Political appointees given new, broad, and undefined regulatory powers.

President Bush has signed an executive order that "would require regulators to show that private markets had failed to address a targeted problem before they went after it themselves." It would also give political appointees in an "obscure White House office" "greater authority over how federal regulations are written." Next week, the Senate is set to vote on legislation blocking the order, which the House has already passed.

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