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washingtonmonthly.com - 12/29/2008
When OSHA got Bush-ified
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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 Administration sought to...
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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washingtonpost.com - 12/29/2008
Under Bush, OSHA Mired in Inaction
— washingtonpost.com — 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 ... (more) Under Bush, OSHA Mired in Inaction

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uggabugga — Parallels? Steve Benen, writing about the Bush administration and OSHA: (emp orig) By all appearances, this administration barely wants OSHA to even exist, so I suppose it stands to reason that Bush political appointees would gut the agency and turn to lobbyists to help guide OSHA's decision making.And adds: Indeed, it's hard to count just how many regulatory agencies have, under this president, effectively been run by the business interests it was supposed to be regulating. ...

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