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A Quiet Windfall For US Banks

In this May 19, 2008 file photo, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson watches as President Bush speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)

The financial world was fixated on Capitol Hill as Congress battled over the Bush administration's request for a $700 billion bailout of the banking industry. In the midst of this late-September drama, the Treasury Department issued a five-sentence notice that attracted almost no public attention.

Posted in bailout, financial crisis, Government Oversight

Bush Officials Moving Fast to Cut Environmental Protections

Not done making a mess of the world yet. US President George W. Bush walks away after discussing the transition with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama with staff members, on the South Lawn of the White House, November 6, 2008. In the next few weeks, the Bush administration is expected to relax environmental-protection rules on power plants near national parks, uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and more mountaintop-removal coal mining in Appalachia. (REUTERS/Larry Downing)

WASHINGTON - In the next few weeks, the Bush administration is expected to relax environmental-protection rules on power plants near national parks, uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and more mountaintop-removal coal mining in Appalachia.

Posted in Environment, Government Oversight

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November 5, 2008
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Religious Right Power in Washington Is Greatly Diminished, Says Americans United

Watchdog Group's Election Analysis Suggests Religious Right May Target State and Local Government for Next Advances

WASHINGTON - November 5 - The Religious Right's access to power in Washington, D.C., has been seriously diminished, but its divisive influence at the state and local level remains deeply problematic, according to an election analysis by Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

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Americans United is a religious liberty watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1947, the organization educates Americans about the importance of church-state separation in safeguarding religious freedom.
Posted in Government Oversight, religion

A Last Push To Deregulate

President George W. Bush speaks at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) graduation ceremony in Quantico, Virginia October 30, 2008. The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era and could be difficult for his successor to undo.(Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

WASHINGTON - The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January.

The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush era and could be difficult for his successor to undo. Some would ease or lift constraints on private industry, including power plants, mines and farms.

Posted in deregulation, Government Oversight
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