Former Obama administration aides working in favor of the pipeline are keeping a far lower profile.
Committee officials were discussing with administration aides today who might testify, and when.
Now administration aides say Mr. Bush is planning to approach these Arab nations.
LIKE most Bush administration aides, R. Glenn Hubbard eagerly lists reasons to be optimistic about the economy.
Mr. Weisglass's meeting was characterized officially by administration aides as part of an ongoing series of consultations.
Lael Brainard and Michael Froman, two top administration aides on international economic policy, are considered among the front-runners to succeed him, people knowledgeable about trade policy said.
More punitive measures might have been emotionally satisfying, administration aides said, but they might also have put taxpayer dollars at risk by destabilizing the banks.
Instead of seeking "equal outcomes," as Mr. Romney asserts, administration aides call their goal expanding opportunities so more people can succeed.
The president was frustrated by the bureaucracy of the administration, aides said, and asked Mr. Rouse to recommend ways to improve internal communication and efficiency.
Last year, however, Obama administration aides used the in-house White House blog and other news media to criticize Fox for its coverage, particularly its commentary.
Many Vineyarders — in shops and restaurants, on the beach and at an agricultural fair — were as defensive as administration aides about his visit here.
