Sentences with phrase «department official pressed»
A top State Department official pressed the CIA and the White House to delete any mention of terrorism in public statements on the Benghazi attack to prevent critics from blaming lax security at the consulate.
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In Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming, the vast majority of the counties where fracking is occurring are also suffering from drought, according to an Associated Press analysis of industry - compiled fracking data and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's official drought designations.
The Justice Department's planned lawsuit against California will target three state laws, senior Justice Department officials said on Tuesday in a press briefing.
In a press conference later on Friday, however, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine expressed frustration with Scott and the state's health department for keeping him and other elected officials in the dark about the island - city's five locally transmitted Zika cases.
The very next day, I met with career department officials, including a senior ethics official, to discuss some things publicly reported in the press and that might have some bearing on the issue of recusal.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Alptekin said Flynn and his firm filed the registration under pressure from Justice Department officials.
Thomas Wieser (New York: United States Conference for the World Council of Churches, 1966); World Council of Churches, Concept, newsletter published by the Department on Studies in Evangelism, WCC; World Council of Churches, The New Delhi Report: The Third Assembly of the World Council of Churches, 1961 (London: SCM Press, 1962), 189 - 91; World Council of Churches, New Delhi to Uppsala: Report of the Central Committee to the Fourth Assembly of the World Council of Churches (Geneva: WCC, 1968), 66 - 70; World Council of Churches, The Uppsala Report: Official Report of the Fourth Assembly of the World Council of Churches, Uppsala, July 4 - 20, 1968 (Geneva: WCC, 1968), 33f.
Tucked within an Orwellian press release touting its efforts to «combat child obesity,» the Texas Department of Agriculture has made official its lifting of a decade - old ban on deep fat fryers in Texas schools, as well as rolling back other common sense school nutrition measures.
A source close to the department said that DCLG's lawyers gave Pickles advice that the comments (which LGC says did not come from a departmental official or a press officer) could be considered defamatory.
«This ruling gives us more time to work with the Department of Health, elected officials and community advocates to develop alternative solutions that will keep LICH's vital services and good jobs in the community,» said George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU in a press release, who sought the restraining order along with the New York State Nurses Association, Concerned Physicians of LICH and others.
MRSA Action UK has persistently through its press releases and in meetings with politicians of all political parties along with senior Department of Health officials, warned that the present screening system was in our opinion inadequate and that they had to step up their game or we would be overwhelmed in the future from threats far more dangerous than MRSA and C.diff.
At noon, elected officials and family members hold a press conference to demand U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and the Justice Department prioritize a case in the unjust killing of Ramarley Graham and move forward prosecution of NYPD officers responsible, outside Bharara's office, 1 St. Andrew's Pl., Lower Manhattan.
Federal and state officials have been pressing the Department of Defense to take responsibility for the contamination ever since, including U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer.
The showdown with the fire department culminated in a City Hall press conference where, before an audience of reporters and grim - faced firefighters, Gallo announced that he had requested a State Comptroller's Office audit of the department, vowed to seek a new Chief from outside the ranks and implied that issues in the department went beyond the two sacked officials.
The State Department is reopening an internal investigation of possible mishandling of classified information by Hillary Clinton and top aides, officials told The Associated Press.
Officials in various parts of the state held press conferences Monday to argue for «parity» between the downstate mass transit organization and investments in roads and bridges that are handled by the state's Department of Transportation.
City Councilman Daniel Dromm held a press conference with other elected officials and community members Thursday to demand that the Department of Education designate Diwali as a day off for public school students.
The US Department of Defense, Chenango United Way & Commerce Chenango officials held a press conference this afternoon in Norwich, regarding the upcoming Greater Chenango Cares IRT Event in July, where free medical dental, optometry & Veterinary services will again... Continue reading →
Borough President Katz and Assembly Member Markey are hosting the press conference in their capacities as co-chairs of the World's Fair Anniversary Committee, an umbrella group that includes elected officials, the City's Parks Department, the Queens Tourism Council and the participating cultural organizations that will be hosting World's Fair Anniversary events.
Borough President Katz and Assembly Member Markey hosted the press conference in their capacities as co-chairs of the World's Fair Anniversary Committee, an umbrella group that includes elected officials, the City's Parks Department, NYC & Company, the Queens Tourism Council and the participating cultural organizations that have worked for the past six months to organize and coordinate a fun, exciting and hopefully memorable series of events to celebrate the anniversaries.
The Treasury Department announced sanctions against a top Socialist Party official in Venezuela, part of a campaign to press the government over antidemocratic moves ahead of Sunday's vote.
New York Police Department Commissioner James O'Neill is meeting with Secret Service officials to discuss the problem, de Blasio said, and both he and O'Neill will hold a separate press conference Friday to address the traffic.
In a press conference after the meeting, however, Department of Civil Protection official Bernardo De Bernardinis, also a defendant in the case, struck a more soothing tone, saying that the situation posed «no danger» and urging residents to relax.
I am a little perturbed by the recent announcement by the CSIRO — the official Australian government scientific department — that has just made a press release (and has been covered by the usual popular media) that a very high protein diet is optimal for weight loss.
At a Feb. 3 press briefing, department officials noted that the president was calling for $ 2.8 billion, or 5.6 percent, above his request this time last year.
For the past decade a movement has been going on in schools across the country that has escaped the notice of the mainstream press, the television talk shows, and officials in state and federal departments of education.
Officials from the Mississippi Department of Education said in a press release they expect the grant will help low - income test takers by lowering the cost of the exams from $ 93 to $ 15 per test.
While a surge of new policymaking by the U.S. Department of Education and by state officials has buffeted schools and frustrated some teacher leaders, this turbulence has yielded a pressing need for teachers to help figure out how all these changes will actually work.
State Board of Education Chairman Allan Taylor was quoted in the official press release saying, «The Board's support for the reorganization of the Department sets into motion a new era for education reform grounded in high expectations for every student in Connecticut's public schools.
National Consumer Law Center v. U.S. Department of Education, April 19, 2018, Complaint and Press Release The National Consumer Law Center filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts against the U.S. Department of Education for records related to its purported justification for delaying implementation of a rule to protect student loan borrowers from school fraud and abuse, including records of communications between agency officials and representatives of the for - profit college industry.
Announced at a press conference held on board Costa Deliziosa on 25 April 2010, and addressed jointly by officials from Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) and Costa Cruises, the company announced its results for the 2009/2010 season in Dubai and presented its program for winter 2010/2011.
Thursday, May 11, 11:00 a.m. U.S. Pavilion Press Conference U.S. Pavilion, Giardini della Biennale, Venice Mark Bradford's Tomorrow Is Another Day, the official U.S. representation at the 57th International Art Exhibition — la Biennale di Venezia — is co-organized by the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University and The Baltimore Museum of Art and is presented by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.
Update, Aug. 30, 8:17 p.m. I forgot to include a link to the transcript of a press call with a senior State Department official discussing the trip.
A detailed breakdown of the Bush administration's goals in Honolulu is provided in a transcript of a press briefing by James Connaughton of the White House and Paula Dobrianksy, the lead State Department official on climate.
In an effort to stave off sectarian violence, said the official, who was not authorized to speak to the press, India's Department of Telecommunications instructed Internet service providers to block access to the two pages.
If a newspaper reports that the mayor of a big city is using his control of federal stimulus funds to reward political supporters, it helps to know whether this information comes from «a source within City Hall», «a former staff member», «a press conference by an opposing candidate», or «an official involved in the Justice Department investigation.»
Answered phone calls from high - level government officials including Assistant Attorney Generals, White House cabinet members, and heads of Department component agencies, and referred calls to appropriate press officers for immediate handling.
According to a press release at the HUD official site, «The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $ 242.7 million to help the U.S. Virgin Islands to recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria.