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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 1/16/2009
Some Facts For Obama To Consider
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by hilzoy (1) According to Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution , the President "shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed". (2) According to Article VI of the Constitution, " This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance ...
whitehouse.gov - 1/20/2009
President Barack Obama
— whitehouse.gov — PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Barack H. Obama is the 44th President of the United States. His story is... the American story values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the ... (more) President Barack Obama

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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/20/2009
About that oath flub
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Pete Williams The recitation of the presidential oath came in fits and starts. The Constitution... prescribes the text: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to best of ... (more) About that oath flub

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julescrittenden.com - 1/14/2009
About That Torture Thing
— julescrittenden.com — There's a lot of fretting over whether Obama will do the right thing about Guantanamo, and whether... the CIA will barred from using harsh interrogation methods in the GWOT.* Greenwald's having a snit. Now a Guantanamo judge comes forward, says she ... (more) About That Torture Thing

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All the best people agree
The Sideshow — ... political/media establishment isn't desperately and unanimously fighting against the idea of investigations and prosecutions because they believe there was nothing done that was so bad. They're fighting so desperately precisely because they know there was, and they know they bear much of the culpability for it.Glenn also says in the same post that Holder has been giving encouraging answers in his confirmation hearings. Hilzoy has some Some Facts For Obama To Consider: (1) According to Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution, the ...

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