Sentences with phrase «of political office»

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Four purposes of such adjudication can be distinguished: ensuring that the legislature does not overstep constitutional boundaries; protecting the rights of individuals in specific situations; resolving inter-institutional disputes; and ensuring the integrity of the political office and process.

The President appealed for what he called decent and civilised comments, particularly when it had to do with the integrity of political office holders.

The NLC said the union made a demand for wage increase in 2009 after a thorough study of the salaries of political office holders» pre-and post-consolidation, as well as a careful examination of the minimum annual wage levels in African countries.

Also, the National President, National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. John Onyebueze, chided the Senate for allegedly throwing away a bill that would have set up the office of the Surgeon General or Chief Medical Officer of the federation, which would assess the health status of any political office holder and give authoritative statements on their health status.

All the federal revenue will now be used to pay the salaries of the political office holders.

I had expected to ask questions, but very characteristic of him, the former President decided to walk us through a lecture touching on his days as head of state (military and civilian), some of the difficult and sensitive decisions he took, his observations out of political office, Ghana's present political scene, the challenges confronting the Ghanaian media and finally the issue at stake.

Not only does it pit an experienced prosecutor versus a longtime holder of political office, but the longtime prosecutor, Illuzzi, did not receive the endorsement of the powerful New York City Police Benevolent Association.

The loss of the unit in political circles is believed to be a major sign of weakness and often times used to measure the relevance of a political office holder or party office holder in his position,

NEW YORK — The key witness in a federal corruption investigation is a Bronx political wannabe whose dreams of political office were dashed when he lost a state assembly race to a challenger who wanted to make cupcakes the official state snack.

In the United States they have forced priests out of political office.

Christians will try to keep atheists out of political office — exclusively for religious reasons only — even though the Const itution explicitly forbids a religious test.

We don't need another bush like troglodyte within 100 yards of any political office.

People like you and I (and hopefully many others) need to get the word out there that mormons are not a good choice for any type of political office.

I have said it some years back that as good as the APC is, the only fraught or error that can do it in, is its distribution of political offices.

It was in the face of this discrimination and corruption that Taylor started his rebel movement to kick Doe and his followers out of their political offices.

Not exact matches

And he or she must be supported by a senior political leader who serves as a public sector catalyst to build coalitions of governments, workers and training and research institutions and help to pitch investment proposals to head office decision - makers.

Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban called President Donald Trump «s time in office so far «political chemotherapy,» suggesting that supporters of the President knowingly voted for a «poisonous» leader in hopes of shaking up America's political system.

Trump, a political neophyte then inside his first 100 days in office, attacked an ally of Russia and Iran after intelligence services concluded that Assad's forces had used chemical weapons on Syrian civilians, many of them children.

The Roman emperor Caligula took a novel approach to selecting his executive team, apocryphally conferring on his horse Incitatus the status of counsel, one of the highest political offices in the empire.

Political operatives close to congressional Republican leadership are shaken after the FBI raided the office and residence of President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

Political operatives close to congressional GOP leadership are shaken after the FBI raided the office and residence of the lawyer, Michael Cohen, on Monday.

Inside the West Wing, the White House political office is overlaying the list of companies that have announced new investments or bonuses for their employees on a map of target races in the 2018 midterms, providing an outline for travel in the coming months.

Clinton's apparent popularity likely stems from her developing connections in the tech sector over a longer period of time than other Oval Office contenders, according to Mark Schmitt, director of the political reform program at independent think tank New America Foundation.

Donald Trump's first year in office may have been laden with controversy, political squabbling, and tweet storms, yet the reality - TV star turned U.S. president also managed to get a singular piece of legislation through that should loom large for businesses big and small for years to come.

Abe had put a lot of personal political capital at stake in beating on the agricultural lobby, and not just the farmers... but the [agricultural] banks, pension schemes, all the rest, to get support for a US - led TPP deal, and then Trump pulls out,» Bremmer said, referring to the Trans - Pacific Partnership, a sweeping trade deal, spearheaded by Barack Obama, that Trump exited days after taking office in January 2017.

Shortly before assuming office last year, Trump broke with tradition by ordering all of former President Barack Obama's political appointees to leave their ambassadorships immediately after the inauguration.

Overall, I think my age brings more to the table than not, and the idea that someone who isn't affiliated with a political party, didn't have the blessing of the establishment, and who doesn't have deep pockets was able to get elected into a substantial government office is pretty exciting.

Those battles are still being fought by three - dimensional women in the engineering departments of tech companies, in political campaigns, and in the plush offices of VCs and studio executives.

«Given the size of its economy, population, and given its political clout, Nigeria's stance towards the African Continental Free Trade Area is key,» Imad Mesdoua, senior consultant for Africa at Control Risks, a global risk consultancy with offices in Lagos, told CNBC via email.

«When I took office, I promised you that I would seek to unite the Lebanese, end political division and establish the principle of self - sufficiency, but I have been unable to do so.

With British officials raiding the offices of embattled political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg bending the knee before congress, and GDPR set to go into effect next month, no story holds greater sway in techland.

«The issue of me running for political office frequently comes up because I am constantly touring around, giving speeches and raising money for the party,» he said in a statement.

Women's suffrage — or the political fight to enfranchise women — is widely considered to have begun with the Seneca Fall convention, as chronicled by this U.S. House's Office of the Historian.

Long suggested his own frustration is a symptom of a much wider problem — an unhealthy gap between Liberal backbenchers» political instincts and the sort of policy thinking that emanates from the well - staffed offices of the Prime Minister and top cabinet ministers.

«It might be in some ways that access to political office has been a little bit easier than navigating that corporate pipeline,» says Kim Parker, director of social trends research at Pew.

Zuckerberg carefully negotiated a clause that would allow him to take a leave from Facebook to serve in public office or government, so presumably he has some sort of political beliefs — if not outright political ambition — as well as some core ideas about what's good for society and what's not.

Roughly three - quarters of human resources professionals say their workplaces discourage political activity in the office, according to a recent survey by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Kudlow has played with the idea of running for political office for years.

«This is just one part of a larger investigation into the use of personal data for political purposes,» the office said in a statement after a judge granted the request for a warrant.

So the Canada office was restructured in June, with two political writers moving to Washington and a number of other shuffles, and Silverman started writing more about media.

«The US intelligence community is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of emails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations,» the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a statement at the time.

Ever since President Donald Trump kicked off his unlikely candidacy for the nation's top political office in June 2015 at the foot of the golden Trump Tower escalators in Manhattan, he has become an unabashed hero to millions of Americans — and a pariah to millions more.

Greece's political leaders, more accustomed to screaming abuse at each other in parliament, issued an unprecedented joint statement after a day of talks at the president's office backing efforts to reach a deal with creditors.

The London offices of the political research firm Cambridge Analytica.

Any serious action will require the kind of leadership that could cause him to alienate parts of his political base, something that Trump has been reluctant to do in his first 13 months in office.

(Incidentally, the UK's data protection watchdog is conducting just such an audit of Cambridge Analytica right now, after obtaining a warrant to enter its London offices last month — as part of an ongoing, year - long investigation into social media data being used for political ad targeting.)

A strengthened and more independent Parliamentary Budget Office would promote greater understanding of complex budget issues; it would force the government to defend its economic and budget forecasts; it would promote a straightforward and more understandable and open budget process; it would promote accountability by commenting on the government's projections and analysis; finally, by being nonpartisan, it would provide research to all political parties.

Supporters of the president spent Sunday on political talk shows disputing the idea, put forth in a new book, that Trump is not mentally fit for office.

That's the opinion of Marko Papic, geopolitical strategist with BCA Research, who visited our office last Thursday and briefed us on the investment implications of the domestic and European political climate.