Tag: bush
member name: Cheri Cabot
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April 23, 2009 04:00 AM EDT --
President Obama apparently did not expect the public outcry and blowback from Congress that ensued when he said on Monday he would not pursue an investigation into the torture memos.
On Tuesday, . . .
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March 22, 2009 11:43 PM EDT --
A secret report made by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 2006 concluded that the Bush administration’s treatment of prisoners “constituted torture” in violation of the Geneva Conventions. . . .
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March 20, 2007 02:21 PM EDT --
“Bushies” as those loyal to President Bush are called, have been a driving force behind his success for many years. Karl Rove, Alberto Gonzales, and Harriet E. Miers have been with him for . . .
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February 20, 2007 12:48 PM EST --
Quietly, some might say with stealth, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez of the United States Justice Department has fired (according to the Wall Street Journal) 11 U.S. attorneys . . .
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February 12, 2007 11:53 PM EST --
The perjury and obstruction of justice trial of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney, is a case of White House spin turned . . .
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February 27, 2007 09:05 AM EST --
Once again separation of church and state, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, has found its way into the Supreme Court.
This Wednesday, Feb 28, the U.S. . . .
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March 13, 2007 06:06 PM EDT --
NOTE: I first published this article on Gather on Nov. 13, 2006. I am re-posting it for two reasons. One, it is tax time again, and two, I am in Iowa for the birth of my granddaughter. . . .
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March 27, 2007 02:06 PM EDT --
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and the Justice Department seem to have fallen down the dark rabbit hole and can’t get out.
On Friday, which is the day of the week the . . .
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April 03, 2007 08:39 AM EDT --
Three weeks ago my daughter had a baby. She will be taking three months of maternity leave, just as she did with her first baby. There was never any doubt or question that she would be allowed to . . .
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April 25, 2007 01:52 PM EDT --
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May 08, 2007 02:02 PM EDT --
Julie MacDonald, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks for the Interior Department, abruptly resigned April 30 on the verge of a congressional committee hearing. Saying that . . .
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May 22, 2007 10:21 PM EDT --
I have always been intrigued by blind loyalty, both those who follow someone blindly, and those who command such loyalty.
Blind loyalty is a common thread throughout the Bush administration. What . . .
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May 29, 2007 12:43 PM EDT --
Sunday was just about as perfect as a day can get here in Southern California. Warm and sunny with clear blue skies and a faint scent of jasmine in the air. Blooming jacaranda trees . . .
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July 15, 2008 10:30 PM EDT --
It was a startling sight. A long line of people turned the corner, extended down the block and snaked through the parking lot, with police standing by for crowd control, which was not necessary. The crowd . . .
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January 24, 2009 08:18 PM EST --
If there was any doubt that Americans were tired of fear, secrecy and “the dark side” it was completely erased on inauguration day. The moment President Barack Obama (gosh, that sounds nice, . . .
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January 22, 2008 10:00 PM EST --
Neither Wall Street, nor stock markets around the world, were impressed with Bush's proffered economic stimulus. While Wall Street was closed Monday, markets from Brazil to Tokyo nose-dived . . .
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February 14, 2008 02:02 AM EST --
It all started innocently enough with my . . .
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January 03, 2009 03:24 AM EST --
Have you noticed that President Bush is keeping such a low profile he is practically a phantom? Ever since Barack OBama was elected as our next president, Bush has been gradually fading into the . . .
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April 10, 2007 09:40 PM EDT --
A record number of students are heading to college, which means for the . . .
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May 01, 2007 05:44 PM EDT --
Right on the heels of the financial aid scandal at the university level, comes more disturbing news. John Higgins, the Education Department’s inspector general, has asked the Justice . . .
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