Sentences with phrase «campaign called the charge»

Bellone hasn't commented on the allegation, but a spokesman for his campaign called the charge phony and a last - minute act of political desperation.

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Former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, half of the McCain - Feingold sponsorship duo, calls in a DN OpEd for Cuomo to «lead the charge» against Citizens United by enacting a state - based public campaign finance system.

A growing campaign is calling for the charges to be dropped.

At a heated debate last night between Councilman Charles Barron and Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, both of whom are attempting to unseat Brooklyn Congressman Ed Towns, Mr. Barron leveled a big charge against Mr. Jeffries over his campaign contributions from the Police Benevolent Association, calling them «blood money,» a phrase he repeated to The Politicker this afternoon.

The Howard League has been running a campaign calling for the immediate suspension of the charge, pending an imminent review.

Liberal activist groups last week called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return thousands of dollars he has received in campaign contributions from Daniel Loeb, a billionaire who has come under criticism for racially charged remarks directed at Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

Campaign spokesman Ken Frydman called it a «fraudulent charge» that was reversed by TD Bank.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R - Calif., faces charges of using campaign money for personal expenses (Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call file photo).

The British Motorcyclists Federation is calling on its 80,000 members to oppose the imposition of motorcycle parking charges in Westminster by taking to the streets of London on the evening of 7th December in support of the No To Bike Parking Fees (NTBPF) campaign.

Two Democratic candidates for state Senate on Wednesday called on their Republican opponents to return campaign cash linked to developers who have been charged in the sweeping bribery and pay - to - play scandal that has engulfed a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

«What shouldn't be lost in this web of public corruption is that the same candidate plastering Western New York with commercials calling for an end to corruption has been financed by the same men who are now facing charges in one of Western New York's largest public corruption schemes,» Small's campaign manager Matt Tighe said in The Buffalo News.

WAMC's political observer Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Trump's calls for arming trained teachers as part of an effort to fortify schools against shootings, comments by the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre and new unsealed charges against President Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee charged Zeldin «recklessly calls the nation's first African - American president a racist.»

A spokesman for the governor's campaign called Astorino's charges spin and says the governor's strong leadership is working for New York.

Of course, it is right that CCHQ should be prepared to fight an election whenever it is called, but I think that those charged with running the campaign should now be able to enjoy a rather more relaxed Christmas.

Espaillat ran two hard - charging campaigns calling for a new direction in the district and hitting Rangel for his ethical lapses.

He held a conference call with 100 reporters last week after filing a civil suit against the state Senate's majority leader, Pedro Espada Jr., on charges of siphoning more than $ 14 million from health clinics he founded for vacations, campaign expenses and $ 20,000 in takeout sushi.

A campaign spokesman, Ken Frydman, called the charge fraudulent and said it had been the result of the candidate's campaign card having been stolen or lost.

East Hampton Town Democrats have called upon the Town Ethics Committee to investigate Len Bernard, the town's budget officer, charging that he has engaged in political campaigning from his Town Hall office, using his phone, computer, and taxpayers» time to conduct political business.

East Hampton Town Democrats have called upon the Town Ethics Committee to investigate Len Bernard, the town's budget officer, charging that he has engaged in political campaigning from his Town Hall office, using his phone, computer, and taxpayers»...

Campaign mailers from a group called New York Forward and NYSUT both tied Bohen to Paladino and made note of his racially - charged remarks.

The company launched its 2016 campaign with a novel program called Dime Buyback, removing commission charges for closing short options contracts of $.10 or less, a distinct advantage in two - leg options trades (options trades with two components).

That was in 2010, when the researcher was in charge of the satellite component of a U.S. - Taiwan field campaign called «Impact of Typhoons on the Ocean in the Pacific» that took storm - related readings by aircraft, ship, buoy, and satellite.

On May 29, 2015, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, attended a Big Green - funded League of Conservation Voters event where he called for using RICO against climate skeptics and fossil fuel companies (see the YouTube here), then in a Washington Post op - ed, «The fossil - fuel industry's campaign to mislead the American people,» prompting a backlash asserting that the charge was false, and defending the right to dissent.

Trying to prevent incidents like this from happening again is one of the reasons why Brake launched its Roads to Justice campaign, which calls for tougher charges and penalties that reflect the suffering caused; investment in road - traffic policing; and for Government - funded support for road crash victims whose loved ones have been violently killed or have suffered life - changing injuries.

Images via The Verge The campaign is called «This Charges Everything,» and includes multiple other references to Apple's advertising campaigns of years past, as well as a few jokes aimed at the internet's wish for AirPower to be called «Apple Juice.

On Friday, the Department of Justice indicted 13 Russian nationals on a number of charges for alleged involvement with an 80 - person - plus troll farm called the Internet Research Agency, which tried to flood US social media with disinformation and propaganda in what intelligence officials said looked a lot like an effort to help Trump's campaign.

Gerry Morre, CEO of SNAICC, took charge of the @wepublichealth Twitter account for the May 14 - 19 campaign to call for funding for child protection and early intervention support services.

The campaign also calls for a government role in setting and enforcing rules on the insurance industry, which consistently charges whatever it wants, sets high deductibles, denies coverage based on pre-existing conditions, and drops coverage when people get sick.

That's why we are fighting back hard and calling this what it is: part of a decade - long campaign of deceiving the public, making false charges, and terrorizing women and their doctors — all in order to ban abortion and prevent women from accessing care at Planned Parenthood.

Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our patients, which is why we are fighting back hard and calling this what it is — part of a decade - long campaign of deceiving the public, making false charges, and terrorizing women and their doctors, all in order to ban abortion and cut women off from care at Planned Parenthood,» said Eric Ferrero, Vice President for Communications at Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

The American Association of Retired Persons has joined the campaign against so - called «predatory» lending, charging that older homeowners are often victims of high - cost, abusive mortgage lending.