The state's high court had ruled that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom had overstepped his authority in issuing marriage licenses to the couples.

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One is greater fiscal integration, including a joint fiscal authority, the issuing of common bonds, and the ability to make fiscal transfers to regions hit disproportionately hard by recession.

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When the state agency, the Iowa Finance Authority, first began issuing Midwestern Disaster Areas Bonds for firms in 2009, a company had to prove it suffered a loss in business or damage because of the floods, or was replacing a business that was hurt.

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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland said that it was issuing a food alert for Ireland about the burgers and would also notify the European Commission.

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The wonder of a currency board is that it is not meant to allow the authorities any discretion at all: in Hong Kong's case, the three note-issuing commercial banks may print money only by surrendering equivalent dollars to the monetary authority at the set rate.

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The council said using Xfor would cost the authority nothing, but the firm would take a percentage of what it received from issuing fixed penalty notices.

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The Financial Services Authority (FSA), Britain's financial regulator, has also been busy, issuing new proposals on the management of liquidity by banks (including branches of foreign institutions) in its domain.

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