Anyone who is offended by the name ought to be the one in court having to wage an argument
over the defense of their mental legitimacy.
MENY PAC lauded Rice, saying she has «come out swinging in her support for LGBT rights» by becoming the first AG hopeful to promise to sue the federal government
over the Defense of Marriage Act.
As a county lawmaker, Curran clashed with Sposato
over his defense of the former jail medical vendor after a series of inmate deaths.
Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice pledged to sue the federal government
over the Defense of Marriage Act if she becomes the next AG.
Two Democratic members of the NY congressional delegation are praising President Obama's decision to end the DOJ's legal battle
over the Defense of Marriage Act — the federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
Of course, given Daddy's lobbying business, which relies heavily on Daddy's good relation with the despicable Silencer Silver, Gillibrand chose Daddy's Business Bucks
over the defense of women and disclosure of the use of taxpayer money.
BY DONNA ACETO, MICHAEL LUONGO & DUNCAN OSBORNE With many hundreds of thousands of participants and spectators, the June 30 LGBT Pride March was not only an exuberant show of community strength and personal courage but also a celebration of the previous week's victories
over the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 at the US Supreme Court.
The Nixon Doctrine called for the bolstering of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in order for them to take
over the defense of South Vietnam.
Two of the industry's most loved, well - known developers are heading for a legal battle
over the Defense of the Ancients name.
She has been retained on the eve of trial to take
over the defense of a bad faith case.
But leading lawyers in Washington and New York have repeatedly spurned overtures to take
over the defense of Mr. Trump, a mercurial client who often ignores his advisers» guidance.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on
defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control
over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
If there's a new point in his speech Monday, it's likely to be a
defense against calls for his dismissal from board positions
over his support
of Trump.
My dad was a bartender; my mother was a maid,» and a polished
defense when erstwhile front - runner Jeb Bush criticized Marco Rubio in the last GOP presidential debate
over his attendance record, helped nudge the Florida senator ahead
of many
of his rivals.
As part
of the deal, which still needs approval from Congress, Saudi Arabia «expressed its intent» to spend $ 28 billion on
defense technologies and programs by Lockheed Martin, which estimated the deal would support 18,000 jobs in the U.S.
over 30 years — a figure that falls dramatically below Trump's estimate.
Jenkins turns the floor
over to his keynote speaker, the former CEO
of a major Fortune 500 aerospace and
defense company and vocal supporter
of the drone industry.
Whatever the cause, Williams opened
defense of her Olympic singles gold medal with a patchy - at - times 6 - 4, 6 - 2 victory
over Australia's Daria Gavrilova on Sunday, gesturing or yelling at herself as she often does when not all goes her way.
How, then, can victory truly be declared
over Hamas if ministers and
defense officials refer to the next round
of conflict with it as a matter
of when, not if?
BEIJING, March 5 - China on Monday unveiled its largest rise in
defense spending in three years, setting a target
of 8.1 percent growth
over 2017, fueling an ambitious military modernisation program amid rising concerns
over its security.
Lately pharma execs have been taking yet another volley
of criticism
over drug - pricing practices from Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio — and plenty
of others — without offering much in the way
of a
defense.
While the majority
of the credit for their success
over the first half
of the season goes to their
defense, Case Keenum has done an admirable job filling in as the starter.
The Department
of Defense has only classified these figures once before — in 2015, when the Obama administration «was trying to portray the war in Afghanistan as all but over,» as the New York Times put it; today, the Afghan government appears to be playing defense, a
Defense has only classified these figures once before — in 2015, when the Obama administration «was trying to portray the war in Afghanistan as all but
over,» as the New York Times put it; today, the Afghan government appears to be playing
defense, a
defense, as well.
The Trump - Xi phone call came as Japan set up a missile -
defense system in western areas
of the country, following a threat by North Korea to fire missiles
over Japan toward the U.S. territory
of Guam.
One
of Israel's largest
defense firms confirmed it was engaged in talks with India
over a deal for its Spike anti-tank guided missiles.
VICE News made numerous email and telephone queries
over the past month to spokespeople for the Army, the Navy, and the Department
of Defense seeking comment on the Army Institute
of Public Health study and the treatment
of troops before and after their deployment to Guantanamo.
Their usually stout
defense has been riddled with injuries and exposed in every facet
of the game
over the last three weeks.
WILLIAM PERRY, U.S.
DEFENSE SECRETARY FROM 1994 TO 1997 AND HAS NEGOTIATED WITH NORTH KOREA: «This is a major improvement
over diplomacy that consisted
of shouting insults at each other.
The contractor is also a prime beneficiary
of the White House's
defense budget increase, as well as new arms deals with the likes
of Saudi Arabia: Lockheed's stock price has risen some 26 %
over the past year, handily beating the S&P, while revenue jumped 17 % in 2016.
In response to all the hate, Cordray posted this
defense via LinkedIn yesterday, which seems to also be going viral — it has already amassed tens
of thousands
of views and is currently being viewed
over a hundred times per minute.
The good news, according to Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall, is that a range
of measures put in place
over the last half - decade have made a positive impact on the Pentagon's buying power while trimming costs across a range
of major
defense programs.
His case illustrates the difficulty
of succeeding with such a
defense at a time when a Colorado court is preparing to hear similar arguments in the trial
over a movie theater shooting in which 12 people were killed.
Russia's
Defense Ministry said the pair
of bombers flew
over the Barents, Norwegian, and North seas during a 13 - hour training mission that covered neutral waters, in line with international norms.
It appears that in addition to his role as
defense minister, he will now have indirect control
over the head
of National Guard and the interior minister, who oversees internal security.
Since about 1988 the Department
of Defense (DOD) has slashed its spending by something like $ 100 billion, and the bloodletting is hardly
over.
When Chris Moran took
over the internal venture fund
of Lockheed Martin in June 2016, the nation's largest
defense contractor had already been investing in start - up technology companies for nine years.
Under Obama's proposal, national security programs would see an increase
of $ 38 billion
over current spending limits, raising the
defense budget to $ 561 billion.
In the Mexican state
of Guerrero, according to The Daily Beast, the two major self -
defense militia groups, called autodefensas, have started fighting each other
over turf.
The deal puts the
defense tech company in a strong position as it bids for the right to upgrade the U.S.'s ground - based arsenal
of Minuteman III nuclear - armed missiles, a procurement program with a value estimated at
over $ 60 billion
over its expected lifetime.
The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers
over the Korean peninsula in a show
of force late on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump met with top
defense officials to discuss how to respond to any threat from North Korea.
Dedrone and the U.S. Department
of Defense found that unauthorized drones are flying twice daily, on average,
over Fort McNair in Washington D.C.
Out
of the five
defense companies to receive
over $ 10 billion from the U.S. government in 2016, four rose in value on the stock market Wednesday.
The company's share price has climbed steadily
over the course
of the year, a trend lofted by expectations
of increased
defense spending under the new administration as well as strong demand for its Pratt & Whitney jet engines and other aerospace parts.
Over the weekend, after news broke that Cambridge Analytica had harvested data on as many as 50 million Facebook users, Facebook's communications team encouraged Mr. Stamos to tweet in
defense of the company, but only after it asked to approve Mr. Stamos's tweets, according to two people briefed on the incident.
The decision to invoke national security trade protections
over the objection
of the
defense secretary raises questions about the coherence
of policy processes.
Health and Medicare outlays are rising rapidly on a dollar and percentage basis, now well ahead
of defense, at
over $ 1.2 trillion.
The new federal budget plan matters and is increasing
defense and nondefense spending to the tune
of $ 300 billion, which would put the fiscal year 2019 deficit at
over $ 1 trillion or 6 %
of gross domestic product (GDP).
About 40 per cent
of the increase
over the last three years has been in the law and order departments (Correctional Services Canada and related agencies, Justice and the Canada Border Services Agencies) and
defense civilian staff.
The Advanced Power & Energy Cluster (APC), an SBA - funded initiative
of the
Defense Alliance, has helped Member companies achieve
over $ 40 million in contracts.
But this wrenching concern
over the deficit — particularly when the situation in Puerto Rico remains so dire — is hard for some to swallow when conservatives are simultaneously pushing forward a tax reform package that could leave a more than a trillion - dollar hole in the deficit and have signed on to spending bills that added more than $ 100 billion to
defense spending, without the immediate promise
of offsets elsewhere.
The Strategic Growth Fund remains fully hedged, with the same «staggered strike» position we had at the 2007 peak, which strengthens our
defense against potential market losses by raising the strike prices
of our defensive put options, at a cost
of just
over 1 %
of assets in additional put premium (which is relatively inexpensive with the CBOE volatility index currently at about 17).