Midnight Regulations

Bush, Our Ex-Boyfriend

Cristina Page | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Birth Control, Family Planning, Midnight Regulations, Conscience Objector, Leavitt, Contraception, Anti-Choice, Religious Objection, Hhs, Nfprha, Planned Parenthood, Aclu, Pro-Choice, Bush, George Bush, Politics News
Cristina Page

Bush is the ex-boyfriend we've finally gotten out of our life only to discover he left an unpleasant souvenir, like an STD. A particularly nasty strain too, in the form of new HHS regulations.

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Notes from a "Pro-Abortionist"

Jenna Henry Hansen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jenna Henry Hansen

Although "feminist" and "pro-choice" are not interchangeable, I know many women that are "accused" of being a feminist and/or pro-abortion just for speaking up.

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Obama Stops Clock On Midnight Regs, but Others Still Ticking

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

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ProPublica

By some estimates, the Bush administration pushed forward well over 100 proposed regulations in its waning days.

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Bush Crony's Law To Turn Forests Into Housing Subdivisions

The Boston Globe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Rey, Midnight Regulations, Forest Service, Montana, Bush Administration, Corporate Handouts, Deforestation, Timber Lobbyist, Plum Creek, Missoula, Green News

LOS ANGELES -- The Bush administration appears ready to push through a change in Forest Service agreements that would make it far easier for mountain ...

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Bush's Midnight Regulations Value Profits More Than People

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Public Citizen, Greenhouse Gas, George W. Bush, Regulation, National Marine Fisheries Service, Beryllium, Afl-Cio, Barack Obama, Clean Air Act, Midnight Regulations, Charlie Gibson, Silica, Gao, Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ABC News, President Bush, Government Accountability Office, Worker Exposure to Toxic Materials, Labor Regulations, Worker Safety, Osha, Labor Rights, Workers' Rights, Truck Driving Regulations, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

The legacy of George W. Bush's final days in office will be degradation of the environment, endangered species and the safety of working people.

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Stopping Bush's Destruction of Our Environment

Robert Redford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Drilling, Midnight Regulations, Bush Midnight Regulations, Robert Redford, Robert Redford Utah, Utah, Celebrities Talk Politics, Green News
Robert Redford

Late Friday night a coalition of environmental and preservation groups filed an agreement with the Bureau of Land Management that could save 100,000 acres of pristine land that are endangered.

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HHS Publishes Provider Conscience Expansion Rule

Emily Douglas | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Regulation, Contraception, Midnight Regulations, Health and Human Services, Women's Health, Health Care, Health, Michael Leavitt, Healthy Living News
Emily Douglas

One of the rule's more disturbing provisions is the announcement that Title X family planning funding will now be open to grantees who refuse to counsel women on the availability of abortion.

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Bush Abortion Rule Finalized Despite Opposition

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hospitals, Abortion, Midnight Regulations, Provider Conscience, Health Care, Health, Bush Abortion Rule, George W. Bush, Bush Abortion Regulation, Politics News
ProPublica

A regulation has been finalized today, strengthening the government's power to inflict financial pain on any health provider discriminating against health workers who refuse to perform tasks they find morally objectionable.

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George Bush's Nightmare Before Christmas

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Greenwald

When given the opportunity to be "naughty or nice" this holiday season, Bush has clearly opted to go down as one of the naughtiest, most sinister presidents in our nation's history.

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Bush Fast-Tracked Backcountry Legislation Put On Hold By Colorado Governor

Colorado Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ritter Roadless Rule, Bush Roadless Rule, Midnight Regulations, Bush Midnight Regulations, Bill Ritter, Roadless Rule, Green News

But late last week, Harris Sherman, director of the Department of Natural Resources, wrote a letter to the Department of Agriculture to request a dela...

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Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

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New Rules

Lucy Carrigan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lucy Carrigan

While we are all congratulating ourselves for the tremendous victory that is Barack Obama as our next president, the Bush administration is doing what it does best: screwing us.

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Midnight Regs: Pollution in National Parks And More!

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

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ProPublica

Today's additions to our Midnight Regulations chart include rules that affect our national parks, the approval and labeling of genetically-modified food, and public access to information.

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Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

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Burning Down the House

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, National Parks, Environmental Regulations, Midnight Regulations, Bush Midnight Regulations, Green News
Carl Pope

On their way out, the Bush administration's political appointees will definitely vandalize property, beginning with our national parks.

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