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A '''Signing statement''' is an official statement made by the President as he signs a bill into law that includes instructions to executive officials about how to interpret and put in place the new law. Such statements have been common since 1993.
 
A '''Signing statement''' is an official statement made by the President as he signs a bill into law that includes instructions to executive officials about how to interpret and put in place the new law. Such statements have been common since 1993.
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* Cooper, Phillip J. "George W. Bush, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Use and Abuse of Presidential Signing Statements". ''Presidential Studies Quarterly'' 2005 35(3): 515-532 [http://www.pegc.us/archive/Articles/cooper_35_PSQ_515.pdf online]
 
* Cooper, Phillip J. "George W. Bush, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Use and Abuse of Presidential Signing Statements". ''Presidential Studies Quarterly'' 2005 35(3): 515-532 [http://www.pegc.us/archive/Articles/cooper_35_PSQ_515.pdf online]
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* Kelley, Christopher S. and Bryan W. Marshall. "The Last Word: Presidential Power and the Role of Signing Statements." ''Presidential Studies Quarterly'' 2008 38(2): 248-267  
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* Kelley, Christopher S. and Bryan W. Marshall. "The Last Word: Presidential Power and the Role of Signing Statements." ''Presidential Studies Quarterly'' 2008 38(2): 248-267
 
* Savage, Charles. "Obama’s Embrace of a Bush Tactic Riles Congress," [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/us/politics/09signing.html?_r=1 ''New York Times,'' Aug. 8, 2009]
 
* Savage, Charles. "Obama’s Embrace of a Bush Tactic Riles Congress," [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/us/politics/09signing.html?_r=1 ''New York Times,'' Aug. 8, 2009]
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