On AlterNet: recess appointments

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "recess appointments"

Why Did Obama Let GOP Threats Torpedo OLC Nominee Dawn Johnsen?

Ari Melber, The Nation. April 12, 2010.

Obama's choice to allow a one-party bloc of Senators to unilaterally scuttle nominees without a vote rewards partisan obstruction with political leverage.

Dems Deny Bush Recess Appointments by Canceling Thanksgiving Break

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report. November 17, 2007.

Steve Benen: Bush may have been poised to appoint controversial nominees to the FCC, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

President Pan

Melissa McEwan, April 5, 2007.

Bush refuses to grow up, even when his country needs it

\"Defiant\" Obama Strikes Again, Will Make Crucial Recess Appointments to Save the NLRB

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.

Should Obama Shut Down Congress?

Adele M. Stan, December 31, 1969.