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“Roberto Velasco seems to be a intelligent and well-educated person,” said one veteran Mexican diplomat posted to the United States, who asked to not be named because the person was not authorized to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

At first, exports recommenced, but Russia began delaying inspections that it was authorized to carry out under the deal, Vaskov said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

No such exemptions were authorized in Washington state.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, justices from the state’s first appellate district found that an oversight body in Sonoma County is legally authorized to subpoena the county sheriff’s office while probing whistleblower inquiries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“Only officers are ever authorized to do that. I censored it in your name.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller