"A colleague of mine had to clear a draft with him that she'd written.
What's more, an e-mail sent to CIA Director David Petraeus late in the process states that "the White House cleared quickly" a draft that said "initial press reporting linked the attack" to a jihadist militia called Ansar al-Sharia, though the militia had denied involvement.
Negotiators paving the way for a global climate change agreement in Paris have cleared a major hurdle, producing a draft accord in record time and raising hopes that a full week of minister-led talks can now clinch a deal despite many sticking points.
But in March civil servants had to be drafted in to clear a backlog, amid accusations of mismanagement.
Despite misgivings, the CIA leadership cleared the draft memorandum and sent it on to the National Security Council.
Despite Mr. Pavitt's misgivings, the agency cleared the draft memorandum and sent it to the National Security Council.
During that same period, Lt. Gen. David McKiernan, the field commander of the coalition forces in Iraq, received and cleared the draft order.
To protect members from legal challenges, Hoel attended INFOTAB board meetings and cleared draft meeting minutes, briefing materials, and public relations strategies related to smoking and disease [ 136].
The new rules, which were given the force of an executive order, are a clear improvement over a draft version.
If true, this is unprecedented in the modern presidency: Ronald Regan was fairly unilateral in creating his 1981 executive actions, but even he cleared his drafts with the OMB.
Although it is the longest and most complex measure the assembly government has yet consulted on, ministers are keen to make clear that it is a draft language measure and one they are prepared to discuss fully.
