In 2007, the Justice Department's inspector general found widespread violations in the FBI's use of the letters, including demands without proper authorization and information obtained in non-emergency circumstances.

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The most dangerous substances - such as those that could cause cancer - will be banned, with member states only allowed to make exceptions in strict circumstances, such as in an emergency public health crisis.

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"These are daunting and sometimes insurmountable hoops women are forced to jump through in time-sensitive circumstances, and we will continue our battle in court to remove these arbitrary restrictions on emergency contraception for all women, " Northup said.

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However, the bill gives the government emergency powers to temporarily extend this period to 28 days - in exceptional circumstances - by order if Parliament is dissolved.

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In every corner of our country, emergency medical services (EMS) practitioners are hard at work delivering hope and care to Americans in dire circumstances.

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We enacted several new initiatives to help our returning veterans find new jobs and get trained for those jobs. (Applause.) The kind of outstanding young men and women that Chris was talking about, who come home -- I was up in Minnesota, met a young man who had been an emergency medic Iraq, saving lives under the most severe circumstances.

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They are also angry at how management dealt with the circumstances following the death of a pensioner on a hospital trolley earlier this year in the RVH's emergency department.

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