Even President Barack Obama has placed his stamp of approval on this view of modern childhood.

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This is happening in plain view, and with the full approval, of IT managers and CIOs.

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More important, an agreement would provide a seal of approval for the government's economic strategy, and its view that the economy is on the mend.

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Bush, who is experiencing low approval ratings at home, has expressed similar beliefs about how history will view his legacy.

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Lord Goldsmith says he will seek parliamentary approval for section 43 of the Criminal Justice Act after the summer recess with a view to implementing it next January.

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His impeachment came when he sacked his secretary of war, in defiance of the view of the Republican-controlled Senate that civil officers could be removed only with the Senate's approval.

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