Sentences with phrase «waged a campaign free»

From revelations of his history of verbal and physical confrontations with rivals and critics, to media coverage of controversial former Assemblyman Ryan Karben's donations to his campaign, to, most memorably, the infamous Text-gate incident wherein he texted his plans to spy on opponent David Fried directly to Fried, Lacorte can not claim to have waged a campaign free from adversity.

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His remarks were instead a mashup of his campaign stump speech greatest hits, talking about criminal justice reform, a «broken economy,» free tuition at public colleges, the minimum wage and campaign finance reform.

But while one Christian will feel inspired to campaign for a living wage to be paid, another may see the same situation and campaign for measures to strengthen family life, or to free up entrepreneurs to start small businesses.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

Bentivolio and his lawyer are claiming that Rocky Raczkowski — another Republican in the crowded primary field for what could be one of the nation's most hotly contested House races in November — has a history of waging a «malicious defamation campaign... telling multiple third parties that Bentivolio's military record is fraudulent and fake,» the Detroit Free Press reported.

Also in the gubernatorial primary was Randy Credico, a onetime comedian turned political activist who has campaigned for a $ 15 minimum wage, lower subway fares, universal Medicare, free state college tuition, and marijuana legalization — among other policies.

«We are on the same page politically,» said Credico, a longtime critic of state's infamous Rockefeller drug laws who campaigned in the Democratic primary on a platform calling for a $ 15 per hour minimum wage, Medicare - for - All, free SUNY and CUNY tuition, legalization of marijuana, a state - owned bank, and lower subway fares and bridge and tunnel tolls — all of which are issues long championed by the Green Party nominee....

Cuomo's campaign website highlights issues such as same - sex marriage, $ 15 minimum wage, and tuition - free college.

Bill Mulrow, chairman of Mr. Cuomo's re-election campaign, also defended the governor's progressive record, pointing to measures like a $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave, gun control, a ban on fracking and free college tuition at public colleges for the middle class.

Sanders touched on many of the issues that have marked his campaign for president: wealth inequality, tuition - free public colleges, campaign finance reform and raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour.

GOP strategists also like school choice because it adds a spark of positive energy to a 2014 campaign agenda that's awfully heavy on the negatives: no to Obamacare, no to minimum - wage hikes, no to gay marriage — but yes to rescuing struggling kids from failing public schools through the power of the free market.

The fossil fuel industry has responded to these suits by fiercely waging a campaign that claims that any legal action against the fossil fuel companies for funding organizations engaged in climate change denial activities is tantamount to a legally inappropriate suppression of free speech (See: Climate change vs. free speech: Punishing fossil fuel companies for expressing doubt).