But since "valuable consideration" carries the threat of jail time, it has encouraged everyone involved to make an overly broad interpretation.

WSJ: Wait-Listed to Death

Congress has long included a ban on five-day-only delivery in its spending bills, but because the federal government is now operating under a temporary spending measure rather than an appropriations bill, Donahoe says it's the agency's interpretation that it can make the change itself.

WSJ: Goodbye Saturday mail? Postal Service plans cuts

Professor Clinton said it was rewarding to see her interpretation of Abraham and Mary Lincoln's relationship make it to the big screen.

BBC: Northern Ireland

Since corporate tax laws and securities regulations make no sense, executives do not bother to learn the details, leaving interpretation of the cabalistic codes to highly paid experts with many years of training and specialized degrees.

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