For the president to make these quintessentially legislative judgments on his own would usurp power on an enormous scale.

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"We think it sets a dangerous precedent for the government to usurp the role of fiduciaries by placing its thumb on the scale for one kind of investment--index funds, " the groups continue.

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The manner of Rossi's triumph was only overshadowed by the way he risked life and limb to usurp his young team-mate for pole position on Saturday on a saturated ice rink of a circuit that had already caused nine crashes.

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Westwood, on the back of helping Europe to Ryder Cup glory on Monday, needs a top-two finish to usurp American Tiger Woods at the top of the rankings.

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But at least the necessary four Justices decided there were grounds to weigh in on fairly narrow legal questions: Did the Florida Supreme Court usurp the power of the state legislature by allowing hand counts to continue past the legal deadline?

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The decision followed a vote by both chambers in the parliament on April 19th to impeach Mr Basescu for a range of offences trying to usurp the job of prime minister, controlling all state institutions including the security forces, interfering in the law, criticising judges and ordering the tapping of ministers' telephones.

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