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Paul Brandus: Keynote speaker: 7 presidential libraries, Fortune 500 cos. Author 3 books. USAToday, DowJones/MarketWatch columnist. Ex Russia NBC pbrandus@gmail
No public events on President’s weekend schedule, White House says tonight
Major foreign policy item from tonight: President reiterates U.S. commitment to help defend Taiwan from a Chinese attack; China’s recent sabre-rattling and Xi’s comments about reunification are disturbing
@POTUS seems quite relaxed tonight, conversational. Plays down rifts w/two of his Democratic speed bumps - Manchin, Sinema
Biden & fellow Ds continue to talk of Repubs as almost normal opponents; @PresElectBiden talks insufficiently of alarming efforts by swing state Rs to axe election officials, allowing pro-Trump partisan goons to rig future vote counts - thus rendering all other political processes moot
Pfizer says its vaccine is safe and 90.7% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 in kids age 5-11 $PFE
My latest column in @barronsonline : Grassley and Feinstein are nearing 90. Biden, Trump, McConnell, Pelosi range from 75 to 81. How old is too old? . . #Barrons
“Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation.” — James Madison
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2/ the Prince sprawled on the floor, playing and laughing with the murdered president's son. Days from his 3d birthday, John had said earlier that he "didn't have anybody to play with" (also: "where's Daddy?") and her Majesty's husband decided that he would entertain the boy. RIP
"If your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't try so hard to take it from you." -Samuel Jackson
. is an Orwellian manufacturer of "Fake News." On - of all days - Sept. 11, he posted this photo showing his staff honoring the tragic anniversary. But: 1) It was raining today and 2) it includes the long-departed Hope Hicks and Omarosa (h/t )
“Racism isn’t getting worse. It’s getting filmed.” —Will Smith on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, August 3, 2016
"If men could get pregnant, abortions would be available at Jiffy Lube." -- Betty White
Obama: Harriet Tubman will go on the $20 bill Trump: No, she won't Biden today: Oh yes, she will
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