U.S. foreign policy: Who’s in charge? “President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton all announced Thursday that two high-profile diplomats will serve as envoys to volatile regions, resolving the outstanding question about American foreign policy: Who will be in charge? The answer: All of them.”
Obama orders Guantanamo closed. Did he do it the right way? “Obama has issued an executive order to shut down the prison. That alone is not enough. An executive order can be changed — easily . . . What Obama must do now is work with Congress to enact a federal statute that outlaws forever the use of Guantanamo as a detention facility.”
You Want Change? The GOP Now Hearts Hillary “. . . for all the talk, nothing comes closer to demonstrating just how much things have changed politically than what happened yesterday in the United States Senate when Hillary Clinton was confirmed to be the next Secretary of State by a vote of 94 to 2.”
Housekeeper and Taxes Are Said to Derail Kennedy’s Bid: “An account by a person close to Gov. David A. Paterson is at odds with Caroline Kennedy’s description for why she is withdrawing.”
Obama to Bush: I Can Release Your Records: “On his first day in office, President Obama put former president Bush on notice. His administration just released an executive order that will make it difficult for Bush to shield his White House records–and those of former Vice President Dick Cheney–from public scrutiny by invoking the doctrine of executive privilege. “[Obama]’s putting former presidents on notice that if you want to continue a claim of executive privilege that [Obama] doesn’t think is well-placed, you’re going to have to go to court,” says Anne Weismann, the chief counsel for Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington (CREW).”
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