Once unified almost solely around the goal of reducing government spending, the group has expanded its targets to an array of Obama administration policies, most notably immigration this year.
These steps can range from appointing a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that does business's bidding to erasing an array of Obama administration regulations, including one making overtime pay available to millions more workers.
To be sure, a wide array of administration officials have acknowledged the limitations of drone strikes and emphasized the need for Pakistan to use ground troops to clear out militants who have used the refuge in North Waziristan to rest and rearm, a point Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. made to Pakistani civilian leaders and ranking generals on a visit to Pakistan last week.
Carter emerges from a dwindling field of potential replacements for Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, who resigned last week amid growing tensions with Obama's national security team over an array of issues, including the administration's Syria policy and delays in transferring detainees from Guantánamo Bay.
Across an array of federal agencies, the Bush administration has begun to make good on its commitment of broad deregulation, promoting a policy transformation long sought by the business community and opposed by consumer, labor and environmental organizations.
The anniversary comes as the nation witnesses a dramatic resurgence of militias and other Patriot groups -- a comeback driven by widespread populist anger at racial changes in the population, soaring public debt and the terrible economy, the bailouts of bankers and other elites, and an array of initiatives by the Obama Administration that are seen as "socialist" or even "fascist".
The new F.C.C. chairman, Michael K. Powell, voiced skepticism about an array of policies favored by the Clinton administration.
The Bush administration, with an array of nations, has suggested that it will not treat Mr. Arafat as a legitimate national leader if he does not crack down on extremists.
The back-and-forth came after several days of harsh criticism by Senator Clinton of the Bush administration on an array of subjects, including energy policy and the environment, as she toured the state on a campaign swing following her nomination by the state Democratic Party in Buffalo last week.
Furthermore, "capturing bin Laden alive would have also presented the administration with an array of nettlesome legal and political challenges".
