Even
as political leaders in both red and blue states continue to back away from the standards — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is the latest example — the hottest battles have shifted to the local level, where education officials are staging public revolts against state and federal mandates to administer Common Core exams.
Not exact matches
If
political leaders and lawyers
in the United States try to stop progress —
as is very likely — other countries will still adopt the new technologies and take the lead.
For example, when
political newcomer David Brat successfully challenged House Republican majority
leader Eric Cantor to represent Virginia
in the U.S. Congress, it came
as a surprise only to those reporters who didn't bother to go to Virginia and talk to «actual humans,»
as Rutenberg observes (echoing an earlier analysis by Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi).
Although some have compared Macron's unexpected rise to that of U.S. President Donald Trump — inasmuch
as both
leaders identify
as political outsiders, and advocate for some degree of nationalism — the politicians differ starkly
in their policies.
Five years after staring into a
political and personal abyss, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is out to prove that the man who threw
in the towel after barely a year
in office has what it takes to survive
as a long - term
leader.
The Popular Unity Candidacy joins a line of far - left movements seizing the
political momentum
in Europe, from Greece's ruling Syriza party and Spain's own far - left Podemos movement to the shock emergence last week of hardcore socialist Jeremy Corbyn
as leader of Britain's Labour Party.
• Widespread spying is revealed
in Italy, with the NSA spying on ordinary Italians
as well
as diplomats and
political leaders.
As global
political and business
leaders gather for this week's World Economic Forum annual meeting
in Davos, Switzerland, the charity's report highlights a global system that rewards the super-rich and neglects the poor.
Many are hoping to see China emerge
as a
leader in the industry — both
as a producer and
as a
political leader.
Investors also kept to the sidelines on an uncertain
political outlook
in the world's two largest oil consumers thi s month
as Americans head to the polls for the presidential elections next week and China's
leaders meet to fill top posts.
While their first meeting at the Florida resort was hailed
as a «high point»
in relations between the two
leaders, this summit promises to be more challenging
as the two men struggle with heavy
political baggage on both sides.
The four - member Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy, met with Pakistan's army ruler Pervaiz Musharraf, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, and other
political leaders and government officials
as they assessed the
political situation
in the country.
Founded by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
in 1997, the organization trains and mentors women
leaders as agents of transformative change
in economic development, human rights and
political participation.
The continuing
political upheaval
in Saudi Arabia can be viewed
as a much - needed development for a young country run by corrupt old
leaders.
Just
as Albertans expected their
political leaders to fight back when Trudeau - the - dad tried to force his National Energy Plan on them
in 1980, British Columbians expect our premier to fight to protect our province from bullies from across the Rockies trying to bisect British Columbia with an unwanted pipeline to deliver toxic bitumen to Burnaby for export on oil tankers.
Clark was a former Liberal, having worked
as a staffer at the Legislature during Laurence Decore «s time
as party
leader (Clark's father, Gilbert Clark, was 823 votes away from ending Ralph Klein «s
political career when the former mayor first ran for provincial office
in Calgary - Elbow
in 1989).
De-stabilised Middle East, rise of new power
in Saudi Arabia, aggressive China, Russia - US tensions, Turkey - Russia escalation, rise of autocratic but nationalists
leaders such
as Modi
in India, Trump
in United States, bin - Salman
in Middle East, the Geo -
Political unease hasn't been this tense
in decades, so
as a market participant you can never care less than ever.
In response to the wildfire crisis, Premier Rachel Notley and Wildrose
leader Brian Jean briefly put aside politics and demonstrated their strengths
as political leaders.
Edmonton - Gold Bar Liberal MLA Bettie Hewes became the first woman to lead a major
political party when she served
as interim
leader of the Official Opposition
in 1994.
Back
in the United States, an abstention of direct investment
in the flexible office industry from a global real estate
leader such
as Blackstone coincides with a lack of of confidence for the country's
political and economic future.
Behlendorf says «the regulators there, like the
political leaders, are former engineers... they understand scale better than regulators
in other parts of the world», citing this
as evidence that they will be among the
leaders in this space.
But that would require a fundamental change to the Elections Act — eliminating the requirement of a party
leader's endorsement to run
as a party's candidate, then fashioning a more coherent rule — and a change
in the ways our
political parties do business.
Because of Saudi Arabia's status
as a regional
political leader and an exporter of over 15 percent of the world's oil, the country's Gulf neighbors — Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — tend to fall
in line with the kingdom's geopolitical arguments.
Such
as God told Noah that that no more flooding would occur following this one, hence global warming is a hoax, and this came from a
political leader not a marginal preacher
in Florida looking for its 15 minutes of fame on TV with his proposed koran burning protest.
CNN: Rev. Moon, religious and
political leader, dies
in South Korea at 92 The Rev. Sun Myung Moon — founder of the Unification Church, which gained fame worldwide decades ago for its mass weddings,
as well
as the Washington Times — died early Monday
in South Korea, the church said.
Nothing
in his biography is truly stirring, and the various evolutions
in his
political positions do not make him a hero
as a
leader of conviction.
Yet at this moment our nation joins with us
in prayer and supplication that despite
political differences within these chambers, and despite the fact that at times we may take for granted things that are unique to our American democracy, that we be united
in hope and aspiration for the future of our nation... Our nation prays with us
as we ask that our
leaders be endowed with wisdom.
To many he is known
as one of the most courageous opponents of the bloody war
in Indo - China, to others he is known
as a
leader in the civil - rights movement, yet to others he is known
as a popular writer and speaker, and to yet others he is an enterprising young politician who will someday hold
political office.
It is
in one sense natural that church
leaders such
as Kirill would wish to promote a Russian World that transcends the
political boundaries of present - day Russia.
In this jungle the
political leaders are not protectors of the people, but they are imitators of the Dynasau and Leviathan, which do not know how to care for the living, but know how to make humans and the living
as their
A strange
political critter appears
in the dream
as well, one that's not the puppet of pollsters and the powerful, but a
leader with the heart and Spirit of God.
Fueled by a professoriate that embraces the same leftist agenda
as that of their colleagues
in the secular academy, these Christian professors are making great strides
in reorienting the
political leanings of the coming generation of evangelical
leaders.
Hall said
political leaders have been «
in terror of the gun lobby,» but now they need to know that faith communities such
as his are willing to stand behind efforts to push for gun control.
Within that context, of course, [
as President] you're called to a very unique task — to be the
leader of the free world and the most important
political figure
in the greatest and most powerful nation on earth.
CNN: Survey: Catholics divided on
political issues,
as adherent numbers decline As important as the Catholic vote is in the 2012 election, a new survey finds that the group is far from monolithic and is not largely focused on the issues that get a lot of attention from church leaders — abortion and gay marriag
as adherent numbers decline
As important as the Catholic vote is in the 2012 election, a new survey finds that the group is far from monolithic and is not largely focused on the issues that get a lot of attention from church leaders — abortion and gay marriag
As important
as the Catholic vote is in the 2012 election, a new survey finds that the group is far from monolithic and is not largely focused on the issues that get a lot of attention from church leaders — abortion and gay marriag
as the Catholic vote is
in the 2012 election, a new survey finds that the group is far from monolithic and is not largely focused on the issues that get a lot of attention from church
leaders — abortion and gay marriage.
While only about a third of American evangelical
leaders said they currently experience persecution for their faith, more than twice
as many believe they will experience persecution
in the form of social, financial, and
political pressure
in the years ahead, according to an NAE survey conducted
in October.
This suspicion of the validity of Western ideals fueled the Communist parliamentary election victories
in the»90s, and the subsequent emergence of Vladimir Putin
as the dominant
political leader in Russia.
It was not
as a
political or military
leader, but
as a prophet, and only after a miracle had been performed [thus
in a limited situation], that Elijah did his violent deed.
OR, maybe some, even just a few, will start to recognize that Progressives / Liberals are more
in line w / the teachings of Jesus Christ
as found
in the Four Gospels & that their Religous /
Political leaders are Modern Day Pharisees.
As it strips
political leaders and activists of vanity and illusion, it should also free them to wield power under God and
in the service of God's creatures.
Like the true artist, the
political leader must be «violent and willing to use power,» but without normal constraints —
in Heidegger's words: «lonely, uncanny, without expedients without law and limit, without structure and order, because
as creators, they themselves must lay the foundation for all this.»
It can be used, then,
as a pliable instrument
in the hands of the
political leaders [The Myth of the State, Yale University Press, 1964].
Winthrop was, unlike Augustine, the
leader of a total society
in which church and state, though different, were closely connected and
in which Christianity informed the
political as well
as the religious structure.
Ingersoll was many things, such
as a Union officer
in the Civil War, the attorney general of Illinois, one of the great orators of his time (his «Plumed Knight» speech,
in which he nominated James G. Blaine at the 1876 Republican convention, is one of the great
political speeches of its time), Republican
political leader, attorney, and atheist.
In general, the cynical
leaders of the backlash»
as distinguished from the true believers at the grass roots who really do care about issues like abortion, religion, homosexual marriage, and the rest» are often moderate cultural modernists themselves, but they are perfectly happy to reap the benefits that accrue to them from red - state Americans losing sight of the material issues that ought to dominate their
political imaginations.
What Iran is simply saying under the motivation and inspiration of «ISLAM» is if you believe any other way other than «ISLAM» you are wrong, and our President
as well
as many other
political leaders here
in America call this a religion of peace?
Neville i mentioned those people only because the discussion was talking about dominionism the combination of the church and state
as a governing rule all those people were government
leaders all of them suffered
in there own way.Its was the suffering that prepared them for the roles that they were to play and there faith
in God was what helped them get through.We are made stronger
in our weakness no matter how important or unimportant we may appear to others.I guess it is easy to fall into the lie about
political involvement that its hard to make change but some people have had a huge impact.Really it is God who deserves the praise he is the one that creats the opportunitys to make impact on the world
as in our strength we can do nothing.
In hebrews the great men and woman of faith there are those that seemed unimportant to the world and many suffered for there faith Our Lord knows everyone by name and every small act of faith we do he remembers because we do it out of our love for him that is what the christian walk is about living for Jesus and sharing that love with others.brentnz.
Post-1945 German history convinces me that there is such a thing
as repentance
in a nation» s life and that
political leaders play a major role
in cultivating such repentance.
For example, business
leaders in the aftermath of the popular protests that challenged U.S. involvement in Vietnam complained about too much democracy in the United States.6 In a similar way, free elections are held up by U.S. leaders as essential for democracy unless political parties opposed to U.S. interests wi
in the aftermath of the popular protests that challenged U.S. involvement
in Vietnam complained about too much democracy in the United States.6 In a similar way, free elections are held up by U.S. leaders as essential for democracy unless political parties opposed to U.S. interests wi
in Vietnam complained about too much democracy
in the United States.6 In a similar way, free elections are held up by U.S. leaders as essential for democracy unless political parties opposed to U.S. interests wi
in the United States.6
In a similar way, free elections are held up by U.S. leaders as essential for democracy unless political parties opposed to U.S. interests wi
In a similar way, free elections are held up by U.S.
leaders as essential for democracy unless
political parties opposed to U.S. interests win.
In other words, evangelical
leaders were willing to speak about the issue when it was unpopular to many conservatives (this is another reason why Christians should not be seen
as a wing of any
political party; they must speak prophetically
as needed on issues).