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Energy Secretary Chu to step down Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:14 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Energy Secretary Steven Chu is stepping down. The Energy Department said Friday Chu has offered his resignation to President Barack Obama. Chu won a Nobel Prize in physics but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loan. Congress Sends Bill to Obama Averting Govt. Default Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:14 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Congress sent President Barack Obama drama-free legislation on Thursday raising the debt ceiling, averting a government default and putting off the next tax-and-spending clash between the White House and Republicans until later in the year. Do As Congress Says, Not As It Does Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:13 AM PST Congress is still exempt from a number of federal laws by Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica When CBS News reported in 2011 that members of Congress weren't prohibited from insider trading, Congress moved swiftly.President Obama signed a law banning it within six months of the broadcast.But Congress is still exempt from portions of a number of federal laws, including provisions that protect workers in ... Source: Religious get new opt-out on birth control Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:13 AM PST WASHINGTONâ€"The Obama administration is announcing a broader opt-out for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance that covers birth control. DEXTER: Erber brothers march in President Obama's inaugural parade Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:12 AM PST Two Dexter brothers were among 1,500 Virginia Military Institute cadets marching in President Barack Obama's Inaugural Parade Jan. 21 in Washington D.C. Steven Chu was leading advocate in administration for alternative energy development Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:10 AM PST Energy Secretary Steven Chu will resign from President Barack Obama's Cabinet, a Democratic official confirmed to CNN on Friday. Religious groups win fight over birth control Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:09 AM PST Catholics opposed federal rule that religious employers would have to pay for workers' birth control. / FILE Religious employers such as the Catholic Diocese of Nashville would not have to provide contraceptive coverage for workers under new rules released today by the Obama administration. Obama administration offers faith groups new accommodation on birth control mandate Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:09 AM PST WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Friday announced a new accommodation for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance that covers birth control. Cabinet shuffle: Chu out at Energy Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:08 AM PST First Read: Energy Secretary Steven Chu is resigning from the Obama administration as the president embarks on his second term. Obama offers faith groups new birth control rule Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 09:08 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The Obama administration on Friday announced a new accommodation for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance that covers birth control.

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