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Bush's exit strategy: Do as much damage on the way out as possible
Crooks and Liars — ... If you want more information on Bush's vandalism of the American political landscape on his way out the door, check out the Pro Publica site with a complete rundown. Its first entry is on ...

Ex-EPA Official To Congress On Midnight Regs: "Maybe We Should Have A Little More Polite Discussion."
TPMMuckraker — ... Of the 39 rules proposed in the final days of the president's term, 20 pare back environmental restrictions. (ProPublica has a tally going here.) ...

What Happened to Bush's Pardons? They Came in the Form of Midnight Regulations
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... " was coined after agencies in the Carter Administration pushed through a huge amount of federal rule changes after Carter lost reelection but before he left office. However, the practice itself dates back further and is especially pronounced when executive power changes party hands. The investigative news team at ProPublica.org put together a handy (though long) list of all of Bush's midnight regulations , and their current status, on their Web site. It's worth a perusal, since the list includes so many offensive changes to the way our country functions that there's something ...

GAO High Risk Report Urges Action on EPA, Last Minute Bush Rules Add Insult to Injury
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... Chair Nancy Sutley. Bush's EPA was woefully inadequate already, but his last-minute changes to regulatory policies just as he was leaving office cripple the agency even further. Here are a few of the changes Bush pushed through at the end of his reign, mostly without the benefit of an attentive Congress to look them over (thanks again to ProPublica.org , for their tireless investigation into Bush's midnight regulations): After a last-minute regulation was established to free the EPA from the burden of ...

Around Midnight
Daily Kos — ... to services such as dental and vision care A rule that could limit women’s access to reproductive health services. Not to mention allowing trucking companies to make their drivers have 11-hour shifts, or the super-secret one issued in September that we just found out about this week, which shuts off a critical source of information about abuse and neglect in long-term care facilities to residents and families. The list of regulations is damned impressive, albeit immensely destructive. So far, the Obama ...