WASHINGTON, 10 Nov —President-elect Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush administration policies on stem cell research and domestic drilling for oil and natural gas. John Podesta, Obama’s transition chief, said Sunday Obama is reviewing President Bush’s executive orders on those
issues and others as he works to undo policies enacted during eight years of Republican rule.
He said the president can use such orders to move quickly on his own. “There’s a lot that the
In this 7 Nov, 2008 file photo, President-elect Obama responds to question during a news conference in Chicago as vice president-elect Joe Biden, right, listens. Obama is putting hope on hold. INTERNET Obama to use executive orders for immediate impact president can do using his executive authority without waiting for congressional action, and I think we’ll see the president do that,” Podesta said. “I think that he feels like he has a real mandate for change. We need to get off the course that the Bush administration has set.” Podesta also said
Obama is working to build a diverse Cabinet.
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issues and others as he works to undo policies enacted during eight years of Republican rule.
He said the president can use such orders to move quickly on his own. “There’s a lot that the
In this 7 Nov, 2008 file photo, President-elect Obama responds to question during a news conference in Chicago as vice president-elect Joe Biden, right, listens. Obama is putting hope on hold. INTERNET Obama to use executive orders for immediate impact president can do using his executive authority without waiting for congressional action, and I think we’ll see the president do that,” Podesta said. “I think that he feels like he has a real mandate for change. We need to get off the course that the Bush administration has set.” Podesta also said
Obama is working to build a diverse Cabinet.
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