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Politics and Public Opinion, The Presidency

President Obama’s recess appointments weaken presidency

Peter J. Wallison | January 28, 2013, 9:46 am

President Obama’s decision to use his recess appointment power to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was a monumental blunder that will permanently weaken the presidency. Either he … read more >

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan E. Rice attend the dignified transfer ceremony for the U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens. Image credit: Official Secretary of Defense Flickr

Foreign and Defense Policy

Ask the scholars: Who’s on deck for State and Defense?

Brittany French | November 15, 2012, 1:21 pm

There’s been a ton of talk in the media over who President Obama will appoint as successors to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Rumors are flying that Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry … read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, U.S. Senate

Streamlining executive confirmations is a matter of national security

Jennifer Marsico | July 31, 2012, 11:19 am

When it comes to filling certain vacancies in the federal government, more and more nominations for executive positions subject to Senate confirmation are remaining vacant—and for longer periods of time. read more >

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Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

Give Erica Groshen an up-or-down vote ASAP

Michael R. Strain | July 20, 2012, 2:12 pm

Five months ago, President Obama nominated Erica L. Groshen to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics—the government agency which calculates many important measures of labor market performance, including the politically-important unemployment rate. Americans for Limited Government, a right-wing group, has … read more >

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Foreign and Defense Policy

The Senate vote on Norm Eisen

Norman J. Ornstein | December 12, 2011, 4:15 pm

Later this afternoon, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Norm Eisen to be the American ambassador to the Czech Republic. Actually, Eisen has been in the post for a year under a recess appointment that expires at the end … read more >

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