Sentences with word «disgrace»

The son of disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi said his father realizes his mistakes and wants to move forward now that he has been granted parole after serving 18 months in prison.

Great nephew of disgraced former congressman challenges signatures on son's application to run

The Nixon campaign settled that suit for $ 750,000 on the same day that Nixon resigned in disgrace in August 1974 as a result of his efforts to cover - up White House ties to the Watergate burglars.

Get ready for a new round of really gross Weiner puns: Anthony Weiner, the former congressman who resigned in disgrace for sending crotch - shots to ladies on the Internet and then lying about it, is now leading the Democratic primary race for the next mayor of New York.

Following a disastrous set of local elections Nick Griffin was ousted last year, only to be replaced by disgraced former teacher Adam Walker.

It takes a spectacular kind of chutzpah for someone as disgraced as this man to cast aspersions on other people.

its an absolute disgrace for then to say» If you want to know what Kroenke has to say then read the paper»....

That status quo is the ongoing national disgrace of the first peoples of this nation dying up to 20 - years younger than other citizens; something that would not be tolerated in other parts of the population.

The special election to replace disgraced former state Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio is still on after a federal judge rejected Democratic candidate Farouk Samaroo's bid for an injunction last week, effectively barring Samaroo and two other Democratic challengers from the ballot.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed that it has opened an investigation into Allen & Overy's (A&O's) role on a historic sexual harassment settlement with disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

The allegations against Stallone come after disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was accused by a number of women of sexual harassment cases spanning a 30 - year period, and actor Kevin Spacey has faced claims of sexual misconduct from several males, including Richard Dreyfuss» son Harry and «Star Trek: Discovery's Anthony Rapp.

ALBANY — Amid a torrent of criticism, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reversed himself late Thursday and promised to donate all campaign contributions he has received from disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

The Times seemed the right place for such a gathering: The Newspaper of Record was soon to be awarded three Pulitzer Prizes on April 16, one for public service that it shared with The New Yorker for documenting stories of sexual harassment from multiple women who claimed they were abused by disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

The jury verdict finding former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver guilty on all counts caps a week where Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned in disgrace after women told the New Yorker magazine that he slapped and punched them.

Actually, the quickest and easiest strategy for success in GPS is NOT to do what disgraced former superintendent Christina Kishimoto did.

A lawyer for disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein says he believes a «fair investigation» by New York's attorney general will show that many of the allegations against Weinstein are «without merit.»

One - out - of - two New York City voters hold an unfavorable opinion of disgraced politicians Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer who are both hoping to be returned to public office this fall.

NEW YORK CITY — Early trial testimony from disgraced lobbyist Todd Howe Monday was full of interesting tidbits, like the story behind how top governor's aides got the nickname «Herb.»

The South Williamsburg native has the support of Councilman Antonio Reynoso, the Working Families Party and the New Kings Democrats — all part of a coalition that has been rallying to fill offices against disgraced former politician Vito Lopez and his allies.

Angela Battaglia refused to answer questions about Lopez, who resigned his state Assembly seat in disgrace on Monday but is running for City Council.

And unlike other disgraced pols, he's not the well - liked, schmoozy sort, well - suited to lobbying.

about Disgraced New Rochelle Board President David Lacher, Refuses to Sit in the Corner Where He Belongs

Or, you might want to ask them about disgraced national SFC leader, Jonah Edelman, who admitted last year that SFC, «in lockstep with Advance Illinois,» manipulated the Illinois state legislature to pass SB7, a bill which essentially gutted teacher union rights in Chicago.

Lower East Side district leader Alice Cancel — the Democratic candidate for disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's seat — defended her nomination by a group of insiders close to the fallen pol, and attacked her Working Families Party opponent as a transplant and an interloper.

Yes, people, who are HSV, negative are going to judge you and see you with disgrace if you will tell them.

When disgraced President Richard Nixon agreed to an interview with jet - setting television personality, David Frost, he thought he'd found the key to saving his tarnished legacy.

Cuomo said there was a conflict in Vance leading the investigation because the state attorney general's office was probing the Manhattan DA's office over charges that Vance had not vigorously pursued past allegations against disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein.

She is known for her attempts to bring disgraced former Assembly leader Sheldon Silver to task years before charges were leveled by US District Attorney Preet Bahara.

It is an utter disgrace when doctors have to abandon their patients to come to Accra to chase their unpaid salaries when we have a bloated public service.

The verdict on just the second day of deliberations capped an extraordinary two - week period in which two of the state's most powerful leaders at the start of 2015 — Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — were forced from office in disgrace at the hands of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Robbie is coming off her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress for playing disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya.

walcott on 140k a week what a utter disgrace what has he done to justify that?

What to make, then, of «True Story,» about the dance between disgraced journalist Michael Finkel and the convicted killer Christian Longo?

Many have speculated that these perceived upsets were due to the Oscar campaigning skills of now disgraced producer, Harvey Weinstein, who at the time was merely perceived as a bully.

Nor should we fail to acknowledge the tragedy and injustice when priests who have been faithful for many years are subjected to public disgrace by the exposure of, or even no more than the unverified accusation of, a wayward act twenty or thirty years ago.

«The Hard Goodbye» has Marv (Mickey Rourke) an brutish ex-convict who avenges the murder of prostitute Goldie (Jamie King) that he had fallen in love with; «The Big Fat Kill» where private detective Dwight (Clive Owen) finds himself helping hookers fight mercenaries from the red light district and «That Yellow Bastard» sees disgraced cop Hartigan (Bruce Willis) protect dancer Nancy (Jessica Alba) from a psychotic sadist and sex offender (Nick Stahl).

Even if you know what's coming in I, Tonya (teased from early on in the film as «the incident») this energetic biopic on disgraced Olympian figure skater Tonya Harding still packs surprises.

While a series of televised conversations between British newsman David Frost and disgraced American president Richard Nixon would seem an unlikely source of popular entertainment, those 1977 interviews have now served as the inspiration for Peter Morgan's (The Queen 91) award - winning 2006 play and Ron Howard's Oscar - nominated film version of same.

A lawyer for the ex-fiance of disgraced Queens pol Hiram Monserrate demanded her client be given a special prosecutor in her ongoing domestic violence case involving a new boyfriend.

Last Saturday marked the unofficial start of the race to replace disgraced ex-Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, who was convicted in January on several federal corruption charges.

Mr. Cabrera, a socially conservative councilman and pastor, has for months been mulling a run against Mr. Rivera, a popular lawmaker who replaced disgraced ex-State Senator Pedro Espada in 2010.

Since Spitzer entered the comptroller's race earlier this month, he and Weiner have been grouped together to some degree or another, in the media (ahem) and in the popular consciousness, and reasonably so: Despite their differences, they're both Democratic politicians who resigned in disgrace over embarrassing revelations about their private sexual lives, and who have both decided to attempt a comeback in New York City's 2013 election.

Four months after Dennis Gabryszak resigned in disgrace following allegations he had sexually harassed female staff members, the Assembly's ethics committee has formally dropped its investigation into the matter.

As Counsel to the State Senate Democrats, Shelley was the architect of an unprecedented legal effort to expel disgraced Senator Hiram Monserrate from office after he was convicted of domestic violence.

All the reshoots in the world enabled Christopher Plummer to have an infectiously high old time replacing disgraced Kevin Spacey as disgraceful billionaire J. Paul Getty in this film about the 1970s kidnapping of the oil mogul's grandson.

To bring his vision to Borough Hall, Shcherbenko faces an uphill battle against Oddo, who polls as one of the most popular elected officials in the borough, as well as possible competition from disgraced Republican congressman Michael Grimm.