11. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford both provided videotaped testimony in criminal trials concerning matters unrelated to their actions as president. 12. Such direct involvement by the State Department is rare and often concerns matters that are regarded as extraordinarily sensitive. 13. The tribe has agreed to waive sovereign immunity concerning matters relating to the notes. 14. They also say the Treasury lacks authority to issue the regulations, because the measures concern policy matters that only Congress can decide. 15. Premsak threatened to launch an impromptu interpellation concerning the matter against Sanan in Parliament. 16. He said the Turkish Cypriot authorities would give the final decision concerning the matter. 17. However, she set a Monday deadline for state and defense attorneys to file motions concerning another matter -- whether Coe can have an attorney present for his execution. 18. I was also told later that I was not the only one who complained that week concerning this matter. 19. Providing information concerning matters that are of importance to the public. 20. Syrian officials said only that Friday talks would concern matters of mutual interest. |