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washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
Under Bush, OSHA Mired in Inaction
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Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 29, 2008; A01 In early 2001, an epidemiologist at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration sought to publish a special bulletin warning dental technicians that they could be exposed to dangerous beryllium alloys while grinding fillings. ...
washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
Under Bush, OSHA Mired in Inaction
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Under Bush, OSHA Mired in Inaction

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washingtonmonthly.com - 12/29/2008
When OSHA got Bush-ified
— washingtonmonthly.com — WHEN OSHA GOT BUSH-IFIED.... The Bush gang? Ignoring the public's interests, politicizing a key federal agency, and... advancing corporate interests above all else? You don't say. In early 2001, an epidemiologist at the Occupational Safety and Health ... (more) When OSHA got Bush-ified

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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... regulations termed economically significant by the Office of Management and Budget than their counterparts did during a similar period in President Bill Clinton's tenure, according to White House lists.... *** More than two dozen current and former senior career officials further said in interviews that the agency's strategic choices were frequently made without input from its experienced hands. Political appointees "shut us out," a longtime senior career official said.... Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

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American Politics Journal RSS Feed — Headlines PDF Print E-mail Written by Gene Gaudette Monday, 29 December 2008 Under Bush, OSHA mired in inaction Dan Rather $70 million lawsuit against CBS becomes a cloud over Bush legacy Day 3: Israel bombs Gaza in 'all-out war' on Hamas In rare show of unity, UN pushes end to Gaza violence NOTE: Newswire aggregating limited headlines through December 30th. [ Back ]

Cheap, Disposable Labor
Suburban Guerrilla — Without legal protections. It’s what Republicans are all about: In early 2001, an epidemiologist at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration sought to publish a special bulletin warning dental technicians that they could be exposed to dangerous beryllium alloys while grinding fillings. Health studies showed that even a single day’s exposure at the agency’s permitted level could lead to incurable lung disease. After the bulletin was drafted, political appointees at the agency gave a copy to a lobbying firm hired by the ...

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Daily Kos — Add this to the "gee, what a surprise" pile: Current and former career officials at OSHA say that such sagas were a recurrent feature during the Bush administration, as political appointees ordered the withdrawal of dozens of workplace health regulations, slow-rolled others, and altered the reach of its warnings and rules in response to industry pressure. The result is a legacy of unregulation common to several health-protection agencies under Bush: From 2001 to the end of 2007, OSHA officials issued 86 percent fewer rules or regulations termed ...

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