Sentences with phrase «political points over»

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On Sept. 5 of this year, the Dow dropped 234 points amid a series of potentially volatile political events, including the debate over raising the debt ceiling, a possible government shutdown, and threats from Trump over trade policy with China.

Shareholder resolutions related to corporations» political activities accounts for just over 25 percent of the total, down 4 percentage points from last year's mid-February tally, Proxy Preview notes.

Written between 50 and 300 years after the death of Christ, over 300 books at one time, vetted down by the Emperor Constantine to a mere 78 at one point, a few more take out later, modified many times to suit it's political purpose.

Liberal Boomers, who seldom if ever seriously criticize the legions of conservative - demonizers in your midst, for this post I will mostly join Mr. Druckenmiller in accusing you outright, that is, I will act as if this was your premeditated plan motivated by selfish interest, and not a pattern of political self - delusion that you fell into, given the drip - drip - drip of Democrat talking points over the years, given your gleeful listening to those who dismissed conservatives as hateful dunces, so that you ceased to even consider the NUMBERS conservatives kept pointing to, and just kept on doggedly voting D.

I would agree, but I would supplement this narrative by pointing to the psychologizing of human identity and political struggle over the last century.

As I hope I've made plain in my just war writing over the last fifteen years, there are certain forms of political «order» that are not «right order» and need not be preserved — indeed, conscience may require that they be resisted, by a variety of means, a point on which Thomas Jefferson and Lech Walesa would have agreed.

He theorized that religious thinking evolved at some point (ironically, you might say) and that in some cases tribe leaders were able to use this to get people to stop fighting and to form bigger, more powerful political units, which in turn won out over isolated tribes, thereby facilitating the spread of a particular religion.

The Declaration of Independence points to the sovereignty of God over the collective political society itself when it refers in its opening lines to «the laws of nature and of nature's God» that stand above and judge the laws of men.

Maybe the topic revolved around a social problem or political candidate and you knew that your contrary point of view would be go over like a BLT at a bar mitzvah.

Over the last few decades, for example, political scientists, sociologists, and scholars of the American Founding have all pointed out that a smidgen of religious belief seems necessary to prevent modern liberalism from devouring its own political and economic gains.

One might also point to the secularization of contemporary society, which itself has many facets: the separation of political and educational institutions from the church, the autonomy of the intellectual disciplines, the dominance of this - worldly over otherworldly interests, the confidence in man's ability to control his own destiny without divine assistance.

Rather, we pray «Thy Kingdom come,» we ask that the Kingdom would «take over at all points in the personal, social and political order where it is now excluded.»

Amid the flurry of claims and counter-claims over an old power plant, The Australian Financial Review weighs up the arguments, leaving aside the political point - scoring.

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) hit back today over media reports on Ministry of Defence (MoD) bonuses and accused the Conservatives of misrepresenting civilian defence staff to score political points.

Also published on The Huffington Post Back in the day, a «sit - in» meant just that — taking over a physical space with physical bodies to make a political point.

Donations through LLCs have increased over the years, and Democrats were quick to point out their legislation would not bar the entities from political giving.

However, Haggerty and the mayor's team have parted ways over the Manhattan DA's state Independence Party investigation, which brought an indictment for the veteran Queens GOP operative, who is now pointing the finger of blame at Bloomberg's former deputy mayor and chief political adviser, Kevin Sheekey.

Loeb has apologized, but advocates are pointing to the millions in political donations he's made over the years, which has included supporting Senate Republicans.

With very rare exceptions, successful political campaigns hit their points over and over from as many different angles and in as many different venues as possible.

Election barometer The Political Forecasting Unit's «election barometer», designed to capture the changing state of the race as it unfolds through the campaign, shows the Liberal Democrats on top by one point over the Conservatives based on an average of the very latest polling, but the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats tied on the Polling Tracker.

But whilst there has been disagreement over whether the tax should stay or go, everyone, including those who argue for the abolition of the 50p rate, points to the implicit political toxicity of doing so.

The annulment proved controversial amongst political and business figures, who pointed out the three - and - a-half-year gap since the near - collapse of RBS, and the coincidence of the referral taking place during a political argument over bonus payments to the current head of the bank.

Her political biography mentioned favorite points; her early condemnation and call for resignation by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, her efforts at toll reductions by the MTA on the Verazzano - Narrows Bridge, her lawsuit against the Port Authority over its tolls on bridges from Staten Island to New Jersey and especially her lawsuit against Mayor de Blasio seeking to prohibit the City's destruction of records related to the IDNYC program.

As the campaign has intensified over the past month, with both candidates trading attacks in TV ads and political mailers, Singas has gained ground among both major parties — 27 percent of Republicans polled said they would vote for Singas, an 11 - point increase from September.

As questions continue over the stipend arrangement in the state Senate, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday pointed not to Senate Republicans or the Independent Democratic Conference, but Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, a political rival who signed off on the checks for seven lawmakers.

However, Ipsos MORI's June Political Monitor showed the Conservative lead to be reduced to just 2 points over Labour, down from 11 points just before the 2010 election.

Issues over women's rights and reproductive health are at the forefront of this political campaign season in state legislative races as Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes a statewide call for the passage of the 10 - point women's agenda and with it Republican opposition to a plank aimed at strengthening abortion rights.

«It is distressing at any point to see a political system that has weathered so many crises, over centuries, being caught up in partisan pursuits» she stated, calling for some «some serious analysis and thought.»

«It is distressing at any point to see a political system that has weathered so many crises, over centuries, being caught up in partisan pursuits» she stated,

Cuomo has supported public financing of political campaigns in the past, but has up until this point not included such a system in the state budget proposal — a process that the governor's office has broad power over.

The recent arrests by the army in Taraba State point to a clear political sponsorship, and the kingpins, some of whom have been arrested have been handed over to the DSS for further investigation.

«Republicans have been falling all over themselves to paint as negative a picture as possible in their effort to score cheap political points, «Malloy spokesman Andrew Doba said.

Washington (CNN)- Democrat Terry McAuliffe holds a seven - point lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the marquee political battle for Virginia governor, according to a new poll.

Conservative Party does not endorse GOPer Ed Day for county executive, neglects interview process and endorses Democrat Geoff Finn over registered Conservative Party member Dylan Skriloff in Stony Point, and once again endorses super-liberal Stephanie Hausner in Clarkstown BY MARK MOSS The Conservative Party has handed out their endorsements for political season 2013 and, as -LSB-...]

It is also true, as many Corbyn supporters point out, that political journalists are obsessed with process and personalities over principles and policy.

This normalization process is evident elsewhere, not least at Stormont where Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness continue to preside over one of the most diverse political coalitions in the democratic world — a feat which would have tested the skills of lesser politicians to breaking point.

But senior Labour party sources pointed out that Wick was until recently a senior officer of the Carlton Club, the Conservative party institution whose political committee raises more than # 1m a year for the party, raising questions over his political motivation.

Negotiations over a new Buffalo teachers contract are at a tipping point, and October looks like it may be the month when it all topples, with significant political and economic effects for the school district.In the course of the last week, Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore walked away from the bargaining table and then mobilized a crowd of hundreds of t...

Schneiderman's campaign issued a statement pointing out that since the political conventions in May, the incumbent Attorney General has actually widened the gap over Cahill.

In 2008, Arcuri won over Hanna, a political newcomer, by less than 2 percentage points.

Citing outside money from national Republicans and a recent poll showing U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei with an eight - point lead over Republican challenger John Katko, two political forecasters have changed its rating of the 24th Congressional District race.

Of the 27,372 absentee ballots that have been returned, 45 percent have been from Republicans, an 8 percentage - point advantage over Democrats, according to Political Data's ballot tracker.

Miner pointed to the recently opened Dunkin' Donuts on North Salina Street as an example of what can be accomplished if good planning takes precedence over political influence.

ALBANY — More signs are pointing toward a compromise over legislative redistricting that would spare Gov. Andrew Cuomo from vetoing new political maps drawn by legislators.

Sky News reports that the latest Ipsos Mori Political Monitor poll gives the Conservatives a 20 - point lead over Labour.

Whether it's the drama that's created when the various characters in our family get together, the tension that stems from political discussions, or the unnecessary comments and questions about our personal life, chances are most of us have had difficult family situations over the holidays at one point or another.

The popularity of online dating services has increased over the years because they are free of charge, save you a lot of time and brings together singles with similar interests, of similar origin or religious / political points of view.

Feted, beloved, and at times «progressive» as it may be, Pixar is not immune to similarly «bloggy» issues regarding political correctness; a debate over the absence of female lead characters in their films began earlier this year and remains a valid and popular talking point.

But he's also trying to make a political point, meaning that scenes are often given over to lengthy state - of - the - nation diatribes about the cruelty of the banks and the powerlessness of the little guy.

She is then caught in the struggle over what to do, since it seems all factions are using her in order to make political points.