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Cafferty: Meaning of Obama’s plan for executive orders?

 

Published 11/10/2008 by Emily Schneider at CNN Political Ticker

Join the conversation on Jack's blog. Barack Obama won the White House last week on a message of “change.” That’s something that’s easier said than done in Washington. But the president-elect’s transition chief John Podesta told “Fox News Sunday” that Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office [...] (link)

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