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Republican Sen. Bill Larkin is believed to be one of the more vulnerable targets for Democrats this year.
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Therein lies an issue deserving a much, much closer look: whether vulnerable Democrats, chiefly of the liberal persuasion, are targeted for destruction.
Both reports come as companies are feeling particularly vulnerable: In December's high - profile Operation Aurora, hackers targeted employees (and their social networks) from Google, Adobe Systems, and two dozen others, hunting for ways to infiltrate the companies» computer systems.
Local media reported earlier that the Financial Services Agency (FSA) would target several operators for imminent on - site inspections after concluding they may be vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
«Legacy systems running outdated software and vulnerable application elements are contributing to these companies being a prime target for compromise,» says Jay Kaplan, CEO of Synack, a security firm that sells subscription security software, and a former NSA senior cyber analyst.
«Russia, with its unwavering support for the regime, ultimately bears responsibility for these brutal attacks, targeting of countless civilians, and the suffocation of Syria's most vulnerable communities with chemical weapons.
«The bad guys are always looking for vulnerable targets out there, jut like burglars cruise a neighbourhood and look for open windows and doors,» he said.
Creating an innovative new fiscal package to continue cutting carbon pollution by gradually increasing and expanding B.C.'s carbon tax, while creating targeted support for emissions - intensive trade - exposed industries and vulnerable citizens.
Both organisations target the most vulnerable individuals for their personal gain and gratification.
In Budget 2017, you set out a vision to make Canada a more inclusive and innovative economy, with targeted investments in areas such as infrastructure, skills, housing, gender equality and support for vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.
But for the few vulnerable sectors, targeted policies can help.
Many of us are shocked and depressed by the current state of America — its hardness of heart to the most vulnerable; its contempt for the poor; its violence abroad and at home; its corrupt sexual morality; its increasing intolerance and persecutory zeal (with ourselves as targets); and so on.
«Nice was just full of holidaymakers - they were deliberately targeted for the families and the children being so vulnerable.
During the dialogue, Dr Gene Nisperos of the Health Alliance for Democracy raised his concern as the target of Golden Rice are members of the vulnerable population such as preschool children and lactating mothers.
Low interest rates and cashed - up private equity firms mean under - performing companies are vulnerable targets, which has been highlighted in offers for Treasury Wine Estates and Goodman Fielder.
The invaluable evidence it produced contributed to the ongoing funding and planning of support services for pregnant women & new families, including targeting services to the most vulnerable, strengthening evidence based practice & training of staff in all aspects of infant feeding.
The Food Bank's «Baby Supply Cupboard» targets one of the most vulnerable populations — infants and toddlers whose parents lack the resources to adequately provide for them.
The NFL has been trying to prevent such blows over the past four years, targeting improper technique and making a point to penalize and fine players for hits that leave them and their opponents vulnerable.
Despite the safeguards it affords, they say, mothers in developing countries - the most vulnerable of mothers anywhere, the ones least able to afford formula milk, the ones whose babies most need the breast milk they could and should be getting for free - were being, and continue to be, targeted by corporate giants bent on carving out their share of a valuable market (Save the Children, which today publishes a report on the baby - milk industry, reckons that the total value of baby - milk and baby - food imports is worth almost # 16m a year in Bangladesh alone - but the potential, if more mothers were bottlefeeding, is a lot higher than that).
Beyoncé has now become the world's most prominent spokesperson for poor diets, obesity and its health consequences, and marketing targeted to the most vulnerable populations.
FPEEG, the All - Party Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency Group, is a coalition of cross party MPs and industry stakeholders committed to maintain awareness in Parliament of fuel poverty issues; to monitor and comment on progress against government's targets to eradicate fuel poverty; to advocate policies that deliver affordable warmth for vulnerable households with emphasis on improved domestic energy efficiency including effective thermal insulation alongside efficient and effective heating systems.
With a passion for sustainability and extensive commercial experience working for companies such as RWE npower, Carillion and BskyB, Claire will lead Warm Zones in delivering energy efficiency and related services targeted at low income and vulnerable households.
At 2:30 p.m., the state Child Welfare Coalition and the Citizens» Committee for Children of New York urge state lawmakers to reject state budget cuts targeted at vulnerable children, youth and families, third floor, outside state Senate Chambers, state Capitol, Albany.
The Strategy had also adopted an interim target to end fuel poverty for all vulnerable households in England by 2010 which was missed.
«With President Trump's proposed budget cuts going after the most vulnerable New Yorkers, and his tax bill targeting our economy, it's absolutely critical that New York City prepare today for whatever comes tomorrow.
For example last August, ahead of the House vote to repeal Obamacare, the DCCC went on the offensive with their «Drive for 25 ″ campaign which targeted vulnerable GOP lawmakers on healthcare ahead of the House voFor example last August, ahead of the House vote to repeal Obamacare, the DCCC went on the offensive with their «Drive for 25 ″ campaign which targeted vulnerable GOP lawmakers on healthcare ahead of the House vofor 25 ″ campaign which targeted vulnerable GOP lawmakers on healthcare ahead of the House vote.
Retoxified already, a Conservative Party specifically targeting the most vulnerable as the scapegoats for deficit reduction...
A representative survey for CND, seen by the NS, shows that Labour's parliamentary candidates - from traditionally safe seats to unwinnable Conservative strongholds through to some of the most vulnerable of Labour's target seats - are overwhelmingly against maintaining the nuclear deterrent when it comes up for renewal.
«The governor is inciting a war against gangs that can only lead to further marginalizing our vulnerable youth, making them prime targets for recruitment.»
Tenney, R - New Hartford, is among only 10 vulnerable Republicans targeted nationally by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for a series of digital ads critical of the GOP repeal effort.
Curbelo has been a target for Democrats ever since he toppled incumbent Democratic Rep. Joe GarciaJose (Joe) Antonio GarciaCurbelo Dem rival lashes out over immigration failure Hispanic Caucus to invite Republicans to join Vulnerable House incumbents build up war chests MORE in 2014.
Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, who previously worked as a strategic organizer for 1199 SEIU, said that she knows the power of organizing and called Trump a «liar,» saying that the city is not going to normalize his agenda that targets vulnerable populations.
On security, Nigerians must be grateful to our gallant Armed Forces for rolling back the frontiers of Boko Haram's terrorism, defeating them and reducing them to cowardly attacks on soft and vulnerable targets.
The plan itemizes the approach towards investing in people, including promoting social inclusion through social investment programmes for the vulnerable and targeted programmes for the North - East and Niger - Delta, job creation and youth empowerment and investments in human capital while outlining the competitiveness imperatives as enhancing infrastructure (power, roads, rail, ports and broadband services, and leveraging public - private partnerships (PPPs)-RRB-, improving the business environment through the initiatives under the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and promoting digital - led growth.
The verdict from the UKSA, the official body tasked with ensuring government departments use statistics accurately and honestly, is another rebuff for a project which has been condemned for targeting an extremely rare problem while potentially disenfranchising vulnerable groups such as older people and the homeless, who might not have the necessary ID.
Indeed, targeting Republican lawmakers has become a key part of the mayor's strategy to ensure protections for vulnerable groups under the incoming Trump administration.
The new fund — «Warm and Well Cornwall» — targets residents who are in poor health or at risk of ill health, or with underlying health issues, or caring for a vulnerable person or worried about their home being cold or damp.
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez blasted Su, calling her conduct «deplorable» for «targeting vulnerable immigrant women.»
«Why we use this law to address the challenge and punish the criminals, we are also putting in place appropriate measures particularly in our schools and other vulnerable targets to prevent security breaches and it is important that we ensure that everything we do in respect of this anti-kidnapping law is in good faith and good spirit to eradicate the issue of kidnapping once and for all in the State.»
The National Republican Congressional Committee put Bustos on its initial target list for 2018, and she's in the DCCC's Frontline program for its most vulnerable incumbents.
But the decision came as national Democrats were floating the specter of an ad campaign targeting vulnerable Republican incumbents who choose to vote for the GOP - backed bill.
He claimed there is a «specific problem» after two Asians were jailed for targeting vulnerable teenagers.
When the proposed cuts were announced on Thursday, City Councilmember Maragret Chin released a statement saying, «Governor Cuomo's budget again and again targets the most vulnerable members of our community... Cutting funds for senior citizens severs a lifeline to integral health care, nutrition, and counseling services.»
Dr Laari said the household registration exercise when completed will provide a centralized data for target the vulnerable and prevent multiple and duplicated data collection by other agencies.
Hitting the 0.7 % target for foreign aid so Britain can be a world leader in bringing relief to the hungriest and most vulnerable people on the planet.
Some of the greatest pressure came on IDS at the Department for Work and Pensions, whose poor, disabled, unemployed and otherwise vulnerable clients were seen as easy targets for cuts.
The conditional cash transfer scheme will provide financial support for up to one million vulnerable beneficiaries, and complement the enterprise programme — which will target up to one million market women; four hundred and sixty thousand artisans; and two hundred thousand agricultural workers, nationwide.
«This is a first step,» he says, because it provides a target for therapy: somehow stimulating the SVZ to start replenishing the pool of cells that give rise to the vulnerable, depleted interneurons in CHD.
Researchers from Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania studied more than 2,600 menu items served at full - service restaurant chains operating in Philadelphia and concluded that foods served at full - service restaurant chains are high in calories, saturated fat, and sodium, and that standard definitions are needed for «healthy choice» tags and for entrees targeted to vulnerable age groups.
To reach the 90-90-90 goals — and a world without AIDS — the global AIDS community must focus on the populations most vulnerable to HIV, target interventions that are most effective and sustainable, and improve the continuum of care for people with HIV, the authors conclude.