Sentences with phrase «in recounting president»

In recounting President Harrison's service so far, Townsend mentions his participation in resisting the Health and Human Services mandate, quoting Harrison's testimony before congress during which he said he was pleased to «stand with our friends in the Catholic church» as they opposed the excesses of the mandate.

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In an official bio, Romney for President recounts that the candidate «left behind a successful career as an entrepreneur to take over as President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee» of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Another story that McDonough recounted was his role in telling the president the recommendations from the National Security Council principal committee on an issue that had security and diplomatic implications.

Reinforcing the fact that this book is historical fiction and not a precise biography, my friend Dalia Mogahed (executive director of the Center for Muslim Studies at Gallup and member of President Barack Obama's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships) rightfully noted in her review that this «is not a book recounting Muhammad's life, but a beautiful story inspired by it... There was editorial license and creativity, and while many of the words and events have been recorded in authentic sources, many have not...»

Others in the room recounted the ease with which the president presented his case for the integration of his faith and policy.

President Trump's son, Eric, once told a golf writer that funding for Trump golf courses come from Russia, that writer recounted in a new interview.

He was part of former president George W. Bush's legal team arguing the 2000 Florida presidential recount, later serving in Bush's Justice Department and the US Federal Trade commission.

Recounting the statements made in the run - up to the December 2016 elections about the threats of sole - sourcing to the economy, President Akufo - Addo outlined a few figures to illustrate this point.

Recounting Nigeria's leadership role in the liberation of African countries from colonial domination, the President said:» It is a national duty to support our African brothers in their time of need.»

Mr. Lally's past practice has included successfully representing President George W. Bush before the Miami - Dade and Orange County Boards of Election at the 2000 Florida Recounts; handling numerous complex corporate reorganizations involving multi-jurisdictional assets; recovering priceless stolen art from an international auction house; restructuring of clients» business affairs to reduce their tax and liability exposure; successfully litigating major elections cases and appeals; representing media groups in domestic and international litigation; handling complex domestic relations, divorce, and custody matters; serving as general counsel to numerous corporations in the health care, media, manufacturing, and hospitality industries; and representing parties in multi-national litigation.

He told me Nana Addo would be president in the next world and not on earth and added that he (Nana Addo) would be an old man after ex-president Kufour exits power,» Mr. Andy Owusu recounted.

Melissa DeRosa, the first woman to serve as secretary to the governor — the equivalent of the chief of staff post for a president in the executive chamber — recounted that despite her resume as a top official in Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office and role in the state campaign for President Barack Obama, she has been defined in the media by her relationship to her lobbyist father and husband, a former Cuomo spokesman who now works president in the executive chamber — recounted that despite her resume as a top official in Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office and role in the state campaign for President Barack Obama, she has been defined in the media by her relationship to her lobbyist father and husband, a former Cuomo spokesman who now works President Barack Obama, she has been defined in the media by her relationship to her lobbyist father and husband, a former Cuomo spokesman who now works for Uber.

He told TV3's Komla Klutse about events in The Gambia, where Former President Yahya Jammeh retracted an initial concession to demand a recount of votes.

Cuomo also spoke at a major conference of Hispanic lawmakers in Albany, where he recounted his work to help storm - damaged Puerto Rico and railed against President Trump's policies on immigrants.

The President in his speech recounted his programme on the tour of the Ashanti Region noting that since he is entering Adansi he needed to ask for the Adansihene's permission.

Mr. Boahene recounted all the good projects and developments in Ghana that has either been initiated or completed by President John Mahama.

He recounted the qualifications of President Mahama which include his being a three - term Member of Parliament, Deputy Communications Minister, Minister of Communications, Chairman of the National Communications Authority, Vice President of Ghana in January 2009, Care taker President in July 2012, President of Ghana in January 2013 after winning a one - touch presidential race against someone who had campaigned for 12 years.

She recounted that former President, Goodluck Jonathan indeed showed concern and made spirited effort to rescue the schoolgirls abducted in Chibok in 2014.

He recounted that President Akufo - Addo successfully played a leadership role in multi-partisan civil society movements, including the Movement for Freedom and Justice in the 70s and the Alliance for Change in the 90s, of which he was a part.

President Akufo - Addo also recounted how in July 2008, Ghana began preparations for the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, and highlighted the unique role played by the then Minister for Lands, Forestry and Mines, Prof. Dominic Fobih, who discovered and brought to the attention of President Kufuor's administration, the conditionality of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea's (UNCLOS) approaching deadline of 13th May, 2009.

The CPP Chairman recounted that in the 1960s during the reign of the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the TUC and the labour front enjoyed close affiliation with the CPP government.

The Spokesperson of Nana Akufo - Addo, Mustapha Hamid, was almost in tears as he recounted President John Mahama and his brother, Ibrahim Mahama's alleged attempts to bribe the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Northern Region Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu, for him to smear the image of their Flagbearer, Nana Akufo - Addo.

Calling her «one of the closest friends this union has ever had,» Mulgrew recounted how Martin «stood with all of us here in this room and with all of the union's presidents from when this union was first created.»

Paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, the President recounted the two visits paid to Ghana, in 1961 under the leadership of Ghana's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, and in 1998 under President Jerry John Rawlings, by the British Monarch.

The NPP flagbearer recounted how President John Mahama bastardised policies the NPP had rolled out both in 2008 and in 2012, only for him to turn around later to copy the policies, and only end up failing woefully to implement them.

Vanquished Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton frequently recounted how she and President Obama crashed a meeting led by the Chinese at the 2009 climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, to insist that China come back to the negotiating table.

Fred, the jokester, who was in part helpful in getting Yugoslavian president Slobodan Milošević extradited for war crimes in 2001, sits in his Berlin apartment recounting the events, but lapses into jokes and asides to enliven the proceedings.

Lee Daniels» The Butler (PG - 13 for violence, sexuality, smoking, profanity, ethnic slurs, mature themes and disturbing images) Forest Whitaker stars in the title role of this father - son saga, set against the backdrop of the African - American struggle for Civil Rights, recounting the real - life story of a butler who served in the White House under eight presidents.

W. (PG - 13 for profanity, sexual references, smoking, alcohol abuse and disturbing war images) Josh Brolin plays the President in this bio-pic directed by Oliver Stone recounting the checkered career of George W. Bush.

November 14, 2017 • The former vice president is out with a book that recounts in heart - wrenching detail his son Beau's diagnosis and death from brain cancer — and his deliberations about running for president.

«The Conspirator» recounts how the president's death continued to keep America divided after the end of the Civil War in such a way that it allows viewers to feel as though they're right alongside Frederick and Mary.

Frost / Nixon (R for profanity) Ron Howard directs this screen adaptation of the Tony - winning Broadway play recounting the series of television interviews conducted by British talk show David Frost (Michael Sheen) with Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) in 1977, three years after the disgraced U.S. President resigned from office in the wake of the Watergate scandal.

Dr. Michael Usdan, IEL senior fellow and former president, recounts the pivotal turns in the federal - state relationship throughout American history and offers a critical analysis of the growing federal role since the 1960s and the increasing influence and visibility of the federal government in education matters.

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Let me be clear, reformers should always seek «to persuade» the unions to join them, and there are several encouraging examples to support this approach — some that I personally achieved together with NYC's union president Randi Weingarten, and others that Brill recounts in «Class Warfare».

Even formerly traditionally published authors like US President Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis have told Good e-Reader that doors closed to them once their self - published titles came along, specifically in review and interview opportunities; Davis even recounted how she appeared on NPR to promote one title, but when she reached out to that same program about her debut indie title, she was told there was a policy in place against self - published works.

Shari Duval — founder and president of K9s for Warriors, which pairs veterans who suffer from PTSD and other wounds of war with rescue dogs who've been specially trained as service dogs to help these veterans function more effectively in civilian life — recounts how concern over profound changes in her son, Brett Simon, after he returned from two tours of duty in Iraq spurred her to launch the organization.

Becky Robinson — co-founder and president of Alley Cat Allies, which bills itself the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and human treatment of cats — recounts the incident and surrounding circumstances that led in 1990 to the launching of Alley Cat Allies.

Nathan Runkle — founder and president of Mercy For Animals — recounts the horrific incident (a fellow high school student that Runkle said slammed a baby piglet on a concrete floor during class) that prompted him to create the organization in 1999.

In December 1964, a little over a year after one of America's most beloved presidents was assassinated, Elaine de Kooning recounted painting John F. Kennedy in ARTnewIn December 1964, a little over a year after one of America's most beloved presidents was assassinated, Elaine de Kooning recounted painting John F. Kennedy in ARTnewin ARTnews.

Below you can read a Dot Earth «postcard» in which David Yarnold, the president of the society, recounts his experience counting bald eagles along the Hudson River during this year's count, which began on Dec. 14 and ends Thursday.

President - elect Donald J. Trump said on Sunday that he had fallen short in the popular vote in the general election only because millions of people had voted illegally, leveling the baseless claim as part of a daylong storm of Twitter posts voicing anger about a three - state recount push.

Garner recounts that former President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft called out Justice Holmes for writing in an opinion that amplifying a statute would «stop rat holes» in it.

After the Supreme Court halted the recount, resulting in Mr. Bush's victory, Dick Cheney, the new vice president, persuaded the incoming secretary of state, Colin L. Powell, to make Mr. Bolton an under secretary in charge of arms control.

Michel Adam, the president of FashionTV recounted the milestones reached since the launch of the platform in 1997 at Paris, before revealing its upcoming collaboration with cryptocurrencies to the whole world.

Written requests from a member for a recount of the ballots must be received by the President within fifteen (15) days after the election results are announced in the newsletter.

In Dreams from My Father, President Obama recounts many of the positive stories his mom shared about his dad's dreams and behaviors.