Read more executive power stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15789/executive-power.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:22:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70410/bush-redux-runaway-exec-power-traps-obama-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge W. Bush expanded executive power to an extreme degree, but he wasn't an exception, writes historian Garry Wills. Since World War II, the presidency has accrued massive, unintended authority—controlling nuclear weapons, intelligence agencies, and a worldwide military network under "the cult of the commander in chief." Barack Obama...http://www.newser.com/story/70410/bush-redux-runaway-exec-power-traps-obama-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 7:34:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65626/obamas-kitchen-has-too-many-chefs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has broken his promise to restore the power of Congress “by appointing a virtual army of ‘czars,’” Republican Eric Cantor writes in the Washington Post . The administration now has at least 32 czars—more than Russia ever did—with each spearheading major policy initiatives. That’s an “end-run...http://www.newser.com/story/65626/obamas-kitchen-has-too-many-chefs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 11:42:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60008/top-court-candidates-differ-widely-on-exec-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost Supreme Court watchers say that Barack Obama's choice to succeed David Souter will change little, since the retiring justice was a reliable member of the court's liberal bloc. But on critical questions of presidential power, which Souter regularly sought to check, the new justice's vote could be crucial. Obama's...http://www.newser.com/story/60008/top-court-candidates-differ-widely-on-exec-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 May 2009 4:53:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48399/obama-could-be-most-powerful-president-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama enters office today with a realistic shot of becoming one of the most powerful presidents in history, writes Barton Gellman in the Washington Post . Historians and officials in the outgoing and incoming administrations agree the presidency is already at or near an apex of power, and Obama’s popularity,...http://www.newser.com/story/48399/obama-could-be-most-powerful-president-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Jan 2009 8:42:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46060/23-dub-cheney-worst-vp-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDick Cheney is arguably the most powerful vice president in history, but one American in four say he's also the worst in history, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp survey. Of those polled, 23% rate Cheney's job performance as the worst ever, with another 41% rating him poor. That still...http://www.newser.com/story/46060/23-dub-cheney-worst-vp-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 2:31:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33027/sarkozy-s-reform-bill-passes-by-a-hair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed the passing yesterday of a constitutional reform, fulfilling a key campaign pledge. The overhaul of parliamentary and executive powers passed in the assembly and senate by a single vote, capturing 539 votes when it needed 538, the BBC reports. The opposition says the change will...http://www.newser.com/story/33027/sarkozy-s-reform-bill-passes-by-a-hair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 9:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30860/white-house-ignored-epa-pollutants-email.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House didn’t like the findings in a Supreme Court-mandated report on pollutants from the EPA—so it simply refused to open the email, the New York Times reports. Instead, the administration has successfully pressured the agency into releasing a watered-down, recommendation-free report. Among the omitted sections: analysis showing...http://www.newser.com/story/30860/white-house-ignored-epa-pollutants-email.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Jun 2008 9:34:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29262/gates-departure-should-calm-the-waters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBill Gates’ departure from full-time employment at Microsoft on June 27 will end 8 contentious years in which Gates has attempted to stay onboard while nominally beneath his close friend and new CEO, Steve Ballmer. Though they built the company together, this “ambassadorial succession” produced mixed results, with Gates undermining...http://www.newser.com/story/29262/gates-departure-should-calm-the-waters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Jun 2008 16:24:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25930/what-the-candidates-should-be-talking-about.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagQuick, before the public completely loses interest: Let’s leave aside “guns, bitterness, race, religion, geriatric radicals and other trivia,” and turn to real presidential political issues, Los Angeles Times editors write. They pose some questions that most need answering: For John McCain: You voted against giving workers extended time to...http://www.newser.com/story/25930/what-the-candidates-should-be-talking-about.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Apr 2008 20:23:55 CDT