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executive order stories: 15 news summaries

(Newser) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today declared a fiscal emergency and ordered lawmakers to produce a plan to close the state’s $24.3 billion deficit within 45 days, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. To accomplish that, Schwarzenegger called a special session of the legislature, and also ordered 220,000 state... More »

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California • California legislature • Arnold Schwarzenegger • executive order • governor • budget deficit • budget gap • furlough • special session

Obama Plans Indefinite Terror Detentions

Executive order echoes Bush approach, signals Gitmo impasse

Jun 26, 09 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a move that echoes the Bush administration’s approach to terror suspects, the Obama White House has drafted an executive order that would allow for their indefinite detention, the Washington Post reports. The move is said to be motivated by growing concerns that President Obama won’t be able... More »

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Bush administration • Guantanamo Bay • executive order • terror suspects • detention • Obama administration • President Obama • indefinite detention

CIA Denies Cheney Request for Torture Docs

Bush-era order on docs under pending litigation stymies ex-VP

May 14, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CIA today denied Dick Cheney’s request that documents possibly proving the effectiveness of enhanced interrogation techniques be declassified, MSNBC reports. An executive order “excludes from review information that is the subject of pending litigation,” the CIA said. The two documents “contain information that falls into... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • CIA • torture • executive order • interrogation techniques • George W. Bush • declassification • documents

(Newser) - President Obama today told government agencies to ignore George W. Bush’s signing statements, but has not sworn off the practice for his own administration, Politico reports. The statements, written when the president OKs a bill but disagrees with certain provisions, are often followed as if they were law. Spokesman... More »

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signing statements • Constitution • executive order • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama

Obama Stem Cell Order Won't Cover All Embryo Research

Stem cell order will not tell Congress to allow creation of new lines

Mar 9, 09 4:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is set to lift the Bush administration's restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, but his announcement today won't cover all such experiments, the New York Times reports. The president's action will allow scientists to do research using existing stem cell lines, and those embryos left over... More »

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cancer • stem cell research • Barack Obama • Congress • embryo • executive order

ANALYSIS

Obama's Gitmo Order Isn't
What It Seems

Experts see potential loopholes, gray areas in revised policies

Jan 23, 09 11:36 AM CST
(Newser) - With a stroke of the pen, President Obama rewrote American detention and interrogation policy yesterday. Or not, writes Josh Gerstein for Politico. He offers reasons not to overstate Obama’s policy changes:
  • "Everyone has to follow the Army Field Manual—for now…": Obama is convening a
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torture • Robert Gates • Guantanamo Bay • executive order • Guantanamo prisoners • detainees • Obama administration • Guantanamo tribunals • President Obama

First 100 Days? Too Slow for O

In new White House, change will happen in 100 hours—or maybe mere minutes

Jan 20, 09 8:57 AM CST
(Newser) - At minute one, everything changes. The inaugural passing of the baton will happen at lightning speed today, Politico reports, as the new team hits the ground running, amid an economic crisis that makes the traditional timetable obsolete. Through the morning, White House staff will work furiously to get the building... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • 100 hours • Guantanamo Bay • executive order • inauguration • David Axelrod • Iraq exit strategy

Obama Poised to Swiftly Reverse Bush Abortion Policy

Rule bans federal funding of organizations that provide abortion counseling

Jan 20, 09 3:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama will likely revoke a controversial Bush administration rule on abortion within days of taking office, sources tell CNN. The policy, dubbed the "global gag rule" by critics, denies all US funding to family-planning services around the world that promote abortion or make any mention of abortion while... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • abortion rights • Roe v. Wade • executive order • George W. Bush • President Obama

Obama Will Issue Order to Close Gitmo

Exec edict may come
as soon as Jan. 20: transition team

Jan 12, 09 4:05 PM CST
(AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to issue an executive order in his first week in office—perhaps his first day—to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, according to two transition-team advisers, the AP reports. Nonethless, it is unlikely the detention facility at the US Navy base in... More »

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Barack Obama • Guantanamo Bay • terrorist • executive order • President Obama • President-elect Obama

Obama to Upend Policies With Exec Orders

Prez-elect may enact own oil, stem cell
plans in January

Nov 9, 08 6:38 PM CST
(AP) - President-elect Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush administration policies on stem cell research and domestic drilling for oil and natural gas, the AP reports. John Podesta, Obama's transition chief, said today Obama is reviewing President Bush's executive... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • executive order • George W. Bush

 Huge Bush 
 Deregulation 
 Push Before 
 Jan. 20 

White House will relax rules on environment, consumer protection

Oct 31, 08 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Bush administration • White House • executive order • lobbying • U.S. environmental laws • George W. Bush • deregulation

Court: al-Qaeda Suspect Can Challenge Detention

Ruling finds president can legally order detention, but detainee free to challenge status

Jul 16, 08 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The president has the right to order the detention of enemy combatants, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday—but detainees can challenge that status. The Virginia-based court was hearing the case of an al-Qaeda suspect who's been in a Navy brig for 5 years without trial, Reuters reports, making him... More »

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enemy combatants • Ali al Marri • detainee • executive order • suspected terrorists • al-Qaeda • detention without trial

Bush Will
Lift Ban on Offshore Drilling

White House spins decision as attempt
to motivate Congress

Jul 14, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush is about to lift the ban on offshore drilling that's stood since his father was in office, White House press secretary Dana Perino announced today. The move will be meaningless unless Congress follows suit, the AP reports. Two bans on the practice are in place: an executive order... More »

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Bush administration • George HW Bush • executive order • oil exploration • oil drilling • George W. Bush • offshore oil

DNI Exposes Broader Spying

Gonzales still under fire for perjury

Aug 1, 07 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The executive branch has had more authority to spy on citizens than yet reported, the Washington Post revealed today. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell explained yesterday that the controversial NSA warrantless wiretapping and data mining program was only one element in a broader series of secret surveillance activities issued... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Charles Schumer • Arlen Specter • NSA • spy • surveillance • wiretap • executive order • Mike McConnell • DNI • data mining • warrantless wiretapping

Cheney: A Law Unto Himself?

Veep refuses to comply with executive order signed by President Bush

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 »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • Senate • privacy • executive order • executive power

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