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David Swanson, TomDispatch.com: "Presidential power has been on a pathway of expansion beyond what the Constitution outlined, and what a government of, by, and for the people requires, since George Washington was president. That expansion, which hit the highway after World War II, got a turbo boost during the co-presidency of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney."

http://www.truthout.org/1016091



What's Obama's Score on Mideast Peace?

Ira Chernus, Truthout: "Barack Obama: a. Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for pointing the world toward peace b. Hardly deserves the Prize, since he has no concrete achievements yet to merit it. The right answer? Take your pick."

http://www.truthout.org/1016093


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