Sentences with word «powerbroker»

How can politicians and economic powerbrokers in the human community be empowered to muster the «political will» necessary for addressing human - driven climate change as well as for providing the substantial economic incentives and financial capital necessary to overcome this potential global threat to life as we know it and the integrity of Earth?

Pando has exclusively confirmed that «The Pension Peril» is secretly funded by former Enron trader John Arnold, a billionaire political powerbroker who is actively trying to shape the very pension policy that the series claims to be dispassionately covering.

What is left now is an arms race in presidential campaign fundraising by the candidates and a new power base, the quasi-independent force of the super PACs, which have eclipsed the political parties as powerbrokers in the campaign process.

Those expecting to rub shoulders with GOP powerbrokers in an elite Upper East Side club — one that boasts former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg and former presidents Richard Nixon and Theodore Roosevelt as members — were instead given the tribal spectacle of a Trump campaign rally.

Meeks, after all, is the protege of former Congressman Floyd Flake — today the pastor of the 23,000 - member Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church and a major political powerbroker in Southeast Queens.

Democrats quickly coalesced around state Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D - Cape May), who already has the support of South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross and all eight of the Democratic county chairs in the district.

The state senator compared Sanders» struggles to his own tough primary for re-election in which his opponent out - raised and outspent him, thanks to support from the Queens Democratic Party machine and local powerbroker Rev. Floyd Flake, a former congressman and pastor.

It's gone to a who's who of Albany powerbrokers from Governor Andrew Cuomo to former Governors Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to State comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Though there have been calls for change in Albany, some critics say the Democratic powerbrokers who long backed Silver still have sway in Lower Manhattan, and that may detract from reform in Albany.

Blatter signed a contract in 2005 that gave Warner, a key powerbroker in FIFA elections, control of regional rights the 2010 and 2014 World Cups for a total of $ 600,000.

A Democratic powerbroker from New Haven — the biggest prize on the political map at the state party's upcoming convention — says he's underwhelmed by Ned Lamont's choice of Susan Bysiewicz as his running mate in the governor's race.

Lopez's office says that the once - powerful Brooklyn powerbroker who was considering a run for city Council later this year is «extremely fatigued» and has limited mobility due to the illness.

A critic of GOP US Senate hopeful Bruce Blakeman and his supporters is circulating this Web video, which questions the former Long Island lawmaker's support by powerbroker Alfonse D'Amato, who some believe is double - dealing by also quietly backing Blakeman's Democratic target: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Linares and Espaillat battled for years to be the most influential Dominican - American powerbroker in Upper Manhattan and New York as a whole.

On Bay Street, there are few powerbrokers as deeply entwined in the dual worlds of public and private business as Rob Prichard, the former law school prof who has held, by his own account, three of the most high - profile gigs in Toronto: president of the University of Toronto, CEO of Torstar, and, now, chair of Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency tasked with building $ 50 billion in new subways and LRT lines across Greater Toronto.

The superpowers frequently act as powerbrokers for factions in other nations despite the protests of citizens in those nations.

Telephone polls have begun on Grimm's behalf to gauge voters support in a race against Oddo, and he regularly meets with local Republican powerbroker Guy Molinari, the Staten Island Advance first reported.

Staten Island GOP powerbroker Guy Molinari said Giuliani called him to arrange a meeting to discuss Lhota.

That blew the roof off of the race and paved the way for Doheny, who narrowly lost twice to Owens in 2010 and 2012, to enter the fray, a development that disrupted Stefanik's methodological campaign that saw her quietly racking up endorsements from GOP powerbrokers across the expansive district before Owens announced he wouldn't seek re-election for personal reasons.

While the bill has picked up some support, including from Senate powerbroker Jeff Klein (the IDC leader from the Bronx), it's still a longshot.

After LoBiondo announced his retirement, Democratic Party leaders quickly coalesced around Van Drew (D - Cape May), who already has the support of South Jersey powerbroker George Norcross and all eight of the Democratic county chairs in the district.

Weprin comes from a well - known political family that has strong ties to residents, organizations and other powerbrokers in Northern Queens, but his name may not be as well known in other parts of the district, particularly in the Brooklyn end.

(c.) There was no block voting, members of affiliated orgs cast their own ballots for whomever they liked, they didn't vote collectively.And at the same time cuts union factional powerbrokers out of the equation.Kim, I'm not convinced this is entirely true.

Pfeiffer packs an editorial punch, and has earned her stripes as part of the Pulitzer Prize - winning team that cracked open the priest sex - abuse scandal and dethroned Catholic powerbroker Cardinal Law.

A key member of the Pulitzer Prize - winning team that cracked open the priest sex - abuse scandal that's plumbed in the film, and dethroned Boston's Catholic powerbroker Cardinal Law, Pfeiffer packed a impactful editorial punch.

Mr. Romain's appellate advocacy has garnered him praise by the National Law Journal, and he has been named one of the «Most Influential Black Lawyers» in the country and was named by Law360 as one of its «Minority Powerbrokers.»

The longtime Niagara County powerbroker is facing political corruption charges; accused of using a third party to make unreported payments to a former campaign staffer.

The real boogie - down powerbroker is Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who was Bronx party head before his colleagues elected him one of Albany's three - men - in - a-room last year.

Before we start thanking the Lord that we are not like other men, we should ask ourselves whether our own alternative ecumenism, so often controlled by a few unaccountable powerbrokers and by big money, really possesses more integrity.

The Turnbull government continues to sell its energy package while a key powerbroker eyes the exit door.

And when the company's powerbrokers attempt to force - feed its customers an unappetizing main course, the post-Mania Raw crowds will be there to, in wrestling parlance, give them a receipt.

February 20 — Jack Warner, the most wanted man of all among powerbrokers snared by US authorities in the $ 200 million FIFAGate corruption scandal, has again managed to thwart extradition by having committal proceedings against him put on hold — for another nine months.

December 15 — As the three former South American football powerbrokers who have been on trial in New York for their alleged roles in the FIFA-gate scandal nervously await the jury's verdict, the lawyer for one of them, former Brazilian FA boss Jose Maria Marin, wound up his defence Thursday by claiming his client had little idea about the $ 200 million bribery and corruption scheme.

Mr Warner was famously close to Mr Blatter and was well known as one of world football's leading powerbrokers.

In the end, the Niagara County GOP powerbroker took a deal, pleading to one misdemeanor.

Sean Coffey and his former law firm made big campaign contributions to pension fund powerbrokers — including $ 16,000 to disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi — and supposedly landed big contracts in return.

When you consider that Markowitz» predecessor as Brooklyn Borough President was the legitimate powerbroker Howard Golden, one sees how completely diminished the position really is.

Because the Hikind / Greenfield split over this race evidences a fundamental difference in philosophies between the two Jewish powerbrokers.

Doubtful, as he was his own powerbroker.

A Daily News review of DiNapoli's daily schedules since taking office in 2007 found that a who's who list of New York powerbrokers opened the door to the controller's office.

The contours of Charlie Rangel's congressional district are expected to change dramatically this year, moving upwards into The Bronx and Westchester, according to Herman «Denny» Farrell, a longtime assemblyman and Harlem powerbroker.

ALBANY — Vito Lopez, the longtime state assemblyman and Brooklyn powerbroker whose career collapsed after being hit with multiple sexual harassment charges, has died.

«It is completely different this week,» said one high - ranking City Council member, echoing powerbrokers across the city who sounded blindsided by the change.

Platinum Home Health Care Administrator Mendy Kaff, who reached out to Satmar powerbroker Moishe Indig for help getting in touch with City Hall as he sought to profit from a technology he had purchased, donated $ 250 to de Blasio's reelection.

She continued her campaign through the summer in anticipation of today's primary, and retained all of her formidable powerbroker backing.

The former Democrat powerbroker stepped down from his leadership position after being indicted on corruption charges in January.