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Without thanking Trump or mentioning him by name, the outgoing Cabinet secretary expressed appreciation for «selfless leaders» at the State Department and other agencies, his voice breaking at times.

«Given some of his past statements and his staunch opposition to immigration reform, I am very concerned about what he would do with the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and want to hear what he has to say,» incoming Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said in a statement.

When department heads at Harborside Graphics Sportswear, in Belfast, Maine, tried to get honest feedback from team leaders at monthly meetings, the result was often awkward silence.

His biography contains elements of an epic novel: growing up the son of a jailed Trotskyist labor leader in whose Chicago home he met Rosa Luxembourg's and Karl Liebknecht's colleagues; serving as a young balance of payments analyst for David Rockefeller whose Chase Manhattan Bank was calculating how much interest the bank could extract on loans to South American countries; touring America on Vatican - sponsored economics lectures; turning after a riot at a UN Third World debt meeting in Mexico to the study of ancient debt cancellation practices through Harvard's Babylonian Archeology department; authoring many books about finance from Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire [1972] to J is For Junk Economics: A Guide to Reality in an Age of Deception [2017]; and lately, among many other ventures, commuting from his Queens home to lecture at Peking University in Beijing where he hopes to convince the Chinese to avoid the debt - fuelled economic model off which Western big bankers feast and apply lessons he and his colleagues have learned about the debt relief practices of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia.

Serhii is a leading technology expert at Deloitte Ukraine, and Technology and Integration Group Leader in Consulting Department.

Editor's Note: CNN Justice Producer Terry Frieden passes along this note on the meeting faith leaders had with Attorney General Eric Holder: A senior Justice Department official who was present at the meeting later clarified Holder's comment as follows: «Yes, the Attorney General did refer to the plan [to burn the Qurans] as «idiotic.»

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

Despite vandalism in one of the five multilocation field trials in August this year, data are being readied for submission to government regulators who will review Golden Rice against international standards for biosafety, according to Antonio Alfonso, coordinator of the biotechnology program of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) and leader of the Golden Rice project at the DA - Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA - PhilRice).

On Thursday, stakeholders will gather at the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools in Montgomery; representatives from twelve school districts will be in attendance, as well as representatives from the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, the Alabama Food Bank Association, Alabama Department of Education, Alabama Education Association, and Alabama School Nutrition Association.

Our department serves as a leader in advocating for strong conservation laws and programs, and public participation is the key to accomplishing Mass Audubon's objectives at the State House.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Sen. Jim Tedisco and local leaders will announce $ 1.5 million in new state funding to provide much - needed renovations to significantly enhance public safety at the Glenville Police Department, Town Hall, 18 Glenridge Rd., Glenville.

Luara Ferracioli is an Oxford - Princeton Global Leaders Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford.

In D.C. this morning, Vice President Mike Pence will deliver remarks at the U.S. Department of Justice National Summit on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, and then will participate in a call with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci.

Two Troy Police Department leaders were promoted at a ceremony with local elected officials, as well as family and friends, on Wednesday afternoon at Franklin Terrace in Troy.

At noon, the #NoCuts Coalition, an alliance of dozens of grass - roots groups, civic organizations, faith leaders and labor unions rally against the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 26 Federal Plaza, Manhattan.

Warren said she also is concerned that Trump's lack of staffing and expertise at the State Department could undercut his planned meeting with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.

A top Senate aide to former majority leader Dean Skelos set up a meeting on fracking with the state Department of Health for AbTech Industries without disclosing the company was paying Skelos» son, Adam, $ 10,000 a month, a former state health official testified Wednesday at the Skelos corruption trial.

At 10:30 a.m., U.S. Senate Minority Leader U.S. Chuck Schumer will urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to increase research, vaccine development and treatment strategies to help stamp out tick - borne diseases like Lyme disease, Albany Medical Center, B Entry, Patient Pavilion, Floor E, corner of Myrtle Avenue and New Scotland Avenue, Albany.

Putin felt that Mendeleve was a terrible foreign policy leader and Hillary's State Department was dancing mental circles around Mendelev at all avenues.

At 12:30 p.m., U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer calls on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to review local cases and establish a presumption of service connection for glioblastoma, Stars & Stripes Flag Store, Veterans Outreach Center, 455 South Ave., Rochester.

Today, tipped wage workers join advocates, labor leaders, and policy experts to testify at the second of seven NYS Department...

John M. Kennedy Jr. (R - Nesconset), the minority leader who led the charge against the contract, said he has confidence in the acting department managers, but added «there needs to be a hard look at how we're operating» because of ongoing influence of Bellone's performance management aides over IT decisions.

During a recent press conference at the Pediatric 2000 Center in Northern Manhattan, Senator Adriano Espaillat was joined by Dr. Mary Travis Bassett, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner; Dr. Juan Tapia - Mendoza, the Director of the health center; and local community leaders.

At 12:30 p.m., IDC Leader Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, NYC Councilman Jimmy Vacca and others hold a press conference to call on the NYC Department of Homeless Services to ban level two and three sex offenders from temporary emergency housing and homeless shelters used to house families with children, across from the Crystal Family Residence, 555 Hutchinson River Parkway, the Bronx.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed on a framework for the state budget with at least a $ 1.4 billion increase in school aid, a plan to allow the state education department to develop the new teacher evaluation system and tighter disclosure requirements for lawmakers.

In eight years at the Department of Youth and Community Development, Chong was a leader in implementing the Out - of - School - Time Initiative — an after - school program that has served over 630,000 youth.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the same federal prosecutor who brought down the leaders of the legislature, has been investigating, and on Friday evening Governor Cuomo revealed that subpoenas had been issued to a former top member of his staff, and a lobbyist who used to work for the governor when Cuomo was at the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Syracuse, NY — Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick blasted «overtime excesses» and ineptitude by leaders of the Syracuse police department for allowing former Sgt. Thomas Connellan to get paid for working two jobs at the same time.

Source said the mayor was «professional» at the summit at the new police headquarters in College Point, during which union leaders voiced their frustrations about the department's relationship with City Hall and de Blasio took aim at the media again for poisoning the well.

Last year, President Donald Trump signed legislation revoking an Obama - era Labor Department rule designed to provide a legal safe haven for the state programs, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called «more government at the expense of the private sector and American workers.»

Timothy Kneeland, chair of the political science department at Nazareth College, says the Republicans would have an advantage with a candidate who has already raised funds and has the backing of party leaders.

Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo and the Department of Transportation announced that crews did «wear and tear» repairs at seven roads in his district, with another five scheduled to be fixed in the coming weeks, ahead of the usual spring repair season.

On Tuesday, August 19, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Peter Rivera and Marlene Cintron, president of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC), will join numerous elected officials and community and business leaders to celebrate the opening of New York Works, the State Department of Labor's Division of Business Services» satellite office at BOEDC.

Also at noon, IDC Leader Jeff Klein, attorney Susan Chana Lask and Soundview Homeowners Association members and officials hold a news conference to discuss a planned federal lawsuit accusing the city Department of Buildings and subcontractors of building substandard housing and depriving owners of certificates of occupancy; conference room, second floor, Hutchinson Metro Center, 1200 Waters Place, the Bronx.

The former Conservative leader argued in a speech at his department that too many people are «parked» on inactive benefits.

The bill, sponsored by Democratic Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle (a Rochester - area lawmaker) and Republican Sen. George Amedore, is aimed at codifying state Department of Labor guidelines that exempt delivery people who are hired as independent carriers from aspects of the unemployment, the minimum wage and workers» compensation coverage laws, according to the sponsor's memo.

Also at 9:30 a.m., leaders representing New York State Firefighters, Fire Chiefs, and Fire Districts will deliver more than 1000 signed letters to the Department of State calling for safer building standards in townhouse construction, group will assemble at the FASNY HQ — 107 Washington Ave., Albany — for media availability before walking to 99 Washington Ave. for the Codes Hearing.

At 1 p.m., leaders of FASNY, NYS Fire Chiefs, NYS Fire Districts, as well as Sen. Betty Little and Assemblyman Billy Jones call for a bill to allow fire departments to recover the costs of providing emergency medical services, LCA Press Room (130), LOB, Albany.

Also at 6 p.m., IDC Leader Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and City Councilman Andrew Cohen sponsor a special city Department of Health workshop that offers safe and effective methods for rat prevention, Van Cortlandt Jewish Senior Center, 3880 Sedgwick Ave., Bronx.

The superintendent will work with the school to find a new leader, and staff from the Department of Education's Field Support Center and the superintendent's office will be at the school Monday for support.

Lord Ahmad Minister for the Department for Transport, Vernon Everitt, Managing Director, Customers, Communication and Technology at Transport for London, Cllr Donna Jones, Leader of Portsmouth City Council and Paul Faulkner Chief Executive at the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce will speak.

Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro, along with many of the female department and division leaders of Dutchess County Government, will join the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce for the International Women's Day celebration at the Walkway Over the Hudson beginning at 2:30 pm.

At the Jan. 24, 2013 Legislative session, the Erie County Legislature's Minority Caucus, led by Minority Leader John Mills and comprised of Legislators Lynne Dixon, Kevin Hardwick, Joseph Lorigo and Edward Rath, co-sponsored a resolution in support of the investigation by Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to determine how it was possible that the same insulin pen was reused on different patients at the VA of Western New York Healthcare System in BuffalAt the Jan. 24, 2013 Legislative session, the Erie County Legislature's Minority Caucus, led by Minority Leader John Mills and comprised of Legislators Lynne Dixon, Kevin Hardwick, Joseph Lorigo and Edward Rath, co-sponsored a resolution in support of the investigation by Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to determine how it was possible that the same insulin pen was reused on different patients at the VA of Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalat the VA of Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo.

Federal prosecutors revealed Mr. Skelos had arranged a meeting between fracking industry leaders and the state Department of Environmental Conservation at the same time that his son both held an alleged «no - show» job at AbTech and was in the process of negotiating the contract to sell filters through his consulting firm Rockville Strategies.

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday, Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and Brooklyn Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez held a rally with community leaders urging the Department of the Army to rename two streets — General Lee Avenue and Stonewall Jackson Drive — at Fort Hamilton that are currently named for confederate generals.

Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo partnered with his nieces, Adriana and Alaina Lorigo, members of Daisy Troop 31147, to deliver several boxes of Girl Scout cookies to officers, dispatchers and staff at the Erie County Sheriff's Office Elma Substation, East Aurora Police Department and West Seneca Police Department on April 1, 2014 to thank them for everything they do to keep our community safe.

Consensus leaders have only issued a preliminary report at this point, but Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney said past mergers between the two governments have saved money, such as the consolidation of their purchasing departments.

New York City Department of Environmental Protection officials opened the Gilboa Dam site to government leaders, the media and the public Tuesday to get a firsthand look at reconstruction.

The top investigator at the New York Correction Department resigned on Friday under pressure from city leaders who are facing a federal mandate to regain control of the Rikers Island jail complex, where widespread brutality and corruption by guards routinely go unpunished.

Erie County Legislature Majority Leader April Baskin is pleased to announce that the Erie County Department of Social Services has issued the 2018 Operation Primetime request for proposals for qualified agencies interested in providing Summer Primetime Programming to at - risk youth ages 5 - 20 residing in Erie County.