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Consumer watchdog in the first place. >> republicans insist they have legitimate concerns, the $500 million agency will overregulate businesses and they want to reform the reform. >> there is too much at stake between now and november to put it on hold in favor of campaign for his re-election. >> all of the recess appointees will serve through the end of 2013. republicans particularly upset about what that means for nlrb. congressman darrell issa charging that the president is helping union beca...

>> republicans insist they have legitimate concerns, the $500 million agency will overregulate businesses and they want to reform the reform. >> there is too much at stake between now and november to put it on hold in favor of campaign for his re-election. >> all of the recess appointees will serve through the end of 2013. republicans particularly upset about what that means for nlrb. congressman darrell issa charging that the president is helping union because they may issue decisions hurting c...

To appoint people, that the opposition party doesnt want in office and they just move ahead anyway. >> youve heard republicans are outrages. do they have any recourse? what can they do to stop these nominations? anything? >> nope. the presidents the final word on this. the recess appointees are in office only until the end of the next congressional session. what it means is likely usually these people will not get confirmed again. they wont be able to hold their jobs beyond the end of next year....

Appoint people thatted opposition doesnt want in office and they move ahead with it anyway. >> republicans are youtd raged. is there recourse? what can they do to stop this these nominations, anything? >> reporter: nope. the presidents the final word on this. the recess appointees are in office only until the end of the next congressional session. that means likely usually these people will not get confirmed again. wont be able to hold their jobs beyond the end of next year. for now, the republi...

Constitutional interpretation. these recess appointments were thrown out. so in terms of vindicating the constitution separation of powers this is a very important decision. >> basically saying that the are president had decided unilaterally to say, i think the senate is in session, therefore i will appoint these, even if the senate says itself it is not in session. >> right. the senate was conducting something called pro forma sessions precisely to prevent the white house from making recess app...

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Hearing the case in washington state. >> elected officials should not be polite sizing in ongoing -- politicizing on going ajudecative process. politics should not interfere with justice in this or any other case. >> republicans countered that under the obama administration, the nlrb lost credibility. >> this unelected group of executive branch recess appointees, have abandoned all pretensive objectivity. and become mr. speaker, nothing more than a taxpayer funded law firm for big labor. >> toda...

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Civilian trials for terror suspects. all the recess appointees need to be confirmed by the senate before the end of this coming session for their appointments to remain in effect but the president is not sweating that right now because hes extended his vacation for another day. white house deputy press secretary, i should say, bill burton says obama is going to stay in hawaii until january 3rd because hes still worn out from the long lame duck session and because he was delayed five days getting...