Sentences with phrase «leading politicians who»

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A Saudi - led coalition is fighting to counter the influence of Iran, an ally of the Houthi militia, who deny any help from Tehran and say they are fighting a revolution against corrupt politicians and Gulf powers in thrall to the West.

However, senior Green politician Cecile Duflot, who was housing minister in the previous Socialist - led government, accused Valls of not learning from losses in municipal elections last year.

Yet it is impossible to even guess with authority about where this headed because few before have seen a politician like Tsipras, who led his Syriza party to victory in January on a promise to undo all the austerity measures that had been implemented since Greece's profligacy caught up with it in 2010.

Kasky, a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., has been part of an outpouring of anger from students who survived the shooting, many of whom have publicly blamed President Trump and NRA - supported politicians for creating the conditions that led to the shooting.

Mr. Kenney is a skilled politician, but he would ominously follow in the footsteps of another former federal Conservative cabinet minister, Jim Prentice, who jumped into provincial politics in 2014 before leading the 44 - year old PC government to defeat in May 2015.

There's no question Clement led the political pack in taking up social media, said Mark Blevis, a digital public affairs strategist with Full Duplex who has been observing politicians» use of social media for years.

So the «pro-lifers» are against abortion as a legally medical form of «murder», but then vote for politicians in our USA who promote war and all kinds of both domestic and foreign policies that lead to the death of millions of already born humans.

... If our politicians were realists, they would think rather less about missiles and the problem of landing astronauts on the moon, rather more about hunger and moral squalor and the problem of enabling three billion men, women, and children, who will soon be six billions, to lead a tolerably human existence without, in the process, ruining and befouling their planetary environment.

In 2012 the lines between the sacred and the profane will get even more blurry: Scientists will religiously maintain their search for the elusive God particle (they won't find it); evangelical sports superhero and Denver Bronco quarterback Tim Tebow will continue to be both an inspiration to the faithful and an object of scorn to skeptics (he will be watching, not playing in, the Super Bowl); at least one well - known religious leader or leading religious politician will be brought down by a sex scandal (let's hope all our leaders have learned a lesson from former Rep. Anthony Weiner and stay away from sexting); and the «nones» - those who don't identify with one religion - will grow even more numerous and find religious meanings in unexpected places (what TV show will become this season's «Lost»?)

In her memoir she has shrewd comments about leading French politicians, including de Gaulle whom she distrusted, Pompidou whom she admired and Giscard d'Estaing, who was a closet reformer.

The monarchy survives because the public see it as being a harmless thing led by a distinguished lady who has, lets face it, out performed most of the politicians she has seen come and go.

It is the politician that takes the lead on this that will earn the respect and confidence of business and the wider public - and the politician that can do that is the one who will win votes and restore confidence in Britain's economy.

What's clear is that Kathleen Rice is out for herself and only started voting when her name was on the ballot and we need politicians who are capable of looking beyond themselves to lead.

Rockland County, NY - A chasidic Jew from Rockland County has been identified as the cooperating witness who helped the FBI uncover a massive plot to rig the 2013 New York City mayoral race and led to the arrest of six politicians who allegedly accepted bribes.

«I think he's just a weak politician who was led astray by some rather nasty advisers and didn't have the guts to stand up to them.

She said, the current economic hardship, which has led to high unemployment and school dropout rates, has made a large section of the youth vulnerable to the entrapments of some mischievous politicians, who would like to recruit them to engage in violence in the November 7 general elections.

«Last year, the Republican led Senate passed legislation that would allow the voters of this state, who are paying for these pension, to decide if stripping a politician convicted of corruption of their pensions is warranted,» McGrath said.

Unelect the politicians who lead both parties in NYC to make a point.

Given what followed, you might be forgiven for forgetting just how cross politicians were at the bankers» bonuses still being awarded to those who had led failure at Britain's biggest banks.

Of course, Sturgeon would like to hold a second referendum and to be the politician who led the Yes campaign to victory but she is not reckless; the First Minister wants to see support for independence polling at at least 60 per cent - for a substantial period of time - before gambling on another vote.

Those who did respond offered a variety of thoughts; many said they had resisted limits because they believe a ban on outside income would lead to a chamber full of career politicians.

Any government politician that wants to dictate to the news media without answering the tough questions for the voters they're completely corrupt because any politician who has ever lead by dictation has been corrupt.

«The career politicians in Albany are the biggest whores in this state,» said Davis, who claims to have organized the prostitution ring that led to former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's resignation.

This duality led to many mistakes by individuals and politicians who made deals with Nazi party and Nazi Germany.

A source close to Van Hollen — a seasoned politician who led the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 2007 - 2011 — said he will report having about $ 3.5 million in his campaign account.

According to those rooting for the Bole - born historian - turned - politician, he is the most marketable and visible candidate among all those who have either openly declared their intention of leading the party, or rumored to be interested in contesting the 2020 elections on the ticket of the biggest opposition party.

Arlo Devlin - Brown, a veteran federal prosecutor in Manhattan who led a string of prominent Wall Street cases and more recently oversaw the prosecutions of two of New York's most powerful state politicians, is departing for the private sector.

«This might be okay for other politicians who are close to News International and want to protect their friends, but the mayor is now in charge of the police force leading this case and when he comes out with this kind of stuff during live investigations he risks accusations of political interference,» Ms McCartney said.

But the reality is that the politicians who make it to the top invariably do so by leading, not following, their party members.

A number of politicians who hope to replace Cuomo have their own ideas of how the office should lead the charge against corruption in Albany.

During the telephone conversation, Buhari was overheard thanking those, who attended the prayer session led by Ganduje, alongside many Islamic scholars, prominent politicians and imams.

Truly, knowing who Jammeh is and reading many political science theories about the manipulative nature of dictators that ranges from Pol Pot of Cambodian (politician and revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge) and Nuon Chea (chief ideologist of the Khmer Rouge), Idi Amine of Uganda and Mobutu of Democratic Republic of Congo, I am disturbed by the same mechanism being explored by Jammeh.

Total Politics also looks at a British politician who leads the way on European - wide financial and monetary legislation but who doesn't get the same attention as many politicians based in Westminster.

It was politicians and the press who led the attacks.

New Yorkers Against Corruption believes the convention will be run by the same politicians, lobbyists and special interest groups who have led to Albany's dysfunction.

So, with this I think the next wiser step left for Osoba is to lead his people out of (Egypt) APC to promised land.Moreso, with what his on grand now in ogun state toward 2015 election, am sorry for Amosu, especially when all who is who in ogun politics are ready to work with Osoba and there is strong alliance discussion going on in opposition party, but people even in Amosun cabinet were leaving APC day by day, I foresee what happened in Ekiti and kwara between Olushola SARAKI and then governor Lawal again in ogun come 2015, The victory of Aregbesola for APC in osun is so diffrent with this: some few month to election in osun many politician especially former governors were started joining APC to support Aregbesola while reverse is the case in ogun here, many even in cabinet are leaving the government to oppose Amosun, just imagine ew months to election now all former governors were agaist Amosun, all senators, Reps, and many assembly members were leaving APC agaist him and this is just the begining.Though,» ETI O WUN A WI TI OLUWA LASE» yet All EYI O WUN TI A NWI NI 2001, ILE OSOBA NI OLUWA TI FI ADE SI NI 2011.

There are at least three important trends at play here - the decline in age of our leading politicians, who now reach the top in their 40s (or even 30s); the fact many people have children a lot later in life; and the fact men are expected to have a much bigger role in childcare.

This is a case about a powerful politician who betrayed those he was supposed to serve to line his pockets,» assistant US attorney Carrie Cohen, the lead prosecutor in the case, told the jury.

The source said, «Those leading the rebellion against Tinubu are politicians who lost their wards and constituencies in elections, even when they were governors.

So, Labour can not win in 2020 no matter who is leading it — they do not possess anywhere in their senior level any politicians that have the gravitas that Osborne, May or Johnson have (one of those three will lead the tories for GE2020) and nor do they have a financial message (left or right) that the voters find superior to what the tories are offering.

Republican politicians know that whomever Adelson and his wife decide to support in 2016 will have what is now a required asset of any campaign — a well - funded super PAC that can provide additional armor against the inevitable attacks from opponents and which can lead the attacks against rivals who threaten their path to victory.

Do we want politicians who will come and enact good laws for us;... Or we want politicians who are abusive of their elders, who are intimidating, who use voodoo, who will hire people to intimidate us or politicians who will use violent means that lead to death?

«He is a wonderful constituency MP, a man who has brought politics at its best to his county,» she said, adding: «Norman became a parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats in 1992, a time when personal ambition might have led many politicians to a party that offered a better chance of becoming an MP.»

Despite Labour's commitment to half the budget deficit within four years (beginning in 2011 rather than 2010), and their admission that this would entail having to make cuts «worse than Thatcher», Labour politicians were rarely pressed on the subject on «The Andrew Marr Show» throughout the months leading up to the general election - unlike their Conservative opposite numbers, who were regularly pressed on the subject.

Tony Blair and Theresa May lead tributes from politicians and public figures to Tessa Jowell, who died on Saturday

In this context, referendums can mirror the worst aspects of representative politics — top - down slanging matches between senior politicians, seen through the standard media lens of an election where only conflict between leading figures — and who's «in or out» — is seen to matter.

«After four decades of back room deals and the culture of corruption that led to the well deserved conviction of Shelly Silver, the voters of the 65th Assembly district don't want another professional politician who is a product of the same Democratic clubhouses that gave us Shelly Silver, «he said during his acceptance speech.

Deputy leader Tom Watson led tributes to the sacked shadow minister, saying: «Michael Dugher is a rare politician - a talented working class MP who hasn't lost his strong Yorkshire roots.

Any party largely led by: the rich, those who are professional politicians and a sprinkling of key posts occupied by privately educated people — can not be taken as representing the general populace let alone the «working class».

The INEC boss, who spoke when he led some staff of the commission, including a national commissioner, Mr. Solomon Soyebi, on a visit to PUNCH Place, the corporate headquarters of PUNCH Nigeria Limited in Magboro, Ogun State, on Friday, stated that if everyone, including the staff of the commission, the voters, politicians and other stakeholders, play by the rules, there would be no inconclusive election.