Tag: executive order
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obama expands federal power over states with executive order
from kurt nimmo: Obama has issued another executive order, this time establishing a so-called “Council of Governors.” The order, signed on January 11, further diminishes the sovereignty of the states and builds on a framework for possible martial law. The executive order was completely ignored by the corporate media. “The President today signed an Executive…
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12/25 newspurge: it’s beginning to look alot like…
9/11 updates: 9/11 families argue in court to remove ashes of loved ones from nyc garbage dump*fed judge in germany:numerous 9/11 theories screaming for investigation* terrorists & crooks keep faa pilot’s licenses*specter looks to revive 9/11 suits against saudis* 9/11 hero dies of cancer on christmas day* drugwar:russia blames US forces in afghanistan for heroin…
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obamessiah: more troops, more secrecy, less change!
from latimes: President Obama plans to send 30,000 to 35,000 additional soldiers and Marines to Afghanistan, U.S. officials said Monday, the largest single U.S. deployment since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The additional troops, Obama’s second major escalation of the conflict this year, will bring the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to about 100,000.…
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obamessiah updates: secrecy, transparency, detention & depop
video: daily show hits obama for lack of transparency* white house drafts executive order to allow indefinite detentionsfrom raw story: The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government…
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bush centralizes control of intelligence agencies as the police state agenda marches onward
from washington post: The Bush administration unveiled new operating guidelines for the nation’s intelligence community yesterday in a move that boosted the authority of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) while triggering protests from lawmakers who complained that they weren’t properly consulted. The changes affirmed the DNI’s role as head of the…
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bush directive increases sway on regulation
from ap/nytimes: President Bush has signed a directive that gives the White House much greater control over the rules and policy statements that the government develops to protect public health, safety, the environment, civil rights and privacy. In an executive order published last week in the Federal Register, Mr. Bush said that each agency must…
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bush OKs grants to preserve camps
from japan times: U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law a $38 million grant program to preserve notorious internment camps where Japanese-Americans were kept behind barbed wire during World War II. The money will be administered by the National Park Service to restore and pay for research at 10 camps. The objective of the…