Before his move into party politics, he also served for two years as one of four Victims Commissioners.
But in a surprise move, party insiders selected Islip Town Clerk Joan Johnson to carry the GOP banner.
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The NDP's old guard will also resist Mr Mulcair's desire to move the party closer to the centre.
Correspondents say he sought to move the party to the right to wrest back votes from the extreme-right National Front (FN).
"Republicans don't need to have a report to know they've got a long way to grow to move the party forward, " he said.
Republicans are being counseled to move the party to the left, but in my experience, those who advocate more liberal policies for the GOP are wrongheaded or Democrats, or both.
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Mr Noda, meanwhile, has also sought to move his beleaguered party firmly to the right.
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It is time to pull the plug and move on to Republican Party 2.0.
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The move attracted cross-party support and will also take place in England and Wales from 1 October.
Moreover, Mr Abe's move to tap the party strongmen should be seen as just another sign of his fragility.
If she does, the secularists hope that some members of her party will move over to the government's side.
It would also be a smart move for the Republican Party if they ever hope to get on base with black voters.
Although George Osborne, the shadow chancellor, spoke in his place, many read Mr Cameron's cancellation as a deliberate move to distance the party from business.
And in the coming days, I'll be consulting with supporters and party leaders to determine how to move forward with the best interests of our party and our country guiding my way.
Stepping out in this high profile speech with his own set of prescriptions for how the Republican party should move forward could raise questions about whether Cantor and Boehner are working together.
The task force also offers a litany of recommendations on improved campaign tactics, saying the party should move away from spending huge sums on TV advertising and put greater emphasis on grassroots efforts to rally supporters door to door.
He was speaking after some figures in his party appeared to move against him.
Then the opposition Nepali Congress Party expects to move into government to oversee elections.
But that would be an unusual move, meaning the final party he takes to this summer's finals in South Africa is likely to come from the one he has already named.
Mr Faymann's first move was to shift his party's position on Europe by calling for referendums on any future EU treaty, despite the fact that Mr Gusenbauer had just refused to put the Lisbon treaty to a popular vote.
But in a rare move, the main opposition party, the UNP, often accused by Mr Rajapaksa of ratting to foreigners on domestic issues, offered to support the government in any way possible to secure an extension of EU trade benefits.
The move away from some of the party's key commitments is expected to anger some Lib Dem activists.
An Iraqiya member said that his party was ready to move forward again.
U.S. President Bill Clinton outlined his party's historic move to the political center before a packed audience of global business executives.
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Earlier, Ulster Unionist Minister for Culture, Arts and Sport Michael McGimpsey defended his party leader's move, accused Sinn Fein of "over-reacting".
He said the move had been backed by fellow party leaders, Councillor Jeff Green of the Conservatives and Lib Dem Councillor Tom Harney.
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The DUP's Lee Reynolds said his party would be trying to persuade the Alliance Party to block the move at the full council meeting.
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Ms. Banerjee's party has opposed the move to open retail to foreigners since last year, arguing it will drive local Indian retailers out of business.
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The British and Irish governments will watch carefully for any hint on whether the party is prepared to move forwards with the devolution of justice.
The ruling Socialist Party had refused to move the Friday deadline.
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