He dismissed suggestions from some that the Queen was crossing a constitutional line by attending the cabinet.

BBC: UK to name part of Antarctica Queen Elizabeth Land

The DOMA and Prop 8 cases will test the delicate line over constitutional limits from both congressional, presidential, and judicial power.

CNN: Obama views on same-sex marriage reflect societal shifts

"I am very hopeful that we will see a resolution in line with the constitutional order in the next several days, " she said.

CNN: Abdullah ready for runoff with Afghan President Karzai

The re-appointment of Field Marshal Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf), is in line with an interim constitutional declaration issued after June's presidential election run-off.

BBC: New Egyptian cabinet sworn in by President Mursi

The Scaf then issued a decree on Friday dissolving parliament in line with a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling that the law on elections to the lower house was invalid because party members had been allowed to contest seats reserved for independents.

BBC: Muslim Brotherhood's Mursi declared Egypt president

Barring a constitutional amendment, it seems that the line-item veto may turn out to be one of America's shorter-lived fiscal experiments, at least at presidential level. (Forty-three state governors have this power, and it is under no threat there.) Despite its controversy, the veto does nothing to change the basic structure of budget-making.

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George Bush's proposals will probably pass constitutional muster because the first amendment draws a fuzzy line between church and state.

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That being more or less the standard line-up tends to confirm my belief that constitutional purists are thin on the ground.

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Bottom line is that INCY addresses only criteria, improvement in constitutional symptoms.

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