Word: scoping
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...American Bar Association (ABA) taskforce that included Climenko Professor of Law Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. and former Harvard Law professor Kathleen M. Sullivan rebuked President Bush for the scope and number of his signing statements, which give the president the right to disregard provisions of laws he deems unconstitutional...
...added that Whelan was correct that the “president has constitutional authority that he needs to exercise,” but said that the number and scope of laws Bush has challenged exceeds his authority to interpret laws...
...euphoria of having survived, not to bask in continuous self-congratulation. Traveling every day in the Bombay locals is a form of slow-motion terror; people commute in conditions (500 to a compartment) that would be illegal for the transport of animals. Much of the city exists outside the scope of basic municipal services such as water, roads and security. The government admitted that it had indications that an attack of this kind was coming, but could do nothing to prevent it. Through floods, bombs and riots, Bombayites have been forced to rely on their famous resilience and humanity?because...
...intimate relationship between Iran and Hizballah has evolved since 2000, when Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon freed the militant group to expand the scope of its activities in the region. U.S. officials believe Iran has looked increasingly to Hizballah as a tool to thwart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by encouraging the group to lend operational support to Hamas and Islamic Jihad...
...Bush administration has put the "moral clarity" of refusing to engage with an elected Hamas government above the realpolitik needed to manage a volatile region. Nor is it inclined to restrain Israel from actions that may have irreversible negative consequences. It has, in other words, left itself little scope to orchestrate a calming of the situation through pressure both on Israel and key Arab players. Gaza therefore reveals a certain paradox in the U.S.-Israel relationship: the closer the Bush administration has positioned itself alongside Israel, the less valuable its friendship may have become. After all, the best kind...