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Yahoo! Article
He will freeze his White House senior staff pay at current levels to the full extent allowed by law ... The President and his staff recognize that in these austere times, everyone must do more with less, and the White House is no exception.
In the Executive Order on Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel, the President, first, prohibits executive branch employees from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Second, he closes the revolving door that allows government officials to move to and from private sector jobs in ways that give that sector undue influence over government. Third, he requires that government hiring be based upon qualifications, competence and experience, not political connections.
the President instructs all members of his administration to operate under principles of openness, transparency and of engaging citizens with their government. To implement these principles and make them concrete, the Memorandum on Transparency instructs three senior officials to produce an Open Government Directive within 120 days directing specific actions to implement the principles in the Memorandum. And the Memorandum on FOIA instructs the Attorney General to in that same time period issue new guidelines to the government implementing those same principles of openness and transparency in the FOIA context.
This order ends the practice of having others besides the President assert executive privilege for records after an administration ends. Now, only the President will have that power, limiting its potential for abuse. And the order also requires the Attorney General and the White House Counsel to review claims of executive privilege about covered records to make sure those claims are fully warranted by the Constitution.
I wonder what tomorrow will bring?
 
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the eye candy politics in the united states will have now is better than naked chicks with perky tits
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he's osama saddom huseein
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Cayman Islands24199 Posts
what's wrong with receiving gifts from rich people with money to spend.
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United States47024 Posts
On January 22 2009 07:29 oneofthem wrote:
what's wrong with receiving gifts from rich people with money to spend.
The fact that it can influence executive decisions in less-than-desirable ways.
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That Obama guy seems kinda dedicated. He won't have much to do during his second term if he keeps this tempo up.
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Eh, everyone's dedicated that the start of their new job.
Don't want to look like a slacker on day one :p
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On January 22 2009 07:47 Scorch wrote:
That Obama guy seems kinda dedicated. He won't have much to do during his second term if he keeps this tempo up.
Most of the activist and politicaly painful decisions MUST come at the beginning of the administration, as they usually lead to a loss of voters. Politicians always spend last months before re election on populist moves.
And whats more, the world is changing so fast and business cycles are getting deeper again that the economical and political leader will always have a lot to do 
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Good start, let's hope he keeps it up Barack Obama = Jed Bartlet?
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start with north korea, then middle east....
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On January 22 2009 07:25 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
This order ends the practice of having others besides the President assert executive privilege for records after an administration ends. Now, only the President will have that power, limiting its potential for abuse. And the order also requires the Attorney General and the White House Counsel to review claims of executive privilege about covered records to make sure those claims are fully warranted by the Constitution.
Yep, good start Obama, curtailing everyone's powers but your own. I'm sure it's a real sacrifice ("...but that's a sacrifice I am willing to make").
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United States22883 Posts
He still retains the power of the executive orders that Bush implemented. It'll be worth raising an eye if he gives up any of that.
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On January 22 2009 07:29 oneofthem wrote:
what's wrong with receiving gifts from rich people with money to spend.
It's a problem also known as "bribing".
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On January 22 2009 08:55 koreasilver wrote:Show nested quote +On January 22 2009 07:29 oneofthem wrote:
what's wrong with receiving gifts from rich people with money to spend. It's a problem also known as "bribing".
Good work Obama! I for one am excited to see what else he is going to accomplish.
On the topic of bribery, does anyone know were bribery is illegal in the world? I heard China does not allow bribery, and if so, are there other countries that do not welcome the practice?
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On January 22 2009 08:28 ilovehnk wrote:
start with north korea, then middle east....
Nah i think start with america first, then worry about fucking up other nations. A new puppet government can be installed in North Korea any time, don't worry about that.
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Valhalla18444 Posts
yep, good start indeed
i think obama will do good things for your country
i'm very happy for you, bush must have been a frustrating experience
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I dont really get what the last two are saying exactly. Could someone put it in layman english please? Thanks.
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This definately sends out the right message, a very strong stance against corruption.
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On January 22 2009 09:26 Divinek wrote:
I dont really get what the last two are saying exactly. Could someone put it in layman english please? Thanks.
The first one will create a memorandum that mandates transparency in the government. Basically it helps the regular citizens be informed, and be involved in politics. An "open government" has more citizen involvement.
The second one disallows people who aren't the president from acting like the president. Under Bush Dick Cheney and the Chief of Staff had too much power, so this will prevent things like that from happening.
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