21.   Chechen president asks parliament for expanded powers.

22.   Critics of the expanded powers say they will infringe on civil liberties.

23.   Dallaire pleaded in vain for reinforcements and expanded powers for peacekeepers to prevent the genocide.

24.   Hsu dismissed speculation that his party would use its expanded local power to confront the central government, which is still controlled by the Nationalists.

25.   Law enforcement officials asked Congress Tuesday for more money and expanded powers to fight cybercrime, as they touted some recent successes.

26.   President Andres Pastrana has signed a controversial law granting the Colombian military expanded powers to hold suspects and command martial law zones, the presidency announced Thursday.

27.   Prodi promised to use newly expanded presidential powers to root out corruption, improve efficiency and increasing accountability.

28.   Some countries also are skeptical that the agency could deal with the added administrative burdens that would result from expanded powers, they said.

29.   The U.S, Sebnate sent President George W. Bush legislation Thursday giving police new and expanded powers to track, punish and detain suspected terrorists.

30.   Congress is expected to give the president dramatically expanded powers over how tax dollars are spent, thanks to a vote Wednesday in the US Senate.