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MARCH 6, 2009, 10:37 P.M. ET (WSJ) Obama adpts Bush view on the powers of the presidency. The Obama Administration this week released its predecessor's post-9/11 legal memoranda in the name of "transparency," producing another round of feel-good Bush criticism.Obama releases secret Bush anti-terror memos
Associated Press By DEVLIN BARRETT and MATT APUZZO – 7 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terror suspects. The Justice Department released nine legal opinions showing that, following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bush administration determined that certain constitutional rights would not apply during the coming fight.Cheney 'Defended' Interrogations in Briefings
Former vice president reportedly oversaw briefings with members of Congress about the interrogation program in an effort to maintain support for the techniques used on detainees. FOXNews.com Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Former Vice President Dick Cheney did speak to members of Congress about the Bush administration's interrogation program in an effort to maintain support for the enhanced techniques used on detainees, Cheney's office confirmed Wednesday. "Vice President Cheney was and remains a strong supporter of our enhanced interrogation program.The Cheney Fallacy
Jack Goldsmith, The New Republic Published: Monday, May 18, 2009 Why Barack Obama is waging a more effective war on terror than George W. Bush. Former Vice President Cheney says that President Obama's reversal of Bush-era terrorism policies endangers American security.The Obama administration faces an important rule-of-law test.
Holder Should Heed Justice Jackson’s Words The Obama administration faces an important rule-of-law test. By Andrew C. McCarthy What could Eric Holder’s wall be telling him about the Uighurs?Exit Bush, Shoes Flying
Exit Bush, Shoes Flying By Charles Krauthammer Friday, January 16, 2009; Page A19 ( washingtonpost.com) Except for Richard Nixon, no president since Harry Truman has left office more unloved than George W. Bush. Truman's rehabilitation took decades.Newsweek , and expanded presidential powers
Obama’s Cheney Dilemma Cheney pushed for expanded presidential powers. Now that he's leaving, what will come of his efforts? The new president won't have to wait long to tip his hand.Liberals voice concerns about Obama
Liberals are growing increasingly nervous – and some just flat-out angry – that President-elect Barack Obama seems to be stiffing them on Cabinet jobs and policy choices. Obama has reversed pledges to immediately repeal tax cuts for the wealthy and take on Big Oil. He’s hedged his call for a quick drawdown in Iraq.New President Won't Tame Executive Power
I thought this was an interesting article about the growing power of the presidency. http://www. cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9713 Joe Biden hardly brings the glamour and excitement to his ticket that Sarah Palin does to hers, but he surely warmed civil libertarian hearts at the vice-presidential debate when he forcefully denounced "dangerous" theories designed to "aggrandize the power of a unitary executive."
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