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Article: Bush Administration Paring Federal Regs.(United States President George W. Bush's campaign against federal regulations)
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- Kiplinger Business Forecasts
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- February 12, 2003
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Byline:Richard Sammon
While the nation's news headlines focus on the Bush administration's war on terrorism and a potential war in Iraq, the president is quietly pursuing another offensive-a war on government regulations. Eager to burnish his pro-business credentials in advance of the 2004 election and to leave a legacy of less government when he leaves office, President Bush and his top lieutenants are gradually peeling away federal red tape.
The latest foray in the regulatory battle: a recent order from the White House for federal agencies to review more than 250 specific federal rules with the aim of easing or eliminating them. Mostly industrial, the ...