Sentences with phrase «watched race by»
Spano's brother Nick was ousted in a closely watched race by the now - Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
With the president's party controlling the Senate by just one seat and the Senate holding not only the power to pass or block legislation, but also to confirm nominees to federal positions, including the Supreme Court, the race in Arizona to replace the departing Sen. Jeff Flake is one of several to watch this fall.
Bigger Thomas stands on a Chicago street corner watching airplanes flown by white men racing against the sun and «Goddamn» he says, the bitterness bubbling up like blood, remembering a million indignities, the terrible, rat - infested house, the humiliation of home - relief, the intense, aimless, ugly bickering, hating it; hatred smolders through these pages like sulphur fire.
Mornings in Bodley, drowsing among the worn browns and tarnished gilding of Duke Humphrey, snuffing the faint, musty odor of slowly perishing leather...; long afternoons, taking an outrigger up the Cher, feeling the rough kiss of the sculls on unaccustomed palms, listening to the rhythmical and satisfying kerklunk of the rowlocks, watching the play of muscles on the Bursar's sturdy shoulders at stroke, as the sharp spring wind flattened the thin silk shirt against them; or, if the day were warmer, flicking swiftly in a canoe under Magdalen walls and so by the twisting race at King's Mill by Mesopotamia to Parson's Pleasure; then back, with mind relaxed and body stretched and vigorous, to make toast by the fire.
A typical group - sex evening seems to find the men racing at the start, then dropping out one by one, but enjoying watching the women continue until it is time to go home.
I watched a talk by a Jewish woman rabbi the other day to other Jewish women, where she even quoted Hitler to explain the specialness of the Jewish race.
Admittedly, it is an experiment — all harness - racing people don't like it — but you can be sure the results will be closely watched by thoroughbred racing, too.
For between $ 8 - 12 per month, fans will be able to watch every session live and customise their viewing experience by choosing which onboard cameras to watch and creating their own side - by - side race feeds.
Now their awe is rivaled by that of horsemen who have watched him parlay $ 7,000 and his keen eye for bloodlines into a highly successful racing stable
Weibrecht, whose all - out style reminds everyone in the sport of a young Miller («You watch Bode, and you see what you can accomplish by pushing the limits,» says Weibrecht), grew up in Lake Placid, N.Y., and learned to race on the tough, icy slopes of Whiteface Mountain, host of the Alpine events at the 1980 Olympics and home to hundreds of other races at all levels through the years.
we are out of this title race because the way we are playing, not because we are down by 10 pts... must say, fun to watch LC go from first last yr to this garbage now, vardy & mahrez left a winning lottery tickets on the table, crazy
A Friday dedicated to dreary practice sessions which mean everyone is over-prepared for the race, or a Friday where you can go to the track for free, interact more with the teams and drivers and watch a Procar race, followed by a less predictable Grand Prix weekend?
Six hours may sound like a long time to sit down and watch a race, but by the end you'll be wondering where all the time went — and wishing for more.
Similarly, Project Gotham Racing (Microsoft, $ 49.99) is so gorgeous to look at that one is tempted to put down the controller and watch the game run by itself.
The Monaco GP was viewed by 1.44 million people on NBC, which is up 9 % compared to 2016, and is the most watched F1 race on the NBC family of networks (dating back to 2013).
The weather is always a big factor to watch for, and it's expected to be overcast for most of Saturday with a chance of showers by race time.
«When I was four years old, I was fascinated by Michael Schumacher, watching him racing in Formula 1.
With the top four separated by two points, it's fair to assume we won't be watching a one - horse race for the title.
Watched by Roger Bannister and Mo Farah, over 5000 runners took part in a series of mile races starting at The Mall and finishing outside Buckingham Palace on Saturday.
He also referenced the fact that New York is now one of three states placed on a watch list for losing hundreds of millions of Race to the Top dollars by US Education Secretary Arne Duncan because it has «hit a roadblock» on significant policy provisions of qualifying for the aid, including establishment of the peformance evaluation system and creation of a database to track student records across school districts.
Democrats believe Larkin's district will be a battleground race next year as fight for control of the chamber — narrowly led by Republicans — will be centered around a handful of closely watched Senate districts.
Trump carried this north - central Ohio seat by 11 points, but after watching Republicans lose a district that backed the president by 20 points (the old Pennsylvania's 18th) and struggle to win another that he won by 21 points (Arizona's 8th), that's enough evidence to move the Aug. 7 special election race in a more competitive district.
Furious Republicans are pointing fingers of blame at state Sen. Andrew Lanza (R - SI) and, indirectly, at Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk) for last week's lopsided loss by Joan Illuzzi in the closely watched race for Staten Island district attorney.
Democratic challengers in some of this year's most competitive races are appealing to Americans» fears about terrorism to broach gun control, specifically by calling out Republican incumbents for not backing New York Republican Rep. Peter T. King's bill, first introduced nine years ago, to prevent people on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms.
On a night when the GOP retained a congressional seat in an Arizona special election, the race in Western New York was also being watched and trumpeted by Republicans looking for signs of momentum heading into November.
The 36th District race was highlighted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as 1 of 18 emerging races to watch.
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Suffern Central School District is one race to watch next Tuesday, May 15 when school board elections are held around Rockland County.
The veteran Nassau County legislator, a Democrat from Merrick, suddenly dropped out of one of the year's most closely watched races, one on which the Senate's balance of power might hinge, after his former law firm alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that he defrauded a client of $ 2 million by billing for legal services he never performed.
Democrat Annette Taddeo has won Tuesday's state Senate District 40 special election, narrowly defeating Republican former state Rep. Jose Felix Diaz in the hotly contested and expensive race that was closely watched by both state and national parties.
Democrat Adam Haber Thursday launched his campaign for the seat held by state Sen. Jack Martins (R - Mineola), setting up what is expected to be one of the most closely watched races in the state this year as Democrats attempt to wrest control of the State Senate from Republicans.
Democrat Adam Haber, who lost a Nassau County executive bid last year, has launched his campaign for the seat held by GOP Sen. Jack Martins, setting up what is expected to be one of the most closely watched races in the state this year.
The candidates are vying in a closely watched congressional race for a Hudson Valley seat that's being vacated by Republican Rep. Chris Gibson.
By Chris Cillizza November 23, 2005; 1:00 PM ET Categories: House, Senate Save & Share: Previous: Parsing the Polls: A Look at the Iraq Question Next: The Friday Line: Ten House Races to Watch
The calls, which will go into the districts of Reps. Chris Murphy (Conn.) and Steve Kagen (Wisc.) as well as open seat House races in New Jersey's 3rd and 7th district and statewide in Maine where Rep. Tom Allen is challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins, take direct aim at planned calls by Freedom's Watch, announced last week, targeting a handful of Democratic incumbents and challengers over the rising cost of gas.
By Chris Cillizza November 28, 2005; 11:55 AM ET Categories: House Save & Share: Previous: The Friday Line: Ten House Races to Watch Next: Rep. Cunningham Enters Guilty Plea, Resigns
The governor's race — one of only two statewide races in the nation this year — is being watched closely by both national parties.
In one of the most closely - watched races, Branford resident and political heir Ted Kennedy Jr., recently criticized for his campaign finance tactics, claimed victory for the Democrats in the open shoreline seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Edward Meyer.
He learned the hard way, he said, by watching the his father Mario dogged by extended White House flirtations in the 1988 and 1992 races.
Ms. Throne - Holst, 56, of Sag Harbor walked out of the back room at the IBEW Local 25 Union Hall in Hauppauge where she and other Democratic leaders were watching the election results about an hour after polls closed and was immediately hugged by allies who praised the race she ran.
This district was a Race to Watch because the incumbent won by less than 10 percent in 2015.
But in Harlem, at a watch party attended by Rangel, former Mayor David Dinkins and Congressman Gregory Meeks, among other supporters, Wright struck a defiant tone, refusing to concede the race until all of the paper ballots were tallied, as was necessary in the district's 2012 race.
«Congratulations to Zephyr Teachout on a hard fought race that was closely watched not only by those living in the 19th Congressional District, but by people all over the nation.
The attempted comeback by Newton, who was the party endorsed candidate, was one of the most closely watched General Assembly races in this primary season.
One of the most closely watched races in State politics is for the open seat being vacated by State Senator Adriano Espaillat who is running for Congress.
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Most New Yorkers watching Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer in political races dominated by sex scandals want to forget about them, according to a poll released Monday.
One of the closest — and most closely watched — races in the state is the face - off between Republican Bob Cohen and Democrat George Latimer, who are vying to occupy the Westchester seat left vacant by the retiring Democrat Suzi Oppenheimer.
The election was named by Politico as one of the top 10 gubernatorial races to watch in 2018.
Howie Hawkins, whose run for governor in 2014 gave the Green Party ballot access in New York, placed second with 35 % of the vote for City Auditor in Syracuse, in another race watched closely by Greens.
The rating changes come two days after an article published by The Hill which lists the 24th District as one of five sleeper races to watch.
HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- A former Clinton White House speechwriter and Microsoft executive knocked off a seven - term conservative stalwart in New Jersey's most closely watched congressional race and the only one lost by an incumbent Tuesday.