Sentences with phrase «former acting leaders»

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Chan, ex-policy director for former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, defended himself by saying it was unnecessary for him to register since the proportion of his lobbying activities falls well short of the Lobbying Act's 20 per cent minimum threshold.

He'll also have a tricky balancing act to pull off as a federalist leader with a lot of former Bloc supporters.

Writing in an op - ed published by The Observer newspaper, the Nobel laureate accused the former leaders of the United Kingdom and the United States of fabricating a motive to invade Iraq, namely that it possessed weapons of mass destruction, and said that they had acted like «playground bullies.»

He was penciled for the job alongside the equally experienced Paapa Owusu Ankomah, MP for Sekondi and a fomer Majority Leader and the Acting National Chairman of the elephant family, Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay, a former 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

Frank Browne is an Associate Consultant at Alpaca Communications, former leader of Wokingham Borough Council and has known Theresa May for over 20 years, twice acting as her election aide.

A bombshell IG report released in October 2010 found Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, former Senate President Malcolm Smith and Sen. Eric Adams might have violated the Public Officers Law in «unduly conferring benefits or favoritism and acting in violation of their public trust» when awarding the politically connected AEG the Aqueduct racino cotnract.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's decision to create a 13 - man working group on health care, including staunch conservatives and ardent foes of the Affordable Care Act — but no women — has been widely seen on Capitol Hill as a move to placate the right as Congress decides the fate of former President Barack Obama's signature domestic achievement.

With political leaders and editorial boards recommending that she serve out the remainder of former state AG Eric Schneiderman's term, which ends in December, the acting AG and former state solicitor general, Barbara Underwood, seemed the prohibitive favorite to get the Legislature's approval as interviews got underway yesterday.

Former Tory leader suggests PM would act to protect Gibraltar's sovereignty as Margaret Thatcher did for the Falklands

Meanwhile, the idea of a new Act of Union to replace the 1707 original has been floated in the past by Dennis Canavan, the then maverick Labour MP who later became chair of Yes Scotland for the 2014 independence referendum; and more recently by the likes of former Lib Dem leader Menzies Campbell and former Labour Welsh Secretary Peter Hain.

This acts of vicious attacks are unfair to our former leader.

NEW YORK, NY — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that former New York State Senate Majority Leader DEAN SKELOS was sentenced today to five years in prison after having been found guilty by a federal jury of using his official position to obtain more than $ 300,000 in bribes and extortion payments that were paid to his son, ADAM SKELOS, in exchange for DEAN SKELOS's official acts.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor Rauf Aregbesola and others governors are currently in the Ila country home of former interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress Chief Bisi Akande to attend his wife's burial ceremony who died on Tuesday.

ALBANY — The corruption convictions of former state Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos and his son Adam B. Skelos were overturned by a federal appellate court on Tuesday in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that retooled the definition of an «official act» as it relates to public corruption.

«It's a different balancing act from the NRSC and NRCC, who are essentially two people: the chair and leader,» a former Senate GOP leadership aide said.

Mr Umunna's dig is unlikely to impress his former party leader Tony Blair, who acts as an advisor to the Albanian government.

Former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has urged the Shadow Cabinet to act to try to oust the leader.

Her warm - up act included several female firsts: State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first female legislative conference leader in the New York State, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the legislature's first openly lesbian member, and Public Advocate Letitia James, the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun control.

Today it was Labour's turn to get in to the act of speculating about how a former leader might behave if they were around now.

In a pre-prepared address to the first Londoner Black Leader dinner, the former South African president said black leaders must act as role models to those who «scale the mountains with you».

Leader of the defunct Niger Delta Volunteers Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari - Dokubo has declared that the Australian negotiator, Stephen Davis is acting a script written by former...

Speaking as she campaigned for a Remain vote in Thursday's EU referendum, the former acting Labour leader said:

Asked whether he genuinely believed such acts were sinful, the MP and former Liberal Democrat leader repeatedly avoided the question.

Several Labour MPs - including leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn and former minister Diane Abbott - voted against the bill, despite the party's official stance being to abstain after an amendment tabled by acting Labour leader Harriet Harman was defeated.

The corruption convictions of former state Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, were overturned by a federal appellate court in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that retooled the definition of an «official act» as it relates to public corruption.

Former Senate Leader Senate Ali Ndume on Thursday said even the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is not fit to continue to lead the senate going by the argument of the Upper chamber in rejecting the nomination of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.

She released a new TV ad today that continues her ongoing effort to link Martins with disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who lost his job in a federal corruption scandal — though his conviction was recently overturned, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed the definition of an «official act» in connection with public corruption.

Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno received a standing ovation when he showed up at an anti-SAFE Act rally in his home county of Rensselaer.

Jurors took only four hours to determine that the 85 - year - old former Senate Republican leader from suburban Troy acted legally when he accepted a $ 20,000 - a-month consulting contract from Jerry Abbruzzese, a telecomm consultant and horseman who, prosecutors said, was simply buying favor.

Minority leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, a Democrat from the Bronx, said, «arrest after arrest has shattered the public's faith in good government,» and that the Legislature should act to avoid «another session of empty promises in the wake of yet another scandal,» referencing the arrest of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

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The remark referenced the former blue - ribbon panel that Cuomo created in 2013 under the state's Moreland Act — before abruptly pulling the plug as it was targeting political donors, even as it gathered incriminating evidence against then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

The End New York Corruption Now Act's provisions banning outside income and creating a felony for using public power to benefit oneself, family member or business partner appear to attempt to address the former speaker and former majority leader's situations.

He reluctantly agreed to stand after the Corbyn camp's favoured candidate, Neil Findlay, refused to put his name forward as did Alex Rowley, a former agent for Gordon Brown who is now the acting Scottish Labour leader.

The former Tory leader said the Fixed - term Parliaments Act should be repealed as he urged the prime minister to press for a snap election.

One insider expressed surprise that Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan pushed all his members to remain unified in voting for the bill rather than allowing most of the conference to vote against it with the knowledge it could pass with mostly Democratic votes as occured under former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos when he allowed the gay marriage and SAFE Act bills to the floor.

In an emotional interview on the Today programme, former acting Labour leader Margaret Beckett urged Jeremy Corbyn to «stand aside».

Washington (CNN)- Republicans continue to push for an in - depth investigation into former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa's alleged sexual harassment scandal - questioning when Democratic leaders knew, and whether they failed to act.

A civil society group, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has stated that it is hypocritical for former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, to label any government, institutions, agencies, individuals as corrupt in view of the unresolved and lingering suspected acts of corruption perpetrated by the former leader.

The Senate and Assembly adjourned for the summer Wednesday without acting on ethics reform, despite a 2016 legislative session that saw former Senate Majority Leader... (read more)

The Immigration Protection Act was first pitched by county Majority Leader Catherine Borgia, an Ossining Democrat, in February after uncertainty over whether or not Astorino would repeal an existing executive order relating to immigration status that was signed by former County Executive Andy Spano, a Democrat, in 2006.

Former National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director Matt Foreman urged LGBT leaders to «pull the plug» on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), saying it is an «essentially lifeless corpse.»

Senate Republicans in the Elections Committee cast a vote on closing a campaign finance loophole that has played a role in recent corruption trials of the former legislative leaders, but the act could doom the measure for the 2016 session.

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«Petit is an energetic leader with a deep respect for researchers» and a proven ability «to convince people around him,» says François Sillion, the acting CEO of Inria and former deputy CEO for science under Petit.

Former Chanel CEO on the Qualities of Transformative Women Leaders (Inc.) «Women should stop feeling that they need to act like men to become powerful business leaders.Leaders (Inc.) «Women should stop feeling that they need to act like men to become powerful business leaders.leaders.»

Although Chloe has the smarts and wits to embark on this quest, she recruits Nadine Ross (Laura Bailey), a mercenary and former paramilitary leader from Uncharted 4 who will act her as muscle as they go head to head against the nefarious warlord Asav.

Meanwhile, The Australian has reported that Labour states are pressuring Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to commit $ 7 billion in federal funds to meet the final two years, 2018 and 2019, of Gonski funding that was agreed to under the Australian Education Act with former Prime Minister Julia Gillard.