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Open Thread
As usual, feel free to use the comments to discuss topics not related to
recent posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
The House will do its duty and Trump will be impeached.
It is possible the senate will remove Trump from office.
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Bernie Sanders Has a Heart Attack: This Week in the 2020 Race
Here are seven things that happened in the presidential campaign this week.
Evolution not revolution.
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China Loves News About Trump’s Controversies. Not This Time.
Since President Trump called for China to investigate the Bidens, Chinese
media and officials have been notably muted. They have reason for caution,
said experts.
China likes income.
Trump is a threat to the world economy.
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2nd Official Is Weighing Whether to Blow the Whistle on Trump’s Ukraine Dealings
The official, a member of the intelligence community, was interviewed by
the inspector general to corroborate the original whistle-blower’s account.
Late.
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Impeachment Investigators Subpoena White House and Ask Pence for Documents on Ukraine
House Democrats sent a subpoena to the White House requesting a vast range
of documents about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and efforts to
cover up his actions.
Refused.
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Facing Fresh Revelations, Republicans Struggle to Mount a Defense of Trump
Top Republicans have labored to find a unified message to push back against
the rapidly expanding inquiry and break through a cascade of damaging
information.
People are taking notes.
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Bernie Sanders Had Heart Attack, His Doctors Say as He Leaves Hospital
“After two and a half days in the hospital, I feel great, and after taking
a short time off, I look forward to getting back to work,” Mr. Sanders said.
I don't trust his health.
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Saudi Arabia and Iran Make Quiet Openings to Head Off War
Weeks after the Middle East seemed on the verge of war, Saudi Arabia and
Iran are seeking ways to ease tensions. A warming relationship could have
far-reaching consequences.
Calm is better than war.
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The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: What Happened Today
House committees request documents from Vice President Pence. Plus, text
messages raise questions of quid pro quo.
The House committee is refused.
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Elizabeth Warren Campaign Fires Staff Member for ‘Inappropriate Behavior’
Richard McDaniel, Ms. Warren’s national organizing director, was let go
from the campaign after it “determined that his reported conduct was
inconsistent with its values.”
He is black. That may not matter.
Unforgivable words have been spoken.
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Trump Administration Unveils More Cuts to Food Stamp Program
The administration’s proposal, the third food-stamp rule change since
December, would reduce spending by $4.5 billion over five years and cut
benefits for one in five families.
Capitalism is not charitable.
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Trump Claims Texts Prove No ‘Quid Pro Quos of Any Kind’ With Ukraine. But His Ambassador Suspected One.
Speaking to reporters, President Trump also said his requests for
information on former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son Hunter
Biden don’t “pertain to anything but corruption.”
Proving a negative is impossible.
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Treasury Inspector General to Review Handling of Trump’s Tax Returns
House Democrats requested an inquiry after a whistle-blower complaint from
an Internal Revenue Service employee.
Congress has the right.
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The Simple Truth About Libya and Syria
Whatever one thinks of the pre-war regimes of Assad and Qaddafi, the
majority of people in Syria were better off before the wars. This so
completely undeniable, that anyone who claims otherwise is delusional or a
liar (and hopefully on a payroll.) War should have the highest bar of all
because, as was noted at […]
Correct.
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House Targets White House and Pence for Ukraine Documents as Impeachment Inquiry Grows
House Democrats sent a subpoena to the White House requesting a vast range
of documents about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and efforts to
cover up his actions.
The demand will go to court.
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Stunt Aimed at Ocasio-Cortez Over Climate Change: ‘Start Eating Babies’
The congresswoman was criticized by President Trump and other Republicans
for her measured response to a woman’s suggestion to “eat the children.”
Dean Swift did it first.
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Trump, Facing Farmers’ Discontent, Plans Help for Ethanol
Amid rising political pressure from trade-war fallout, the Trump
administration is moving to increase purchases of domestic grain to make
ethanol.
The costs keep rising.
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Sanders Said He Had a Common Heart Procedure. So Why the Mystery?
For three days, Mr. Sanders did not disclose pertinent health details,
stirring questions about his condition. On Friday evening, doctors
confirmed he had suffered a heart attack.
His health is in doubt.
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Volker Gives New Details on Giuliani’s Role in Ukraine Policy
During private testimony, Kurt D. Volker, the special envoy, said Rudolph W. Giuliani rejected a generic anticorruption statement Ukraine planned to release.Rudolph Giuliani is not a hero.
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