Sentences with phrase «political center of the country»

In the middle of political and administration avatars, Bogotá continued as the capital and principal political center of the country.

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Being the center of political activity in the U.S. means that this city is shaped by people from all over the country who move here to work as congressional aides, lobbyists, policy analysts, reporters, elected officials, bureaucrats, organizers, etc..

They have most of the political talent on the center - right, but they have chosen to blind themselves to their own country.

For the Baptist worked in the vicinity of the political and religious center of the country, Jesus in the remote North.

The success of the Democratic coalition will be determined by events that are out of the easy control of any elected official, namely the ability of center - left political elites to work together effectively, and the ability of the center - right to adjust to the realities of present - day America (to say nothing of the course of the economy and developments in foreign countries).

I often share digital best practices at national and regional conferences such as AAPC, Art of Political Campaigning, CampaignTech, Campaigns & Marketing Summit, NTC, Netroots Nation, Organizing 2.0, the Reed Awards, and RootsCamp, webinars for Progressive Majority, Salsa Labs and others, and trainings in - person for small groups around the country including for Wellstone's Advanced Campaign Management School, Amalgamated Transit Union, Camp Wellstone, Center for Progressive Leadership, Clean Air Task Force, Democracy for America, HRC, New Leaders Council and New Organizing Institute.

Alan taught the first - ever college course on digital politics (1995), created and built the Center for American Progress's social media program (2007 - 13) and has trained more than 15,000 people across the world in digital & social media strategy, including civil society leaders across the Arab world in 2009; key staff at leading advocacy groups and news media outlets; Members of Congress and their staff; as well as political and business leaders from several countries, including a couple future kings.

In a string of important races across the country, national Democrats have been embracing recruits near the political center, hoping they will give the party the chance to compete in states like Utah and Kansas where a liberal Democrat might stand little chance of winning.

The race here in the 37th District offers a political snapshot of how anti-incumbent challenges are affecting the Republican majority in the State Senate in the same way they are shaking up centers of political power across the country.

It could have political and societal consequences if there are regional shortages of climate scientists and research to support and provide contextually relevant advice for policy makers in developing countries,» says Professor Niels Strange from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, which is supported by the Danish National Research Foundation.

In stark contrast to this tumultuous series of events, a careful look at DeVos's record in Michigan and around the country, where she has spent decades as an advocate for children, philanthropist, and political power broker, reveals a fairly traditional, center - right education reformer.

His past experiences include serving as the director of community engagement for the Tennessee Charter School Center, working as a strategist on numerous political races throughout the country, and leading the Governor's Children's Cabinet.

In a stunning and disturbing new report highlighting the political malfeasance of elected and appointed leadership across the country, the Education Law Center has identified 47 school districts in 20 states that rank as America's Most Fiscally Disadvantaged School Districts.

The plot centers around five friends, given the title of «Circle of Five» who used their political and military influence to lead their country to war in a quest for revenge.

Herron alumnus Francisco Souto (B.F.A.» 00) discussed his «Memoria y Cuenta» series, centered on the political, economic, and social conditions in his home country of Venezuela.

Her research and curatorial projects are determined by the specific socio - political conditions: OtherIS (2011 - ongoing) is a curatorial platform of video art relating to the US - sanctioned countries; Avant - Guide to NYC (apexart, 2009) redressed historical referents of art in the city within the present; Custom Car Commandos (Art in General, 2009) cross-sectioned the auto industry in crisis with the image industry; Soap Box Event by Pia Lindman (Federal Hall National Memorial, 2008) practiced performance of free speech; among numerous other projects since 1995, when she curated the Third Annual Exhibition of Soros Center for Contemporary Art in Vilnius, Lithuania (1995) in the post — Soviet conditions at the emergence of global networks.

The goal five years ago was to build momentum to «seal the deal» on a binding climate treaty — a fruitless task given the divisions among the world's nations — while this conclave was centered on a more modest, but more concrete, achievement — «to raise political momentum for a meaningful universal climate agreement [notice there's no mention of the word «binding»] in Paris in 2015 and to galvanize transformative action in all countries to reduce emissions and build resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change.»

Collectively, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and the dozens of Planned Parenthood advocacy and political organizations across the country serve as the nation's leading advocate for Planned Parenthood health centers.

Kander quickly came to Planned Parenthood's defense when extremist politicians targeted the care provided to tens of thousands of women Missouri health centers and millions across the country, standing against wrongheaded Congressional efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and decrying politicians who made women's health care a political punching bag.