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* Lackadaisical [[response to Hurricane Katrina]]
 
* Lackadaisical [[response to Hurricane Katrina]]
 
* Skyrocketing secrecy: "Government secrecy has reached a historic high, even compared to the Cold War (San Diego Union July 3). Federal departments are classifying documents at a rate of 125 per minute... or two per second... and inventing new kinds of classification, while declassification efforts that peaked under the Clinton Administration have slowed to a crawl." ([http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/] 2005-09-02 entry)
 
* Skyrocketing secrecy: "Government secrecy has reached a historic high, even compared to the Cold War (San Diego Union July 3). Federal departments are classifying documents at a rate of 125 per minute... or two per second... and inventing new kinds of classification, while declassification efforts that peaked under the Clinton Administration have slowed to a crawl." ([http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/] 2005-09-02 entry)
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* Repeated incidents of action against whistleblowers:
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**Bunnatine Greenhouse: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/28/AR2005082800881.html The Washington Post] [http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/5104.html The Carpetbagger Report] (possibly problematic links: [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/29/international/middleeast/29halliburton.html?hp&ex=1125374400&en=f2175188366b5e36&ei=5094&partner=homepage] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/army_contracting])
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**''...and that guy whose undercover agent wife was exposed after he said something...''

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This page covers the actions of George W. Bush's administration during the time he was in office.

Actions

  • The No Child Left Behind Act
  • The USA PATRIOT Act
  • The Invasion & Occupation of Iraq
  • Lackadaisical response to Hurricane Katrina
  • Skyrocketing secrecy: "Government secrecy has reached a historic high, even compared to the Cold War (San Diego Union July 3). Federal departments are classifying documents at a rate of 125 per minute... or two per second... and inventing new kinds of classification, while declassification efforts that peaked under the Clinton Administration have slowed to a crawl." ([1] 2005-09-02 entry)
  • Repeated incidents of action against whistleblowers: