bloomberg.com - 11/11/2008
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By [bn:PRSN=1] Holly Rosenkrantz [] and Kristin Jensen Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama met with President George W. Bush at the White House as his aides consider ways to undo many of the policies put in place by the U.S. leader during the past eight years. During a private ...
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!)
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The Imperial Presidency
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
With George W. Bush in charge of the White House, what appeared to be overweening executive authority was condemned and decried. With Barack Obama preparing to take charge . . . well, it's a little bit different : ``There's a lot that the president can do using his executive authority without waiting for congressional action,'' [transitition director John] Podesta said on ``Fox News Sunday'' yesterday. As the team looks at agencies, it's considering moves on ``energy transformation, on improving health care, on stem-cell research,'' he said. He's right, of course. The President can act via executive orders and Barack Obama would be well within his rights to ...
The Imperial Presidency
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
With George W. Bush in charge of the White House, what appeared
to be overweening executive authority was condemned and
decried.
With Barack Obama preparing to take charge . . . well,
it's a little bit different:
There's a lot that the president can do using his executive
authority without waiting for congressional action,'' [transitition
director John] Podesta said on Fox News Sunday'' yesterday.
As the team looks at agencies, it's considering moves
onenergy transformation, on improving health care, on
stem-cell research,'' he said.
He's right, of course. The President can act via ...
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