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...discussion was not simply about the difficulty of life in Balata; a discussion such as this would be irrefutable by anyone outside of the refugee camp. The problem is that the stories the children read were filled with political statements??unverifiable, at the very least, and logically untrue at other points...
...House English concentrator and publisher of The Harvard Advocate. On Monday, Savage brought in the first national reporting Pulitzer Prize for The Boston Globe in 24 years. In a series of articles, Savage’s reporting showed Bush’s frequent use of “signing statements??—official assertions by the president of his power to ignore certain provisions in laws he deemed unconstitutional. The statements are not confidential but Savage was the first to reveal their systematic use. “It was hiding in plain sight,” Savage...
Outlandish statements??especially about cultural taboos such as race—should not be uttered without a clear and justifiable raison d’etre. When such advice goes unheeded, one risks appearing inconsiderate, ignorant, and just plain impolite...
...practice has changed considerably under Bush, who has issued an “unusually high number of signing statements?? during his tenure and “over a hundred [of which] raise significant constitutional questions...
...because the president has used signing statements??in which he sometimes states that he will not enforce laws—instead of vetoes, Ogletree said that Congress is left with no recourse...