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Judge asks Obama administration to shield criminal history of Donald Trump associate
2016-03-21 23:21:11| Real Estate - Topix.net
A federal judge has asked the Obama administration to shield from public disclosure court records related to the once-secret criminal history of a former Donald Trump business partner. In an unusual order prompted by an unsealing request from The Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan said that unless the Justice Department acts before April 18, he will decide whether to make the court files public under the assumption that federal prosecutors don't care.
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President Obama on historic trip to Cuba
2016-03-21 02:32:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. A major goal of President Obama's trip to Cuba is to press the Cuban government to move more quickly on trade and other openings as a result of the U.S. changes in policy and regulations regarding Cuba. read more
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Supreme Court and the Obama Administration's Climate Plans
2016-03-18 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment360: Two unexpected and shocking events have left heads swimming about the fate of President Obamas signature initiative on climate change, the Clean Power Plan, which aims to replace many coal-fired power plants the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States with cleaner sources of energy. Last Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay on the Clean Power Plan until the litigation against it is finally resolved, suspending implementation of the plan for the foreseeable...
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Obama administration will not allow oil drilling off Atlantic coast
2016-03-16 09:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Americas Atlantic coast will remain off limits for oil and gas drilling for now. Following uproar from coastal communities and environmental groups, the Obama administration announced Tuesday that it was reversing its initial plan of allowing oil exploration off the shores of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia between 2017 and 2022. The Pentagon, too, had expressed concerns that oil exploration activities off the Atlantic Coast could interfere with their military drills and missile...
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US President Obama scraps plans for Atlantic offshore oil drilling
2016-03-16 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
US President Barack Obama has announced plans to exclude waters off the Atlantic coast from drilling due to existing market dynamics, local opposition and conflicts with competing commercial and military ocean uses.
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