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Although this was months before the controversial batch of pardons he approved on his last day in office, the clemency for the Gregorys attracted criticism inside the Clinton administration because lawyers at the Justice Department strongly opposed it.

Andrew Grice, political editor of the Independent, said that, on balance, he approved of the debates but thought they had "completely skewed" the campaign.

He declined comment on whether he approved of the job Blagojevich is doing.There's a story here that bodes poorly (if that's not redundant right now) for the soon-to-be-former governor.

"I think the Congressmen are going to be pushing Bernanke hard on whether he approves of this proposal," says Lyle Gramley, a former Fed governor.

In 2002 he approved tariffs on imported steel to fulfil a promise Mr Cheney made to steelworkers in West Virginia, a state crucial to his 2000 election.

What do I have to do to have this finalized?" He thought that, after a credit check, he would be approved on the spot.

He approved new laws on "non-traditional" sexual practices — the so-called "anti-gay propaganda" laws.

He approved the assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, and despite much criticism he led the international effort to overthrow Muammar el-Qaddafi.

He approved the idea on the stipulation that black towels would also be allowed, in order to avoid accusations of racism from the FCC; Cope and Garrett agreed.

He approved a ban on hunting with lead bullets, a requirement that rifle owners undergo safety training and a prohibition on assault-weapon permits for businesses and gun clubs.

Chief Justice Ronald Castille has a classic and flagrant conflict of interest: he is passing judgment on a prosecution that he approved and oversaw, and on a trial judge's ruling that strongly censured that prosecution.