harpers.org - 11/26/2008
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Scott Horton President George W. Bush got through his first term without a veto, but now he’s learning to make use of the power the Constitution gives him to veto legislation. Nothing surprising there. But the last veto victim is something of a surprise. Bush vetoed the 2008 Defense ...
harpers.org - 11/25/2008
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Today at a press conference in Chicago Barack
Obama introduced his economic team. The market reacted by...
giving the president-elect a big kiss, with the Dow closing up about 400 points. The team shaping up behind the new president will reassure many; ...
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SCOTT HORTON—John Brennan for CIA? Think Again
harpers.org - 11/24/2008
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How does the George W. Bush presidency most
resemble that of his father, George H.W. Bush? It...
may be best to wait to the last, agonizing days of reign of Bush the Lesser before making any call. Recall that Bush 41 left office with a flurry of highly ...
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SCOTT HORTON—The Bush Pardons
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Turley: By Refusing To Pardon Torture Officials, Bush Is Allowing Democrats To Repair His Legacy
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... As Goldsmith notes, many of the facts related to who engineered Bush’s torture programs are already public. Whether or not Congress initiates new investigations, Bush will likely remain the torture president. ...
Jack Goldsmith: Rule of Law Is a Threat to National Security
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... It’s also because of lawyers like John Yoo, of course — who, Scott Horton reports, may soon be getting his just desserts in court. ...
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