Sentences with phrase «good news to democratic»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

But the DOJ's purpose in including the news reports was not to corroborate its findings, but rather to demonstrate to the FISA court that Page had denied his July 2016 Russia meetings both publicly, as well as in a letter to then FBI director James Comey on September 25, 2016, according to the Democratic memo.

Crowdsourced talking points might have better brevity, broader appeal, superior strategic perseverance, and faster response to news events than the talking points assembled by professionals on staff at the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

That's good news for DiNapoli, who has taken to stressing of late that he's on the Democratic ticket and therefore part of the statewide team, regardless of whether Cuomo formally endorses him.

They did not manage to do so in this case, opting instead to let the primary play out — good news for the Democratic incumbent, Sen. Joe Addabbo.

Similar accusations by others made it into the Times» reporting, as well as the Daily News, where it's long been reported that the governor's associates helped quash subpoenas to his allies like the state Democratic Party and Real Estate Board of New York.

The meeting, on the tarmac at Albany International Airport, was the first time the two men crossed paths since the news broke that Mr. Obama had told Mr. Paterson that the White House had lost confidence in the governor's ability to win election next year and that he should abandon his campaign for the good of the Democratic Party.

That little bit of good cheer soon gave way to the news of Illinois GOP Rep. Aaron Schock's «Downton Abbey» - inspired office décor, which led to a rough week for him and his staff, and turned him into a punch - line at the 71st Congressional Dinner on Feb. 6, with Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner and New York Democratic Rep. Charles B. Rangel picking fun at Schock and fellow lawmakers.

Curbelo's victory in the 26th District seat suggested good news for other down - ballot Republicans hoping to overcome Democratic efforts to tie them to Trump.

The coming together on reducing the number of party insiders who get to cast votes as delegates without being bound to election results tracks well with the news reported by CNN that Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is expected to no longer have a leading role on the convention stage.

That's good news for Democratic gubernatorial front - runner Andrew Cuomo: It would force Lazio and Paladino to split votes on the right in a state where Democrats already enjoy a roughly 5 - to - 3 enrollment edge.

Buffalo News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy believes the message resonated but, in the end, Brown's organization and record were good enough to earn a victory in Tuesday's Democratic Primary.

He was referring to Clinton's assertions during her talk that fake news about her was spread on Facebook, and that the Democratic Party, unlike the well - funded Republicans, did not have a sophisticated data system.

LONG BEACH — Two hours after polls closed, Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs finally had some good news for anxious Todd Kaminsky supporters who were glued to the screens of their iPhones refreshing the county's board of election's website.

This is very good news to me but couldn't this encourage Sen. Lieberman to abandon the Democratic caucus?

The result is good news for Skelos, who will now have an upper hand in any negotiations to a former a new coalition with Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein (It helps his Long Island delegation of nine Republicans remained intact, thus ensuring he'll be re-elected Senate majority leader).

Still, as Bob McCarthy noted in The Buffalo News, the field on the Democratic side to replace Grisanti is muddled at best, with former County Legislator Chuck Swanick backed by officials in Albany, but not garnering support from the county committee.

And Jehmu Greene, a Democratic organizer and a former Fox News contributor, chided the 35 - year - old Mr. Buttigieg for his frequent remark that a millennial is best suited to represent millennials.

Collins said she was hopeful that the recent decision by State Senator Jeff Klein to disband the Independent Democratic Conference and rejoin with mainline Democrats in Albany (if it happens) would be good news for the bill's future.

Doug Hoffman's decision to suspend his campaign in NY - 23 was good news for the Republicans, which are trying to win back a district they held for roughly a century; and bad news for Democratic incumbent Rep. Bill Owens, says Rothenberg.

But the Democratic pickups are good news for Silver, soon to be the longest - serving speaker in the chamber.

Democratic State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Friday released a good - news city jobs report — containing three - month old data — to boost Mayor de Blasio just days ahead of Tuesday's primary...

If that's true, it likely comes as good news to New Hampshire Rep. Paul Hodes, the Democratic congressman who emerged as a frontrunner for the seat after Gregg first decided to take the Commerce job.

«It's good news for Andrew Cuomo and Rick Lazio but potentially a huge problem for Kirsten Gillibrand,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of the Marist College Poll, «If Giuliani were to capture the U.S. Senate seat from heavily Democratic New York State, it would return him to the national spotlight big time.»

The good news is that my friends on both the Democratic and Republican side of aisle, for the most part, understand it this way and are moving closer to action.

In October, InsideClimate News reported that a group of Democratic senators wrote a letter to Exxon «questioning Exxon's contributions to Donors Trust and the Donors Capital Fund, which provide a conduit between well - heeled contributors and various conservative public policy organizations, including many at the forefront of climate science denial.»

The good news is that all three leading Democratic candidates have made big commitment to large public investments to build the clean energy economy.

After reading those news articles, which were based largely on internal Exxon documents from the 1970s and 1980s, several members of Congress, as well as all three Democratic candidates for president, asked the Justice Department to investigate.

In the midst of a labour dispute, the good news is the Chronicle Herald is a rare «independent» and thus far better placed than most to do what a newspaper is supposed to do in a democratic society.

Tensions between Stamos and Facebook reportedly began to mount in spring 2017, after Facebook's security team had spent the past year uncovering evidence about how Kremlin - backed trolls weaponized Facebook to push disinformation as well as news about the reportedly Russian - orchestrated hack of the Democratic National Convention, according to the Times.