A few months later, members of Congress voted a pay raise for themselves and the executive branch of government.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

Policy. (a) Recognizing that gender-based violence undermines not only the safety, dignity, and human rights of the millions of individuals who experience it, but also the public health, economic stability, and security of nations, it is the policy and practice of the executive branch of the United States Government to have a multi-year strategy that will more effectively prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally.

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Roberts saw the case as mostly a contest between the executive branch and the rest of the federal government.

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It is the Executive Branch of the Federal government that is responsible for the classification of information.

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