And although the president enjoys extraordinary budgetary powers in the Philippines including a line-item veto and the ability to reallocate funds easily most of the problem is on the other side of the ledger.

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U.S. endorsement of the Vance-Owen plan would also be tantamount to ceding victory to the hardline forces in Russia who have been boasting of their ability effectively to veto any international actions contrary to Serbian interests.

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The government still has the ability to overturn any veto in the upper house with its two-thirds majority in the lower one.

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"We urge President Clinton to veto this legislation and preserve the ability of women and their physician to make sound medical judgement free of political interference, " acting Planned Parenthood president Jane Johnson said.

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If the Commons were to remain with its current electoral system, and if the devolved assemblies turned out not to be as powerful as is often assumed, then it might well make sense to increase the power of the Lords, adding veto and initiative powers to its current ability only to revise and delay.

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Democratic unity in the Senate, as well as the president's veto power, further undermines congressional Republicans' ability to accomplish as much as they would like.

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Since the General Assembly will likely approve Palestinian membership even if the US does veto a Security Council resolution, Obama's ability to prevent the gambit is limited.

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Against this backdrop, we are deeply concerned about your recent line-item veto of three technology development programs that will bear directly upon our military's future ability to exercise control of space in wartime.

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