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Oh please, I said, he has zero history of fearing to usurp judicial authority.

Over the decades, technology in the studio has made it possible for the vocally challenged to usurp craftsmanship and talent.

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In the 1980s, Cheney was the ranking Republican on the committee investigating the Iran-Contra scandal, which was essentially about the president usurping the will of Congress to pursue his own policy goals.

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“Activist Treasury issuance” practices, they wrote, were “dynamically managing financial conditions and through them, the economy, usurping core functions of the Federal Reserve.”

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“Activist Treasury issuance” practices, they wrote, were “dynamically managing financial conditions and through them, the economy, usurping core functions of the Federal Reserve.”

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