wired.com - 11/10/2008
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When Barack Obama takes the oath of office on January 20, Americans won't just get a new president; they might finally learn the full extent of George W. Bush's warrantless domestic wiretapping. Since the New York Times first revealed in 2005 that the NSA was eavesdropping on citizen's overseas ...
gallup.com - 11/10/2008
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- Monday's White House meeting between
President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama presents
a remarkable contrast between one of the least popular two-term presidents in modern times at the close of his administration, and ...
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Obama and Bush: A Contrast in Popularity
blogs.tnr.com - 11/10/2008
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blogs.tnr.com —
You hear lots of talk about which former
president Barack Obama should use as a model. Bill
Clinton comes up regularly. Franklin Roosevelt, too. But what about the guy in the White House now? I know, President Bush’s approval ratings are hovering ...
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Why Obama Should Copy Bush (Really!)
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/6/2008
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washingtonmonthly.com —
WE LET BUSH DOWN.... A friend emailed me
last night, telling me that this op-ed from the
Wall Street Journal may very well be the single most foolish op-ed ever published in a major American newspaper. That's obviously a difficult...
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We let Bush down
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Expect surveillance revelations from whatever the civil servants have salted away
Corrente —
Wired:
But for the quickest and most honest account of Bush’s illegal policies, they say don’t look to the incoming president. Watch instead for the hidden army of would-be whistle-blowers who’ve been waiting for Inauguration Day to open the spigot on the truth.
“I’d bet there are a lot of career employees in the intelligence agencies who’ll be glad to see Obama take the oath so they can finally speak out against all this illegal spying and get back to their real mission,” says Caroline Fredrickson, the ...
Bush Spy Revelations Anticipated When Obama Is Sworn In
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... they say don't look to the incoming president. Watch instead for the hidden army of would-be whistle-blowers who've been waiting for Inauguration Day to open the spigot on the truth. "I'd bet there are a lot of career employees in the intelligence agencies who'll be glad to see Obama take the oath so they can finally speak out against all this illegal spying and get back to their real mission," says Caroline Fredrickson, the ACLU's Washington D.C. legislative director. Read more: http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2008/11...
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Crooks and Liars —
In One Ear… Out the Other: Bush secretly gave banks a $140 billion tax windfall
Wired: Bush spy revelations anticipated when Obama is sworn in
Brad DeLong: On Larry Summers...
Senate Guru: Looking at GA-Sen through the prism of Veterans Day. Meanwhile, in other still undecided Senate races
Endless Simmer: White House Guessing Game: Who will cook for Barack??
ANNALS OF JOURNALISM: An increasingly clueless 'Dean'...NPR softballs for a liar...Oh look ...
An Army of Whistleblowers Waiting in the Wings?
Firedoglake —
... Wired is reporting that a potential army of whistleblowers-in-waiting have been talking to reporters and media outlets saying "call me on January 20th", the day the White House changes hands. ...
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The U.S. administration of President George W. Bush is keeping President-elect Barack Obama's economic team "up to speed" on what will be discussed at next weekend's G20 financial summit in Washington, a U.S. Treasury official ...
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