Sentences with phrase «pol on»

Charles Dorego, chief counsel for luxury developer Glenwood Management, testified how the Nassau County Republican used heavy - handed threats to extract political contributions during election years while the industry lobbied the pol on key issues — and all while the legislator and his son incessantly pestered him for employment opportunities.

The local pols on stage with Cuomo were Democratic big wigs.

President Trump is getting hammered for his «alternative facts» — a reference to adviser Kellyanne Conway's clumsy spin — but is he really so different from other pols on that score?

Bharara's checks off every box as an attractive candidate throughout the region — as a slayer of corrupt pols on both sides of the aisle.

The former Democrat is also known as a powerful fundraiser, and has contributed to pols on both sides of the aisle, including failed Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, Rep. Charlie Rangel and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

In the 1980s, Giuliani brought down mobsters and crooked pols on his way to City Hall, then broadened his approach to tackle crime, fix the budget and reform welfare and higher education.

For pols on the prowl, that's a target district.

Pols on the chopping block can only hope that it all just drifts away like so many other such investigations under a new administration.

the union slammed the pols on its Web site, featuring photos of the pols enclosed in a red, slashed - out circle with the boldface caption.

Clearly pols on both sides of the issue bend the science to suit their own purposes.

Not exact matches

On the alt - right / pol / 4chan site, a nickname thread for James Fields Jr., the Ohio man accused of running over counter-protesters and killing one woman, suggested «James «The Jews went too far so I got my car» Fields» and «James «Mow Down the Kikes, Even the Tykes» Fields.»

Since last fall, chamber pols have raised a litany of objections, from the protections afforded to driver data collected by cars to the effects they might have on the trucking industry.

A bigger problem is that cynical pols like Romney (and Michelle Bachmann on this issue) end up feeding into this self - defeating narrative because it seems easier than making a real argument about health care or taxes or what have you.

But there the crusty pol and the personable young professor recently raised to political prominence were, going on and on about the minutiae of which health care plan will give more money and choice to the middle class and who voted for what and when in the fetid world of senatorial maneuverings.

Political junkies will relish the book's story of the infighting between data - driven analysts on the Clinton campaign staff and the on - the - ground pols in the field; the latter sensed that something seismic was shifting in the electorate, which the former refused to believe because of their «models.»

If it is solely on goal keeping talent then I don't see why the pol is better than our coloumbian.

He quickly proved the doubters wrong though and was soon close to the pace of teammate Michael Schumacher, and he eventually broke though at the Turkish Grand Prix when he took his first pol position and went on to win the race.

An aspiring Queens pol, would - be NYC Councilwoman Celia Dosamantes, who was accused of faking donations in order to get matching taxpayer funds for her losing 2015 campaign, went on trial yesterday.

Former Gov. George Pataki, who might very well be the most disciplined New York pol in recent memory when it comes to staying on message, largely declined to take the bait this morning when asked by radio host Curtis Sliwa if he's still angry with AG Andrew Cuomo for his «hold the coat» remark during the 2002 campaign.

Pols who signed the pledge on promised to vote for legislation creating independent ethics and redistricting commissions.

Pols say research shows marijuana usage cuts down on opioid - related deaths and addition relapses.

NYC's ambitious goal to send zero waste to landfills by 2030 makes two controversial garbage transfer stations — including one on the Upper East Side — unnecessary, and a waste of $ 390 million, a group of pols charged.

The Boyland ruling bodes poorly for the slew of other pols seeking appeal on similar grounds, including former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

There's one bank account that Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara can't get his asset - freezing fingers on as he plans a likely multimillion - dollar restitution order against Sheldon Silver: the pol's campaign war chest, which Silver can continue to use to pay legal fees.

City pols are urging the state to block the closing of a psychiatric ward in upper Manhattan, where residents fear that hundreds of untreated mentally ill people will wind up on neighborhood streets.

Which is why it's laughable to hear the NAACP and local pols (both of whom have gotten money from the teachers union) blame its woes on a lack of resources.

On the other is a career Brooklyn Democratic pol, who, term - limited out of his high - ranking post in the City Council, thought about other city offices before he settled on the idea of the job representing in Congress a borough he knows little about, his claims of deep ties here notwithstanding,» the editorial reaOn the other is a career Brooklyn Democratic pol, who, term - limited out of his high - ranking post in the City Council, thought about other city offices before he settled on the idea of the job representing in Congress a borough he knows little about, his claims of deep ties here notwithstanding,» the editorial reaon the idea of the job representing in Congress a borough he knows little about, his claims of deep ties here notwithstanding,» the editorial read.

After initially planning to testify in a Manhattan federal court trial in which he's accused of pocketing $ 22,000 in bribes, the Bronx pol changed his playbook on Friday by opting to remain mum, claiming he was wrongfully under the impression that he was required by law to take the witness stand as a defendant.

Experienced pol Charles Barron is on his way to retaking the family seat in the 60th Assembly District (East New York), with 64 percent of the vote vs. Chris Banks, who gathered 36 percent.

That appeals court did note, however, that Silver's conviction was not based on lack of evidence, according to former Deputy U.S. Attorney Joon Kim, who presided over Silver's inaugural prosecution, and vowed that the one - time Downtown pol would eventually face justice.

«I don't know if the governor's on board or not,» the pol said.

His congressional colleague Rep. Charles Rangel — who's been on the wrong side of his own House ethics probe — said today that things could be a lot worse for the pervy pol.

If in the next 18 months the city begins to sour on its new executive, the pols who stuck their necks out early will look like heroes with foresight.

Speaking at an event celebrating the 95th anniversary of women's suffrage in America, the two female pols — who helped create the party on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's behalf last year — said that the WEP would announce which candidates it was supporting by September 15.

Louis is predicting Aubry gets re-elected because he's an «honest pol» who has «toiled for years on prison reform,» adding: «He works hard and has developed a base of knowledgeable, active supporters.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the arrest of Silver «a bad reflection on government» but would not say if he believes the embattled pol should resign his leadership post.

To put the pols back on track, here's what I hope is a helpful guide to Noncriminal Legislating for Dummies:

Federal investigations have swept 125 pols and players from the Jersey stage but the scams keep on coming.

January 22, 2007: In the roster of corrupt pols who serve the people on the Eastern Seaboard, few provide as many black laffs as the Asselin clan of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Gibson spent $ 202,705 on first - quarter personnel expenditures, ranking eighth out of the 17 House freshmen, according to a recent analysis conducted by the website Colorado Pols.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other pols are applying a full court press on Madison Square Garden and Time Warner Cable, urging the warring sides to strike a deal so Knicks fans can watch phenom Jeremy Lin.

In fact, a whole barge load of pols who signed off on the project for a period of years will miss their chance for some «splaining».

The swaggering Mr. Bharara, who seems to have successfully indicted just about every single pol in Albany, has drawn fawning press and was on a remarkable winning streak until an appeals court overturned some of his insider trading convictions.

How to follow the returns hour by hour: the pivotal states that could swing the election, local pols to watch, and historic state laws on the ballot.

On the walls are a pol's typical shrine of honors and photos.

On Thursday Bharara's office fired back, noting that since 2007 at least 18 current or former Albany pols have been convicted of corruption charges and stating that Bharara has an obligation to speak out.

The people of New York need and demand «fair dealing» and if the pols and the judge can't do it, then put it in a computer and generate neutral districts going north to south or east to west, on the basis of population alone and let people work together and compromise for their common good — that's what America is about and what American's are supposed to do — isn't it?

Nydia Velazquez is by no means a perfect pol from The Times standpoint — too slavishly devoted to organized labor and a little wobbly on Israel, but far far better than Erik Dilan, who is closely allied with Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Vito Lopez — a no - no from the paper's standpoint.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano «s indictment on allegations of bribery last week marked the latest ally of Gov. Andrew Cuomo to face federal charges — and another pol tied to one of the governor's leading donors and handpicked head of the New York Racing Association, which operates equestrian tracks across New York.

Democrats now have to find a replacement and State Assemblyman Sean Ryan is the first name on every pol's lips because his district includes much of the Senate district and the Buffalo Democrat is already expressing interest in the seat.