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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Writing Corner - Sep. 14 (News Analysis) - i see little evidence that ...a sufficient number supporting reform will com up with sufficient changes.

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More on the FY2009 Budget and the Unitary Executive

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

The Writing Corner - By Beth Wellington - Feb. 19 (Opinion) - [T]he theory of the "unitary executive" ...has been used...since Nixon's time when "modern presidents have had a difficult time relying upon the traditional powers of bargaining and persuading."...[S]igning statements, executive orders, and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...advance the administration's objectives...[as well as] invocation of the state secrets doctrine. And...Mr. Bush has added ...his proposed budget...

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Security, Privacy & Government Accountability

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The Writing Corner - By Beth Wellington - Nov. 02 (Opinion) - As the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up its consideration of the currently proposed changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) laws, advocates for the First and Fourth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution have advocated that the Committee strip of provisions for telecom immunity and blanket warrants from S.2248, the Senate Intelligence Committee's proposed replacement for the Protect America Act. Chris Dodd's presidential campaign sites is maintaining a "citizen-generated whip count" which encourages calls to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee asking them to oppose telecom immunity. It also asks callers to report back and post the reactions they receive. The American Civil Liberties Union's current letter writing campaign asks that the Senate require individual warrants.

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FCC Holds "Public" Hearing on Localism Today. Why the Short Notice?

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:43:40 -0700

The Writing Corner - By Beth Wellington - Oct. 31 (Opinion) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says that promoting "localism " is one of its key goals of its ownership rules, along with competition and diversity... Despite this rhetoric about localism, recent proposed rule changes would allow media consoditation by eliminating restrictions on owning electronic and print news outlets in the same city.

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John Tanner comes to Congress (finally). What the fuss is about

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:56:32 -0700

The Writing Corner - By Beth Wellington - Oct. 30 (Opinion) - John K. Tanner has headed the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice since 2005... Tanner, of course, is not the only problem at Justice. He is merely a career employee enthusiastically carrying out the wishes of his bosses, while his colleagues have quit in frustraton. While there have been calls for his firing, the problems will remain, perhaps more subtly, as long as the Department continues, like so many others, to be so highly politicized.

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