Looking at my position stats, I seem to be leaking when in the blinds. Would this be because I am just flat calling/checking too much? Or am I actually being too defensive and betting on blinds and loosing on flop? If you look at my top hands lost for me, I have not played T6 once, and its my 3rd loosing hand lol. This could mean alot of folds on blinds? I honestly don't know
I feel a little annoyed that sometimes when I make good progress, then loose alot of chips on a hand with a strong preflop and flop, but only to get called by fish and to hit on the runner. Frustrating!
So I think my little downswing is over, and as always there's nothing better than a nice downswing to improve your game. I've been pestering lots of people lately, bombarding them with questions and hands (I was in monster learning hungry mode) and they have kindly shared their views, opinions and experience with me to which I'm very grateful ^^ My game has improved a lot the past week!
I'm getting tempted to move back to iPoker for RB again! Lol, last time that happened I quit super fast after I lost 6bi in 2 short sessions (I couldn't feel I could play well on that software). I insta-moved back to stars and vowed never to leave again haha. But maybe it deserves another chance, I was quick to judge. Or I could stay at Stars and make Supernova easily this year but that's gonna take a long time =/ Suggestions plz.
I'm back to school this semester after a one year break pretty much due to some personal problems (not poker addiction, well a slightly contributing cause in the 2nd semester, but not significant enough). So hopefully this will work out, it's looking alright so far.
Anyways, my bankroll has finally come back to 6k and now I think I am ready to start taking shots at 200nl :D. But it's like 5am and I have class tomorrow so I'll leave that to tomorrow night if I'm not feeling dead by then (my sleeping schedule is always fucked up). So gl to me for that
So ya anyways I'm gonna wrap this up. Big thanks to everyone who's been helping me out lately and hi to all my LP friends, you know who you are! I love you guys <3
Felt pretty tired after the first session (6am-8:30am) so I slept for a few hours, then played for 1 hr before going out to see a friend. Lost a BI or so, but I wasn't too unhappy with the pots I played. I had a oesd + flush draw that I felted on the flop that didn't pan out, as well as trips that lost to a boat that was just odd, as well as being sucked out a few times by players who had no business being there in the first place (like a rainbow flop -> runner runner flush with like QTs in the hole). While I lost some monies, I thought I wasn't playing poorly.
When I got back I played another 2 hr session until by brain started to fry and so I called it a night. Even now, I cant really think straight haha. Ran pretty good / made good calls / and as usual didnt fold enough postflop. I reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally need to look over my postflop play and increase my value betting to bluff betting ratio I think.
Played 6 hours - 2.5k hands in all. finally a day where I put in a decent number of hands. 6 tabling seems ok, and 8 tabling is definitely too many (I had gone on the waiting list on like 15 tables and was staying in on a lot of them for 10 hands to figure out player stats and table select).
So I've been tinkering around at NL100 and I think I figured out a style that plays pretty optimally vs the majority of the regs. I'll post my overall session stats but I'll show the graph of what I've been trying out lately.
Probably the best idea ever to sell a car. Someone should buy a shit car then resell it with a hot chick modeling to see how much more they can get for it.
Pretty shitty day today lol. I lost my Oakleys somewhere and Im super pissed about it. I also had to make a massive withdrawl from the BR which sucks dick too. Right now my BR is a huge $70. Fucking books are rediculous at school and its sucks that I need to get so many of them. Even used there still not that cheap. Anyways I need some help LP.
As you guys may or may not know Im a LHE player. I would rather slit my wrists then play any LHE game lower then .25/.5 because anything lower then that is a shit show with 90% players to the flop. So Im in a situation here. I need to make some money off poker but Im not really rolled for shit. I also have a bonus Im just over half way through clearing. Ive been looking at the options and considering a few things... Im wondering what your opinions are guys so help a bro out:
1. Play SNGs - Ive been considering playing SNGs. What do you guys think is more profitable 6 max or FR?
2. HU SNGs - I reaaalllly want to become good at HU. If I could choose a game to be good at I would want to be a NLHE + PLO HU specialist. Problem with this is Ive played mainly LHE for the last 4-6 months. Is playing HU SNGs with my small roll a bad call?
3. NLHE Cash - Yeeeeaaaa. Like ive said Ive been a LHE player for a while now. I used to play NLHE but just played better at LHE so I stuck with it. I know NLHE is where the money is at but right now Id be playing $2 NLHE lol.... but maybe its a good call?
4. Stick with LHE - This is still an option but maybe its time for a switch?
Hearing everyones opijion would really help me out right now. If you hav ea story or was in my situation a while ago I would love to hear what you did and why you decided this. Help me out guys.
First just gonna link a vid of Obama announcing a bunch of things he's changing today. It's really good and encouraging. Check it out here. Then the rest is a re-post:
His first real day in office! I thought he kicked ass yesterday in an awesome inauguration. I've never really watched more than the swearing in but this year it was entertaining all the way through. I thought he and his family were fantastic. And it was amazing to see so many people turn out for it. Over 2 million people (and that's the underestimate) when the biggest inauguration turnout before that was 1.2 million. Comparing this with the 2004 inauguration where people were throwing tomatoes at Bush's limo during the parade to the white house is pretty crazy.
Anyway I'm back into news whoring for a bit since now we can see what he actually DOES and decide what we think of him based on that rather than on all the BS people have gotten worked up about during the president-elect period. I'm gonna keep a list today and see what happens. I'll try and put up all the articles I get the info from as well. Enjoy.
Done:
1) Executive orders for ethics for his staff, especially giving stricter rules in regards to lobbyists and ex-staff ability to interact with the white house.
2) Pay freeze to all top white house staff.
3) Passed 825 billion economic recovery package in the house.
4) Called and talked with leaders of Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt.
5) Executive order for freedom of information act to be even more open.
6) Drafted executive order that would shut down gitmo within 1 year and is circulating it amongst staff.
7) Ordered 120-day halt to prosecutions @ gitmo to review military commissions that are hearing the cases
8) Sent letter to all federal agencies telling them to halt any new regulations until Obama's staff can analyze em.
To be done (according to his chief off staff):
1) Meet with economic team
2) Meet with top brass from pentagon and order all us troops out of Iraq in 16 months (as he promised he would do during the campaign)
3) Order reversal of "mexico city" policy which stops federal money from going to any family planning groups that promote abortion or even refer to abortion services.
Pretty good start imo. But like Obama said, it's not enough to fix any of the major problems and more needs to be done. But I think he's off in the right direction and I'm happy so far.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Promising "a new era of openness in our country," President Barack Obama signed executive orders Wednesday relating to ethics guidelines for staff members of his administration.
"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Obama said.
Among other things, Obama said he would issue a pay freeze for his senior staff.
The new president has also promised swift action on the beleaguered economy. House Democrats, at Obama's urging, have signed a $825 billion economic recovery package that the president says will save or create up to 4 million jobs and invest in health care, energy and education.
House Republican leaders, however, asked to meet with Obama on Thursday to offer major changes to the recovery proposal.
"The challenge as we see it is to create a plan that helps middle-class taxpayers and small businesses without wasting money or exploding our national deficit," the leaders wrote in a letter to the new president.
Rep. Paul Ryan, the top Republican on the House Budget committee, argued that the main tax provision in the Democrats' plan -- cutting payroll taxes -- was not an effective way to jump-start the economy.
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence declined to say whether the Democrats' package would get any Republican support if it didn't change significantly.
Obama began his first full day in office with a moment of solitude in the Oval Office, reading a note from his predecessor, before making phone calls to Middle East leaders.
Obama arrived in the Oval Office and spent 10 minutes alone, reading a note left for him in the desk by outgoing President George W. Bush.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel met with the president 10 minutes later to discuss the daily schedule, Gibbs said.
Obama called Middle East leaders, including King Abdullah of Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Gibbs said.
On Sunday, Israel and Palestinian militants declared a cease-fire after 22 days of fighting in Gaza.
First lady Michelle Obama joined her husband in the Oval Office at 9:10 a.m., shortly before the first couple departed for the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral.
Later in the day, Obama is expected to meet with his economic team and top brass from the Pentagon. iReport.com: What do you think Obama should do first?
He plans to tell the top U.S. officers that he wants them to plan to have combat forces out of Iraq in 16 months, as he promised during his election campaign, an adviser said.
"It's something he still believes is a responsible timetable," White House adviser David Axelrod told CNN. "But they'll discuss it. Everyone agrees that we need to be on a pace to withdraw our troops, and how that will be implemented I'm sure will be something he'll discuss."
Gen. David Petraeus, whose command oversees U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, is expected to attend the meeting, CNN learned Tuesday. Petraeus, who will have just arrived from Afghanistan and Pakistan, is expected to brief Obama on the latest developments in the troubled region.
Obama's administration was already in action Tuesday, ordering a 120-day halt to prosecutions of suspected terrorists at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to review the military commissions that try them.
Papers filed at the U.S. prison camp said the request is made "in the interest of justice and at the direction of the president of the United States."
The president also is expected to order a reversal of the Bush administration's so-called "Mexico City" policy, which prohibits U.S. money from funding international family planning groups that promote abortion or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion services.
Chief of Staff Emanuel sent a memo to all federal agencies and departments to halt consideration of pending regulations throughout the government until the new staff can examine them, White House officials told CNN.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's first public act in office Wednesday was to institute new limits on lobbyists in his White House and to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides, in a nod to the country's economic turmoil.
Announcing the moves while attending a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to swear in his staff, Obama said the steps "represent a clean break from business as usual."
The pay freeze, first reported by The Associated Press, would hold salaries at their current levels for the roughly 100 White House employees who make over $100,000 a year. "Families are tightening their belts, and so should Washington," said the new president, taking office amid startlingly bad economic times that many fear will grow worse.
Those affected by the freeze include the high-profile jobs of White House chief of staff, national security adviser and press secretary. Other aides who work in relative anonymity also would fit into that cap if Obama follows a structure similar to the one George W. Bush set up.
Obama's new lobbying rules will not only ban aides from trying to influence the administration when they leave his staff. Those already hired will be banned from working on matters they have previously lobbied on, or to approach agencies that they once targeted.
The rules also ban lobbyists from giving gifts of any size to any member of his administration. It wasn't immediately clear whether the ban would include the traditional "previous relationships" clause, allowing gifts from friends or associates with which an employee comes in with strong ties.
The new rules also require that anyone who leaves his administration is not allowed to try to influence former friends and colleagues for at least two years. Obama is requiring all staff to attend to an ethics briefing like one he said he attended last week.
Obama called the rules tighter "than under any other administration in history." They followed pledges during his campaign to be strict about the influence of lobbyist in his White House.
"The new rules on lobbying alone, no matter how tough, are not enough to fix a broken system in Washington," he said. "That's why I'm also setting rules that govern not just lobbyists but all those who have been selected to serve in my administration."
In an attempt to deliver on pledges of a transparent government, Obama said he would change the way the federal government interprets the Freedom of Information Act. He said he was directing agencies that vet requests for information to err on the side of making information public _ not to look for reasons to legally withhold it _ an alteration to the traditional standard of evaluation.
Just because a government agency has the legal power to keep information private does not mean that it should, Obama said. Reporters and public-interest groups often make use of the law to explore how and why government decisions were made; they are often stymied as agencies claim legal exemptions to the law.
"For a long time now, there's been too much secrecy in this city," Obama said.
He said the orders he was issuing Wednesday will not "make government as honest and transparent as it needs to be" nor go as far as he would like.
"But these historic measures do mark the beginning of a new era of openness in our country," Obama said. "And I will, I hope, do something to make government trustworthy in the eyes of the American people, in the days and weeks, months and years to come."
Not sure what to make of that - showdown winnings pathetic - calling too much when I get to showdown, but only getting there 17% of the time....weird short session I guess!!
Ok so about a week ago i deposited $30 onto Pstars with the intention of playing $0.01/0.02 cash games. I quickly lost $21 though a mixture of FPS, tilt and being outdrawn by hands that shouldnt have been calling my preflop raise in the first place. RAGE.
With about $9 left I figure i have 3 buy-ins for the $3 sit and go's. So what the heck!
I found this to be much more to my liking and familiarity. today i finally got myself back up over my starting $30 (up to $31.49 wooo profit!)
Here are my results so far:
1st: 5
2nd: 0
3rd: 2
4th: 2
5th: 1
6th: 2 (both on first hand, 77 vs TT and TT vs QQ)
Is there anyway to view results etc on Poker Tracker from SnGs?
His first real day in office! I thought he kicked ass yesterday in an awesome inauguration. I've never really watched more than the swearing in but this year it was entertaining all the way through. I thought he and his family were fantastic. And it was amazing to see so many people turn out for it. Over 2 million people (and that's the underestimate) when the biggest inauguration turnout before that was 1.2 million. Comparing this with the 2004 inauguration where people were throwing tomatoes at Bush's limo during the parade to the white house is pretty crazy.
Anyway I'm back into news whoring for a bit since now we can see what he actually DOES and decide what we think of him based on that rather than on all the BS people have gotten worked up about during the president-elect period. I'm gonna keep a list today and see what happens. I'll try and put up all the articles I get the info from as well. Enjoy.
Done:
1) Executive orders for ethics for his staff, especially giving stricter rules in regards to lobbyists and ex-staff ability to interact with the white house.
2) Pay freeze to all top white house staff.
3) Passed 825 billion economic recovery package in the house.
4) Called and talked with leaders of Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt.
5) Executive order for freedom of information act to be even more open.
6) Drafted executive order that would shut down gitmo within 1 year and is circulating it amongst staff.
7) Ordered 120-day halt to prosecutions @ gitmo to review military commissions that are hearing the cases
8) Sent letter to all federal agencies telling them to halt any new regulations until Obama's staff can analyze em.
To be done (according to his chief off staff):
1) Meet with economic team
2) Meet with top brass from pentagon and order all us troops out of Iraq in 16 months (as he promised he would do during the campaign)
3) Order reversal of "mexico city" policy which stops federal money from going to any family planning groups that promote abortion or even refer to abortion services.
Pretty good start imo. But like Obama said, it's not enough to fix any of the major problems and more needs to be done. But I think he's off in the right direction and I'm happy so far.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Promising "a new era of openness in our country," President Barack Obama signed executive orders Wednesday relating to ethics guidelines for staff members of his administration.
"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Obama said.
Among other things, Obama said he would issue a pay freeze for his senior staff.
The new president has also promised swift action on the beleaguered economy. House Democrats, at Obama's urging, have signed a $825 billion economic recovery package that the president says will save or create up to 4 million jobs and invest in health care, energy and education.
House Republican leaders, however, asked to meet with Obama on Thursday to offer major changes to the recovery proposal.
"The challenge as we see it is to create a plan that helps middle-class taxpayers and small businesses without wasting money or exploding our national deficit," the leaders wrote in a letter to the new president.
Rep. Paul Ryan, the top Republican on the House Budget committee, argued that the main tax provision in the Democrats' plan -- cutting payroll taxes -- was not an effective way to jump-start the economy.
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence declined to say whether the Democrats' package would get any Republican support if it didn't change significantly.
Obama began his first full day in office with a moment of solitude in the Oval Office, reading a note from his predecessor, before making phone calls to Middle East leaders.
Obama arrived in the Oval Office and spent 10 minutes alone, reading a note left for him in the desk by outgoing President George W. Bush.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel met with the president 10 minutes later to discuss the daily schedule, Gibbs said.
Obama called Middle East leaders, including King Abdullah of Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Gibbs said.
On Sunday, Israel and Palestinian militants declared a cease-fire after 22 days of fighting in Gaza.
First lady Michelle Obama joined her husband in the Oval Office at 9:10 a.m., shortly before the first couple departed for the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral.
Later in the day, Obama is expected to meet with his economic team and top brass from the Pentagon. iReport.com: What do you think Obama should do first?
He plans to tell the top U.S. officers that he wants them to plan to have combat forces out of Iraq in 16 months, as he promised during his election campaign, an adviser said.
"It's something he still believes is a responsible timetable," White House adviser David Axelrod told CNN. "But they'll discuss it. Everyone agrees that we need to be on a pace to withdraw our troops, and how that will be implemented I'm sure will be something he'll discuss."
Gen. David Petraeus, whose command oversees U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, is expected to attend the meeting, CNN learned Tuesday. Petraeus, who will have just arrived from Afghanistan and Pakistan, is expected to brief Obama on the latest developments in the troubled region.
Obama's administration was already in action Tuesday, ordering a 120-day halt to prosecutions of suspected terrorists at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to review the military commissions that try them.
Papers filed at the U.S. prison camp said the request is made "in the interest of justice and at the direction of the president of the United States."
The president also is expected to order a reversal of the Bush administration's so-called "Mexico City" policy, which prohibits U.S. money from funding international family planning groups that promote abortion or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion services.
Chief of Staff Emanuel sent a memo to all federal agencies and departments to halt consideration of pending regulations throughout the government until the new staff can examine them, White House officials told CNN.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's first public act in office Wednesday was to institute new limits on lobbyists in his White House and to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides, in a nod to the country's economic turmoil.
Announcing the moves while attending a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to swear in his staff, Obama said the steps "represent a clean break from business as usual."
The pay freeze, first reported by The Associated Press, would hold salaries at their current levels for the roughly 100 White House employees who make over $100,000 a year. "Families are tightening their belts, and so should Washington," said the new president, taking office amid startlingly bad economic times that many fear will grow worse.
Those affected by the freeze include the high-profile jobs of White House chief of staff, national security adviser and press secretary. Other aides who work in relative anonymity also would fit into that cap if Obama follows a structure similar to the one George W. Bush set up.
Obama's new lobbying rules will not only ban aides from trying to influence the administration when they leave his staff. Those already hired will be banned from working on matters they have previously lobbied on, or to approach agencies that they once targeted.
The rules also ban lobbyists from giving gifts of any size to any member of his administration. It wasn't immediately clear whether the ban would include the traditional "previous relationships" clause, allowing gifts from friends or associates with which an employee comes in with strong ties.
The new rules also require that anyone who leaves his administration is not allowed to try to influence former friends and colleagues for at least two years. Obama is requiring all staff to attend to an ethics briefing like one he said he attended last week.
Obama called the rules tighter "than under any other administration in history." They followed pledges during his campaign to be strict about the influence of lobbyist in his White House.
"The new rules on lobbying alone, no matter how tough, are not enough to fix a broken system in Washington," he said. "That's why I'm also setting rules that govern not just lobbyists but all those who have been selected to serve in my administration."
In an attempt to deliver on pledges of a transparent government, Obama said he would change the way the federal government interprets the Freedom of Information Act. He said he was directing agencies that vet requests for information to err on the side of making information public _ not to look for reasons to legally withhold it _ an alteration to the traditional standard of evaluation.
Just because a government agency has the legal power to keep information private does not mean that it should, Obama said. Reporters and public-interest groups often make use of the law to explore how and why government decisions were made; they are often stymied as agencies claim legal exemptions to the law.
"For a long time now, there's been too much secrecy in this city," Obama said.
He said the orders he was issuing Wednesday will not "make government as honest and transparent as it needs to be" nor go as far as he would like.
"But these historic measures do mark the beginning of a new era of openness in our country," Obama said. "And I will, I hope, do something to make government trustworthy in the eyes of the American people, in the days and weeks, months and years to come."
His first real day in office! I thought he kicked ass yesterday in an awesome inauguration. I've never really watched more than the swearing in but this year it was entertaining all the way through. I thought he and his family were fantastic. And it was amazing to see so many people turn out for it. Over 2 million people (and that's the underestimate) when the biggest inauguration turnout before that was 1.2 million. Comparing this with the 2004 inauguration where people were throwing tomatoes at Bush's limo during the parade to the white house is pretty crazy.
Anyway I'm back into news whoring for a bit since now we can see what he actually DOES and decide what we think of him based on that rather than on all the BS people have gotten worked up about during the president-elect period. I'm gonna keep a list today and see what happens. I'll try and put up all the articles I get the info from as well. Enjoy.
Done:
1) Executive orders for ethics for his staff, especially giving stricter rules in regards to lobbyists and ex-staff ability to interact with the white house.
2) Pay freeze to all top white house staff.
3) Passed 825 billion economic recovery package in the house.
4) Called and talked with leaders of Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt.
5) Executive order for freedom of information act to be even more open.
6) Ordered 120-day halt to prosecutions @ gitmo to review military commissions that are hearing the cases
7) Sent letter to all federal agencies telling them to halt any new regulations until Obama's staff can analyze em.
To be done (according to his chief off staff):
1) Meet with economic team
2) Meet with top brass from pentagon and order all us troops out of Iraq in 16 months (as he promised he would do during the campaign)
3) Order reversal of "mexico city" policy which stops federal money from going to any family planning groups that promote abortion or even refer to abortion services.
Pretty good start imo. But like Obama said, it's not enough to fix any of the major problems and more needs to be done. But I think he's off in the right direction and I'm happy so far.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Promising "a new era of openness in our country," President Barack Obama signed executive orders Wednesday relating to ethics guidelines for staff members of his administration.
"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Obama said.
Among other things, Obama said he would issue a pay freeze for his senior staff.
The new president has also promised swift action on the beleaguered economy. House Democrats, at Obama's urging, have signed a $825 billion economic recovery package that the president says will save or create up to 4 million jobs and invest in health care, energy and education.
House Republican leaders, however, asked to meet with Obama on Thursday to offer major changes to the recovery proposal.
"The challenge as we see it is to create a plan that helps middle-class taxpayers and small businesses without wasting money or exploding our national deficit," the leaders wrote in a letter to the new president.
Rep. Paul Ryan, the top Republican on the House Budget committee, argued that the main tax provision in the Democrats' plan -- cutting payroll taxes -- was not an effective way to jump-start the economy.
House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence declined to say whether the Democrats' package would get any Republican support if it didn't change significantly.
Obama began his first full day in office with a moment of solitude in the Oval Office, reading a note from his predecessor, before making phone calls to Middle East leaders.
Obama arrived in the Oval Office and spent 10 minutes alone, reading a note left for him in the desk by outgoing President George W. Bush.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel met with the president 10 minutes later to discuss the daily schedule, Gibbs said.
Obama called Middle East leaders, including King Abdullah of Jordan, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Gibbs said.
On Sunday, Israel and Palestinian militants declared a cease-fire after 22 days of fighting in Gaza.
First lady Michelle Obama joined her husband in the Oval Office at 9:10 a.m., shortly before the first couple departed for the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral.
Later in the day, Obama is expected to meet with his economic team and top brass from the Pentagon. iReport.com: What do you think Obama should do first?
He plans to tell the top U.S. officers that he wants them to plan to have combat forces out of Iraq in 16 months, as he promised during his election campaign, an adviser said.
"It's something he still believes is a responsible timetable," White House adviser David Axelrod told CNN. "But they'll discuss it. Everyone agrees that we need to be on a pace to withdraw our troops, and how that will be implemented I'm sure will be something he'll discuss."
Gen. David Petraeus, whose command oversees U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, is expected to attend the meeting, CNN learned Tuesday. Petraeus, who will have just arrived from Afghanistan and Pakistan, is expected to brief Obama on the latest developments in the troubled region.
Obama's administration was already in action Tuesday, ordering a 120-day halt to prosecutions of suspected terrorists at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to review the military commissions that try them.
Papers filed at the U.S. prison camp said the request is made "in the interest of justice and at the direction of the president of the United States."
The president also is expected to order a reversal of the Bush administration's so-called "Mexico City" policy, which prohibits U.S. money from funding international family planning groups that promote abortion or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion services.
Chief of Staff Emanuel sent a memo to all federal agencies and departments to halt consideration of pending regulations throughout the government until the new staff can examine them, White House officials told CNN.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's first public act in office Wednesday was to institute new limits on lobbyists in his White House and to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides, in a nod to the country's economic turmoil.
Announcing the moves while attending a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to swear in his staff, Obama said the steps "represent a clean break from business as usual."
The pay freeze, first reported by The Associated Press, would hold salaries at their current levels for the roughly 100 White House employees who make over $100,000 a year. "Families are tightening their belts, and so should Washington," said the new president, taking office amid startlingly bad economic times that many fear will grow worse.
Those affected by the freeze include the high-profile jobs of White House chief of staff, national security adviser and press secretary. Other aides who work in relative anonymity also would fit into that cap if Obama follows a structure similar to the one George W. Bush set up.
Obama's new lobbying rules will not only ban aides from trying to influence the administration when they leave his staff. Those already hired will be banned from working on matters they have previously lobbied on, or to approach agencies that they once targeted.
The rules also ban lobbyists from giving gifts of any size to any member of his administration. It wasn't immediately clear whether the ban would include the traditional "previous relationships" clause, allowing gifts from friends or associates with which an employee comes in with strong ties.
The new rules also require that anyone who leaves his administration is not allowed to try to influence former friends and colleagues for at least two years. Obama is requiring all staff to attend to an ethics briefing like one he said he attended last week.
Obama called the rules tighter "than under any other administration in history." They followed pledges during his campaign to be strict about the influence of lobbyist in his White House.
"The new rules on lobbying alone, no matter how tough, are not enough to fix a broken system in Washington," he said. "That's why I'm also setting rules that govern not just lobbyists but all those who have been selected to serve in my administration."
In an attempt to deliver on pledges of a transparent government, Obama said he would change the way the federal government interprets the Freedom of Information Act. He said he was directing agencies that vet requests for information to err on the side of making information public _ not to look for reasons to legally withhold it _ an alteration to the traditional standard of evaluation.
Just because a government agency has the legal power to keep information private does not mean that it should, Obama said. Reporters and public-interest groups often make use of the law to explore how and why government decisions were made; they are often stymied as agencies claim legal exemptions to the law.
"For a long time now, there's been too much secrecy in this city," Obama said.
He said the orders he was issuing Wednesday will not "make government as honest and transparent as it needs to be" nor go as far as he would like.
"But these historic measures do mark the beginning of a new era of openness in our country," Obama said. "And I will, I hope, do something to make government trustworthy in the eyes of the American people, in the days and weeks, months and years to come."
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). I insta-moved back to stars and vowed never to leave again haha. But maybe it deserves another chance, I was quick to judge. Or I could stay at Stars and make Supernova easily this year but that's gonna take a long time =/ Suggestions plz.
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