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ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT
House Probes Trump's Plans to Give Saudis Nuke Technology; Interview with Democratic Congressman Adam Smith; Interview with Tom Steyer. Aired on 7-8p ET
Aired February 19, 2019 - 19:00 ET
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ERIN BURNETT, ANCHOR, CNN: OutFront next, meddling in a federal investigation, President Trump reportedly trying to get a political supporter to oversee the investigation of Michael Cohen. Is this obstruction of justice? Plus, the Trump campaign calling Democrats socialists. Is it true? And he spent more than a hundred million dollars of his own money toward impeaching Trump. Tom Steyer is not done and he's OutFront tonight. Let's go OutFront.
Good evening. I'm Erin Burnett. OutFront tonight, cheating the system. New evidence that President Trump may have obstructed justice and this in a whole new way. Let me explain, the New York Times reporting that President Trump tried to derail the federal investigation into his former fixer Michael Cohen. How? By pressuring then acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to put a Trump supporter and former Transition Advisor in charge of it. Someone who knew Trump may have thought it would have kept him in the clear.
Now, let's be clear, this is an explosive charge and the President knows it. Tonight, moving quickly to deny the charge.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Did you ask Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to change the leader of the investigation into your former personal attorney Michael Cohen?
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: No. Not at all. I don't know who gave you that, just more fake news. There's a lot of fake news out there.
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BURNETT: There's quite a pause there, wasn't it? And then the old fake news excuse. Just to be clear about this. The U.S. attorney the Trump reportedly wanted in charge of the Cohen case is a guy named Geoffrey Berman. He is a Trump supporter. He donated $5,400 to the Trump campaign. He served in the Trump transition and even over at Fox News, a friend of the President says that if these charges are true, that Trump tried to put Berman in charge of the Cohen investigation, this is bad. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SHEPARD SMITH, ANCHOR, FOX NEWS: Would that be obstruction?
ANDREW NAPOLITANO, COLUMNIST: Yes. Well, it would be attempted obstruction.
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BURNETT: Attempted obstruction. According to The Times, there's no evidence that Whitaker actually went through with this because Berman actually had already recused himself from the Cohen investigation. But the thing is that Whitaker knows that being pressured by the President of the United States to put a supporter of his in charge of a criminal case that may involve the President is a huge problem.
But under oath, Whitaker denied he had ever been pressured by Trump to interfere with an investigation. Here he is in his own words.
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MATT WHITAKER, ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL: At no time has the White House asked for nor have I provided any promises or commitments concerning the Special Counsel's investigation or any other investigation.
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BURNETT: Tonight, that answer is under scrutiny by House Democrats for possible perjury. Pamela brown is OutFront live outside the White House. And Pamela the President knows this is a huge charge and this would possibly be obstruction in a whole new way. There was that long pause we heard when he was asked about it and then, of course, he went back to the fake news crutch. He's trying to deny it.
PAMELA BROWN, SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT, CNN: Yes, that's right. You heard the question asked to him and after he paused denied that he ever made this ask to former AG Matt Whitaker to have the U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman un-recuse and oversee the Cohen probe. Now, this denial is in response to this New York Times reporting today that in fact he did made that ask because he viewed Berman as an ally.
But sources told me and my colleague, Laura Jarrett that the President was upset about the Cohen probe, his former fixer, and how it implicated him the payments to two women during the election and that he did fume to Matt Whitaker about it over the phone. The President thought that Whitaker should do a better job controlling the investigators in the probe that Whitaker oversaw is acting an attorney general.
And if you read that Justice Department statement carefully, there isn't a denial that President Trump and Whitaker discussed the SDNY probe. And during recent congressional testimony, Whitaker would only say he wouldn't discuss conversations with the President when he was asked, whether he did speak to him about the SDNY investigation. In contrast, he told the committee he never spoke about the Mueller probe to President Trump.
So you look at the comparison how he answered those two questions about the Mueller probe saying that he never talked about it with Trump compared to SDNY saying he's not going to talk about those conversations. But this latest reporting there about Trump fits into this pattern where he believes officials in the Justice Department roles should show loyalty to him and do his bidding. As you'll recall, the President was furious when former AG Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia probe and he never got over it, Erin.
BURNETT: He certainly never did. Of course, he's still taking the opportunity to take shots at him now that he's gone.
Thanks very much, Pamela.
BURNETT: And OutFront now I want to go to Jack Weiss; former Federal Prosecutor and former Democratic member of the Los Angeles City Council, Carrie Cordero; former Counsel to the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and David Gergen former Presidential Adviser to Four Presidents. Jack, if the President pressured his Attorney General at the time, Matt Whitaker, to put a Trump supporter, Trump donor, Trump transition advisor in charge of the Michael Cohen criminal case, is that obstruction of justice?
JACK WEISS, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR: It is and I think it is because the stakes here, the criminal stakes for Trump are much higher arguably than in the Mueller case because here you have Michael Cohen who knows where all of the dirty laundry is, where all of the bodies are buried inside Trump Tower, the Trump family, Trump business dealings, every crooked land deal, every bit of money laundering they did for a Russian oligarch who bought a condo in Florida.
Everything the Trump did wrong or may have done wrong before Trump was elected to office, Michael Cohen has been singing about and that has Trump petrified. That's why if we believe what the New York Times reported and I do because my guess is Matthew Whitaker told someone at the Justice Department, "Hey, Trump asked me to do something about Berman, what do I do?" If it's correct, then I think it's potentially devastating for Trump.
BURNETT: Potentially devastating, Carrie?
CARRIE CORDERO, FORMER COUNSEL TO THE U.S. ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY: It certainly is. I mean, look, in terms of his political exposure I think it is. It's not clear that he would be charged because Justice Department policy says that he wouldn't actually be charged. But I think this is now the third investigation that has been revealed that he tried to obstruct. The first was the Michael Flynn case when he asked former Director Comey if he could make the case and go away.
The second was the overall Russia investigation and we can look to the firing of Director Comey and a whole host of other activities and pressure that the President placed on investigators and Justice Department officials to try to make that investigation go away. And then this would be the third investigation if the allegations are true that the President tried to replace the leadership with the goal of making the investigation go away or be limited or be cabined or stay away from any exposure that he might have in it.
BURNETT: So David Gergen, The Times also report as Pamela was talking about, the President's desire for loyalty and his feeling that everybody around him should be loyal to him. The Times quotes Mr. Whitaker saying - this is the quote from the article, I'm sorry, he privately told associates that part of his role at the Justice Department was to, and here's the quote from Whitaker, jump on a grenade for the President. David, is that the role of the Attorney General?
DAVID GERGEN, FORMER ADVISER TO FOUR PRESIDENTS: It has never been in the past, at least it certainly hasn't been when the government has conducted itself honestly and with integrity. I think here, Erin, listen, if the report is correct and I'm assuming that it probably is correct, because it's a very, very thorough piece, it's got four names on it from the New York Times, I just don't think they would go with this kind of story unless they're very confident. But still people have to come under - now have to be brought in and testify under oath because what you see happening here with Whitaker and with the President is they may be very carefully parsing what happened.
Let's say the President called and said, "Matt, would you consider the possibility of Berman? Just explore and get back to me." The President can say, "I never asked." He just simply suggested it. I never asked and we have Whitaker issued a statement saying he doesn't address the question of whether he was asked or even whether he got a call, he simply says I was never pressured. It might have been a suggestion, but I was never pressured and I've made no commitments. That's what he said now under oath to the House and what he said here publicly.
For most Americans, that kind of call from the President of the United States would look like an ask.
BURNETT: Yes, I mean this is the whole - yes.
GERGEN: But if you got big clever lawyers - yes, if you got lawyers who are cleverly saying, "No. No. No, formulate it this way." He could say, "Look, I'm telling the truth." He never asked. He just suggest it.
BURNETT: Carrie, what's the standard here for obstruction? I mean, because I think as David is saying, yes, we all would know getting a call like that especially from someone like Donald Trump is - I've been on the receiving end of a phone call from him once years ago when he wanted me to come over and do something with the apprentice taping - the timing of taping, and that guy wouldn't give up.
I mean, he wanted to do something and he wanted something. This is the President of the United States we're talking about now. There is no such thing as just a suggestion that isn't pressuring is there when it comes to obstruction?
CORDERO: Well, the key with obstruction is it is an intent crime. So the prosecutors - if an obstruction case were prosecuted, they'd have to show that the individual had corrupt intent. Again, the President isn't probably going to be charged with obstruction, given DOJ policy.
But it certainly is something that Congress should look at from the perspective of there are now three cases that he potentially has tried to obstruct and those are impeachable offenses.
BURNETT: Jack, obviously we know we're talking about, he ordered Robert Mueller to be fired back in 2017. There was that. There's the possible role in the Jim Comey firing and he has said before, Jack, that he will get involved if he needs to in these investigations. Here he is.
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TRUMP: What's happening is a disgrace and at some point I wanted to stay out, but at some point if it doesn't straighten out properly I want them to do their job, I will get involved ...
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BURNETT: Impeachable, Jack, what we're now seeing when you look at the pattern and this latest report?
WEISS: I think it's indictable and I think once he's out of office he likely will be indicted for this conduct because the statute of limitations on this runs for another five years. Look, he's not a subtle guy and whatever he said to Matt Whitaker I would be shocked and amazed if it was subtle. What Congress needs to do now is get to the bottom of it and when they get to the bottom of it, my suggestion would be this, new Congress needs to end the practice of having members ask the questions, the Democratic Congress needs to hire professional prosecutors to put witnesses under oath, and under professional examination so you won't end up with this sort of parsing defense that perhaps Matthew Whitaker has based on the clip you saw a few moments ago.
BURNETT: So David one last thing I want to ask you, this article also gets into the President's issue with the truth when it comes to public statements versus reality, which could matter for Mueller. The example they give as Michael Flynn and Sean Spicer who was then the press secretary. He was supposed to go out and tell everyone what happened, the White House had said Flynn submitted his resignation, it was voluntary.
The President didn't want Spicer to say that. The reporting, "'Say that,' Mr. Trump ordered. But was that true? Mr. Spicer pressed." And this is that Trump told - asked for the resignation as opposed to was given it. "'Say that I asked for his resignation,' Mr. Trump repeated." Obviously, he did not care what the truth was or that Sean Spicer was supposedly in the job of telling the truth to the press. GERGEN: Right, absolutely. That was a major part of the story that
the President basically ordered a false story, a false tale to be told to the press. It's very similar to what happened on the Tower meeting and when they were in the airplane and he dictated the statement about what happened to this. And very likely what happened in the last few hours with the New York Times story that has broken. This is a pattern that we've seen. It's very, very distressing to see it because it shows, it underlines the fact that you can't really believe anything on face value. There's always another story behind the story.
CORDERO: Erin, it also shows that so many of the things the President does in public actually is what's going on behind the scenes. When he appointed Matt Whitaker as Acting Attorney General, most Justice Department veterans were astounded because it was someone who had never been confirmed by the Senate when there were a whole host of Senate confirmed assistant attorney generals and others who could have been appointed to that position. It was so unusual that the only reason it looked like he was appointed was to be able to do something improper and now based on this reporting it looks like that's what the President tried to do.
BURNETT: All right. Well, thank you all very much. I'm just remembering that time on Air Force One when he was asked if he knew about the payments to stormy Daniels and he said, "No," quickly and that obviously was false. It was a lie. Now, there was a long pause today and I wonder if that pause was his mind wondering, "Can I do it again?"
OutFront next, Bernie Sanders jumps in the race and the President is quick to use the socialist label.
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TRUMP: The Democrat Party has never been more outside of the mainstream. They're becoming the party of socialism --
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BURNETT: Plus, House Democrats launching an investigation accusing Trump of siding with Saudi Arabia and its crown prince over top national security officials when it comes to nukes. What is it with Trump and Saudi Arabia? And the billionaire who made a name for himself by calling for Trump's impeachment is now taking on Democrats and saying, "Step it up." Tom Steyer is OutFront.
Tonight, Bernie Sanders is in. Senator Sanders officially announcing he's running for President. He says he'll win this time because the Democratic Party is now more like him.
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BERNIE SANDERS, UNITED STATES SENATOR: You may recall that in 2016 many of the ideas that I talked about, Medicare for all, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, making public colleges and universities tuition-free, all of those ideas people was, "Oh, Bernie they're so radical. They are extremely American people." Just won't accept those ideas.
Well, you know what's happened over three years? All of those ideas and many more are now part of the political mainstream.
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BURNETT: The Trump campaign seizing on this saying, "Bernie Sanders has already won the debate in the Democrat primary, because every candidate is embracing his brand of socialism." OutFront now, Mia Love, former Republican Representative from Utah and Bob Reich former Labor Secretary under President Clinton, also the author of the common good. Thank you both.
Mia, is the Trump campaign right, Democrats, socialists, same thing, synonyms?
MIA LOVE, FORMER UTAH CONGRESSWOMAN: Well, I think - well, we have to make that they have to try and stay away from that if that's what they want to do. Let's remind people what socialism actually is. Socialism is an economic system in which the ways of making a living, whether it's working through a factory, office are actually owned by society and not by personal or private individuals. So if they're going to move away from socialism, they need to talk about that, and if they're going to move towards free-market systems, they have to talk about that also because they will be painted as socialists or socialism type of implementing socialism type policies if they don't make that very clear.
BURNETT: And Robert, Trump is trying to do that, he's trying to brand them with just that imprimatur. Here he is.
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TRUMP: To those who would try to impose socialism on the United States, we again deliver a very simple message. America will never be a socialist country.
The Democrat Party has never been more outside of the mainstream. They're becoming the party of socialism.
We are alarmed by the new calls to adapt socialism in our country.
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BURNETT: He clearly thinks, Bob, that using the word as scary and going to upset people.
ROBERT REICH, FORMER U.S. LABOR SECRETARY UNDER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON: Well, this is not a new Republican tactic, Erin. In 1935 Republicans accused Franklin D. Roosevelt of being a socialist for proposing Social Security. In 1965 Republicans accused Lyndon Johnson of being a socialist for proposing Medicare. Many Republicans accused Barack Obama of being a socialist for proposing the Affordable Care Act.
I mean this is a label that Republicans have used for at least 80 years every time the Democrats proposed something that turns out to be remarkably popular and durable.
BURNETT: So - go ahead.
LOVE: But I don't see anybody moving away from that. I don't see any of the Democrat candidates moving away from that title and that's all I'm saying is that I remember the days of just listening to people saying, "Look, free markets have taken people out of poverty. More people out of poverty than any other economic system in the history of the world." I don't see anybody talking about that. What they are talking about are socialist policies, which is going to make it a lot easier for them to paint them as socialist.
REICH: No. I think that 70% of Americans right now are in favor of Medicare for all by four different polls. Two-thirds of Americans right now are in favor of free college tuition of public universities. You go down the list. We have over 50% of Americans want a $15 minimum wage. These policies are not - call them whatever you want call them, they are fair, people believe in them, I don't think that the labels mean anything anymore.
BURNETT: Okay, I will fairly say, Robert, though that they cost money and when you tell people Medicare for all, they say, "Yes." And so you go, "Guess what, you're going to lose your private insurer possibly and your costs are going to go up, our free college isn't free because someone has got to pay for it via taxes. I mean paying for things complicates the whole issue a little bit.
LOVE: And so you couldn't say all of these things.
REICH: Well, it does and I think Democrats do need to say that we are pragmatic and we've got to cut the bloated military spending and we've got to - that $1.9 trillion tax cut for big corporations and the wealthy, we've got to repeal that. We can't afford that. We're going to put that money instead into education and healthcare.
LOVE: Once second, so --
BURNETT: So in terms of people running away from the label, some of them have and let me just play Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris. Here they are.
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ELIZABETH WARREN, UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS: I am a capitalist. Come on. I believe in markets.
ELIZABETH WARREN, UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS: I will tell you I am not a Democratic socialist.
(END VIDEO CLIP) BURNETT: All right, so they're running away from it, Mia, but then
you hear things - okay, go ahead.
LOVE: Okay. Okay, but it's one thing to say those things, it's another thing to actually say how you're going to implement some of these policies that are actually taking away. I mean, how do you pay for the free college? How do you pay? It sounds great, but how do you pay for Medicare for all?
REICH: Well, I just mentioned a bunch of ways of paying for it.
LOVE: How do you sustain all of these things?
REICH: I just mentioned several ways of paying for it and also let me just mention one other thing ...
LOVE: Okay, but let's remember, hang on a second.
REICH: ... and also let me just mention one other thing.
LOVE: Let me finish.
REICH: Excuse me.
LOVE: Let me finish, because - let me just finish, because you have to remember that I am a product of my father who came to this country with absolutely nothing and he had three jobs in order to make ends meet. The people that actually gave him those jobs are people that are said that they're not paying enough or they're not taxing people enough. And what I'm afraid of is there's going to be a point where you tax somebody so much that the people that don't end up getting the jobs that they need are the ones that really want to help their families, the ones that need another leg up, the ones that want to go from the lowest common denominator up to the middle class and beyond if they choose. Those are the people that are going to get hurt.
REICH: Mia, nobody is talking about - Democrats I know are not talking about increasing taxes on the middle class or the poor. They're talking about increasing taxes on the very wealthy, doing exactly the opposite that Donald Trump and the Republicans have done in terms of that $1.9 trillion tax cut.
BURNETT: But I think what Mia is saying increasing taxes on the people who employ the people who --
REICH: The other point that I want to get in very, very quickly if I could is that Medicare for all is actually - it has shown, a number of studies have shown that it's cheaper than our current for-profit private Medicare system that tries to avoid sick people. It's the most expensive per capita in the world and actually Americans living standards and length of time that we are alive turns out is shorter than many other advanced industrial countries. Everybody else has as a system that looks like Medicare for all. It's a single-payer system. It's crazy we don't.
BURNETT: All right, I'm going to hit pause there. A lot more to talk about. I didn't get to play it, but I'll leave everyone with this thought, Amy Klobuchar are running for the Democratic nomination. "If I was a magic genie and could give that to everyone and we could afford it, I would." That's on free college. She says it's not affordable.
Conversation to be continued. Thank you both. And next, did the Trump administration go against the advice of top National Security officials with plans to try to give Saudi Arabia nuclear technology. Plus, billionaire businessman, Tom Steyer, is my guest. He spent millions trying to impeach President Trump and now he's targeting Democrats. He says, "Don't have the courage to do it."
New tonight, whistleblowers pointing the finger at President Trump for helping Saudi Arabia go nuclear. Democrats launching an investigation based on the report that you see here. It details claims from multiple whistleblowers saying that team Trump ignored repeated warnings from top national security officials, warning saying not to provide Saudi Arabia with nuclear technology.
I want to be clear that story Arabia is not a nuclear country. They're not in the nuclear club, so enabling them down that path is a big, big deal. And despite the warnings of the top security officials according to the whistleblowers, Trump plowed ahead anyway. And the report concludes that those efforts may still be ongoing today.
Now, the Saudi nuclear plant we learn here was pushed by Trump's former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, and the company at the center of it was founded by former American generals. It's a plan that one current official says was "a scheme for these generals to make some money." So why didn't President Trump stop it? I mean, what is it about Saudi Arabia and its Crown Prince and Trump? Saudi Arabia was the first country that Donald Trump visited as President.
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TRUMP: Hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the United States and jobs, jobs, jobs, so I would like to thank all of the people sitting with me.
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BURNETT: Trump's sycophancy toward Saudi Arabia, of course, reaching new heights as he stands in open defiance of an American congressional deadline to officially state whether the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was behind the murder of "Washington Post" journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
It's a conclusion that Trump's own CIA reached pretty much immediately. This is not hard. Except for Trump who has said MBS is a friend. For him, this is hard.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I hate the crime. I hate what's done. I hate the cover-up. And I will tell you this, the crown prince hates it more than I do, and they have vehemently denied it.
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BURNETT: Again, what is it about Trump and Saudi Arabia?
Kara Scannell is OUTFRONT.
And, Kara, you know, as we go through this report, just how concerned were security officials about this plan to provide this technology to Saudi Arabia, this nuclear technology?
KARA SCANNELL, CNN REPORTER: I mean, Erin, they were worried. They were so worried that they at least half a dozen times based on the findings in that report. And so, you know, what it tells us is that the National Security Council staff, they were worried about a couple things. They said they were worried about conflicts of interest that would exist because of the private company that was founded by the generals and Michael Flynn who had worked for one of the subsidiaries of that company. They were worried about the conflicts that could be illegal if you're making money off the administration.
They were also worried that this could violate the Atomic Energy Act, which requires and has limitations on how much the U.S. can export technology to a foreign country without the approval of Congress. They were worried that this process was going to bypass that. So, these NSA staffers raised these concerns to their ethics folks internally and then also to the legal department.
Then they brought them even to the top lawyer on the National Security Council. He told them to stop working on the plan. But they didn't.
Michael Flynn and his aides continue to push for this plan. Again, these concerns were raised. Michael Flynn's team was wanting to get this private plan before Donald Trump, before he met with Saudi officials.
That was the goal and these internal -- the staffers said, hold on a minute, this doesn't make sense. They brought it, again, to the top lawyer. The lawyer said to stop working on it then after Michael Flynn was fired, top aides at the Security Council were continuing to push this plan. And all we know really from this report is the first three months of the administration, but it's these concerns that were raised by the whistle-blowers covering just that beginning period that have Cummings' committee now very concerned and want to get to the bottom of whether the U.S. and the administration is working in the best interest of U.S. national security or in the interest of lining the pockets of those that were close to the administration, Erin.
BURNETT: All right. Thank you very much, Kara.
I want to go now to the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Democratic Congressman Adam Smith. Congressman, I appreciate your time.
So, you know, Congressman, Michael Flynn and other top White House officials were pushing this plan, right, to transfer this nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. You know, you hear they're saying there were at least half a dozen times that it was raised that this at best could be inappropriate and unethical, at worst, illegal. Do you have any concern there were quid pro quos here?
REP. ADAM SMITH (D-WA), CHAIRMAN, HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE: Absolutely. I mean, this is the big problem with president Trump having the business interests that he continues to have and not disclosing them. There's no transparency.
We know that Trump industries, the companies, they're done business with Saudi Arabia. They've gotten money from Saudi Arabia, just like they've gotten money from Russian interests as well as part of their private industry. We don't know the details.
So, when something like this comes up, you have to ask yourself the question, is the president looking after the interests of the United States or looking after his own personal business interests? And then you mix in Michael Flynn and all these others who have been getting paid. Michael Flynn was paid, that's part of the reason he's going to jail, by sovereign funds from -- by the Russian government, I believe by the Turkey government as well.
So, is it the U.S. interests or is it the business interests of Donald Trump and the people around him? And we don't know.
BURNETT: And we don't know. Of course, when you talk about it impacting policy, talk about transferring technology. Of course, you're also, you know, talking about this whole situation, you know, with this horrible dismemberment of American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
BURNETT: The president has deep ties to Saudi Arabia, we know this, Congressman. This has been going on for a long time. He visited, his first trip as president, as I mentioned, $110 billion arms deal with the country announced at that time. Jared Kushner apparently hangs out with the crown prince until 4:00 in the morning once, talks to him regularly on a first-name basis.
And in terms of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the president refuses, is in defiance of Congress right now, he won't hand over -- won't say that it was done at the direction of the Saudi crown prince, even his own intelligence has said it. In fact, he takes the crown prince's side publicly repeatedly like this.
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TRUMP: I spoke with the crown prince yesterday, and he strongly said that he had nothing to do with this.
They deny it.
[19:35:01] They deny it every way you can imagine.
I hate the crime. I hate what's done. I hate the cover-up. And I will tell you this, the crown prince hates it more than I do, and they have vehemently denied it.
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BURNETT: How much looking into does this warrant? I mean, obviously --
SMITH: A great deal.
BURNETT: -- we talked so much about Russia. Sorry. Go ahead.
SMITH: Particularly when you're talking about the murder of Khashoggi. I mean, it's slam dunk as far as the intelligence community is concerned.
Saudi Arabia obviously did it. They fully believe that MBS was involved. So ignoring that is just wrong, and, again, points up to the conflict.
Now, I will point out one fact that you ought to know. We have negotiated. We've negotiated with the United Arab Emirates on a similar deal regarding nuclear power.
SMITH: And the agreement is, you know, they don't get to generate anything. The nuclear material has to come in from the outside, has to be disposed.
SMITH: So this type of an agreement can be negotiated with, as we did with the UAE, with Saudi Arabia. But here, there's such a conflict. When you hear the president dismissing the obvious facts of what Saudi Arabia has done, it gives considerable concern.
BURNETT: Right. Of course, there's that nuclear power facility near Abu Dhabi.
I want to ask you about the president declaring a national emergency to secure funding for the wall, chairman. I know this is very important to you. Sixteen states have now sued to stop it. The president today says, hey, I'm not worried about it at all. Here he is.
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TRUMP: I think in the end, we're going to be very successful with the lawsuit. So it was filed. It was filed in the ninth circuit. And I actually think we might do very well even in the Ninth Circuit because it's an open and closed case.
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BURNETT: The ninth circuit has ruled in his favor recently regarding the wall. Is he right, this is open and closed?
SMITH: No, it's absolutely not. If reports are to be believed, his own lawyers have told him that he's wrong on this.
Look, there's a degree of nuance here. I mean, first of all, you can argue over whether or not this is actually an emergency. But the real part of this that's clearly illegal, the national emergency statute from 1976 does give the president broad authority to declare an emergency, but when he's going to take money from other agencies, it is very prescriptive about where that money has to go.
And the money that he wants to take out of DOD, I mean, let's not forget for the moment that even if he could do this, it's still a terrible idea. It is not our top national security priority to build a wall at our southern border that people will go under and over, anyway. Taking money out of the Department of Defense for this purpose makes us less safe.
But it's also illegal because the law says that you can only use money from the military construction budget to build something that is going to provide protection for U.S. Armed Forces. And President Trump has made it clear, this wall is to stop people coming across the border and threatening the country. It has nothing to do with force protection within the military.
And, therefore, I think the slam dunk goes the other way. This is clearly an illegal action.
BURNETT: All right. Chairman, thank you very much.
SMITH: Thank you.
BURNETT: And next, Tom Steyer, the billionaire businessman who's been leading the call for Trump's impeachment, is now targeting specific Democratic members of Congress. Steyer is OUTFRONT.
And Elizabeth Warren's newest message to voters.
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SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-MA), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: For those of you who may leave here and think, oh, my gosh, I must be turning into a nerd.
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BURNETT: Is nerding out the answer to beating Trump?
[19:42:10] BURNETT: Tonight, the push to impeach. The billionaire Tom Steyer who flirted with a presidential run and put $120 million behind Democrats in the midterms is taking on the person who would launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump, hosting a town hall tonight to force Jerry Nadler, powerful chair of the House Judiciary Committee, to take action.
Tom Steyer is OUTFRONT.
And good to have you back, Tom. I know, obviously, you've got your town hall tonight. Why do you think this impeachment right now, this conversation, is still Democrats' top priority, or should be their top priority?
TOM STEYER, FOUNDER, NEED TO IMPEACH CAMPAIGN: Well, Erin, I believe that we have a crisis in the United States. The crisis is the president of the United States. And that the Constitution gives us one solution, which is to impeach him and remove him from office. And until that happens, the country's at risk, people are going to be suffering and we'll not be doing the right thing.
So, I think it's the crisis and, therefore, we should deal with it directly.
BURNETT: All right. So when you say it's the crisis, look, you're being very clear where you stand. So you're holding this event in the district of Congressman Jerry Nadler.
Now, Jerry Nadler is very important, right? He's the chairman of the committee that would initiate the impeachment proceedings and he's been extremely careful, as you are probably painfully aware, to not jump on the impeachment train.
Here's his reason.
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REP. JERRY NADLER (D), NEW YORK: You don't necessarily launch an impeachment against the president because he committed an impeachable offense. There are several things you have to look at. One, whether an impeachable offense is committed, how many, et cetera. Secondly, how important were they? Do they rise to the gravity where you should undertake an impeachment?
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BURNETT: Right. So, he's saying to be impeachable, you need to have a crime, a crime of gravity. Not everything would reach that level. It would happen during the presidency of President Trump and if it isn't, there won't be the votes to impeach. Why is he wrong?
STEYER: Say that again, Erin?
BURNETT: I said --
STEYER: Why is he wrong?
BURNETT: Why is Jerry Nadler wrong? STEYER: Well, I think what he's saying is true and actually we have a
president who has committed impeachable offenses and they do rise to the level of impeachment, and if you simply look at the last week, you look at his fake state of emergency, you see a president who's willing to go directly against the Constitution, to contravene Congress' right to allocate the money in our society because he didn't get his way and he threw a fit.
So, in fact, what we've seen is a president who's going at the most important issues that a president can do. The separation of powers that Mr. Nadler has actually specifically referenced, if a president goes after the separation of powers, that's an impeachable offense.
BURNETT: But yet, Chairman Nadler is not starting impeachment proceedings and showing no signs of doing so, right? He's seeming to be much more cautious. What are you going to do about it?
STEYER: Well, what we're trying -- we have 7.3 million people who've signed our petition; 26,000 of them are in Congressman Nadler's district.
[19:45:06] In fact, we polled his district and 96 percent of the Democratic primary voters think this president is unfit for office. So, we have -- what we're trying to say is this is a movement of Americans across the whole country.
STEYER: Very specifically in his district and they are demanding action from their Congress and their congressman.
BURNETT: So would you primary him? Is that the -- that sounds like what you're saying, you're saying, look, 96 percent of your primary voters would support this, so if he doesn't do it, you could fund someone to challenge him in a primary?
STEYER: Actually, what we're doing, Erin, is something much earlier than that. We're making the point that, in fact, his constituents, the people who have put him in office, did so for a very specific purpose as they want action and they want this president held to account. And we're just evidencing that and trying to show that and that's why we're in his district so that he can understand how much his constituents are asking him to do this and we believe he will do it.
BURNETT: All right. Thank you very much, Tom. Good to talk to you again.
STEYER: Thanks, Erin. Thanks for having me.
BURNETT: All right. Tom Steyer there in his town hall, as I said, happening tonight.
And next, Elizabeth Warren's new 2020 strategy.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) WARREN: So now we're going to get wonky for just a minute.
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BURNETT: Plus, Jeanne on why the race for 2020 has already gone to the dogs.
[19:50:16] BURNETT: New tonight, Elizabeth Warren with a new idea. This item, universal child care. Is there any way for the numbers to add up?
Well, Warren is counting on the careers of professor to give her cred.
M.J. Lee is OUTFRONT.
WARREN: I'm going to nerd out with you and say oh, man, it's a good bill.
M.J. LEE, CNN NATIONAL POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): When Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren hits the campaign, his distinctively wonky style on full display.
WARREN: Let's really wonk out for a minute here.
Can I get an amen from an electrician on that?
So, now we're going to get wonky for a minute.
For those of you who leave and say, oh my gosh, I must be turning into a nerd.
LEE: The former lawyer and bankruptcy expert regularly responding like this to questions from voters on everything from net neutrality.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So, I have a question about Internet regulations.
WARREN: All right.
LEE: To renewable energy policies.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you have any proposals that we can move past this antiquated system of energy?
WARREN: So, you want me to wonk out for a minute here, right? You want me to get this crowd up on net metering, right? Do I have any net metering wonks here?
LEE: A less than a year out from the Iowa caucuses, Warren has already unveiled a pair of major policies.
WARREN: I am a candidate.
LEE: First, she called for a wealth tax on Americans with assets of $50 million or more.
WARREN: Reforms that close loopholes and giveaways to the people at the top. And an ultra millionaire's tax to make sure that rich people start doing their part for the country that made them rich.
LEE: And today, she released a sweeping universal child care plan, guaranteeing child care for all parents for the moment their children are born until they enter school.
WARREN: Families are buckling under the weight of it. It holds people back. They decide they can't work because they're worried about the cost of child care.
LEE: Advisers and friends say Warren's knack for the town hall style question and answer format traces back to her years in the classroom. She taught special needs children in the 1970s before eventually becoming a law professor, most recently at Harvard Law School.
One former student, California Congresswoman Katie Porter, says Warren's approach in the classroom mirrors her style on the stump.
REP. KATIE PORTER (D), CALIFORNIA: The magic of Elizabeth as a teacher is that she's able to grasp really technical information, down in the details of how the legislative code for bankruptcy works and what subsection 2-B22 means. At the same time, she's able to bring it back up to what is the real world impact this law is having.
LEE: That view echoed by another former student, Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy, who endorsed Warren at her official campaign announcement earlier this month.
REP. JOE KENNEDY III (D), MASSACHUSETTS: Her classes were known as the hardest classes at school. Not necessarily because of the subject but because of the teacher. She had you drinking from a fire hose in that class. It was really something to be part of.
LEE: Warren showcased those professorial instincts during a visit to the University of Puerto Rico last month.
WARREN: Anybody else worried about the rising tuition?
LEE: In an increasingly crowded field featuring plenty of star power, Warren is hoping her policy chops will set her apart.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You have already hit --
WARREN: It's a nerd thing.
LEE: Now, Warren says that her universal child care plan is going to be paid for by the revenue from her wealth tax and her advisers tell CNN that she is going to have other proposals that are also going to be paid by the same revenue. Erin, this goes to show how central this idea is going to be to her
BURNETT: Right, the tax.
BURNETT: All right, thank very much, M.J. Appreciate it.
And next, Jeanne on the canines upstaging the candidates.
[19:57:51] BURNETT: Is 2020 the year of the dog?
JEANNE MOOS, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: There's something about a candidate having a dog. That seems to scratch an itch whether you're a long shot candidate, Pete Buttigieg with two shelter dogs or well known Senator Elizabeth Warren.
WARREN: Say hello, Bailey. Say hello.
MOOS: More than happy to talk baby talk to a Golden Retriever.
WARREN: That's our Bailey.
MOOS: Who she's been introducing along with her husband.
WARREN: I thought I would bring the two guys in my life, Bruce and Bailey.
MOOS: Supporters can't keep their hands off.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, hi, sweetheart.
MOOS: Candidate and spouse stroll off holding hands and a leash. Some candidates put their dogs in commercials.
SEN. SHERROD BROWN (D), OHIO: That's why we approve this message.
MOOS: And even campaign merchandise.
But there are perils to promoting pets. When Kristen Gillibrand posted her labradoodle Maple, someone tweeted, if Maple isn't a rescue, I take issue. Someone else suggested a new collar, Trump take a walk.
Beto O'Rourke has two dogs, Artemis and Rosie.
Among the dogless contenders, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris, though she tries to make up for it by posting canine supporters. Cory Booker got put on a spot by a kid.
UNIDENTIFIED KID: Did you ever have a dog?
MOOS: No dog, but Booker made a quick save.
SEN. CORY BOOKER (D), NEW JERSEY: If I should become president of the United States, would you help me get a dog? Would you help me?
MOOS: President Trump says he doesn't have time for a dog.
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: How would I look walking a dog on the White House lawn? Would that be -- feels a little phony.
MOOS: He prefers to call his opponents dogs, while would-be opponent Joe Biden posed recently with a shelter dog, Major. That he adopted to keep his old German Shepherd Champ company.
JOE BIDEN, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT: He's -- watch this. Champ, you want to play golf.
MOOS: Even President Trump might like a dog that doubles as a golf partner.
BIDEN: Where's the golf club?
MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN.
BIDEN: Go get the golf ball.
MOOS: New York.
BURNETT: And thanks so much to all of you for joining us. See you back here tomorrow.
"AC360" starts now.


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Nigerian controversial OAP and Media Personality, Shade Ladipo revealed she doesn’t want to give birth to a child.
According to her, she does love babies, and she is great with them, but there is no need for her Vagina or body to go through that mess.
Her latest post has drawn some reactions from Nigerians, while a large part of women supports her choice, most men have dragged her for it.
Earlier this year, the media personality and reality star, Tacha Akinde clashed on social media after shade shaded her in a post and delete it on insta-story.
According to shade, Nigerians should choose their favourites celebrities wisely, after Tacha took to Instagram to shade Nigerians moments after American Rapper Nicki Minaj followed her.
Tacha in her response, asked Shade Ladipo, said she thought we dropped this witchcraft behaviour in 2020 because she does not get the point of this BITTERNESS outburst really.

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After a critically acclaimed, sell-out run at London's Almeida Theatre, James Graham's new play Ink will transfer to the West End's Duke of York Theatre for a run from September 9, 2017 - January 6, 2018.
Set in the pubs and offices of 1960's Fleet Street, James' play depicts the birth of the UK's most influential newspaper. A young and rebellious Rupert Murdoch sets out to deliver a newspaper that will give the people what they want; gathering a team of misfits and mavericks he pits himself against an industry resistant to his newly formed brand of populism. Starring Bertie Carvell, Richard Coyle, Pearl Chanda and Curtis Brown's Tim Steed.
Another of James' plays Labour of Love will also run at the West End's Noel Coward Theatre, from September 15 - December 2, meaning James will have two simultaneous West End Runs from September.
Ink is currently running at the Almeida and will transfer to the Duke of York on September 9. Buy tickets for the West End run here.

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A building on Sunrise Boulevard in the Copperwood Square shopping center is currently in negotiations after sitting vacant for years.
The 7,500-square-foot commercial building at 7010 Sunrise Blvd. is on the market for $1,995,000, according to a listing on commercial real estate site LoopNet. A marketing brochure for the property gives a sale price of $266 per square foot, or a lease option at $2 per square foot.
Highlights include an “upcoming building refurbishment” according to the listing. The Copperwood Square center is anchored by FoodMaxx, Dollar Tree, and Planet Fitness. The vacant building is a stand-alone site in the center, with restaurants on both sides.
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A 95-year-old Bloomington woman is retiring from Target after 45 years on the job. Jeanne Brouillet started with the company as a cashier in 1968 at a Target store in Bloomington. She moved to the Edina location in 1973 where she’s worked ever since.
This is the time of year that donations are at their highest at food shelves across the state. But recently the question of what to do with food donations that are not considered healthy foods, has caused some controversy.
MnDOT has canceled weekend construction on eastbound Interstate 494 in Bloomington and Richfield due to predicted bad weather. Officials say the closure, between I-35W and Cedar Avenue, has been rescheduled for Oct. 25. Crews will resurface the roadway as part of the I-494 improvement project.
The Mall of America has stepped up security following the deadly attack by the Somali militant group al-Shabab at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Officials at the Bloomington mall say some of the extra security precautions will be noticeable and some won’t be.
If you are in combat or investigating an active crime scene, not knowing what is around the corner or behind a closed door can be deadly. But what if you had a set of eyes and ears that could investigate without the threat of a life being lost?
Looking for a fun family activity outdoors, head to Bloomington Saturday for the Flying Colors Kite Festival. The Minnesota Kite Society hosts the annual Flying Colors Festival as a celebration of this high flying toy. You’ll see everything from the most basic model, to the more elaborate — they come in all colors, shapes and sizes.
Bloomington police are investigating after an early Saturday morning robbery at a McDonald’s. The incident took place at 3:30 a.m. on Nicollet Avenue as police said a man walked in, showed a gun and forced employees into the kitchen area.
An 84-year-old Eagan woman has been found safe after she went missing Wednesday. Lois Hardt was last seen leaving Southtown Bowling Lanes in Bloomington on Wednesday afternoon. Eagan Police say Hardt was found Thursday evening in Carver County.
Police in the south metro are seeking the public’s assistance in finding an 84-year-old woman who was last seen Wednesday leaving a Bloomington bowling alley.
A south metro school went into lockdown briefly Wednesday morning, police say, after someone walked into the nearby woods and fired a shotgun into the ground. The Bloomington Police Department said an adult male who lives in the area of the school had taken his grandfather’s shotgun and fired it behind Life Academy, on 2201 West 108th Street.
If you’re heading out Saturday morning, start planning your detour. Some big freeway closures will likely cause backups and headaches. In the New Brighton/Shoreview area, eastbound Interstate 694 between I-35W and Lexington Avenue is closed. And in Bloomington, I-494 eastbound is closed between Highway 100 and 35W.
A 67-year-old Bloomington man has pleaded guilty to escaping from the Federal Prison Camp in Duluth in March 2013, the United States Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
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Published 10:36 pm Friday, December 7, 2018
The Suffolk Foundation awarded a total of $141,300 to 32 nonprofit organizations during its annual grant distribution on Wednesday at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts.
Funding was given to agencies seeking support for cultural arts, education, environment, health and human need.
“The reason we are all here is to get money, and it’s great, because I get to give it away,” said Executive Director Win Winslow. “All areas are represented here, and all the work you do is truly appreciated.”
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All of the grants will provide funding that has the ability to directly impact Suffolk and its citizens.
According to a press release, the Suffolk Foundation’s board anticipates being able to support more agencies and a diversity of needs with more funds, because their invested fund has continued to grow.
The organizations that received grants, the amounts of the grants and the program or projects supported by the grant are listed below.
- Access College Foundation, $5,000 — operating support for the ACCESS program
- American Red Cross of Coastal Virginia, $5,000 — support disaster services
- Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia, $3,500 — support a school year tutoring program
- Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, $7,500 — support CHKD’s Child Abuse Program
- Coalition Against Poverty in Suffolk, $7,500 — support eviction prevention
- Edmarc, $2,000 — support the Support Services Program
- Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia, $5,000 — support the Backpack Program
- ForKids, $7,500 — provide critical education services for homeless students
- Friends of the Suffolk Library, $1,800 — support a media art program for low-income and at-risk youth
- Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast, $5,000 — support STEM programming for girls
- Girls on the Run of Hampton Roads, $2,500 — support a health and wellness program for girls
- Nansemond River Preservation Alliance, $10,000 — support the Nansemond Watershed Initiative Community and School Environmental Education Program
- Riddick’s Folly, $2,500 — support the House Museum’s education programs
- Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, $5,000 — improve access to medical care by providing transportation to medical appointments
- SPARC, $1,000 — support a public art project to beautify the downtown arts district
- Special Olympics Area 29 Suffolk, $2,000 — assist in funding the cost incurred for major events
- St. Mary’s Home, $2,000 — support the purchase and installation of a nurse call system
- Suffolk Art League, $2,000 — assist funding professional visiting artist workshops
- Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, $8,000 — support the SCCA’s student matinees, Artists in Schools program and youth art education initiatives
- Suffolk Literacy Council, $4,000 — support the Tutor Recruitment and Retention Project
- Suffolk Meals on Wheels, $8,500 — support funding for meals
- Suffolk Sister Cities International, $1,000 — support the costs for Suffolk youth to attend the Sister Cities International Youth Leadership Summit
- The Children’s Center, $2,000 — support the purchase of CPR/first aid training materials for staff and parents
- The Doorways, $3,000 — support the Patient and Family Access Program
- The Links, $2,000 — support scholarships for free swim instruction and water safety classes for children in underserved communities
- The Salvation Army Suffolk Corps, $7,500 — support the basic needs programs and community center programs
- The Suffolk Cheer Fund, $2,500 — provide toys to needy Suffolk children at Christmas
- The Up Center, $2,500 — support outpatient counseling services for 468 individuals by providing Trauma Informed Care services
- United Way/United for Children, $7,500 — support the Suffolk Public Schools LEAP and LAUNCH summer school programs
- Virginia Legal Aid Society, $5,000 — support the Strengthening Families with Children program
- Virginia Symphony Orchestra, $3,000 — support the Young People’s Concert series for Suffolk Public Schools fifth-grade students
- Western Tidewater Free Clinic, $8,000 — provide dentures to 35 Suffolk patients to improve overall health, self-esteem and employability


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An Indian detente with Pakistan and China is underway. This is obviously a positive development but should not change an assessment of the risks: a permanent reconciliation of competing strategic interests is low but so is the likelihood of a prolonged hot military conflict. The Kashmir-Ladakh-Aksai Chin region is a key point of competition for influence and territorial control between India, Pakistan and China. The region's glacial water flows, mineral resources and transportation routes are coveted by each but neither India nor the combination of Pakistan and China is any more able to assert their claims today than in previous decades.
The 25 February agreement between India and Pakistan to cease fire across the shared land border followed the partial pull back of troops by India and China in the Ladakh region two weeks earlier. The India-Pakistan agreement came after a year of increasing use of heavy artillery in cross-border exchanges, about a year and half after India's decision to revoke the special autonomous status of Kashmir, two years after the exchange of fire between fighter jets, and decades of friction and wars (1947, 1965, 1999). The India-China partial truce follows direct clashes, which led to fatalities on both sides in 2020, the build up of logistics infrastructure in the years before, and decades of low-level friction and short wars (1962, 1987).
India: Conflict on two fronts risk
Putting to one side the rhetoric and policies of Hindu nationalism that have demonstrable appeal at election time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is motivated to reduce tensions with Pakistan and China, albeit with as little concession as possible. India cannot win a two-front conflict, particularly when its opponents on those two fronts are allied with each other, and cannot be sure of decisive US military support should those conflicts arise. Pakistan no longer so internationally isolated, as a result of both China's logistics ambitions, exemplified by CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor), and the US desire for something resembling an orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan. China has demonstrated in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, and on the Indian border that it is increasingly willing to flex its military muscle. Attempts by the Biden administration to muster an anti-China coalition, which includes the EU and the Quad (Australia, India, Japan, US) likely reinforce this. India's economic leverage with Pakistan and China is very limited: trade with Pakistan is minimal and China is more important for Indian exports (9% of its total) than the other way round (exports to India are merely 3% of China's total).
Pakistan: Security risks
Pakistan has the most to gain from greater cross-border trade, investment and transport, but the portrayal of India as an existential threat grounds the supremacy of the military (in terms of budget autonomy and political power). Poor relations with India, and less alignment, today compared to two or three decades ago, of foreign policy interests with its two historic external sponsors, the US and Saudi, is what pushed Pakistan to seek as many of these benefits as possible from China alone, via CPEC. While trade and investment relations with India might one day prove very important, Pakistan's motivation in reducing tensions with India are grounded, for now, in security: water supply from the Kashmir region and destabilisation of the Pakistan federal government's interests in both the province of Balochistan (rich in minerals, the starting point for CPEC) and in neighbouring Afghanistan (with which the border is porous).
China: Trade route risk
China's interests in this region are identical to those which drove it to cultivate Pakistan as a client state and implement CPEC: trade-driven growth of its relatively underdeveloped western regions (ie trade with central Asia, the Middle East and Africa) and a transportation short-cut which reduces the vulnerability to choke points (where the US navy remains dominant) around, for example, the Straits of Malacca, of raw material and finished goods transit to and from its relatively developed eastern regions. As long as the US regards India as a key piece of its anti-China coalition, there is little prospect of China and India aligning in a strategic manner and, therefore, coordination with Pakistan on the credible threat of conflict on two fronts establishes leverage in China's dealings with India.
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Republicans are slamming Democratic Sen. Cory Booker for “mansplaining” to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in a sharp and one-sided exchange Wednesday before a Senate committee.
The New Jersey lawmaker blasted Nielsen’s “silence and amnesia” after failing to get the response he sought on her recollection of statements President Trump made in a meeting last week. Booker’s hostile tone prompted Republican National Committee Rapid Response Director Michael Ahrens to invoke the millennial term for males talking down to women.
“Picture it,” Ahrens said in a news release. “A male Republican senator spends his entire 10 minutes ‘mansplaining’ the female DHS secretary about immigration policy, throws around the term ‘conscientious stupidity,’ yells at her the only time she tries to speak, and concludes his diatribe without even asking her to respond.”
During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Nielsen said she did not recall the president describing some African and Latin American nations as “s***hole” countries.
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Anyone who opposes children being exposed to naked adult men or explicit sexual displays needs to publicly condemn the ‘pride’ parade, including the organizers, attendees, and those in the media who openly defend this depravity.
Every “pride” month, progressive politicians flock to the LGBT events to bow the knee and assure their cultural masters of their undying support, clutching at the cultural capital accrued by the sexual revolutionaries and sneering at the squares who decline to participate. In Canada, attending “pride” parades has become a litmus for politicians, with Liberals from the governing party scampering amongst the leather dudes, bondage fetishists, and nudists in full view of the cameras.
There are many reasons for people of faith and common sense to decline participation in “pride” month, but rather than simply offering our standard replies, I believe that this is an issue where conservatives should go on the offensive. These carnivals of lewdness, after all, have very little to do with what your views on marriage or other aspects of the LGBT agenda and everything to do with whether you think the sort of sexual exhibitionism on display is tasteful or appropriate.
I often think of a scathing satire column published in The Onion back in 2001—a column that would never be published now—titled “Gay-Pride Parade Sets Mainstream Acceptance of Gays Back 50 Years”:
The mainstream acceptance of gays and lesbians, a hard-won civil-rights victory gained through decades of struggle against prejudice and discrimination, was set back at least 50 years Saturday in the wake of the annual Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade.
I’d always thought gays were regular people, just like you and me, and that the stereotype of homosexuals as hedonistic, sex-crazed deviants was just a destructive myth,” said mother of four Hannah Jarrett, 41, mortified at the sight of 17 tanned and oiled boys cavorting in jock straps to a throbbing techno beat on a float shaped like an enormous phallus. “Boy, oh, boy, was I wrong.”
The parade, organized by the Los Angeles Gay And Lesbian And Bisexual And Transvestite And Transgender Alliance (LAGALABATATA), was intended to “promote acceptance, tolerance, and equality for the city’s gay community.” Just the opposite, however, was accomplished, as the event confirmed the worst fears of thousands of non-gay spectators, cementing in their minds a debauched and distorted image of gay life straight out of the most virulent right-wing hate literature.
If only mothers and fathers were still as horrified as the fictitious Hannah. Unfortunately, plenty of parents take their children to “pride” parades where, as I’ve detailed many times in this space, they are exposed to naked adults—something that is defended by Canada’s state broadcaster the CBC and mainstream newspapers like the Washington Post.
But when politicians and community leaders are pushed to pledge their allegiance to the “pride” flag, they should push back—hard. How, for example, can Justin Trudeau, or John Tory, or any of the trained seals in the Liberal cabinet defend a parade in which a completely naked man, wearing a Bugs Bunny mask, hops past children at the Toronto Pride Parade shaking his genitals? This is the parade that they demand politicians attend. Why do they not condemn or call out such behavior?
Anyone who opposes children being exposed to naked adult men or explicit sexual displays should publicly condemn the “pride” parade—the organizers, the attendees, those in the media who openly defend small children seeing men wave their genitals about—all of them. We should not be on the defensive when activists and politicians are doing in public what we would arrest them for doing in private. The next time Trudeau accuses his political opponents of not being appropriately prostrate before the “pride” movement, he should be asked that question: “Mr. Prime Minister, why do you support and patronize events where children are exposed to adult nudity?”


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During birth, a woman naturally interacts with the environment in a rhythmic way. Partly, this is because of the pattern of contractions. They come and go. Between contractions, a woman can come back to what is happening in the room, talk, drink, walk. During contractions she focuses on her breath, she repeats low guttural sounds, she leans into someone. The pattern of her ritual emerges in her birth. The environment she is in shapes her rituals. Many of these factors are subconscious though it is possible to prepare a positive environment to enhance the birth rituals that emerge.
How do you see your birth unfolding? Think of the rituals you can predict. What activities will take place? What will make it happen that way? How does it make you feel?
Consider what our culture and what your subculture has determined birth culture is. What rituals are prevalent in our culture? How will this support your emotional being and your self-esteem? How will you prepare for a positive birth experience?
So I ask you some difficult questions. But I think it is worth it to evaluate how your personal platform intersects with what is expected of birthing women. How will this affect you on a psychological, emotional, spiritual level? How does western birth-culture and its rituals reinforce what women are considered to be in our society?
Visit this link for an evaluation of birth rituals in western culture.


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Monday, 20th June 2011
In Events In Japan, Japan Entertainment News,
New round of acts announced for Summer Sonic festival
A new round of acts has been announced for one of Japan's biggest music festivals: Summer Sonic 2011.
The event, to be held in Tokyo and Osaka this August, will play host to a range of acts spanning the genres from nu-metal to electro, via hip hop and, well, the Village People.
Summer Sonic, which has a schedule to be held at the two cities on alternate days, will take place on the August 13th and 14th.
Headline acts for the festival include The Strokes, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and John 'Johnny Rotton' Lydon's post-Sex Pistols outfit Public Image Limited.
Some other highlights from across the festival are as varied as Liam Gallagher's new group Beady Eye and controversial west-coast hip hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All.
Tickets for the festival cost 15,000 yen (£187) for those planning to stay for one day, or 27,000 yen (£336) for a pass to the whole weekend.
Written by Mark Smith


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Hello, I’m Kris! A self taught recipe developer, writer and photographer and I'm so glad you're here.
Creating vegan recipes is my passion and being able to share them with the world brings me so much joy.
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You are a frog on the "Start" tree stump. You must make your way to the "End" tree stump. In this pond, you jump up, down, left, or right to get to the End stump (no diagonals). Your first move can either move 1, 2, or 3 pads in either the up or right direction. After that initial jump, you must move the number of pads designated by the pad you landed on. You cannot change direction midjump. The letters on the pads are letters you'll pick up along the way. You will not pick up the S or E on the tree stumps.
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Do you have a dog? Don’t you just love them?! Well, my dog and I are going to be celebrating our third year of being best friends, this year! To add to the celebration I thought that I might make him something tasty. This doggy ice cream fits the bill. Not only is it wonderfully delicious for dogs but it is also very healthy for them. The main ingredient is raw goat milk, which has load of healthy things in it including: digestive enzymes, electrolytes, and loads of vitamins and minerals! Plus, it is more digestible then cow’s milk for dogs. It’s a great ice cream ingredient and Welly loves it!
The recipe starts with raw goat milk. Now, I know what you are asking “where do I find raw goat milk?” I found mine at Pet Supplies “Plus.” It comes frozen so you have to let it thaw out before you can use it.
The next ingredient, one that almost all dogs love, is peanut butter.
In a large bowl whisk the goat milk and peanut butter together until well combined.
Pour this into your ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacture’s directions.
While your ice cream is freezing you can prepare any extra mix-ins that you think you may want. I used about 3 ounces of raw liver, which is also very healthy for dogs. Other possible mix-ins could be raw or cooked meat bits, a ripple of canned dog food, or possible healthy dog treats. Just use whatever you think your dog will enjoy and is good for him.
Once your ice cream is frozen, just stir in your mix-ins.
You can either freeze the ice cream for now or let your furry friend try some, and freeze the leftovers.
Now, you have a tasty and very healthy ice cream treat for your best friend!
- 32oz. Raw Goat Milk
- ½c. peanut butter
- about 3-5oz mix-ins (raw or cooked meat or liver, healthy dog treats, or canned dog food)
- In a large bowl whisk together goat milk and peanut butter.
- Freeze in your ice cream maker according to manufacture's directions.
- While the ice cream is freezing prepare your mix-ins, cutting it into smaller pieces or whatever is needed.
- Once the ice cream is frozen stir in the mix-ins and place in a freezable container. Freeze.
Original Recipe By: Rilla Banks (A.K.A. Epic Sweet)

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Donald Trump vows severe consequences for Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK: President Donald Trump has said it appears that Jamal Khashoggi, the missing Saudi journalist and U.S. resident, is dead, and vowed “severe’ consequences for those found to be responsible.
In an interview with The New York Times, Trump said his conclusion was based on “intelligence coming from every side.”
“Unless the miracle of all miracles happens, I would acknowledge that he’s dead,” Trump told the Times.
Trump vowed “very severe” consequences for Saudi Arabia if its government is found responsible for the journalist’s death. “I mean, it’s bad, bad stuff.”
The president did not elaborate on what action his administration could take. US lawmakers have suggested a range of steps, from economic sanctions on Saudi Arabia to blocking U.S. weapons sales to the Middle East ally. But Trump has said he doesn’t want to disrupt the long-standing U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi journalist, who wrote critically of the kingdom and royal family for The Washington Post, has been missing since entering the Saudi Consulate on Oct. 2 to obtain paperwork to marry his fiancee. Turkish officials said he was murdered inside the building, but Saudi officials denied that.
Before leaving for Montana for campaign rallies, Trump said he wanted to wait for the results of Saudi and Turkish investigations before deciding what action the United States should take.
According to the Times, Trump accepted intelligence reports from multiple sources that suggest top Saudi government officials played a role in Khashoggi’s alleged murder.
The Times said Trump stopped short of naming the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Khashoggi’s death. He said allegations of the prince’s involvement raised serious questions about the U.S-Saudi alliance and presented a stark challenge for his foreign policy agenda.
“This one has caught the imagination of the world, unfortunately,” Trump said. “It’s not a positive. Not a positive.”
Earlier on Thursday, Trump met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the Khashoggi case. Pompeo had just returned from an emergency trip to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and he told Trump the United States needs to give the Saudis “a few more days” to investigate Khashoggi’s fate.
“We made clear to them that we take this matter very seriously,” Pompeo said of his conversations with Saudi officials in Riyadh. “They assured me that they will conduct a complete and thorough investigation.”
UN PROBE DEMANDED
Meanwhile at the United Nations in New York, four leading human rights and press freedom groups have urged Turkey to call for a UN probe into the possible murder of journalist Khashoggi in order to prevent a cover-up of the alleged crime.
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and Reporters Without Borders said on Thursday that a probe established by UN chief Antonio Guterres would shed light on the fate of the prominent dissident journalist and prevent a “whitewash”. It was pointed out that the UN had conducted a probe into the murder of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
“Turkey should enlist the UN to initiate a timely, credible, and transparent investigation,” Robert Mahoney, deputy executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said.
“UN involvement is the best guarantee against a Saudi whitewash or attempts by other governments to sweep the issue under the carpet to preserve lucrative business ties with Riyadh.”
Louis Charbonneau, UN director at Human Rights Watch, said Khashoggi’s family and the rest of the world deserve the full truth about what happened to him.
“Partial explanations and one-sided investigations by Saudi Arabia, which is suspected of involvement, aren’t good enough. Only the UN has the credibility and independence required to expose the masterminds behind Khashoggi’s enforced disappearance and to hold them to account.”
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said secretary-general Guterres remains very concerned about Khashoggi’s fate and “has repeatedly called for the truth to come out in this situation.”
“As a matter of principle, the secretary-general can initiate an investigation if all the parties involved request it, or if there’s a legislative mandate from a U.N. body,” Dujarric said. “We’re a little removed right now. … I think we need to let the initial investigation play out.” - APP


The battle over management of Playland Amusement Park has gotten nastier, making a costly, lengthy legal battle more likely.
Playland is owned by Westchester County -- which in 2015 announced a $25 million deal with Standard Amusements L.L.C. to manage the amusement park.
The contract was negotiated and signed in May 2016 by then-County Executive Rob Astorino's administration. Astorino, a Republican from Mount Pleasant, was defeated by George Latimer, a Democrat from Rye, on Nov. 7, 2017.
On Sunday, April 28 of this year, County Executive Latimer announced that Westchester is canceling its contract with Standard Amusements as reported here.
"This agreement has Westchester taxpayers on the hook for $125 million dollars with Standard committed for $27.5 million," Latimer said. "My job is to make sure Westchester taxpayers come first. The County’s relationship with Standard Amusements must come to a close."
The announcement by Latimer constitutes 30 days notice of termination of the agreement. That means Standard Amusements will cease management of Playland on May 28, 2019, unless differences are resolved.
In addition to its initial investment, Standard Amusements agreed to pay Westchester County an annual fee of $300,000 in exchange for a 30-year contract. The county claims the original contract was unfairly modified in December 2017.
Latimer criticized Standard’s spending to date, which it reported to be $7.7 million, saying that figure includes salaries, travel and other expenses. Standard claimed in a company statement last week that it has offered to remove costs that concerned the administration and increase its investment. Per its contract, Standard Amusements can formally reply to the county's notice of termination, including amending financial details.
Catherine Cioffi, a spokeswoman for Latimer, issued this statement on Friday, May 10: "Standard Amusements first attacked ride safety and that was unfounded, next they attacked food safety and that was also unfounded. ... (It) shows the desperate measures that Standard Amusements will go to get their hands on this prime real estate."
"With each passing day, it becomes apparent that this isn’t about Standard wanting to 'save Playland;' there are ulterior motives at work here," the statement continued. "The County terminated the contract with them because they breached the contract and have done nothing concrete to invest in the Park despite commitments made.
"Their response is a political style attack campaign which should make people wonder 'Who really is ‘Standard’? Why do they want this park so badly they will poison the water with falsehoods about park operations? What is behind the investors and their agenda for this waterfront location?'"
Standard Amusements raised concerns about the safety of food, rides and park facilities at Playland, accusing county government of mismanagement. Latimer and other county officials dispute the warnings and reopened the park for the season on Saturday, May 11. The county released permits to show the state Labor Department inspected the rides and considers them safe. (See attached PDF.) Joan McDonald, Latimer’s director of operations, said there are no safety concerns at Playland.
Deirdre Curran of Friends of Playland supports preserving county management of the park. She's an outspoken critic of Standard Amusements. Her Facebook page posted a petition opposing private management of the county park, here. (An earlier version of the petition can be found here.)
Steve Vasko, a member of an advisory committee set up by Standard Amusements, favors a fair, open contract negotiation process. Vasko posted this petition -- on Save Rye Playland's Facebook page -- calling for "transparency in government."
Standard Amusements shared this draft master plan with legislators at their request in April. The company said the Latimer Administration attacked Standard for sharing the executive summary.
Meanwhile, the Civil Service Employees Union expressed its support for county management. About 30 county workers faced losing their Playland jobs once Standard Amusements took over management of the park -- but were promised transfers to other county parks.See Attachment


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To better reach Spanish-speaking readers, The New York Times has launched a Spanish news website on Monday.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said that the National Liberation Army, or ELN, must release two hostages before a peace process pushes through.
Enrique Peña Nieto made some notable changes in his Cabinet, replacing leaders for the country's main oil company and the social security and health sectors.
A 4,000-passenger luxury cruise ship faced extremely stormy seas on the Southeast coast of the United States as it sailed toward the 'most powerful storm' the Atlantic has ever had in winter.
Puerto Rico will likely receive $250 million in federal funds from the U.S. to combat the growing number of Zika cases in the Caribbean island.
Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has stepped down from his position without leaving the country a successor.
A Chilean startup company hopes to bring cheaper meals and food items to poor residents in Latin America.
Check out these Chilean wines for your next wine tasting party
Puerto Rico asks Washington for debt restructure
Costa Rica Local Elections improving
Venezuelan economic crisis feared to be the worst in Latin America
President Enrique Pena Nieto's marriage to Angelica Rivera has come under fire once again as political involvement has become an issue.
Pope Francis will confront Mexico’s issues of corruption and violence during his visit in the country this week.
Here are five important things to remember for next year's Ecuadorian elections.
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2002 - Niels Holgersen Nunatakker
Exploration of the unmapped glaciers and summits
of the Niels Holgersen Nunatakker, East Greenland.
NHN is located in the high arctic.
Due to the extremely remote location of NHN, a
series of Twin Otter flights and refueling stops
are required. The team will meet in
Reykjavik, Iceland and then travel via a
commercial flight to Akureyri in NE Iceland.
Here the team will prepare supplies and equipment
to be loaded on to a Twin Otter plane. The
team will then fly to Constable Point located on
the coast of East Greenland. This stop will
enable the Twin Otter to be refueled and link
logistics with other expeditions in order to
reduce transport costs.
The team consists of five climbers from the United
Kingdom and one from the United States. Most
team members have participated in at least one
previous expedition to Greenland.

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So let’s talk milestones! Two years ago, I was part of a blog that I helped create, but alas things just didn’t work out and I walked away. I still wanted to be part of the book community and decided to embark on my own. The name, Literary, etc., was not my first choice and anything I played around with at the time just didn’t sound right. During this past year, I’ve debated changing the name and trust me-it’s a scary thing to even contemplate. I admire fellow bloggers who have done it. Maybe, I’ll get a bit of courage for Christmas. 😉
This year I introduced four new features. While I worked on some of these features regularly, others sadly were neglected.
We look at a novel’s first line as if it were a pick up line. We’ve all heard the saying, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” The first line in a book is equally important as the last since it sets the tone and often will either make an impression or not. Let’s face it, it’s a little like dating. Will that guy with the cheesy pick up line score a number or not? So, I began to think…if the first line in a book was a pick up line, would you give it your number, agree to a date, let it buy you a drink, or do you walk away?
Inspired by Entertainment Weekly‘s “Books of My Life” column. I wanted to go beyond the interview and ask authors (and even readers) about their favorite books. Reading is a personal, but shared experience and what a great way to know someone by asking them about the books that shaped their life.
Have you ever wanted to read an established author, but not sure where to start? Fear no more! The Essentials is a showcase spotlighting a specific author or series. This feature might even include non-bookish related items such as films or music.
Operation Bed Post
We’ve all come across that fictional character and walked away with our hearts forever imprinted with their name. This is a fun way to highlight the ones that have um earned a notch on my bedpost. Everyone knows I have way too many fictional boyfriends and I’ve decided to introduce them to you and yes share them too (grumbles).
Looking ahead to 2015, I hope to have more comment interaction. Every blogger loves comments and while I’ve been a bit lax in commenting on fellow bloggers posts, I hope that changes in 2015. I also have to remind myself that reviews don’t need to be essay length! Each book is different and my approach to writing them, can change depending on the book. The same applies to books in a series. It’s difficult to constantly review books in a series and starting in 2015, I’m going to limit future series books to mini reviews.
I love the book community (especially YA bloggers because at my lowest, they’ve been pretty awesome and very welcoming) and I’ve met some amazing people. Though, I have to give a BIG SHOUT OUT to my blogoversary twin Cee @ The Novel Hermit (any other blogoversary twins I’m missing?) and my almost blogoversary twin Kristen @ My Friends Are Fiction (Happy Blogoversary guys and let’s keep the party going).
As a thank you for following, I’m giving away ONE (1) $30 gift card to Barnes & Noble (if you’re located in the US) OR if you’re located internationally, your choice of books (up to $30) from The Book Depository (as long as they ship to your country). Good luck!
• No purchase necessary and void where prohibited by law.
• Odds of winning depend on total number of eligible entries received.
• You must be 18 years or older to participate.
• Giveaway is open internationally (as long as The Book Depository ships to you).
• Your entry will be disqualified if you cheat (this includes saying you completed tasks & haven’t).
• I’m not responsible for items lost in shipping.
• Winners have 48 hours to respond otherwise a new winner will be chosen.
• Giveaway begins December 19, 2014 and ends on January 1, 2015 (Midnight Mountain)


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Legal Outreach motivates and prepares urban youth to compete at high academic levels by implementing legal educational programs that foster vision, enhance academic skills, and build self-confidence. Held at Columbia Law School, this five week summer program teaches participants about the criminal justice process, connects them to attorneys representing various career paths, organize field trips to various legal institutions, as well as learn trial practice skills in preparation for a mock-trial competition. This kind of exposure allows students to envision themselves in professional law careers.
The grant from CCS supports the instruction provided by the law students and covers the cost of student stipends, awards, and travel during the summer. CCS continues to play a critical role in the implementation of a law-based program that motivates and inspires urban youth to take full advantage of the educational opportunities provided.

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Ocean Fantasies Coloring Book
Alluring mermaids, friendly dolphins, sunken treasures, giant sea monsters, and mythological sea gods abound in this fantastical coloring book. Thirty-one images include Neptune brandishing his trident, an artful collection of shells and starfish, a shipwreck on the ocean floor, and many other bewitching maritime scenes. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Ocean Fantasies and other Creative Haven® adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.
- Author: Aaron Pocock
- Pages: 64
- Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 10 7/8"
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