Sentences with phrase «longtime leader takes»

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He was a «brilliant» civil rights attorney in the 1960s who would take on racial discrimination cases that no other lawyers would touch, say longtime African - American civic leaders in Topeka.

whether for the right or wrong reasons, our leader chose to stay on when things took a turn of sorts... a new owner arrived on the scene, plans for a new stadium emerged and Wenger became the bearer of bad news... he sold us on a new story, one that required patience on our parts... financial constraints were the order of the day, so that the enormous sums spent on the new venue could be recouped... although some would question the validity of such claims, why wouldn't they believe their faithful leader... according to those within the hierarchy, the future never looked so bright, as this new home would ensure our place among the elites for years to come... as we all know now these claims were a well constructed fabrication and so those who feel they were duped in the process are infuriated and rightly so... the fact that this club and it's manager have continually misled the fans, especially following Gazidis's claims about our financial liquidity, simply rubbed more salt in an already gaping wound... this surely isn't how you treat your «family», especially when they supported you through the supposed «lean» years... it was a dirty trick played by Kroenke but the fact is was orchestrated by Wenger himself hurt the most... as for those in the media, many of whom are former players or longtime pundits, who observed the early years firsthand, saw this as the perfect opportunity to vent the anger they felt towards this pretentious man once and for all... all in all, karma's a bitch

Skelos is a longtime lawmaker who became Senate majority leader for several months in 2007 before the Democrats took control of the chamber last year with a slim 32 - to - 30 margin.

Dean Skelos is a longtime lawmaker who became Senate majority leader for several months in 2007 before the Dems took control of the chamber last year with a 32 - 30 margin.

Now, in a sign that the machine is fading, longtime Lopez ally, Assemblyman Joe Lentol, broke with the boss to endorse Lopez critic Restler for district party leader, all while taking a swipe at Lopez's my - way - or - the - highway style.

But there's another reason this race could be notable for the conservative hardliners: Taking out a longtime appropriator would serve as a sweet follow - up to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's primary loss in Virginia two weeks ago.

Alice Cancel, a longtime Lower East Side district leader, triumphed in a backroom battle for the Democratic nomination to take over the Assembly seat of disgraced former Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Savino, who is the new Senate sponsor of the med - mar law (she took it over from longtime Democratic sponsor, Sen. Tom Duane), suggested Cuomo could be a national leader on this issue, setting an agenda for other governors — and even perhaps the president — to follow, much like he did with same - sex marriage.

Another longtime Lambda member, Alan Fleishman, a former Democratic district leader in Park Slope, takes what he acknowledged is a more «cynical» view of what's going on.

In Ward 7 Democrat Maryanne Mills will take on Republican / Conservative Curtis Dankelman to succeed longtime alderman and council Majority Leader Bill Reynolds.

The local Democratic Party, rife with Mr. Silver's old allies (including his ex-chief of staff Judy Rapfogel, wife of confessed embezzler William Rapfogel), picked longtime district leader Alice Cancel to take over the vanquished speaker's seat.

Bernard Lacour, a longtime school reformer who works with local school councils and consults with New Leaders on placement issues, believes that the obstacles thrown up by council dynamics and the predisposition for experience may be exacerbated by system politics, the advantages of incumbency, and fear among local councils that their candidates will be challenged by the board of education and their authority taken away from them.

Stephen Willoughby, who is also chairman of New York University's department of mathematics education and a longtime leader in the field, urged the nctm to take steps to see that standards are maintained and said members should approach their congressmen and their state and local officials to draw attention to the problem of poor teacher - training.

Schwab has been a longtime leader in the discount brokerage space, taking advantage of the rise of the Internet to offer a wide array of services to customers.

Longtime Board member and ocean leader Michael Sutton will take over as Board Chair.