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Limits of Executive power explored [audio 30min]

In the aftermath of Sept. 11, President Bush took charge of what he called a new kind of war. The White House aggressively asserted increased presidential powers. Now, with the Supreme Court's Hamdan decision and Congress pushing for oversight, the tide is shifting. Guests: Jeffrey Rosen, legal affairs editor of The New Republic and law professor at George Washington University; John Yoo, former lawyer with the Justice Department and current law professor at UC Berkeley.
Read entire article at NPR "Talk of the Nation"