Sentences with phrase «special interest groups like»

«Reagan Vs. Cities and States: The 20th Century Battle over South African Apartheid» tells the story of how cities and states joined the fight against apartheid in South Africa and won even as the Reagan administration and special interest groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) sought to suppress those efforts.

The Commissioners and Gov. Cuomo will deserve credit for siding with the climate and communities against fear mongering special interest groups like NRDC, Sierra Club and Riverkeeper.

Unfortunately, special interest groups like the National Rifle Association are attempting to undermine this progress by supporting a bill introduced by Congressman Don Young (R - AK), which would prevent any changes from being made to how the United States treats its ivory market, thus allowing loopholes to remain.

In «Submarine Politics,» the New Times wrote: «Despite a $ 1.8 million campaign war chest financed by county contractors and various special interest groups like the Florida International University Foundation, and an army of heavy - hitting political strategists such as Keith Fredericks, voters flatly rejected the tax increase because of their mistrust of county government.

The department in bowing down to special interest groups like the Board of Correction and have created an environment where Correction Officers are afraid for their safety.

I've never understood why it is all right to take money from special interests groups like the Gates Foundation, the Koch Brothers, or American's for Prosperity, yet it's the unions input that is all about self interest.

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That means a bagman - in - chief like Gerstein can no longer reach his fundraising targets by trolling for massive donations from bank presidents, corporate heads, special interest groups.

But like any other human special interest group they only care about their own agenda, nothing else.

Our children are taught less and less actual history because too many special interest groups (like some Christians) want their version of history taught.

And that includes the people that peddle religion because they are for sure a special interest group just like banks, wall street, big oil etc..

D) I know we're a disparate community — separated by distance, age, politics, religion, opinions on IPA and whose really only mutual point of interest is Clemson (let's face it) football for those who never matriculated — but it's a great group and stories like yours make it that much more special.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

There are a lot of methods that we use that don't work well in group classes, like one - on - one discussion, hands - on activities, more field trips, special interest projects, etc. and some of their methods don't work well for home schooling, like lectures and extensive workbook work (especially for the younger children, under grades 5 or 6, where hands - on experience is what they remember).

«This is exactly what happens when the New York City political bosses and radical special interest groups get behind a flawed candidate like Shelley Mayer,» Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif said.

Our congressman represents «the people» who live in the 19th, not the special - interest groups that line K Street in Washington, D.C., like a cab stand after a Broadway show.

«The point I was trying to make was just like any other special interest group, the leadership of this union is more extreme and more obstructionist than its members,» Bloomberg said on Monday.

Special interest groups, party political committees and powerful Super PACs that raise unlimited amounts of money are investing heavily in Buerkle and Maffei — and encouraging people like Broich and Dighe to follow their lead.

De Blasio reiterated a prior pledge not to create any other groups like Campaign for One New York and insisted that «compared to previous administrations we've gone a lot farther» on the issue of being transparent about contacts with lobbyists and special interests and been forthcoming with journalists, saying «we should not be unwilling to take those questions.»

«Those who like the way things are, whether it's the legislature or special interest groups, they're going to be adamantly opposed to this and that's just the nature of the beast,» said Kolb.

The firm's online community allowed consumers to create friend ties, talk about, «like,» or recommend products, and create special - interest group pages.

And it has spurred debate over whether it will help boost public support for research, or make scientists look like another special interest group, adding to political polarization.

The advent of various special interest groups, such as meetups, makes it easier than ever to connect with like - minded people.

Whenever healthcare professionals question the validity of the high carb low fat eating plan, special interest groups start snarling like a junkyard guard dog.

Our vision For the dating site is to have a community feel, where all our member's can take part in our chats rooms, create your own groups, create a blogs, start interesting topics with in the forum, write about your spiritual experiences & interact with other like minded people, whilst building long lasting connections.whether you're looking for that special someone just building new friendships or wishing to meet your soulmate.

The educational establishment — school boards, teachers unions and other special interest groups, dubbed the «Government Education Complex» by Bruno Behrend, director of the Center for School Reform at The Heartland Institute, don't like the law since it allows a group of parents to trump their power.

For liberals who sought to weaken their party's relationships with «special interest groups» like teachers unions, charters were a boon.

By Fordham's own, constant admission, most states have cruddy standards, and one major reason for this is that special interests like teachers» unions — the groups most motivated to control public schooling politics because their members» livelihoods come from the public schools — get them neutered.

There are pockets of passionate readers springing up everywhere — readers groups, special interest book bloggers, chat rooms and forums about all kinds of books, like romance fiction, thrillers, mysteries, fantasy - sci - fi, or nonfiction categories like parenting, travel, cooking..

The final Bluetooth version 4.0 specification was published today by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)-- sounds like politics, doesn't it?

Or is it a case where the feds dragging their feet serves the special interest groups that would like to see this proposed new legislation take a long time to become law?

Like any powerful corporation, the credit reporting agencies own their own squad of lobbyists, or special interest groups.

I respectfully request that you do not allow this «fast - tracked» bill initiated by special interest groups to circumvent the will of voters who overwhelmingly support pet stores like Mutts & Co. and Pet Valu who make an enduring commitment to end the «puppy mill to pet store» supply chain in their business operations.»

They offer individual and group tours across a variety of tastes, including cultural exchanges and special - interest activities like golf, whale watching or wine tasting.

an accusation like carries a lot of weight and people would rather just remove the person accused than wait for evidence of wrongdoing because certain special interest groups will come down on them like a ton of bricks for not «listening and believing».

Also like its predecessor, GTA: Vice City was praised by fans and critics while receiving some backlash from many special interest groups for its violent gameplay.

I can imagine a special - interest org or group doing this like all sorts of other political actions, but is it something for scientists to do as individuals?

Special interests like APS use front groups to boost the impact of their advocacy campaigns by having «independent, unbiased» voices appear as part of the public debate.

our government, with a new tax system and control that will rival income tax, and other special interest groups, like third world dictators who kill and mane their citizen.

These are just a few examples of how «local» wind power opponents like John Droz and Lisa Linowes have teamed up with powerful special interest groups to perpetuate overblown claims about wind power and military radar operations.

Governments, political parties, AGW alarmists, «green» industries, celebrities, mainstream media news outlets, TV networks like NBC, special interest groups — all of these close - knit groups have both personal and professional vested interests in keeping the myth of «man - made» global warming alive, and suffice it to say that they will work hard to «contain» this scandal.

There are some really great features of the new site including job postings, easy links to committee publications including items like the Vendor Liaison Committee's Cost Containment Strategies and the Code of Good Practices for Loose - leaf Publication the Knowledge Management Special Interest Group's suggested resources and the Courthouse & Law Society Library SIG's Standards document.

Roy Schotland, a «Georgetown University law professor and expert on judicial elections,» succinctly sums it up: «[S] tate judicial races are increasingly becoming «floating auctions,» in which special - interest groups focus money and manpower in states where they can upend judges they don't like.

I'd like to comment wearing the hat of a retired child psychiatrist and family therapist, and with a special interest in high conflict separating families, from long ago and more recently — and a wider interest in the similarity of harmful coercive patterns in families and other groups.

Less litigation means fewer billable hours, so the Florida Bar acted like a special interest group, suggesting messages to the Governor from non-attorneys would be best, so they should write from their private email addresses to hide their profession.