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It's still unclear why Reid would want to provide a sweeping grant of retroactive immunity to companies that may have illegally participated in domestic spying.
Mr. Giuliani talked tough, warning that he might lay off thousands of workers if the unions did not grant sweeping concessions.
WASHINGTON — A last-minute Bush administration plan to grant sweeping new protections to health care providers who oppose abortion and other procedures on religious or moral grounds has provoked a torrent of objections, including a strenuous protest from the government agency that enforces job discrimination laws.
A1 Setback for Schwarzenegger Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was dealt a stinging rebuke by voters who rejected the centerpiece of his efforts to change the balance of power in Sacramento, an initiative to cap state spending and grant sweeping new budget powers to the governor.
That election saw a small majority of the country grant sweeping new powers to Erdogan, who has been ruling largely by Presidential decree since the July coup, according to reports.
Stretching out along Long Island's North Fork, this 1880s estate houses a robust wine collection and four rooms that grant sweeping views of the surrounding vineyard and winery.
As Mr. Plunkett told Congress, the Federal Reserve was granted sweeping powers to fight predatory mortgage lending in 1994.
In Venezuela, voters have granted sweeping powers to President Hugo Chavez, an army colonel who in 1992 attempted a military coup.
More dismaying for MEPs, few voters seem aware of the sweeping new powers granted to parliament by the Amsterdam treaty.
Its new constitution grants sweeping powers to an anti-corruption board, requiring it to investigate dodgy politicians and making it easier to boot them from office.
The United States has granted sweeping tariff-free access to Haitian apparel exports, giving the country an edge over the preferences enjoyed by the neighbouring Dominican Republic and by Central America.
