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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Undeterred!

April 23, 2015 Executive Order , Gregory Korte 0 Comments
Obama's Executive Action Rollouts Increasing In Pace

By Gregory Korte, Apr. 22, 2015, USA Today

WASHINGTON — As President Obama stood in an Everglades swamp to speak on climate change Wednesday, the White House rolled out a package of eight executive actions, implemented by seven government agencies, to "protect the people and places that climate change puts at risk."

The announcement contained no executive orders, sweeping directives, legislative proposals or bill signings.

Instead, the actions include smaller-bore staples of a "pen-and-phone" strategy that shows no sign of letting up: a report on the value of parks to the environment, a proclamation declaring National Parks Week, and conservation efforts in Florida, Hawaii, Puget Sound and the Great Lakes.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the actions were an effort to deal with the impacts of climate change "even in the face of pretty significant opposition from Republicans in Congress."

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Unimpeachable

December 17, 2014 Barack Obama , Executive Order 0 Comments
Obama Issues 'Executive Orders By Another Name'

Gregory Korte, Dec. 16, 2014, USA Today

Obama has issued executive orders to give federal employees the day after Christmas off, to impose economic sanctions and to determine how national secrets are classified. He's used presidential memoranda to make policy on gun control, immigration and labor regulations. Tuesday, he used a memorandum to declare Bristol Bay, Alaska, off-limits to oil and gas exploration.

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Why waste the political capital?

September 26, 2014 Attorney General Eric Holder , Gregory Korte 0 Comments
Obama Didn't Put Up 'Much Of A Fight' To Keep Holder

Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder
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Gregory Korte, Sept. 25, 2014, Usatoday.com

ASHINGTON — Eric Holder, one of the most loyal, liberal and controversial members of President Obama's administration, said Thursday he would retire after nearly six years as attorney general.

Obama formally announced the resignation at the White House, calling Holder "the people's lawyer" and praising him for his work on civil rights.

He championed gay rights, voting rights and a rethinking of drug policies. He clashed with the news media over leak investigations and congressional Republicans over probes into misconduct in the Obama administration. Liberal critics said he wasn't aggressive enough in prosecuting financial crimes.

"I hope I have done honor to the faith you have placed in me, Mr. President," Holder said in an uncharacteristically emotional speech.

Holder's resignation was his own decision, but Obama accepted it "without putting up much of a fight" because of how long the attorney general had served, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday.

Earnest acknowledged that Holder's tenure had become increasingly difficult, saying the attorney general had "confronted a large number of issues — many of them very complicated, some of them maybe controversial." He said Holder has "certainly put in his time in a way that he can be proud of and a way that the country has appreciated."

The attorney general told top Justice Department staff and members of Congress of his plans Thursday morning.

Holder will stay on until his successor is named and confirmed by the Senate, Earnest said. He said Obama has not made a decision on who will replace him.

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