As chief of the National Council of Churches, he urged members to emphasize aid to the poor.
I would emphasize aid to state and local governments to prevent further layoffs and to increase spending on infrastructure for public schools and community colleges.
But other aspects of Sperling's lengthy resume have tripped alarms among those hoping for a changed focus in the Obama administration, one that emphasizes aid for strapped communities and expanded initiatiaves to generate jobs.
In each of their meetings, the Emergency Directors emphasized that aid workers are risking their lives to deliver assistance and called for greater efforts to ensure their safety and security.
Pointing to some of the elements of the existing system that have invited the most withering criticism, Mr. Ciolos emphasized that aid would go only to those actively tilling their fields, saying, "I seriously doubt that the airports and golf courses need farm income support".
I quickly learned that the most effective organizations provided true educational programs and emphasized helping aid recipients find employment.
The stabilizing properties of the proposed model are emphasized with the aid of a realistic numerical example dealing with the generation of ground fractures due to groundwater withdrawal in arid regions.
Monica Zanarelli, the head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan called the attack "outrageous" and emphasized the difficulty aid agencies face in Afghanistan.
Mrs. Clinton, speaking on the eve of the Wisconsin primary but looking forward to primaries in Ohio and Texas on March 4, issued a 12-page compendium of her economic policies that emphasizes programs aiding families stressed by high oil prices, home foreclosures, costly student loans and soaring health care premiums.
