Sentences with phrase «say in public whether»

Katko aggressively questioned Larry Mizell, a representative of the Transportation Security Administration, who declined to say in public whether Cuban airports have explosive trace equipment, body scanners and document verification technology to help thwart potential terrorists.

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The FBI is investigating whether Donald Trump's associates coordinated with Russian officials in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election, Director James Comey said Monday in an extraordinary public confirmation of a probe the president has refused to acknowledge, dismissed as fake news and blamed on Democrats.

«In a world where information travels very, very fast and through different media, figuring out whether information is public or not is challenging,» says Daniel Hawke, the former chief of the SEC's market abuse unit, who recently joined Washington, D.C., law firm Arnold & Porter.

So whether you're devoutly religious, libidinously left, rapaciously right, or somewhere in between, what you say and do in your public life matters to your customers and to the people who help make your company what it is.

Whether it is in Athens or on Wall Street, Fink says public protests are a simple statement of fear by people who are frightened for good reasons.

As for whether Mr. Schultz is laying the groundwork to run for president, he said, «I'm all in on all things Starbucks and have no plans to run for public office.»

Sen. Mark Warner, D - Va., who urged the SEC in September 2016 to investigate whether Yahoo met its obligation to inform the public, said Tuesday that the company's failure to do so «didn't pass the smell test.»

«It really depends on whether or not the company is profitable or, in particular, if the company goes public or is acquired,» says Cynthia Clarke, a partner with Boston - based law firm Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

The public, it said, will be able to judge whether companies are paying what is deemed fair, in the context of «an emotionally charged environment» and as «strong populist sentiment continues.»

The beauty of Gravitant is that it will let a company's employees set up and use a variety of cloud services using the same screen whether those services lie inside their own firewall, on dedicated resources run by IBM outside their firewall, or in some other public cloud (including AWS), said Don Rippert, IBM's general manager of cloud strategy.

«The answer may be entirely innocent,» Mr. Denton said, musing on the question of whether Mr. Harder was paid by someone other than Mr. Hogan, «but I think in order for people to understand what's going on here, what the stakes are, I think it's important that it be out in public, or at least that he'd be asked the question in public.»

Whether it is the stupidity of the London Olympics or the stupidity of current tax policy in the U.S.A., it seems that in public speech, whatever one says is held up to the most exacting of standards.

I wonder what that man would have said, could I have asked him whether he was concerned about our nation's need for a renewal of powerful, ethical religion that would re-establish faith in spiritual realities and values, and elevate the standards of personal and public integrity.

«The real issue is whether denominational leaders, of whom Land is perhaps the most public right now... have any intent on sharing real denominational leadership with Luter or other non-whites outside the traditional networks of denominational power,» said Bill Leonard, professor of Baptist studies and church history at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.

She said it was «a remarkable reversal in the concept of the public good and the traditional definition of sexual morality» that the court even needed to consider whether traditional Christians were fit to be foster parents.

Coach Kevin Sumlin didn't say much in his first public comments since news broke that the NCAA is investigating whether... more

Also take into account whether or not the news is public knowledge: «If you're telling anyone, tell your older child first,» says Charles Shubin, M.D., Director of pediatrics at Mercy Family Care in Baltimore.

She gives concrete how - to's on managing visits (use the in - law test), talking to the public about your adoption (educate, use humor, ask a question or say it's private), handling difficult subjects and feelings with your kids (depersonalize the situation), and coaching your kids on how to handle comments from peers (choose whether to share, walk away, educate or say «it's private»)....

Plus, whether you nurse in front of your own kids or not shapes what they think about seeing women breastfeed in public, so I'd say the problems start at home on this one.

The point of my story is to say that we all need to support each other's decisions, whether that be to nurse in public, in private only or to breast feed (or not).

At that time, some Illinois women debated whether to file suit or push for legislation to protect their right to breast - feed in public, said Marty O'Donnell, La Leche League's liaison to doctors and other professionals.

Where once we had a great battle of ideologies in public life, between the socialist left and the capitalist right, between authoritarians and liberals, now we have only the coffee house gossip of whether Keith Vaz will get a knighthood for his vote on 42 days and the identities of the «thirty women» Nick Clegg says he has slept with.

The House of Commons» Public Accounts Committee says that the Department for Transport must confirm this autumn whether phase one between London and Birmingham will open in 2026 or the year after.

But there are various hybrid methods too: for example, there could still be rules about who can stand (eg being a party member for a year or whatever); there could be a nomination process within party structures; and then a vote open to either the general public or to anybody nominating themselves as a supporter I am not sure - in practice - whether there is much difference between an «anybody can come along» and «you have to say «I'm Labour».

«Whether in the State Senate, the Assembly, the Westchester County Board of Legislators, or the Rye City Council, George Latimer has steadfastly supported working men and women throughout three decades of public service,» said John Santos, Vice-President of 32BJ.

On April 25, Cuomo, who made public campaign finance part of his 2010 campaign reform agenda and highlighted it in his 2012 State of the State address, had this to say on whether action might be taken this year:

NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray showed her sense of humor in a video posted on Facebook, in which she answered what she said were the most common questions the public asked her — including whether she's still a lesbian.

Assistant General Secretary of the TUC, Paul Nowak was optimistic about public support for Thursday's strike over public sector pay, and said: «We believe Britain needs a pay rise - and that applies whether you work in the private or the public sector.»

Asked whether the Prime Minister felt strikes in the public sector could ever be justified, the spokesman said: «Does the Prime Minister think that people in this country - parents, commuters, users of public services - should have their routines disrupted?

Peebles» public comments come as a pair of other city officials refused to say whether they were considering a run for mayor in light of the investigation.

David Cameron yesterday said the Tories would remain in the Common ground (and Fraser wondered whether the PM had realised that he wasn't taking his own advice on this), but these briefings suggest Cameron is trying to find common ground with his own MPs as much as with the public.

The governor, who has said in recent months that he wants to break the public education monopoly, says New Yorkers have concerns about the quality of the schools and whether they are adequately preparing students.

Speaking at the YNN studios in Buffalo this morning, Paladino said the program would actually be available to anyone without a job, regardless of whether they receive public assistance.

Governor Cuomo is making some changes to prevent any future bid rigging in some of his major economic development projects, but critics on both the left and the right say the governor is failing to address the bigger picture — whether the $ 8.6 billion dollars» worth of programs are an effective use of public monies.

After the break Mr Dacre said that while the behaviour of private investigators could be illegal, the legality of the journalists» requests would depend on whether there was legitimate public interest in the story.

Barkin said the nation has not submitted comments to the New York State Gaming Commission and is evaluating whether to speak at a public hearing, set for Sept. 24 in Ithaca.

«Democrats divide about whether they want a nominee who will continue the policies of President Obama or move in a different direction although strong Democrats still want a nominee who will follow in Obama's footsteps,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

«The public believes this should be a special election; whether it's a Republican or Democrat who gets elected, they believe they should have a federal representative fighting for their interests,» said New York state Sen. George Winner, who has been leading the charge in the Legislature for a special election.

While the office did not address whether it will ban using public funds, it said it will take all steps necessary to prevent sexual harassment in county workplaces.

In response to the groups» call, a spokesman for Cuomo, did not address the question of an open leaders meeting, saying instead ethics and campaign finance reform «will be discussed» but did not say whether that will in public or in privatIn response to the groups» call, a spokesman for Cuomo, did not address the question of an open leaders meeting, saying instead ethics and campaign finance reform «will be discussed» but did not say whether that will in public or in privatin public or in privatin private.

And they say they plan to be in full force at the Public Service Commission's meeting in November, when it will consider whether to enact the plan.

Lowell, who represented Williams's former company in the McDonnell case, said prosecutors would now have to decide in the cases of Menendez and others «whether the allegations go to what the Supreme Court said was the public official's authority to act, and to be doing more than what is the typical, expected constituent service that our system depends on.»

Gugerty said in a statement that the revelations about Terry's «personal conduct raised questions in the public's mind about whether he should be playing any role in administering elections.»

Question topics included what he'll say to Rob Astorino if he bumps into him locally, what he has to say to the anti-fracking protestors, what was most surprising in the campaign, whether he'll be disappointed if he wins by 10 points rather the 20 points that public polls predict, for whom and on what line he and Lee voted, what he'll do to affect the state senate leadership should there not be any single majority conference, what he'll do in a second term concerning state mandates to local governments and what effect Republican control of the United States Senate will have on New York and his administration in a second term.

«To remind you once again: you said that the test of the future system of press regulation is not whether it suits the politicians or their friends in the press, but rather the public interest — including the need of members of society to be free from illegal and unethical press practices,» the letter states.

It said: «The scope of the inquiry is to determine whether the Smith Institute is both established and operating as a charity advancing the education of the public in the field of study and research into the economy of the United Kingdom.»

But several advocates I spoke with today said the true test of whether Cuomo is serious about creating a public campaign finance system is if he puts funding for said system in his 2014 - 15 executive budget proposal (assuming, that is, no deal is reached prior to the start of the 2014 session, which, given the Senate GOP's opposition to the idea, seems highly unlikely at this point).

When told that the governor's plan is to push for more gambling in New York regardless of whether a public referendum passes or fails this fall, with VLT casinos as the default plan, New Yorkers were even more strongly opposed, with 65 percent saying they feel that's a bad idea.

I will challenge Nigel Farage to a public, open debate about whether we should be in or out of the European Union,» Clegg said during his weekly phone - in show on LBC this morning.

Former Hudson Valley Democratic Congressman Maurice Hinchey, in his first major public appearance since retiring from office in January, says he just penned a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to wait for the results of a study from the Environmental Protection Agency on the impacts of fracking before deciding whether to allow high - volume hydraulic fracturing in the state.