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    Bush was desperate to keep the Times from running this important story - which the paper had already inexplicably held for a year - because he knew that it would reveal him as a law-breaker. He insists he had 'legal authority derived from the Constitution and congressional resolution authorizing force.' But the Constitution explicitly requires the president to obey the law. And the post 9/11 congressional resolution authorizing 'all necessary force' in fighting terrorism was made in clear reference to military intervention. It did not scrap the Constitution and allow the president to do whatever he pleased in any area in the name of fighting terrorism.

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We are everywhere and still watching as well

We are everywhere and still watching as well

by Betha Aris Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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There are a lot of things that could have gone into it, so to speculate would be wrong.

There are a lot of things that could have gone into it, so to speculate would be wrong.

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I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old read more

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.

by Clement Attlee Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.

You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.

by Maude Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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These are high-risk, high-reward [vaccines]. The chances of their success are remote, but if they do work, we would expect read more

These are high-risk, high-reward [vaccines]. The chances of their success are remote, but if they do work, we would expect them to be blockbusters if they produced enough to supply developed nations and undeveloped nations.

by Gbola Amusa Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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The bottom line is this -- for how long can the military remain restrained? That we are just around the read more

The bottom line is this -- for how long can the military remain restrained? That we are just around the corner from a major confrontation is not in doubt.

by Iqbal Athas Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.

Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.

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Trying to get the attention of the audience in the opposite way it's done in Hollywood today, which is to read more

Trying to get the attention of the audience in the opposite way it's done in Hollywood today, which is to bombard the audience.

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Cats need it; we don't. But it poses no harm, either.

Cats need it; we don't. But it poses no harm, either.

by Liz Applegate Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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