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  • July 2008

    • Bush, EPA Won't Touch Emissions

      Washington Post  |  Jul 11, 08 2:24 PM CDT

      Bush, EPA Won't Touch Emissions

      (Newser) - Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions will have to wait until President Bush is out of office, the EPA announced today. Instead, the agency will say it needs months of further public comment to make any decision. The statement is the end result of a protracted White House effort to tone down the agency’s findings, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Bush administration  • US Supreme Court  • greenhouse gases  • Environmental Protection Agency  • greenhouse-gas emissions  • EPA

    • Feds Mull Possible Bailout for Freddie and Fannie

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 10, 08 9:49 AM CDT

      Feds Mull Possible Bailout for Freddie and Fannie

      (Newser) - With the shares of mortgage titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plummeting to their lowest points in more than 15 years, the Bush administration is weighing what to do in the event of a collapse, reports the Wall Street Journal. No rescue plan is imminent—both companies are expected to be able to raise needed capital—but as home values continue to decline and more homeowners default, Treasury officials are studying contingency plans. More »

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      Bush administration  • housing crisis  • Fannie Mae  • Freddie Mac  • Treasury Department

    • Emboldened Iraq Stands Up to Washington

      New York Times  |  Jul 10, 08 7:41 AM CDT

      Emboldened Iraq Stands Up to Washington

      (Newser) - Nouri al-Maliki and the Iraqi government are now openly demanding a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces, reports the New York Times . While nobody expects Baghdad to boot American troops, several military victories and greater political stability have emboldened Maliki, and the increasingly loud demands reflect a new confidence on the part of the Iraqi PM. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • Nouri al-Maliki  • American troops  • timetable

    • Biofuel Caused Food Crisis: Secret Report

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 4, 08 3:45 PM CDT

      Biofuel Caused Food Crisis: Secret Report

      (Newser) - Biofuel production has been the driving force behind the growing food crisis, pushing prices up 75%, according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian . The most detailed research ever conducted on the issue emphatically contradicts the US position that biofuels are responsible for a mere 3% price bump. It hasn’t been published, sources say, for fear of embarrassing President Bush. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • food prices  • biofuel  • World Bank  • ethanol  • hunger

    • Washington's War Drums Beating Loudly

      Washington Post  |  Jul 3, 08 10:25 AM CDT

      Washington's War Drums Beating Loudly

      (Newser) - Is Washington, or its Israeli allies, really ready to attack Iran? "The threats, counterthreats, and counter-counterthreats … have reached new levels of hysteria in recent days," Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post . Rumblings of an Israeli strike prompted Tehran threats to close oil-shipping lanes. That would be an “act of war,” declared one US admiral—a statement superiors didn't back down from. More »

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      Iran  • Israel  • Bush administration  • oil price  • Joint Chiefs of Staff  • Iran war  • Mike Mullen

    • The Decider Has Time for a Last Hurrah

      Washington Post  |  Jul 1, 08 10:24 AM CDT

      The Decider Has Time for a Last Hurrah

      (Newser) - It’s comforting to think of George W. Bush as yesterday’s news, but the Decider is still very much in office and itching to tie up loose ends. These “loose ends” might include signing a treaty with Iraq, or continuing his quixotic quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace, or, more terrifyingly, attacking Iran, writes Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iran  • Bush administration  • foreign policy  • US foreign policy  • Bush legacy

  • June 2008

    • US and Pakistan Let al-Qaeda Regroup

      New York Times  |  Jun 30, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      US and Pakistan Let al-Qaeda Regroup

      (Newser) - Nearly seven years after 9/11, America has not only failed to capture Osama bin Laden; it has also allowed al-Qaeda to rebuild itself in lawless northwest Pakistan, near the Afghan border. The New York Times conducted more than four dozen interviews to discover how rivalries among American agencies, trouble with Pervez Musharraf, and the distraction of Iraq allowed al-Qaeda to foil Operation Cannonball, a highly classified CIA initiative. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Bush administration  • al-Qaeda  • CIA  • September 11  • tribal areas  • US-Pakistan relations  • South Waziristan

    • US Airlines May Need Foreign Aid

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 30, 08 8:43 AM CDT

      US Airlines May Need Foreign Aid

      (Newser) - Troubled US airlines could be looking to Congress to ease foreign ownership laws, as financial woes push them into the arms of new investment partners, the Wall Street Journal reports. Overseas companies, barred from holding more than 25% of the voting stock of US carriers, are eager to relax the rules. "It could be the financial exigencies of the day that finally make for a breakthrough," British Airways Chairman Martin Broughton tells the Journal. More »

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      Bush administration  • airline industry  • United Airlines  • British Airways  • Lufthansa

    • Bush Demands Action Against Zimbabwe

      Associated Press  |  Jun 28, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Bush Demands Action Against Zimbabwe

      (Newser) - Washington is seeking ways to punish Robert Mugabe for his violent "sham" of an election, President Bush said today. Bush has ordered Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to work up sanctions against Zimbabwe, which ran a runoff ballot yesterday with Mugabe the sole candidate. Rice vowed to "press for strong action by the United Nations" against the African nation. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • United Nations  • Condoleezza Rice  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • sanctions  • UN sanctions  • UN resolution

    • Cheney's Brain Smug, Evasive in Testimony

      Washington Post  |  Jun 27, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      Cheney's Brain Smug, Evasive in Testimony

      (Newser) - Dick Cheney’s chief of staff David Addington has long lurked in the shadows of the Bush administration, building its view of the imperial presidency, writes Dana Milbank of the Washington Post . But yesterday, “Cheney’s Cheney” was forced to step into the light and testify before Congress—and he wasn’t pleased. “Addington’s unbridled hostility was live and unfiltered yesterday,” Milbank writes. More »

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      Congress  • Bush administration  • testimony  • David Addington

    • Softer Bush: Saving Legacy or Showing Wisdom?

      New York Times  |  Jun 27, 08 8:26 AM CDT

      Softer Bush: Saving Legacy or Showing Wisdom?

      (Newser) - North Korea's nuclear declaration is a diplomatic milestone for a Bush administration showing a more pragmatic side on a host of issues in the home stretch, writes Steven Lee Myers in the New York Times . The conciliatory approach has extended to other issues, including reducing emissions, Israel-Palestinian peace, and Iran's nuclear activities. "I think we learned a bit," says a White House adviser.  More »

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      Bush administration  • North Korea  • John Kerry  • diplomacy  • Axis of Evil

    • White House Ignored EPA Pollutants Email

      New York Times  |  Jun 25, 08 9:34 AM CDT

      White House Ignored EPA Pollutants Email

      (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 »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • environment  • US Supreme Court  • auto industry  • Environmental Protection Agency  • fuel efficiency  • executive power  • EPA

    • Probe Finds Bias in Justice Dept. Hiring

      Washington Post  |  Jun 24, 08 3:25 PM CDT

      Probe Finds Bias in Justice Dept. Hiring

      (Newser) - The Justice Department screened applicants to its internship and recruitment programs for conservative attitudes and credentials, rejecting applicants with liberal-sounding resumes, the Washington Post reports. Today's report by the department’s inspector general details a history of partisan hiring practices beginning in 2002 and concludes that the process "undermined confidence in the integrity of the department's hiring processes." More »

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      Bush administration  • conservative  • Patrick Leahy  • US attorney firings  • Justice Department  • US attorneys scandal  • partisanship

    • Advisers to Bush: You Asked for It

      Washington Post  |  Jun 21, 08 3:44 PM CDT

      Advisers to Bush: You Asked for It

      (Newser) - President Bush ignored warnings that his detainee policy would spark a Supreme Court backlash, the Washington Post reports. Top lawyers both in and outside Washington said that jailing suspects without Congressional approval would push the court to rule on national security—but the White House either ignored the advice or disagreed. More »

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      Bush administration  • US Supreme Court  • White House  • Guantanamo prisoners  • detainee  • habeas corpus

    • Telecoms Gain Immunity From Wiretap Suits

      New York Times  |  Jun 20, 08 8:42 AM CDT

      Telecoms Gain Immunity From Wiretap Suits

      (Newser) - Yesterday's Congressional deal on warrantless wiretapping will wipe out some 40 pending lawsuits against phone companies that took part in the Bush administration's eavesdropping scheme, ending 5 months of Democratic resistance to giving the telcos immunity for their actions. In what the New York Times calls to the biggest change to surveillance law in 30 years, telecoms will receive protection from lawsuits so long as a court determines that the government asked them to allow the tap. More »

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      Bush administration  • warrantless wiretapping  • domestic surveillance  • eavesdropping  • wiretapping bill

    • Feds Triple Cases Against Illegals

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 18, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Feds Triple Cases Against Illegals

      (Newser) - Prosecutions of illegal immigrants have soared in recent months, now accounting for half of all federal cases, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some 9,350 illegal immigrants faced federal charges in March of this year, up from 3,746 in March 2007, as the Bush administration ratcheted up efforts to use jail time, and the prospect of a criminal record, as a tactic to dissuade illegal border crossers. More »

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      Bush administration  • Michael Chertoff  • illegal immigration  • border control  • federal prosecution

    • Obama-Hagel Ticket? Tempting, but Forget It

      Salon  |  Jun 17, 08 2:49 PM CDT

      Obama-Hagel Ticket? Tempting, but Forget It

      (Newser) - Republican maverick Chuck Hagel is being bruted as a possible running mate for Barack Obama, and it's a tempting fantasy. He's a Vietnam vet with abundant foreign policy experience and a very public split with Bush on the Iraq war; having him on the ticket would also give serious cred to Obama's post-partisan message. But he “may be a more attractive candidate in theory than in reality,” Mike Madden writes on Salon. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Bush administration  • Republicans  • Democrats  • vice president  • vice presidential candidate  • Chuck Hagel

    • Punditry for the Playgroup Set

      New York Times  |  Jun 16, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      Punditry for the Playgroup Set

      (Newser) - The cover is a dead ringer for the bedtime classic, and the point of Goodnight Bush is equally recognizable. In authors' Erich Origen and Gan Golan’s re-purposing of Goodnight Moon , Dubya snuggles into bed wearing a “Mission Accomplished” flight suit, in the company of “war profiteers giving three cheers,” with a crayon-redacted constitution on the wall, the New York Times reports. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • constitution  • Children's books  • story  • bedtime

    • Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts Both Parties

      New York Times  |  Jun 16, 08 9:28 AM CDT

      Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts Both Parties

      (Newser) - President Bush’s tax cuts have become the governmental equivalent of a corporate poison pill, Paul Krugman observes in the New York Times , aimed at hamstringing new stewardship. Both prospective replacements have tax plans very much haunted by the Bush cuts, with one-time critic John McCain promising not only to make them permanent, but add more—and without a plan to replace revenue. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • taxes  • universal health care  • tax cuts

    • Britain Rolls Out New Iran Sanctions

      Washington Post  |  Jun 16, 08 8:18 AM CDT

      Britain Rolls Out New Iran Sanctions

      (Newser) - Britain and the European Union will slap Iran with a new round of sanctions over its refusal to curtail its nuclear program, PM Gordon Brown announced today, handing President Bush an unexpected farewell gift on the last day of his weeklong European trip. Brown froze the assets of Iran's largest bank as of today, reports the Washington Post; he also pledged about 200 more troops to join the 7,800 British soldiers already in Afghanistan. More »

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      Iran  • Great Britain  • Bush administration  • European Union  • Gordon Brown  • nuclear program  • sanctions

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