Of thousands of hospitals in the United States, only 61 are authorized to do lung transplants.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

Talbott says special compensations to bank employees were all authorized by third-parties ahead of time.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

A Pentagon spokesman, Colonel Dave Lapan, says the Post story itself notes that the 13,000 support troops are within the overall maximum authorized by President Barack Obama earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

Dagne says highly de-centralized and mobile al-Shabaab forces threaten the Transitional Federal Government, and noted that African Union forces are constrained because they are not authorized to take offensive action.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

The Pentagon announced Monday that about 1,500 U.S.Marines are expected to arrive in Afghanistan later this month, the initial elements of the 30,000 troop surge authorized by President Obama last week.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Again,Colonel Lapan. "The sense that there are somehow 13 that weren't authorized or that are somehow new, well then that would make the 68 number go up by 13,000,wouldn't it?

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

Israeli officials authorized new settlement construction there last week.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

President Obama has already increased the U.S.troop presence by more than 21,000 to about 68,000, and authorized more aggressive operations against the Taliban, which have resulted in a sharp increase in U.S.casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

Analysts have said the request could be in the range of 40,000 troops, on top of increases President Barack Obama authorized earlier in the year, which are moving the U.S.troop level to 68,000.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton three weeks ago authorized U.S.diplomatic missions to invite Iranians to the July 4th observances, which typically include outdoor hot dog roasts and American music, as a goodwill gesture.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

He said the United States has deployed nearly all 68,000 troops President Obama has authorized, in addition to almost And he says they are actively pursuing operations designed to improve security for whatever new Afghan government is sworn into office.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

But I think he should have seen it coming,". In congressional testimony, Bernanke has placed much of the blame for the 2008 financial meltdown on lax governmental regulation of banks and other entities as authorized by Congress, rather than the monetary policy he oversaw.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24