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1714 events in this timeline

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  1. 2000-06-30 June 30, 2000: New Campaign Finance Law Requires ‘527’ Organizations to Disclose Donors, Expenditures, Funding
  2. 2000-07-12 July 12, 2000: Conservative Law Professor Blasts Clinton’s ‘Undermining’ of Executive, Legislative Balance of Power
  3. 2000-11-04 November 4, 2000: Massachusetts Prohibits Jailed Convicts from Voting
  4. 2000-11-07 November 7, 2000: Florida Denies Thousands of African-Americans Their Vote
  5. 2000-11-07 Early Afternoon, November 7, 2000: Florida NAACP Official Receives Reports that African-American Registered Voters Not on Voting Rolls
  6. 2000-11-07 November 7, 2000: Two Heavily Democratic Precincts in Florida County Fail to Register Votes for President in Large Numbers
  7. 2000-11-07 11:30 a.m. November 7, 2000: African-American Voters in Florida County Blocked from Reaching Polling Places by Police Roadblocks
  8. 2000-11-22 9:00 a.m. and after, November 22, 2000: Florida County Halts Manual Recounts; Election Board Proceedings Disrupted by ‘Brooks Brothers Riot’
  9. 2000-11-29 (November 29, 2000): Justice O’Connor Intends to Overturn Florida Supreme Court Decision, Grant Bush Election, Says Her Clerk
  10. 2000-12-12 9:54 p.m. December 12, 2000: Supreme Court ‘Bush v. Gore’ Ruling Throws Out Florida Recounts, Gives Presidency to Bush
  11. 2001-01-20 January 20, 2001 and After: Cheney’s People Take Control of Large Areas of Bush Administration, Begin Expansion of Presidential Power
  12. 2001-01-20 January 20, 2001: Cheney Has ‘Different Understanding’ with Bush about His Role, He Tells Former Vice President
  13. 2001-01-20 January 20, 2001: Bush Freezes 300 Pending Clinton Regulations
  14. 2001-01-20 January 20, 2001: President Bush Delays Release of Reagan Papers
  15. 2001-01-21 January 21, 2001: George W. Bush Inaugurated as President
  16. 2001-01-21 January 21, 2001: Bush Legal Team Ordered to Expand Presidential Power, Tighten Conservative Grip on Judiciary
  17. 2001-01-29 January 29, 2001 - December 12, 2002: Bush Issues Executive Orders Allowing Faith-Based Aid Providers to Proselytize Aid Recipients
  18. 2001-01-29 January 29, 2001: Bush Wants to Preserve Executive Powers for Himself, ‘Predecessors’
  19. 2001-02-27 February 27, 2001: Qwest CEO Refuses to Cooperate with NSA in Alleged Domestic Wiretapping Program
  20. 2001-03-15 March 15, 2001: New Mexico Reinstates Convicted Felons’ Right to Vote
  21. 2001-03-16 March 16, 2001: Southern California US Attorney Announces Resignation
  22. 2001-03-19 March 19, 2001: Clinton Appointee Retained as US Attorney for Rhode Island
  23. 2001-04-04 April 4, 2001: Bugging Techniques Reach New Heights
  24. 2001-05-04 April 19 - May 4, 2001: Task Force Refuses Congressional Request to Examine Records of Meetings
  25. 2001-05-08 May 8, 2001: Cheney to Oversee National Effort for Responding to Domestic Attacks, but No Action Is Taken before 9/11
  26. 2001-05-08 May 8, 2001: GAO Announces Intention to Investigate Energy Task Force
  27. 2001-05-10 May 10-17, 2001: Cheney Lawyer Rebuffs GAO Attempts to Discuss Energy Task Force
  28. 2001-06-01 June 1, 2001: GAO Defends Demand for Energy Task Force Documents
  29. 2001-06-07 June 7, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Tells GAO US Law Does Not Apply to Energy Task Force
  30. 2001-06-21 June 21, 2001: Cheney’s Counsel Sends Meaningless Financial Documents to GAO
  31. 2001-06-25 June 25, 2001: Conservative Watchdog Group Demands Energy Task Force Records
  32. 2001-07-03 July 3, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Refuses to Speak with GAO over Task Force Documents
  33. 2001-07-05 July 5, 2001: Addington Refuses Watchdog Group’s Request for Energy Task Force Documents
  34. 2001-07-11 July 11, 2001: European Parliament Report: Echelon Data Provided to US Corporations
  35. 2001-07-14 July 14, 2001: Watchdog Group Sues for Energy Task Force Records
  36. 2001-07-18 July 18, 2001: GAO Reiterates Request for Information Regarding Cheney’s Task Force
  37. 2001-07-26 July 26, 2001: Cheney Turns Request for Records into Battle between White House, Congress
  38. 2001-07-31 July 31, 2001: GAO Scales Back Request for Energy Task Force Documents
  39. 2001-08-01 August 1, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Again Rebuffs GAO’s Request for Task Force Information
  40. 2001-08-02 August 2, 2001: Cheney Accuses GAO of Exceeding Constitutional Authority in Energy Task Force Document Request
  41. 2001-08-17 August 17, 2001: GAO Chief Reiterates Position regarding Cheney Task Force Information
  42. 2001-08-21 August 21, 2001: Administration Breaks Precedent, Releases Edited Tapes of Private Conversations Between Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister
  43. 2001-09-04 September 4, 2001: Corporate Lawyer Joins Office of Legal Counsel; Will Work Extensively on National Security Issues
  44. 2001-09-06 September 6, 2001: Cheney’s Office Sends GAO List of ‘Support Staff’
  45. 2001-09-10 January 20-September 10, 2001: Bush Administration Very Secretive Even Before 9/11
  46. 2001-09-11 (Between Late Morning and Early Afternoon) September 11, 2001: Congressional Leaders Evacuated to Secure Location outside Washington
  47. 2001-09-11 (2:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: All-Republican US Shadow Government is Formed
  48. 2001-09-11 (After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Vice President Cheney Assembles Legal Team for Expanding Presidential Power
  49. 2001-09-11 (11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Paul Wolfowitz and Others Leave Pentagon for Alternate Command Center
  50. 2001-09-11 (9:50 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Speaker of the House Hastert Evacuated to Secure Location outside Washington