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President Barack Obama had promised to review those last-minute Bush Administration changes to the ESA. And green groups were hopeful that the new Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, would restore full protections for the polar bear. But they came away disappointed on May 8, when Salazar announced that he would keep the Bush rule in place, claiming that the ESA wasn't meant to be used to cap carbon emissions. "When the ESA was passed, it was not contemplated it would be a tool to address the issue of climate change," he said. "It seems to me that using...
...department’s size “will be approximately constant for this year.” Course offerings are unlikely to see much growth because of FAS financial restrictions on visiting faculty and because some faculty members are on temporary leave to work in Washington under President Barack Obama. Melitz was offered the position at Harvard two years ago, before the financial crisis and FAS constraints on new hires, Stock said. Melitz said he waited to accept the offer in part because of family considerations. His decision to leave Princeton to join the Harvard economics department highlights...
...Republican Party will not be leaving the political arena anytime soon. Take a quick look at Senate races in three of the bluest of blue states: polls show that in Connecticut, New York and Illinois, Republican challengers are handily ahead of Democratic incumbents, despite the fact that President Barack Obama won those states last year by an average of 25%. If history is any guide, Republicans will also pick up House seats in 2010. (Read "GOP Senator Specter's Party Switch Gives Obama a 100-Day Gift...
...been imprisoned since January, when she was reportedly arrested in the nation's capital for trying to purchase a bottle of wine (possession of alcohol is illegal in Iran). Since her April 18 conviction, hundreds of journalists, students and professors have staged demonstrations demanding her release, while both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have proclaimed her innocence...
...gravely concerned with her safety and well-being." - President Barack Obama, saying that he has complete confidence that "she did not engage in espionage of any sort" (CNN, April...