Bush's legal legacy to give Obama tough choices

McClatchy by Marisa Taylor, Michael Doyle | Nov. 9, 2008 (News Report)

WASHINGTON -- When Barack Obama becomes president in January, he will confront the controversial legal legacy of the Bush administration.

From expansive executive privilege to hard-line tactics in the war on terrorism, Obama must decide what he'll undo and what he'll embrace.

The stakes couldn't be higher.

On one hand, civil libertarians and other critics of the Bush administration may feel betrayed if Obama doesn't move ... Full Story »

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 by Walter Cox - Nov. 9, 2008

This speculative piece offers a good overview of the points that have become most contentious in our divided nation. As Obama reverses course in accord with his mandate, he will need to perform a tough balancing act--satisfying those who are out for blood will conflict with the need to build bi-partisan consensus. Obama will also have to decide just how much he wants to employ Executive Orders in implementing change.

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