Executive Orders

Obama's Latest Executive Order

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON — With the stroke of his pen, President Barack Obama has sacked souvenirs federal agencies buy with taxpayer money to promote their w...

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Who Gives A Rat's Rear End That Progressives on The Hill Won?: Part 2 in a 3-part series

Karen Dolan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Dolan

Who Gives A Rat's Rear End that Progressive Lawmakers WON? : Why the Congressional Progressive Caucus Matters More than a Rat's Hindquarters Part II ...

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Obama: Create Jobs by Executive Order

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama: Create Jobs by Executive Order By Jeanne Mirer and Marjorie Cohn On May 6, 1935, with the country in the midst of the Great Depression, and wi...

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The State of Labor -- Now Take to the Streets

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Tasini

Last night was a disaster for the labor movement and for its members and all working people. We have no choice but to put a lot more effort, time and strategic thinking into non-legislative work.

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Human Rights: Time to Practice What We Preach

Jamil Dakwar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamil Dakwar

The commitments to "principled engagement" and "living our values" are especially vital to advancing human rights. For years, U.S. leadership on the world stage has suffered because the U.S. seems to hold a double standard.

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Let Down Again: Obama's FDA Fails to Advance New Emergency Contraception Rules

Laura MacCleery | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laura MacCleery

The FDA should stop dragging its' heels and make emergency contraception available over the counter to all women without restriction.

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Obama Administration Gears Up For Increased Use Of Executive Orders

The New York Times | Peter Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With much of his legislative agenda stalled in Congress, President Obama and his team are preparing an array of actions using his execut...

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Obama Orders New Crackdown On Federal Contractor Tax Cheats

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered a new crackdown on federal contractors who don't pay their taxes. Obama signed an exec...

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Painful Truth in Cheney's Spat with Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The painful truth in former Vice President Dick Cheney's spat with President Obama is that there are still far too many places where Obama's policy resembles Bush policy on the terrorism war.

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Obama Hosts Labor Leaders; Will Undo Bush Orders

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed a series of executive orders Friday that he said should "level the playing field" for labor unions in...

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When the President Orders, the Military Follows

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aubrey Sarvis

I believe Congress will be in lockstep with the President on a repeal of DADT. At the end of this year, the law that bars gay men and women from serving openly in the military can be gone.

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Israel: On the Right Side of History

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aaron Zelinsky

The Israeli Supreme Court defended the rights of Israel's two Arab parties, Balad and the United Arab List, to stand for election, overturning a vote by Israel's Central Election Committee.

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President Obama Opens Up Records, Shuts the Revolving Door

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

By breaking the nexus between lobbyists and government departments, Obama is doing something that hasn't been done before. He has raised the ethical bar higher than any previous president.

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The Neo-Cons Are Not Gone, Nor Forgotten

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Ross

Much of the economic crisis is also being engineered by our sweet neo-cons to create an untenable situation for the Dems coming into power.

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Obama Should Take a Hard Look at Bush's Terrorism Executive Orders

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

A start and end point should be the 31 Bush executive orders that deal with Iraq and the terrorism war.

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Obama To Use Executive Orders For Immediate Environmental Impact

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush ad...

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Moderate Republicans Unhappy With Party's New Principles

Chuck Lasker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chuck Lasker

The Republican Party is a ghost of its original self. It's no wonder reasonable, tolerant, progressive Republicans are jumping ship, while new recruits to the Party are diminishing.

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Obama Would Order Review Of Bush's Executive Orders

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama told House Democrats on Tuesday that as president he would order his attorney general to scour White House executive o...

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