Upon taking office, Obama ordered all secret U.S. prisons closed immediately, and the detention center at Guantanamo Bay closed within a year; he stopped the torture of American prisoners; granted access to all U.S. detainees to the International Red Cross; ended the practice by which detainees could be sent to countries where they might be tortured; froze the salaries of all White House officials making more than $100,000; ordered all government agencies to "adopt a presumption in favor of disclosure" regarding Freedom of Information Act requests; ordered all administration appointees to take an ethics pledge; ended a government ban on funding for groups that provide abortion services or counseling abroad; and revoked Executive Order 13233, which placed limits on public access to the records of former presidents.
Courtesy: Theodore Ross, HARPER'S WEEKLY, January 27, 2009
Grateful thanks to Mr.Theodore Ross and Harper's Weekly.
Courtesy: Theodore Ross, HARPER'S WEEKLY, January 27, 2009
Grateful thanks to Mr.Theodore Ross and Harper's Weekly.
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