White House Watch Archive: Looking Backward
Cheney Warns of Obama Dangers -- Again
Newly loquacious former vice president Dick Cheney was on TV again yesterday, warning grimly of the enormous dangers the country faces from President Obama's plans. The new twist: He was talking about the economy, instead of national security. Chatting...
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May 28, 2009; 11:40 AM ET |
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Problems With Preventive Detention
There is one big difference between how George W. Bush indefinitely detained suspected terrorists without charges and the way Barack Obama endorsed yesterday: Obama wouldn't go it alone. "In our constitutional system, prolonged detention should not be the decision of...
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May 22, 2009; 1:10 PM ET |
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The Highs and Lows of Obama's Big Speech
Obama at the Archives today. (Charles Dharapak/AP) President Obama's rousing speech on national security today served as an important reminder of how far the country strayed after 9/11 from its core values and how important it is for us to...
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May 21, 2009; 1:30 PM ET |
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The Fire in Cheney's Belly
Former vice president Cheney says he's not going to shut up, no matter what some of his fellow Republicans -- and even his former boss -- think about it. Cheney hagiographer Stephen F. Hayes once again interviewed the former veep,...
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May 7, 2009; 12:20 PM ET |
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Obama Backs Down on State Secrets
President Obama last night described a much more modest role for the state secrets privilege than his own administration has recently argued for in court, acknowledging that it is taking time to fully think through how to reverse some Bush...
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April 30, 2009; 9:35 AM ET |
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State Secrets Watch
A federal appeals court yesterday dealt a massive blow to the the Obama administration's attempt to assert its right to avoid even modest judicial scrutiny simply by citing national security concerns. Here's the ruling. For background, read my April 9...
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April 29, 2009; 12:00 PM ET |
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