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Bush Administration Burrowing

Cheney May Have Mole In Obama Government: Sy Hersh

Think Progress | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

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In an interview on NPR's Fresh Air yesterday, host Terry Gross asked investigative journalist Seymour Hersh if, as he continues to investigate the Bus...

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Key Bush Gitmo Advisors Still Burrowed In At Pentagon

AP | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

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A senior judge who has not followed President Barack Obama's order to halt military trials at Guantanamo Bay is among Bush administration appointees s...

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Bush Climate Change Denier Burrows Into National Science Foundation

Talking Points Memo | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

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The Bush administration's participation in the personnel tactic known as "burrowing" has been well-reported in recent weeks. The practice isn't unique...

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Bush Burrows Supporters At Last Minute

CNN | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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President Bush made another round of last-minute appointments Tuesday, giving 45 aides, supporters and others a parting gift as he leaves office: pres...

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Why Bush's Burrowing Appointees Are Bad, Despite What Slate Says

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 01.06.2009 | Media

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Slate's theory of patronage is overwhelmed by its own example. You can't make a case against the crusty civil service and not worry about the layer of crust Bush is leaving behind.

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Bush "Burrowing" Key Political Appointees In Career Civil Service Jobs

Washington Post | Juliet Eilperin and Carol D. Leonnig | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Just weeks before leaving office, the Interior Department's top lawyer has shifted half a dozen key deputies -- including two former political appoint...

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