Among Republican concerns: that the new consumer watchdog will have too much authority to ban financial products.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

For the first time, a government agency the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA - will have the authority to regulate tobacco products.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

And London's Transport Authority has promoted the Oyster card, a magnetic payment system that keeps track of where people have been and when.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

"I welcome President Zadari's determination to confront militants who have been challenging the authority of the democratically elected government in the northwest frontier province,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.17

Feinberg does not have the authority to force the banks to return any of the money.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

"But we have to deal with the figures of authority that are in position."

VOA: standard.2009.08.09

"He is the figure of authority that we have to deal with.

VOA: standard.2009.08.09

"It is now important for Israel, for the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinians, to review those allegations, to set up proper review mechanisms and to have accountability where the allegations warrant it."

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

To fix them requires the action of government." Geithner confirmed media reports that the Obama administration is considering the creation of a regulatory commission that would have broad authority to protect consumers of financial products such as mortgages, credit cards and mutual funds.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

So we have to come up with some kind of a global deal." Analysts say there is no internationally recognized authority at the border of Gaza and whatever steps are taken to provide security will have to involve the Palestinian Authority reconciling or at least cooperating with Hamas.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

On Tuesday,Geithner told Congress that the government must have the authority to seize non-bank entities, arguing that massive destabilizing dangers can come from financial institutions - a lesson learned from the rescue of American International Group,or AIG, a giant insurer that received a $180 billion taxpayer bailout.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25