Peterson sits on both committees and has veto power.

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The recruitment process states that a Chief Constable is selected by the area's Police and Crime Commissioner, but the decision has to be approved by the Police and Crime Panel which has the power to veto the decision.

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Tricky tax measures and spending cuts are looming and the Bundesrat has the power to veto at least some of them.

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Although the company's base and its board are firmly British, and the government has the power to veto foreign shareholders, Mr Hoon was right in that a majority of its shareholders are American.

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They complain the legislation has too many exemptions and gives ministers too much power to veto the release of certain information.

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Congress does, after all, have the power to amend or repeal its own law, though Barack Obama has the veto, and has promised to use it should Congress try to dodge the bullet.

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