Bush Veto

Why Obama Must Embrace the Veto Strategy

Robert J. Spitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert J. Spitzer

Barack Obama understands that the country wants a president who acts. And as the new, Tea Party-tainted Congress is spoiling for confrontation, now is the ideal moment for a true veto strategy.

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The Overturned Medicare Veto: A Good First Step Toward Resolving The Problems Of Privatization

John Geyman | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Geyman

Last week's action by Congress to override Bush's veto of the Medicare bill was a landmark step toward reversing the tide of privatization of the program over the last three decades.

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Bush Vetoes Bill Stopping Doctors' Medicare Cut

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Congress on Tuesday rejected President Bush's veto of legislation protecting doctors from a 10.6 percent cut in their reimbursement...

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McCain: Bush Should Veto Bill Banning Torture

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 05.25.2011

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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio — Republican presidential candidate John McCain said President Bush should veto a measure that would bar the CIA from using...

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White House Opposes Mine Safety Bill

Associated Press | Jesse Holland | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a mine safety bill, saying the new regulations proposed by Democrats would interfere with legislation Pr...

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Dem Leaders Pressured To Alter War Strategy

Politico | John Bresnahan and Martin Kady II | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, despite their pledges to continue pushing to end the war in Iraq, face growing press...

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Sam Stein

Military Leaders: Ignore Bush Veto Threat, Ban Waterboarding

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thirty retired admirals and generals have penned a letter to key Democrats, urging them to defy President Bush's veto threats and pass legislation req...

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Bush Threatens To Veto Bill That Bans Torture

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House on Thursday approved an intelligence bill that bans the CIA from using waterboarding, mock executions and other harsh interrogation methods....

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Sam Stein

Bush Veto Could Threaten Food Safety For Millions

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the wake of a scathing report detailing the dangerously poor state of the Food and Drug Administration, one lawmaker is calling on President Bush t...

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Leading '08 Republicans All Back Bush Veto Of Children's Health Care

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The four leading Republican presidential candidates have aligned themselves with President Bush's veto on Wednesday of an expanded health insurance pr...

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Bush Vows To Veto Children's Health Care Bill

Associated Press | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Bush again called Democrats "irresponsible" on Saturday for pushing an expansion he opposes to a children's health insurance program. "Demo...

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