”Bush administration” News

There's No Arguing With Conservatives ... No, Seriously, Scientific Studies Prove It

A new study out of Yale University confirms what argumentative liberals have long-known: Offering reality-based rebuttals to conservative lies only makes conservatives cling to those lies even harder. In essence, schooling conservatives makes them more stupid. From the Washington Post article on the study, which came out yesterday:
09 17 2008 6:30PM (...more)

Obama reverses Bush rule changes on endangered species

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday restored rules requiring assessment by wildlife experts on the impact of government projects on endangered species, revoking the policy of the former 03 4 2009 3:52PM (...more)

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Holder may reverse Bush secrecy

WASHINGTON – Attorney General -designate Eric Holder could set the tone for a more open White House by speaking out this week on Capitol Hill against 01 15 2009 5:15AM (...more)

To Raise Confidence in the Market: Bush & Cheney Should Announce They Will Resign As of November 14, 2008

Although the problems with the financial markets are fundamental, some of the resistance to unclogging the credit markets is the absence of confidence, in the future and in our leaders.
10 9 2008 7:41PM (...more)

Former official: Bush OK'd US raids in Pakistan

WASHINGTON - A former intelligence official with recent access to the Bush administration 's debate about fighting terrorism in Pakistan says the president secretly approved new U.S. military raids in that country.
09 12 2008 11:54PM (...more)

Clinton questions US freeze on Russian nuclear pact

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Senator Hillary Clinton questioned Tuesday Washington's decision to freeze a much vaunted US-Russian civilian nuclear pact, saying the move might not be in Washington's interest.
09 11 2008 9:19AM (...more)

Obama's legal changes may be fewer than expected

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama surely will steer a different legal course from his predecessor's, though perhaps not as dramatically as some hope. On Friday, in a closed-door session,
02 24 2009 5:12PM (...more)

Intelligence Policy: New Perspective or Familiar Approach?

Twice last week in sensitive legal cases involving Bush administration intelligence policy, the Obama administration invoked the "state secrets" privilege,
02 19 2009 4:17PM (...more)

Ex-State Dept. lawyer decries torture after 9/11

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A former State Department lawyer responsible for Guantanamo-related cases said Friday that the Bush administration overreacted after 9/11 and set up a system in which torture occurred. Vijay
03 28 2009 12:40PM (...more)

Cheney's speech contained omissions, misstatements

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney's defense Thursday of the Bush administration 's policies for interrogating suspected terrorists contained omissions, exaggerations and misstatements. In his
05 23 2009 11:23AM (...more)