MCGURN: While my thing is, special counsels corrupt, independent counsels corrupt absolutely.
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The trigger for naming special counsels went off way too often, and special counsels proved to be ungovernable.
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Special counsels have less independence from control by the attorney general and the Justice Department than do independent counsels. Sen.
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The judge had criticized independent counsels this year, apparently conflating them with special counsels like Mr. Mueller, who operates under the supervision of the Justice Department.
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Those who oppose the appointment of special counsels argue that special counsels frequently believe they are on a mission to "get" the person they are investigating.
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I'm a universal disliker or special counsels, so ... Yeah.
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Abortion, guns, independent counsels — he's written about them all.
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" She added: "Prudence counsels a period of watchful waiting.
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Senators repeatedly interrupted the general counsels' answers and moved on before allowing them to finish, clearly exasperated by the counsels' tendency to provide long-winded answers — and often by the answers themselves.
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They've sent their general counsels aka the chief legal officers.
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You look at how many independent counsels there were Lanny.
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I thought special counsels were beyond reproach and beyond partisanship.
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On the other hand, face identification counsels a different response.
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The minority fill fewer places in its internal counsels, too.
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Other than that, he counsels, best to wait and see.
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Special counsels tend to be highly respected lawyers or judges.
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Khera often counsels his own patients about their statin prescriptions.
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Close behind were the general counsels at three media giants.
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So there's a case for doing as your sibling counsels.
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"The Old Churchyard" is a hymn that counsels against mourning.
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He counsels avoiding Kentucky: Kentucky is fast, athletic and exciting.
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She counsels people not to be too rigid either way.
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On Friday, a group of constitutional law scholars filed a friend of the court brief in support of the committee, as did a group of former general counsels and acting general counsels for the House.
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Fix the roof, he counsels, while the economic weather is favourable.
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"You need people who can really understand local tastes," he counsels.
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And "for the love of God," she counsels, "ditch the car."
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There would be no need for two general counsels, for example.
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Mr. Bassin and Mr. Florence served as associate White House counsels.
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In his official, buttoned-up life, he counsels homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Faith gives some observers certain answers, but natural reason counsels doubt.
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The statute used to appoint independent counsels expired back in 1999.
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The letter raised eyebrows among White House counsels from past administrations.
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"There are times when special counsels are appropriate," Mr. Grassley said.
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General counsels for Twitter, Facebook and Google will testify on Nov.
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Two different counsels talking to me, and I just screwed it up.
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Downstairs, Winter counsels Ally on what she needs to do to relax.
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It's unusual — but not unprecedented — to allow committee counsels to question witnesses.
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Karl Rove warns in WSJ oped today"special counsels can run amok".
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The food and agriculture sector is among the sectors the firm counsels.
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Today, he counsels others who are battling an addiction to pain pills.
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"These special counsels have a way of going off the rails," Rep.
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Special counsels have the kinds of powers typically reserved for federal attorneys.
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Ittetsu Nemoto, a punk musician turned Buddhist priest, counsels those contemplating death.
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Portman, Capito and Fischer are three of McConnell's four counsels to leadership.
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Weisgerber counsels families to have open conversation about money, wealth, and expectations.
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Former acting general counsels William Pittard and Charles Tiefer also signed on.
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Independent counsels were accountable only to judicial panels, not to Justice Department superiors.
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The court had to appoint three new defense counsels and postpone the hearings.
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"You can't underestimate the flakiness of the royal family," counsels one former diplomat.
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The Judiciary Committee is considering measures to protect special counsels, such as Mueller.
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We believed we had abolished independent counsels by ending the statute creating them.
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Special counsels have now been reborn with even more unchecked power than ever.
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She counsels clients to rent vacation homes and invest in commercial property instead.
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" Still, he expressed his displeasure with the process, noting "I disfavor special counsels.
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"Today's new normal counsels prudence in the removal of policy accommodation," she said.
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It supports, counsels and monitors the families and helps them start small businesses.
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United States and for independent counsels in the 1988 case Morrison v. Olson.
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I hear several general counsels cringed — and protested — when they saw this document.
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He gruffly counsels Geneva about what love really is and then moves on.
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Solomon currently serves as one of two deputy chief counsels at the agency.
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At one point, Senator Diane Feinstein told the tech giant stand-ins:You're general counsels.
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You have you special counsels to investigate higher-ups in the executive branch i.e.
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Inspectors general and special counsels and criminal prosecutions may all have a role here.
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Imagine a bot that counsels you about legal matters, or even your mental health.
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Olson (1988), Justice Antonin Scalia noted that independent counsels would become unhinged Inspector Javerts.
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Yet Dr. Grant said he sometimes counsels patients that their expectations won't be met.
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Later investigations by independent counsels Robert Fisk and Kenneth Starr concluded the same thing.
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Healey counsels his clients not to try to make up everything all at once.
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Dr. Ann DiFrangia counsels dozens of opioid and heroin addicts at Akron General Hospital.
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That combination of factors "counsels prudence in the removal of policy accommodation," she said.
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Independent counsels must do what they do best, which is investigating and prosecuting crimes.
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C.), aims to reinstate a Government Accountability Office (GAO) semiannual audit of special counsels.
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Judiciary counsels, however, insisted they had a strong case when speaking to reporters Friday.
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The authorities have threatened to close the Nadeem Center, which counsels victims of torture.
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There is an entourage of these special assistants, special counsels, confidential assistants, and others.
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Many Christians believe that it counsels believers to obey secular authorities, particularly the government.
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She said she counsels and trains women of color who want to be armed.
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Justice Department rules on special counsels set boundaries on how Mueller could be removed.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions (or his successor) will be pressured to appoint special counsels.
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I want to also applaud all of the counsels in the attorney general's office.
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Haynie often counsels Tillman to give up trying to explain his music and himself.
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With Chang's departure, Tesla has now lost three general counsels in the past year.
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Mr. Secler, 28, is a lawyer in Chicago who counsels candidates running for office.
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Indeed, Congress is considering legislation that would insulate prosecutors, especially independent counsels, even further.
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"Nothing goes right for a woman on her own," an elderly male professor counsels.
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"Special counsels are appropriate sometimes, but it's too soon to tell now," said Sen.
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Eric FitzMedrud, a couple's therapist in Los Altos, CA, counsels many couples in open relationships.
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Now, along with being a doctor, he counsels other bereaved parents in his spare time.
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The bills would take current Justice Department regulations protecting special counsels and make them law.
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Hartnett counsels investors to stay long stocks, but also to own bets on higher volatility.
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"He's a huge influence," said Tom Odell, another young British musician whom Mr. John counsels.
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The company sends borrowers their monthly bills, collects payments, and counsels them on their options.
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History counsels rather less sanguineness toward state-funded art, a category more appropriately termed propaganda.
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The status of independent and special counsels in the government has long been a controversy.
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The same goes for both the majority and minority counsels on the House Intelligence Committee.
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That round of questioning would allow the committee counsels for both parties to question Barr.
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Low-level legal advisors, general counsels, assistant administrators and undersecretaries for marketing and regulatory programs.
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"There is a happy medium between a barrier of fear and your ingredients," she counsels.
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Our human war counsels and armies, however, need to be on top of things, too.
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"We sought to embed ourselves in all student decision-making counsels we could," she said.
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When she took office, she endorsed the use of independent counsels to investigate administration figures.
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During that time, three general counsels and at least three top communications staffers left Tesla.
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During that unimaginable trip, I turned for advice to a friend who counsels grieving children.
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Let's put aside Trump, because Department of Justice policy counsels against indicting a sitting president.
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A nurse counsels a couple about family planning methods at Paropakar Maternity Hospital in Kathmandu.
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Justice Scalia wrote about many flaws with Special Counsels in his dissent in Morrison v.
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It counsels, "If your hand opens the door to freedom, do not let it close."
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Notably, the resolution will allow witnesses to be questioned by committee staff counsels, CNN reports.
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"I always advise whistle-blowers against going to general counsels because the general counsels have to report the matter," said Dan Meyer, the former executive director of the intelligence community whistle-blowing program and managing partner at the law firm Tully Rinckey's Washington office.
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She's also a psychotherapist who founded the Dahlia Project, which counsels women who have been cut.
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Separately, Facebook, Twitter and Google said Thursday they would send their general counsels to testify Nov.
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Buttigieg said his faith counsels him to be humble and look after people who need defending.
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But Rob Wolleswinkel of BCG counsels against seeing this as a rising tide for all boats.
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But we will see the top lawyers for these companies, the general counsels for these companies.
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Carolynn Levy and Jon Levy are going to be the General Counsels across the YC group.
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And the "gifts" were donations for a local Pregnancy Care Center that counsels women against abortion.
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And then they will accuse Kavanaugh of believing that special counsels are illegitimate—yet another falsehood.
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Lalich counsels using dialogue to ask questions and reinforce doubts, rather than "to harp" or criticize.
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"In Treatment" follows psychotherapist Paul Weston as he counsels patients and also sees his own therapist.
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Remember that federal investigations by prosecutors, including special counsels, are by their very nature one sided.
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Up and down the back stairs, Abigail conducted Harley, or carried his counsels to the Queen.
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Standard HR dogma counsels a system of escalating and proportional punishments for violation of employment policies.
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Flynn has sat for 19 interviews with the special counsels office or with other government attorneys.
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For other current and former administration officials, private counsels appear to have become the new normal.
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She'd come to the U.S. from Peru forty years ago, and now counsels more recent immigrants.
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Just as we will not accept the counsels of despair that this simply cannot be done.
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" It counsels: "Repel evil with what is better so your enemy will become a bosom friend.
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Two former White House counsels — Bob Bauer and Kathryn Ruemmler — are also helping host the event.
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She also counsels parents to give kids nicotine lozenges if they start to get a craving.
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The general counsels of Facebook, Google and Twitter will testify at the 2:30 p.m. hearing.
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Wiser counsels prevailed, however, and a few months later the museum decided to take only two.
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And in November, Google's top lawyer, along with chief counsels from other tech companies testified publicly.
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General counsels from Facebook, Twitter and Google are set to testify before the committees on Wednesday.
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Independent counsels, such as Kenneth W. Starr, had considerably broader powers and more latitude than today's special counsels, but the constitutional scholars and members of the committee repeatedly used the decision and the dissent to make arguments for and against the constitutionality of the proposed protection bills.
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And he counsels others thinking of making a similar switch to be sure they understand the risks.
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He recently played a priest who counsels Jacqueline Kennedy in last year's biopic "Jackie," according to IMDb.
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The top 10 list concludes with senior corporate counsels with $31,000 and equity research analysts with $30,000.
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"Special counsels must act within boundaries, but they must also be protected," Graham said in a statement.
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That said, current Justice Department policy counsels against indicting a sitting President, likely rendering this option toothless.
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Other policies require advance notice of layoffs and, in some instances, consultation with unions or workers' counsels.
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The Ethics in Government act Barr references covers independent counsels (Robert Mueller, instead, was a special counsel).
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Mueller should not have been on the list of possible special counsels, let alone selected by Rosenstein.
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Once the talking starts, the Donald counsels that the one thing negotiators have to have is leverage.
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His budget comes from a permanent Treasury Department account specifically dedicated to the work of independent counsels.
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She asks about this on an intake form, and counsels caregivers in the appropriate method of removal.
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It would prevent the runaway appointments and prosecutions that have been the ignominious hallmark of special counsels.
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He also has not agreed to be questioned by committee counsels in addition to the panel's members.
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"Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency," Trump continued.
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But counsels' appearances on Capitol Hill also allowed the companies' chief executives to escape high-profile scrutiny.
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"Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels, it ruins your presidency," he added.
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All three tech firms are sending their general counsels in lieu of more well-known executives. Why?
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For herself, and for other business leaders suddenly thrust into this approach to business, Olson counsels patience.
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But the three top executives have yet to appear, sending instead general counsels and other company leaders.
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On Tuesday, general counsels from each of the three companies will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Previous independent counsels who've conducted intense investigations into sitting presidents have compiled similarly massive amounts of evidence.
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Two staff members from the campus Aurora Center, which counsels victims of sexual assault, gave a talk.
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Congress is the proper avenue for such investigations, not special counsels, who can "go rogue" if they wish.
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Najari already counsels men who use marijuana regularly to cut back because of the effect on sperm count.
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" On the scope of Mueller's mandate: "In my experience, it's consistent with the appointments of other special counsels.
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If you're eating the bread in a few days, Novick-Finder also counsels against getting it pre-sliced.
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"Try not to turn the car off and then back on when it's already hot," counsels an owner.
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The panel on Tuesday announced the hiring of two top litigators, both Trump critics, as special oversight counsels.
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She said that she counsels celebrities to "go on lockdown" when their cases are drawing news media attention.
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His base salary was $23.658 million, compared with the average $2100,21.3.658 salary for general counsels at big companies.
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But he counsels them to give up the drugs they are using because they are jeopardizing their health.
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"Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency," Mr. Trump said.
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Boutrous counsels Fusion GPS in court cases over the so-called dossier of Trump opposition research it funded.
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Even "independent counsels" have hardly been blameless; witness the lingering bitterness over Kenneth Starr's investigations of Bill Clinton.
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He signed strict ethics legislation that empowered independent counsels and inspectors general to investigate waste, fraud, and abuse.
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In another, Hannity counsels Michael Cohen, Trump's former longtime personal attorney, after he received an inquiry from Congress.
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"Once we have babies, we become the mum and they're not interested anymore," Nora (Laura Dern) counsels Nicole.
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Special counsels are empowered to run an investigation with greater autonomy than a United States attorney normally enjoys.
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ET., where it will hear evidence from the staff counsels of both the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees.
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While DOJ policy counsels against indicting a sitting president, a president can be indicted once out of office.
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Ambition and avarice, ideology and institutional loyalty can cloud the judgement of independent counsels and elected officers alike.
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During the depositions, Republican lawyers are given the same amount of time to question witnesses as Democratic counsels.
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Legal scholars have floated the possibility that Congress could impose more thorough reporting requirements for special counsels, for instance.
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Many corporate counsels had questioned whether self-reporting bribery allegations to the Justice Department would win them lower penalties.
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Companies which use higher prices should treat them as more than a "spreadsheet exercise", counsels one climate-change expert.
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To reach the president, "you've got to make him the hero of your story," counsels a seasoned Democratic lobbyist.
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Of the 41 women she counsels, she says only 10 receive adequate financial or emotional support from their partners.
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That's where the sudden talk of impeachment comes from, and the rising comfort with special counsels and independent commissions.
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We worked extensively with FBI, CIA, NSA, DIA, White House Counsels, NGOs, world media, and then-SecNav Gordon England.
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"That will resolve any confusion his earlier letter may have caused for ethics officials and general counsels," Shaub said.
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The report counsels that directors should be "shareholder oriented", with diverse backgrounds and skills, undistracted by excessive other commitments.
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Because these counsels of submission are not seen as political recommendations, they are ideal packages of covert political transmission.
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Indeed, this sequence of events could magnify the concern of judges about allowing special counsels to hold unconfirmed positions.
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Olson, a 1988 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of a now-defunct federal statute creating independent counsels.
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Todd Christensen, accredited financial counselor and education manager at MoneyFit, regularly counsels clients and leads workshops on effective budgeting.
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The legislation would provide recourse for Mueller and future special counsels to challenge any firings in the court system.
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The defendants shall, each based on their financial ability, repay the state for its expenses for public legal counsels.
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Uttam Dhillon, Scott Gast and James D. Schultz will each serve as special assistants and associate counsels to Trump.
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Such threats have inspired two bipartisan bills that would add job protections for Mr. Mueller and future special counsels.
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By Tuesday, Assembly counsels were telling rank-and-file members that the pied-à-terre tax was likely unconstitutional.
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White House counsels are not in the habit of bucking their bosses that way; it's an extraordinarily rare event.
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A CONVERSATION WITH... The psychologist counsels doctors who are suffering even as they tend to the needs of others.
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"Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency," Mr. Trump reportedly said.
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The internet companies are putting their general counsels in the hot seats in front of lawmakers on Nov. 1.
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Justice Department regulations governing special counsels give Barr latitude in deciding how much of the report to make public.
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Talk about élan and audacity all you like, he counsels, but what wins wars is demography and economic strength.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on "Special counsels and the separation of powers." at 2628 a.m.
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The bipartisan bill would give Mueller and other special counsels 10 days to challenge their firing through the courts.
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Clinton spoke to independent counsels Robert Fiske and Ken Starr a few times during his first term in office.
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You could hear it in the scolding tone of the questions and in the stammering, stunted replies of the general counsels (and acting general counsels, in Twitter's case), rendering almost every question from lawmakers facile in the eyes of the tech companies and almost every response inadequate in the eyes of the lawmakers.
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Nadler could have had Barr before him last week had he not insisted that he face questions from committee counsels.
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With the Trump administration's plan, an organization can still receive money if it counsels on abortion -- just doesn't give referrals.
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After that, new federal regulations allowed the Justice Department to appoint special counsels to investigate and potentially prosecute criminal cases.
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The report claims that Hannity, who is a prominent defender of Trump on his show, also privately counsels the president.
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Past presidents have chafed at the way independent counsels and prosecutors have taken their probes well beyond their initial bounds.
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Then, Gregory and his co-counsels provided a required response, quite detailed at 103-pages long, a few days later.
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The governing body of international soccer, FIFA, counsels referees to issue a yellow card when a player takes a dive.
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"This asymmetry in risk management in today's new normal counsels prudence in the removal of policy accommodation," Ms. Brainard said.
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Now 48, Churchill is a counselor at A Woman's Choice Resource Center, which counsels women to choose alternatives to abortion.
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Instead, the U.S. Department of Justice set out to create a new regulatory scheme governing the appointment of special counsels.
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Facebook, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday they would send their general counsels to testify on Nov.
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Whatever you call it, Mr. Rosenberg counsels prepare for a coming decline by raising the cash portion of their portfolios.
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Mr. diGenova was one of several former independent counsels who, in the late 1990s, argued that the role be narrowed.
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Instead, she counsels her patients to salvage their mental health and well-being, even if this means divorcing a relative.
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Also, they should tolerate those who really do blaspheme and at most "not sit with them," as the Quran counsels.
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"It makes me very nervous," said Brittany Hunsaker, 26, a clinic social worker who counsels pregnant women addicted to opioids.
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Ken Starr and a third lawyer named to the team, Robert Ray, were independent counsels who investigated President Bill Clinton.
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The lawyers he has enlisted include frequent guests on Fox News and former independent counsels who investigated President Bill Clinton.
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Corporations trying to handle large-scale litigation are also hamstrung by tighter budgets, the general counsels said in the survey.
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But the statute under which he was appointed affords Mr. Mueller, or other future special counsels, few formal job protections.
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He attended Southern Connecticut State University through the Educational Opportunity Program, which counsels promising students, and majored in Caribbean studies.
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Gant said that one thing she counsels clients on is making sure they understand what colors look good on them.
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She also reminds them that big changes will not happen instantly and counsels them to do something fun and engaging.
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She counsels burned-out friends to read Ms. Trump's self-help tips ("Find strength in others" and "Be an optimist").
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The panel will receive presentations of evidence on Monday from staff counsels for both parties on the House Intelligence Committee.
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At the HOPE Center, Frazier counsels people struggling with religious trauma syndrome, the psychological harm inflicted by strict authoritarian religions.
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Rettig has also chaired the IRS Advisory Council, which counsels the commissioner on tax administration issues, according to the website.
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That pattern emerges from the background when you look at the list of independent counsels and special prosecutors since Watergate.
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"The 'special counsels' under these regulations have, therefore, by express design, less 'independence' from the attorney general and the Department of Justice than did the 'independent counsels' under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, or the 'special prosecutors' appointed by the attorney general for the Watergate matter," the CRS wrote in a 2013 report.
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The suit received notable support from former members of Congress and former House general counsels from both sides of the aisle.
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One of the counsels says their purpose is to "establish the bigger picture, beyond the guilt or innocence of the accused".
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"Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels it ruins your presidency," Trump said, according to the report.
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"The problem with special counsels, as we've learned again and again, is that they are by definition politically unaccountable," it added.
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On Tuesday, Facebook and Twitter's general counsels and a Google security exec testify before a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The first two committee counsels were dismissed as ineffectual, while a third quit because he was not allowed to subpoena witnesses.
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Keeping as much skin covered as possible in cold weather is the best defense against frostbite, the National Weather Service counsels.
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" The birthday-ready "Final Warning" counsels: "Hey little kids you better take a warning/There's this little thing called global warming.
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"It is critical that special counsels have the independence and resources they need to lead investigations," Tillis said in a statement.
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Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), would allow Justice Department special counsels to challenge their removals in court.
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Counsels for and members of both parties have questioned witnesses and both parties were given equal representation and time, he wrote.
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Why, unlike the reports of previous independent counsels, is Mueller's unredacted report not being provided to Congress or the American people?
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Dashing the Reaganites' hopes, the court overwhelmingly upheld a law permitting independent counsels — prosecutors who wield executive power beyond presidential control.
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In addition to consulting at my daughters' school and others, Damour is a clinical psychologist who counsels girls in private practice.
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As Vox's Jeff Stein wrote: [The bill would] allow Justice Department special counsels, like Mueller, to challenge their removals in court.
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Committees in both the House and Senate conducted inquiries into whether the Clinton White House engaged in campaign finance improprieties and took testimony from numerous White House officials (including a chief of staff, a deputy chief of staff, two counsels, two deputy counsels, the chief of staff to the first lady and the national security adviser).
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While Department of Justice policy counsels against indicting a sitting president, it is possible to indict a president after he leaves office.
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In one sense, it is a theoretical question whether to indict Trump because longstanding DOJ policy counsels against indicting a sitting President.
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In that role, Happer, an emeritus professor of physics at Princeton University, counsels national security adviser John Bolton on climate change issues.
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The judge nevertheless cut class counsels' fee request by nearly $100 million (gasp!), leaving Pomerantz and its co-counsel with $186.5 million.
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"I would bet most [college] general counsels' offices are afraid of their Title IX office, not the other way around," said Dillon.
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He counsels his son not to make a decision under pressure and that he doesn't have to confirm to a time line.
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Sam gets some of the film's best lines, as she impatiently counsels Ray while trying to figure out what he's up to.
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The court is so short of money that one of the victims' counsels could not afford to travel to a recent session.
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We were co-counsels, and he was my partner, and I can't tell you how important it was to have him there.
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Notably, it counsels that medical centers "are not obligated to participate in such activities, but in any case should develop written policies".
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Apart from this constitutional duty, the code of conduct for federal judges also counsels judges to defend the independence of our judiciary.
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The law expired in 1999, when it was replaced by the more modest Justice Department regulation that governs special counsels like Mueller.
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"This is a really big deal," said Kim Biddle, the executive director of Saving Innocence, a group that counsels sexually exploited youth.
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Perhaps it came to the attention of President Trump that Judge Kavanaugh has expressed reservations about some practices of earlier independent counsels.
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Weinstein also serves on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, which counsels the US trade representative, the White House said.
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Special counsels can be appointed by the department to investigate matters of high sensitivity that are not handled through the normal channels.
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When Mr. Rosenstein appointed Mr. Mueller, he decreed that the Justice Department's regulations for special counsels would apply to the Russia investigation.
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Morrison involved a federal law, which expired in 1999, that authorized "independent counsels" — special prosecutors who could only be fired for cause.
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House impeachment managers and Trump's defense counsels could make motions to hear from witnesses, at which point senators would have to vote.
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Her fellow abductees, Claire (Haley Lu Richardson) and Marcia (Jessica Sula), alternate between panic and defiance, but Casey counsels patience and watchfulness.
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Facebook and Twitter will be represented by their general counsels, while Google will send its director of law enforcement and information security.
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Todd Rumberger is a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Foley & Lardner, where he counsels clients on corporate and transactional matters.
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On Monday, the Judiciary Committee will continue its hearings with a session featuring legal counsels from both the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees.
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The court also held Falcis and his co-counsels liable for indirect contempt, accusing them of using constitutional litigation for propaganda purposes.
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Trial Counsels act as advisors to commanders and prosecute violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) within their assigned command.
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A stream of resignations from high-level business counsels hit a crescendo recently when Trump was forced to disband two executive councils.
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Ultimately, though, it was determined that the general counsels of the three companies—Facebook, Twitter, and Google—should head into the lion's den.
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"Required trainings, including ethics, were provided to appointees by in-house counsels prior to assuming office," said Stephanie Grisham, a White House spokeswoman.
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In the past it was often buried in the legal or risk department, and CCOs reported to chief risk officers or general counsels.
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But it can also pertain to neutral content such as an interview, said Dan Kirkpatrick, an attorney who counsels broadcasters on FCC compliance.
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Prudence counsels most shale producers should protect part, if not all, of their production for 2017 at current price levels against any reversal.
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Crowell counsels older investors to have in place a plan that details where income will come from, once they've received that final paycheck.
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Thom Tillis "It is critical that special counsels have the independence and resources they need to lead investigations," Tillis said in a statement.
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He worked with soldiers with PTSD and nightmares while in the Air Force and now counsels vets in his private practice in Alaska.
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Melody Alan is known for her work with the poor in metropolitan Manila, where she teaches preschool and counsels married couples in crisis.
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Such legislation would "ensure that special counsels — present or future — have the independence they need to conduct fair and impartial investigations," Republican Sen.
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From a legal standpoint, Barr has a road map in the form of the Justice Department's regulations on the appointment of special counsels.
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"Today's new normal counsels prudence in the removal of policy accommodation," Brainard said in prepared remarks to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
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We reached out for assistance to multiple top FCC officials, including you, three successive acting FCC General Counsels, and the FCC's Inspector General.
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Angus King said that he was "disappointed" the CEOs did not appear at the hearing and instead the companies sent their general counsels.
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As former ethics counsels to Presidents Obama and George W. Bush, we've reviewed more than our share of ethics filings for cabinet nominees.
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Schiff told Ratcliffe that he had not decided how many rounds of questioning the counsels would get before allowing lawmakers to take over.
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These range from critical Cabinet secretaries to members or even general counsels of boards or commissions that few people have ever heard of.
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Those companies, along with Twitter, will be sending their general counsels to testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees on Nov. 1.
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" Mr. Ragone, who still informally counsels the mayor, said in an interview on Friday, "Voters value mayors calling it as they see it.
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Jim McCrery (R-La.) is a partner with Capitol Counsel LLC, where he counsels clients on tax, trade, energy and health care issues.
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They can solicit the help of the Senate and House legal counsels, who maintain the historical institutional knowledge of committee and chamber precedents.
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The law expired in 1999, when it was replaced by the more modest Justice Department regulation that governs special counsels like Robert Mueller.
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When a couple wrestles with infidelity, or a man beats his wife, it's now often a female pastor or rabbi who counsels them.
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Several months after Davis's story broke, the general counsels for the 32 N.F.L. teams discussed how to handle the accusations raised by cheerleaders.
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This season, Singh counsels everyone from D.R.A.M. to Wavves frontman Nathan Williams to Waka Flocka Flame, Young M.A, and Corey Taylor of Slipknot.
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Instead, he counsels patients to consider the connection between their minds and their bodies, and that way decrease their discomfort through psychological understanding.
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"We have maintained regular communication with our school community to ensure that counsels are shared and important information circulated," they told the outlet.
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Counsel Steve Castor is representing the Republicans in both the opening arguments and then when the House Intelligence Committee counsels present their findings.
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The Republicans on the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees — and their counsels — may be lying about the Bidens… But this isn't going away, Joe.
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A year after the report was published, the Ethics in Government Act, which required special counsels to submit reports directly to Congress, expired.
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For instance, the resolution is expected to authorize committee staff counsels to question witnesses, something that is typically not done at congressional hearings.
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While there is disagreement, including within the Justice Department and past independent counsels, the Supreme Court has never accepted such immunity from indictment.
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Tillis said Thursday that the effort "reaffirms our nation's system of check and balances" and would help ensure "investigatory independence" for special counsels.
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"The figure of Thénardier is a warning that Satan may make his own use of the legitimate grievances of the poor," Bellos counsels.
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"The attacks were fueled by hatred for other races," recalled Gallant, who has since abandoned the movement and counsels other extremists looking to reform.
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The Ugandan court has appointed victims' counsels, distinct from those for the prosecution and defence, who liaise with communities and represent victims in court.
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To avoid being "the coffee-bean pickers of the future", one veteran counsels improving specialist knowledge and writing skills to get high-end work.
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"Wild card idea: Dems take the House in '18 and he becomes the Sam Dash/John Doar [Watergate committee counsels] of the impeachment committee."
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It is for that reason, and not because I distrust Robert Mueller personally, that I oppose special counsels in situations like the current one.
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"The independent counsel is, of course, distinct from the traditional special counsels who are appointed by the Attorney General for particular matters," Kavanaugh wrote.
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"Special counsels appointed under the regulation can be expected to have a limited time horizon and the investigation a definite endpoint," the prosecutors wrote.
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Grassley has pledged documents related to Kavanaugh's time in the White House counsels office and "targeted" requests related to his time as staff secretary.
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" Kozinski counsels: "The PCAST report recommends developing standards for validating forensic methods, training forensic examiners and making forensic labs independent of police and prosecutors.
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The legislation, which would give Mueller and other special counsels the ability to challenge their firing in court, has little chance of becoming law.
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Sterling counsels these young men and women to attend any meetings they are invited to, and to offer to help in any way possible.
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Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), would similarly ensure that special counsels can only be removed by Senate-confirmed attorney generals.
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On Wednesday night, Katherine Cejda Bailey, who counsels children and families in a Memphis hospital, pressed a FedLoan phone worker for an updated timeline.
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By law, special counsels must follow Justice Department guidelines that restrict them from sharing details about pending investigations, making leaks a potential criminal matter.
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The court's move to appoint a special prosecutor irked some conservative judges, who said it could fuel more demands for court-appointed special counsels.
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The site is currently the only abortion pill service operated by a licensed physician who counsels patients and writes the prescription for the pills.
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Olson, went to the Supreme Court, which ruled that independent counsels did not interfere "unduly" or "impermissibly" with the powers of the executive branch.
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Get a posse "Most bullies, most chronic bullies, pick on more than one person," said Ni, who coaches clients and counsels Fortune 500 companies.
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The gathering was hosted by the Federalist Society, a powerful group of influential right-wing legal minds that counsels President Trump on judicial picks.
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Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and John Breaux (D-La.), now senior counsels at Squire Patton Boggs, are regularly seen working the halls of Congress.
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"Special counsels must act within boundaries, but they must also be protected," Graham said in a statement when the bill was introduced this August.
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The White House Counsel's Office has been meeting with general counsels from Cabinet agencies to prepare for what's ahead, according to a senior administration official.
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Whatever the reason, it worries Chicago Fed President Charles Evans, who counsels waiting before responding to the recent uptick in inflation with further rate hikes.
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This is a term that counsels disaffection and despair — that paints the political process as futile and encourages supporters to assume any loss was unfair.
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But his White House counsels managed to mostly keep the White House out of the picture; the agencies bore the brunt of the investigative onslaught.
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The White House Counsel's Office has been meeting with general counsels from cabinet agencies to prepare for what's ahead, according to a senior administration official.
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Qatalyst Partners, Barclays and Credit Suisse were financial advisers to NXP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek were legal counsels.
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Following that, Democratic and Republican staff counsels would each have a half-hour period that would allow for more detailed questioning of the attorney general.
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Sullivan said Wednesday that the department did so at the direction of the White House and on advice from White House and State Department counsels.
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Finally, Frank ditched his lawyer from prison, so he and Bonnie get to have all their mystery-laced conversations in private now, as co-counsels.
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In recent weeks, the suit has received notable support from former members of Congress and former House general counsels from both sides of the aisle.
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Doing so would give the inspector general and Department of Public Integrity the institutional perspective and permanent staff that independent counsels and special prosecutors lacked.
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Graham also told reporters that he is working on legislation that would prevent the firing of special counsels without judicial review, according to NBC. Sen.
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Common sense counsels that we leave technical and scientific interpretation to content area experts, but leave interpretation of what the law says to the courts.
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It goes to the proper functions of the FBI, prosecutors, special counsels, and grand juries in a democracy that subjects them to checks and balances.
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Jeff Flake, who has sworn off advancing Trump judicial nominees until the chamber votes on a bill to protect special counsels such as Robert Mueller.
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Given that an impeachment trial requires two-thirds of the Senate, the appointment of independent counsels with a majority vote of the Senate makes sense.
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The law that established the independent counsel expired in 1999, when it was replaced by the more modest Justice Department regulation that governs special counsels.
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NOTE: This article has been updated to provide a fuller description of the rules governing release of information about special counsels by the attorney general.
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Now, thanks to amateur sleuths in the House and Senate, future agency counsels will have their own lists of bogus privileges and dictations for testimony.
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And if they are still ready to buy, she counsels them that starting from scratch can be a lot riskier than buying an existing vineyard.
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Cosby's attorneys also tried to pressure O'Neill to recuse himself from the case, claiming he was biased because his wife counsels survivors of sexual assault.
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"New general counsels will at some point signal cases they want to look at," said Wilma B. Liebman, a former chairwoman of the labor board.
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To face the lawmakers on the House and Senate intelligence committees that day, the internet companies are sending in their legal muscle: the general counsels.
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Mr. Sanders, 20063, who was incarcerated during his twenties for drug dealing and parole violations, now counsels formerly incarcerated patients whose experiences echo his own.
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The legislation is intended to ensure that special counsels like Mr. Mueller can be removed from office by the Justice Department only for good cause.
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"Every law firm and lobbyist who does this stuff has woken up," said Andrew Herman, a defense lawyer who counsels clients on foreign lobbying registration.
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It's still an open question what will result from our continuing chemistry experiment with the planet, but the history of mass extinctions counsels extreme caution.
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Brad McMillan — who counsels independent financial advisors representing $114 billion in assets under management — told CNBC on Monday that the stock market is way overvalued.
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Ambiguously, the regulations say special counsels may decide "whether and to what extent" to consult others in the department about the conduct of their duties.
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On Wednesday, the general counsels for all three companies are scheduled to testify in back-to-back hearings before the Senate and House Intelligence committees.
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The key elements for this crime are simple and straightforward, which is why criminal defense counsels fear this charge more than most in an indictment.
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The other camp, which says the United States has been too belligerent and ambitious around the world, counsels restraint, not another crusade against grand enemies.
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Imagine a world in which leaks and crisis committees — royal commissions in Australia, independent counsels in the United States — were less common and less needed.
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And the more the American people know about it, the more distressed they are at how special counsels operate, particularly in the context of political elections.
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They say he teaches history, counsels fellow inmates, and for a time, apparently, he was the lead singer for a prison band called the Jailhouse Rockers.
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You'll see shades of your own experience in Kaira, whether it's in her ambition or her relationships, and in the theater Khan counsels every audience member.
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If the victims want to stay in Italy and lead a normal life, they face enormous obstacles, says Aldo Virgilio, a psychiatrist who counsels traumatised migrants.
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"Students who aren't sure how to write in script should do the best they can," the College Board counsels teachers in its guide to the test.
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Where previous special counsels like Whitewater's Kenneth Starr recommended impeachment, Mueller remained frustratingly opaque in a way that on Wednesday came off as obtuse at times.
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"This compromise bipartisan bill helps ensure that special counsels — present or future — have the independence they need to conduct fair and impartial investigations," Mr. Tillis said.
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As medical director of mental health and child development at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Steinbuchel counsels such patients as they experience sadness, anxiety and depression.
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He helps these families write letters to elected officials, attends rallies with them, and counsels them on how to cope with the physical toll of sorrow.
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Ursula currently serves on the board of directors of American Express, Exxon Mobil, Nestlé, and Datto, and counsels several other community, educational and non-profit organizations.
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"Calorie counts are helpful when comparing items," said Nicole Silber, a New York-based registered dietitian who counsels families and children on how to eat healthier.
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But that system produced a series of independent counsels with singular and arguably overzealous focus on their targets and no oversight or influence from DOJ culture.
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Special counsels are not supposed to end investigations like "The Sopranos" TV series, leaving it to the viewer to guess whether Tony Soprano survived his meal.
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Nadler announced last month that he was hiring former White House lawyer Norm Eisen and white-collar criminal defense attorney Barry Berke as part-time counsels.
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He peers at his computer with a magnifying glass, attends seminars on sex education and counsels patients who come to him after having read his column.
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After Vince Foster, a former aide to President Bill Clinton, was found dead in 1993, various law-enforcement agencies and independent counsels determined he committed suicide.
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They argue that those two independent counsels sought to make public grand jury information by going to court, something they note Barr is refusing to do.
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Strand counsels Madison that she shouldn't tell Travis anything about them if she thinks he couldn't stand losing his hope that Chris is still out there.
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He said special counsels, when there are "good reasons" to have a prosecutor from outside the department investigate a matter, "provide additional assurance of nonpartisan" work.
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Kenyan-born and Tanzania-based sexual health educator Maureen Oduor knows that soda doesn't prevent pregnancy, but not all of the young women she counsels do.
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At work, Helen provides an ear for an Iranian doctor (Amir Malaklou) facing a tough conversation and counsels a mother (Lola Kirke) whose daughter is comatose.
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From a legal standpoint, the argument "and I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling special counsels" isn't especially strong.
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The statute authorizing the appointment of independent counsels was set to expire at midnight on June 30, 1999, and there was little appetite for extending it.
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But a federal district court rejected that argument, relying on a 1988 Supreme Court case holding that independent counsels did not have to be presidentially appointed.
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Faced with these challenges, many general counsels first turn to a "goal cadence" — a set of time-bound, objectively measurable goals against which to report progress.
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Morrison involved a federal law, which expired in 1999, that provided for "independent counsels" — a kind of special prosecutor who could only be fired for cause.
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In addition to the legal firewalls, Facebook also requires defense counsels to deliver subpoenas in person to their Menlo Park headquarters or to an authorized agent.
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Sad, tender and quietly moving, "The Departure" never says more than it needs to, much like its subject, a Buddhist priest who counsels those contemplating suicide.
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My Green-Day-loving, leather-jacket-wearing, motorbike-riding wife, from Kyoto, regularly counsels me to put salt in my pocket to purify and protect myself.
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They were a glaring illustration of why it was a mistake for Congress to abolish powerful independent counsels after the Ken Starr investigation of President Bill Clinton.
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She counsels people on Reddit who are trying to recover from the same addiction and depression, sending care packages to them containing the overdose-reversing drug naloxone.
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CNBC sat down with Palmer in her Scottsdale offices and at a nearby building site to find out how she competes, counsels and inspires in her role.
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When someone counsels an American president to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, he is essentially asking that president to violate international law and numerous United Nations resolutions.
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Facebook and Twitter confirmed this week that they will not be sending high-profile executives to the hearings, instead opting to be represented by their general counsels.
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As a rule, lenders are "very zealous in protecting against suspicious activity," said Brad Rustin, partner at law firm Nelson Mullins, who counsels financial companies on compliance.
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As a lawyer and someone who daily counsels addicted attorneys, judges and law students from around the country, I've seen these statistics take human form countless times.
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But, after the EIGA sunsetted out of existence, Congress did not pass a law granting the attorney general the power to appoint special counsels as inferior officers.
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Some Republican senators floated the compromise of crafting some kind of nonbinding resolution that would express support for protecting Mueller and future special counsels from unjustified dismissal.
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"We need to ensure not only that special counsel Mueller can complete his work without interference, but that special counsels in future investigations can, too," Coons said.
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The budget overview notes that its funding comes from a "permanent, indefinite" appropriation for independent counsels to do their work, meaning if cannot be touched by Congress.
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Specifically, he counsels "self-limitation" by courts and suggests geoblocking as an alternative to global removal orders, particularly given the divergence of defamation law across the union.
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James Aitken, an independent investment adviser in London who counsels some of the world's largest investors, was among the readers that came upon Mr. Parrish in 2012.
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Longstanding federal Justice Department policy counsels against indicting a sitting president, though the policy memo itself acknowledges that no court has ever ruled on the precise issue.
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Counsels representing both Democrats and Republicans from the Intelligence and Judiciary committees will make the presentations, Representative Jerrold Nadler, the Democrat who heads the Judiciary Committee, said.
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It does not name any particular DNA testing companies, but counsels broadly against buying ancestry and health tests promoted with military discounts and other military incentives. Cmdr.
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And Mr Sekulow came on board, I think it was summer of 2017 as one of the early personal counsels for the president during the Muller probe.
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It is a frantic backstage tableau of Washington anthropology, populated by Judiciary and Intelligence Committee aides, lawmakers and counsels hunched over computer screens and yellow legal pads.
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It helped that he had been arguing against special counsels at least since 163, when he wrote " Sexual McCarthyism ," a book protesting the investigation of Bill Clinton.
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It is equally true that under rules governing special counsels, Mueller could assert that in the Trump case, there are "extraordinary circumstances" and an indictment is warranted.
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Thom Tillis, who co-sponsored a bill to protect special counsels, doesn't want Trump to fire Rosenstein -- but doesn't see the need to pass his bill now.
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When Khera counsels his own patients about statins, the three side effects they most commonly ask about are muscle aches, changes in cognitive function and liver function.
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The law allows special counsels to uncover crimes as well as investigate them But Trump's larger point is that Mueller's probe has evolved from its original purpose.
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Now, this to me, I know everybody&aposs down on special counsels, but this to me is why there should have been a special counsel in this investigation.
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I&aposve talked to some people say they don&apost like special counsels period because they think it sends us down a dangerous path and a slippery slope.
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Never mind that such investigations, like grand jury proceedings and the practice of past special counsels, must be and have been conducted in private until charges are recommended.
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Modern special counsels have less independence than the special prosecutors employed during the Watergate investigations of the 1970s, who were appointed under a law that has now expired.
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Notably, the staffs of Independent Counsels Leon Jaworski in 1974 and Kenneth Starr in 1998 opined that indictments could be brought against a President while still in office.
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Google, Facebook and Twitter all sent their general counsels to testify on the matter before the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as the House and Senate Intelligence committees.
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Internal DOJ policy guidance from 2000 counsels against indicting a sitting president, but legal scholars differ and there is no statute or prior court decision on the point.
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Mascaro, who writes for the L.A. Times and Chicago Tribune, asked if Congress will be overhauling the law that allows for the appointment of special counsels or prosecutors.
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Other general counsels with high-end compensation include John Finley of the Blackstone Group, with $3.634 million in cash, and J. Michael Luttig of Boeing, with $3.658 million.
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Unlike earlier independent counsels like Kenneth Starr, Mueller is a special counsel — and, as such, he's part of the Justice Department, which is part of the executive branch.
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House Republicans in the 1990s hauled up several counsels and the chief of staff to President Clinton; President Nixon's staffers dominated the Senate Watergate Committee led by Sen.
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He regularly counsels clients in individual and class action cases involving gender and race discrimination and sexual harassment, violations of the wage and hour law, and wrongful termination.
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A day earlier, eight former House general counsels who served under both Republican and Democratic speakers over the past four decades filed an amicus brief in the case.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counsels pregnant women to use any E.P.A.-registered repellent, including those with picaridin (a synthetic compound), IR3535 (a biopesticide) and DEET.
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After the independent counsel statute under which Starr was named expired in 1999, the Justice Department devised procedures governing the appointment of special counsels to handle certain investigations.
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Hundreds of U.S. companies and their legal counsels have met Cuban officials over the last year to discuss trade and investment, often accompanying local, state and national politicians.
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She says that she's been in contact with "between 80 and 100" couples in GSA relationships as a result, many of whom she counsels and offers legal advice.
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The law that established the independent counsel, which operates more freely, expired in 1999 when it was replaced by the more modest Justice Department regulation governing special counsels.
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Legal experts and former White House counsels said the president's lawyers had been careless in not asking Mr. McGahn what he had planned to tell Mr. Mueller's prosecutors.
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From her porch, which is lined with seats and potted plants, Ms. Harris now hands out bags of free fruit and vegetables, holds community meetings and counsels couples.
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The legislation would allow for Mueller or another special counsel to be fired only for "good cause" and allow special counsels to challenge their firing after the fact.
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Under the law governing special counsels, Mueller does not have the power to simply announce that he thinks the president has committed a crime and then indict him.
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The program, run by the Riverside County Probation Department, counsels local "at risk" youth and administers a six-month supervision period, intended to divert them from criminal activity.
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First, the Clinton impeachment was the culmination of a long investigation by two independent counsels and a evidentiary record delivered by two vans to the House Judiciary Committee.
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The type of special prosecutor just appointed by the acting attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, differs from the independent counsels created under the expired act and is significantly weaker.
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The larger defect of independent counsels, of either type, is that they had the convenient effect of relieving Congress of its constitutional duty to constrain an abusive president.
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Mr. Clinton and his allies thought that Ms. Reno was too quick to refer to special counsels in the Lewinsky matter and other cases of suspect administration behavior.
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Now, as a real estate agent, Ms. Kelley counsels buyers to choose their words carefully and say as little as possible while still somehow appearing relaxed and personable.
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It also carried out a separate survey of the heads of 23 UK companies, the majority of which trade with between 6-20 countries, and 150 general counsels.
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She's a director in the DC office, where she counsels big companies in high-stakes industries like transportation, travel, healthcare, and tech on reputational and public affairs issues.
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Here's a worthwhile debate between two former independent counsels, Robert Ray, who closed out the Whitewater investigation, and CNN contributor Michael Zeldin, who investigated George H.W. Bush's campaign.
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As it happens, Morgan Lewis itself is not only the longtime tax counsels to the Trump Organization but were named Russia Law Firm of the Year in 2016.
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His co-counsels from San Francisco frequently lamented the fact that the Eastern District of Texas didn't have the same court rules they enjoyed back in California, Ward wrote.
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Angus King, of Maine, made a point during the hearing of asking the companies' general counsels to tell their CEOs that the Senate would like to hear from them.
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Currently, special counsels like Mr. Mueller are required to make a report to the attorney general, but that information will not necessarily be shared with Congress or the public.
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Joining us now from the American Center for Law and Justice and, of course, one of the president&aposs counsels Jay Sekulow and Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett.
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In early 2018, I gathered together creators, CEOs or chief counsels of two dozen at-scale open-source companies, some of them public, to talk about what to do.
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Special prosecutors and special counsels are both appointed to remove conflicts of interest in federal criminal investigations, if the situation would otherwise lead to officials investigating their own superiors.
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Joline Godfrey, who counsels wealth families through her work at the consulting firm Independent Means, suggests a fourth approach: Children can team up with others who share their interests.
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It complements and supplements, rather than duplicates the oversight roles of the Director of National Intelligence, Department and Agency Inspectors General and General Counsels, and the Congressional Oversight Committees.
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In his role he advises Draghi and coordinates the work of the counsels of the five other members of ECB's board, which runs the organization and makes policy proposals.
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In that respect, the filmmaker has adhered to the age-old maxim that counsels artists to write what they know, painting a vivid portrait of these quirky, flawed characters.
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The live interaction might also be protected, if the doctor counsels the user to seek help -- both Doctor on Demand and MDLive now offer a tele-mental health service.
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Wednesday brings a double header: the general counsels from all three companies testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the morning, and the House Intelligence Committee in the afternoon.
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David Balto counsels a wide variety of Fortune 500 companies, small business and consumer advocates on antitrust and consumer protection compliance, strategic alliances, distribution issues, mergers and joint ventures.
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The statutes do not authorize the hiring of special counsels who serve as stand-alone officers who can displace the officers whose appointments are specifically enumerated in Title 28.
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It would overrule Supreme Court case law that counsels judges to defer to an agency's "reasonable interpretation" of a statute if the legislation is silent on some key point.
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Barr's sweeping promises In his opening statement, Barr promised to "scrupulously" follow Justice Department regulations that dictate how special counsels should operate and how he should oversee the investigation.
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Kavanaugh has also raised questions about the constitutionality of independent counsels, raising more Democratic concerns that he could pose problems for special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Trump.
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That we can all, as Michelle Obama counsels, "go high when they go low"—which is to say, live in this world with a modicum of care and grace?
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Operating under a now-defunct statute that governed independent counsels, Mr. Starr had far more leeway than Mr. Mueller to set his own investigative boundaries and to render judgments.
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His treatment of independent counsels, a post-Watergate reform, in some ways foreshadowed the division over his handling of the findings of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III.
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Last but not least, protecting future special counsels from presidential interference is a good idea; bipartisan legislation that would do just that is waiting to move through Congress now.
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In that case, the court upheld a statute in which Congress had authorized the appointment of independent counsels to investigate and prosecute executive branch wrongdoing outside the president's control.
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Mr. Chen, who counsels a number of influential congressional Republicans, said Mr. Trump's drastic shift in the national security arena had the potential to be destabilizing on the right.
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"It's a game of inches," said Elizabeth Malone, program manager of resiliency and insurance at Neighborhood Housing Services Brooklyn, a community group that counsels residents in flood-prone areas.
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Under Trump, the job belongs exclusively to the White House Counsel's Office, with McGahn and his deputy, Robert Luther, and about 10 associate counsels identifying and then scrutinizing candidates.
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While more than three-quarters of general counsels surveyed said their companies collected regular, department-specific metrics, only 29% indicated that the metrics regime extended to the legal department.
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The value of a stock option package can be worth about 10 times an employee's salary, said Mary Russell, an attorney who counsels individuals on their startup equity offers.
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It will hold its second hearing on Monday during which lawmakers will hear presentations from Democratic counsels as the lawyers seek to lay out the evidence uncovered since September.
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Thankfully, this story has a happy ending: Berna now counsels women (particularly immigrant and second-gen immigrants) on personal finance through her workshops and on her site, Hey Berna.
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Under Justice Department regulations for special counsels, Mr. Rosenstein, if confirmed, would essentially be the attorney general for the purpose of the Russia case since Mr. Sessions recused himself.
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Morrison involved a federal law, which expired in 1999, that provided for "independent counsels" — a form of special prosecutor that could only be fired by the president for cause.
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Google, Facebook and Twitter are all sending their general counsels to testify on the matter before the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as the House and Senate Intelligence committees.
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Two former federal independent counsels, Robert Ray and Michael Zeldin, who have been trading legal views at CNN Opinion, sharply differed on whether they clear the bar for impeachment.
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A federal judge previously rejected Manafort's bid to get an indictment against him dismissed by arguing that Mueller's appointment ran afoul of Justice Department rules on installing special counsels.
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READ: Mueller found 10 instances of potential instruction but cleared Trump anyway "Everyone tells me if you get one of these independent counsels, it ruins your presidency," Trump said.
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So you have to testify in front of Congress, and I think the companies that are involved are smart; they have their general counsels who are some extraordinary people.
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"Independent counsels are not appointed by the White House, so presumably they should be free to pursue criminal charges against the president if his actions warrant it," he wrote.
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White House counsels typically aren't asked to rule on "issues of trust," but that is the sort of caution that a White House counsel would be expected to demonstrate.
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"Money absolutely has a weakened influence if you're running against a billionaire reality TV star," said Charlie Spies, the super PAC's attorney, who counsels many of the party's major givers.
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During his years in the Senate representing Alabama Sessions made it clear that he believes special counsels should be appointed to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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Republicans, such as Tillis and Graham, have argued that their support for the bill isn't necessarily tied to Mueller; rather, they want to protect any and all future special counsels.
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"Today's new normal counsels prudence in the removal of policy accommodation," Brainard, one of six permanent voters on the Fed's rate-setting committee, told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
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When Roland counsels him to pray and be patient, Dave is not having any of it, telling Roland that he might feel differently if it were his church being attacked.
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Bryan: Sansa counsels Jon to punish families who have betrayed the Stark family, and later in the episode, he complains about what he sees as her undermining him in public.
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Graham and three Democratic senators introduced legislation last August that would protect special counsels, including Mueller, by requiring that a panel of federal judges review any action to remove them.
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Even though they've pulled off the counsels, and they've tried to make ... I think their issue is their base, their employees, which is their base, don't like the cozying up.
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Arm's length pastors include Tim Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York, who counsels his congregation to get involved in politics but to be "very critical" of both parties.
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A noted authority on privacy law, he counsels multinational businesses and the middle market on how to mitigate risk and overcome challenges posed by the federal and state enforcement environment.
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But what analysts of civil society often ignore is the experience of Hayden and others like him, how our everyday connections can echo or amplify our inner counsels of fear.
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With the appointment of a new independent counsel whose job would necessarily include investigating the work of Mueller, the President will have created the bizarre spectacle of dueling independent counsels.
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" But he added, "I do not think we need to willy-nilly appoint special counsels, and as we can see, it can really take on a life of its own.
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For all of the challenges, however, it is largely because of her roles at Gawker that Ms. Dietrick is now enjoying much more prominence than most general counsels ever do.
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"I do not think we need to willy-nilly appoint special counsels," he said, after listening to a laundry list of frustrations aired by West Virginia Republican Congressman Evan Jenkins.
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The magazine cited three unnamed White House officials who said that Thiel was offered the chairman post for the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, which counsels the administration on intelligence matters.
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The Wall Street Journal's Natalie Andrews pointed out that the special counsels who investigated Nixon and Clinton both used grand juries in their probes, which does everything behind closed doors.
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I'm sure committee counsels are perfectly able to justify their own cases, but it doesn't hurt to have the kind of experience and relationships that Letter brings to the table.
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The rules give the committee's chair or ranking member 45-minute blocks to ask witnesses questions and they're only permitted to delegate time to their counsels and not other members.
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Update 5/23/17 6:00p EDT: A Wikimedia spokesperson declined to comment and referred us to a blog post by Wikimedia Foundation's general counsels Jim Buatti and Aeryn Palmer.
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After working for Starr from 1994-1998, Kavanaugh has been a sharp critic of independent counsels -- and has said that the Supreme Court should overturn the 1988 ruling, Morrison v.
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From the moment the trial opened, Kobach and his co-counsels in the Kansas secretary of state's office, Sue Becker and Garrett Roe, stumbled over the most basic trial procedures.
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The impeachment inquiry rules specify that both Democrats and Republicans have 45-minute blocks of time during which the chair or ranking member and their counsels can ask witnesses questions.
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Justice Department regulations governing special counsels adopted in 1999 give Barr, the top U.S. law enforcement official, broad discretion in deciding how much to release to Congress and the public.
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Father Timone has been active since the 1980s with Courage, an international Catholic ministry that counsels people who experience same-sex attraction to remain celibate, in accordance with Catholic teaching.
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"Let's say you're out with your boss and you're having drinks after hours," said Andrea Gosfield, a senior associate at Griesing Law, who counsels individuals and institutions on employment compliance.
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The presumption, which is magnified here by respect for the head of a coordinate branch, counsels crediting the Order's stated national-security purpose absent the clearest showing to the contrary.
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The association counsels schools to tweak prop use, staging and sound effects as they see fit, but not to make unauthorized changes to a text, like cutting a death scene.
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What's next: Democratic and Republican counsels from both the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee will present impeachment evidence at a hearing on Monday at 9 a.m. Rep.
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The two bills share much in common, and both try to build on the existing Justice Department statute governing special counsels to ensure that any firing is for good cause.
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Lui, who previously reported as a correspondent in mainland China and Hong Kong for 14 years, counsels his students to prepare to be harassed while covering the often-volatile protests.
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Doug Collins, the ranking member of the committee, will first deliver opening statements - House Judiciary Committee counsels will then present opening arguments for an hour (30 minutes for each side).
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Y.) following a lengthy public hearing where counsels on both sides of the aisle delivered presentations outlining evidence for and against the removal of Trump from office (The Washington Post).
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"He's not losing his cool, and he's totally prepared," said Ismaël Emelien, a longtime aide to Mr. Macron who is now in the private sector but still counsels the president.
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Investec Bank Limited acted as exclusive financial advisor to NBG, while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Incorporated acted as international and local legal counsels respectively to NBG.
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During Monday's hearing members are expected to hear a "presentation of evidence" from both majority and minority counsels on the House Intelligence and House Judiciary Committees, one Democratic aide confirmed.
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In fact, Berdan counsels his own kids who are entering the job market to thank interviewers, though it's probably not going to make a difference unless the hiring manager is older.
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But the President is fighting this request to be interrogated and I think there&aposs an obligation on the Special Counsels part to show he&aposs got a serious case too.
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Go Deeper: Trump counsels Fed to "feel the market" before interest rates decision The final plea to Fed chair Jerome Powell Flashback: How Trump changed his tune about Fed chair Powell
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The movie that put director "Signs'" Shyamalan on the map, "The Sixth Sense" tells the story of a child psychologist, played by Bruce Willis, who counsels a boy who sees ghosts.
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In fact, Berdan counsels his own kids who are entering the job market to thank interviewers, though it's probably not going to make a difference, unless the hiring manager is older.
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Goldie Stern has an unprecedented method of counseling her clients," it warned in English, detailing how she "counsels children and she poisons them with chutzpah [rebelliousness] and hatred against their parents.
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Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, would give Mueller and other special counsels the ability to seek a 10-day expedited judicial review of their firing.
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Some White House counsels, like Charles Colson for Richard Nixon or Alberto Gonzales for George W. Bush, were criticized as too closely tied to those president as opposed to the office.
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Returning hours later, Ms. Abdel Aziz, a psychiatrist who counsels torture victims, passed the same people still waiting listlessly — a young woman and an elderly man, a mother holding her baby.
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"He doesn't want to look like one of these special counsels that hangs on forever," Giuliani told CNN, based on his conversation with Mueller and prior knowledge of how Mueller operates.
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In the aftermath of Starr's overreach, Congress changed the independent counsel law -- requiring future special counsels to report directly to the attorney general, and thus paving the way for today's farce.
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The speed of technological change counsels against regulating the Internet based on any particular conception of the current state of technology, as the inevitable evolution will soon render any understanding obsolete.
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I spoke with Dr. Candice Nicole, a sex psychologist who both counsels and directs scientific research teams, and asked her to explain why partners can have such dramatically different morning libidos.
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The new White House counsel, Pat Cipollone, has been beefing up his staff to deal with this fight, hiring 17 new lawyers including three deputy counsels, a senior administration official said.
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Career staff members at the agency "unlawfully produced TFAs private materials, including privileged communications, to the Special Counsels Office," according to the letter, a copy of which was seen by Reuters.
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Democrats and a handful of Republicans are pushing for Congress to vote before the end of their session next month on legislation providing job protections to special counsels like Mr. Mueller.
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In a Harvard Business Review article, "Taking the Stress Out of Stressful Conversations," the communication expert Holly Weeks counsels people to rehearse difficult conversations and fine-tune their phrasing and tone.
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While the laws used to appoint independent counsels in the 1980s and 1990s allowed for release of a report with the approval of a judicial panel, the statute expired in 1999.
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Neal Katyal, who led the 1999 working group that drafted the regulations, said they intended to empower attorneys general to overrule special counsels — while making sure the public would find out.
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"As a matter of law, senior-level current and former presidential aides, including White House counsels, must appear before Congress if compelled by legislative process to do so," Jackson wrote Monday.
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Luttig, often listed among the highest paid general counsels of publicly traded companies, helped anchor Boeing's legal defense over the crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.
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A district/state chief-of-staff trails behind with $643,443 as its median salary, followed by state directors, information technology directors and chief counsels, all of which have six figure salaries.
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When we circulated an early version of our paper, plenty of companies' general counsels got in touch, and we invited them to correct any factual errors or other mistakes in our working.
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I interviewed current and former law enforcement officials, including some who, though not directly involved in the investigation, have held key positions working for independent counsels or special prosecutors investigating earlier presidents.
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Barr is due to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday but his attendance is in doubt after he objected to Nadler's plan to include the committee legal counsels in questioning.
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The job of those offices is precisely to write legislation for members of Congress, and in my research, I find that errors go up when funding for the legislative counsels goes down.
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A Health Education Specialist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (right), counsels a participant after receiving a free HIV test from AID Atlanta as part of National HIV Testing Day.
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" However, he said, "the acting general counsels are going to be very cautious, they're not going to exercise any new initiatives and they may not be as trusted by their department heads.
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Many prospective patients come to her seeking skin lightening, but before offering them any treatment she counsels them to think less about light and dark and more about evenly toned, healthy skin.
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"The most important economic problem today is political: that the various spheres of society reach agreement to put much more stress on productive transformation," counsels Enrique García of CAF, a development bank.
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While they aren't expected to formally endorse a specific proposal, the companies' general counsels will emphasize their willingness to play ball in working out a disclosure solution for paid political ads online.
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If you have complicated holdings, look for an attorney who specializes in wills and trusts through the National Association of Estate Planners and Counsels and American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
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"This compromise bipartisan bill helps ensure that special counsels—present or future—have the independence they need to conduct fair and impartial investigations," Tillis said in a statement accompanying the new bill.
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Facebook and Twitter are dispatching their general counsels, Colin Stretch and Sean Edgett, to appear before the subcommittee, while Google is sending its director of law enforcement and information security, Richard Salgado.
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The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (EIGA), which expired in 1999 explicitly vested in a special three judge court the power to appoint Independent Counsels like Ken Starr and Lawrence Walsh.
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The exemplary outside counsels included Justice Department legend John Doar, the respected Republican Chicago lawyer, Albert Jenner, and Robert Sack, who later became a federal judge on a U.S. Court of Appeals.
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The general counsels of Facebook, Google, and Twitter have all testified last year in front of lawmakers in the wake of Russian propaganda spreading on their platforms during the 2016 presidential election.
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Stress eating is one of the most common issues he sees and counsels patients on, and that extremity some people are applying to dopamine fasting is reminiscent of certain Silicon Valley diets.
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Louis DiPalma, a Democratic state senator in Rhode Island who introduced equivalent legislation on Friday, said that Rhode Island state house counsels he's spoken with are optimistic about the legislation's legal foundations.
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The authorities have threatened to close the Nadeem Center, which counsels victims of torture, and called for the interrogation of the director of a leading women's advocacy group, Nazra for Feminist Studies.
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The justices are generally reluctant to overturn precedent, citing a legal doctrine - known as stare decisis - that counsels against it in order to help the court stay evenhanded and appear less politicized.
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Among minorities, the percentage remained static, though the survey found that slightly more African-American lawyers had positions on management committees, were practice group heads or were special counsels to a firm.
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"Millennials are approaching marriage differently than previous generations," said Laura Heck, a licensed marriage therapist in Salt Lake City and a host of "Marriage Therapy Radio," a podcast that counsels couples online.
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The conservative Walton Family Foundation, which has spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting market-oriented education policies, financially supported Carpenter's nonprofit organization, which counsels parents on selecting schools for their children.
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Sessions noted that there have only ever been two special counsels: one for the Waco siege in April 1993, and Robert Mueller's probe into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
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Since the statute that created independent counsels no longer exists, he said, it is the proper role of the attorney general to render a judgment on such a momentous and novel question.
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That represents a sharp break with past practice, in which White House counsels undertook elaborate vetting of senior advisers before they were hired — and looked into any serious allegations that surfaced thereafter.
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During a hearing probing Russian election meddling, Republicans and Democrats spared the firms' general counsels much of the praise that the Senate Judiciary Committee gave them during a hearing the previous day.
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HFW's hires include partner Matthew Wong, of counsels King Hui and Roger Wong, and senior associate Carmen Liang, all members of its corporate finance team, according to a statement from the firm.
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And from Watergate to the impeachment of Bill Clinton, special counsels have adhered to that standard, leaving it to Congress — and the voters — to punish presidents or forgive them for alleged wrongdoing.
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It also features his personal lawyers Jay Sekulow and Jane Raskin, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, former Whitewater independent counsels Ken Starr and Robert Ray, and former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi.
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Lyla Lynn Schwartz, who counsels victims of trauma in Afghanistan, including rape, said Afghan boys raped by men often suffer extreme emotional and psychological distress, often for the rest of their lives.
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Under the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act, Mueller and subsequent special counsels could be removed only by the attorney general (or, in certain circumstances, the most senior Senate-confirmed DOJ official).
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Imagine if hearings were held and special counsels were brought in to discuss climate change or student loan reform with as much commitment to reach a conclusion as there was for impeachment.
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Together with Samantha Elkrief, a chef and food coach who sits in on many of his patient sessions, he often counsels patients on how better eating may lead to better mental health.
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Regulation -- which expired in 1999 -- around independent counsels left it up to the courts to determine whether "any individual named in such report" would be permitted to review the report before its release.
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Signers of the letter include Arthur Dewey and Eric Schwartz, both former assistant secretaries of state for population, refugees and migration; former deputy INS commissioner Myrta Sale; and three former INS general counsels.
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Luttig, who is often listed among the highest paid general counsels of publicly traded companies, will anchor Boeing's legal defense over the crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.
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In November, Walker testified alongside general counsels from Facebook and Twitter in a series of congressional hearings on how internet companies were manipulated by Russian trolls seeking to manipulate the 2016 presidential election.
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Bowles had argued the bank's rules do not allow for Straub to be handpicked for the dual role, which involves both advising Draghi and coordinating the counsels of the five other board members.
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In a letter on his campaign website, Mr. Trump's tax counsels wrote in March that his returns have been under "continuous examination" by the I.R.S. since 2002 because he has a big business.
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The inaugural event, which was attended by the student affairs directors of the colleges, provosts, faculty, the Title IX coordinators and the general counsels, was held in the home of the Morehouse president.
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The program's growing emphasis on mindful eating has allowed the practice to emerge recently as a key component to success, said Antonella Apicella, the nutritionist who counsels Hutchinson and leads the hospital's program.
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"It showed that sex has a kind of 'half-life' of relational positivity and needs to be maintained and replenished," Kerner said, adding that he often sees this in the couples he counsels.
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"Borrowing again from Churchill, America's constitutional norms tremble in the balance as Trump unleashes furious attacks on First Amendment protections, independent counsels and law enforcement officers who refuse to be bullied," Scarborough continues.
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Norma counsels peace, at least for now, in a charged stretch of recitative that leads to the great aria "Casta Diva," as she prays to the moon goddess to bestow solace and patience.
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Bills to protect special counsel Democrats are trying to renew efforts to push bipartisan legislation in the Senate to give Mueller and future special counsels protection from political pressure from the White House.
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" Asked by a House Appropriations panel about GOP accusations of surveillance abuse, Sessions told lawmakers that the Robert Mueller probe proved that it was a bad idea to appoint special counsels "willy-nilly.
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" While arguing, rightly, for infrastructure investment as a reliable way to address the country's unemployment and underemployment problems, Mr. Bjelland repeatedly counsels, but without any evidence of its efficacy, a "private-public partnership.
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The Justice Department wrote new regulations allowing for special counsels who can investigate high-level executive-branch wrongdoing with some day-to-day independence but ultimately under the supervision of the attorney general.
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It gorges on advertising as it counsels readers to put a bar of soap under their bedsheets to relieve nightly leg cramps or to improve their red-blood-cell count with homemade beet syrup.
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In early 2018, I gathered together the creators, CEOs or general counsels of two dozen at-scale open-source companies, along with respected open-source lawyer Heather Meeker, to talk about what to do.
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In a CNN interview, Grassley said Trump should let the counsel's investigation "work its course," and that he's "surely open to considering" bills that would protect Mueller and any future special counsels from administrations.
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Director Danny Gold also includes a specialist in aging, Dan Buettner, who counsels people to "do what you love and do it every day," while discussing common threads associated with maintaining health and vitality.
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Peter Wright and Chad McIntosh both started work Monday as "special counsels" to acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, according to an EPA staff-wide email that Wheeler's chief of staff Ryan Jackson sent Friday.
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The hearing will include 6900-minute breaks; Ford will have two counsels sitting with her, and will be given dedicated security in light of the physical threats she's received since her allegations became public.
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Peter Wright and Chad McIntosh both started work Monday as "special counsels" to acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, according to an EPA staff-wide email that Wheeler's chief of staff Ryan Jackson sent Friday.
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She counsels technology companies on complex cybersecurity obligations and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and previously served in the U.S. Department of Justice, as counsel to Attorneys General Michael B. Mukasey and Alberto R. Gonzales.
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The 72-year-old Queens native who participated in anti-segregation protests organized by Martin Luther King in the 1960s often counsels New York activists on how to confront the problems they face today.
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But after criticism that Starr and other independent counsels exceeded their mandates and were too difficult to hold accountable, the law that established the position expired in the late 1990s and was never renewed.
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"In the past, presidents and their White House counsels generally don't make this kind of pronouncement about their agenda," said Nan Aron, the president of the Alliance for Justice, a liberal judicial advocacy group.
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Mr. Baez and Mr. Sullivan will serve as Mr. Weinstein's lead co-counsels, according to a second person with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
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Ms. Gary, 65, who is related to the Pillsbury family of Minnesota, also has a consultancy, Unleashing Generosity, where she counsels young heirs in money management and helps wealthy families organize their charitable giving.
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Briefly, recalling the example set by Monkey 47, I toyed with the idea of throwing in all twenty-six, plus eye of newt and toe of frog for good measure, but wiser counsels prevailed.
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Next week, general counsels for Facebook, Google and Twitter will testify before public hearings of three U.S. congressional committees about the alleged interference and proposed legislation to require them to disclose election-related ads.
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In both criminal cases, Manafort has asked the courts to dismiss the charges on the grounds that Rosenstein's May 17, 2017 appointment order hiring Mueller runs afoul of Justice Department rules on special counsels.
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"When I bring up issues that could impact the value of their stock, employees want to talk about them," said Mary Russell, a lawyer based in Palo Alto who counsels individuals about their equity compensation.
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"Today's new normal counsels prudence in the removal of policy accommodation," said Brainard, a permanent voting member and the last official scheduled to speak ahead of the Fed's policy-setting meeting on Sept. 20-21.
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Mr. Stogsdill often counsels underprivileged youth on the ski hill, and found painting an effective tactic for focusing his thoughts on the present moment and combating depression after a BMX accident rendered him temporarily immobile.
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Dreeben declined to answer questions about operations within Mueller's office, but told the judge that they were operating under the regulations in place that govern the work of special counsels and were reporting to Rosenstein.
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Special counsels are unique and but we don&apost need a lot of them, but you need them sometimes, Sessions is conflicted out in terms of the Trump campaign, so we got a special counsel.
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Likewise, Warren Buffett remains a sort of model citizen for American capitalism—the "most charitable billionaire" who counsels presidents like Barack Obama, even as his mobile-home empire is accused of preying on the poor.
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In politics, we know that both versions of courage obtain: where individuals fear death but resist its counsels for the sake of their obligations, and where their obligations and worldviews extinguish their fear of death.
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While the Clinton administration pushed back, it also ended up producing many top-level witnesses, including three chiefs of staff, four White House counsels and scores of other senior officials, along with millions of documents.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz and two former independent counsels, Ken Starr and Robert Ray, will be among those defending President Donald Trump when they make their case to the U.S. Senate on Monday.
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In an interactive installation, guests can step into a Final Rose Ceremony, walk down a candlelit red carpet and listen as the host, Chris Harrison, counsels them toward a proposal, all to buzzingly suspenseful effect.
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"Saying there's a billion in transfers doesn't mean anything to me unless it leads to a lot more information," said Joe Rice, one of the lead counsels for the municipalities that reached the settlement agreement.
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Jerry Nadler of New York, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, kicked off a televised hearing to get the underlying evidence for impeachment from the Democratic and Republican counsels on the House Intelligence Committee.
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And while Judiciary Democratic counsels have offered an optimistic timeline that the case will be settled this year, legal experts say that's unlikely, particularly if the losing side chooses to go through the appeals process.
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Opinion by: Saagar Enjeti Yesterday, all three cable networks went live for more than 22019 hours to bring you the riveting rival testimony of the house intelligence committee counsels from the Republican and Democrat side.
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Retaining two counsels of Mr. Eisen and Mr. Berke's caliber is relatively unusual for a congressional committee, and it underscores the new legal and political jeopardy the president faces in a House controlled by Democrats.
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But what Kavanaugh was talking about in that article wasn&apost what a judge ought to do about an independent counsel, but what Congress ought to do in fashioning a law that gives independent counsels power.
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The research does make sense and supports what other studies have found, said Cynthia Sass, a registered dietitian and board-certified specialist in sports dietetics who regularly counsels clients and athletes on weight loss and nutrition.
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Bahnsen counsels conservatives to start preparing to help Republicans regroup from what he believes is a likely loss in November, and to frame an aspirational Reaganite message that will help make her a one-term president.
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The vast majority of companies are on social, but "in terms of using it optimally, [it's] probably a minority," said Clara Shih, founder and CEO of Hearsay Social — which counsels corporations on their social media strategy.
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"There's no way you could possibly claim that he's not an agent of the company that sponsors [the drug's development] if he's the CEO," said Dale Cooke, a consultant who counsels drug companies on FDA promotion.
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Nahata counsels parents as they wrestle to recast stories they told themselves about their children's futures, dreams of cheering on a son at a Little League game or shopping for a prom dress with a daughter.
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The $25 million in compensation Apple Inc's Bruce Sewell received in 2015 put him at the top of the list of the 20 highest-paid general counsels at U.S. public companies compiled by research firm Equilar.
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In 1988, well before the Clinton presidency and the Starr investigation, a case challenging the constitutionality of the law governing the appointment of independent counsels, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, reached the Supreme Court.
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She said she always counsels couples considering a late-summer or early fall ceremony to get wedding insurance, and the oceanfront homes used as event venues in the area generally offer renter's insurance that covers storms.
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Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced they would introduce a bill to allow Justice Department special counsels, like Mueller, to challenge their removals in court.
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Those lawyers were William Burck, who now counsels Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon and White House counsel Donald McGahn as Mueller witnesses; attorneys from the law firm Kirkland & Ellis; and trial lawyer Reid Weingarten of Steptoe & Johnson.
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In addition to core financial metrics like spend on outside counsel and performance against budget and spend as a percentage of overall operating expense, general counsels focus on tracking items like deal terms and risk exposure.
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The Times, whose stylebook allows the singular "they" when the person being referred to prefers it, warns against its widespread usage: "Take particular care to avoid confusion if using they for an individual" the stylebook counsels.
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"Nothing in the structure of the [Clean Air Act] counsels against the plain language reading of the statute to allow major sources to become area sources after an applicable compliance date," Wehrum wrote in his guidance.
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" Horowitz also writes that it is the job of Trump's chief of staff, Reince Priebus, to call for the "resignation of any political appointees and special counsels who do not share the views of the president.
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"They asked some very detailed and pointed questions and we stayed 3 1/2 hours to answer all their questions," she recalled, saying the committee members passed follow-up questions to the two counsels through staffers.
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"Young people may want the amenities and structure of the building to reflect their lifestyle," said Stewart E. Wurtzel, a partner of Tane Waterman & Wurtzel, P.C., a law firm that counsels about 150 local co-ops.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prominent attorney Alan Dershowitz and two former independent counsels, Ken Starr and Robert Ray, will be among those defending President Donald Trump when his impeachment trial begins in the Senate in earnest on Tuesday.
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Staff attorneys dominated the first half of the hearing, as two Democratic counsels — Barry Berke and Goldman — and Castor dueled over the parties' conflicting narratives about the propriety of Trump's handling of foreign policy in Ukraine.
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"A back-end judicial review process to prevent unmerited removals of special counsels not only helps to ensure their investigatory independence, but also reaffirms our nation's system of check and balances," Tillis said in a statement.
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The language, for example, could allow committee staff counsels to question witnesses, which is not typically done in congressional hearings, and spell out how committee members can review classified grand jury material in closed-door sessions.
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Wulan Danoekoesoemo, a clinical psychologist and co-founder of Lentera Sintas Indonesia, which counsels sexual violence victims, said the country's street harassment problem stemmed from its patriarchal society, in which men traditionally hold authority over women.
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In 2016, the White House Transition Project published a memo for the next White House counsel — whoever that might be — with an explanation of the basics of the job, and advice from counsels in previous administrations.
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"There's an expression in therapy, which is called 'rent-a-friend,'" says Scott Dehorty, a licensed social worker and executive director of the Maryland House Detox treatment facility, Delphi Behavioral Health, where he counsels individuals in recovery.
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The 18-page document, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, stands out for its bipartisan character: those signing included House counsels who had served Republican and Democratic speakers going back 40 years.
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Most general counsels work in obscurity, but Ms. Dietrick, with the added responsibilities of president, has taken on more of a leadership role at Gawker as Mr. Denton has pulled back from the day-to-day operations.
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The House Judiciary Committee posted a job listing for legislative counsels with experience in "criminal law, immigration law, constitutional law, intellectual property law, commercial and administrative law (including antitrust and bankruptcy), or oversight work," according to CNN.
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Second, the district court wrongly held that one could infer power to hire inferior officer special counsels from vague "emanations and penumbras" in statutes that do not grant the Department of Justice the power to appoint officers.
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Just as there is a determinative difference between sin and crime, there is a difference between principled opposition to special counsels and a legal conclusion that this counsel's appointment was unconstitutional or that he exceeded his powers.
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They staged the hearing differently, allowing committee lawyers to conduct some of the questioning, a move that cut down on the showboating by lawmakers and gave their respective counsels the opportunity to pursue substantive lines of questioning.
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She has also served on the boards of several other anti-death penalty groups, and founded "Survive," a victim's advocacy group in New Orleans that counsels inmates on death row as well as families of murder victims.
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Next week, Google's top lawyer, along with general counsels from Facebook and Twitter, will testify in front of lawmakers investigating how Russia used social media and technology platforms in the United States to influence the 256 election.
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There is nothing wrong, as Weisman counsels, with Jews standing shoulder to shoulder with those most damaged and threatened by tribalist populism, as Jews like Abraham Joshua Heschel did in the heyday of the civil rights movement.
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The president's latest broadsides against the special counsel have prompted renewed efforts by some senators to force a vote on a measure that would protect Mr. Mueller and future special counsels from being fired for political reasons.
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He is known both on Wall Street and in Washington, where he was chairman of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee, a panel of investors that counsels the agency on the economy and on technical government-debt issues.
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Grassley's 20-page amendment was posted on Wednesday evening ahead of a his committee's planned markup Thursday of bipartisan legislation that would provide Robert Mueller and future special counsels a path to challenge their firing in court.
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"I can tell you from having heard these conversations that they can be so perfunctory as to be almost meaningless," said Mark Nadler, founder of Nadler Advisory Services, which counsels companies on succession issues and board effectiveness.
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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein named Mueller to his post under regulations issued by the Justice Department in 1999, the same year a post-Watergate-era statute supporting the use of independent counsels was allowed to sunset.
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Reporters have long considered him among Washington's toughest nuts to crack: "You'd be embarrassed to ask Bob Mueller for a leak," said the veteran journalist Steven Brill, who has written extensively about media coverage of special counsels.
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"I used to catch the 5-to-483 tube," recalls Robert Leitão, who spent the '80s at Morgan, Grenfell & Company, one of the oldest banks in the City, and who now counsels clients on mergers for Rothschild.
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The view that a president can be indicted is held by prominent legal authorities, including Neal Katyal, the acting solicitor during the Obama administration, who drafted the rules governing special counsels for the Justice Department in 1999.
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Psychologist Brigitte Juy counsels Muslim youths who feel marginalised and angry at French society and may be vulnerable to militant recruiters and others who have been exposed to hardline Islamic ideology, including some who have returned from Syria.
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A Democratic summary of the resolution says that the set-up "permits staff counsels to follow their lines of inquiry to their ends," rather than the back-and-forth five-minute rounds that lawmakers typically have in hearings.
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The church counsels against most forms of birth control, and even though surveys show many South American Catholics ignore such teachings, the Pope will likely be wary of weighing in before all the facts about Zika are known.
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The Medicare Rights Center (MRC), which counsels seniors on Medicare enrollment, offers this example: If you turned 65 in 2010 and delayed signing up for Part B until this year, your monthly premium would be 70 percent higher.
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A Grassley aide cited the reason as Flake not backing off his threat to vote against all pending nominees until he gets a floor vote on a bill to protect special counsels like Robert Mueller from political interference.
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The two GOP counsels also say he never interacted with SDNY during his tenure and he has has no memory of the reported Berman recusal request, something he told lawmakers he would've remembered if it had come up.
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Daniel Ives of GBH Insights counsels calm: So far the fundamental damage to the Facebook platform has been "very contained" in our opinion and is generally better than feared from the white knuckle period a few months ago.
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CNN reported that Nadler would allot the traditional five minutes for House members to interview Barr, but also wanted to tack on an additional 30 minutes for committee counsels for both Democrats and Republicans to question Barr directly.
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CNN reported that Nadler would allot the traditional five minutes for House members to interview Barr but also wanted to tack on an additional 30 minutes for committee counsels for both Democrats and Republicans to question Barr directly.
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But both parties grew disenchanted with independent counsels after the experience of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush during Iran-contra and Bill Clinton during Whitewater and the Monica S. Lewinsky affair, so they let the law expire.
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Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, who stopped proponents' efforts to move the measure to the floor on Wednesday, said it would make special counsels so powerful that they would constitute "a de facto fourth branch of government."
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"Real Friends" is too busy being fresh and funny to be preachy, but Hale does end her author's note with an earnest hope for her readers: "If you haven't found your 'group' yet, hang in there," she counsels.
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Instead, officials called for special counsels to write confidential summaries to the attorney general about their charging decisions and for the attorney general's report to Congress to be a "brief notification" that the investigation was closed and why.
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U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon asked AT&T's lawyers to respond by Friday to a motion from DOJ attorneys to unseal lengthy conversations between opposing counsels and the judge at the bench, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Dr. Monnica Williams, a clinical psychologist and an expert in race-based stress and trauma who counsels people grappling with the fallout from mistreatment at work, said the challenges of reporting such behavior often take an additional toll.
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How tech companies measure 'legal' Interviews with tech company general counsels — and a survey conducted by TechGC — reveal how innovative in-house attorneys measure both productivity and quality, and position their teams as central to advancing enterprise-wide goals.
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You can find online advice about which of her lyrics to use as captions ("When you're feeling deep and philosophical," one post counsels, "'The friends I've had to bury, they keep me up at night'" is a sage choice).
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"The interest in bodily integrity involves the most personal and deep-rooted expectations of privacy, and here, the nature of the surgery itself, surgery into King's penis, counsels against reasonableness," Gregory wrote for the Richmond, Virginia-based appeals court.
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There are a few stand-out one-liners ("These things are normal but you should be ashamed of them, a little bit," Sam counsels her eldest daughter) but the show is mainly funny because it has a funny narrative.
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" I suppose he meant to say, "Only we here at the Justice Department do the extorting, with special counsels, daylight raids of people's attorneys, bankrupting people with legal fees, threats to prosecute family members, and questionable wiretapping of Americans.
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It's no secret that Trump, one of the President's most trusted advisers, counsels her father on issues where she disagrees with other members of the administration, but the first daughter and mother of three does not speak out often.
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In the new court filings, Democratic counsels argue their investigation, which they say is a time-sensitive matter because their probe expires in early January, is being severely delayed as a result of the White House blocking McGahn's testimony.
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Only two special counsels have been appointed under the 1999 regulations: Mueller and former Senator John Danforth, who was appointed that same year to investigate the deadly 1993 federal raid on the Branch Davidian cult compound in Waco, Texas.
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From cabinet-level secretaries to ambassadors to departmental general counsels, in less than three years under Trump, dozens of people have been tapped for executive branch posts only to pull out of the running for one reason or another.
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Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet Inc's Google will go under the microscope of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday when their general counsels will testify before three U.S. congressional committees on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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A number of general counsels across corporate America are pressing their outside firms to make their teams more diverse — in terms of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and even disability — at all levels of seniority, not just among junior associates.
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It essentially counsels a continuation of U.S. policy under Barack Obama: engage China but pivot to Asia; find common interests such as restraining North Korea and collaborating on climate change; and reassure U.S. allies about its security guarantee, including Taiwan.
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The senators also voted to include an amendment by Mr. Grassley that would require special counsels to produce to the attorney general and to Congress a report at the end of their investigation or in the event that they are fired.
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His 15.6 million euros in combined Renault-Nissan pay last year amounted to the third-biggest haul among CEOs of France's blue-chip CAC 40 index, according to advisory firm Proxinvest, which counsels funds on how to vote their shares.
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The challenge is that once the term sheet is signed, it becomes the blueprint by which the legal counsels for the VC and founder begin to write up the legal contracts that allows the VC to buy equity in the startup.
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OPINION: ZUCKERBERG, LIBERALS SEEK TO WEAKEN BAIL SYSTEM THAT KEEPS US SAFE Facebook General Counsel Colin Stretch is scheduled to testify in front of the Senate judiciary subcommittee on crime and terrorism Tuesday afternoon, alongside the general counsels for Twitter Inc.
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"We need to ensure not only that Special Counsel Mueller can complete his work without interference, but that special counsels in future investigations can, too," Democratic Senator Chris Coons, one of the sponsors of the bill, said in a statement.
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 that the law violated the First Amendment free speech rights of the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, a Christian nonprofit that provides prenatal services and counsels women on abortion alternatives.
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Also central to the vetting and interviewing process will be two associate counsels to the president: Rob Luther and David Morrell, said former Justice Department lawyer John Malcolm, now an analyst at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington.
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WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote in the coming weeks on bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday that would allow special counsels like Robert S. Mueller III to appeal their firing to a panel of judges and possibly be reinstated.
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The heads of Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Google will be present, but Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be noticeably absent after he quit his role in White House business counsels, citing Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
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Avoiding a simple replay of the trial will be difficult—but exploring the numerous sidebars that took place among the legal counsels and the frictions within both the prosecution and defence teams should offer viewers something they haven't seen before.
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As the University of Rhode Island's Erik Loomis counsels, the only way to truly enforce such standards, as well as protect the human rights of workers, is to enable them to file trade disputes when a company breaks the rules.
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"The number of people who have Alzheimer's is really exploding in this country," said Karen Postal, a Boston-area neuropsychologist who has studied the prevalence of guns in the homes of people with dementia and now counsels families on removing firearms.
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"I guess you could say I am unorthodox," said Laura Wasser, who, in addition to movie stars like Ms. Jolie Pitt and Johnny Depp, counsels an eclectic mix of athletes, musicians and reality-show stars, including a Kardashian or three.
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More Russian content is exepcted to be revealed During the House Intelligence Committee hearing, the general counsels for Google and Twitter told Schiff that they would follow Facebook's lead and let the committee publicly release Russian ads purchased on their platform.
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But Jacinta Gauda, principal and chief strategy officer at The Gauda Group, who counsels companies about diversity and inclusion, says businesses are also facing pressure from employees and customers to take a stand on issues and make their values clear.
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"The bridge is just like a three-minute drive down there," he counsels Jake, a fellow Costco employee — and a distant relative of William Clark, half of the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition that provided these two cities with their names.
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Just four days and several negotiations over the phone later, the term sheet was signed and the process will begin moving forward with both parties' legal counsels, which also relies on email and phone communication instead of in-person meetings.
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Instead of seeking congressional approval for war, presidents have increasingly turned to their internal legal counsels to build a largely secret body of law to defend their war engagements, Mary Dudziak, a constitutional scholar with Emory University School of Law, said.
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"You have to discuss the case in a way that a non-legal person can understand," said one experienced litigator who now works as one of these counsels to military commanders, and who spoke with Vox on condition of anonymity.
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As part of her training, Julien is required to learn a number of musical instruments — "the only people who make it out of concentration camps alive are musicians," her father counsels; to look after the animals; and to read great literature.
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At a hearing in late September, a majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee appeared to be on board with advancing legislation to add job protections for Mr. Mueller and future special counsels, despite concerns about the constitutionality of such measures.
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The day presented much of the same arguments, in much the same words, as was heard on Monday of last week, when majority and minority counsels for the House Intelligence Committee presented summations of their cases to the Judiciary Committee.
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Federal statutes give the attorney general authority over federal legal proceedings and the power to direct the actions of special counsels and United States attorneys, including the authority to decide not to pursue a matter for reasons like prosecutorial discretion.
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The bride and groom met in 2017 in the halls of the Senate, after they both took leave from their law firms to serve as special counsels to the Judiciary Committee during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Neil M. Gorsuch.
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It was all just another day in the often seemingly erratic -- and unpredictable -- world of Trump's legal team, which is now into its second set of lead counsels, other new attorneys and nine months of negotiations over the President's testimony.
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Yet it seemed to resonate with the quiet, reflective crowd at Stoicon, an annual conference for academics and practitioners of Stoicism, the ancient Greek and Roman philosophy that counsels self-effacement and detachment from the vicissitudes of success and failure.
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The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing comes a day before the three companies will be sending their general counsels to testify before the House and Senate intelligence panels on Russia's alleged political ad purchases on their sites.
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And so the attorney general spoke by telephone with a host of executives, including the corporate counsels of Expedia and Amazon, who agreed to supply forceful declarations for the state's suit, describing the damage that the White House order could inflict.
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It would be very interesting if one of Fox's hosts were to ask diGenova, in one of his many spots, whether he stands by his legal analysis from 20 years ago — and why he's turned so sharply on special counsels.
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The three companies have each sent their general counsels in lieu of their CEOs and other top executives, and these lawyers — Twitter's Sean Edgett, Google's Kent Walker, and Facebook's Colin Stretch — mostly succeeded in dodging tough questions from the senators.
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Drawing attention to Mr Kavanaugh's statements laying out a sweeping view of executive power, including a comment from 1998 that presidents can fire independent counsels at will, Senator Chris Coons asked whether a president could sack "a prosecutor who is criminally investigating him".
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"The places where you see the highest concentrations of transgender care tend to be the most expensive places in the country," says Matt Goldenberg, a trans clinical psychologist in Olympia, Washington, who counsels queer and trans clients, their partners, and their parents.
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Dreeben argued that the US Supreme Court had repeatedly ruled that the attorney general has authority to appoint special counsels — including in a case stemming from the Watergate scandal — and that federal statutes gave the attorney general power to specially appoint attorneys.
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She rejected the notion that ripping up her copy of the speech was an act of incivility after a reporter asked if it ran counter to the message she delivers when she frequently counsels her members to maintain dignity in House proceedings.
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That's important to understand: Unlike the other two types of independent investigations we'll be looking at here, special prosecutors and special counsels (I'll explain the difference there in a minute) are the only ones who can actually prosecute individuals for committing crimes.
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He also wants to allow for a subsequent round of questioning of 30 minutes for each side, allowing both parties' committee counsels to also engage in questioning during their respective turns — which has turned into a key sticking point for the Justice Department.
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The Justice Department has informed Nadler's office that Barr doesn't think the committee counsels should be allowed to question him, the source said, prompting the attorney general to threaten to not show up next week if Nadler follows this format, the source said.
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It also advocated government-funded counsels for all unaccompanied minors in immigration court and a long-term, comprehensive fix to asylum and refugee programs that would include more officers, translators and immigration judges, as well as investment in development in Central America.
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University of Cincinnati psychologist Shane Gibbons, who has researched this topic and counsels first-generation students, said these students are often raised by parents who have working class jobs — and in those work places, being assertive or individualistic can get you fired.
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"The Numbers," which Radiohead fans have previously known as "Silent Spring," counsels, "We are of the earth/to her we do return," and comes as close as Radiohead gets to a call to arms: "We'll take back what is ours," it insists.
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The text and structure of the statutes in Title 28 of the United States Code all show that special counsels can be hired either as non-officer employees, with appropriately limited duties, or as officers to "assist" United States Attorneys in their duties.
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Cambridge Associates, which counsels some of the world's largest pension funds and endowments, recommended to a client around 2010 that it not invest with Platinum and has not changed its stance on Nordlicht's firm since then, according to people familiar with the situation.
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Her father retired as a senior counsel in the law department for the City of New York in Manhattan, and is a volunteer lawyer for the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn and also counsels tenants at the West Side Tenants Union in Manhattan.
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Marty Martin, a psychologist in Chicago who counsels clients of the Planning Center, a financial planning firm, said one factor in saving for the future was "hyperbolic discounting" — the tendency to favor smaller rewards now over potentially larger rewards in the future.
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But the Republican Party and conservative thinking on independent counsels and special prosecutors have evolved dramatically since the 1980s and '90s — Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a maximalist on matters of presidential power, has said that he'd "put the final nail" in the Morrison precedent.
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Both bills under consideration would empower a panel of federal judges to review the case for firing the special counsel and render a judgment about whether there was good cause to do so — the standard required by the law governing special counsels.
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Fernanda, a secretary who runs a website that sells abortion pills, also keeps her identity hidden as she counsels people through their at-home abortions and ships misoprostol pills across the country concealed inside magazines and newspapers as if they were ordinary documents.
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Norman L. Eisen and Barry H. Berke, who served as special counsels to the Judiciary Committee for its long-running abuse of power investigation and then formed part of its core impeachment team, are both expected to depart in the coming weeks.
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In a study in the medical journal Pediatrics this year, about 55 percent of American teenagers from the ages of 20153 to 17 reported that they were getting less than seven hours a night, though the National Sleep Foundation counsels 8 to 10.
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As in any negotiation no-one will get everything they want, we will not be buffeted by the demands to talk tough or threaten a walkout, just as we will not accept the counsels of despair that this simply cannot be done.
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And if only we arrange our life according to that principle which counsels us that we must always hold to the difficult, then that which now still seems to us the most alien will become what we most trust and find most faithful.
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Barr has objected to a Democratic plan to switch up the format to allow for dedicated counsels from each party ask him questions for straight 30-minute sessions — a setup that would leave less room for ambiguity and present more opportunity for direct follow-ups.
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Her aims here seem not all that different from those in "Lean In" for women in the workplace, whom she counsels not to pretend they are automatons with no family life -- to actually talk to their managers about their plans to get pregnant, for example.
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"Don't assume that a relationship with a partner who has ADHD can't be a successful one," says Ruth Wilmot, a certified professional coach who counsels ADHD students at Landmark College, a college in Vermont exclusively for those with diagnosed learning disabilities, attention disorders, or autism.
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Attorney General John Mitchell, White House Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman, top White House domestic policy aide John Ehrlichman, White House counsels Charles Colson and John Dean, and several other White House aides and Nixon campaign staffers were all eventually convicted of various crimes.
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"While the (declaration) requires only a signature and other presumably available means of identification, the history of voter intimidation counsels against accepting SB 5's solution as an appropriate or complete remedy," Ramos writes in her decision to issue permanent injunctions against both measures.
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Lawmakers ceded the opening hours of testimony to their counsels, allowing trained lawyers from each side to pursue substantive lines of questioning in lengthy rounds, instead of the usual rapid-fire, five-minute bursts from lawmakers, who often use their time to make political points.
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"You don't have the months and months of research that you had in the Starr and Cox and Jaworski investigations," said Philip Bobbitt, a law professor at Columbia and impeachment scholar, referring to the independent counsels that investigated Presidents Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon.
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The facts are really different and hard to prove While in both cases the DNC was suing the victorious Republican campaign over election interference, even as contemporaneous criminal investigations were being conducted by special counsels, the differences between the two cases dwarf any superficial similarities.
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Bill ClintonWilliam (Bill) Jefferson Clinton3 real problems Republicans need to address to win in 2020 Buckingham Palace: Any suggestion Prince Andrew was involved in Epstein scandal 'abhorrent' The magic of majority rule in elections MORE set the record with six different White House counsels.
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Donio aims to show her clients the better value Axiom's attorneys bring compared to counsels: "The challenge is really helping [clients] see how to utilize flexible talent, and why it represents a push in the right direction toward efficiency, but not a sacrifice in risk."
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Executives and general counsels for the companies testified before a congressional judiciary subcommittee Tuesday and the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier Tuesday, during which tensions flared and discourse expanded beyond the 2016 presidential election to foreign interference in American discussions of the NFL and race relations.
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"I don't know if (Epstein's counsels' argument is) a winner at the end of the day because of the plain language of the agreement, but it sounds like that may there be their best defense, because there seems to be an overwhelming amount of evidence."
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Its managing attorney, Adonia Simpson, said about half the roughly 600 people she counsels annually have no option beyond Obama's program, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), if they want to legalize their status and get work permits.
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But if runaway investigations are going to be corralled, then it will take judges who hold special counsels to the strictest possible standards in all their actions and limit any exemptions because such prosecutors have vast, largely unsupervised and unchecked power along with unlimited budgets.
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"The precedent for members of the White House staff to decline invitations to testify before congressional committees has been consistently adhered to by administrations of both political parties," Mr. Cipollone wrote, citing letters from former counsels to Presidents Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.
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"There are thousands and thousands and thousands of people like me out there," said Mr. Shafer, who now also counsels the frustrated public servants who find their way into his email box, desperately hoping to get the loan forgiveness that the law says they deserve.
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" At the same time Nicholson warns him that he won't be able to keep up at a college as "tough" as Swarthmore and counsels him to keep his condition a secret: "If you ever have to say anything about this, call it a seizure disorder.
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Facebook, Twitter and Google all announced on Thursday that they will send their general counsels to testify at House and Senate Intelligence Committee hearings on Russian election interference — a move that has drawn fire from critics who want more transparency from the tech giants.
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It offers a rare balm in a moment when tumult reigns on so many fronts, and takes its title, "The Small Exceeds," from Hexagram 2212 of the I Ching, which heralds "the preponderance of the small," and counsels the strengths of restraint, conscientiousness and modesty.
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Already on the docket for Monday: The House Judiciary Committee will hear presentations from Democratic counsels as the lawyers seek to lay out the evidence they have uncovered since launching the inquiry in September and as the committee weighs what impeachment articles to introduce.
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The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold its high-profile hearing at 6900:2628 A.M. The House Intelligence Committee will follow up with its own hearing at 28503:22019 P.M. Facebook, Twitter and Google will be sending their general counsels to testify at both hearings.
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Over the course of 263 pages, he responded to a range of questions ranging from his views on areas like abortion and presidential power to his role in receiving documents Senate Democrats say were stolen while he was serving in the White House counsels office.
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This means that beyond charging specific violations of the federal criminal code, Mueller does not have an option to provide a public report laying out the bigger picture, in the same way that former independent counsels, like Kenneth Starr, had the power to do.
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"No ideas but in things," the great poet William Carlos Williams counsels in his poem "A Sort Of A Song," thus fusing thought with the material world (or, as he put it in his poem, using "metaphor to reconcile the people and the stones").
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"While we have engaged with counsels for these witnesses, they have so far refused to agree to testify or turn over relevant documents - if they continue to fail to comply, they will be served with subpoenas in short order," an official working on the impeachment inquiry said.
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WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee fired a political warning shot at the White House on Thursday, advancing on a bipartisan vote long-stalled legislation to allow special counsels such as Robert S. Mueller III to appeal their firing to a panel of judges and possibly be reinstated.
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Calls for an independent counsel or commission to investigate allegations that Russia tried to interfere with our elections ring hollow when similar calls for special counsels during the scandals of the Obama administration were dismissed out of hand by the same people making these demands now.
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In the New Orleans Broadcasting case the purported socioeconomic "benefits" of gambling were touted to the Supreme Court in a 85033 amicus brief listing as co-counsels, John Roberts as well as AGA lobbyist Frank Fahrenkopf (both with offices at the same Washington D.C. building address).
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To help, Nadler has staffed up, with many heavy hitters who have left lucrative legal posts to join the committee, and two special counsels, Norm Eisen, former Obama White House ethics czar, and Barry Berke, a noted New York lawyer who has specialized in white-collar crime.
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Perspectives on Research in Artificial Intelligence and Artificial General Intelligence Relevant to DoD, first reported by Steven Aftergood at the Federation of American Scientists, has been researched and written by scientists belonging to JASON, the historically secretive organization that counsels the US government on scientific matters.
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The law was perhaps most famously used during the Clinton administration, when a narrow probe into suspicious real estate dealings in Arkansas snowballed into a massive inquiry taking six years and more than $50 million, led by a series of independent counsels most notably including Kenneth Starr.
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Past White House counsels have also had a role in this process, but McGahn took to the task with particular fervor, reviewing lists of potential nominees, narrowing down candidates, and working with the Senate to try get as many of them confirmed as quickly as possible.
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Through it all, Father Timone, 84, has continued to preside at Masses, teach college students in California and work with Courage, an international Catholic ministry that counsels people with same-sex attractions to refrain from homosexual sex, which the Catholic Church considers contrary to natural law.
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Under the Justice Department's regulations for special counsels, Mr. Whitaker requires Mr. Mueller to provide explanations for what he is doing, and if Mr. Whitaker decides that a proposed action is "inappropriate or unwarranted under established department practices," Mr. Whitaker can block Mr. Mueller from taking it.
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On Wednesday, the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, blocked an attempt by Senators Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, and Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, to bring up a long-stalled bill that would protect special counsels like Mr. Mueller if they are fired.
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Veronique Valliere, a psychologist who counsels sexual assault perpetrators and victims and consults with the military and law enforcement, said the offenders she treats list two main tactics used to obscure assaults: They camouflage the act as horseplay or humor, or they act as though nothing happened.
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A source familiar with the process said Trump is unlikely to contribute to the new fund because it will bankroll the legal bills for multiple officials, some of whom may still need to speak with the special counsels' investigators -- at least while the investigation is ongoing.
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"There is evidence that supports that various dietary patterns support fertility goals; however, most patterns have components in common, such as being rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and seafood," said Lauren Manaker, an infertility and prenatal dietitian who counsels women and men who want to conceive.
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There is no binding legal precedent on the point, but in a dispute a decade ago about President George W. Bush's firing of U.S. attorneys, a District Court judge rejected the White House's claims of absolute immunity for one of his White House counsels, Harriet Miers.
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This series from the British writer and director Hugo Blick ("The Honorable Woman") has brilliant performers of its own: Micaela Coel of "Chewing Gum," going strictly serious as a Rwandan survivor investigating a war-crimes case, and John Goodman as the barrister who counsels her. (Jan.
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"What these cases show is both that society is starting to understand that this isn't a joke, and that the agencies that enforce disabilities-rights laws are starting to understand that this is real," said Eve Hill, a lawyer in Washington who counsels companies on disability issues.
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Bills are generally written by a combination of legislators and staff with occasional input from interest groups, and Congress also has offices within the House and Senate called legislative counsels that help the members translate their policy ideas into the kind of legal language required for bills and laws.
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"[H]ow Bridenstein (sic) or anyone else can say that humans are a major cause of warming is a puzzle to me," the email chain between William Happer, who now counsels national security adviser John Bolton on climate change issues, and Thomas Wysmuller of the conservative Heartland Institute, states.
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It counsels that when faced with a situation in which the rules forbid what you want to do, the path forward is to do it anyway and loudly proclaim that there are special circumstances that should allow you to do what the rules were clearly designed to prevent.
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Christie said Mueller, who was director of the FBI when Christie was a US attorney, is a "good man" who would try not to overstep his mandate -- although that was always a concern with special counsels, he added, because they might try to produce results to justify their appointments.
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Number of special counsels appointed and FBI directors fired One each -- the scandal surrounding allegations of collusion by members of his campaign staff with Russians bent on influencing the election has, at turns, led Trump to fire his National Security Advisor (for lying) and his FBI director (for showboating).
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"Calls for an independent counsel or commission to investigate allegations that Russia tried to interfere with our elections ring hollow when similar calls for special counsels during the scandals of the Obama administration were dismissed out of hand by the same people making these demands now," Whitaker wrote.
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Mr. Johnson said he always roots for those applicants and counsels many like them in his current job, though Mr. Liggio, who is white, stood out to him in part because he seemed different from many of the first-generation, inner-city, students of color he usually encounters.
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The Arizona senator, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee and is retiring at the end of his term in January, made his pledge not to back judicial nominees about two weeks ago, pushing for a floor vote on the bill to protect special counsels such as Robert Mueller.
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The legislative counsels and staffers working on this are highly regarded and are as good at their jobs as anyone in the business, no question about it, but think of it this is way: "Nobody writes perfect legislation," one lobbyist who used to work on the Hill told CNN.
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A major question now looms over his confirmation proceedings: Whether his hostility towards independent counsels and skepticism that a sitting president can be indicted affect his views of a special counsel investigating a sitting president -- namely Mueller, who is investigating Trump and whether his 2016 campaign colluded with Russians.
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While Mueller did not make a determination on the matter either way, Barr, along with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and other DOJ counsels, determined that the evidence did not reach a threshold to charge Trump with obstruction — a decision Democrats say they plan to examine on their own.
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The Protect Democracy Project, headed by two former associate White House counsels to Obama, claimed in court documents first reported by McClatchy Wednesday that Trump's voter fraud probe caused an "immediate blow to the proper functioning of our democracy" by requesting the data without following proper legal procedures.
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Judge Steven T. O'Neill of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas grew emotional and paused twice to compose himself as he read a statement defending his wife, Deborah V. O'Neill, a therapist at a University of Pennsylvania center where she counsels students who have been sexually assaulted.
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At Camp Firewood, in the summer of '81, time mutates and age is a costume — a young camper counsels a 30-something arts-and-crafts instructor through her divorce, while an associate professor makes a machine to shift the course of space debris using doughnuts and cans of Spam.
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It is no surprise that a teenager conditioned to use "likes" as a measure of self-esteem would turn to social media to deal with post-traumatic stress, said Veronique Valliere, a psychologist who counsels sexual assault perpetrators and victims and consults with the military and law enforcement.
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But interviews with general counsels at tech companies and a survey conducted by TechGC — a private community of top lawyers at technology companies across the United States — reveal how innovative in-house attorneys measure both productivity and quality and position their teams as central to advancing enterprise-wide goals.
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The House Judiciary Committee announced Tuesday it was hiring former Obama administration lawyer and ethics watchdog Norm Eisen and high-powered criminal defense attorney Barry Berke as special oversight counsels for the committee, where they will help craft the panel's plans to investigate the President and his administration.
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While there is a healthy debate about whether a sitting president can and should be indicted -- current Department of Justice policy counsels against indictment, scholars differ and no court has ruled on the issue -- he certainly can be charged with a crime once he is out of office.
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RTO Insider reports: In addition to bringing on Hill+Knowlton to handle communications, Americans for Carbon Dividends has hired Squire Patton Boggs — where Lott and Breaux are senior counsels — as lobbyist and Margaret Lauderback, an ally of Rick Perry and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, to lead fundraising.
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The president of the United States, a man whose sexual and racial attitudes were retrograde when they were formed in the '70s, and who remains mentally and emotionally arrested there, seems hellbent on recreating the decade's rolling scandals, escalating wars, FBI investigations, special counsels, protest marches, and violence in the streets.
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General counsels from the three tech giants will take more questions from the Senate and House Intelligence Committees; the Senate Intel Committee hearing is up first, and starts at 123:30 am PT / 9:30 am ET. Like yesterday, we'll provide live updates and analysis right here — please follow along!
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There are now, of course, no statutory restrictions on the president's removal power, but the political constraints are every bit as binding and relevant — else special counsels would be liberated to roam the countryside indefinitely in search of crimes to pin on some people whom other people view as unpopular.
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People with long experience of how special counsels operate—including former federal prosecutors and government officials who have known Mr Mueller for years, who spoke to The Economist on condition of anonymity—warn that Americans may need to steel themselves for a more ambiguous, and unhappily political, ending to his work.
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"Calls for an independent counsel or commission to investigate allegations that Russia tried to interfere with our elections ring hollow when similar calls for special counsels during the scandals of the Obama administration were dismissed out of hand by the same people making these demands now," Whitaker wrote at the time.
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Two counsels on the Judiciary minority team who were in the closed-door meeting Wednesday say Whitaker maintained that he had internal discussions within the Justice Department about the Cohen case because he thought some of the claims were "specious" and that he had serious questions about the campaign finance case.
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Our collective assessment, informed by our decades as civil servants under General Counsels appointed by administrations of both parties, is that Azar was an excellent General Counsel who served in this role with distinction, exercising uniformly good judgment and exhibiting unqualified respect for the ethical standards incumbent upon all federal employees.
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The Washington Post and the New York Times also reported that Trump's lawyers are trying to build a case that Mueller and members of his team have conflicts of interest, which could serve as a excuse to oust Mueller: Department of Justice rules mean special counsels must be conflict-free.
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Several former White House counsels have said they would have made it their business to know if an official at Mr. Porter's level was facing allegations as serious as domestic abuse, but officials in the White House have privately maintained that Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel, never did.
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This particular service was provided by the Christian Service Society in a small wooden hut on the periphery of the village, where Dr. Golap Ali, a representative of the NGO, takes the girls' blood pressure, examines them for any suspicious lumps, and counsels them on the risks of unprotected sex.
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"I hope that both those who view these bills as constitutional and those who express their doubts that they are constitutional can agree on one thing: There is a robust role for Congress in overseeing the executive branch, including all investigations conducted by Department of Justice-appointed special counsels," Grassley said.
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None of the charges relate directly to work Manafort performed for Trump's campaign, however, and he has sought to have them dismissed on the grounds that U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein ran afoul of the Justice Department's rules governing the hiring of special counsels by giving Mueller too much investigative power.
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"The whole reason for independent counsels is to have the public trust, the professionalism and the diligence of the investigation, but they have to guard against actual conflicts of interest and apparent conflicts of interest," said former high-ranking Justice Department official James Trusty, who served under the Bush and Obama administrations.
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Details: The former House general counsels asked U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden to rule it's the House's right to pursue the suit following a "drawn-out standoff with the executive branch that led to the longest government shutdown in history," and that the dispute should be a matter for the courts.
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Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrCurrent and former prosecutors respond to Barr's 'concerning' comments on progressive DAs Attorney General Barr's license to kill Medical examiner confirms Epstein death by suicide MORE released his summary of the Mueller report even though nothing in the governing regulations that created special counsels mandates such release.
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Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat of Texas, who fiercely defended President Bill Clinton during his impeachment, said the offenses laid out in the first volume of the report on Russian interference in the 2016 election were more worrisome than past "special counsels, prosecutors, independent investigations among Republican and Democratic presidents" had uncovered.
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Contrary to the Trump administration's resistance to House committees' requests for testimony and documents from current and former White House and executive branch staff members, the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the Whitewater Land Development Corporation and Related Matters took testimony from two Clinton White House counsels, Bernard Nussbaum and Lloyd Cutler.
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To better understand what it&aposs really like to be raised by a sex therapist parent, Insider talked to Paul Connelly, a now-28-year-old doctoral candidate living in New York City whose mother counsels people about their sex lives and writes and presents educational materials on sexual health and dysfunction.
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In fact, a group of more than a dozen former administration officials, presidential ethics czars and scholars who have served at the highest levels of government in both Democratic and Republican administrations recently joined together to urge Congress to support our efforts to protect Mueller and any future special counsels from political interference.
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Special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE, under the authority of the regulations that govern special counsels, should indict President Trump for obstruction of justice.
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"Yere Faga" gently but urgently counsels against suicide using a groove from the great Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, in an ancient-future mix: traditional balafons (marimbas), hearty call-and-response vocals and clouds of sustained female voices, deep bass lines and jabs of guitar noise, making the song at once rooted and unearthly.
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This goes in both directions: It has become a standard of political discussion to call every political asteroid shooting toward the White House — infighting, leaks, special counsels, Nazis — a "distraction" for the administration itself, which would, in some magical alternate universe, be working smoothly and efficiently toward a coherent set of goals.
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Our view is that it would be sensible for Congress to consider analyzing the Mueller report's obstruction findings under the same standard as that of independent counsels -- by asking whether Mueller would have been obligated to advise the House of Representatives of any substantial and credible evidence that may constitute grounds for an impeachment.
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The scenes in which Wendy counsels Axelrod's gaggle of mini-Gekkos to power down their insecurities and pump up their egos enough to assume their God-given roles as masters of the universe are patently absurd, yet Ms. Siff brings such a placid intensity that they're still some of the best of the show.
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Although Mueller's office is authorized by regulations different than the law which until 1999 had authorized independent counsels to investigate government officials, Democrats fear Kavanaugh's support for a strong executive branch and a belief that a sitting president should be exempt from prosecution while still in office, could lead him to undercut Mueller's power.
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The legislation, which would give Mueller and other special counsels the ability to challenge their firings in court, has little chance of becoming law: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed not to put it on the floor, House Republicans have shown no interest in the measure and Trump would be unlikely to sign it.
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Roger Stone, a former Trump campaign advisor who still counsels the President says if Congress impeaches Donald Trump, there will be all-out war in the U.S. We got Stone at LAX Wednesday and he warned any politician who's thinking of voting for impeachment to think again, because their lives would be in danger.
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In May 2017, after Trump fired former FBI director James Comey — but before Rosenstein appointed Mueller — Whitaker wrote in an op-ed in the Hill that calls at the time for an independent prosecutor or commission to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election "ring hollow" because Democrats hadn't called for special counsels during "scandals" of the Obama administration.
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When asked who else he wanted to thank for their counsels on the Baghdadi operation, Trump briefly mentioned Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, then expounded on oil and the companies he'd like to use to distribute it, because the U.S. deserves war spoils: I don't want to leave 1,1 or 2,000 or 3,000 soldiers on the border.
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Additional Reading Supreme Court Arguments on Trump's Travel Ban: Annotated Excerpts News Analysis: Courts Give Trump a Possible Path Through a Legal Minefield on Immigration Rod Rosenstein Makes a Timely Supreme Court Appearance The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced bipartisan legislation on Thursday that would protect special counsels, like Robert S. Mueller III, who is leading the Russia investigation.
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GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders and National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), co-counsels in the lawsuit at issue, have not yet decided whether to petition for a rehearing in front of the D.C. Circuit's full bench, but doing so would have no bearing on the Pentagon's ability to implement the ban April 12 as planned.
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"A large number of corporate general counsels were personally very involved in determining their company's response on the travel ban litigation and communicating those decisions to interested employees, so it is easy to imagine how that network is being jump-started to engage on the fight over DACA," said Stewart Verdery, founder of public affairs firm Monument Policy Group.
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Modern independent counsels can be initiated by the attorney general — here, the deputy AG, since Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsDOJ should take action against China's Twitter propaganda Lewandowski says he's 'happy' to testify before House panel The Hill's Morning Report — Trump and the new Israel-'squad' controversy MORE has already recused himself from the Russian investigation.
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The legislation, which would give Mueller and other special counsels the ability to challenge their firings in court, still has little chance of becoming law — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed not to put it on the floor, House Republicans have shown no interest in the measure and Trump would be unlikely to sign it.
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Baker said to keep costs down, she counsels startups not to sign long-term contracts with agencies until they have Series A funding and are close to Series B. Such contracts make sense for more established companies looking to build trust with an agency, but startups can sacrifice that relationship for high-quality, short-term work.
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Judith Heumann, a disability rights advocate and lead author of the Ford Foundation's "Road Map for Inclusion: Changing the Face of Disability in Media," said she'd like to see more established people speaking out about their disabilities in essays and on social media, and that she counsels other members of the community on when (or if) to disclose.
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Norman L. Eisen, one of the Democrats' special oversight counsels on the Judiciary Committee, is consulting through the weekend with a procession of staff and lawmakers, while Representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York and the judiciary chairman, has been shuttling in recent days between the work spaces of his committee and the Capitol offices of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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A new attorney general who is not recused from the Trump-Russia investigation would take over from Mr. Rosenstein as the overseer of the special counsel investigation and could fire Mr. Mueller — either by declaring that Mr. Mueller has overstepped in some way, or by first modifying Justice Department regulations to eliminate the rule protecting special counsels.
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