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Of the Top 10 Pictures Where George Bush Looks Like a Monkey,
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Why is Obama Alienating His Base?
Obama's lawyers at the Justice Department have been traipsing into court, not to begin reasserting the primacy of the Constitution, not to start reestablishing the rule of law, but to argue the very same legal positions used by George W. Bush in his push for the Imperial Presidency. read more...
The President Has Become a Divisive Figure
Part of Mr. Obama's polarized standing can be attributed to a long-term trend. University of Missouri political scientist John Petrocik points out that since 1980, each successive first term president has had more polarized support than his predecessor with the exception of 1989, when George H.W. Bush enjoyed a modest improvement over Ronald Reagan read more...
Biden makes up fantasy about scolding Bush over Iraq
Aides to former President George W. Bush are challenging the veracity of Vice President Joe Biden's claim this week of having privately castigated Bush. Biden spokesman Jay Carney declined to specify the dates of his boss's purported Oval Office scoldings of Bush. Nor would he provide witnesses or notes to corroborate the episodes. read more...
Judiciary Committee report on Bush imperial presidency
The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. John Conyers, has released its copious report on abuses of presidential power in the administration of George W. Bush. “Reining in the Imperial Presidency” covers five major categories including government secrecy, retaliation against critics, and politicization of the Justice Department. read more...
CIA refusing to let Red Cross interview tortured detainees
The Central Intelligence Agency -- under President George W. Bush and now President Barack Obama -- has refused to allow the International Red Cross access to tortured detainees captured in the US war on terror, a new human rights report reveals. Detainees transferred out of the CIA's secret prisons -- have effectively vanished. read more...
Cleaning house at Justice Department
George W. Bush's Justice Department was a mess and we're just now finding out how incompetent it really was. read more...
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