County Circuit Court Judge Jorge LaBarga is set to rule Monday, deciding whether he has authority under the law to order a new election in the county.
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But the judge said he would delay ruling on the request, in part because he does not know if he has authority to say how the money can be used.
Hamas's covert structure means that it is not known whether he has authority over the remaining Gaza hierarchy, but from his position in exile in Damascus, he has played an important role.
MacDonald confirmed that, despite Houllier's presence on Saturday, he has sole authority over team selection and tactics.
He has statutory authority to report to the assembly on how efficient and effective the departments are with their money.
Mr. Obama can take some steps without agreement from Congress, as he has executive authority to ban certain gun imports and strengthen some aspects of background checks.
Right now he has the authority that Congress provided under the National Defense Authorization Act to start transferring the men who have been cleared using a national security waiver.
The arguments President Bush ticked off in his news conference this week reduce to this: Since Sept. 11, he has had authority to do anything that can be characterized as fighting terrorism.
The fact is, the President firmly believes he has the constitutional authority to act as he did.
If you read the law, he may think that he has some inherent authority.
He has handed executive authority back to the former president and taken for himself the job of prime minister.
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And does the President have an opinion on whether or not he has the constitutional authority to use drones against American citizens on U.S. soil, and under which circumstances?
Recently, he has flaunted his authority by taking more than 100 DPJ lawmakers on an official trip to China, and inviting them to a banquet at his home on New Year's Day.
Whether or not Kadima colluded with the Obama administration to cook up the crisis over building in Jerusalem, Livni and her cohorts were quick to loudly condemn Netanyahu for the decision - about which he was uninformed and regarding which he has no legal authority to intervene.
He has been talking about the fact that he will use his executive authority to advance the priorities of the American people, and he has been doing that.
He has already amalgamated the Palestinian Authority's security forces and dropped hints that he may consider appointing a prime minister, in line with a plan from Germany's foreign minister, Joschka Fischer.
Because he has devoted so much energy to his role as a travelling pastor, he has delegated a lot of authority to the Curia, the Vatican's conservative core.
With his credibility crumbling, says Mr Margalit, he has no more moral authority to lead.
Back in October, Mr Milosevic had promised to co-operate with the court, though he has never recognised its authority.
When he renounces the papal throne, he no longer has papal authority.
He has met with the authority's monitoring officer Martin Thrower after concerns about his behaviour were raised and has asked for the opportunity to address councillors.
He says the Prime Minister's authority has been very badly damaged, and that he's "in a vulnerable position because the grassroots in the Labour party loathe him not just on Iraq but on a whole range of issues".
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He has also used his presumed authority to interpret his father's wishes.
Above all, he has regained at least nominal authority over Gaza.
But he has at least imposed some authority over the commission.
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The U.S. Congress can be counted on for even less, which is why George Bush had to do a deal while he has "fast track" authority.
He has not used his newfound authority to hack at the root of the current panic, the regulatory mandate to mark these assets down to panic prices, even on the balance sheets of those companies who are not engaged in panic selling.
He has asked Congress, however, for authority to lift the restrictions placed on India and Pakistan.
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