Michigan voters considered a measure that would expand the powers of emergency administrators to take over financially troubled local governments, and the ability of governors to appoint them.
In 2003, Mr. Kelly and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg were granted permission by a federal judge to expand the powers to conduct surveillance.
The spat over Messrs Jung and Schäuble's remarks has not stopped the government from negotiating over new laws to expand the powers of the federal police.
See articleSeveral euro-zone parliaments approved a deal struck by leaders in July to expand the powers of the European Financial Stability Facility, the main bail-out fund.
The law will dramatically expand the powers of Malaysia's security forces – allowing for arrests, searches and seizures without warrants and the bulldozing of buildings.
It would also expand the powers of public television by allowing it to open new thematic channels and giving it full ownership of the nation's television archives.
And some political parties voiced strong reservations about declaring a state of war, which would expand the powers of the presidency and security forces.
The Obama administration's changes came after a hearing at the Supreme Court on Wednesday where government lawyers argued against an Arizona law that would expand the powers of the police to enforce immigration laws.
The arrests were made shortly before Canada's House of Commons began a debate on legislation that would expand the powers of police and intelligence agencies in suspected terrorism cases.
Mr. Ulaiwi was elected by the council last year after provincial elections that were intended to expand the powers of Iraq's regions to govern themselves after decades of authoritarian control from Baghdad.
Next week, the Board of Supervisors is expected to expand the powers of San Francisco's Entertainment Commission, which regulates the entertainment industry, enabling the commission to revoke the permits of nightclubs where violence has occurred.
