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Congress Bows To Bushnew

The new Military Commissions Act gives the president more power than ever.
The Village Voice  |  Nat Hentoff  |  10-11-2006  |  Politics
Tags: Congress, War on terror, torture, military commissions act, presidential power, votes

A Question of Presidential Powernew

The Alito vote once again raises the specter of an unchecked White House.
The Village Voice  |  James Ridgeway  |  01-24-2006  |  Politics
Tags: Bush administration, George W. Bush, presidential power, domesticspying, Alito, Bush appointee, domestic spying, judge alito, samuel alito

Alito on Presidential Powernew

Alito has voted against the executive only once, never ruled against the government in a prisoners' rights case, and only done so once in an immigration case.
The Village Voice  |  Chanel Lee  |  01-11-2006  |  Crime & Justice
Tags: presidential power, judge alito, Bush appointees, Supreme Court, bush nominee

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