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Sarkozy 's Reform Bill Passes By a Hair

Move to rewrite French constitution has critics crying 'monocracy!'

BBC BBC Jul 22, 08 9:25 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  France • Nicolas Sarkozy • constitution • executive power • political reform

White House Ignored EPA Pollutants Email

Bush & Co. refused to open report mandated by Supreme Court

New York Times New York Times Jun 25, 08 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House didn’t like the findings in a Supreme Court-mandated report on pollutants from the EPA—so it simply refused to open the email, the New York Times reports. Instead, the administration has successfully pressured the agency into releasing a watered-down, recommendation-free report. Among the omitted sections: analysis showing that tougher automobile regulation could produce $500 billion to $2 trillion in economic benefits. More »

Gates Departure Should Calm
the Waters

Joint leadership with Ballmer slowed, hurt Microsoft's growth

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Jun 5, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Gates’ departure from full-time employment at Microsoft on June 27 will end 8 contentious years in which Gates has attempted to stay onboard while nominally beneath his close friend and new CEO, Steve Ballmer. Though they built the company together, this “ambassadorial succession” produced mixed results, with Gates undermining Ballmer in front of executives, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

More about:  Google • Microsoft • technology • Bill Gates • software • Steve Ballmer • leadership • executive power • power sharing • corporate leadership

OPINION

What the Candidates Should Be Talking About

LA Times editors take a break from nonsense and turn to issues

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

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

Bush Threw Out 4th Amendment After 9/11

Newly revealed Yoo memo voided search and seizure protections

Washington Post Washington Post Apr 4, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(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 »

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

Bush Stepped
In to Weaken Ozone Rules

President overruled EPA scientists on pollution guidelines

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 14, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(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 »

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

Rudy Would Outdo W on
Power Grab

Record shows Hizzoner had little patience for checks and balances

Washington Monthly Washington Monthly Oct 30, 07 12:51 PM CDT
(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 »

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

Lib Label
Belies Solidly
Right Views

Pundits say Rudy's too 'liberal' for GOP nom; polls show otherwise

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 30, 07 6:30 AM CDT
(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 »

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

Cheney: A Law Unto Himself?

Veep refuses to comply with executive order signed by President Bush

Time Time Jun 24, 07 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vice President Cheney is refusing to comply with an executive order to compile classified documents used by his office. Cheney's theory is that because he has a limited role in the Senate – President he can break ties – he has immunity from executive orders. More »

More about:  Bush administration • Senate • Dick Cheney • privacy • executive power • executive order

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