Sentences with phrase «nod from president»

The program, which reaches about 7,500 teachers in 14 states, got an influential nod from President Obama in a speech he gave about education earlier this year.

Although 45 % of Democratic voters in New York State report Obama's backing makes no difference when selecting a candidate, the same proportion — 45 % — says a nod from the president will make them more likely to vote for that candidate.

Still, the bill, which has passed both House and Senate and is likely to get the nod from President Bush, is a victory for supporters of the SBA.

Alperovitch even got a nod from President Trump when the leader (erroneously) called out CrowdStrike as «owned by a very rich Ukrainian.»

Not exact matches

The mayor, running for a second term, for now faces a relatively easy path to the Democratic nod amid speculation he would be challenged from rival Democrats, including Comptroller Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz or Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.

Cuomo, who is seeking third term this year, received the nods from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, a top Cuomo ally who as once considered a challenger to Cuomo rival Mayor Bill de Blasio, as well as Reps. Nydia Velázquez, Jose Serrano and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo.

Paul's commitment to small businesses has already earned him the nod from The Murray Hill Business Association and The Flushing Chinese Business Association, including The Presidents Co-Op & Condo Council — just to name a few organizations that have recognized Vallone through their respective endorsements as the best of six candidates in this competitive primary election.

In a move likely to win nods from Scrabble enthusiasts citywide, the Staten Island borough president has crafted creative street names for the new neighborhood set to rise on the controversial Mount Manresa site.

John Edwards is accused of using $ 925,000 from supporters to keep his paramour — the mother of his child — out of the way while he sought the Democratic nod for president.

(CNN)- President Barack Obama has told Senate Democrats that he's willing to stay away from election battles where his presence would not be helpful, a Democratic source said - an apparent nod to his poll numbers.

«President Barack Obama has told Senate Democrats that he's willing to stay away from election battles where his presence would not be helpful, a Democratic source said — an apparent nod to his poll numbers.»

It would be foolish to spend 20 or 30 years doing science in hopes of someday getting the nod from whoever happens to be the U.S. president.

«I did not have any relation with Black Panther,» he continued in a nod to President Clinton that drew a laugh from co-star Anthony Mackie.

The nod to Wiley was an unsurprising — if important — gesture from a President known for decorating the White House with contemporary art and keeping Jay - Z on his iPod.

-- Jane Chu of Kansas City's Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts got the nod from Obama this week to head the National Endowment for the Arts, but it was Thelma Golden, director and chief curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, who had the president's ear.