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NEW YORK -- A document released for the first time today by the American Civil Liberties Union suggests that President Bush issued an Executive Order authorizing the use of inhumane interrogation methods against detainees in Iraq. Also released by the ACLU today are a slew of other records including a December 2003 FBI e-mail that characterizes methods used by the Defense Department as "torture" and a June 2004 "Urgent Report" to the Director of the FBI that raises concerns that abuse of detainees is being covered up.

He just announced this on Hardball; he said that Kerry told him this personally on the phone while they were discussing Reagan's appearance at the Democratic Convention that his first act in office if he's elected will be to sign an executive order to reverse Bush's stem cell policy.

TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES: It is my sad duty to announce officially the death of Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States, on June 5, 2004. We are blessed to live in a Nation, and a world, that have been shaped by the will, the leadership, and the vision of Ronald Reagan. With an unshakable faith in the values of our country and the character of our people, Ronald Reagan renewed America's confidence and restored our Nation. His optimism, strength, and humility epitomized the American spirit. He always told us that for America the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department will take over the lead role for most U.S. operations in Iraq from the Pentagon after the transfer of sovereignty on June 30, according to an order signed by President Bush this week. The executive order, called a national security presidential directive, was signed by the president on Tuesday but has not yet been released publicly, government sources who have seen the document said on Thursday. Officials said the order seemed to put to rest a power struggle between the State Department and the Pentagon over who should lead U.S. government operations in Iraq...

Foreign-born service members can now speed up the process to obtain American citizenship. The immediate eligibility for service members to become a naturalized citizen is based on Executive Order 13269 signed by President Bush on July 3, 2002. Section 329 of the 8 U.S. Code allows the president to authorize expedited citizenship during periods in which the United States is engaged in armed conflict with a hostile foreign force. For example, members who have served honorably for any period of time beginning on or after Sept. 11, 2001, are eligible to apply for expedited U.S. citizenship, Air Force Col. Michael...

Once again, the United States and Saudi Arabian governments are joining together to ask the United Nations’ 1267 Sanctions Committee to add four branches of the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation to its consolidated list of terrorists tied to al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban. Today’s designation of the Al-Haramain branches in Indonesia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Pakistan under Executive Order 13224 is the latest in a series of public joint actions with our ally in the war on terrorist financing. These branches have provided financial, material and logistical support to the al-Qaida network and other terrorist organizations. "The United States and...

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXECUTIVE ORDER S-2-03 by the Governor of the State of California WHEREAS, State Government should be dedicated to provide certainty for the regulated communities as well as meaningful and fair public participation in government decisions which impact the cost of doing business in California; WHEREAS, the express language of the California Administrative Procedure Act declares that "There has been an unprecedented growth in the number of administrative regulations in recent years;" WHEREAS, the increased costs associated with California's regulatory environment have diminished competition in the national and global marketplaces for the State's goods and...

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXECUTIVE ORDER S-1-03 by the Governor of the State of California Whereas, California has relied upon a motor vehicle tax in the form of a license fee as a substitute for ad valorem property taxes upon motor vehicles since 1935; Whereas, at the time it was instituted, the motor vehicle tax was 1.75% of a vehicle's current value; Whereas, in 1948 the motor vehicle tax was raised to 2% of a vehicle's current value; Whereas, the revenue from the motor vehicle tax fees is distributed to cities and counties to fund operations of local...

Life support for Terri Schiavo was resumed yesterday in a Florida hospital room, but many experts said there is virtually no hope that she will ever recover, despite her parents' desperate hopes. "If it's over a year, she's not ever going to get up," said Fred Plum, a professor emeritus at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. "You just don't see it. It just doesn't happen." Schiavo, 39, has been in a persistent vegetative state since her heart stopped for unknown reasons in 1990. A feeding tube in her stomach was removed Oct. 15 after her husband, Michael, who...

<p>Gov. Janet Napolitano illegally stripped power from the Legislature when she issued an executive order guaranteeing equal employment rights for gays in state agencies, according to a petition filed in the Arizona Supreme Court.</p> <p>The Alliance Defense Fund Law Center of Scottsdale, which filed the petition, wants the Supreme Court to throw out the order because, they say, it violates the constitutional separation of powers.</p>

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gov. Ed Rendell signed an executive order Monday barring state agencies from discriminating against employees based on their gender identity, a move aimed at protecting the rights of transgendered people and others who identify with a different sex.The executive order adds "gender identity or expression" to the list of attributes that cannot be the subject of discrimination against state employees, a list that already includes race, religion, age, sexual orientation and other criteria.The order applies to about 87,000 state employees who work for state agencies, boards and commissions, Rendell spokesman Tom Hickey said. It will generally affect...

There’s increasing speculation that CIA Director George Tenet’s job may be in jeopardy if the U.S. doesn’t find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Perhaps the CIA has been more preoccupied with other matters. The CIA web site has a section on "Diversity in the CIA" that emphasizes the agency’s involvement with ANGLE, which stands for the Agency Network for Gay and Lesbian Employees. This is "an outreach of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gendered employees providing internal networking support and education to the overall Agency regarding issues relating to sexual orientation and the workplace." This year, however, there was no...

CHICAGO - Democrats running for president said Sunday if elected they would promote affirmative action even if the Supreme Court rules against policies that help minorities in college admissions... ..."When I'm president, we'll have executive orders to overcome any wrong thing the Supreme Court does tomorrow or any other day," said Rep. Dick Gephardt...

FOSHAN, China -- In an extraordinary move, the Chinese government apologized yesterday for not warning people quickly about the dangers of the deadly mystery illness that began here.The apology came as international health investigators said they believed they were on the trail of the first person ever infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome."Today, we apologize to everyone," said Li Liming, director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control."Our medical departments and our mass media suffered poor coordination," he said. "We weren't able to muster our forces in helping to provide everyone with scientific publicity and allowing the masses to get...

WASHINGTON, Apr 22, 2003 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Employees of government contractors must be told in posted notices that they cannot be forced to join a union or pay dues unrelated to collective bargaining, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit threw out a lower court ruling that blocked President Bush's 2001 executive order requiring the notices. Bush's order was similar to one issued by his father in 1992 that was later rescinded by President Clinton. The order required all companies with government contracts worth...

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HISTORICAL FACTS from Team Law The following 15 points are based upon factual historical evidence: 1st: In 1863, Lincoln instituted martial law. He ordered that the states (people) either conscribe troops and provide money in support of the North or be recognized as an enemy of the nation. This martial law Act of Congress is still in effect today - what it means is that the President has dictatorial authority to do anything that can be done by the government in accord with the Constitution of the United States of America. This is the foundation of Presidential Executive Orders. 2nd:...

Maryland governor signs executive order which outlaws in four counties the shooting of guns out of doors. Hunters are reported as frustrated. I heard this twice on national radio news 16 October. Sounds weirdly martial lawish. Upon what authority does any governor have the legal authority to make law himself? Is this a pre-election grandstand to those potential voters who are too afraid to care whether such a police power is legal. We need to get ready for interesting times, friends.