presidential

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Breyer ordered that command of the remaining federalized troops be returned to Newsom, rejecting the administration’s argument that once federalized, Guard units could remain under presidential control indefinitely.

From Los Angeles Times

“The people who volunteered, donated and voted deserve to know what went wrong,” Jamal Simmons, a former Harris vice presidential advisor, told the Hill newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times

Support for the PDCI, the country's oldest party, slumped in the legislative elections, while it did not put up a presidential candidate in October after its leader Tidjane Thiam was barred from standing.

From Barron's

In the old days, they were considered the most likely of presidential candidates because they had executive experience and were not tainted with having “gone Washington.”

From Salon

It also lengthened presidential terms from five to seven years, renewable once.

From Barron's