Sentences with phrase «while former leaders»

Not exact matches

Cameron and the vast majority of Britain's most senior politicians advocated for «Remain» while the «Leave» movement was fronted by now Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and former leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage.

Trudeau's Liberal Party under a former leader swept to power in 1993 and won three subsequent elections — all of them while interest rates were stable or falling and the economy was relatively strong.

After all 18 musicians were introduced, they shuffled their feet for five minutes minutes while former global creative director for BlackBerry Alicia Keys effused about the power of music and quoted noted thought leader Friedrick Nietzsche.

What a remarkable contrast: President Donald Trump was in command at Davos talking about economic growth and prosperity, while House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D - Calif., and disgraced former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman...

According to government figures, cumulative investments in Azerbaijan in the almost 20 years since independence now top $ 90 billion, while in FDI terms it is a leader in the former Soviet CIS.

Mahaney resigned from The Gospel Coalition (TGC) last weekend in the wake of the criminal conviction of a former youth leader who abused three boys at SGM's flagship, Covenant Life Church (CLC), while Mahaney was lead pastor.

The initiate is asked to kneel before a picture of the Guru Dev while his fellows also kneel and make their offerings and sing prescribed songs (hymns) of thanksgiving honoring the many former leaders of the Hindu tradition known as the School of Shankara.

While Müller sought to create an anti-Nazi coalition with former labor leaders, heroic priests worked to unite disparate groups into an effective opposition.

In Mark Driscoll's first public statement since Acts 29 rebuked and removed him from the church planting network he founded, the embattled Seattle pastor announced he will temporarily step down as leader of Mars Hill Church while charges submitted by 21 former pastors against him are investigated.

The former House speaker has strenuously courted evangelical leaders and aided last year's successful campaign to unseat three pro-gay marriage Iowa judges but has admitted to personal moral failings, including an affair with his current wife while married to his second wife.

While police in Overland Park, Kansas, stopped short of labeling the Sunday attacks a hate crime until they were further along in their investigation, the suspect - Frazier Glenn Miller - is the founder and former leader of the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and the White Patriot Party.

While our political leaders — Democrats and Republicans alike — say a lot about the former, they say comparatively little about the latter.

As a leader, Michael Dawson is spectacular, but playing in a high defensive line is still not comfortable for the former Forest man, while he may not be the ball playing defender that Vertonghen is, he does the jobs that Vertonghen isn't capable of.

Hein had been one of the more prominent Democrats considering a run for the seat, while the Republican field has been a crowded one: At least five GOP candidates are in the mix, including former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso, Assemblyman Peter Lopez and businessman Andrew Heaney.

Former legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver will be retried later this year, while former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and western New York - area developers will be on trial in the sFormer legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver will be retried later this year, while former SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and western New York - area developers will be on trial in the sformer SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and western New York - area developers will be on trial in the spring.

In an email, former Senate Majority Leader and Presidential candidate Bob Dole branded him «a miserable creature» and «a weasel», while Texas Congressman Lamar Smith likened him to Judas, accusing him of «selling out the President and his friends for a few pieces of silver».

«It shouldn't be an obstacle course,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins while flanked by Sen. Jeff Klein, the former IDC leader - turned - deputy, and Sen. Mike GiaLeader Andrea Stewart - Cousins while flanked by Sen. Jeff Klein, the former IDC leader - turned - deputy, and Sen. Mike Gialeader - turned - deputy, and Sen. Mike Gianaris.

Activists distributed copies of a «Tory Brexit Budget» while wearing a mask of the former London mayor ahead of a major speech by deputy party leader Tom Watson.

According to Sen. Diane Savino, a former labor leader who was monitoring the AFSCME election at the union's convention in Boston via BlackBerry while the Senate was in the final throes of its last day in Albany (for now, at least), Donohue received 648 votes to Lee Saunders» 652.

In London, former Cabinet ministers Vince Cable and Ed Davey are putting themselves forward as candidates, while the party's former deputy leader Simon Hughes will stand in his former constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark.

I readily recall a famous quote of the late leader of our party and former President Professor John Evans Atta Mills who said «while party activists must be rewarded, we must understand that some get their reward in the morning, others get theirs in the afternoon and others in the evening.

Better precedents would be James Callaghan, the former Labour prime minister, and the ex-Conservative leader, Michael Howard, who both stayed on temporarily while their parties debated changing leadership selection rules.

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced Tuesday to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services for pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Suffolk sheriff's department while golfing, gambling and politicking on county time.

Former Labour leader says Corbyn's position is untenable, while party's deputy Tom Watson seeks talks to avoid «civil war»

His indictment comes more than two years after he confirmed while testifying in the corruption trial of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos that federal prosecutors were probing his role in county contracts that went to political campaign contributors.

Nassau district attorney investigators arrested Gerard Terry, a former North Hempstead Town Democratic Party leader, on April 12, 2016, who, public records show, amassed nearly $ 1.4 million in state and federal tax debts while receiving government jobs worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Lerner said while she's disheartened that yet another legislator has been accused of corruption, she's relieved that state prosecutors under Schneiderman are taking on investigations now that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who achieved prison terms for both former legislative leaders, has been fired by President Donald Trump.

State Assembly Majority Leader and former Monroe County Democratic Chairman Joe Morelle wouldn't bite when asked which candidate he supported while appearing on WXXI's Need to Know.

A little while later, Assistant US Attorneys Andrew Goldstein and Tatiana Martins, two of the prosecutors who secured corruption convictions of former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, also showed up at Berke's office.

A federal indictment handed down on Thursday alleged former state Senate Majority Leader Skelos strong - armed a medical malpractice insurance firm to provide his son, Adam, with more than $ 100,000 in payments and health benefits through a no - show job while the firm lobbied Skelos on legislative matters.

The former Washington, D.C., operative quickly raised big bucks while she criss - crossed the expansive district, connecting with local party leaders initially caught off - guard by her youth.

Albans), a former transit union leader, was named chairman of the Civil Service and Labor Committee, while Councilman Donovan Richards (D - Laurelton) was appointed chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee.

The shadow education secretary has already said he would include Mr Davis, while reports suggest that former Tory leader William Hague is also set to return to the front benches.

The former Scottish Labour leader's decision to spend three weeks filming on location in Australia while the Scottish parliament was in session attracted criticism from across the political spectrum, including from some previously stalwart supporters.

Lord Kilclooney's tweet was widely criticised, with former Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt saying he could only interpret it as a «racist comment» while Alliance Party leader Naomi Long said it was a «slur on all Indian people over his use of the word typical».

While the names of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Leader Dean Skelos were not mentioned, there were hints of the tumultuous events of last year and the scalding fall out, even in the words of the traditional opening prayers in each house.

While Senate and House leaders have been wary of Trump's involvement in their midterm races, the White House and RGA continue to maintain strong relations thanks in part to RGA executive director Paul Bennecke, a longtime aide to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and former RGA executive director Nick Ayers, another former Perdue aide who's now chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence.

State Democrats are close to picking a former federal prosecutor to run for scandal - scarred former state Senate leader Dean Skelos» newly open seat while Republicans are scrambling to find a candidate.

While many of his proposals had been previewed over the past 10 days, the governor used the speech to announce a slew of ethics reform proposals, which seek to address issues at the heart of the two high - profile corruption convictions that ended the long careers of former Senate leader Dean Skelos and ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

While magnanimous in victory — a change from previous election night addresses by the former UUP leader — Elliott used his acceptance speech to remind observers that «this is not a green constituency».

Former New York State Senator Dean Skelos of Long Island was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison and a $ 500,000 fine over corruption charges, while serving as majority leader.

While Long did not come anywhere close to defeating Gillibrand — the incumbent Democrat broke a statewide record held by Schumer when she secured 72 percent of the vote — she is the highest profile Republican candidate to emerge as a potential challenger for Schumer, a former assemblyman from Brooklyn who is in line to become the Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate.

While most Republican leaders have been careful to avoid talk of a government shutdown, former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said on Monday that he didn't think it would be such a bad thing.

Former Gov. David Paterson sounded a sympathetic note while standing in for WOR's John Gambling this morning during an interview of his old political advserary, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, on the topic of redistricting reform.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb said earlier today that while he hasn't received any notions of support directly by democrats in the chamber, he remains optimistic about their chances given the latest scandal involving former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

She also has the backing of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, who said during a recent CapTon interview (while we were at the Erie County Fair) that he partially blamed Kennedy and his alliance with former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steve Pigeon for the party's loss of control of the county Legislature, which relegated Grant to the minority leader post.

Having avoided explicit public criticisms while Ed Miliband was in office, Blair made it clear he had fundamental differences with the former leader of the party.

Nassau County Sheriff's Department employees are being investigated for violating procedures while escorting former North Hempstead Democratic Party leader Gerard Terry away from the public and news media after his arraignment on a tax fraud charge.

Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos tried using his influence to get his son's wife on a Long Island zoning board, while son Adam tried to use his dad's position to bully his way into doing business with a Greek diner group, federal prosecutors say.

The jury resumes its deliberations in the federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, while proceedings resume in the federal corruption trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam.