Sentences with phrase «story of his political career»

Setting aside Ed's natural desire to tell a positive story of his political career, the achievements of the Blair / Brown governments, and a defensive if not protective account of Gordon Brown, this memoir is an interesting and easy read — unlike many such memoirs.

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Organized around the political careers of Robert Taft, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, and Newt Gingrich, the story opts to explain how conservatives took over the Republican party rather than explain why.

This book prepares the reader for a career in political journalism in three important ways: it de-romanticises the profession, it explains how journalists should conduct themselves in and around Westminster, and it lists the best ways of finding stories.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright came to Syracuse University to talk about the current political climate in Washington and share stories from her career.

Similar stories can be told of the role of plain speaking trusted friends and family in the political careers of Barack Obama and Chris Christie.

Chappaquiddick (out May 10) chronicles the true story of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke) and a car accident that threatened to derail his political career in 1969.

It has taken nearly half a century to bring to the screen this particular tragic incident that rocked the star - crossed Kennedy political dynasty, but in some ways it is more relevant than ever, particularly in its depiction of efforts to shape the story in order to save Kennedy's career and his very real presidential ambitions, which basically sank along with the car he drove into the water.

One story tells of two college students who have decided to put their comfortable career track on hold in order to give their support to the war effort in Afghanistan, much to their political science professor's dismay.

That professor, Stephen Malley (Redford, The Clearing), is featured in the second story, where he calls in to encourage a student (Garfield, «Sugar Rush») who appears to be dropping out of his interest in in a potential future political career because of a feeling of apathy that nothing he does will ever make a difference.

Hitting theaters just as President George W. Bush prepares to leave the White House, the movie W. tells the story of the son of US President George H.W. Bush as he embarks upon his own political career.

This handsome drama works hard to tell an old story in new ways, rendering Churchill's early prime ministerial career as a minefield of political peril, and considering the women in his life, particularly his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) and secretary (Lily James).

I also think there's still an interesting story here about how the process of television news broke down in such a way that people stopped asking if the story that ended Rather's career was true or not, focusing more on the political slant on both sides of the issue.

YA / Mature Readers: For older teens considering study in political science or international careers, this is a must read full of unforgettable personal stories.

Sex Works / WOMEN Words, Phrases, and Stories put pieces from the beginning of Tompkins» career in conversation with her most recent paintings, showcasing the artist's trajectory from subtly political works to more overt statements.

Sam Green began his career making traditional feature - length documentaries steeped in the political; his Academy Award - nominated The Weather Underground tells the story of a group of radical young women and men who tried to violently overthrow the U.S. government during the late 1960s and «70s.

[ANDY REVKIN responds: I daresay I've brought Dr. Hansen's research and conclusions as much or more publicity over the course of his career than any other science writer, starting with a 6,000 - word cover story on global warming in Discover Magazine in 1988 that opened with his Senate testimony and continuing through the period when political appointees at NASA tried to stop him from speaking out.

Kerr suspects that the career attorneys may have leaked the documents and the Times story says that this story says that the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the case, which could suggest that political influence was involved.