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It looks like an ambitious new effort to set up an investigation of President Bush and his top aides for potential crimes committed on their watch may have a had time getting traction.
As we reported last week over at Election Central, House Judiciary chair John Conyers recently introduced a ...
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Obama On Probing Bush GWOT Policies: “We Need To Look Forward”
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Obama On Probing Bush GWOT Policies: “We Need To Look Forward” It looks like an ambitious new effort to set up an investigation of President Bush and his top aides for potential crimes committed on their watch may have a had time getting traction. As we reported last week over at… [image] [image] Warren On Tracking Bailout Funds: “This Isn’t Rocket Science” During her interview on CNN, Elizabeth Warren got to spend a little less time dealing with inane knee-jerk responses from anchors, and a little more time explaining the crux of the issue: that the Treasury Department isn’t tracking its bailout… [image] [image] This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 13th, ...
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GWOT As We Say
julescrittenden.com 2/1/2009 — Obama keeps rendition as a CIA anti-terrorism tool. LA Times. I thought rendition was bad, but apparently it depends who's doing it. So, with Gitmo being shuttered, whatcha gonna do with them once you have them? Article's a little unclear on that, ...
The GWOT goes on
politico.com 3/27/2009 — Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell calls to make clear that nobody has banned the phrase "Global War on Terror."
"I have used and continue to use that term, as do many here in the building. But there are alternatives that are just as ...
The artist formerly known as GWOT
politico.com 3/26/2009 — The Pentagon's Geoff Morrell says the preferred nomenclature is "a campaign against extremists who wish to do us harm."
(h/t TPM )
Pelosi wants investigation of Bush officials
videocafe.crooksandliars.com 1/19/2009 — Download | Play Download | Play Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told Fox's Chris Wallace that there should be an investigation into whether the Bush Administration broke the law when firing Justice Department officials. "I think we ...
Pelosi: No February recess without stimulus
thehill.com 1/8/2009 — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she will keep Congress in session through the Presidents Day recess if an economic stimulus package isn’t completed for President-elect Obama by then. Pelosi’s comments came just minutes before ...
GWOT Over
julescrittenden.com 3/31/2009 — It ends not with a whimper but with more of a dismissive tone, as Hillary Clinton offhandedly dispenses with the term. Prior to offhandedly dismissing eight years of international aid efforts that in a number of cases have cost western aid workers and ...
Video: Obama Reverses More Bush Policies
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com 1/27/2009 — President Obama has reversed several foreign and economic policies enacted by the Bush administration. In his latest reversals, Obama focused on the environment. Chip Reid reports.
Obama's plans for probing Bush torture | Salon News
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Viva La GWOT!
julescrittenden.com 2/26/2009 — The Bush policies are dead. Long live the Bush policies! WSJ:
CIA Director Leon Panetta, in his first meeting with reporters, said the agency will continue to carry out drone attacks on militants in Pakistan. He also said that while CIA ...
GWoT the Hell is Going on here (II)
mudvillegazette.com 3/31/2009 — This could be useful: The Obama-Matic (TM) Content-Free Euphemism Generator .
I just realized another possible explanation for the percentage of Americans believing we're winning the war on terror dropping from 62 to 46 percent since Obama's inauguration . You can't be winning a war that ...
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In his valedictory press conference Monday, George Bush talked about the emotional burden of the presidency, challenged the notion that the job can be isolating, and repeatedly mused about what he'll do in retirement. These observations were ...
Surprise pick favored for top NASA job —
msnbc.com: Politics 1/14/2009
President-elect Barack Obama has asked retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Gration, one of his top foreign policy and military advisers during the campaign, to take the helm of NASA, a source informed of the selection has told Space News.
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