Without a blanket policy of nondiscrimination, corporate or foundation giving to the Boy Scouts of America at the national level is a veritable landmine.

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But I oppose a blanket policy forcing every passenger to submit to a WBI scan unless WBI machines are upgraded to protect passenger privacy.

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What we don't want is a knee-jerk, blanket policy of decommissioning just because someone thinks it is a good idea without the evidence to support the move.

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The government in those cases justified a blanket policy of closing those immigration-court proceedings to the press and public, by arguing national security and the need to protect information that could reach terrorists.

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But the problem is that, through fear of liability or outright pressure from authorities, PayPal enforces a blanket global policy across legal jurisdictions as a substitute for due process.

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The Scottish Tories have also suggested that a blanket minimum pricing policy would not work.

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Liz Smith, of the Scottish Tories, questioned whether a blanket free meals policy would target the right pupils, while the Liberal Democrats' Margaret Smith said ministers had "failed to make the case" that the plan was the best way to tackle poor diets.

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"Whilst we are significantly expanding our network, we accept the fact that no mobile operator can have total blanket coverage, which is why we have this policy in place, " said a 3 spokesman.

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This may be good or humane policy, yet there is no reading of "prosecutorial discretion" that allows for blanket immunity for entire classes of offenders.

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