With Senate on Break, Bush Appoints Officials “President Bush on Wednesday appointed as his top regulatory official a conservative academic who has written that markets do a better job of regulating than the government does and that it is more cost-effective for people who are sensitive to pollution to stay indoors on smoggy days than for government to order polluters to clean up their emissions. As director of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the White House Office of Management and Budget, Susan E. Dudley will have an opportunity to change or block all regulations proposed by government agencies.” (LA Times)Bush Team Built on Foundation of Loyalty “As Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares to face Congress this month, his role in the dismissals of eight U.S. attorneys isn’t the only issue under scrutiny. There is also loyalty as defined by the Bush administration. Loyalty with roots stretching back to Texas helps explain why Bush is standing behind Gonzales.” (USA TODAY)
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