Showing posts with label Robert Gibbs. Show all posts
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Friday, August 13, 2010

As White House Press Secretary Gibbs Attacks Progressive Critics, ACLU Says Obama White House Enshrining Bush-Era Policies

As Gibbs Attacks Progressive Critics, ACLU Says Obama White House Enshrining Bush-Era Policies
Democracy Now

As White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs attacks progressives for comparing President Obama’s polices to George W. Bush’s, we look at a new ACLU report on how the Obama administration is permanently enshrining into law many of President Bush’s most controversial policies. The report, "Establishing a New Normal," warns: "There is a very real danger that the Obama administration will enshrine permanently within the law policies and practices that were widely considered extreme and unlawful during the Bush administration."

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