Sentences with phrase «of national political figures»

A number of national political figures, including President Barack Obama, are coming to Connecticut this week to help in the state's close race for governor.

The campaign for governor in Connecticut is now in its final week and a number of national political figures are expected to come to Connecticut to help the candidates close the deal.

Not exact matches

Government figures cited by the Associated Press indicate that just 1.7 million people — out of a total non-farm labor force of some 136 million workers — earned the minimum wage or less in 2006; still the increase was a big political victory for the Democrats, one that came at the expense of lobbyists from the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, among others.

Simply put, she is also one of the most polarizing political figures of her generation and her campaign has eagerly attacked Trump's alarming rhetoric and lack of experience with a series of national ads.

In August and September, Johnson and other security officials, including former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, became «increasingly convinced» that Russia had perpetrated the election process by hacking the DNC and other political figures.

Jean was one of many political figures, including Alexander and interim national Conservative leader Rona Ambrose, to call out the chanting.

The NYT determines there is «near - universal agreement,» that though de Blasio is «on more of a glide path to re-election in New York City than any mayor in a generation, he is still struggling to project his political voice in a job that has long produced towering national figures.»

Other examples of Bonapartist political figures who tried to «stand above» or balance traditional political divides and embody the «national interest» are plentiful — especially in Latin America with figures like Peron.

There was never a better chance than in 1981 when four substantial national figures launched a left - of - centre party built on principles of social justice and internationalism in a yawning political vacuum, with Labour and Tories at their most extreme.

Suddenly, with the stunning win on gay marriage, Cuomo has become a political figure of national stature, even a possible presidential candidate.

Kander, the former Missouri secretary of state and failed 2016 Senate candidate who has become an unlikely national Democratic figure, is bringing on Jason Noble, who on Friday announced he was leaving his job as political reporter for the Des Moines Register.

Pence's most controversial moment as a national figure — and the biggest stumble of his political career — came after he signed a law in Indiana that critics had warned would allow businesses to discriminate against gay men and lesbians.

Endorsements in the race have so far have been split along local and national lines, with Mr. Rangel racking up big - name national figures like former President Bill Clinton and Senator Chuck Schumer, and Mr. Espaillat locking down much of the city's prominent political establishment, including Comptroller Scott Stringer and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

An anti — illegal immigration hard - liner for years before Trump became a national political figure, dating back to his time as the mayor of Hazleton, Barletta has struggled mightily to raise much - needed campaign cash in his bid to unseat Democratic senator Bob Casey.

Whilst British political parties of all hues have fraternal relations with like - minded parties around the world, convention states that senior party figures do not campaign in each other's national elections.

The allegations against one of Las Vegas's most powerful figures reverberated in the political world over the weekend, as Mr. Wynn stepped down from his post as Republican National Committee finance chairman.

For all of her wariness as a political figure, Ms. Mark - Viverito has embraced at least one high - exposure arena: She maintains a voluble, bilingual Twitter account, where she picks moments to join the national political debate («The #GOP2016 clown car getting a little crowded!»

«The other issues for example is the fraud and the corruption that is associated with large sums of money given out by the past National Security Adviser which went to several political figures and again these were huge sums of money, over $ 2bn and the sheer size and the enormity of what we are talking about, must not be diminished in any way or trivialised in anyway by any suggestion that it is partisan.

The meeting which held up to the early hours of Saturday was based on negotiation to persuade the former VP to lead an interim government of national unity that the president has been attempting to sell to diverse political figures in recent weeks, Sahara reporters had reported.

I adore these podcasts and if you could add in some local or national — Hillary;) political figures so that we can keep the awareness of what is going on in our nation and how we can help that would be amazing and extremely relevant!

Based on the novel that has become the de-facto national book of Azerbaijan and littered with historical figures that led the country's independence movement, this is a story that should be ripe with political and social comments for a tumultuous world today.

In it, she tackled eight tumultuous decades of U.S. political and social history — and changing fashions — filled with dozens of national figures (including LBJ, JFK and Jackie O) and had to factor in an equally daunting number of celebrities in the cast: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Oprah Winfrey and, of course, Forest Whitaker in the lead role, among them.

That's the message of a report by the National Working Commission on Choice in K - 12 Education, which spent two years trying to get beyond divisive political rhetoric and figure out how best to give parents choices among schools receiving public money.

It is thus significant that the number of cases reaching state and federal appellate courts has surged back up to levels attained during the early 1970s when civil rights cases had a central place on the national political agenda (see Figure 1).

I too find that our national conversations about improving education become mired in political considerations and surface features of schools, rather than in figuring out how to improve instruction and social services for ALL students.

The couple divorced in 1998, but for more than 20 years, 3030 Chain Bridge Road was an engaging salon where a national roster of artists and curators felt at home, and a dynamic mix of political, cultural, and education figures regularly gathered to socialize, solve problems, and raise money for various campaigns and causes.

There are portraits of political figures on loan from the National Portrait Gallery.