They discussed the region's so-called "hundred-mile exemption," a policy that grants expanded powers to border agents within a hundred miles of official entry points.
In 2003, citing the dangers of terrorism, a federal judge granted expanded surveillance powers to the New York police, who had previously faced restrictions in monitoring political groups.
The judge, Stephen V. Wilson, said that in adopting the legislation, Congress had granted expanded First Amendment protection to churches, and so exceeded its constitutional authority.
Some already allege that the deal is simply a cover for Mrs Arroyo to have another try at this.Under the proposed agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a semi-autonomous Muslim region covering parts of Mindanao and other nearby islands, which has existed since 1989, would be enlarged and granted expanded powers.
Beyond town Mexican land grants expanded the number of California ranchos that modestly added to the local economy.
Ms. Quinn, currently the City Council speaker, also said she would give veterans priority in getting small-business grants, expand the system of veteran courts and make the Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs more attuned to the needs of young veterans.
Quake retrofit grants expanding to more California single-family homes.
Nutter noted that Clinton had a portfolio of policy ideas that would benefit urban communities (more money for education grants, expanding health care coverage, etc)., and dismissed the notion that his surrogacy for the former first lady put him at uncomfortable odds with the city he represented.
Granted, expanding the composition of Bovini to inclide the saola would highlight the surprising genomic similarities among all these animals, but it would do so in spite of large phenotype-level differences, which clearly the genomic sequences alone do not predict.
Mr. Arafat wants Mr. Qurei to stay in office but has not offered to grant him expanded powers.
