"I don't want to use any extraordinary measures in the transitional period, and I would not allow myself or anyone else to go against the law, " he said.

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Why pursue this matter for so long when it was clear from the get-go that the law against revealing the identity of a CIA agent working secretly in the field had not been violated?

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Merkel and her people have cited the unconstitutionality of eurobonds, noting they go against the Maastricht treaty and their own law.

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All it can do is go fast, which is dangerous and against the law.

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However, it would go against recommendations made last week by the Scottish Law Commission, which said any change to the law should not be applied to cases retrospectively.

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Look at what the individual has done - is this a concerted attempt to have a go at one individual in a way that passes the threshold for offences against the law?

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