Obama Czars

Howard A. Schmidt Tapped To Be Obama's Cyber Czar

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — After months of wrangling and delays, President Barack Obama has chosen a national cyber security coordinator to take on the formid...

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Constitutional Experts: Obama's 'Czars' Are Perfectly Legal

latimes.com | Joe Markman | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Senate testimony, constitutional experts say the president has the right to appoint independent advisers as long as the distinction between practic...

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Our Water Crisis: Too Big For Even a Czar

Susan J. Marks | Posted 05.25.2011

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Water is the new oil, except there is no alternative. We can't live without it. The water crisis is here and now in our backyards, and in our homes.

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Lieberman Wants Czar Hearings, Mulling Legislation

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hey, so guess who is mulling new legislation to solve the alleged problem of Obama's "czars"? Joe Lieberman! He may even hold hearings on the czars, ...

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Think Again: Kevin Jennings, the Mainstream Media, and Right-Wing Target Practice

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The right's most recent target for political assassination is Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, who is openly gay.

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Bureaucracy and Power Plays: The Problems with Obama's Policy Czars

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

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"A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency." -President Barack Obama in a 2009 memorandum to executive departments...

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Former Reagan And Bush Aides Defend Obama's Use Of 'Czars'

washingtonpost.com | David B. Rivkin Jr. And Lee A. Casey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) argued on this page this week ["Czarist Washington," op-ed, Sept. 13] that the Obama administration's "czars" are e...

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Jason Linkins Discusses Czars On MSNBC: "Nothing To Do With Russian Imperialism"

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Huffington Post's Jason Linkins was on MSNBC Thursday with conservative blogger Liz Mair, discussing the recent czar-mania. Linkins touched on t...

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"Dancing With The Czars": Dems Mock GOP, Glenn Beck Over Czar Obsession

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the past few days, I've written about the wildly outsized claims of czars in the Obama administration undermining the government. Republican Sena...

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Anti-Czar Bill Gets 100 Cosponsors In House [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yesterday, I posted on how a group of senators sent the White House a letter expressing concern over a multitude of presidential appointments -- which...

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Group Of Republican Senators Send White House Concern-Troll Missive Over Czars

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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A group of Republican senators, led by Utah Senator Bob Bennett, have sent a letter to the White House, concern-trolling over the existence of "czars....

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