White House will relax rules on environment, consumer protection
Washington Post Oct 31, 08 8:26 AM CDT
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George W. Bush is president for 11 more weeks, and the White House is plotting to use that time to modify federal regulations to weaken protections for consumers and the environment. The deregulatory initiatives would be some of the most controversial of the Bush era, reports the Washington Post , lifting constraints on such things as drinking water, gas pipelines, power plant emissions, and commercial fishing.
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Below the high court, conservative judges for decades to come
New York Times Oct 29, 08 5:33 AM CDT
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George W. Bush's two appointments tilted the Supreme Court to the right—but it's at the appellate level where his judicial legacy is greatest. The president has appointed fully a third of all appeals court judges, and Republican appointees now control 10 of the 13 circuits. The result, writes the New York Times , is a conservative legal revolution with consequences for everything from abortion laws to civil rights.
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ANALYSIS
Many members of sect, concentrated in Ohio, Pa., voted Bush in '04
Daily Beast Oct 28, 08 3:46 PM CDT
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With John McCain now focused on winning Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, he could get help from a group that has traditionally avoided politics: the Amish. When they do vote, Amish are thought to be 100% Republican because of their views on abortion, Benjamin Sarlin writes in the Daily Beast; George W. Bush was able to mobilize the reclusive Amish vote in 2004.
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OPINION
With John Quincy Adams as model, Dubya could do plenty of good in House
Christian Science Monitor Oct 27, 08 2:34 PM CDT
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President Bush can't have 4 more years, but he could try for 2, Steve Coronella writes in the Christian Science Monitor . Coronella urges Bush to follow John Quincy Adams, who served 17 years in the House. As a representative from Texas, he writes, “Bush could go on to make his mark on the national stage in a way that has eluded him.”
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Analysis
Not since FDR has a transition been this urgent
Bloomberg Oct 27, 08 9:40 AM CDT
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America hasn’t been this eager for the new president to take over since FDR ousted Herbert Hoover, write John Brinsley and Edwin Chen for Bloomberg. Then, as now, an economic crisis heightened the urgency for a fast, smooth transition. And while Roosevelt rejected Hoover’s offers to work together on a rescue plan, there are signs that this year’s president-elect will work with Bush.
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Beijing steps up as leaders craft plans to manage economies
Washington Post Oct 25, 08 6:15 PM CDT
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Asian and European world leaders joined forces today to call for stricter regulation of world financial markets and a shakeup of the monetary system, the Washington Post reports. The declarations marked the close of a 2-day summit in Beijing attended by more than 40 heads of state. Bailouts in the West are "not enough given the current situation, and more needs to be done," said Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.
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Ferrell's Bush praises 'heavily patriotized' ticket
E! Online Oct 24, 08 4:23 AM CDT
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Will Ferrell reprised his role as a bumbling George Bush for last night's special edition of Saturday Night Live to force his endorsement on an extremely unreceptive GOP "ticket." Ferrell first explained to Tina Fey's Sarah Palin that the vice president tells a president what to do and that it's the most important job in the land. Then Darrell Hammond's reluctant "John McCain" arrived for a clearly unwelcome endorsement.
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Associated Press Oct 22, 08 10:18 AM CDT
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World leaders will meet Nov. 15 in Washington to address the global financial crisis—the first in a series of summits to mitigate what economists predict could be a long and deep downturn, a senior Bush administration official said today. The first meeting will discuss underlying causes of the financial crisis, review progress being made, and start developing reforms to prevent a repeat.
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OPINION
Angry base has handed election to Obama, writes Cohen
Washington Post Oct 21, 08 10:10 AM CDT
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Eight years ago George W. Bush made it to the White House as a "compassionate conservative," with plans to reform education and build a multiracial coalition. In 2008, writes Richard Cohen, that vision of the GOP is dead—replaced by "a mean, grumpy, exclusive, narrow-minded and altogether retrograde Republican Party." And John McCain's campaign bears a disturbing resemblance to that of another Arizona senator: Barry Goldwater.
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Come hell or Supreme Court, administration believes in controversial lock up
New York Times Oct 21, 08 3:56 AM CDT
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Despite his stated desire to the contrary, President Bush and his most hawkish aides are determined to keep prison facilities operating at Guantánamo Bay, reports the New York Times . Bush made up his mind following a Supreme Court ruling in the summer granting 250 detainees the right to challenge their incarceration, and never seriously considered State Department or Pentagon proposals to shut down prison operations, according to sources.
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World meeting to be held 'in the near future'
MSNBC Oct 18, 08 2:18 PM CDT
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President Bush will soon announce his plan to host a global summit on the financial crisis, MSNBC reports, to be held in the near future. “The president wants participation and ideas from both developed and developing nations,” one official said on condition of anonymity. Bush will meet with Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso today at Camp David.
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