Tue, Jun 30th, 2009
President Barack Obama’s claims of broad executive authority to carry out the war on terror are drawing fire from an unexpected source: federal judges nominated by President George W. Bush, who asserted the sweeping powers in the first place.
In recent weeks, three different Bush appointees considering cases relating to war-on-terror detainees have rejected arguments from Obama’s Justice Department, which adopted virtually unchanged the positions the Bush administration had staked out.
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Thunderous Okla. applause greets Bush on July 4
Jun 25th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Associated Press Writer= WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) â?" Former President George W. Bush was greeted by thunderous applause on the Fourth of July as he told thousands of spectators in a rural Oklahoma rodeo arena that the U.S...
Ex-President George W. Bush welcomed to Woodward, Oklahoma
Jun 25th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Woodward, Okla. -- Former President George W. Bush was greeted by thunderous applause on the Fourth of July as he told thousands of spectators in a rural Oklahoma rodeo arena that the U.S...
Former president George W. Bush to speak at 4th of July celebration in remote Oklahoma town
Jun 25th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) - Former President George W. Bush, who has turned up in a handful of out-of-the-way places since leaving office, was set to spend part of Independence Day speaking at a remodeled rodeo arena in northwestern Oklahoma.
Russians warm to US, poll shows before Obama visit
Jun 25th, 2009 - Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians have warmed markedly to the United States under Barack Obama, but still think official ties are poor, a poll showed three days before the U.S...
Ahmadinejad: Obama acting like Bush
Jun 25th, 2009 - MSNBC
TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Barack Obama of behaving like his White House predecessor and called on him to apologize for what he called U.S. interference following Iran's elections.




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