And in more extensive comments on that same theme in a 2000 speech, she defined judicial attention to "policy" in terms of deference to lawmakers.
President Obama, meanwhile, defended the legality of the N.S.A. programs disclosed by Mr. Snowden, as well as their importance in preventing terrorism, in his most extensive comments to date on the programs.
Gov. George E. Pataki, who controls the authority, in his most extensive comments about the talks, said, "The important thing now is for everyone not to engage in inflammatory rhetoric".
In his most extensive comments about their case, Robert D. Novak, the columnist who named the agent, expressed disappointment that the two faced jail.
"This effort is not about finding excuses and scapegoats," the Treasury secretary, Henry M. Paulson Jr., said in his most extensive comments to date about the credit and market problems.
Mr. Bush, in his most extensive comments about the leak to date, urged the person who disclosed the information to come forward.
A18 Bush Presses Senate on Court In his most extensive comments to date on the subject, President Bush admonished the Senate not to heed "the special interest groups, particularly those on the extremes" as he moves towards a Supreme Court nomination.
In his most extensive comments on the Augusta's membership, Mr. Woods rejected the suggestion that he steers clear of political controversy for fear it will harm his corporate interests or affect his income from endorsements.
In his first extensive comments on the case since it was made public, Mr Gurlitt said the collection had been compiled by his late father and that its loss had been more painful to him than a death in the family ever had.
