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		<title>By: Onofre's arm</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223781</link>
		<dc:creator>Onofre's arm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Poor Naomi, you can add your name to the ever shortening list of mindless boo boo Barry supporters that are becoming more shrill and desperate in defense of a frightened little Narcissistic man-child. No matter how bad things get there will always be Naomi&#039;s, just like there may always be Hitler loving Nazis.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Poor Naomi, you can add your name to the ever shortening list of mindless boo boo Barry supporters that are becoming more shrill and desperate in defense of a frightened little Narcissistic man-child. No matter how bad things get there will always be Naomi&#8217;s, just like there may always be Hitler loving Nazis.</p>
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		<title>By: NomNomNom</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223475</link>
		<dc:creator>NomNomNom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A great example of this can be found in this article on BHO&#039;s signing statements:
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/107892
The signing statements refer to H.R. 2346, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, which bill can be found here:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-2346
And the signing statements themselves at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Statement-from-the-President-upon-signing-HR-2346/

In the &lt;strong&gt;parts he says he has no intention of following &lt;/strong&gt; are included: transparency issues concerning the IMF,World Bank, and multilateral banks; and also SOS Clinton&#039;s recommendations regarding loans to countries with a tendency towards terrorism.

&quot;‘SEC. 1627. ENHANCING THE TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSPECTION PANEL PROCESS OF THE WORLD BANK.

‘(a) Enhancing Transparency in Implementation of Management Action Plans- The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Directors at the World Bank to seek to ensure that World Bank Procedure 17.55, which establishes the operating procedures of Management with regard to the Inspection Panel, provides that Management prepare and make available to the public semiannual progress reports describing implementation of Action Plans considered by the Board; allow and receive comments from Requesters and other Affected Parties for two months after the date of disclosure of the progress reports; post these comments on World Bank and Inspection Panel websites (after receiving permission from the requestors to post with or without attribution); submit the reports to the Board with any comments received; and make public the substance of any actions taken by the Board after Board consideration of the reports.&quot;

&quot;multilateral development bank reform

Sec. 1112. (a) Budget Disclosure- The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to ensure that the multilateral development banks make timely, public disclosure of their operating budgets including expenses for staff, consultants, travel and facilities.&quot;

&quot;Sec. 1404. Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p-262p-8) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each of the International Financial Institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of this Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose the provision of loans or other use of the funds of the respective institution to any country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.’.&quot;

among other things.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A great example of this can be found in this article on BHO&#8217;s signing statements:<br />
<a href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/107892" rel="nofollow">http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/107892</a><br />
The signing statements refer to H.R. 2346, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, which bill can be found here:<br />
<a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-2346" rel="nofollow">http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-2346</a><br />
And the signing statements themselves at:<br />
<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Statement-from-the-President-upon-signing-HR-2346/" rel="nofollow">http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Statement-from-the-President-upon-signing-HR-2346/</a></p>
<p>In the <strong>parts he says he has no intention of following </strong> are included: transparency issues concerning the IMF,World Bank, and multilateral banks; and also SOS Clinton&#8217;s recommendations regarding loans to countries with a tendency towards terrorism.</p>
<p>&#8220;‘SEC. 1627. ENHANCING THE TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSPECTION PANEL PROCESS OF THE WORLD BANK.</p>
<p>‘(a) Enhancing Transparency in Implementation of Management Action Plans- The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the United States Executive Directors at the World Bank to seek to ensure that World Bank Procedure 17.55, which establishes the operating procedures of Management with regard to the Inspection Panel, provides that Management prepare and make available to the public semiannual progress reports describing implementation of Action Plans considered by the Board; allow and receive comments from Requesters and other Affected Parties for two months after the date of disclosure of the progress reports; post these comments on World Bank and Inspection Panel websites (after receiving permission from the requestors to post with or without attribution); submit the reports to the Board with any comments received; and make public the substance of any actions taken by the Board after Board consideration of the reports.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;multilateral development bank reform</p>
<p>Sec. 1112. (a) Budget Disclosure- The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to ensure that the multilateral development banks make timely, public disclosure of their operating budgets including expenses for staff, consultants, travel and facilities.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Sec. 1404. Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p-262p-8) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each of the International Financial Institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of this Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose the provision of loans or other use of the funds of the respective institution to any country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, to be a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.’.&#8221;</p>
<p>among other things.</p>
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		<title>By: Naomi</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223406</link>
		<dc:creator>Naomi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>and just how is he turning out to be a failure??  Hillary would have done anything so differently?  doubt it.  you are all just ignorant haters who will never give the man an oz of credit.  he is popular - get it??  the rest of the country does NOT hate him like you do and don&#039;t judge what others are thinking by what the blogs tell you.  that is not mainstream america.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and just how is he turning out to be a failure??  Hillary would have done anything so differently?  doubt it.  you are all just ignorant haters who will never give the man an oz of credit.  he is popular &#8211; get it??  the rest of the country does NOT hate him like you do and don&#8217;t judge what others are thinking by what the blogs tell you.  that is not mainstream america.</p>
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		<title>By: trixta</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223403</link>
		<dc:creator>trixta</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama and the neo-left morphed HRC to GWB, but in reality he was and is the reincarnation of GWB.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama and the neo-left morphed HRC to GWB, but in reality he was and is the reincarnation of GWB.</p>
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		<title>By: NomNomNom</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223358</link>
		<dc:creator>NomNomNom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>yes exactly.  The msm gives him a left veneer with his Sí, se puede lying rhetoric: promises of health care reform, LGBT rights, tax reform: the first arm of the pincer;
but scratch him and he is far right: warmonger, FISA, deciding vote on Bush&#039;s Clean Air Act, supporter of Cheney&#039;s Energy bill, Bushlike associations with the Saudis: the right arm of the pincer.
There&#039;s a martial arts saying about the sun punch: &lt;em&gt;the one hand lies and the other hand tells the truth&lt;/em&gt;: that&#039;s BHO.    
He is a neocon mole.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yes exactly.  The msm gives him a left veneer with his Sí, se puede lying rhetoric: promises of health care reform, LGBT rights, tax reform: the first arm of the pincer;<br />
but scratch him and he is far right: warmonger, FISA, deciding vote on Bush&#8217;s Clean Air Act, supporter of Cheney&#8217;s Energy bill, Bushlike associations with the Saudis: the right arm of the pincer.<br />
There&#8217;s a martial arts saying about the sun punch: <em>the one hand lies and the other hand tells the truth</em>: that&#8217;s BHO.<br />
He is a neocon mole.</p>
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		<title>By: Onofre's arm</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223355</link>
		<dc:creator>Onofre's arm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama is shaping up to be a miserable failure. If it gets bad enough and his approval numbers drop into the sub 30&#039;s, he may pull an LBJ and not run again in 2012. Of course, the country will be in smoking ruins and nobody may want to be president.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama is shaping up to be a miserable failure. If it gets bad enough and his approval numbers drop into the sub 30&#8217;s, he may pull an LBJ and not run again in 2012. Of course, the country will be in smoking ruins and nobody may want to be president.</p>
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		<title>By: Ferd Berfle</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223354</link>
		<dc:creator>Ferd Berfle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Evening, PK and for sure. I&#039;m also glad I didn&#039;t follow the predecessor. No vote from me for either one of the &lt;strike&gt;bastards&lt;/strike&gt; clown-shoed ones.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Evening, PK and for sure. I&#8217;m also glad I didn&#8217;t follow the predecessor. No vote from me for either one of the <strike>bastards</strike> clown-shoed ones.</p>
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		<title>By: PainkillerJayne</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223343</link>
		<dc:creator>PainkillerJayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am so glad I didn&#039;t blindly follow the DEMS &lt;code&gt;:P&lt;/code&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so glad I didn&#8217;t blindly follow the DEMS <code> <img src='http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </code></p>
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		<title>By: Ferd Berfle</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223338</link>
		<dc:creator>Ferd Berfle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yep-those who believe blindly, without understanding the consequences are paving their own way to perdition&#039;s flames. That One and Shrub didn&#039;t get there by themselves.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yep-those who believe blindly, without understanding the consequences are paving their own way to perdition&#8217;s flames. That One and Shrub didn&#8217;t get there by themselves.</p>
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		<title>By: Ferd Berfle</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223334</link>
		<dc:creator>Ferd Berfle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah--seems to me the &lt;strike&gt;Patriot&lt;/strike&gt; Last Refuge of Scoundrels Act was passed without so much as a spell-check.  There&#039;s a lot of shiftless House and Senate members on both sides of the aisle, present and past. The  question remains, what is the electorate going to do about it? Swing back to the extreme right again, only to have the old problems resurface?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah&#8211;seems to me the <strike>Patriot</strike> Last Refuge of Scoundrels Act was passed without so much as a spell-check.  There&#8217;s a lot of shiftless House and Senate members on both sides of the aisle, present and past. The  question remains, what is the electorate going to do about it? Swing back to the extreme right again, only to have the old problems resurface?</p>
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		<title>By: Ani</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223331</link>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How funny that you call this site left-leaning.  All last year we were accused of being Republicans!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How funny that you call this site left-leaning.  All last year we were accused of being Republicans!</p>
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		<title>By: Animal Control</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223330</link>
		<dc:creator>Animal Control</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is this the Devil of which you speak?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is this the Devil of which you speak?</p>
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		<title>By: Ferd Berfle</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223302</link>
		<dc:creator>Ferd Berfle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is worse than that. Imagine a straight line with the left margin representing the morons who voted for That One and  the right margin representing the other morons who voted for Bush. 

Now bring those two ends together--that is where That One resides. He is a &quot;leader&quot; like no other. He has brought together the worst of both worlds into a 7th-Circle-of-Hell singularity. Aside from being unqualified and unfit--this very proposition makes That One dangerous beyond measure.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is worse than that. Imagine a straight line with the left margin representing the morons who voted for That One and  the right margin representing the other morons who voted for Bush. </p>
<p>Now bring those two ends together&#8211;that is where That One resides. He is a &#8220;leader&#8221; like no other. He has brought together the worst of both worlds into a 7th-Circle-of-Hell singularity. Aside from being unqualified and unfit&#8211;this very proposition makes That One dangerous beyond measure.</p>
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		<title>By: Ferd Berfle</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223300</link>
		<dc:creator>Ferd Berfle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Another power grab--This comes as no surprise to anyone with a modicum of intelligence,  an ear for absurd promises, and an ability to see beyond partisan politics and move past selective indifference. This is just another brick laid in the ongoing construction of a path to hell that we make for ourselves each time we vote for party, self interest, or dogma. I smell sulfur.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another power grab&#8211;This comes as no surprise to anyone with a modicum of intelligence,  an ear for absurd promises, and an ability to see beyond partisan politics and move past selective indifference. This is just another brick laid in the ongoing construction of a path to hell that we make for ourselves each time we vote for party, self interest, or dogma. I smell sulfur.</p>
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		<title>By: foxyladi14</title>
		<link>http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/2009/06/30/bush-power-grabs-exceeded-only-by-obamas/#comment-1223294</link>
		<dc:creator>foxyladi14</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>yesterday...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yesterday&#8230;</p>
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