The possible return of John Dramani Mahama for a third and last bite at the presidency, has forced President Akufo - Addo,
into an early campaign mood, instead of concentrating on the rest of his 4 - year mandate, which has been reduced to 3 years, a month and few days.
Not exact matches
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.
Beats Music launched
earlier this year, and the company has mounted an aggressive
campaign to thrust the service deep
into the pool of music streaming competitors that include Pandora and Spotify.
Before Trump fired him in
early May, Comey oversaw the FBI's investigation
into whether the Trump
campaign colluded with Russian officials to interfere in last year's presidential election.
The FBI raided Cohen's office and hotel room
earlier this month as part of a criminal investigation
into whether Cohen violated
campaign finance laws or committed bank fraud, The Washington Post reported.
This past summer, Frank + Oak ran a teaser
campaign announcing its entry
into the women's market and promising
early access to those who signed up with an email address.
Much of the
early coverage of Trump, and even well
into his
campaign, treated him as a joke, as entertainment, as a sideshow.
Earlier that year, Australia's government had set in motion the Frost Inquiry
into whaling, in response to conservation concerns and community
campaigning.
Derby County striker Jamie Ward fired Northern Ireland
into an
early lead against Greece, could they be on route to starting their Euro qualification
campaign with three straight wins for the first time ever?
Spurs would love to take that fine form
into the start of the 2017 - 18
campaign, but their
early - season results have been disappointing in recent years.
While the first 45 minutes of the new
campaign was evidence of
early season incongruence, Spurs came
into their own after the break, their presses yielded possession and both full - backs cut deep gashes
into the flanks of Everton's rear - guard.
According to The Sun, they've set their sights on in - form Lazio striker Ciro Immobile, who has bagged 17 goals in 14 appearances for the capital club so far this season to fire them
into the top four at an
early stage in the
campaign.
After last year saw them face a tough Liverpool 1st team
early on in the
campaign, the team are going
into this year's competition with the aim to recover that title.
However after three consecutive wins in the Premier League, things seem to be back on track and Arsenal are no longer trailing far behind the leaders so
early into the new
campaign.
Wenger would prefer to have seen extra fixtures worked
into the domestic schedule for 2015 - 16, rather than just simply start and finish the
campaign early.
But it was well below what's expected at the Westfalenstadion and Hummels was captain throughout a difficult
campaign, which saw them slip
into the relegation zone in the
early part of season.
Early into the 2014/15
campaign, Lampard's new Man City side hosted Chelsea, who were top of the Premier League, at the Etihad.
Matters were made even worse in that disappointing curtain raiser, with the double injuries sustained by Aaron Ramsey and Alex Iwobi, ultimately reducing the firepower of the side so
early into the
campaign.
Arsenal ended a four - and - a-half year wait for a victory against Spurs
earlier in the
campaign, and they should come
into the derby with a sense of optimism, after the impressive showing from winter signings Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan — against the Toffees.
Spurs have been suffering customary heavy defeats against the top teams in recent years, but a goalless draw with Manchester United
earlier in the
campaign gives them a lot of confidence coming
into the match.
Shola Ameobi scored twice in the 5 - 1 hammering of Sunderland back at St James»
earlier in the
campaign, but he's been a bit - part performer all season and is also carrying a knock
into Sunday's affair.
Koeman was sacked by Everton
earlier this season after a summer of expensive recruitment turned
into a bad start to the Premier League
campaign.
A parliamentary inquiry
into parenting and social mobility has called on the next government to do more to encourage the UK's
early years services to engage with men — and to fund a national reading
campaign for dads and children.
Campaign messaging is not intended for mothers who have their babies
early for medical reasons or who go
into early labor on their own
Besides using Romney's own words against him in brutally effective fashion, the ad is also interesting in that it was produced by a media group now working for the Romney
campaign — they'd been on Team McCain originally but left when he ran
into trouble
earlier in the year.
Recall that one of the
earliest walls Gov. Eliot Spitzer ran head - long
into was a proposal to allow undocumented workers receive drivers» licenses issued by the state, a move that was vehemently opposed by county clerks and became a
campaign issue for Hillary Clinton, then running for the Democratic nomination for president.
He made the pledge during his leadership
campaign last year but changed his mind after asking the former director of Liberty to chair an inquiry
into anti-Semitism within Labour, which reported back
earlier this summer.
The executive summary of the article concludes: «In preparing for a second election the Tory leadership needs to negotiate for the debates to take place
earlier in the
campaign; put more money
into its ground war; build better relations with the whole of the party and Conservative movement; trust professional polling to test messages; and develop clearer decision - making structures.»
Duchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, who initially said back in January that he would not run statewide this year, but has since been drafted
into the race by GOP leaders and is expected to announce his
campaign in
early April, took things a step further a sought to turn Nixon's candidacy to his advantage.
Historic tensions between Blairites and Brownites rumbled on
into the
early part of the
campaign, despite ex-Scottish leader Jim Murphy's plea to end what he confessed had been a «self - indulgent and self - destructive struggle» between these sections of the party.
Earlier this week, Kirk's
campaign released an ad criticizing Duckworth's position on allowing refugees from Syria
into the U.S..
I would also suspect that running ads this
early plays
into the strategy of creating the image that Portman's
campaign is unstoppable, by demonstrating that he's willing to start spending money and building a list this
early.
Look at how the
Campaign for Labour Party Democracy worked in the seventies and
early eighties to bring their agenda
into the limelight.
The four Democratic county committees in the 24th Congressional District have been feuding with national party officials in Washington over Perez Williams since she made a last - minute entry
into the
campaign earlier this month.
The resolution, approved
earlier this month after some back - and - forth haggling over pre-Kindergarten spending levels, the public financing of political
campaigns and the Dream Act, doesn't go
into detail as to what the sales tax exemptions and adjustments would cost in revenue to the state budget.
Blakeman, who announced his
campaign in January — far
earlier than his opponents, David Malpass and Joe DioGuardi — recently hired fundraiser Cathy Blaney to kick his money - gathering efforts
into a higher gear.
The House GOP
campaign arm has sent tens of thousands of dollars to the
campaign of businessman Bob Turner — a pittance compared to the hundreds of thousands that it poured
into a similar off - season congressional race
earlier this year.
We will now be
campaigning to turn that hope
into a Labour majority at the
earliest opportunity.
He also has created an election - year headache for Cuomo with his investigation
into the
early demise of the governor's corruption - busting Moreland Commission, and his decision to take up where the commission left off with its various
campaign finance probes.
Earlier this year, news broke that the de Blasio administration had lifted a deed restriction on a Lower East Side nursing home owned by a major
campaign donor, who promptly sold it for a massive profit to a development group that plans to convert it
into condos.
Some insiders are surprised that as Nixon has just begun her fund - raising efforts, Cuomo has yet to dip
into his $ 30 million - plus
campaign warchest for an
early ad
campaign promoting his record and looking to quickly define Nixon negatively.
The president, beset by an
early legislative failure and the continuing clouds of investigations
into his presidential
campaign, tried to get back on offense.
His
campaign released a statement
early this morning from spokeswoman Virginia Lam that sought to tie the Post nod
into reports of former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi's imminent guilty plea in connection with Cuomo's pay - to - play pension fund probe.
Much of the
early debate about Britain's coming in - out referendum on the European Union has concerned the operation of these rules: the wording of the question on the ballot paper,
campaign spending limits and the extent to which David Cameron and his ministers should go
into policy - purdah in the final weeks.
When Jay Jacobs, the Nassau County Democratic chairman, walked
into a packed fundraiser for State Assembly candidate Christine Pellegrino in Babylon in
early May, he was struck by an unexpected notion: «I thought this may very well be a winning
campaign.»
That someone is Molinaro, who kicked off his
campaign earlier this month and has already wrapped up endorsements representing a majority of the Republican State Committee going
into next month's nominating convention.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R - Iowa), for instance, was propelled from the state Capitol in Des Moines
into the Senate partly through an
early online ad
campaign data - targeted by the Kochs» i360.
The
early frontrunner, state Speaker Chris Donovan, was coasting to the nomination until his
campaign went
into turmoil in June when two staffers were indicted for alleged
campaign finance violations.
But a look at Mr. Obama's filings provide a glimpse
into a
campaign machinery that is already operating at high pitch in the
early weeks of the election year.
Earlier this year, openDemocracy revealed how more than # 435,000 was funneled
into the DUP's Brexit
campaign.