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45. Kyung M. Song, “NLRB’s Top Lawyer Still Feels Fallout from Boeing, Union Case,” SeattleTimes.com, February 19, 2012, http://seattletimes.com/html./businesstechnology/2017551565_solomon20.html.
46. Greenhouse, “Labor Board Drops Case Against Boeing.”
47. Editorial, “The NLRB’s Boeing Sham,” WSJ.com, December 12, 2011, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833104577070572768248242.html.
48. Melanie Trottman, “Obama Renominates Solomon to Be Top NLRB Lawyer,” WSJ.com, May 24, 2013, http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/05/24/obama-renominates-solomon-to-be-top-nlrb-lawyer/.
49. “Another Court Finds NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid, New Members Nominated,” Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., July 24, 2013, http://www.abc.org/NewsMedia/Newsline/tabid/143/entryid/1244/another-court-finds-nlrb-recess-appointments-invalid-new-members-nominated.aspx.
50. Greg Stohr, “Obama’s Recess Appointments Draw Supreme Court Scrutiny,” Bloomberg.com, June 24, 2013, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-24/obama-s-recess-appointments-draw-supreme-court-scrutiny.html.
51. “Richard F. Griffin Jr.,” NLRB.gov, http://www.nlrb.gov/who-we-are/board/richard-griffin, and “Sharon Block,” NLRB.gov, http://www.nlrb.gov/who-we-are/board/sharon-block.
52. Josh Hicks, “How Obama’s NLRB Nominees Became Central to Senate Filibuster Deal,” WashingtonPost.com, July 17, 2013, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/07/17/how-obamas-nlrb-nominees-became-central-to-the-senates-filibuster-deal/.
53. “Obama Economic Speech: Warns of Dire Consequences Without Stimulus,” Associated Press, February 9, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/08/obama-economic-speech-war_n_156171.html.
54. “More Obama Stimulus Fraud,” JudicialWatch.org, August 11, 2009, http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2009/08/more-obama-stimulus-fraud/.
55. Wynton Hall, “Richer Democratic States with Lower Unemployment Got Bulk of Obama Stimulus,” Breitbart.com, April 20, 2012, http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/04/20/richer-democratic-states-with-lower-unemployment-got-bulk-of-obama-stimulus.
56. Ashton Ellis, “Transparently Corrupt: Links Between Obama’s Campaign Donors, Stimulus, and Energy Loans,” CFIF.org, April 18, 2012, http://cfif.org/v/index.php/commentary/44/1390-transparently-corrupt-links-between-obamas-campaign-donors-stimulus-and-energy-loans.
57. Fred Schulte, “Obama Rewards Big Bundlers with Jobs, Commissions, Stimulus Money, Government Contracts, and More,” PublicIntegrity.org, June 15, 2011, http://www.publicintegrity.org/node/4880.
58. Matthew Daly, “George Kaiser, Obama Donor, Discussed Solyndra Loan with White House, Emails Show,” Associated Press, November 9, 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/09/george-kaiser-solyndra_n_1084568.html.
59. David Mildenberg and Peter Robison, “Kaiser Charity Sought Solyndra Plant After Billionaire Founder Aided Obama,” Bloomberg.com, September 26, 2011, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-26/oil-billionaire-s-charity-backing-obama-sought-solyndra-in-tulsa.html.
60. Joe Stephens and Carol D. Leonnig, “White House Pushed $500 Million Loan to Solar Company Now Under Investigation,” WashingtonPost.com, September 13, 2011, http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-pushed-500-million-loan-to-solar-company-now-under-investigation/2011/09/13/gIQAr3WbQK_story.html.
61. Aaron Task, “Peter Schweizer: Solyndra Is ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ of ‘Very Suspicious’ Govt. Loans,” Yahoo.com, November 18, 2011, http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/peter-schweizer-solyndra-tip-iceberg-very-suspicious-govt-184151321.html.
62. “Stimulus-Funded Solar Firm Cancels IPO,” FreeBeacon.com, April 13, 2012, http://freebeacon.com/stimulus-funded-solar-firm-cancels-ipo/.
63. Carol D. Leonnig, “Another Obama Fundraiser Is Investor in Car Company That Won Federal Loan,” WashingtonPost.com, October 28, 2011, http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-10-28/politics/35280008_1_solyndra-loan-loan-program-jonathan-silver.
64. Chris Woodyard, “Van Maker VPG, Backed by DOE Loans, Shuts Down,” USAToday.com, May 8, 2013, http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/05/08/vpg-auto-fisker-solyndra-tesla-doe-loan/2143201/.
65. “Growing Solyndra Green Scandal Is Just One of Many,” Investors.com, February 23, 2012, http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/022312-602121-new-obama-green-stimulus-scandals-surface.htm.
66. Veronique De Rugy, “Assessing the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program,” Mercatus Center at George Mason University, June 19, 2012, http://mercatus.org/publication/assessing-department-energy-loan-guarantee-program.
67. “Barack Obama (D): Top Contributors,” OpenSecrets.org http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cid=N00009638.
68. “General Electric Making ‘Bank’ off Obama’s ‘Green’ Stimulus Money,” Greencorruption.blogspot.com, July 12, 2012, http://greencorruption.blogspot.com/2012/07/general-electric-making-bank-off-obamas.html.#.Ui4072DrOR-.
69. Lachlan Markey, “Lawsuit Alleges ‘Corruption and Negligence’ at Department of Energy,” Heritage.org, November 16, 2012, http://blog.heritage.org/2012/11/16/lawsuit-alleges-corruption-and-negligence-at-department-of-energy/.
70. “EPA Gives Info for Free to Big Green Groups 92% of Time; Denies 93% of Fee Waiver Requests from Biggest Conservative Critics,” CEI.org, May 14, 2013, http://cei.org/news-releases/epa-gives-info-free-big-green-groups-92-time-denies-93-fee-waiver-requests-biggest-con.
71. “Former EPA Chief Lisa Jackson Returns to Familiar Hot Seat,” Politico.com, September 9, 2013 http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/lisa-jackson-returns-to-familiar-hot-seat-96420.html.
72. Ed Morrissey, “The List of Payoffs That Got Reid His Cloture Vote,” Hotair.com, December 22, 2009, http://hotair.com/archives/2009/12/22/the-list-of-payoffs-that-got-reid-his-cloture-vote/.
73. Dr. Milton R. Wolf, “Obamacare Waiver Corruption Must Stop,” WashingtonTimes.com, May 20, 2011, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/20/obamacare-waiver-corruption-must-stop/.
74. John Hayward, “Congress Gets Its Illegal Obamacare Waiver,” HumanEvents.com, August 5, 2013, http://www.humanevents.com/2013/08/05/congress-gets-its-illegal-obamacare-waiver/.
75. Jim McElhatton, “Labor Department Spends Stimulus Funds for Ads During Olbermann, Maddow Shows,” Washington Times, August 21, 2012, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/21/stimulus-funds-spent-obama-ads-olbermann-maddow/.
76. Paul Connor, “Labor Unions Primary Recipients of Obamacare Waivers,” DailyCaller.com, January 6, 2012, http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/06/labor-unions-primary-recipients-of-obamacare-waivers/.
77. Ben Shapiro, Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV (New York: Harper Collins, 2011), 295.
78. Jeff Zeleny, “Obama Raises $11 Million in Hollywood,” NYTimes.com, September 17, 2008, http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/17/obama-raises-11-million-in-hollywood/?_r=0.
79. Ben Shapiro, “ObamaCare Propaganda—Hollywood-Style,” FrontPageMag.com, July 25, 2013, http://frontpagemag.com/2013/ben-shapiro/hollywoods-obamacare-propaganda/.
80. “Fiscal Cliff Deal: Hollywood Gets Tax Incentive Extension,” Breitbart.com, January 1, 2013, http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2013/01/01/hollywood-loophole-fiscal-cliff.
81. “Trust in Government,” Gallup.com http://www.gallup.com/poll/5392/trust-government.aspx.
Count 7: Obstruction of Justice
1. Evan McMurry, “Attorney Mark O’Mara: ‘If George Zimmerman Was Black, He Would Never Have Been Charged with a Crime,’ ” Mediaite.com, July 13, 2013, http://www.mediaite.com/tv/defense-attorney-if-george-zimmerman-was-black-he-would-never-have-been-charged-with-a-crime/.
2. Ben Shapiro, Bullies: How the Left’s Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences America (New York: Threshold Editions, 2013), 90–91
3. “Flashback: Obama Called for ‘Soul Searching,’ Investigations in Trayvon Martin Case,” Breitbart.com, March 23, 2012 http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/04/15/FLASHBACK-Ob
ama-Called-For-Soul-Searching-Investigations-In-Trayvon-Martin-Case.
4. Jerry Seper, “Justice Department Defends Fla. ‘Peacekeeper’ Rallies,” WashingtonTimes.com, July 11, 2013, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/11/justice-department-defends-fla-peacekeeper-rallies/?page=all.
5. “Judicial Watch Releases Audio of DOJ Helping Trayvon Protesters,” Breitbart.com, July 11, 2013, http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/11/Judicial-watch-peacekeepers-Sanford.
6. Cheryl K. Chumley, “Ex–Justice Department Official: Agency Tainted by ‘Racial Favoritism,’ ” WashingtonTimes.com, July 23, 2013, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/23/ex-justice-department-official-agency-tainted-raci/.
7. Chuck Ross, “Legal Experts: DOJ’s Zimmerman Tip Line Merely Gives Impression That Agency Is Acting,” DailyCaller.com, July 21, 2013, http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/21/legal-experts-dojs-zimmerman-tip-line-merely-gives-impression-that-agency-is-acting/.
8. Ben Shapiro, “DOJ Asks Civil Rights Groups, General Public for ‘Tips’ on Zimmerman,” Breitbart.com, July 16, 2013, http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/16/DOJ-phone-call-Zimmerman.
9. “Obama Trayvon Martin Speech Transcript: President Comments on George Zimmerman Verdict,” HuffingtonPost.com, July 19, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/19/obama-trayvon-martin-speech-transcript_n_3624884.html.
10. “Protection of Government Processes—Omnibus Clause—18 U.S. Code §1503,” Department of Justice, http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01724.htm.
11. J. Christian Adams, “Inside the Black Panther case,” WashingtonTimes.com, June 25, 2010, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/25/inside-the-black-panther-case-anger-ignorance-and-/.
12. Benny Johnson, “Don’t Miss the Connection: Obama ‘Delivered’ to Office by Black Panthers, Holder ‘Owes Them Some Favors,’ ” TheBlaze.com, May 22, 2012, http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/05/22/dont-miss-the-connection-obama-and-holder-delivered-to-office-by-black-panthers-owe-them-some-favors/.
13. J. Christian Adams, “Return of the New Black Panthers,” Breitbart.com, November 6, 2012, http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/06/Return-of-the-New-Black-Panther.
14. Lee Stranahan, “New Black Panther: Never Contacted by Obama DOJ Over Zimmerman Threats,” Breitbart.com, July 11, 2013, http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/11/New-Black-Panther-on-Trayvon-We-were-not-contaced-by-the-Justice-Department.
15. Tracy Jan, “Harvard Professor Gates Arrested at Cambridge Home,” Boston.com, July 20, 2009, http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/harvard.html.
16. Foon Rhee, “Obama: Cambridge Police Acted ‘Stupidly’ in Gates Arrest,” Boston.com, July 22, 2009, http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/07/obama_cambridge.html.
17. Peter Baker, Helene Cooper, and Jeff Zeleny, “What a White House Beer Says About Race and Politics,” NYTimes.com, July 30, 2009, http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/what-a-white-house-beer-says-about-race-and-politics/?_r=0.
18. Huma Khan, “President Obama Fires Controversial Inspector General,” ABCNews.com, June 12, 2009, http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/06/president-obama-fires-controversial-inspector-general/.
19. Ibid.
20. Byron York, “Gerald Walpin Speaks: The Inside Story of the AmeriCorps Firing,” WashingtonExaminer.com, March 16, 2012, http://washingtonexaminer.com/gerald-walpin-speaks-the-inside-story-of-the-americorps-firing/article/135584.
21. “The White House Fires a Watchdog,” WSJ.com, June 17, 2009, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124511811033017539.html.
22. Michelle Malkin, “AmeriCorps’s Favorite Scandal-Plagued Mayor: Friend of the Obamas Kevin Johnson,” Creators Syndicate, June 29, 2011, http://michellemalkin.com/2011/06/29/americorpss-favorite-scandal-plagued-mayor/.
23. David Jackson, “Obama: Military Sexual Assaults Are ‘Outrage,’ ” USAToday.com, May 8, 2013, http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2013/05/08/obama-hagel-sexual-assaults-in-military/2143695/.
24. Paige Lavender, “Obama Military Sexual Assault Comments Were ‘Unlawful Command Influence,’ Judge Says,” HuffingtonPost.com, June 15, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/15/obama-military-sexual-assault_n_3447523.html.
25. Erik Slavin, “Judge: Obama Sex Assault Comments ‘Unlawful Command Influence,’ ” Stripes.com, June 14, 2013, http://www.stripes.com/judge-obama-sex-assault-comments-unlawful-command-influence-1.225974.
26. “Hagel Aims to Blunt Obama Remarks on Military Sexual Assault,” CBSNews.com, August 15, 2013, http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57598734/hagel-aims-to-blunt-obama-remarks-on-military-sexual-assault/.
27. Eamon Javers, “Inside Obama’s Bank CEOs Meeting,” Politico.com, April 3, 2009, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/20871.html.
28. Nina Easton, “What’s Really Behind SEIU’s Bank of America Protests?,” Money.cnn.com, May 19, 2010, http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/19/news/companies/SEIU_Bank_of_America_protest.fortune/.
29. Daniel Halper, “Obama on Occupy Wall Street: ‘We Are on Their Side,’ ” WeeklyStandard.com, October 18, 2011, http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-occupy-wall-street-we-are-their-side_598251.html.
30. Robert Yoon, “Goldman Sachs Was Top Obama Donor,” CNN.com, April 20, 2010 http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/20/obama.goldman.donations/index.html.
31. Peter J. Boyer and Peter Schweizer, “Why Can’t Obama Bring Wall Street to Justice?,” TheDailyBeast.com, May 6, 2012, http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/06/why-can-t-obama-bring-wall-street-to-justice.html.
32. Karen Mracek and Thomas Beaumont, “Goldman Reveals Where Bailout Cash Went,” USAToday.com, July 26, 2010, http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/banking/2010-07-24-goldman-bailout-cash_N.htm.
33. Jenny Anderson, “Goldman Sachs Alters Its Bonus Policy to Quell Uproar,” NYTimes.com, December 10, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/business/11goldman.html.?_r=0.
34. Jason Ryan, “DOJ Will Not Prosecute Goldman Sachs in Financial Crisis Probe,” ABCNews.com, August 9, 2012, http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/08/doj-will-not-prosecute-goldman-sachs-in-financial-crisis-probe/.
35. Boyer and Schweizer, “Why Can’t Obama Bring Wall Street to Justice?,” TheDailyBeast.com, May 6, 2012, http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/06/why-can-t-obama-bring-wall-street-to-justice.html.
36. Peter J. Boyer and Peter Schweizer, “Why Can’t Obama Bring Wall Street to Justice?”
37. Glenn Greenwald, “The Real Story of How ‘Untouchable’ Wall Street Execs Avoided Prosecution,” Guardian (U.K.), January 23, 2013, http://www.businessinsider.com/why-wall-street-execs-werent-prosecuted-2013-1.
38. Sarah Kliff, “Budget Request Denied, Sebelius Turns to Health Executives to Finance Obamacare,” WashingtonPost.com, May 10, 2013, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/10/budget-request-denied-sebelius-turns-to-health-executives-to-finance-obamacare/.
39. Shapiro, Bullies, 217.
40. Scott Wilson and Joel Achenbach, “BP Agrees to $20 Billion Fund for Gulf Oil Spill Claim,” WashingtonPost.com, June 17, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/16/AR2010061602614.html.
41. Kristina Wong, “President Obama Says Arizona’s ‘Poorly-Conceived’ Immigration Law Could Mean Hispanic-Americans Are Harassed,” ABCNews.com, April 27, 2010, http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2010/04/president-obama-says-arizonas-poorlyconceived-immigration-law-could-mean-hispanicamericans-are-haras/.
42. Randal C. Archibold, “Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration,” NYTimes.com, April 23, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html.?_r=0.
43. “Napolitano Admits She Hasn’t Read Arizona Immigration Law in ‘Detail,’ ” FoxNews.com, May 18, 2010, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/18/napolitano-admits-read-arizona-immigration-law/.
44. Elise Foley, “Obama Administration to Stop Deporting Younger Undocument
ed Immigrants and Grant Work Permits,” HuffingtonPost.com, June 15, 2012, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/15/obama-immigration-order-deportation-dream-act_n_1599658.html.
45. Mytheos Holt, “ ‘He’s a DREAMer. Release Him’: Immigration Officials Outline Disturbing Changes Under New Obama Executive Order,” TheBlaze.com, July 26, 2012, http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/07/26/hes-a-dreamer-release-him-immigration-officials-outline-disturbing-changes-under-new-obama-executive-order/#.
46. Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (2005).
47. Kevin Johnson and Raju Chebium, “Justice Dept. Won’t Challenge State Marijuana Laws,” USAToday.com, August 29, 2013, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/29/justice-medical-marijuana-laws/2727605/.
48. Michael F. Cannon, “Yes, Delaying Obamacare’s Employer Mandate Is Illegal,” CATO.org, July 8, 2013, http://www.cato.org/blog/yes-delaying-obamacares-employer-mandate-illegal.
49. Deroy Murdock, “Obama Squirrels Away His Links to ACORN,” NationalReview.com, October 16, 2008, http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/226000/obama-squirrels-away-his-links-acorn/deroy-murdock.
50. Carol D. Leonnig, “Some Criticize SEIU for Its ACORN Connections,” WashingtonPost.com, October 6, 2009, http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2009-10-06/news/36850132_1_acorn-office-seiu-president-andy-stern-seiu-locals.
51. Michelle Malkin, “More Left-Wing Voter Fraud Allegations Against ACORN,” MichelleMalkin.com, March 13, 2008, http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/13/more-left-wing-voter-fraud-allegations-against-acorn/.
52. Michelle Malkin, “The ACORN Obama Knows,” MichelleMalkin.com, June 25, 2008, http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/25/the-acorn-obama-knows/.
53. Zach Carter, “ACORN, in New GOP Budget Bill, Would Be Defunded Again, Even Though It No Longer Exists,” HuffingtonPost.com, March 5, 2013, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/acorn-gop-budget-bill_n_2810345.html.
54. “Obama Violated ACORN Funding Ban with Housing Grant to Offshoot, Watchdog Says,” FoxNews.com, July 6, 2011, http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/06/obama-violates-acorn-funding-ban-with-housing-grant-to-offshoot-watchdog-says/.