In recent years, Mr. Dimon has been a frequent visitor to Washington, as he aims to influence the discussion, particularly around financial regulation.
When asked what exactly his goal was with this quixotic campaign, Mr. Hidary (pronounced HID-ary) said he was seeking to influence the discussion about how to expand New York's economy and improve education.
Eleanor Rosenblatt, Dr. Flanzer's girlfriend, asked, "Do you think Andrea Mitchell was an influence?" The discussion moved on to other signs of social decline: the M.T.A., gangs on the Lower East Side, which, a musician named Andy George said, is still run by the Bloods and the Crips.
The Rockefeller Foundation, a nonprofit group, does not engage in overt political activity, but it hopes the grant to the Chamber of Commerce will draw attention to business issues and help influence the discussion in a wide-open mayor's contest that has been dominated, thus far, by Democrats who have not always been friendly to business.
While the latest report on GDP growth did not throw the Fed off course, it could influence the discussion going forward.
The billboards were part of a statewide effort to influence the discussion on immigration, according to Devin Burghart, Vice President of the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights and one of the campaign's organizers.
Up-to-date knowledge of the outcome of cancer patients in relation to their need for ICU care can influence the discussion between and decision making by cancer specialists and intensivists.
These data originate from a larger mixed method study that included in-depth interviews exploring patient, clinician and organisational factors that influence the discussion of sexual morbidity in oncology consultations.
