Sentences with phrase «of national candidates»

The school was confirmed from a pool of national candidates voluntarily nominated by 32 state education agencies.

It is my understanding that the number of national candidates is being REDUCED, not increased.

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Attendees sit beneath a rendition of the U.S. national debt clock at an event for John Kasich, governor of Ohio and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, in Madison, Wis., on Monday, March 28, 2016.

Thiel's substantial donation to Trump doesn't come as a surprise — he did have a prime - time speaking slot at this summer's Republican National Convention — but the billionaire has been largely silent about his chosen candidate's many controversial statements of the past few months, which had caused some to wonder if he had abandoned his support for the Republican nominee.

«Pelosi is already the most unpopular politician in America — something House Democratic candidates would agree with — and the prospect of her implementing an extremely progressive agenda will be a huge motivator for Republicans this fall,» National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokesman Jesse Hunt wrote in an email to reporters.

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.

Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far - right Front National (FN) party candidate in France's 2017 presidential election.

A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that, when asked to rate junior scientists based on scholarly accomplishments and job interview performance, academics in the traditionally male - dominated STEM fields rated female candidates as being more hireable than their equally qualified male applicants.

The competitive contest between Lipinski and Marie Newman, a first - time candidate who won 49.1 % of the primary voters, became a flashpoint for simmering tensions between the national Democratic Party's centrist and liberal wings, drawing months of national attention.

One of his most notable speeches was Trump's address at the Republican National Convention where the then - presidential candidate declared «I alone can fix it» when accepting the party nomination.

In 1981, when he was acting as adviser to then New Jersey gubernatorial candidate (later Governor) Tom Kean, the RNC assembled a ballot security force consisting of off - duty law enforcement officers wearing armbands that read «National Ballot Security Task Force» that was alleged to have engaged in voter intimidation in minority neighborhoods of Newark, Camden, Paterson, and other cities.

Opinion polls show independent centrist Macron is set to beat National Front candidate Le Pen in Sunday's second round of voting, in what is seen to be France's most important election in decades.

This extends to race as well; a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research revealed that candidates with African American names have a tougher time finding a job.

One of their tactics is very specific: To stop politicians from taking money from the National Rifle Association, and to unseat any candidate who does in the upcoming mid-term elections.

Venture capitalist Peter Thiel defended his support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a speech Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

He said he was glad that the presidential candidates at least mentioned the word «cybersecurity» during the debate instead of ignoring the subject, but he expressed dismay over Trump's comments that a recent hack into the Democratic National Committee's servers could have involved «somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.»

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen on day three of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on July 20, 2016.

It seems unfair — or at least unfortunate — that New Mexico governor and fellow Democratic candidate Bill Richardson has been left out of the national conversation about Hillary Clinton's health insurance initiative.

An ABC News / Washington Post poll released on Sunday showed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton with a 1 percentage point national lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, within the margin of error.

«Cruz played a lot of the right cards,» says a national political adviser with deep Evangelical ties, who did not want to speak on the record about Cruz's success because he is backing another candidate.

The National Front in 2014 set up a collective of young entrepreneurs, the Collectif Audace, who say they're encouraged by the candidate's «France first» economic program.

According to Dan Patrick of «The Dan Patrick Show,» two sources «behind the scenes» at USC told him Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was on the program's «short list» of coaching candidates and they thought he could be talked into returning to USC, where he coached for nine seasons and won two national championships.

In the last week, Cain's popularity has soared, with polls pitting Cain neck and neck with frontrunner Republican candidate Mitt Romney, and even two points ahead of President Obama in a national approval rating.

Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves during the evening session as Barron Trump (L) looks on on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Then Hensarling served as executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which works to get GOP candidates elected, while Gramm was its chairman.

The firm also secured hundreds of thousands of dollars of business with John Bolton's Super Pac, formed by the hawkish former UN ambassador to support conservative candidates campaigning on national security issues.

National Australia Bank's MLC - home to the country's largest retail superannuation fund and $ 199 billion in assets under management - officially joined the bulging list of financial services sector initial public offering candidates on Thursday morning, when NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn flagged intentions to divest the business.

Stocks fell at the start of December when ABC News erroneously reported that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was prepared to testify that Trump as a candidate has directed him to contact Russians, though by the end of the day they largely recovered.

One of the most fortunate events in my life was to study under four brilliant economists at Stanford, who also formed my dissertation committee - Ronald McKinnon, an influential and original scholar in international economics; Thomas Sargent, a leading «rational expectations» theorist; John Taylor, also a «rational expectations» macroeconomist (currently serving in the Bush administration, and a leading candidate to succeed Alan Greenspan at the Fed, according to the Wall Street Journal), and Robert Hall, who heads the official Recession Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich still harbors hopes of emerging as a consensus candidate after multiple ballots but he lacks stature with national Republicans annoyed that he is still in the race, and he is deeply distrusted by ideological conservatives.

According to Lawrence Summers, former director of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council and former U.S. Treasury Secretary — he is also President Emeritus of Harvard University at the top of a shortlist of potential candidates to replace current chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke — the events of the last few years have thrown into question much of what he learned and taught about coherent economic models.

On one end of the political spectrum is Marine Le Pen, the far - right National Front candidate who, if elected, might very well pursue a «Frexit.»

Candidates who are on co-op term during the National Phase (January — April) can be part of the Next 36 and complete their co-op at the same time.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D - MA) walked back the statement she made last week criticizing the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for rigging the primary in favor of failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Now it appears that the prickly America First advocate who played a crucial role in driving Cohn to quit could, in fact, be taking his old position: Trump administration officials are reportedly considering White House trade adviser Peter Navarro as one of the leading candidates to head the National Economic Council (NEC).

The Facebook exec's tweets followed Mueller's release of indictments against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian businesses for what Mueller called a wide - ranging effort to undermine the 2016 presidential election, including efforts aimed at «supporting the presidential campaign of then - candidate Donald J. Trump.»

Larry Kudlow, Mr. Trump's new director of the National Economic Council, has a direct line to the president, as does John R. Bolton, his newly installed national security adviser, who was not Mr. Kelly's preferred candidate for tNational Economic Council, has a direct line to the president, as does John R. Bolton, his newly installed national security adviser, who was not Mr. Kelly's preferred candidate for tnational security adviser, who was not Mr. Kelly's preferred candidate for the role.

The news media has made much of the meeting, which includes such well - known evangelicals as Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer.

CNN: Convention's Mormon speakers expected to shed light on Romney's faith life Mitt Romney is famously quiet about his Mormon faith, but his campaign has said that some of Thursday's speakers at the Republican National Convention will shed light on the candidate's role in the church — and that Romney may open about his faith, too.

After all thirteen pre-Iowa debates, the two top finishers were Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney who were probably the two best national candidates of the bunch.

The race for New York's 9th Congressional District has attracted national attention because polls give Republican candidate Robert Turner an edge, a potential sign of trouble for President Barack Obama and for the Democrats ahead of next year's election.

The hour - and - a-half spectacle saw the two White House candidates discuss a wide range of topics from unemployment, economy, taxation and national debt to terrorism, immigration, Islamic State and nuclear weapons.

I thank my correspondents for their kind words and for their interest in a turbulent period in our national history, the effects of which are self - evidently clear every time Senator Barrack Obama» quintessential candidate of the Authorized Version of the Sixties» speaks.

The defeat Tuesday of two Republican Senate candidates who made national headlines with anti-abortion remarks also raised questions about the Christian right's power.

When faced with two disagreeable candidates, 60 percent of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) board members polled last month said that Christians should vote for the candidate they dislike the least, while 28 percent said to vote for a third - party candidate and 12 percent said to not vote for that particular office.

They have high expectation born of many decades when both parties put forward national candidates carefully groomed to speak to their concerns and inspire them to action: Stop Communism!

While I would label myself a conservative, I find the knee jerk responses of the Republican candidates to be pandering for votes, and any candidate that presents a thoughtful response to national and global issues wil at least get a hearing from me.

Today, more than a century after Lincoln articulated a moral center on behalf of national reconciliation, secularity has so infiltrated our leadership and our elite institutions that presidential candidates are reluctant to employ moral language and are uncertain about any symbolic code.

J. B. Stoner, vice-presidential candidate of the National State's Rights Party, came to St. Augustine, Florida, in 1964 to attend a segregationist rally.

(CNN)- Mitt Romney is famously quiet about his Mormon faith, but his campaign has said that some of Thursday's speakers at the Republican National Convention will shed light on the candidate's role in the church - and that Romney may open about his faith, too.