Sentences with phrase «possible names floating»

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His name was floated as a possible replacement for then - FBI Director Robert Mueller in 2013, and he received support from an association of FBI agents before President Barack Obama chose Comey.

The agenda: brainstorming on what they wanted in a new leader and floating the names of possible candidates.

Some of the names I hear some people floating as possible Wenger successors should not excite anyone because they have no winning record.

This is a huge loss, and there have been no names (that I have heard) that have been floated around as a possible replacement.

The William L. Saltonstall Society is named for William L. (Bill) Saltonstall, a friend and trustee who for decades epitomized the generosity of spirit that has allowed Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children to remain true to its charitable roots of providing all, regardless of resources, with the finest care possible.

Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy also floated former Western New York US Attorney Michael Battle's name as a possible AG candidate last week.

A number of other names have been floated by members of the party as possible attorneys general, including 2014 candidate John Cahill, state Senator Andrew Lanza and former George Pataki aide Joe Holland.

Bloomberg has floated his name in a possible independent run for the White House, with GOP leadership melting down over Donald Trump's potential nomination and lackluster support for Democratic front - runner Hillary Clinton.

Markowitz's top aide, Carlo Scissura, has been talking about making a run, and City Council Finance Chairman Dominic Recchia's name has been floated as a possible candidate, although he may for comptroller if John Liu decides to run for mayor.

Court observers have floated several possible names for the nomination.

------ The elections are 18 months away, but already one Democratic name is being floated as a possible candidate for Skelos» seat — freshman Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, of Long Beach.

There have been a number of names floated of possible Lopez replacements as Brooklyn Democratic chair.

Brown's name was also floated as a possible running mate for Andrew Cuomo in both 2010 (he lost out to then - Rochester mayor Bob Duffy) and this year.

Assemblyman Michael Blake of the Bronx is the latest name being floated as a possible Democratic primary challenger to de Blasio next year.

Former Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, who served as President Obama's secretary of the interior and whose name was briefly floated as a possible vice presidential pick for Clinton, will chair the Democratic nominee's transition team.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says it's «flattering» that his name is being floated as a possible candidate for governor in 2018 but that's it's too early to say whether he'll run.

His name has been floated as a possible Democratic challenger to primary de Blasio.

Some of the possible candidates whose names have been floated as among the front runners in the most recent polls — including Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and financial frontrunner City Council Speaker Christine Quinn — were not present at Wednesday's event.

In a possible sign of the elevated visibility of the attorney general's role, some of the other names that have been floated seemed more like a liberal wish list than a viable ballot lineup: Preet Bharara, the former United States attorney from Manhattan whose feud with Mr. Trump may have outdone Mr. Schneiderman's, for example — or even Hillary Clinton.

In 2013, Councilwoman Gallucci's name was floated as a possible deputy, but Zimet again delayed the pick.

With FBI director James Comey out of a job, former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's name has been floated as a possible replacement.

Halligan's name has routinely been floated for high - profile federal judge positions, even a possible U.S. Supreme Court nomination.

As someone not from his district or region, the main way I know of Chet Edwards was when his name was floated as a possible VP just before the Biden VP announcement, as the obvious three - way decision story (Biden, Bayh, Kaine) was becoming stale through repetition, and needed a fresh face.

After her name was first floated as a possible candidate in August, she talked about the race on NBC's «Today» show.

Bharara's name was floated as possible attorney general almost instantly after Eric Schneiderman quit as New York state's top cop on May 7, following allegations of abuse by four women.