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Ex-prosecutor Obama pick for counterterrorism chief Portland Press Herald Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON - President Obama's choice for his next counterterrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters for the federal government, the White House announced Friday. Unfit for office: Holder must go Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:00 PM PDT Eric Holder's coddling of terrorists -- during both the Clinton and Obama administrations -- makes him manifestly unfit to be U.S. attorney general. Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Excerpting Obama's Press Conference The Huffington Post Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:47 PM PDT An important debate flared this week -- one in which sides were chosen, positions staked out, and invective hurled. I will let that sentence stand... Republicans block free-trade pacts Boston Globe Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:45 PM PDT The Obama administration’s top trade official said yesterday he was “shell-shocked’’ by Senate Republicans who blocked action on three free-trade agreements the GOP largely supports. Court rules against states on Yucca waste Boston Globe Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:45 PM PDT The Obama administration won a legal battle yesterday in the fight over where to bury the nation’s nuclear waste, but it is not likely to be the last ruling. Justice Department shoots down commercial marijuana cultivation Los Angeles Times Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:38 PM PDT Obama administration clarifies its policy as cities such as Oakland have considered allowing large-scale, privately-operated farms to supply medical pot dispensaries â€" and generate more tax revenue. With marijuana sold openly at retail stores throughout California, some advocates, pot growers and even city officials believed authorized commercial cultivation could be next. But the Obama ... Breaking Brad: Friday, July 1 Omaha World-Herald Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:29 PM PDT President Obama's daughter Malia becomes a teenager on Monday . Which means that Sunday is the last day that Obama will have time to even think about the economy and the wars we're fighting. Obama administration calls for halt to Texas execution The Clarion-Ledger Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:26 PM PDT The Obama administration took the unusual step Friday of asking the Supreme Court to stop Texas from executing a Mexican citizen convicted of raping and killing a 16-year-old girl. Ex-NKorea envoy tapped for top US post Dawn Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Friday named Wendy Sherman, a Democratic Party stalwart who led a drive to repair relations with North Korea, to be the number three at the State Department. President Barack Obama Signs Disaster Declaration For Texas Newschannel 6 Wichita Falls Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:07 PM PDT President Barack Obama has declared a Major Disaster for parts of Texas ravaged by wildfires in April and early May. The declaration allows federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts in 45 counties.

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