Sentences with phrase «now runs the council»

Richard Haass, a former aide to both presidents Bush who now runs the Council on Foreign Relations, recently wrote an essay declaring «Liberal World Order, R.I.P.» due to Trumpism and other threats.

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The global consulting giant makes its living telling other companies, governments and organizations how to be more innovative, and right now McKinsey is run by a Canadian, Dominic Barton, who also heads Ottawa's Advisory Council on Economic Growth.

When here and there in draft decrees of the Council stress was laid on this role of conscience as irreplaceable even in practice, anxious voices could be heard in the aula, pointing out in alarm that in earlier days the Church used to lay down clear and unmistakable norms, whereas now even at the Council appeal was being made to the individual conscience, so running the risk of slipping down into an arbitrary, subjective situation ethics.

The conference was the third in a series of conferences that have been held under the auspices of the Pontifical Council's «STOQ» project - the «Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest» interdisciplinary study programme that has been running now in the Roman Pontifical universities for some five years, and which allows students and scholars to investigate the links and mutual enrichment of the physical and the metaphysical sciences.

As well as hospitals and health centres, more than a hundred restaurants in Israel now offer a Meat Free Monday, including the Café Café chain, while lunches in council - run nurseries in the cities of Petah Tikva dn Modi'inl are now also meat - free.

Now comes word — confirmed by multiple GOP sources — that the Republicans are interested in finding a woman to run, perhaps thinking that's their best bet to go up against the Democratic frontrunner, NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

Allies of convicted felon and former state senator Hiram Monserrate, who is now running for the NYC Council, say they will file a lawsuit against NYC Board of Elections for moving polling sites from his stronghold in LeFrak City in Queens.

In 2014, I ran for Austin City Council with the slogan «Flannigan Can Fix It» and now Jeb Bush is trying to steal my slogan!

Mascia, who's now 70, is running for a seat on the Common Council as a Democrat in a three - way primary.

«I'm running for the City Council because I feel I'm the right candidate for right now in this district,» he said.

Now, after serving almost two years in the Assembly, Espinal is running for City Council in District 37, less because of his commitment to service than because his former boss, CM Erik Dilan, is term limited and needs a new job.

And Mr. Gentile's office, too, would not say whether the councilman was definitely running for the seat — but said that as a prosecutor, state senator and now deputy majority leader in the Council, he'd «never backed away from a fight.»

Dennis Saffran, who lost a bid for the same Council seat in 2001 when he ran against Tony Avella, who is now a state senator, said he would be filing for another run at the spot within the week.

«Francisco Moya stood with our members out on strike at Main Street car wash earlier this year — and now we stand with him as he runs to represent the 21st Council District,» said Stuart Appelbaum, the president of the RWDSU.

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MANHATTAN — Now that Dan Garodnick has officially declared his plans to run for city comptroller, challengers are lining up to vie for his City Council seat.

For 14 years, the local Council seat has belonged to Vincent Gentile, a popular Democrat facing term limits and now running a quixotic bid for Brooklyn district attorney.

Hundreds of those who did vote in Malliotakis» race, but not for her, cast write - ins, including several for local Democrat Justin Brannan, who is now running for City Council, certain write - ins for presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, and even gag votes for deceased individuals, such as Elvis Presley, or fictional characters from popular culture, such as Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones.

With seven candidates vying for the two seats left open by Thomas and Reynolds opted to not re-run for their seats, deciding to run for Mayor instead, some Mt. Vernon residents don't even now the names of the all the city council candidates, which included Lisa A. Copeland and John Boykin who were running on the ticket with incumbent Mayor Davis who lost to Richard Thomas in the primary.

I was proud to lead on that issue and I am even prouder that others who are running for Council in this district have now come around and agree with my proposal.

The assemblyman is running for the 23rd Council seat now held by his brother, Councilman David Weprin (D - Hollis), who chose to make a bid for the comptroller's job instead of seeking a third term.

Speaking in Harlow, where Labour took control of the council in last week's local election, Miliband said: «The reality now for people aspiring to get on is that they feel they are running up against a brick wall in terms of unemployment and getting on the housing ladder.»

Other speakers included Michel Faulkner, a former mayoral candidate now running for comptroller, Harry Wilson, a past New York State comptroller candidate who is gearing up to run for governor, and Council Member Eric Ulrich.

But Skyler warned that de Blasio's experience in City Council and running the Public Advocate's office bare little resemblance to running the large organization he will now oversee.

He graduated from college last year and is now the Republican nominee running for Syracuse City Council's 1st District.

An autistic ex-City Council staffer suing a Brooklyn pol for discrimination charges a former co-worker now running for the Council seat participated in the abuse.

Williams did not rule it out, even though he said right now he is «100 % solely focused» on running for the City Council speakership that opens in January.

The Labour candidate and favourite is Jim McMahon (below), a trucker's son who now runs Oldham Council.

EAST WILLIAMSBURG — Vito Lopez, the scandal - plagued former assemblyman who is now running for City Council, unexpectedly canceled a rare public appearance on the campaign trail Thursday at the nonprofit he founded.

Saffran ran for the northeast Queens City Council seat in 2001 and lost to Tony Avella, who is now a state senator, by less than 400 votes.

Benjamin is running for the open state Senate seat vacated by Bill Perkins, now on the city Council.

Liu, after running unsuccessfully for Mayor last year, is now running for State Senate, and Mark - Viverito is, of course, the Council Speaker.

Lopez - Pierre is the one time NYC Council candidate who is now running for Democratic District Leader, at least according to his website.

Last February, he floated his name as a potential candidate in the 44th NYC Council race to fill the Brooklyn seat vacated by Simcha Felder (now a deputy comptroller in NYC Comptroller John Liu's office), but decided against a run for family reasons.

As a result the Conservatives now run more councils in the North West and Yorkshire than Labour and the Liberal Democrats combined.

«Here's a guy that's represented the common council for a while, did two terms there, ran for mayor, and now he's running for president of common council and he has some great ideas.»

Last week Tower Hamlets Labour group, myopic in their perpetual factionalism, joined forces with local Tories to vote down the annual budget proposed by the former Labour council leader and now independent mayor Lutfur Rahman, who of course was removed as Labour candidate by the National Executive Committee in the run up to the 2010 mayoral election, despite having been selected by a majority of local party members.

He previously ran for City Council in 2009, losing to Melissa Mark - Viverito, now the speaker of the City Council.

Dave Rowntree is now an elected politician, but «no - one else from Blur is running for county council».

Greenfield tried to hand - pick a successor for his City Council seat but now Hikind's son is running, too.

And Christine Quinn — the former council speaker who served as an advisor to Mr. Cuomo, ran against Mr. de Blasio for mayor and now leads for Women In Need, a nonprofit that helps homeless women and families — was quick to praise the governor's plan.

According to the Texas Legislative Council, Republican candidates running for statewide office in 2004 won an average of 53 percent of the vote in that areas that make up what is now the 23rd District, while Democrats took 47 percent.

With a record number of 60,000 New Yorkers sleeping in homeless shelters, Christine Quinn — the former council speaker who now runs a nonprofit helping homeless women and children — said her onetime opponent Mayor Bill de Blasio had made progress but that there's still work to be done.

Assemblyman Micah Kellner, a Manhattan Democrat now running for New York City Council, was accused four years ago of inappropriate online communication with a young female staffer.

Labour will keep control of the council it has run for 80 years, but Ukip is now the official opposition.

Now Henry, who also ran a failed City Council bid against Inez Barron in the last election, hopes he can beat both Sampson and opponent Dell Smitherman in the Sept. 9 primary.

He left to run for the Assembly seat he now holds after Helen Marshall vacated it to run for City Council, winning 92 percent of the vote.

Cary Goodman has spearheaded efforts to oppose AMNH's expansion, and is now running for city council.

On Staten Island, incumbent Republican Assemblymember Ronald Castorina Jr. - who won a special election in April 2016 to replace now City Council Member Joseph Borelli - faces a primary challenge from Janine Materna who ran for City Council as a Democrat in 2009, in AD62.

But this wasn't his first time going for office — Hawkins has run for office 22 times now, making his debut campaign for Syracuse city council in 1993.