91.   The issue also looms large as Bush tries to gain special trade negotiating authority from Congress.

92.   The landmark legislation marked the first serious attempt to remove power and authority from Washington and return it to the states.

93.   The Kootenai and Salish tribes in northwestern Montana recently received authority from the Environmental Protection Agency to implement water quality standards on the reservation.

94.   The new law would shift the policy-making authority from the FCC to Congress to set standards and issue licenses for low-power FM radio stations.

95.   The measure would also block local authorities from tinkering with streets named for Confederate leaders.

96.   The NHTSA has the authority from Congress to raise Federal fuel-economy standards as technology improves.

97.   The proposed law would take away that authority from local governments.

98.   The section is aimed at keeping state-based groups who already file reports with state authorities from having to file duplicative reports with the federal government.

99.   The U.N. Charter permits such action only in self-defense or with authority from the U.N. Security Council.

100.   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that the FDA lacks the authority from Congress to regulate tobacco.