Last week, in a highly unusual action, 80 chief executives of U.S. corporations joined in a formal protest at the situation, signing a document pressuring Congress to reduce the federal deficit and begin spending cuts.
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There are 535 members of Congress who have the constitutional responsibility to authorize American military action, but there is only one commander-in-chief who can carry it out.
Washington has warned the Taliban they will face military action unless they hand over bin Laden, the chief suspect in the attacks on New York and Washington.
"We've seen remarkable price action in the last 48 hours, " said Michael Woolfolk, chief currency trader at Bank of New York Mellon, who attempted to put a positive spin on events.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said the firm would distribute league action in a "comprehensive and innovative manner".
Former chief executive Fred Goodwin is among those named in the action.
"He is one of the few Japanese leaders who can speak his mind clearly and openly to the public and take swift action on what he believes in, " says Matsui Kiyondo, editor-in-chief of the influential monthly magazine Bungei Shunju.
Rob Parkinson, chief executive of Action Homeless Leicester, said it was "early days" in the consultation process, and that everyone who worked for the homeless in Leicester were just starting to get their heads around it.
They note that President George W. Bush's Justice Department refused to take any action after a Democratic-controlled House voted in early 2008 to hold then-White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and then-White House Counsel Harriet Miers in contempt for actions relating to the controversial dismissal of several U.S. prosecutors.
"Now that Facebook, despite trying hard, has not been successful in the German market, the company seeks to obstruct StudiVZ through court action, " said Chief Executive Mark Riecke on Monday.
The document includes a work-plan to put the UN Plan of Action in to effect, and follows extensive consultation since the endorsement of the Plan by the UN Chief Executives Board on 12 April 2012.
Dr Michael Maguire, NI Criminal Justice chief inspector, said the Prison Service had taken action to reduce the risk of suicide in prison cells.
"We are taking this action because we believe it best serves the interests of patients, " Merck Chief Executive Raymond Gilmartin said in a prepared statement.
Mr Price, director of social services in Rochdale from 1971 to 84, said that Chief Constable Patrick Ross later told him no action would be taken.
Speaking at a press conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano explained that the action was not being taken because of any new increase in radiation coming from FDI.
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In a new campaign aimed at reassuring the public, chief nursing officer for England Jane Cummings said action must be taken to ensure the values nurses stand for are not betrayed.
Mike Rich, chief executive of the charity Action on Pre-eclampsia, said, while progress had been made in recent years, there was still a long way to go before it was fully understood.
Rick Brunwin is Chief Executive of The Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation in London, and Chair of The Ex-Service Action Group (ESAG) on homelessness.
"The global environment is improving, some policy action is happening in India that will boost overall business sentiment and improve the investment climate, " said Sujan Hajra, chief economist at Anand Rathi Securities in Mumbai.
"Like many other people, when they plan their families, they are not thinking about whether at some point in the future they might be on benefit, " Alison Garnham, chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group told Radio 4's Today programme.
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