President Horst K r turned down a politically contentious request for clemency by a terrorist from the far-left Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang.
So Anderson is right to call for authorisation by a judicial commissioner at "a new body: the Independent Surveillance and Intelligence Commission" (Isic), if an agency is making a novel or contentious request for communications data.
He also recommends a new judicial authorisation for "novel and contentious requests" for communications data, such as privileged emails involving lawyers or journalists, but as he makes clear, this is not intended to be a routine event or apply to the mass collection of communications data.
But before the thunderous applause greeting his announcement in the General Assembly had faded, international powers laid out a new plan to resume direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that was designed to delay a contentious vote on the Palestinian request as long as possible.
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The troika has yet to respond to Greek requests to soften a contentious property tax, which was introduced in 2011 as an emergency source of revenue.
The previous police chief, Warren Riley, who stepped down as Mr. Landrieu took office, had a contentious relationship with the monitor's office and repeatedly refused requests for records.
Even so, the Turkish government has requested the United States extradite him to Ankara to face justice -- a contentious political issue in already tense U.S.-Turkish relations.
Just last week, Pitt responded to Jolie's request by seeking joint physical custody, possibly positioning the family on a path to a contentious battle in family court.
Water remains a contentious subject.
Patterson is a contentious victor.
