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Under the leadership of the vice president, the Bush Administration has made good on its efforts to expand the powers of the executive branch.

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.

According to the CPA, it seeks to expand the powers of the director general.

A Turkish referendum that would expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is at the heart of the dispute.

A bill to expand the powers of Efic is before the Senate and is expected to pass parliament next week.

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.

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.

When the G20 leaders met in London on April 2, 2009, they agreed to expand the powers of the old Financial Stability Forum FSFF) into this new Financial Stability Board FSBB).

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.