He argued that the congressional authorization to use military force allows such surveillance since intercepting an enemy's communications is a key part of engaging in war.

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Senator Claire McCaskill is calling the FAA out on its authorization of pilots to use iPads in the cockpit and flight attendants to use devices of their own, while restricting passengers from reading books on e-readers -- "A flying copy of 'War and Peace' is more dangerous than a Kindle, " she told the Times.

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He had that statement on Saturday where he spoke to the initial authorization of the use of force.

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In the United States, at least in the short term, "we definitely are 'Plan B' because we will need the emergency use authorization in order to sell our vaccine, " Adams said.

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"I am not aware of any evidence so far that the Boston suspect is part of any organized group, let alone al Qaeda, the Taliban, or one of their affiliates -- the only organizations whose members are subject to detention under the Authorization for Use of Military Force, as it has been consistently interpreted by all three branches of our government, " he said.

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An app can use the authorization status API to check if it can access contacts, calendars, reminders, or the photo library.

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With FedRAMP, we have established a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services which every agency will be required to use.

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They will also be ready for human use if the FDA issues an emergency authorization to start distributing swine flu vaccines.

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Mr. Obama said for the first time that the 2001 congressional Authorization for the Use of Military Force adopted after the Sept. 11 attacks should be revised and eventually repealed to recognize that al Qaeda is a terror organization on the path to defeat.

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We understand that the Senate may shortly be asked to consider an amendment to the FY 1999 Defense Authorization bill that would have the effect of creating a statutory requirement for the U.S. military to cease all use of anti-personnel landmines (APLs) by 2006, if not before.

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