WASHINGTON — Ever since Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists seized four jetliners and caused the deaths of nearly 3,000 people, President Bush (news - web sites) has declared that the United States is at war — and in wartime, presidents assume emergency powers they would not claim in times of peace.

But in an unusual series of reversals in recent weeks, the Supreme Court, Congress and public opinion all have intervened to draw new limits on the president's wartime authority.

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