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The article highlights government policy and legal barriers to public scholastic access to presidential documents. A detailed history and exploration of the Presidential Records Act, which provides a 12-year window to withhold documents from office despite the Freedom of Information Act which makes public access to nearly all government documentation. The executive order by U.S. President George W. Bush which provides further power to presidents' ability to withhold records is also discussed. Comments are given by several parties in regards to public access of presidential papers. INSET: Questions Plague Landmark Paper on Versatility ofAdult Stem C...

The article reports on the dispute between the U.S. Congress and administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, which has delayed the establishment of the Office of Government Information Services. The two had a clash over its location and the lack of a standard appropriations process. A bill, signed in 2007 by President Bush, requires that the office be placed in the National Archives and Records Administration.

Focuses on the disclosure by a United Nations (UN) official that the administration of United States President George W. Bush had expressed concerns about a UN draft report on trends in democracy that criticized the Iraqi war and other administration policies. Claim of Richard A. Boucher of the State Department that no criticisms or expression of concern had been conveyed to anyone connected with the report; Preparation of the report by leading Arab intellectuals and specialists for publication by the United Nations Development Program; Claim of the official that Egypt has also made similar moves.

Comments on documents indicating that U.S. President George W. Bush did not order the torture of Iraqi prisoners. Treatment of detainees humanely; Loopholes in the treatment of prisoners; Political and moral disasters of the administration.

Reports on the signing of an executive order by United States President George W. Bush which would restrict public access to presidential records.

The article concerns a dispute over scholarly access to the papers of U.S. President George W. Bush. An executive order issued by Bush in 2001 restricted availability of presidential papers by asserting a sitting president's power to delay their release indefinitely. The order also requires a president's specific permission to release a document instead of an automatic 30-day release. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is scheduled to discuss a bill overturning Bush's order.

Reports on the signing of an executive order by U.S. President George W. Bush which allow a sitting president to keep secret papers of a previous president, even if a previous president wants his papers made public.

The article reports that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has reduced the number of printed paper copies of the 2009 budget request of U.S. President George W. Bush. It mentions that the OMB used to distribute about 3,000 free copies of the budget to media outlets, congressional offices and elsewhere in Washington, D.C. According to the OMB, this move would spare about 480 trees and save taxpayers from approximately $1 million over 5 years.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush's surgeon general nominee James Holsinger has defended a paper he wrote about 15 years ago calling homosexuality unhealthy and unnatural. Downplaying the homosexuality issue, Holsinger has said that he wants to shift his focus on obesity and smoking. Senator Barbara Mikulski has accused Holsinger of downplaying women's health needs and not doing enough to counter a culture of sexual harassment at veterans hospitals.

Reports on the dismissal of the lawsuit filed by historians challenging President George W. Bush administration's executive order restricting the release of papers of former presidents in the U.S. Expansion of the executive power; Details of the case.

Presents news briefs related to the gay community in the U.S. as of July 11, 2003. Participation of Mark Aguirre, the gay city commissioner of Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, into a debate concerning complaints from residents about noises from various night clubs and bars in the area; Information on a faith-based administration paper of U.S. President George W. Bush which points out that religious organizations using government funds are solely beholden to the standards of federal civil rights laws including sexual minorities.

Reports on the declaration made by U.S. President George W. Bush about his desire to run for re-election in 2004, as he files papers in preparation for the presidential race on May 16, 2003.

Reports on the decision of a House committee to overturn the executive order issued by U.S. President George W. Bush regarding the release of presidential papers.

Reports on the reaction of Texas attorney general John Cornyn on the decision of U.S. President George W. Bush to send his gubernatorial papers to former U.S. President George Bush's presidential library.

Reports on the reaction of historians to the executive order of U.S. President George W. Bush prohibiting them access to presidential papers.

This article contends that Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr., U.S. President George W. Bush's nominee for the Supreme Court, has consistently favored big-business litigants as he has pushed the federal appeals court in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in a conservative direction. The author reports that Alito has, with few exceptions, sided with employers over employees in discrimination lawsuits and in favor of corporations over investors in securities fraud cases.

This article reports that Harriet Miers today withdrew her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, asserting that the confirmation process was threatening the independence of the executive branch because senators were insisting on access to confidential White House deliberations. But the White House never was able to solidify GOP support for the nominee, who was dogged by questions about her credentials and ideology. Miers informed President George W. Bush of her decision Wednesday night and offered him her official letter of resignation this morning. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said that Bush had not asked Miers to withdraw. White House officials were not specific about when a new nominee would be announced. Bush said that he would make his choice "in a timely manner."

The internal documents from the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, published in The Times on Monday were a chilling reminder of the legal and moral disaster that President George W. Bush created there. They describe the chaos, lawlessness and incompetence in his administration's system for deciding detainees' guilt or innocence and assessing whether they would be a threat if released. Innocent men were picked up on the basis of scant or nonexistent evidence and subjected to lengthy detention and often to abuse and torture. Some people were released who later acted against the United States. Inmates who committed suicide were regarded only as a public relations problem. There are seriously dangerous prisoners at Guantanamo who cannot be released but may never get a real trial because the evidence is so tainted. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the release of investigative documents by U.S. House Democrats believed to be evidence of impropriety by former senior advisor to former President George W. Bush Karl Rove and other Bush administration officials. The documents have something to do with the controversial firing of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006. In response, Rove stated that the release of the documents shows that politics played no role in the firing of the attorneys.

The article reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, has said that secrecy laws had forced it to exclude evidence about U.S. President George W. Bush's government's wiretapping of Islamic charity, Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation. The ruling is stated to being a partial victory for the Bush administration indicating that the eavesdropping program of the U.S. National Security Agency is not illegal and unconstitutional.

The article presents the statement of U.S. President George W. Bush that reflects that he reads newspapers. In 2003 Bush said in an interview with Brit Hume on Fox TV that he hardly read a newspaper. But in his final news conference of 2006 he referred about some information he got from newspaper. On commenting on the news that Vice President of the U.S. Richard B. Cheney would be called testify in the CIA leak case Bush said that he read about it in newspaper.

The article reports on the atrocities inflicted on Jose Padilla, an enemy combatant, in military custody in the U.S. Padilla said that he was tortured during his three and half years in the custody. He was threatened with execution and forced to stand for long periods. Padilla, a 46-year-old former gang member of Chicago, Illinois, was declared an enemy combatant by President George W. Bush in 2002. Meanwhile, his lawyers have asked for dismissal of terror support charges against him.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has refused to release documents requested by the Senate, related to the work of White Hiuse counsel Harriet E. Miers.

Presents news items related to gays in the U.S., taken from various periodicals as of May 6, 2005. Reinstatement of Grove City College professor, psychologist and author Warren Throckmorton to the National Professional Advisory Council for Magellan Health Services; Decision of the Tribal Council of the Navajo Nation to restrict marriage to non-related members of the opposite sex seeking non-plural unions; Inquiry of U.S. President George W. Bush regarding the Splash Day event.

Presents an update on issues and events related to the GLBT community in the U.S. as of March 2005. Participation of the D. C. Coalition, an African American gay organization, in the anniversary celebration of the 1995 Million Man March; Content of the secret recordings of the opinions of President George W. Bush on gay people; Protest against the offending food advertisements of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Presents news briefs on political issues in the gay community in the U.S. as of February 2005. Attendance of a former Internet reporter from the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush in a Virginia Christmas party infamous for evolving in gay sex orgy; Decision of former U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes to disown daughter Maya Marcel-Keyes for supporting a same-sex marriage rally; Use of the word gay and other terms referencing sexual minorities in the titles of workshops and other Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration public events.

Presents news briefs on the GLBT community in the U.S. as of August 2004. Challenge issued by the Abe Lincoln Black Republican Caucus for the Log Cabin Republicans to debate the merits of not endorsing Republican presidential candidate President George W. Bush; Rating earned by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from the gay lobbyist Equality California; Appearance of Mary Cheney, daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Richard Cheney, and her partner Heather Poe at a debate with the family of Democrat candidate Senator John Edwards.

Presents updates on GLBT issues in the U.S. as of September 3, 2004. Information on Pacy Markman, a gay advertising veteran who initiated an unofficial political campaign against U.S. President George W. Bush; Selection of gay man Patrick Gosset as city commissioner in Rehoboth, Delaware; Acquisition of a building by Delaware sexual minority advocacy organization Camp Rehoboth.

Reports on the latest issues being tackled in the GLBT community in the U.S. in 2004. Information on an advocacy advertising precedent to oppose a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage; Web site being used by some gay communities to rally against U.S. President George W. Bush; Plans of O organizers for the upcoming Fetish Fair Flea Market.

Presents news briefs on gay and lesbian issues in the U.S. as of August 5, 2004. Support of couple Armando Cortinez and Tom Duschney for the reelection of U.S. President George W. Bush; Information on racism in the Castro District of San Francisco, California; Criticism received by U.S. first lady Laura Bush from gay playwright Tony Kushner.

Reports on U.S. President George W. Bush's disappointment with the U.S. Justice Department for publicly releasing documents that appeared to take aim at Jamie Gorelick, a Democratic member of the September 11, 2001 commission, for her counterterrorism work a decade ago. Response to release of declassified documents related to the department's internal discussions in 1995 about the sharing of intelligence information among prosecutors and investigators; Attorney General John Ashcroft's accusation that Gorelick contributed in restricting the flow of information in terrorism cases before the September 11 attacks.

Presents updates on issues and events related to the gay and lesbian communities as of April 9, 2004. Information about the OutQ channel, a gay content radio station in the U.S.; Details of the proposal in the Zanzibar government allowing men who were convicted of having sex with men to serve the rest of their lives in prison; Allegations by Matthew Gross that the Bush administration will attempt to discredit former counter-terrorism czar and White House critic Richard Clarke by promoting conjecture that he is gay.

Reports that the commission investigating the September 11th attacks is pressing the White House to explain why the Bush administration has blocked classified foreign policy and counterterrorism documents from former President Bill Clinton's White House files from being turned over to the investigators. Confirmation from the White House that it has withheld a variety of classified documents because they were duplicative or unrelated or highly sensitive; Inclusion of documents about the Clinton administration's efforts against Al Qaeda; Reaction from the commission.

Provides information on several people involve on gay issues in the U.S. Contribution of San Francisco, California Mayor Gavin Newsom on the 2000 election campaign of U.S. President George W. Bush; Use of Representative Frank Barney's sexual orientation to bolster the campaign of rival Chuck Morse; Selection of Hilary Rosen as strategist of the Human Rights Campaign.

Presents news briefs related to the U.S. gay communities compiled from other publications as of November 21, 2003. Editorial of San Francisco Bay Area Reporter questioning the integrity and commitment of Massachusetts State Senator Cheryl Jacques to the cause for gay rights; Letter of congratulations sent by U.S. President George W. Bush to the Metropolitan Community gay Christian church on its 35th anniversary.

Reports on an agreement between the commission investigating the September 11 2001 Terrorist attacks and the U.S. President George W. Bush Administration over the daily intelligence briefings called the President's Daily Brief. Details of the commission; Description of what the President's Daily Brief's are; Background of the efforts of the commission to get the President's Daily Brief; Concerns of the Bush Administration over what the commission may think of the information in the briefs concerning September 11; Explanation of what the President's Daily Briefs are.

The article focuses on the politics and efforts between U.S. universities and colleges and U.S. Presidents regarding the collection and establishment of libraries, including their own personal documents. A history of the first presidential paper library, founded by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harvard University, is given along with current bids over a similar foundation by George W. Bush and Texas Tech. An overview of the political relationships between colleges and government officials is explored, with positive and negative comments regarding issues such as egoism and academic credibility.

Comments on the intercontinental ballistic missile defense policy of United States President George W. Bush.

The article discusses anti-American sentiment around the world. Though many nations have shown open animosity towards America during the George W. Bush presidential administration, some countries, like India, have a more sympathetic view. The dislike for America by European countries stems from the view that Europeans are mostly modern and secular, while many Americans are drenched in religiosity and traditionalism, according to Dutch historian Rob Kroes, whose paper "European Anti-Americanism: What's New?" is analyzed.

The article reports that U.S. President George W. Bush's Social Security overhaul plan and the rhetoric the White House and its congressional allies use to describe its proposed changes closely track a series of 1999 policy papers written by Social Security Administration Associate Commissioner for Retirement Policy Andrew Biggs during his time with the Congressional Institute. That paper is similar to Republican talking points used this winter by Bush and his backers, who argued that black men do worse under the current system because they have higher mortality rates than whites, and that higher high school dropout rates put Latinos at a disadvantage.

The article presents the author's views on the attack planned by former U.S. President George W. Bush against Iraq.

The article focuses on the uproar over U.S. President George W. Bush's plans to store his papers at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, drawing new attention to the role of the U.S. system of presidential libraries. The National Archives and Records Administration oversees 11 presidential libraries. The office will take up to 100 years for the papers and records at the recent presidential libraries to be processed.

The author offers opinions on the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Allegations of torture of suspected terrorists in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base are said to meet the legal definition of war crimes. There is said to be a paper trail linking Bush and other administration officials directly to these abuses.

The article reports on the $200 fee charged by the U.S. President George W. Bush to lawmakers who want to secure a hard copy of his budget proposal. The White House only has planned to post the budget on the Internet to save taxpayer dollars and reduce unnecessary paper copies. However, if lawmakers want to have a hard copy, they ought to hand over some cash. Meanwhile, various reactions of lawmakers to the $200 cost of budget hard copy are discoursed.

The article focuses on U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Ralph H. Kohlmann. Kohlmann is the chief judge of the military tribunals which are to try the terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. As a student at the Naval War College in 2002, Kohlmann wrote a paper arguing that U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to create those tribunals was a bad idea.

The article reports that college accreditors are taking more interest in the way institutions measure student learning. Professors at the University of the South are being required to grade each others papers to retain accreditation. The change was in part inspired by a study led by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, which found that literacy among college graduates was on the decline. President George W. Bush has called for more accountability in higher education.

The article discusses the author's experience as a professor at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. She gave an assignment to her students asking them to write exactly 163 words in response to the State of the Union address delivered by President George W. Bush. Some of her students dropped out due to difficulties of coping with multiple losses. She believes that she could help her students get on with life by sharing her grief.

The article focuses on a issue pertaining to the impeachment of the United States President George W. Bush. As per the reports released by the business wire service Bloomberg.com, nearly 26 percent of the Democrats polled in favor of the impeachment, while 94 percent of the Republicans opposed the idea. According to the Congressman Charles Rangel, any Democrat standing up and saying, they are for impeachment of the president, is at this moment seeking publicity. Impeachment is really no more than an investigation, that is, it is finding out whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant indicting a president or not. Once a conclusion is reached upon that a president should be impeached, which is only an accusation, the papers are sent to the Senate.

The article reports that the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush offered its fullest defense to date of the National Security Agency's domestic eavesdropping program, saying that authorization from Congress to deter terrorist attacks "places the president at the zenith of his powers." According to the author, the Bush administration released 42-page legal analysis that included scholarly papers and court cases. Comments regarding the issue from U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney are reviewed.

Reports that the U.S. President George W. Bush administration will release documents from Judge John G. Roberts' tenure in the White House counsel's office and his earlier job working for the attorney general, but will not make public papers covering the four years he spent as principal deputy solicitor general starting in 1989. How the decision fulfills a request for disclosure of documents by Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, Republican chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which will hold confirmation hearings for Roberts, Bush's choice to fill the Supreme Court seat being vacated by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; How it falls short of the disclosure sought by Democrats; Belief of Democrats that files from Roberts' work under the first President George Bush could shed light on the nominee's thinking about a variety of issues; How, under law, the White House has final say over what presidential documents are made public; Debate over attorney-client privilege.