Sentences with phrase «of politicians from»

Patrick # 228 While Democrats tend to be more supportive if green initiatives most if not all of the politicians from what I have seen, read and listend to, are not scientifically literate and often do not pass legislation that truly makes an impact on the AGW problem.

Reviving Kyoto is still on the table, recently half heartedly suggested by the European Union (read: a bunch of politicians from countries with different agendas).

Recent years have seen all kinds of politicians from outside the Con - Lab - Lib Dem mainstream scoring well.

Spitzer is among a slate of politicians from around the country who are making comebacks after having been embroiled in sex scandals, a list that includes former New York Congressman and now NYC mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, and embattled South Carolina Governor turned Congressman Mark Sanford.

In an unusual occurrence in 2000, for example, the two dominant parties in the state of California cooperatively redrew both state and Federal legislative districts to preserve the status quo, ensuring the electoral safety of the politicians from unpredictable voting by the electorate.

A string of headlines prevented the reputation of politicians from enjoying any kind of positive bump at all.

Worse than that, though, we have the pusillanimity of politicians from both left and right who want to surrender a vital legislative part of what makes Britain unique: they want to sacrifice the green belt to allow a kind of anywhere - nowhere exurban sprawl.

Rob: What distinguishes the financial actions of politicians from those of other people is the ideal of public service.

During the recent years I have heard now and then about George Soros being demonized in several public speeches of some politicians from various countries.

A string of politicians from Nicola Sturgeon to Yvette Cooper also condemned the poster.

The multitude that gathered in addition to the family had a generous sprinkling of politicians from different sides of the divide.

The inquiry is being run by the Justice Department's Kleptocracy Initiative, which has seized properties in the United States owned by relatives of politicians from Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, South Korea and Taiwan.

Staten Island, which makes up two - thirds of the district, resents the idea of a politician from Brooklyn, in this case Recchia, representing its interests in Washington.

Not exact matches

If, say, you have children and you want regulation to protect them from the rising sea levels predicted to submerge billions of homes, wars over resources, and so on, you have to realize that however much we call politicians leaders, in democracies they follow the people.

- Hunter in some ways is reminiscent of other women who came forward to ruin or nearly ruin Democratic politicians with accusations of sexual improprieties — while personally profiting from their actions - including Donna Rice (Hart), Gennifer Flowers (Clinton) and Ashley Dupre (Spitzer).

Ideally, it would have the power to defuse risks without first having to seek permission from a politician, just as the Bank of Canada sets the benchmark interest rate without input from finance minister.

The clip earned more than 8 million views in one week and Twitter endorsements from the likes of Ellen DeGeneres and former Arizona politician Gabrielle Giffords.

German politicians are expected to strike a serious tone and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of European partners.

China's policy of devaluing its currency to grab export market share from the West is now squarely in the crosshairs of politicians in the U.S. and Europe.

By now, the business community is used to accusations of its alleged black arts from environmentalists, left - wing politicians and assorted other activists.

A Saudi - led coalition is fighting to counter the influence of Iran, an ally of the Houthi militia, who deny any help from Tehran and say they are fighting a revolution against corrupt politicians and Gulf powers in thrall to the West.

There was a wave of public resistance from those who feared American - style retailing on this scale would pulverize smaller players, and politicians in Vancouver also lobbied to keep the retailer outside of city borders, citing environmental concerns.

Extreme politicians at every level of government are doing everything they can to block millions of people from coming to Planned Parenthood, deny access to affordable health care, and roll back women's rights over their own bodies.

From Barack Obama to Justin Trudeau, many politicians are promoting a middle class economic vision, where a larger portion of economic growth is captured by those of average income.

From David Bowie in January to this week's back - to - back deaths of mother and daughter Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, 2016 saw the passing of many notable people — politicians, celebrities and heroes.

Ifill's death sparked a bipartisan outpouring of condolences from politicians ranging from House Majority Leader Paul Ryan to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Its NRA card was also highlighted in a New York Times opinion piece that called on the financial industry to exert its «leverage over the gun industry,» seeing as politicians — many of whom are funded by the NRA — continue to refrain from doing so.

Khan, a politician from the opposition Labour Party who is also chairman of TfL, has long criticized Uber's British management and backed the regulator's decision Thursday.

Today, however, it houses the Yalta European Strategy (YES) conference, sponsored by Ukrainian businessman Viktor Pinchuk, which has brought politicians and diplomats from all corners of the world to discuss the situation in Ukraine — and that is simply impossible to do without discussing Russia.

The eurozone's central bankers, as well as some of the less charitable politicians in the region's lending countries, say Spain must first request that money from the central bailout funds and agree to stringent conditions in return for support.

Stepping back from National Front will give Le Pen more freedom to change certain aspects of her project and to rally support she needs, according to people close to the far - right politician who spoke with Le Monde.

«I grow weary over the fact we have too many politicians who continually shoot from the hip and point fingers on economic matters without having a solid understanding of economics,» wrote one.

Senators also spent a significant amount of time reading letters from constituents about the effects of the scandal on their own lives, which not only looks bad for Stumpf and Wells Fargo, but also allows the politicians an easy opportunity to prove that they are working for the people who elect them.

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.

However, the distortion of the debate by Trump and other politicians creates a danger that resources will be misdirected from more pressing infrastructure needs, such as aged water pipes leaching lead and schools - or from projects that will have a considerable regional economic impact.

Other challenges New York faces include its inability to attract technology - focused industries, intensified regulation from city and state politicians, and the rise of financial centers around the world that will provide major competition.

«Uber's lack of security regarding its customer data was resulting in Uber employees being able to track high profile politicians, celebrities, and even personal acquaintances of Uber employees, including ex - boyfriends / girlfriends, and ex-spouses,» Uber's former forensic investigator Ward Spangenberg was quoted as saying under penalty of perjury in filings from a lawsuit is pursuing against the company.

It would be unfortunate if anger over the HST dissuaded other politicians from pursuing bold policy ideas of their own.

«In a year where politicians traffic in anti-immigrant rhetoric, there is also a Broadway musical reminding us that a broke, orphan immigrant from the West Indies built our financial system, a story that reminds us that since the beginning of the great unfinished symphony that is our American experiment, time and time again, immigrants get the job done.»

None of these fixes can come from Big Waste alone: they require a surge in public concern to lift the unsexy issue of garbage onto politicians» agendas.

But politicians, especially from the Maritime provinces, were also of the view that their taxpayers had bought and paid for the western timber, farmlands, coal and later oil and gas with the payout to the Hudson's Bay Co..

The minister has been leading a 30 - member delegation of Canadian politicians from five provinces, along with business and labour union representatives, on a trip to Germany and Great Britain to learn about their apprenticeship programs.

And that's exactly the kind of thing we've come to expect from politicians.

«Inside our country, but also outside, in particular in our European neighbourhood, there would be concern and a lack of understanding if politicians in the biggest and economically strongest country (in Europe) did not live up to their responsibilities,» read a statement from Steinmeier, a former foreign minister who has been thrust centre - stage after taking on the usually largely ceremonial head of state role in March.

During fifteen years of uninterrupted rule, Lee has gradually changed from a street - brawling left - wing politician to an astute manager and unchallenged boss.

One of the organizers, Cameron Kasky, said their goal is to stop politicians taking money from the National Rifle Association, and to unseat any politician who does in the upcoming mid-term elections.

The one - on - one meeting sends a message of Tesla's importance in China, whose politicians consider the California company a role model for the country's new electric car companies, as many vehicles suffer from long charging times and a poor driving experience, he explained.

The U.S. economy has certainly recovered since the dark years of the recession, but the exact strength of the revival has been the subject of debate from politicians to pundits to economists for some time now.

A sarcastic tweet from Gabe Rivera, the founder of the technology news aggregator Techmeme, put one of the main risks fairly well — namely, that pieces published by politicians and political groups on Medium won't get nearly the kind of oversight and fact - checking that newspaper opinion pieces do.

And we now have almost 4,000 contributors, from politicians and entertainers to academics and leaders of nonprofits.