Tuesday, July 9, 2019

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Ross Perot, Brash Texas Billionaire Who Ran for President, Dies at 89

Robert D. McFadden at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Mr. Perot made a fortune in computer services, mounted bizarre paramilitary missions in Asia and was a strong third-party hopeful in the 1990s.
 
Hard money does not work.
The government runs on debt.
 

U.S. Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Camp Were First Sold to France

Eric Schmitt and Declan Walsh at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The discovery of the Javelin missiles confirmed longstanding fears that foreign sponsorship on all sides of Libya’s conflict is amplifying the fighting.
 
"Lets you and him fight."
 
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Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Faces Calls to Resign Over Epstein Plea Deal

Glenn Thrush and Patricia Mazzei at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Mr. Acosta is facing an uproar over the role he played in a lenient plea deal with the New York financier Jeffrey Epstein over sex crimes.
 
Trump will throw him under the bus to try to save himself.
 

Michael Flynn Changes His Story, Putting Him on Collision Course With Judge

Adam Goldman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The development marked the latest turn in Mr. Flynn’s prosecution that should have run its course with little drama after he agreed to plead guilty to charges in 2017.
 
 

Amy McGrath Opens Campaign to Oust Mitch McConnell in 2020

Jennifer Steinhauer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Ms. McGrath, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and combat pilot, was a star Democratic candidate in 2018 but lost her House race in Kentucky.
 
A good idea.
 
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Tensions Between Pelosi and Progressive Democrats of ‘the Squad’ Burst Into Flame

Julie Hirschfeld Davis at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Tensions between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her “squad” have burst into the open, testing House Democratic unity.
 
Democrats are not organized.
 

House Committee to Issue Blitz of Subpoenas, Raising Heat on Trump

Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The House Judiciary on Thursday will vote to issue subpoenas targeting the biggest names in the investigation into whether President Trump obstructed justice.
 
Easy meat.
 

Ross Perot Dead at 89; Brash Billionaire Who Ran for President

Robert D. McFadden at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Mr. Perot made a fortune in computer services, mounted bizarre paramilitary missions in Asia and was a strong third-party hopeful in the 1990s.
 
He is not a loss to politics.
 

Trump Can’t Block Critics From His Twitter Account, Appeals Court Rules

Charlie Savage at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
 
Editing Twitter is an impossible task.
 
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Twitter Backs Off Broad Limits on ‘Dehumanizing’ Speech

Kate Conger at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
After a year of debate and criticism, an effort to add to a policy on banned speech led to a narrower restriction that applies only when religious groups are targeted.
 
Editing Twitter is an impossible task.
 
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Amy McGrath Opens Challenge to Mitch McConnell in Kentucky

Jennifer Steinhauer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Good luck to her.
 
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Las Vegas Real Estate in June: Sales down 11% YoY, Inventory up 89% YoY

Calculated Risk at Calculated Risk - 3 hours ago
This is a key former distressed market to follow since Las Vegas saw the largest price decline, following the housing bubble, of any of the Case-Shiller composite 20 cities. The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Local home prices increase slightly after three-month holding pattern, GLVAR housing statistics for June 2019 Local home prices broke out of a three-month holding pattern to post a slight increase during June, according to a report released Tuesday by the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS® (GLVAR). ... *The total number of existing local homes, cond... more » 
 
Houses are ahead of wages.
 
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BLS: Job Openings "Mostly Unchanged" at 7.3 Million in May

Calculated Risk at Calculated Risk - 5 hours ago
People do not work cheap willingly.
 
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Tom Steyer Will Run for President and Plans to Spend $100 Million on His Bid

Alexander Burns at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simony
 
15 

Small Business Optimism Index Decreased in June

Calculated Risk at Calculated Risk - 6 hours ago
CR Note: Most of this survey is noise.
 
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Obamacare in Jeopardy as Appeals Court Hears Case Backed by Trump

Abby Goodnough at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Millions could lose health coverage if a lower-court ruling striking down the law is upheld.
 
Gratuitous pain is a bad habit.  Sadists are not often loved. 
 
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On Politics: Trump Touts America’s ‘Environmental Leadership’

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago
 
Hamlin is not here.  The ratter gets paid.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin 

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24 Governors Call on Trump to Halt Rollback on Rules for Clean Cars

Hiroko Tabuchi at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

Cleaner cars are a good thing.
 
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Trump Invites Business Leaders (Including Robert Kraft) to Meet With Qatari Emir

Katie Rogers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago
 
Trump has bad taste. 
 
 
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