The new board suspended the SABC's chief executive, Dali Mpofu, arguing that he was exceeding his authority.

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If asked by third parties, they would deny having issued them in order to avoid sanctions for exceeding their authority.

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Some American lawmakers have already reacted angrily to the ruling and started to argue that the WTO is exceeding its authority.

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But this is less about a foreign war and more about attacking the president and depicting him as arrogantly exceeding his authority and ignoring the constitution.

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The Right once campaigned against arrogant judges exceeding their authority.

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Critics argue the program is unconstitutional and say the president is exceeding his authority to authorize eavesdropping because to do so bypasses the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

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The United Nations Security Council today authorized the formation of an international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, although some members warned that the move could have serious political repercussions because the Council was exceeding its authority and interfering in Lebanese affairs.

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