The law gives the president what legal experts say is broad authority to "investigate, regulate or prohibit" foreign transactions in responding to "an unusual and extraordinary threat."

These beliefs pose an extraordinary threat to global public health and encourage a major financial drain on national economies and taxpayers.

"Food distribution has become the most important aspect of our program because the country is facing an extraordinary threat."

"We face an extraordinary threat, and an extraordinary response is needed," Mr. Kennedy said.

We came forward, because we were needed to help combat an extraordinary threat to the world.

He said, with a straight face, that Nicaragua was "an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security" of the United States.

"It could drive him into being an extraordinary threat."

I see Islam as an extraordinary threat, as a hostile religion.

"There was an extraordinary threat on the table that would have affected the kids right now," Mr. Shorris said.

The administration and its allies said the Senate bill simply provided essential tools to combat an extraordinary threat.