Sidestepping the obstruction at the top

Pruning Shears by Dan Fejes | Mar. 19, 2009 (Opinion)

The bad news is that the president - whether through conviction, an excess of caution or political calculation - has been unwilling to directly address some urgent problems. The good news is that not everyone is waiting around for him to change his mind. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Torture, Bush Administration, U.S. Congress
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Posted by: Posted by Dan Fejes - Mar 19, 2009 - 2:30 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dan Fejes (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Mar 19, 2009 - 5:36 PM PDT

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