<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - The Administration</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/fedpage/administration?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><description>The Administration</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Powell to Resign as Head of FCC]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26085-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26085-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Michael K. Powell Friday said he would step down as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, ending an often-rocky tenure dominated by swift changes in the media and telecommunications landscape and fights over indecency on the public airwaves.]]></description><author> Frank Ahrens</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House Working to Heed 9/11 Panel]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37345-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37345-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The White House has drafted executive orders aimed at implementing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations for a more powerful intelligence director and a new national counterterrorism center.]]></description><author> Katherine Pfleger Shrader</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Denies Role in Cuban Exiles' Pardon]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36924-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36924-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bush administration officials denied any role Thursday in the pardon of four Cuban exiles by Panama. Three of the exiles -- convicted in a plot to assassinate Fidel Castro -- were immediately flown to Miami.]]></description><author> Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Secrecy Fight, U.S. Uses Secret Evidence]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17023-2004Aug19.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17023-2004Aug19.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In its ongoing legal battles over secrecy with the American Civil Liberties Union, the Justice Department submitted material to two federal judges that cannot be seen by the public or the plaintiffs.]]></description><author> Dan Eggen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Struggles to Win Muslim Hearts, Minds]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17134-2004Aug19.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17134-2004Aug19.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration is facing growing criticism that it has failed to move aggressively enough in the war of ideas against al Qaeda and other Islamic extremist groups over the three years since the 9/11 attacks.]]></description><author> Robin Wright</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer Members Sent to AIDS Meeting]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37629-2004Jul8.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37629-2004Jul8.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Experts say the move, which officials cited the need for saving, will hurt global AIDS programs.]]></description><author> David Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheney,  Bush Tout  Gains In  Terror War]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22281-2004Jul1.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22281-2004Jul1.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With scenes of violence and mayhem in Iraq replaced by more favorable images, top administration officials have launched an effort to ease the public's concern that the war has increased the threat of terrorism.]]></description><author> Dana Milbank</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transcript From Portrait Unveiling Ceremony]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40670-2004Jun14.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40670-2004Jun14.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President George Bush unveiled the official portraits of president Bill Clinton and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday.]]></description><author>E-Media</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Breaks Ground for 9/11 Memorial]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51580-2004Mar11.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51580-2004Mar11.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush participated in a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for a memorial to the 281 people from Long Island's Nassau County who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Bush later recalled the attacks at a $1.6 million fundraiser.]]></description><author> Dana Milbank</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashcroft in Guarded Condition After Surgery, Doctor Reports]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43641-2004Mar9.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43641-2004Mar9.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Attorney General John D. Ashcroft's gallbladder was removed after doctors determined that the operation was necessary to avoid recurrence of the painful gallstone pancreatitis that has kept him hospitalized since last week.]]></description><author> Dan Eggen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashcroft Funds Under Scrutiny]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36775-2004Mar6.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36775-2004Mar6.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[More than $100,000 was raised in order to pay a fine and legal costs for violating campaign finance laws.]]></description><author> Walter Pincus</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush, Fox Settle Short-Term Visa Spat]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36776-2004Mar6.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36776-2004Mar6.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The agreement will allow millions of Mexicans with short-term visas to cross the border without being fingerprinted and photographed by U.S. authorities.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Capitalizes On Travel Bargain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31606-2004Mar4.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31606-2004Mar4.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When President Bush headed west on Wednesday to raise $1.5 million dollars for his reelection, his campaign enjoyed one of the greatest bargains in American politics: all-day use of Air Force One for the price of a few first-class airfares.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Bush, an Election-Year Powder Keg]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24349-2004Mar2.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24349-2004Mar2.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The terrorists probably did not plan Tuesday's attacks on Iraqi Shiites to coincide with the American electoral festival of Super Tuesday. But the timing is an apt reminder that this year's presidential election is likely to be shaped by events the Bush administration cannot control.]]></description><author> Dana Milbank  and Robin Wright</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Reverses Clinton-Era Policy on Land Mines]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10711-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10711-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush will bar the U.S. military from using certain types of land mines after 2010 but will allow forces to continue to employ more sophisticated mines that the administration argues pose little threat to civilians, officials said Thursday.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Highlights Social Issues]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10356-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10356-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Feb. 26 -- President Bush increased his emphasis on social issues, including his opposition to human cloning, in a new stump speech Thursday during his first road trip since beginning to take on the Democrats.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush, Adviser Assailed on 'Offshoring' Jobs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30194-2004Feb10.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30194-2004Feb10.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democrats lit into President Bush's chief economist Tuesday for his laudatory statements on the movement of U.S. jobs abroad, seizing on the comments to paint Bush as out of touch with struggling workers.]]></description><author> Jonathan Weisman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter With Ricin Vial Sent to White House]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8403-2004Feb3.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8403-2004Feb3.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Secret Service intercepted the letter, that also contained complaints about trucking regulations, but never revealed the incident publicly.]]></description><author> Dan Eggen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush's Military Record Defended]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10285-2004Feb3.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10285-2004Feb3.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The White House, the Republican Party and the Bush-Cheney campaign mounted a choreographed defense on Tuesday of President Bush's attendance record in the National Guard and denounced Democrats for raising questions about his service.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annan: U.N. To Help End Iraq Impasse]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10295-2004Feb3.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10295-2004Feb3.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/administration</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 4:41:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The United Nations is committed to helping end the crisis over how to transfer political power in Iraq so the U.S.-led occupation can end as scheduled on June 30, Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday.]]></description><author> Robin Wright</author></item></channel></rss>