President
Summary
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership (from Latin pre- "before" + sedere "to sit"; giving the term praeses). Originally, the term referred to the presiding officer of a ceremony or meeting (i.e., chairman), but today it most commonly refers to an official. Among other things, president today is a common title for the heads of state of most republics, whether popularly elected, chosen by the legislature or by a special electoral college. It is also often adopted by dictators.In states with a presidential system of government, the president exercises the functions of Head of State and Head of Government, i.e.
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The Chris Gethard Show blends public access and alt comedy
Last Tuesday, Americans had no shortage of options for live coverage of the 2012 Presidential election, offline and online. But only one featured a live band, a Presidential candidate campaigning for write-in votes, pizza delivery, people in animal costumes and a host going increasingly insane over the course of 12 hours.
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In MI-11, a candidate ducks, but can't avoid coverage
MICHIGAN — Reporters covering the US congressional campaign for Michigan’s 11th district have a truly unusual story on their hands. Former U. S. Rep. and GOP presidential candidate Thad McCotter was expected to easily extend his five-term incumbency in November. But after his troubled re-election campaign and resignation in disgrace, a little-known reindeer farmer named Kerry Bentivolio became the only.
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HBO CEO Bill Nelson to retire, Plepler new head
HBO co-president Richard Plepler will replace Bill Nelson as CEO when he retires at the end of the year.
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Grading Obama’s economics
President Obama’s economic report card is at best mediocre. I’d give him a C+, while acknowledging that presidents usually don’t much influence the economy. It’s too big and subject to too many complex forces, from new technologies to global conditions. Moreover, policy levers are shared with Congress (taxes, spending), the Federal Reserve (financial markets) and regulatory agencies.
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Romney First Presidential Candidate to Run Pricey Twitter Ad
Republican Mitt Romney tomorrow will be the first presidential candidate to ever run Twitter’s promoted trend, an ad unit that costs $120,000 per day. The ad will go live at 3 a. m. Eastern Time Thursday, according to a Twitter spokesperson.
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Open Bar
Year opened 1964 (original location, 1934) Who drinks here Mostly tourists, but journalists still turn up. It remains the go-to spot for newsroom retirement parties. Signature drink The Horny Goat (citrus rum, lemon-lime soda, cranberry juice) $6. All the presidents’ gin Multiple presidents have come, seeking to burnish their Everyman cred. In 1991, Bush the Elder wanted columnist.
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Nobody likes a loser
For the past year, we’ve been relentlessly reminded that Republicans didn’t especially love their front-running presidential candidate.
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Mexican presidential candidate paid journalists for media 'mentions'
A Mexican presidential candidate paid thousands of pounds to journalists for "mentions" in the media.
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Mitt Romney, a man of falsehoods
Among the attributes I most envy in a public man (or woman) is the ability to lie. If that ability is coupled with no sense of humor, you have the sort of man who can be a successful football coach, a CEO or, when you come right down to it, a presidential candidate.
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Nazis get their own lobbyist on Capitol Hill
The American Nazi Party has apparently registered its own lobbyist on Capitol Hill, 2008 National Socialist Movement presidential candidate John Taylor Bowles. U. S. News found the PDF document— which shows that Bowles registered with the Clerk of the House as a lobbyist on Tuesday—on LegisStorm. According to the form filled out by Bowles, he registered [.
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