Sentences with phrase «president in his second term»

Quite often, presidents in their second term are referred to as Lame Ducks from the get - go.

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Benioff raised more than $ 500,000 for President Barack Obama's second term election, but also gave $ 10,000 to Paul Ryan's run for House before the Republican was named Mitt Romney's running mate in the 2012 election.

Meanwhile, voting is underway in Iran's presidential election where President Hassan Rouhani is bidding for a second term in office.

He merged technical wizardry with on - theground organizing to secure wins in eight of nine battlegrounds (and a second term for the President).

A Latino finally was appointed to a Cabinet position in 1988, at the tail end of President Ronald Reagan's second term.

In his ambitious second term agenda, announced during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, President Obama raised a proposal that made small business owners sit up and take notice: an increase in the minimum wage to $ 9 from its current $ 7.2In his ambitious second term agenda, announced during his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, President Obama raised a proposal that made small business owners sit up and take notice: an increase in the minimum wage to $ 9 from its current $ 7.2in the minimum wage to $ 9 from its current $ 7.25.

But the president has also pledged to «respond to the threat of climate change» in his second term and would rather not be seen as eating his words by approving Keystone.

China's President Xi Jinping waves to delegates as he is elected to a second five - year term during the fifth plenary session of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2018.

«We're going in to an election year — it's the second term for the current president — and second - term election years are much more iffy, because we're guaranteed to get something unknown,» McClellan said.

The post suggests he would not run against Trump if he decides to pursue re-election, instead, he may opt to run in eight years, perhaps as the country nears the conclusion of what could possibly be Trump's second term as president.

Yellen was nominated by President Barack Obama in October to succeed Ben Bernanke, whose second four - year term as chairman will end Jan. 31.

With all due respect to Ohio Republicans and their collective affection for the late William McKinley, whose second term in the White House was cut short 114 years ago by an anarchist's bullets, the most important event of President Barack Obama's trip to...

One in six said they would have trouble making mortgage payments if interest rates rise (long - term interest rates jumped following the November election of Donald Trump as U.S. president, while the U.S. Federal Reserve earlier this month raised its trend - setting rate for the second time since the 2008 crisis).

Hassan Yussuff was re-elected for a second term as President of the Canadian Labour Congress in May 2017.

While the nation voted to keep President Obama in office for a second term, things will look differently at the top of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) starting next month.

For a second - term president to be as progressive as Obama wants to be, he'd have to achieve a very atypical victory for his party in the 2014 election.

If the past few years are anything to go by, this growing interest in strong relationships between the LCMS and other confessing Christian churches is likely to continue into President Harrison's second term.

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

If there is one president in the last fifty years that have earn a second term, Obama is that president.

When the decision came down in February 1973, the nation was embroiled in the Vietnam War and President Nixon had just begun his second term.

This failure is almost certainly the result, in part, of a second term during which the president and Congress were distracted with impeachment proceedings and other wranglings.

Johnson was re-elected to her second term by a wide vote margin in April and was the park board's first female president.

According to the respected Professor, Ghana stands a chance to make enormous gains if President John Mahama is reelected for a second term in the November 7 elections.

The Regional Women Organisers of the NDC further told residents of Bortianor that the region has benefited tremendously from the government under the leadership of President John Mahama and urged them to turn out in their number on December 7, to endorse his second term as pPresident John Mahama and urged them to turn out in their number on December 7, to endorse his second term as presidentpresident.

The former Ashanti regional Secretary of the NDC says he is highly grateful to God for seeing him through his Masters Education and adds that he is now ready to «go all out in ensuring the victory of the NDC and the second term of the President» who he says gave him the opportunity to serve in government.

According to the President, the magnitude of infrastructure developments Ghana has witnessed under his reign has put the country on a sound footing for livelihood empowerment in his second term.

Beyond this convention, the benefit abounds in retaining the current President to serve his second term.

President Mahama, said government will continue to work to make the University a centre of excellence while assuring them of the provision of hostels in his second term.

Although the Twenty - second Amendment was clearly a reaction to Franklin D. Roosevelt's service as President for an unprecedented four terms, the notion of presidential term limits has long - standing roots in American politics.

President Barack Obama and his aides plan to keep their campaign machine running to support his second - term agenda and will relaunch it in the coming days as a tax - exempt nonprofit group, a Democratic official said.

Perhaps, had the Rochas Okorochas of this world not stoked the fire of «Buhari - for - Second - term» campaigns, had the leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South - East geo - political zone not gone to massage the ego of the President in the Villa few days ago, Nigerians could still have endured some time hoping that Buhari is indeed in search for manna from heaven.

President Fernandez - Kirchner is likely to seek a second term in «La Casa Rosada» and is likely to reach for a comforting and well - used political crutch in the run up to polling day to help rally support for her re-election - the «Malvinas» question.

Sen. Chris Murphy spoke to the roughly 2,000 delegates around 8 p.m. Murphy, who is seeking a second, six - year term in the Senate and continues to be listed among potential Democratic candidates for president in 2020, said «the stakes are high» in November.

«In some cases, it's not avoidable: Some of these states seldom have been friendly places to Republicans, and certainly not in a cycle like this,» said Republican strategist Jonathan Felts, who was political director for President George W. Bush during his second terIn some cases, it's not avoidable: Some of these states seldom have been friendly places to Republicans, and certainly not in a cycle like this,» said Republican strategist Jonathan Felts, who was political director for President George W. Bush during his second terin a cycle like this,» said Republican strategist Jonathan Felts, who was political director for President George W. Bush during his second term.

In his second term, President Obama was constrained in making partisan policy as Republicans controlled CongresIn his second term, President Obama was constrained in making partisan policy as Republicans controlled Congresin making partisan policy as Republicans controlled Congress.

The council's move came after Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara won a second five - year term in October.

But in recent times, Kimathi, has been seen at the Klottey Korle Constituency, supporting his senior most sister to become a legislator and also for President Mahama, to win a second term in office.

That year, as President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House, fewer than 54 percent of New York's voters cast ballots — far below the 76 percent who voted in Minnesota, the highest level in the nation.

Now in his second term as mayor, Myrick recently joined Syracuse mayor Stephanie Miner and other local mayors and officials in calling for President Barack Obama to further protect immigrants.

«The President is enmeshed in his second term agenda bid and does not care what happens to the people he is leading, so it is time for him to resign and go home.»

The Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators on Sunday vowed that it would not support President Buhari if he declared for a second term in office.

Ghanaians will not repeat such a big mistake by voting for another old person in the person of Nana Addo to experience such a bitter situation where the entire nation was in apprehension, therefore Nana Addo should honorably throw his support for President Mahama to go for the second term.

Cuomo's successful first session as governor has fueled speculation he would run for president in 2016, when either Obama is term limited out of office or a Republican incumbent is running for a second term.

As a group we know for sure that President Mahama has acquired enough experience as president in his first term to move the country forward to an expectation of Ghanaians if given the secPresident Mahama has acquired enough experience as president in his first term to move the country forward to an expectation of Ghanaians if given the secpresident in his first term to move the country forward to an expectation of Ghanaians if given the second term.

His failure to endorse the President has generated a lot of controversy with many, especially the opposition political parties, describing it as a vote of no confidence in President Mahama, who is seeking a second term.

The American President (1995) This romantic comedy, written by The West Wing's Aaron Sorkin, stars Michael Douglas as widowed President Shepherd, who pursues a relationship with Washington lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening) as he runs for a second term in office.

According to him, President Mahama's notable achievements during his first tenure of office are evident enough for the good people of Ghana to retain him in office for the second term.

Vice President Amissah - Arthur said the NDC government would continue to provide more infrastructure in order to open up the area for investments and to create jobs for the people and that the second term of President Mahama would focus on the resource development of the country.

In my second - term in office, the Port and Railways would emerge as it used to be during the regime of the first President of Ghana, Dr Kwame Nkrumah to help revive the railway system and create jobs, he indicateIn my second - term in office, the Port and Railways would emerge as it used to be during the regime of the first President of Ghana, Dr Kwame Nkrumah to help revive the railway system and create jobs, he indicatein office, the Port and Railways would emerge as it used to be during the regime of the first President of Ghana, Dr Kwame Nkrumah to help revive the railway system and create jobs, he indicated.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he made his intention for a second term in office known before he left Nigeria in order to end all cases of speculations.