2007 Pulitzer Prize: Charlie Savage, National Reporting (presidential signing statements)

[Ian David]

Source: The Boston Globe

Stories awarded the Pulitzer Prize

Charlie Savage, a reporter for The Boston Globe's Washington, D.C., bureau, was awarded a 2007 Pulitzer Prize for his work on presidential signing statements.



Bush challenges hundreds of laws
(By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff, 4/30/06)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush has quietly claimed the authority to disobey more than 750 laws enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/04/30/bush_challenges_hundreds_of_laws


Bush could bypass new torture ban
(By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff, 1/4/06)
WASHINGTON -- When President Bush last week signed the bill outlawing the torture of detainees, he quietly reserved the right to bypass the law under his powers as commander in chief.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/01/04/bush_could_bypass_new_torture_ban


Bush shuns Patriot Act requirement
(By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff, 3/24/06)
WASHINGTON -- When President Bush signed the reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act this month, he included an addendum saying that he did not feel obliged to obey requirements that he inform Congress about how the FBI was using the act's expanded police powers.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/03/24/bush_shuns_patriot_act_requirement



Cheney aide is screening legislation
(By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff, 5/28/06)
WASHINGTON -- The office of Vice President Dick Cheney routinely reviews pieces of legislation before they reach the president's desk, searching for provisions that Cheney believes would infringe on presidential power, according to former White House and Justice Department officials.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/05/28/cheney_aide_is_screening_legislation

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[truthisfreedom]

1. cheney needs to be de-throned. Can't we just impeach cheney?

bush would be powerless without him.

[Ian David]

2. I think this story needs more recs. n/t