Utah Gov. Gary Herbert meets with gay rights groups after opposing anti-discrimination laws

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert met with gay rights advocacy groups Tuesday for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people.

US ambassador: Washington ready to give Tokyo time to review troop re-deployment plan

TOKYO — U.S. Ambassador John Roos said Friday that Washington views Tokyo as an equal partner and is willing to give Japan’s new government time to review a plan to rework the deployment of American troops in the country.

Task force chief Bloom says government won’t use stakes in automakers to make social policy

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The U.S. government will not use its stake in General Motors to make social policy such as offering more fuel efficient vehicles or limiting auto emissions, the head of a task force overseeing the industry said Wednesday.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama health care industry talks echo Cheney energy task force

WASHINGTON — In cutting deals with hospitals and drug makers, President Barack Obama is giving a private inside track to special interests that’s at odds with his promise to make policy in the open.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama health care industry talks less public than promised

WASHINGTON — In cutting deals with hospitals and drugmakers, President Barack Obama is giving a private inside track to special interests that’s at odds with his promise to make policy in the open.

FACT CHECK: Leahy tweaks words to take edge off Sotomayor quote in confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON — In endorsing Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy did some creative rewriting of history. And he put quote marks around it.

AMA docs leave door open to public option insurance, signaling they’ll work with Obama

CHICAGO — The nation’s largest group of doctors began their annual meeting as a potential obstacle to President Obama’s health care overhaul. After a big pep talk from Obama himself, they ended it Wednesday by signaling they won’t close the door on one of his key proposals, a public health insurance plan to compete with private insurers.

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