When fire breaks out, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is often quick to declare a state of emergency.
In other words, to declare a state of emergency and get people to a safe place.
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He also warned that if matters are not resolved imminently, the Kremlin could declare a state of emergency.
If protest turns to violence, he risks giving Mr Milosevic an excuse to declare a state of emergency.
He said the government would declare a state of emergency to release extra funding to avoid a fuel spill.
Mr Abbas, sitting in the West Bank, did not declare a state of emergency until Hamas militants were ransacking his Gaza home.
But on February 24th both the prime minister and the president appealed for calm and threatened to declare a state of emergency.
With increasing political violence and instability, there is apprehension that the government might declare a state of emergency to bring the situation under control.
If, despite all these advantages, Mr Mugabe still fears that his party will lose, he can declare a state of emergency and postpone the election.
Beijing-controlled local publications have made reference to Beijing's power to declare a state of emergency in Hong Kong, which would then allow for the application of martial law.
Or, supported by mobs in the streets, the governing elite may declare a state of emergency and seize businesses and property, consuming capital in the name of the greater good.
Violent clashes between Buddhists and Muslims prompted the government of President Thein Sein to declare a state of emergency in Rakhine on Sunday, calling in the military to help impose order.
Irene is forecasted to hit the New York Metropolitan area early Sunday, forcing Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg to declare a state of emergency for the city and state of New York.
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Upon assuming office following Sadat's assassination, one of Mubarak's first acts was to declare a state of emergency that barred unauthorized assembly, restricted freedom of speech and allowed police to jail people indefinitely.
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On April 7th, when protesters seized a second site, in a posh shopping area, and then briefly invaded Parliament, Mr Abhisit found a pretext to declare a state of emergency in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces.
Earlier, the president had threatened to declare a state of emergency and rule entirely by decree unless he got all the economic powers he sought, rather than the half-loaf that Congress in which the opposition has a majority had been ready to give him.
Tuesday night, Blanco sent a letter to President Bush asking him to declare a federal state of emergency.
Section 249 authorizes the President to declare a state of cyber emergency if critical infrastructure (CI) is deemed to be in serious jeopardy of a network-based attack and institute emergency measures to protect it.
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From television talk shows and newspaper columns to the internet, politicians and members of the public have been commenting on the president's decision to declare a curfew and state of emergency in three regions flanking the Suez Canal and his call on opposition parties to join him in a "national dialogue".
Under this plan, the Senate could then declare a post-attack state of emergency including a suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, as happened during the American civil war as long as it did so with an escalating majority every two months.
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