Executive Orders

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Painful Truth in Cheney's Spat with Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Guantanamo Torture, Executive Orders, George Bush, Terrorism War, Guantanamo Detainees, President Obama, Dick Cheney, Politics News

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 03.02.2009 | Politics

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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 02.27.2009 | Politics

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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 02.24.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Supreme Court, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United Arab List, Dorit Beinisch, Torture, Executive Orders, Jerusalem, Gaza, Rule of Law, Obama Executive Orders, Fatah, Barack Obama Israel, Lebanon, Hamas, The Basic Law, Civil Rights, Guantanamo Bay, Operation Cast Lead, Obama Inaugural Address, Voting Rights, Israel, Israeli Supreme Court, Israel Gaza, Jamal Zahalkeh, Kach, Balad, World News

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 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Revolving Door, Executive Orders, Lobbying Ban, Presidential Records, Ethics Commitments of the Executive Branch, President Barack Obama, Steven Griles, Rick Davis, Vickie Iseman, Politics News

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 12.22.2008 | Politics

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 12.18.2008 | Politics

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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 12.11.2008 | Green

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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 11.30.2008 | Home

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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