Sentences with phrase «embattled democratic»

The embattled Democratic governor, who is serving the remainder of former Gov. Elliot Spitzer's term, also criticized some reports in the media about his life as «callous and sleazy.»

(CNN)-- The day before New York City's mayoral primary, embattled Democratic candidate Anthony Weiner still thinks he has a good chance of winning, maintaining that voters are far more interested in his policies than his personal history.

Embattled Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez paid his chief of staff thousands of dollars from his campaign funds for «consulting» work during the third quarter, Federal Election Commission records shows.

In Western New York, for example, MacKay & Co. decided to support embattled Democratic Sen. Bill Stachowski over his primary challenger, Tim Kennedy (he's already got the Conservative line).

Donovan, who caught flak from Borough President James P. Molinaro in 2007 for recusing himself from a case involving Molinaro's grandson, is handling two hot potatoes, including one involving embattled Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez, that Kings County D.A. Charles Hynes had to pass on.

The six - member board of the umbrella New York Empowerment Zone, which includes Rangel, unanimously approved the money to Dominicana on June 29 — just weeks before the House charged the embattled Democratic lawmaker with a litany of ethics violations.

Clinton has been stepping up his efforts on behalf of embattled Democratic House members in New York.

WNY Rep. Louise Slaughter sounded a sympathetic note about her embattled Democratic colleague, Rep. Charlie Rangel, suggesting that he's right in saying House leadership is dragging its feet on his trial on ethics charges.

Not exact matches

Embattled Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle constituency, Nii Armah Ashietey says he remains unfazed by the vitriolic attacks from party members following effort to remove Dr. Zanetor Rawlings as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the constituency.

Sen. David Valesky has joined his upstate Democratic colleague, Sen. Neil Breslin, in calling for embattled Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. to voluntarily step down from his leadership position.

Cuomo did not endorse Maloney in advance of the five - way Democratic primary back in September, even though he threw his support to other candidates, including embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel.

We're still awaiting a decision from the jury in former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.'s federal corruption trial, but we do have some (more bad) news to report about the embattled former Bronx Democratic lawmaker.

An Accra High Court has granted an order for the Police to seize electronic gadgets belonging to the embattled General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho which are believed to be storage of information related to treason.

A Democratic candidate challenging embattled Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter says his internal polling shows he is best positioned to take on the incumbent.

Emeka Etiaba, SAN, counsel to the embattled former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 asked Justice...

As the state looks to build a case of treason against the Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, police have been given permission to seize all electronic devices belonging to the embattled politician.

In the wake of state Sen. Malcolm Smith's (D - Hollis) bribery scandal, Independent Democratic Conference leader Sen. Jeffrey Klein (D - Bronx) stripped the embattled lawmaker of his committee assignments and leadership position within the state's coalition government and in a final blow suggested Smith step down from the perch from which he had long coveted positions of -LSB-...]

The lawmakers in the Independent Democratic Conference on Wednesday evening closed ranks behind their embattled leader, Sen. Jeff Klein of the Bronx, after he was accused of forcibly kissing a woman outside of an Albany bar in March 2015.

Emeka Etiaba, SAN, counsel to the embattled former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 asked Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja to order the arrest of Director General, Department of State Service, DSS, Lawal Daura, following the failure of the DSS to produce former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki in court to give evidence.

As House Democratic leaders reportedly are pushing Rep. Charlie Rangel to make a deal with the ethics committee before charges against him are unveiled Thursday, Gov. David Paterson said this morning he is fully behind the embattled Harlem congressman and his bid to retain the seat he had held since 1971.

GOP gubernatorial contender Carl Paladino is slamming Democratic opponent Andrew Cuomo for RSVPing «yes» to this evening's birthday bash for embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel.

General News of Saturday, 12 May 2018 Source: citinewsroom.com Hajia Fati Acting National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay says Hajia Fati; the embattled activist of the NPP helped the party overcome supposed «bullying» by the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Acting National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay says Hajia Fati; the embattled activist of the NPP helped the party overcome supposed «bullying» by the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Five people contributed $ 16,000 at the 11th hour to aid embattled Brooklyn State Senator John Sampson in his now - successful Democratic Primary win.

Doyin Okupe, the erstwhile Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, appeared as the third defence witness (DW3) for Olisa Metuh, the embattled national spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP who is standing trial over his alleged role in the infamous $ 2.1 billion arms deal, involving the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd).

After WikiLeaks released nearly 20,000 emails sent by Democratic National Committee officials that suggested the DNC favored Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, embattled DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she would step down from her post following the convention in Philadelphia.

Embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja to challenge refusal of the trial Justice, Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja to allow him to travel abroad for medical treatment.

AS the embattled Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State tackles the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over his disqualification from its gubernatorial primary, some of his...

City Controller Scott Stringer said Monday he will use a 2011 donation from Dan Loeb to help a state Senate Democratic leader, the embattled billionaire attacked last week with a racist comment.

There seems to be no end in sight to drama rocking the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party as the embattled former acting chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff returned to the secretariat of the party in Abuja in an attempt to gain entrance into the complex.

A former Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, has given an insight into the controversial N260 million he received from the embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuko (retd), during the Jonathan administration.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA ---- The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has remanded the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic...

PEF did not issue endorsements in the Brooklyn race where embattled former Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson is fighting for his political life; or in the Binghamton race where Sen. Tom Libous, the chamber's No. 2 Republican, is doing the same.

ABUJA — More revelations emerged, yesterday, on how the embattled National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, spent part of the N400 million he received from the erstwhile National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, (retd).

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another dimension on Thursday as the embattled factional chairman of the party, Sen Ali Modu Sheriff on Thursday inaugurated five committees for the conduct of a fresh primary election in Edo State.

Embattled Michigan Democratic Rep. John Conyers, 88, has no plans to resign amid allegations that the congressman sexually harassed several women when they worked on his staff, his lawyer said.

Embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has confessed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he received money from the office of the National Security Adviser.

Democratic Queens Ruben Wills, who is legally embattled, explained his chronic absence at City Hall in a statement to reporters, detailing a list of personal and family issues that have kept him from work but not from tending to his district.

The state Democratic Party is looking to oust embattled State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. from the party.

(CNN)- President Barack Obama's reelection campaign returned political donations made by Jon Corzine, the embattled former Democratic governor and senator from New Jersey, on Friday.

Andrew Cuomo made a potentially important semantic argument in defense of embattled Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's handling of a sexual harassment claim against a Democratic assemblyman that resulted in a six - figure taxpayer payment.

Quinn is expected to face a tough field of Democratic challengers, including Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, former Comptroller Bill Thompson, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, embattled City Comptroller John Liu and publisher Tom Allon.

Former City Councilman Leroy Comrie, armed with widespread support from the Queens Democratic Party, overwhelming won the three - way race to unseat embattled state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Hollis).

The embattled Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has been granted bail after spending two nights in the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).

Excitement about Cuomo's announcement has been building in Democratic circles as the impasse over a new state budget worsens and as the attorney general moves to wrap up several high - profile investigations, including the state pension - fund scandal and a probe of embattled Bronx Democratic Sen. Pedro Espada.

This isn't the first time the embattled and soon - to - be former Brooklyn Democratic boss has tried to oust Simon at the ballot box.

«Early on, this race looked like it was going to be one of the closest in the state, a former Democratic City Council member taking on an embattled incumbent Republican under federal indictment in a district that is, at least by enrollment, dominated by Democrats,» Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a statement.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Justice Ishaq Bello, has granted bail to the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, to the tune of N300million with two sureties in like sum.

Brooklyn Democratic Chairman and Assemblyman Vito Lopez issued conditional support for embattled U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, saying that his years in public service shouldn't be tarnished by the lewd photos sent to women over social networks.

But observers said it makes sense for Quinn to be pounding the pavement and laying the groundwork for her presumptive 2013 run, which will likely be decided in a cutthroat Democratic primary against former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and embattled City Comptroller John Liu.