Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in
the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
There is an urgency about our predicament today, any sense of which appears to be almost completely absent in
the leadership of the nations.
As DeVos takes on
leadership of our nation's education department this year, states will be rolling out their individual plans to support the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Let us pray4the
leadership of this nation and not be silent when injustice appears.
The Legislature and governor ended the extraordinary session by granting a two - year extension of mayoral control over New York City's schools, ending months of uncertainty over Mayor Bill de Blasio's
leadership of the nation's largest school system and its 1.1 million students a day before it was to expire.
If the new
leadership of the nation has questions or a different interpretation of this, they haven't shared them with us, but we're willing to meet and discuss any issues.»
«If the new
leadership of the nation has questions, or a different interpretation of this, they haven't shared them with us, but we're willing to meet and discuss any issues,» the Cuomo spokesman said.
«This is why it hurts me deep, that such crisis will hit Benue state and
the leadership of the nation will not move there, go there.
«The wrong man was made Prime Minister and where if this man from the «Slums» had achieve
the leadership of the nation, the UK would be a far better place for everyone» — http://worldinnovationfoundation.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/the-wrong-man-was-made-prime-minister.html
For them in the Conservative Party, they consider the NPP candidate as «someone who will transform Ghana; he is a man who will, we hope and pray later this year take on
the leadership of this nation.»
Who in their right mind determines
the leadership of their nation by a fight?
I want to bring together and connect African youth who will be taking over
the leadership of their nations in few years, and restore indeed our values of African humanism Ubuntu and togetherness so that together we can develop Africa as a continent and not as separate nations.
The National Writing Project focuses the knowledge, expertise, and
leadership of our nation's educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners.
However, despite these advancements, there is unease as a result of the new
leadership of our nation coming; many people are unsure about the future of early childhood programs.
Amid decades of feckless leadership from Washington on climate change,
the leadership of the nation's largest state has been invaluable.
Not exact matches
Stock investors from all over China have been making their way to Beijing after the
nation's stock markets suffered one
of the worst corrections in years, posing a challenge to the Chinese
leadership.
We as a
nation have struggled with maintaining integrity in
leadership, achieving peace, and preserving the rights
of the American people.
Yet to think that the
nations» mountains alone have defended Switzerland is to miss the savvy diplomatic genius
of the country's
leadership.
And with looming
leadership changes at organizations key to global health and development aid — the heads
of the United
Nations, the World Health Organization, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the World Bank — malaria champions say the risk
of setbacks is unnerving.
«As a result
of his fiscally conservative
leadership, Georgians enjoy one
of the lowest tax burdens in the
nation.»
«All five are a great example
of the persistence
of market
leadership, which is the backbone to momentum - based investing,» Wald said Monday on «Trading
Nation.»
To explain why this big gap in valuations isn't a sign
of over-valuation, the CAPE's critics cite lots
of individual issues in these
nations that make them riskier bets than the U.S., such as looming Brexit in the U.K. and Germany's uncertainty regarding future
leadership.
His steady
leadership during the challenging times
of the civil rights era was transformational for the people he served, in addition to countless others across
nations decades later.
Some
of the
nation's largest hospital networks saw their shares soar in Monday trading after House Speaker Paul Ryan and Republican
leadership pulled the AHCA at the behest
of President Donald Trump.
scientific
leadership to be bold in ensuring the future
of our
nation's remarkably successful biomedical research system.
And, as the newest member
of the
leadership team, I was terrified
of standing out like an idiot who had no idea what was going on in our
nation's capital in front
of my boss, my peers, and a couple
of famous VCs, not to mention the big guy himself.
In an onboard interview with The Tyee, May talked about where Via Rail has abandoned Canadian passengers, about why she's running in one
of the most staunchly Tory ridings in the
nation, and about how she might go after Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the upcoming
leadership debates.
When Republicans, under Abraham Lincoln's
leadership, sought to protect fragile northern industries from the flood
of British goods in 1844, he proclaimed, «Give us a protective tariff and we will have the greatest
nation on earth.»
The good news is that the Chinese do not feel morally superior or exceptional, and that the majority
of them believe China should not take on a world
leadership role, or if it does, it should jointly lead the world with the United States and other leading
nations.
Bell's entrepreneurship and industry
leadership, combined with his long - held championship
of this region's ability to provide innovation to our
nation's Warriors, exemplify the values
of the Defense Alliance and its membership, which now comprises over 700 corporate members in 27 states.
«We are proud to honor 20 Top Corporations for their world - class
leadership in partnering with women's business enterprises to sustain innovation in this country and fuel our economic growth,» said Linda Denny, president and CEO
of WBENC, the leading authority on and advocate for women's business enterprises (WBEs) as vendors and suppliers to the
nation's leading corporations.
By galvanizing the
leadership of the women's business community, Roadmap 2020 will drive change on the national and grassroots level, and dramatically sharpen the
nation's competitiveness.
In the nineteenth - century movement for German unification, the inhabitants
of the left bank
of the Rhine tended to favor the so - called «Greater German Solution» that called for a de-centralized, subsidiary German
nation, which would include Austria and Bohemia, and be under Habsburg
leadership, thus continuing the traditions
of the Holy Roman Empire.
It ignores the
leadership of civil society, including religious leaders; the political value
of religious ideas (real theology) in creating a functional future for these
nations; and practices like forgiveness that allegedly prevent the just application
of punishment.
In the midst
of all the writing Buckley did before his death last year at the age
of eighty - two, in the midst
of television shows and the politics and the
leadership of the conservative movement, we tend to forget that there was a time through the 1950s and 1960s when he was also seen as one
of the
nation's leading Catholic laymen.
Sadly, America is well on the road to being just like any
nation of fundamental Islamist
leadership: Oppressed.
Also, as Christians we are required to speak out against moral evils that
leadership in our
nation may legislate in favor
of.
«I am not saying that I wish to be considered for the papacy, but the fact that the Gospel is to be preached to all peoples, languages, and races means that the highest
leadership of the church should be open to anyone from any race, language and
nation.
My point is that Yassir Arafat, Ayatollah Khomeini, Osama bin Laden and the current
leadership of Iran and other militant
nations and terrorist organizations were not and are not living by the basic principles
of the Koran.
More important, I was struck by the prevailing assumption in UN
leadership that it had, by moral right, replaced
nation - states as the legitimate governor
of the world.
In a
nation in which Jews constitute barely 2 percent
of the population, they account for close to half its billionaires, for the
leadership of all three major television networks and many movie studios, for the ownership
of the
nation's largest chain
of newspapers, and for considerable percentages
of university faculties.
Speaking about the timing
of the walk so close to the General Election results, Linda Corrigan from the worldwide Christian community Maranatha told Premier: «Surely our
nation needs the Body
of Christ to give united
leadership in these uncertain and turbulent times, especially following the recent atrocity in the city
of Manchester.»
It was the tongue that gave Socrates, Isaiah, Abraham Lincoln, and Winston Churchill their immense power and their tremendous gifts
of leadership, for each
of these people could move a
nation simply with his speech.
Similar institutions, largely under the
leadership of Churches, sprang up throughout the
nation.
The minute - long spot attacking Boehner's plan says the book
of Proverbs «teaches that where there is not
leadership a
nation falls and the poor are shunned while the rich have many friends.»
38 - 39.5 Many years after Israel has returned from exile, a great army from many
nations will be assembled under the
leadership of a prince named Gog.
Mind - boggling events have taken place since Niebuhr died in 1971: the deaths
of Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon's tragic Watergate crisis, war in the Middle East, rapprochement with Red China and an uneasy detente with Soviet Russia, the energy crisis, large - scale unemployment, an escalating crime rate in the
nation, the erosion
of confidence in the
leadership of the Western world, and the emergence
of a new crop
of politicians on the national scene.
Antagonism against the USA is further perpetrated by the
leadership of the USA in Gulf War, military involvement in Somalia [both Muslim
nations], and, as mentioned above, the continued economic blockade against Iraq and support and supply
of weapons to the Israeli army (which has been used predominantly against the «intifada» [uprising]
of the Palestinian youth beginning in 1987).
The
leadership of the United States should tackle the complex political tasks
of creating the institutions to enforce the law
of nations in the future.
Beyond that there were doubts about the
leadership and capacity
of the Scottish Nationalists and
of the other Scottish political parties; and there was also a dislike
of the idea
of separating Scotland from the rest
of the U.K.: As it was often put, «Why break up the most successful political union
of nations in modern history?»