Sentences with phrase «voting of responses»
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What Brussels and the troika want today is for the «yes» (vote) to win so they could humiliate the Greeks,» in response to them pushing for Greece to accept the terms and conditions of the bailout, which was put to a public vote.
Earlier this week, Georgia Representative Hank Johnson introduced two bills that he believes will help improve voting security a few years down the road: the Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act, which, if passed, would classify voting systems as critical infrastructure to be protected by the Department of Homeland Security; and the Election Integrity Act, which will map out a planned response for voting system failures and control the types of voting machines states are allowed to buy.
In early February, the firm received a response from Vanguard, which Tim Smith, senior vice president at Walden Asset Management, told me included a discussion of Vanguard's efforts to talk with companies about social and environmental issues, but stopped short of saying that Vanguard would actually change its proxy voting practices.
And now that the time for revisionist history has arrived, and strategists no longer have to serve a political agenda and scare investors and traders into voting with their wallets, the research reports calling for precisely the outcome that we expected are coming in fast and furious, starting with none other than Goldman, whose chief strategist David Kostin issued a note overnight in which he says that «the equity market response to the election result will be limited» and adds that «our year - end 2016 price target for the S&P 500 remains 2100, roughly 2 % below the current level of 2140.»
Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailVANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. NDP and B.C. Green Party announcement regarding their intent to cooperate in the legislature: «It's clear that British Columbians voted for change in this election and support the NDP and Greens» objectives: building a clean economy and putting...
Market evidence suggests a swift, but relatively - shallow re-pricing of UK commercial real estate in response to the vote, with continued resilience in continental Europe.
There is an exception in which you are not a «beneficial owner» of shares over which you have voting power «if such voting power arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14 (a) of the Exchange Act by means of a solicitation statement filed on Schedule 14A.»
Dawn Huckelbridge, director of American Bridge's Women's Rights Initiative, released the following statement in response to the US Senate's vote on a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and threaten doctors with jail time:
Our review of a company's practices also takes into consideration the compensation committee's response to previous say - on - pay votes and the level of shareholder support.
The approach of targeting poor performers was met with a favourable response from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which stated that «introducing a targeted [rather than for all votes at all companies] binding vote regime would focus attention on the most concerning cases and give shareholders the teeth to truly have the final say on top executives» pay.»
The CLC president said that the presence of peacekeepers in East Timor calls for a less extreme response but that the boycott should continue until Indonesia's military is out of the country and Indonesia acknowledges the East Timorese vote for independence.
2011judgment: so you «know» that god's response to people voting for Liberal Democrats is to kill people an destroy homes in the heart of the Bible Belt (you know, the part of the country where Liberal Democrats typically have a hard time getting elected)?
In a passage written to be quoted, even by those who do not share the mature Oz's leftist convictions, he reports his father's tearful response (the only time he ever displayed emotion to his son) to the public broadcast of the U.N. vote partitioning Palestine between Jews and Arabs: «Bullies may well bother you in the street or in school someday.
While I would label myself a conservative, I find the knee jerk responses of the Republican candidates to be pandering for votes, and any candidate that presents a thoughtful response to national and global issues wil at least get a hearing from me.
I don't think they had a good response, though, to the pathology of the present presidential race for the Republican nomination: The party has run out of plausible candidates before anyone has even voted.
However, the members of the synod voted not to include his proposal as part of the church's official response to the current political climate.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today issued the following statement in response to the American Medical Association's (AMA) House of Delegates vote in support of the continued use of genetically engineered ingredients in food and beverage products:
While China's response was tied to Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs, it could end up hurting American ranchers and farmers — many of whom are from regions that voted for Trump in 2016.
I want to add my vote and appreciation for your use of weights in baking, and your response was very well put!
Mostly, they're just a bunch of people who think a vote for Jack Morris is a vote against Alan Trammell or Tim Raines, and who are persistent in their frustration that, no matter how many facts they marshal in response, another voter will pop and spout a bunch of bullshit about Morris just knowing how to win.
That's open to interpretation, but for those who chose a club, Man Utd was the most popular response by a clear margin, with 13 % of all votes.
In January, Amarillo's school board voted to fill some of its soda machines with water and other non-soda drinks, in response to concerns raised by local dentists.
«Nestlé was recently voted the «least ethical company «of the past 25 years and its latest response on its baby milk marketing is typical.
Compliments of the Paladino campaign, in response to the criticism the Buffalo businessman received from the ladies of «The View» yesterday, particularly Joy Behar, who said if «all» Paladino's illegitimate children vote in the general election, he might have a shot at beating Andrew Cuomo:
Responses revealed a public that wanted to have its say over the terms of Britain's engagement with the EU far more than wanting to vote to leave.
UPDATE: CityandState's Laura Nahmias has more on the question of Maloney's residency — he has re-registered to vote several times, thanks to redistricting, and in March used a New York City mailing address on one of those forms — and an anonymous response from a Maloney source calling this mailer «bitter, shrill and negative».
The Vote Leave response saw them brand the group «a paid - up propaganda arm of the European Commission».
«Peaceful protest and civil disobedience have a long and proud history in this country, and are a perfectly legitimate response to plans that no - one voted for and no - one wants,» Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), said.
A remake of one of the most iconic Christmas videos of all time might appeal as a means to show a human side and connect with a core demographic — you have to be over 40, ie among those who actually bother to vote, to remember Bob Geldof's musical response to famine in Ethiopia.
When people who don't vote are asked to explain their political disengagement, one of the most common responses given is that «they're all the same».
Now, in response to the threat of democrats blocking a President Trump's SCOTUS nominee, Republicans are floating the idea of reducing the cloture to 50 votes for SCOTUS positions as well.
They had software on iPhones and BlackBerries that drew on their voter target list and used a volunteer's GPS location to provide a list of which doors to knock on, a script for interactions with voters and a form to fill out responses, eliminating the need for paper get - out - the - vote walk sheets.
Yet it has been the robust response of Hope not Hate and other anti-racist campaigners working with Labour in communities that has pushed back the BNP vote (which remains a worry) not claims by some in Labour that we do not discuss immigration.
In 2013 in response to the Republicans rejecting President Obama's nominees, Senate Democrats reduced the vote to halt a filibuster to confirmation of certain government positions to 50 votes.
5) Did Dr Bawumia peddle falsehood at the Supreme Court in 2012 about electoral fraud, padding of votes, rigging and when he was pushed for evidence, his response was that «You and I were not there»?
In response, a Vote Leave spokesman said: «Gordon Brown was in a government that gave away part of our rebate and opened our borders across the EU.
The 2010 Labour voters who voted Yes and now intend to vote SNP are noticeably different from other 2010 Labour voters in their responses to a variety of BES questions, but they particularly stand out in two principle respects.
When asked about the senator's attendance this year, his campaign spokesman, Richie Fife, had a three - point response: Perkins attendance record before this year is laudable; the votes so far this year have taken place outside the budget negotiations, when a bulk of the chambers» real action occurs; and frankly, legislators in the minority don't have much power, thanks to the way the Republican - IDC coalition runs the chamber.
«I think these two races are going to come down to who can get the vote out,» said Libby Post of Capital Women, a progressive organization formed in response to Trump's election that's backing Doran and O'Connor.
British Election Study data released today (collected between February and March 2014) shows that 17 % of people intend to vote for UKIP in the May European Parliament elections (23 % when counting only people giving a party choice, excluding «don't know» responses).
Simon Danczuk, the Labour MP for Rochdale, said he was surprised and disappointed with the slow response of the leadership to proposals for English votes for English laws in the Commons saying: «Why we couldn't have had a good offer ready... just beggars belief in my opinion.
Analyse responses to the more contentious and emotive policy areas and how they drive voting intention, and we begin to identify the nub of the secret to electoral success on 7th May.
For any MPs with a sense of their democratic role, fundamental change of how and why Westminster works has to be a part of the response to the Scotland vote.
The final paragraph, under the heading Education, reads: «If the response of the government to Lord Browne's report [the review into higher education funding] is one that Liberal Democrats can not accept, then arrangements will be made to enable Liberal Democrat MPs to abstain in any vote.»
The volume of response since those results suggests that the UK now realises that first - past - the - post is problematic - backing up a pre-election poll that found that a majority favoured voting reform to help the smaller parties.
UPDATE2: Derrick's campaign has released a statement in response to the Stefanik campaign statement, basically accusing her of either flip - flopping on this issue or at least trying to have it both ways, asking: «Why would she vote to fast track its approval if she doesn't support it?»
The most common pattern during Lords consideration of bills is for amendments to be discussed at committee stage, for ministers to agree to think about them, and for peers to force votes at report stage or third reading only if dissatisfied by the government's later response.
A good response as to the constitutional methods of lawmaking in the US, but we also should address the deeper part of the question, as to why US citizens don't vote for an equitable redistribution of wealth.
But in a response, John Boadu said Portuphy is making such allegations in order to seek the attention of NDC party members who are willing to vote him out.