On Jan. 20, 2009, just hours after President Barack H. Obama was sworn in, new White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel issued a memo setting out the Obama administration's policy for dealing with some regulations left by the administration of President George W. Bush. The policy is a good start, but more needs to be done.

The Bush administration rushed out a host of problematic regulations in its final months. Many of these "midnight" regulations actually represent deregulatory actions that weaken or eliminate safeguards protecting health, safety, the environment, and the public's general welfare. After Midnight is a report by OMB Watch and the Center for American Progress that recaps the Bush administration's campaign and presents options for moving forward.