Sentences with phrase «including powerful leaders»

Public Advocate Letitia James has lined up enough votes in the state Assembly — including its powerful leader, Speaker Carl Heastie — to be named as interim Attorney General, sources told the NY Post.

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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.

President Trump has alienated most of the Republican mainstream, including the powerful GOP leaders on the Hill who collectively have a lot of experience with campaigns and elections and, in most cases, are more popular in their districts than is Trump himself.

Two powerful tools that help leaders suspend judgement and remain receptive to new ideas include Chris Argyris» Ladder of Inference and Edward do Bono's Six Thinking Hats.

This year, the nominees for our Most Powerful Latina list nearly doubled, with 15 business leaders joining the list for the first time, including Jessica Alba, acclaimed actress and entrepreneur, at number 10.

If forced to make prognostications, the two of us would predict a Party Congress that does not break any major taboos (e.g. scrapping tacit age or term limits for Politburo Standing Committee members), but one that also portrays Xi as powerful and thoroughly in command of the Party (e.g. following previous leaders in having his wisdom included in the Party's constitution).

Gallo has built a reputation for transforming leaders into powerful storytellers and communicators at the world's largest and most admired brands including: Accenture, Allstate, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Chevron, Coca - Cola, Google, HCA Health, Intel, LinkedIn, McKinsey, Medtronic, Microsoft, Pfizer, Walmart, and many others.

Many believers, including many Christian leaders, consider it a powerful tool for fighting what they say is one of the modern church's biggest problems: porn addiction.

In the 1940s and»50s, Henrietta Mears, a dynamic Christian educator, shaped the church's future in powerful ways, discipling a number of future evangelical leaders, including Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ.

The U.S. attorney was also asked if he believes that the corruption problem in Albany is getting better as a result of all the cases he has brought in recent years — including the successful prosecution of two men who were once among the state's most powerful political players, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Ahead of the presumed announcement, Cuomo has touted the endorsement of powerful Democratic leaders, which includes having held a fundraiser with former presidential candidate Al Gore.

At a meeting Monday with a group of influential labor leaders representing some of the state's powerful unions, including 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the Hotel Trades Council and the Communications Workers of America, Cuomo said he couldn't pass a budget with campaign finance reform because of Senate opposition, and pressed the leaders to rein in the restive members of the Working Families Party, who vote on the party's endorsement.

The discursive construction of «the people» versus powerful vested interests is a familiar one in politics, left and right, and it has been used repeatedly by Labour leaders down the years, including Tony Blair (as Ben Jackson recounts).

The country's most powerful elected Republicans descended on the district to stump for her — including House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Congressman Paul Ryan, one of Stefanik's political mentors, stumped for her in May)-- while the candidate appeared in an increasing number of slots on cable news and in national media profiles, including the Weekly Standard, the New York Times, CBS News and the Business Insider.

The very powerful Senate Leader Cody included SB 1977 in a trio of bills trumpeted as increasing online safety.

Hood and Eye In The Sky was awarded for its powerful portrayal of the ethical dilemmas posed by drone warfare, including how political and military leaders assess «collateral damage» — a term for which the film provides much - needed humanity.

Trouble is, little do they know, the funeral is actually being used to orchestrate an unprecedented terrorist attack, targeting London's most famous landmarks and some of the world's most powerful leaders, including Asher.

Author of Women Who Don't Wait In Line, Saujani has been honored by many publications and organizations — including by Fortune on both its World's Greatest Leaders and 40 under 40 lists; WSJ Magazine, as an Innovator of the Year; and the New York Daily News, as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in New York.

The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect influence of principals «actions on students and on student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learning.

As a policy center within Education Commission of the States, AEP has a unique and powerful opportunity to work with key state leaders to advance the 2020 Action Agenda for Advancing the Arts in Education and promote AEP's mission to ensure every child has access to a complete and competitive education that includes the arts.

He's also been a generous campaign donor in North Carolina, writing checks for thousands to powerful GOP leaders, including Gov. McCrory, state House Speaker Tim Moore, Senate President Phil Berger and dozens more.

Leaders of a national education reform movement, including Joel I. Klein and Michelle Rhee, the former schools chancellors in New York and Washington have formed a statewide political group in New York with an eye toward being a counterweight to the powerful teachers» union in the 2013 mayoral election.

The Republican - dominated task force is composed of state Senate and House appointees, many of them among the most powerful K - 12 lawmakers in their respective chambers, although legislators opted not to include membership from local school finance leaders.

CEO Michael Pietsch said, «Our good first quarter results came from many places: # 1 bestselling books by HBG house authors James Patterson, David Baldacci, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, and Brad Meltzer, from backlist hits like You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero, Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza, and Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, and from breakout bestsellers including Michael Isikoff & David Corn's riveting Russian Roulette, Jennifer Palmieri's powerful Dear Madam President, Peter Brown's delightful The Wild Robot Escapes and Vashti Harrison's inspiring Little Leaders.

Because she wanted her daughters to be powerful leaders, Isabella made sure that their education (unlike her own) included instruction in Latin.

The result was that short - distance hauls could be nearly as expensive as long - distance hauls, which greatly upset many people, including powerful politicians and other societal leaders.

Each leader includes a variety of new units and powerful leader abilities and will change the way you strategize on the battlefield.