Friday, December 19, 2008

How Will Obama Deal with Bush's Worst Abuses of Power?


Posted by Nick Penniman, American News Project at 3:39 PM on December 18, 2008.


Pulitzer Prize Winner James Risen discusses the rise in executive power during Bush's tenure and the media's failure after 9/11.

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From his perch at the New York Times, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist James Risen has been at the forefront of uncovering some of the Bush administration's worst abuses of power. As a result, he has been hauled before a grand jury and pressured by the government to name his anonymous sources. A few days after this interview was filmed, one of Risen's key sources, Thomas Tamm, was featured on the cover of Newsweek as "The Fed Who Blew the Whistle." Risen spoke with ANP about the rise in executive power during Bush's tenure and how the media failed to be vigilant in the wake of 9/11.

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