President Barack Obama isn't skirting the U.S. Constitution or abusing his authority by appointing so-called "czars," or policy coordinators, to oversee certain issues or problems, a Senate panel was told Tuesday.

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excerpt: ""Karl Rove is treated with reverence, and it's sickening. On Bill O'Reilly's show earlier this week, he was saying that Cheney and the CIA should never inform Congress of what thy are doing because it won't remain a secret so, hey, screw them and the law. ""

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The first lady says the energetic White House puppy likes to chew on people's feet.

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The first lady says the energetic White House puppy likes to chew on people's feet.

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It is high time Americans heard an argument that might turn a vague national uneasiness into a vivid awareness of something going very wrong. The argument is that the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) is unconstitutional.

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President Obama on Wednesday issued his first signing statement, reserving a right to bypass dozens of provisions in a $410 billion government spending bill even as he signed it into law.

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When Vice President Biden later today formally announces the nomination of Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske as the new Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, he will also be in a way formally downgrading the office from Cabinet-level status to non-Cabinet lev …

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In recent years, there has been considerable public discussion and criticism of the use of signing statements to raise constitutional objections to statutory provisions. There is no doubt that the practice of issuing such statements can be abused.

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Another power grab by the executive branch. This time it's the Obama administration.

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Lobbying's return on investment

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Yes, it's only been one day. But this is mighty impressive. Obama's top priority upon taking office was to sign orders rolling back his predecessor's expansion of executive power.

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A panel of federal appeals judges questioned Wednesday whether former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has any legal right to challenge his proposed extradition to France to face money laundering charges.

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The irony seems lost in him.

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Congratulations to Hillary (and Bill) Clinton - who seem to have won the presidential election, despite the official results on Nov. 4.

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State constitution: read it before the election

Kimberly Campbell Contributing Writer. UNITED STATES - We are embarking on a new Executive Branch administration in the United States of America.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy has subpoenaed Attorney General Michael Mukasey to testify and provide Justice Department memos on terrorism legal advice.

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As the Bush administration comes to a close, the question of what the president got wrong is probably best answered with a short list of what he got right. (there's only four)

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A federal judge Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president.

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The AIG takeover: Are we no longer a "nation of laws"?

It was obvious that the US government was going to do something about the struggling AIG. Still, when I read the news that the Treasury Department along with the Federal Reserve had taken over AIG, I was very surprised.

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While there may be many reasons to support Barack Obama, don't assume that a Democratic president will necessarily transform the counterterrorism policies of the current administration.

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Introducing the One-Branch Government

The United States is employing 544 people unnecessarily, not to mention countless secretaries, clerks, drivers, secret servicemen, clowns, and mistresses.

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The Bush administration is raising the stakes in a court fight that could change the balance of power between the White House and Congress.

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What can you do with a Congress that does nothing? A blue-ribbon commission headed by former Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher suggested last week that the best solution to the problem of an overreaching wartime executive and a supine wartime Congress is "mo …

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Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich released the following statement upon House action today which approved his motion to refer to committee Articles of Impeachment concerning President George Bush.

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