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Obama team reviewing Bush executive orders, 'virtually every agency,' aide says

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DeepModem Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Nov-10-08 10:25 AM
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Obama team reviewing Bush executive orders, 'virtually every agency,' aide says
Source: CNN

The head of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team said Sunday that the incoming administration is conducting an extensive review of President Bush's executive orders.

Asked about reports that the transition team already has identified a number of areas where Obama could issue executive orders as soon as he takes office, John Podesta said he would not "preview decisions that (Obama) has yet to make."

"I would say that as a candidate, Sen. Obama said that he wanted all the Bush executive orders reviewed and decide which ones should be kept and which ones should be repealed and which ones should be amended, and that process is going on. It's been undertaken," Podesta said Sunday on "Fox News."

Podesta pointed out that there is a lot the president can do without waiting for Congress, and voters can expect to see Obama do so to try and restore "a sense that the country is working on behalf of the common good."

"I think that we're looking at — again, in virtually every agency to see where we can move forward, whether that's on energy transformation, on improving health care, on stem cell research," he said....

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/09/obama-t... /

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   when reviewing, don't forget to look at the so-called 'signing statements' . . .  OneBlueSky   Nov-10-08 10:59 AM   #1 
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Nov-10-08 10:28 AM
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1. K&R
This is one area where he can make some big changes almost immediately.

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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Nov-10-08 10:59 AM
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2. when reviewing, don't forget to look at the so-called 'signing statements' . . .
Source:



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4. k&r for the many little things that have been signed in and now can be signed out.
Lots of little niggling bits we've gotten used to that can be undone.

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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Nov-10-08 12:53 PM
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5. Don't forget to look for political appointees who have "burrowed" in to career slots.

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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Nov-10-08 08:23 PM
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6. I love seeing the new administration so ready to get started. nt

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texpatriot2004 (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Nov-10-08 10:15 PM
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7. Yeah! This is thrilling news. Finally after all these years
these things are being reviewed and hopefully revoked.

Thank you President Elect Obama.

:applause: :applause: :applause:

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