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  • July 2008

    • Sarkozy 's Reform Bill Passes By a Hair

      BBC  |  Jul 22, 08 9:25 AM CDT

      Sarkozy 's Reform Bill Passes By a Hair

      (Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed the passing yesterday of a constitutional reform, fulfilling a key campaign pledge. The overhaul of parliamentary and executive powers passed in the assembly and senate by a single vote, capturing 539 votes when it needed 538, the BBC reports. The opposition says the change will solidify France as a "monocracy" for Sarkozy. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • constitution  • executive power  • political reform

  • June 2008
  • April 2008

    • What the Candidates Should Be Talking About

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 28, 08 8:23 PM CDT

      What the Candidates Should Be Talking About

      (Newser) - Quick, before the public completely loses interest: Let’s leave aside “guns, bitterness, race, religion, geriatric radicals and other trivia,” and turn to real presidential political issues, Los Angeles Times editors write. They pose some questions that most need answering: For John McCain: You voted against giving workers extended time to file discrimination lawsuits. How will your alternative—education for victims—end biased practices? More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • ethanol  • enemy combatants  • executive power  • workplace discrimination  • troop drawdown

    • Bush Threw Out 4th Amendment After 9/11

      Washington Post  |  Apr 4, 08 1:23 PM CDT

      Bush Threw Out 4th Amendment After 9/11

      (Newser) - Just a month after Sept. 11, 2001, the Justice Department concluded that anti-terror military operations on US soil were not constrained by the Fourth Amendment protections against search and seizure. The conclusion was detailed in a memo written by John Yoo, the theorist behind many of President Bush's expansions of presidential power. Though it hasn't been released, it was referred to in Yoo's 2003 memo authorizing torture, which was released Tuesday, writes the Washington Post . More »

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      Department of Justice  • War on Terror  • warrantless wiretapping  • executive power  • Fourth Amendment  • John Yoo

  • March 2008

    • Bush Stepped In to Weaken Ozone Rules

      Washington Post  |  Mar 14, 08 11:22 AM CDT

      Bush Stepped In to Weaken Ozone Rules

      (Newser) - President Bush personally intervened this week to loosen the EPA's new guidelines on pollution-causing ozone, the Washington Post reports. By law, separate ozone standards are mandated for protecting the "public health" and the "public welfare," which includes wildlife, parks, and farmland. According to EPA documents, Bush overruled the more stringent guidelines recommended by both EPA scientists and administrators for the latter. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • environment  • Environmental Protection Agency  • smog  • executive power  • ozone

  • October 2007

    • Rudy Would Outdo W on Power Grab

      Washington Monthly  |  Oct 30, 07 12:51 PM CDT

      Rudy Would Outdo W on Power Grab

      (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani’s record in New York shows a leadership philosophy built on overlooking rules, says Washington Monthly ’s Rachel Morris. Should the GOP frontrunner end up in the Oval Office, he would seize even more executive power than his assertive predecessor, Morris predicts. More »

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      George W. Bush  • New York City  • Rudy Giuliani  • interrogation techniques  • First Amendment  • executive power

    • Lib Label Belies Solidly Right Views

      Washington Post  |  Oct 30, 07 6:30 AM CDT

      Lib Label Belies Solidly Right Views

      (Newser) - Pundits call Rudy too “liberal” to win the GOP nom, but his views on free speech, religion, and government secrecy say otherwise, writes David Greenberg of the Washington Post. Even Rudy's takes on guns, gays, and abortion—allegedly left—are far from it. “As any New Yorker can tell you, the last word anyone in the 1990s would have attached to the brash, furniture-breaking mayor was ‘liberal,’” writes Greenberg. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Rudy Giuliani  • gay rights  • abortion  • executive power

  • June 2007

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