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Mr. Pichai also is +expected to appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing after the November +election." "type": "text"}, {"identifier":"_anf-body-6", "layout": "bodyLayout", "role":"body", "text":"Mr. McCarthy +has complained that Google works with China to censor the internet but has canceled a contract with the +U.S. military. 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The change is not simply (or perhaps, not yet) about outcomes, but +rather about expectations and what itâe™s okay to talk about and when. Women âe" 27 +years after Anita Hill, 12 years after Tarana Burkeâe™s Me +Too, and one year into +#MeToo â€" are refusing to stop speaking about their experiences, their perspectives, +their memories. By doing so, theyâere expanding the boundaries of what kinds of +stories must be taken seriously ât" and bringing a much fuller picture of female +humanity into +view. " , "type": "text"}, ("additions": [{"URL":"https://apple.news/A3a5du8CBSk- +YrrB4JgyCQw", "range": ("length":12, "start":87), "type": "link"}, ( "URL":"https://apple.news +/AEoAndznRQDi2nA0rwpKTOA", "range": ("length":30, "start":747), "type":"link"'], "identifier +":" anf-body- +"inlineTextStyles": [("range": ("length": 854, "start":01, "textStyle":". +11"}, {"range": ("length":11, "start":51}, "textStyle":" +_anf-ts- +10"/], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role": "body", "text":"I thought about this forced +shift when I opened the New Yorker piece by Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow on Sunday +night, and read about the kind of encounter most women I know have always assumed +theyâe™d never be able to recount in public âe" least of all in the midst of a highly +scrutinized, high-stakes political battle ât" because it didnâe™t meet the impossibly +high standards the world has set for women whoâemve been abused or assaulted and want +to be believed. The story was told by Deborah Ramirez, +who told Mayer and Farrow that +she almost didnâemt come +forward t" even with a lifetime appointment to the +Court in the balance â€" because what she had to relate happened one night in college +when sheâe™d been drinking. What she did remember was her Yale classmate Brett +Kavanaugh pulling down his pants and thrusting his penis in her face against her +will.", "type": "text"}, ("additions": [ {"URI": "https://apple.news/AMN_04a95QdyVaS1T0eQzPA" +, "range": ("length":21, "start":317}, "type":"link"}], "identifier":" anf-body- +6", "inlineTextStyles": | ("range": ("length": 708, "start" :01, "textStyIe" ÷" +_anf-ts- +11"}, {"range": {"length": 3, "start":458}, "textStyle":" anf-ts- +10"|], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role": "body", "text" :"Ramirez openly admits that her +memory is patchy, that only flashes are clear, that she was drunk to the point of +slurring. Each of these things, she clearly understands, undermines her tale, leaves +her open to a different kind of assault now, 35 years later. And yet she not only +decided to tell her story; she, like Christine Blasey Ford, opened it up to +investigation. The imperfection of her victimhood did not stop her from speaking, +insisting that her view of events should count just as much as the blithe, blanket +issued by a man we have no reason to believe remembers his drunken youth +any more clearly than she remembers hers, yet whose word is reflexively granted more +authority.", "type": "text"', ("additions": [("URL":"https://apple.news/AcQZ0Mp- +TQgO4sysZiGbcJQ", "range": ("length":20, "start":140}, "type":"link"'], "identifier":" +body-7", "inlineTextStyles": [ {"range": ("length":1257, "start":0}, "textStyle":" +_anf-ts- +11"}, {"range": ("length" :4, "start":1081, "textStyle":" +10"|], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role": "body", "text": "Ramirezâe™s willingness to +speak was particularly affecting in the same week as the publication of Washington Post +writer Elizabeth Bruenigâe™s remarkable reporting on the rape, in her Texas hometown, +of 16-year-old Amber Wyatt, 12 years ago. At the time of her alleged assault, Wyatt did +tell her story, to fellow students, to her mother, and to police. But her account of +how, after getting drunk and high at a party, she was taken to a shed by two boys who +penetrated her vaginally and anally, and demanded that she perform oral sex, wasnâemt +viewed as authoritative. Neither was the investigation that followed it, which included +the collection of evidence of her attack and a medical examination at a hospital. +Instead, Wyatt was vilified for having caused trouble to her community; vile slurs +about her penetrability were spray-painted around her town and at her school; she was +sent to finish her education elsewhere, and eventually written off as having made a +false accusation, the voice sheâed worked so hard to raise quelled, her story recalled +as fallacious. Bruenig quotes a friend of Wyattâe™s who remembers, â€æEveryone started +blaming [Wyattl because she said something, and if she would have kept her mouth shut +then nothing would have ever +happened. â€", "type": "text"}, ("additions": | {"URL": "https://apple.news/ARi£95BbdToiojzs2D +y5c5w", "range": {"length":16, "start":169}, "type": "link"}, {"URL": "https://apple.news /AbWC +VXYSQQRibKKYIhUAZVA", "range": ("length": 18, "start": 624}, "type": "link"'], "identifier":"_a +nf-body-g", "inlineTextStyles": [ {"range": ("length": 908, "start":0}, "textStyle":" anf-ts- +11"/], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role": "body", "text": "The message to women e" +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028442 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028443.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028443.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..42fba09c2daf590e725d63759af81aebf0c11f72 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028443.md @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028443" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028443.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 5487 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +especially those whose voices might disturb the peace ât" has always been that things +will go better for them if they keep their mouths shut. In my forthcoming book about +the political consequences of womenâe™s +rage, I write +about a 16th-century torture +the brank, which was used to muzzle a defiant or cranky woman by keeping +her head and jaw clamped in a metal cage. Some of the iron bridles included tongue +depressors; some of those had spikes on the bottom to pierce the flesh. When I visited +of London last year, +the week that followed the publication of stories +Harvey Weinsteinâe™s +âe" told at long last by women whose +tongues had been loosed âe" I saw +an internally spiked metal neck collar on display. It +a ^Cæcollar +for torture†+and described as something to be €aput around +wives.âe", "type": "text"}, ("identifier":" +anf-body- +,"inlineTextStyles": [ {"range": ("length":1363, "start":0}, "textStyle":" +11' I, "Layout"': "body'ontentLayout", "role" "body', "text" "The censure of women who open +their mouths in dissent or dissatisfaction or anything less than grinning compliance +with the power structures +that subjugate them is so common as to be the stuff of +catcalling. And we donâe™t just hear the reminders ât" âœCome on, baby, smile +âe" you look so pretty when you smile†âe" on the street. During the 2016 primaries, +MSNBC host Joe Scarborough chided Hillary Clinton, after a set of primary victories, +âeœsmile. You just had a big night.âe +And in 2018, commenting on Nancy Pelosiâe™s grim +visage during Trumpâe™s first State of the Union, Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on CNN, +âEœI think she should smile a lot more often.âE When women like Pelosi and Clinton do +open their mouths, theyâe™re quickly cast as shrill and monstrous harpies. Do a Google +image search of any powerful women in politics or public life, and youâe™ll see that +their ideological opponents love to show pictures of them with their mouths open, mid- +yell, the very act of making a loud noise a sign of their unnatural tendencies; itâems +no accident that when he was +to have her removed +from Kavanaughâe™s confirmation +hearings two weeks ago, Orrin Hatch referred to a protester yelling about health care +as a âfœloudmouth. âe The best way to discredit threatening women is to capture them +giving loud voice to something that we might imagine is uncomfortable to +hear.", "type": "text"}, ("additions": [ {"URI": "https://apple.news/AsphunM9BQTqQJAJuthZQug" +, "range": ("length" :4, "start":757}, "type":"link"}],"identifier":" +anf-body- +10", "inlineTextStyles" : [ ("range": ("1ength";868, "start":0}, "textSEyle"÷" +_anf-ts- +11"|], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role": "body", "text":"And the best way to silence +them â€" besides literally covering their mouths, as Kavanaugh is alleged to have done +to Ford, as he was trying to rip her clothes off âe" is to ensure that their voices are +considered illegitimate. There are a number of mechanisms with which to accomplish +that. Bruenig writes of Wyattâe™s economic precariousness, especially compared to the +wealth and social stature of the young men who assaulted her. Wyatt, and Ramirez, +considered themselves to be outsiders, who had to work to fit into comparatively +privileged circles. To be fathe popular girl, ât and toone of the cool kids, ât Wyatt +often drank and took drugs. Ramirez described feeling like +outsider at the party of the wealthy, elite frat guys at Yale; she participated in a +game in which she was directed to drink to the point of incapacitating +drunkenness. ", "type":"text"}, ("identifier";" +anf-body- +11", "inlineTextStyles" : I {"range": ("length":480, "start":0}, "textStyle" :" +_anf-ts- +11"|], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role": "body", "text":"There are other qualities +women are told to cultivate if they want to be liked and accepted: pliability, +friendliness, +flirtatiousness, sexual availability, forgiveness. Is it not devilishly +grotesque that each and every one of these traits can be used to discredit their claims +of having been preyed upon? Donâ™t believe her âC" she was drunk, she was flirting +with me, she slept with so many people, hereâe™s a photo of her smiling with me a year +and now she says I raped +her?", "type": "text"}, ("additions": [{"URI": "https://apple.news/A6D]goKjzQ3WXnIPhpDBFXg", +"range": ("length":14, "start": 308}, "type": "link"'], "identifier":"_anf-body- +12", "inlineTextStyles": I ("range": ("length":665, "start" :01, "textStyle":"_anf-ts- +11"*], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role": "body", "text": "We cannot even begin to assess +how many stories women donâemt tell because they were drunk, or young, or had been +playing along right up until the moment of assault, or had acquiesced to an assault +because they felt they had no choice. This last dynamic was key to the horrifying tale, +also told this week, by Laura Knoblach, the daughter of a Minnesota legislator who she +said molested her from childhood. Once, she told reporters, when she was 15, her father +asked if she liked the way he touched her, and sheâe™d been too afraid to say anything +but yes. Knoblach, like Wyatt, had told her story repeatedly throughout the years, but +no one ât" until now ât" had listened.", "type": "text"), ("identifier":" +13", "inlineTextStyles": [ ("range": ("length":691, "start":0}, "textStyle":" +_anf-ts- +11"}, {"range": ("length":14, "start": 676}, "textStyle":" +10"/], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role": "body", "text": "The number of these stories +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028443 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028444.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028444.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4dd0007475ba73149abb33b42986956824da20f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028444.md @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028444" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028444.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 5427 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +âe" stories that have gone unheard, or unspoken, because they involve women whose +experiences were complicated e" +is incalculable. Why didnâemt I report? Because I was +drunk; because I donâet remember perfectly; because I didnâet yell long enough; +because no one would believe me; because everyone would think it was my fault; because +I thought it was my fault; because I had less power. This is what has foregrounded the +fundamental inexpressibility of +so much of the full human experience for so many women, +even in this era in which we have so often been told that one yearâems worth of stories +about the ubiquity of assault and +harassment amounts to an +overcorrection. 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But it matters that it was +reported in The New Yorker; it matters that the Washington Post created a special +stand-alone section of its Sunday paper to feature Amberâe™s story. It matters that, +unless Kavanaughâe™s nomination is withdrawn, Ford will testify in front of the +nation.", "type": "text"}, ("additions": [{"URI": "https://apple.news/A6[djNZ80RJiHKmopbuD- +£Q", "range": ("length": 6, "start":133}, "type": "link"}], "identifier":"_anf-body- +16", "inlineTextstyles": [ {"range": ("length":363, "start":0}, "textStyle":"_anf-ts- +11"/], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role": "body", "text": "There may not be a legal or +political outcome that is satisfying: The perpetrators may not face real repercussions. +But part of what #MeToo has +real aye be on about petrators +always been about âe" despite the obsessive focus on the +consequences faced by men t" is what happened to the women (and to the men whoeve +about their own +abuse). Itât™s been about the exposure of their +realities.", "type": "text"}, ("additions": [{"URL": "https://apple.news/Ac4BQnImSTTaVuRYM8v +2BRw", "range": ("length":23, "start":228}, "type":"link"}],"identifier":" anf-body- +,"inlineTextStyles": [ {"range": ("length"; "start":0}, "textStyle" "textStyle":" anf-ts- +11"}], "layout": "bodyContentLayout", "role"; "body", "text": "The telling of the stories, +the raising of the voices, does its own political work and reveals things that we may +have known at some level but have never been able to see so plainly: the connection +between policy ât" the desire to control womenâe™s bodies via restricting and policing +their reproductive autonomy €" and the personal treatment of individual women. The +connection between a desire for legal or political domination âe" over workersâe™ +ability to bargain, citizensâem ability to vote, black peopleâems ability to walk the +streets without fear of being indiscriminately accosted by the police â€" +toward personal, physical +domination. ", "type": "text"}, ("additions": [{"URL": "https://apple.news/AcQZ0Mp- +TQg04sysZiGbcJQ", "range": ("length": 6, "start":8}, "type":"link"'], "identifier":" +body-18", "inlineTextStyles": [ ("range": ("length": 605, "start":0}, "textStyle":" +_anf-ts- +11"|], "layout": "bodyContentlayout", "role": "body", "text": "Bruenig writes, powerfully, of +Wyatt, âEaThere will always be people nobody believes: people with lesser reputations, +people who struggle with addiction, people without much capital, social or otherwise, +to credit them. 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Bannon, the former chief strategist for President Trump, took the stage in Zurich on Tuesdav for an event hosted by a richt-wing Swiss magazine. +ADRIAN BRETSCHER/GETTY IMACI +ter, Yu +Uncot +on a +cent +towI +the +ne +ou +Bannon Takes On Europe, With Populist Toolbox in Hand +By JASON HOROWITZ +MILAN +- Stephen K. Bannon +leaned back in an armchair oppo- +But it is Italy, where populist +populist websites in the image of +site a copy of a painting by an Ital- +Breitbart News, either owned by +preneur does it, he said, "there +seemed propelled by automated +ian old master and explained his +him or others, will spread those +are going to be these populist na- +modest efforts to build a vast net- +ideas, under his guidance. +tionalist news sites that pop up in +bots rather than real supporters. +the next year on line. That will +"You can't just have just all hu- +work of European populists to de- +As a final component, he wants +only take these things to the next +mans, I'm sure they have some +molish the Continent's political es- +to train an army of populist foot +level." +bots," Mr. Bannon said, unboth +soldiers in the language and tools +of social media. +With Europe more aggressively +ered. "The thing is that they ar +ackling the migration issue Mr +generating enthusiasm on she +"All I'm trying to be," he said, "is +Mr. Bannon said that a common +strings." +Bannon was aiming to move the +He said he hoped the two +message he had +received from +future battle of populism to other +populists throughout Europe was +ties would eventually join is +terrains. +a desire to establish a media outlet +He said that the reason it was so +tion as the talent try toe +for their views. +"They see +what Breitbart did +important to get populist national- +government after an incor +ist governments in place was to +and they want it in their own lan- +prepare +wan an axis of ancient +eleBut he spoke also alr +and Breitbart News, the alt-right +a political force, for the sharp criti- +cisms of President Trump's chil- +dren attributed to him in a book. +"He's lost his mind," Mr. Trump +But now Mr. Bannon, the archi- +tect of Mr. Trump's populist cam- +paign message +dent's former chief strategist, has +with an international +On Saturday, he is set to head- +annual conference +France's far-right National Front +in the northern city of Lille, where +le will be introduced by its leader, +Marine Le Pen. People with +nowledge of Mr. Bannon's itiner- +y suggested that he might meet +ter in the weekend with the Hun- +rian prime minister, Viktor Or- +2, but Mr. Bannon declined to +whether or not he would, only +ing that he admired Mr. Orban +"hero" and "the most signifi- +guy on the scene right now." +Zurich, Mr. Bannon says, he +a "fascinating" meeting on +lay with leaders of Ger- +s far-right Alternative for +did not. A spokesman for the anti- +ment, which won a third of Italian +votes, did not return a request for +Aside from the occasional cof- +fee at Campo de' Fiori or photo-op +at Piazza Navona, Mr. Bannon has +been holed up in hotel rooms, ta- +king meeting after meeting. +In Rome, he stayed at the luxu- +rious Rafael hotel, where Bettino +Craxi, the face of Italy's corrupt +establishment and mentor to Sil- +vio Berlusconi, was pelted with +coins in 1993 by an angry mob as +he departed the political scene. +In Milan, he sat in a room at the +grand Principe di Savoia, opposite +a copy of Titian's portrait of the +Duke of Mantua, a master of in- +trigue in Renaissance Italy and a +longtime sufferer of syphilis, sur- +rounded by red damask wallpa- +per. Jams were on a room service +cart, and a copy of a book titled +"Headlines All My Life" was on +quage " +ers clash +slipped into +tense +pathetically about Mat +Turkish. Persian and Chinese civi- +the now vanquished It +when talking about the +website +lizations +from which he recently separated. +the future +"That's the key. Right now my +have to buy into it." +bean centerleft +sites are in English, they want one +He is also increasingly inter- +Mr. Renzi, he sai +ested in motivating people to fight +ject lesson to eve +media conglomerates like Face- +tician in Europe," : +A new mission: +To train Europe's +budding populists +to do what he did +book that monetize their data. +one. +And he has become fascinated +The former prin +with crypto currencies and how +said, had tried to +they can help populist move- +sels's rules when it: +ments, the subject of a speech he +gration crisis, and i +gave in Zurich this week. +ropean Union allow +In preparation for the speech, +organized by Die Weltwoche, a +ing Italy to take ti +conservative Swiss magazine, Mr. +Bannon said he visited the town of +"They hung hin +included Alice Weidel and +von Storch, who recently +to a New Year's Eve public +announcement by the +police that went out in +anguages, including Ara- +"Are they seek- +pease the barbaric, Mus- +thordes of men?" +In both cities, he wore a blue +and white striped button down +over a polo shirt. In Rome the polo +was orange. In Milan it was blue. +He sipped sparkling water and +described a grand vision for a +global populist future. +In the United States, Mr. Ban- +non said, he is working on a +project to create a think tank to +"weaponize" populist economic +and social ideas. +He sees that work spreading to +Europe, where a proliferation of +in their own language," he said, +calling that "phase two." +He could be forgiven the slip, as +the site still seems to be in his +thrall. ("Stephen K. Bannon took +Zurich by storm Tuesday, ad- +dressing a sell-out crowd," began +Breitbart's article on the speech.) +But Mr. Bannon, who said he +was paying for the trip, said he +was weighing whether to buy a +name-brand outlet, like News- +week or United Press Interna- +tional, or to start a new one, or to +connect entrepreneurs with capi- +tal or invest himself. +He imagined a scoop-driven +and high-metabolism outlet "like +Axios," he said, referring to the +buzzy Washington newsletter, but +with a populist bent that would de- +vour Europe's sleepy legacy pa- +Zug, known as Crypto Valley for +its bustling cryptocurrency indus- +try. He was impressed. +"If Brussels and the European +Francis, who ha: +Central Bank is worried about Ita- +ly going to the lira, their concerns +should be that all these communi- +ties and states are going to +pope," said Mr.] +who has nonetl +crypto," he said in Milan. +In the meantime, he said, he ad- +mires Italy's populist parties for +already being on the technological +«Whether I do it or a local entre- +The Five Star Movement, a +web-based party that preaches di- +rect, online democracy, and the +League, the hard-right, formerly +northern-based +party, both dominated social me- +dia during the campaign. +Often, their critics say, they did +it with spurious and inflammatory +fake news about migrants and +crime. Many of those messages + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028482.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028482.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..56b1d95c2f9c6423fea0a6b7626c0a27fa199494 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028482.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028482" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028482.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1297 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +8/4/2015 10:23:22 PM +Allen West +Lisa albert +Neil anderson +Henry hortenstine +house I +/ Rafael Bardaji | +Herb goodman [ +; janet kafka +ACT for America +; Joel Dunn lI +Philip Kafka +; Grant Seeger +I; James Ramsey +i john zouzelka-cell l +Nate mcclain +n; Bennet Greenwald +taal safdie +I uri fouzailov| +1; nate white +rita hortenstine +I; Gary Gross +Forrest Miller - adj kearsarge +I; Bennett Schmidt +; Val sherman +; Marcie brown [L +1; Mark epstein +i jeff epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]; Michael Stechel [ +1; michael +1l; Michael horowitz +Marshall Funk +Subject: +buchholtz +Fw: The Iran Nuclear Deal +Pls spent 2 minutes and watch this dennis prager video on iran deal. And then forward it if you agree. If not, I +understand and just delete. Respectfully, terry +Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T +From: Mike Cohen +Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 22:00:42 +0000 +To: Terry Kafka +Subject: FW: The Iran Nuclear Deal +From: Mike Cohen +Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 7:16 PM +Subject: FW: The Iran Nuclear Deal +Dear Friends, +PLEASE watch this very important short and incredibly clear video regarding the Iran deal. +If you have not yet called your congressmen and asked other friends and relatives to do so, PLEASE do that as well. The +wellbeing of your children and grandchildren depend upon it! +Mike +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028482 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028483.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028483.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6761fc416215e369fd6bedc091f3a42ab83f5bbc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028483.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028483" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028483.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 852 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The Iran Nuclear Deal +Dear Friend, +This week, our featured video is as urgent as it gets. Just days after President Obama and +Secretary of State John Kerry announced the nuclear deal with Iran, Dennis Prager was in +studio recording a video explaining why the deal is so dangerous, and how it parallels what +happened in 1938 between Great Britain and Nazi Germany. This is the fastest turn- +around time on any video we've released in PragerU's history, but what's at stake is so +monumentally important, we knew we couldn't waste any time. So please take five minutes +to watch the video. Forward it to your family, friends, and the offices of your Congressional +representatives. We all have an obligation to do whatever is in our power to impact as +many people on this topic as we can. +Click image above or here to watch this video +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028483 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028484.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028484.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3c0f7cf66916e3addc53c9b1cfc456e309fabb58 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028484.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028484" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028484.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 22 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028484 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028485.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028485.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4ef9de737c0ae1a235cfefdd796a1ddacc776c9f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028485.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028485" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028485.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 390 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Ehud Barak +4/23/2015 3:31:35 PM +Epstein Jeffrey [jeevacation@gmail.com/ +Fwd: Bill Clinton on Virtues of North Korean Nuclear Deal - History Repeats Itself +Hi Jeff +Fyi +Best +EB +Check out this video on YouTube: +http://youtu.be/6TcbU5jAavw +Subject: Bill Clinton on Virtues of North Korean Nuclear Deal - History Repeats Itself +Sent from my iPhone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028485 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028486.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028486.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c95fb79194bd5cdfbe49f446c4bdc039952b915c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028486.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028486" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028486.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 289 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Ehud Barak +4/23/2015 1:34:41 PM +Epstein Jeffrey [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: What Iran nuke deal means for Israel: Ehud Barak +Hi Jeff +Bill Clinton 1994. +Food for thought. +EB +http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000369298 +Sent from my iPhone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028486 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028487.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028487.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..730965d5f636b9f11c1e23caaefbffb1761cfbbc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028487.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028487" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028487.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 930 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Attachments: +3/29/2015 2:22:23 PM +jeevacation@gmail.com +Fwd: Do you know this Guy? You should +MailAttachment.jpeg; MailAttachment.jpeg; MailAttachment.jpeg; MailAttachment.jpeg +From: +To: +Sent: 3/28/2015 5:59:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time +Subj: Fwd: Do you know this Guy? You should +---Original Message----- +From: Sample, Elizabeth < +To: Norman D. Rau < +1> +Sent: Sat, Mar 28, 2015 5:24 pm +Subject: Fwd: Do you know this Guy? You should +Elizabeth Lee Sample +Senior Global Real Estate Advisor/Associate Broker +Sotheby's International Realty +38 East 61st Street +New York, NY 10065 +http://www.samplepowers.com/ +Click here to view my listings +Karlie Jamison +Licensed Salesperson/Executive Administrator +Begin forwarded message: +From: "Fitz Corr" < +Date: March 27, 2015 at 5:24:21 PM EDT +To: "Fitz Corr" < +Subject: Do you know this Guy? You should +Subject: Do you know this Guy? You should +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028487 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028488.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028488.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..45a16d52bdf8d65ef4c16fa220a975da1a0196ba --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028488.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028488" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028488.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 894 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Do You Know This Guy? +He is Edward "Ed" Mezvinsky, born January 17, 1937. And so who is +Ed Mezvinsky? +Well, he is a former Democrat congressman who represented lowa's +1st congressional district in the United States House of +Representatives for two terms, from 1973 to 1977. +He sat on the House Judiciary Committee that decided the fate of +Richard Nixon. +He was outspoken saying that Nixon was a crook and a disgrace to +politics and the nation and should be impeached. +He and the Clintons were friends and very politically intertwined for +many years. +Ed Mezvinsky had an affair with NBC News reporter Marjorie Sue +Margolies and later married her after his wife divorced him. +In 1993, Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, then a freshman Democrat in +Congress, cast the deciding vote that got President Bill Clinton's +controversial tax package through the House of Representatives. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028488 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028489.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028489.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d7279d260ae6b57c6eb39d6983d510be364ced23 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028489.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028489" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028489.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 719 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +In March 2001, Mezvinsky was indicted and later pleaded guilty to 31 +of 69 counts of federal criminal bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud. +via betwin ozisee more enotorious Nigerill es fail scample +He was found guilty and sentenced to 80 months in federal prison. +After serving less than five years in federal prison, he was released in +April 2008 and remains on federal probation. +To this day, he still owes $9.4 million in restitution to his many +victims. +About now you are saying, "So what!" +Well, this is Marc and Chelsea Mezvinsky. +That's right; Ed Mezvinsky is Chelsea Clinton's father-in law. +Now Marc and Chelsea are in their early thirties and purchased a $10.5 +million NYC apartment. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028489 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028490.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028490.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..965da346581adf73b786aa4fc26d0f6625f31783 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028490.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028490" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028490.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 591 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Has anyone heard mention of any of this in any of the media? +If this guy was Jenna or Barbara Bush's, or better yet, Sarah Palin's +daughter's father-in- law, the news would be an everyday headline and +every detail would be reported over and over and over. +And yet liberals say there are no double standards in political +reporting. +And people are already talking about Hillary as our next +President! +And then there is possibly Chelsea for president in our +future! +The cycle never ends! +Lying and corruption seem to make Democrat +candidates more popular. +WAKE UP AMERICA +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028490 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028491.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028491.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7c0bd59d984fec3bd9cd55ba75b7197d621bd5ce --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028491.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028491" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028491.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 179 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028491 + +I have removed all previous addresses before sending this to you as well as sending it to you as a "blind copy". Please +remove my address before forwarding. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028491 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028492.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028492.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f3216a28aadc045d49db57e37a7b00b97942ce01 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028492.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028492" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028492.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 22 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028492 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028493.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028493.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a43b4637e2af0a70eaae563bf6f28edd1d3d413e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028493.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028493" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028493.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 337 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Nicholas Ribis +1/4/2018 3:19:23 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Michael Wolff: My Insane Year Inside Trump's White House +Read this +https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/michael-wolff-my-insane-year-inside- +trumps-white-house-1071504 +Sent from my iPhone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028493 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028494.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028494.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..41bcb4ae34f99742bc5d07da39938b6ef94db776 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028494.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028494" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028494.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1125 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Faith Kates +11/23/2017 2:41:19 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Have fun!!! +Sent from my iPhone +On Nov 23, 2017, at 8:36 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com > wrote: +david fizel. hanson. trump +On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 8:32 AM, Faith Kates < +He's such a snooze who else is down there? +› wrote: +Sent from my iPhone +On Nov 23, 2017, at 8:18 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +berries color for holiday +On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 8:16 AM, Faith Kates < +That means glenn check out his red hair!!! +> wrote: +Sent from my iPhone +On Nov 23, 2017, at 8:15 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +eva +On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 8:14 AM, Faith Kates < +> wrote: +Ok dylan will want to see you I always want to see you. Where are you having thanksgiving? +Sent from my iPhone +On Nov 23, 2017, at 8:12 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +all next week +On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 8:11 AM, Faith Kates < +Fun!!! When are you back in NYC? +> wrote: +Sent from my iPhone +On Nov 23, 2017, at 7:54 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +hope today is fun for you. +- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028494 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028495.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028495.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..173b60a5525eb6cb093e2081de7526072d2d4b6f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028495.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028495" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028495.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1821 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +-_ +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028496.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028496.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..efddd7abe9afd22f40aae48ec7a670b621591391 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028496.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028496" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028496.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1217 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028497.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028497.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d3be4d73f55273b6f7a766587fbabecc95fd3467 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028497.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028497" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028497.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1076 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +Peggy Siegal +11/20/2017 8:09:46 PM +Steven Pfeiffer +Subject: +RE: 2017 IFP Gotham Awards +Attachments: +image001.png; image002.png; image003.png +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Dear Steven, +See below: +Company Name: The Peggy Siegal Company +Contact Name: Peggy Siegal +Address: 750 Lexington Avenue 5th Floor New York, New York 10022. +Best, +Rebecca +From: Steven Pfeiffer |I +Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 4:23 PM +To: jeffrey E.; Peggy Siegal +Subject: Re: 2017 IFP Gotham Awards +Sounds good, works for me. +So, Peggy, if you could just let me know what info to include on the donation letter and invoice, I'll send that along your +COMPANY NAME (if applicable): +CONTACT NAME: +ADDRESS LINE 1: +ADDRESS LINE 2: +Thanks, +Steven +Steven Pfeiffer +Associate Director, Development +Independent Filmmaker Project +Made in NY Media Center by IFP +30 John Street +Brooklyn, NY 11201 +p: +www.ifp.org +From: "jeffrey E." +Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 3:40 PM +To: Steven Pfeiffer < +P, Peggy Siegal < +Subject: Re: 2017 IFP Gotham Awards +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028497 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028498.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028498.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..271aeb8658463d05571edf6de94a2c3f717841fa --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028498.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028498" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028498.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1717 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +just send to peggy. you her co. +its better for her +On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 3:38 PM, Steven Pfeiffer < +Hi Jeffrey - +P wrote: +Sounds good. Thanks so much for confirming. If you or someone in your office could provide the information below, I +can send along an invoice and contribution letter for your $10K donation toward the chairs. +COMPANY NAME (if applicable): +CONTACT NAME: +ADDRESS LINE 1: +ADDRESS LINE 2: +Many thanks. +Best, +Steven +Steven Pfeiffer +Associate Director, Development +Independent Filmmaker Project +Made in NY Media Center by IFP +30 John Street +Brooklyn, NY 11201 +p: +www.ifp.org +From: "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 3:26 PM +To: Steven Pfeiffer < +P, Peggy Siegal < +>, Richard Kahn +< +Subject: Re: 2017 IFP Gotham Awards +happy to buy your 10k of chairs and will need me plus 3 seats. +On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Steven Pfeiffer < +Hello Jeffrey - +> wrote: +I hope all is well with you. As per Peggy Siegal's office, I have included here the invitation to the IFP Gotham Awards +ceremony, which will be held on Monday, November 27 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. +This year's ceremony is going to be another successful event. We couldn't be more thrilled with this year's impressive +group of Tributees. The Actress Tribute will go to Nicole Kidman and the Actor Tribute to Dustin Hoffman. The +Director Tribute will be given to Sofia Coppola, with the Cinematographer Tribute going to Ed Lachman. With the +Industry Tribute, we will be honoring Jason Blum, founder of Blumhouse Productions. And we simply couldn't be more +pleased to honor Vice President Al Gore with this year's special Humanitarian Tribute. With nominees this year +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028498 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028499.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028499.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8a7e1631b0fdf8210b6efe3ae2958ff4b5fb0287 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028499.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028499" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028499.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1499 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028499 + +ranging from Willem Dafoe, Adam Sandler and Robert Pattison to Margot Robbie, Lois Smith and Mary J. Blige, this +year's ceremony looks to be the most star studded ever. +Please let me know if you have any questions. +Best regards, +Steven +Steven Pfeiffer +Associate Director, Development +Independent Filmmaker Project +Made in NY Media Center by IFP +30 John Street +Brooklyn, NY 11201 +p: +www.ifp.org +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereot, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028500.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028500.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b4c958c06b3a58ab224ac1f5c3423b2e6329c768 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028500.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028500" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028500.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 131 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028500 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028501.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028501.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..19dd4721639691f08cb796fb9017e9bf7584a991 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028501.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028501" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028501.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1126 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Attachments: +Steven Pfeiffer +11/16/2017 9:23:58 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]; Peggy Siegal +Re: 2017 IFP Gotham Awards +image001.png; image002.png; image003.png +Sounds good, works for me. +So, Peggy, if you could just let me know what info to include on the donation letter and invoice, I'll send that along your +COMPANY NAME (if applicable): +CONTACT NAME: +ADDRESS LINE 1: +ADDRESS LINE 2: +Thanks, +Steven +Steven Pfeiffer +Associate Director, Development +Independent Filmmaker Project +Made in NY Media Center by IFP +30 John Street +Brooklyn, NY 11201 +www.ifp.org +From: "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 3:40 PM +To: Steven Pfeiffer +1, Peggy Siegal < +Subject: Re: 2017 IFP Gotham Awards +just send to peggy. you her co. its better for her +On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 3:38 PM, Steven Pfeiffer < +Hi Jeffrey - +> wrote: +Sounds good. Thanks so much for confirming. If you or someone in your office could provide the information below, I +can send along an invoice and contribution letter for your $10K donation toward the chairs. +COMPANY NAME (if applicable): +CONTACT NAME: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028501 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028502.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028502.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2a26d23ffc7db0ff8ffec5b1af9abdaec9d5ef27 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028502.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028502" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028502.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1508 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +ADDRESS LINE 1: +ADDRESS LINE 2: +Many thanks. +Best, +Steven +Steven Pfeiffer +Associate Director, Development +Independent Filmmaker Project +Made in NY Media Center by IFP +30 John Street +Brooklyn, NY 11201 +p: +www.ifp.org +From: "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Date: Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 3:26 PM +To: Steven Pfeiffer < +>, Peggy Siegal < +Subject: Re: 2017 IFP Gotham Awards +,, Richard Kahn +happy to buy your 10k of chairs and will need me plus 3 seats. +On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Steven Pfeiffer < +Hello Jeffrey - +• wrote: +I hope all is well with you. As per Peggy Siegal's office, I have included here the invitation to the IFP Gotham Awards +ceremony, which will be held on Monday, November 27 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. +This year's ceremony is going to be another successful event. We couldn't be more thrilled with this year's impressive +group of Tributees. The Actress Tribute will go to Nicole Kidman and the Actor Tribute to Dustin Hoffman. The +Director Tribute will be given to Sofia Coppola, with the Cinematographer Tribute going to Ed Lachman. With the +Industry Tribute, we will be honoring Jason Blum, founder of Blumhouse Productions. And we simply couldn't be more +pleased to honor Vice President Al Gore with this year's special Humanitarian Tribute. With nominees this year +ranging from Willem Dafoe, Adam Sandler and Robert Pattison to Margot Robbie, Lois Smith and Mary J. Blige, this +year's ceremony looks to be the most star studded ever. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028502 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028503.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028503.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d5a59da9f7f792af7ef2d853036221c5a6712430 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028503.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028503" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028503.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1170 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Please let me know if you have any questions. +Best regards, +Steven +Steven Pfeiffer +Associate Director, Development +Independent Filmmaker Project +Made in NY Media Center by IFP +30 John Street +Brooklyn, NY 11201 +p: +www.ifp.org +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028504.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028504.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8848ccc498533c47a80b9944f2cee2a4d32e066a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028504.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028504" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028504.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 291 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028504 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028505.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028505.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..47c4bdb009302cdba705968703523c6db4109057 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028505.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028505" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028505.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 200 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Nicholas Ribis M +7/16/2017 12:23:00 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Saw Matt C with DJT +at golf tournament I know why he was there +sent from my iPhone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028505 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028506.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028506.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..385bfb1285379f69cc4bebe50a758a9fb4245940 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028506.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028506" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028506.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1522 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Terje Rod-Larsen +5/27/2017 11:19:59 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: US Saudi Arms deal but Note Blackstone Infrastructure Fund with SAMA +Sent from my iPhone +Begin forwarded message: +From: Richard John Nawrot < +Date: May 23, 2017 at 15:13:12 GMT+4 +To: Terje Rod-Larsen < +Ce: Andreas Kraus < +P, George Henderson < +Subject: US Saudi Arms deal but Note Blackstone Infrastructure Fund with SAMA +Terje, the attached article appeared in todays FT, I have removed the defence part related to the US$110bn arms +deal but highlighted the separate deal done with Blackstone to establish a fund for US infrastructure this is akin +/ precedent to what we seek to achieve with SAMA focused on global investment fund in Airport Infrastructure +- Best Richard. +US President Donald Trump began his first foreign trip with a stop in Saudi Arabia, where a $110bn +arms package was announced that the White House hopes will help Saudi Arabia and other gulf states +combat terrorism in the region and ward off threats from Iran. +US defence companies lifted by Saudi deals +Lockheed Martin and Boeing stand out after Saudi Arabia signs a +flurry of deals +Separately, the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund has also +announced a large investment in US infrastructure +through a new Blackstone fund. The sovereign Public +Investment Fund intends to invest $20bn into +Blackstone's new vehicle, with a further $20bn coming +from other investors. The group's stock price rose 6.7 per +cent to $31.88. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028506 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028507.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028507.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6359afecf00de21015c0af307f6e267254a57d05 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028507.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028507" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028507.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1203 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +5/8/2017 3:23:05 PM +jeevacation@gmail.com +Re: +explain +In a message dated 5/8/2017 11:19:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jeevacation@gmail.com writes: +careful she is nottrustworthy at ALLL +On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:43 AM, Jonathan Farkas 1 +I am seeing Heidi a little bit I don't think it will turn into romance I am a bit old and not tall enough but she seems +intelligent and kind Somers got an appointment from Trump she is on The White House Fellowship Commison it came +through Woody and Suzanne Johnson because she bundled best Jonathan +Sent from my iPhone + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028508.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028508.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5a1920a9b0736800b04f78802dcd93e28c945b62 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028508.md @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028508" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028508.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4261 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Boris Nikolic +6/6/2014 2:23:23 PM +Jeffrey Epstein (jeevacation@gmail.com) [jeevacation@gmail.com] +nanosatelites are getting hot +http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21603441-where-nanosats-boldly-go-new-businesses-will-followunless-they- +are-smothered-excessive +Technology - Full text articles +Satellites: Space: the next startup frontier +The Economist +AROUND 1,000 operational satellites are circling the Earth, some of them the size and weight of a large car. In the past +year they have been joined by junior offspring: 100 or so small satellites, some of them made up of one or more 10cm +(4-inch) cubes. They may be tiny, but each is vastly more capable than Sputnik, the first man-made satellite launched +by Russia in 1957. And many more are coming. +Space hardware used to cost so much that it was available only to generals, multinationals and the most privileged +scientists. No more. Many of these nanosats, as small satellites weighing no more than a few kilograms are called, +have been launched for small companies, startups and university departments, sometimes with finance raised on +crowdfunding websites. Their construction costs can be down in the tens of thousands of dollars, which makes them +thousands of times cheaper than today's big satellites. Admittedly, there is much they cannot do, but with that sort of +price differential, and some ingenious use of the abilities they do have, they could be surprisingly competitive players on +a number of fronts. In the next five years another 1,000 nanosats are expected to be launched. +Two trends are setting up nanosats for further success. Like people working on everything from robots to 3D printers, +nanosat builders are harvesting the benefits of ever better, ever cheaper components built for smartphones and other +consumer electronics. Some nanosats even contain complete smartphones, making use of the clever operating +systems, radios and cameras which phones now contain. For as long as phones go on getting cheaper and more +capable, so will nanosats. The cheapest so far—a tiny chipsat-was assembled for just $25, though it has yet to be +successfully launched. +The launch systems too are getting much cheaper. SpaceX, the innovative rocket-maker founded by Elon Musk, has +already brought down the costs of getting into space; it and its competitors could reduce them a lot further. The biggest +beneficiaries will at first be people who make big satellites. But more big satellites will mean more opportunities for +small satellites to piggy-back on their launches. And some companies are looking at cheap little launch systems tailored +specifically to the needs of the nanosatellite. One reason space engineers are notoriously conservative is that the costs +of failure are high. As making and launching satellites gets cheaper, it will be ever easier for innovative, risk-taking +nanosat-makers to orbit around the lumbering incumbents. +Size does impose limits. Nanosats cannot peer as closely at the Earth or carry out as many experiments as big +satellites. But for some jobs that does not matter. The plans that companies already have include using nanosats for +monitoring crops, studying the sun and tracking ships and aircraft. Such a system might have been able to track +Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in March. +Nano can do +Yet not everyone is thrilled. One worry is that constellations of nanosats will mean a big increase in space junk; but, +operating in low-Earth orbit, they burn up on re-entry after a year or so. And being cheap, they can soon be replaced +with newer models. A more serious concern is that they are a "dual-use" technology: they could be used for military +purposes. In America this has led to onerous restrictions. +Barack Obama's administration has sensibly repealed a law of 1999 that required all satellites to be licensed by the +State Department as munitions under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This could mean that most +commercial satellites will be removed from ITAR by the end of the year and their export administered by the Commerce +Department. But some satellite systems and spacecraft-including anything that can carry people into space —will +remain under ITAR. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028508 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028509.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028509.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35c013f3c807bcda257dd2e1911d034a75191a8c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028509.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028509" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028509.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4775 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028509 + +Care needs to be taken with military kit, but America's regulations still seem excessive. A regular review to distinguish +between systems that pose a real threat and ones that don't would be a help, as would better intelligence. Tight +restrictions on new technologies will not work, and will damage America's interests: exciting new ventures like nanosats +will simply move to countries from which they can be launched with greater ease. +Back to top +Nanosatellites: Nanosats are go! +The Economist +ALTHOUGH widely used, satellites are expensive to build and to launch. That began to change last year. On November +19th Orbital Sciences, an American company, launched a rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. It carried 29 +satellites aloft and released them into low-Earth orbit, a record for a single mission. Thirty hours later, Kosmotras, a +Russian joint-venture, carried 32 satellites into a similar orbit. Then, in January 2014, Orbital Sciences carried 33 +satellites up to the International Space Station (ISS), where they were cast off a month later. +Many of these 94 satellites were built in a standard format known as a CubeSat, a 10cm (4 inch) cube weighing 1.3kg +(2.9lb) or less. Some comprised units of two or three cubes. After a decade of fits and starts, during which some 75 +CubeSats were launched, satellites of this scale and other small satellites are moving from being experimental kit to +delivering useful scientific data and commercial services. +In the next five years or so some 1,000 nanosats, as small satellites of 1-10kg are called, are expected to be launched. +Some will be smaller than a CubeSat; others bigger and heavier. Some are like a matryoshka doll: the Russian launch +included a satellite that launched eight smaller ones, including four PocketQubes (a 5cm cube format). One of these +smaller satellites, developed in Peru, released its own tiny bird. +There will be upsets along the way. In April, as part of a mission by SpaceX, an American company, to resupply the +ISS, a small mothership was placed in orbit carrying 104 "sprites" (pictured below). Not much larger than a postage +stamp, these contain all the basic elements of a satellite, such as a radio, aerials, a solar cell and instruments. +Developed as part of a crowd-funded project called KickSat at Cornell University, each sprite cost just $25 in parts. +Their launch was free, courtesy of NASA, the American space agency. The sprites were designed to remain in orbit for +a few weeks collecting data before burning up on re-entry. Unfortunately, due to a fault with a timer, the mothership +No going back +Despite that setback, the way ahead for satellite technology is clear. "You can now, with a single chip, create most of +the capabilities that you would have found in Sputnik, but, of course, orders of magnitude faster," says Mason Peck, a +former chief technologist at NASA and now a professor at Cornell University. +The most ambitious project to date is a flock of 28 nanosats, each one three CubeSats in size (ie, 30cm long). These +were carried to the ISS in January and released in batches (pictured at the beginning of this article) through a sort of +satellite shooter developed by NanoRacks, an American company. These nanosats came from Planet Labs, a firm +based in San Francisco. The satellites now take pictures as they scan the Earth more frequently than traditional ones +and at a fraction of the cost, albeit at a lower resolution. +Planet Labs, funded modestly with $65m of private investment, says its nanosats provide much of the performance of a +conventional satellite for a fraction of the cost. That reflects a lot of antiquated technology in the space business, much +of which can be bettered by the latest off-the-shelf equipment, says Will Marshall, Planet Labs' boss. There are other +cost-saving measures. Satellites are usually built in elaborate clean rooms, but Planet Labs assembles its nanosats in +"clean-enough" rooms in its downtown offices. The company expects to put another 100 nanosats into orbit in the next +12 to 18 months. +A few miles away, in another modest San Francisco office, Nanosatisfi is working on its ArduSats. These are open- +source platforms and two have already gone up. They will contain an array of sensors and can carry out various +missions, such as locating things. More than 250,000 ships, for instance, now broadcast an automatic identification +signal than carries about 50 nautical miles. A fleet of small satellites in low orbit could pick up these signals and provide +frequent updates about the ships' positions without the vessels having to use costly dedicated satellite uplinks. Such a +system might have been able to track Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in March. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028509 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028510.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028510.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18f06cdeacd35c6a4054b3a3ab38409f383074fc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028510.md @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028510" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028510.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 5331 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028510 + +Farther south in Mountain View, Skybox captures high-resolution imaging data from its first satellite in orbit as it +prepares another 23 to launch in the coming years. Some things, though, can be shrunk only so far and larger satellites +are needed for a telescope to obtain the higher resolutions required for the firm's analysis. While Skybox's minisatellites +weigh around 100kg, a fairly common size for small satellites, the firm proved its concept to investors using CubeSats. +"Being able to put something in space at very low cost allows you to demonstrate the technology to get more money," +says Dan Berkenstock, one of the company's founders. +The CubeSat specification came out of the academic world in the late 1990s. Bob Twiggs, then at Stanford University +and now at Morehead State University, was frustrated by long delays on a large-satellite programme and set about +thinking how much satellite capability might be crammed into a much smaller craft that could be launched cheaply. +Space launches usually comprise one or more primary payloads and require ballast to balance the rocket. CubeSats, +reasoned Mr Twiggs, could take the place of some of this ballast, so long as they did not jeopardise the main mission. +The optimum size Mr Twiggs came up with was based on a box used to display Beanie Babies. Later, with Jordi Puig- +Suari of California Polytechnic State University, it was turned into a full specification. Mr Twiggs also developed the 5cm +PocketQube, which has a maximum weight of 180 grammes. +Small satellites benefit from the constant improvements in price and performance being achieved by the consumer- +electronics industry, particularly in smartphones. A typical phone is now likely to contain an accelerometer to measure +how fast it is moving, a magnetometer to detect magnetic fields and provide a compass reading, a GPS receiver to pick +up satellite data, multiple radios, a gyroscope to measure its position, a barometer to detect pressure, two cameras and +much more. +Last year the world's first "phonesat" went into orbit. It was a Google Nexus One smartphone incorporated into a three- +unit CubeSat called STRaND-1. This was built by Surrey Satellite Technology, a British firm that specialises in small +satellites and which is part of the European Airbus group. The idea was to test the components of the smartphone in a +space environment. The phone was loaded with a number of experimental apps for such things as taking photographs +and recording magnetic fields during orbit. +Smartphones and other consumer electronics provide a wealth of ready-made technologies that can enable a CubeSat +to perform many of the functions of a satellite a hundred times heavier and much larger, but at substantially less cost. +Including the launch, a nanosat of CubeSat dimensions might cost $150,000-1m, rather than $200m-1 billion for a full- +sized one. +Low cost and a tolerance of less-stringent standards allow multiple nanosats to be built faster. This allows for a higher +risk of failure. Nanosats have a relatively short life, which might be no more than a year or two in low-Earth orbit before +re-entering the atmosphere and burning up. Planet Labs, for one, expects to replace some of its nanosats with new +versions every year. +Into space in a flash +In an industry in which preparing some missions has taken decades, the speed at which nanosats can be developed +and put into orbit makes the biggest in the space business take notice. NASA has also found ways to leverage the +consumer-electronics industry, says Bruce Yost of the space agency's Ames Research Centre in California. His group +(some former members of which founded Planet Labs) has launched five phonesats and is now planning a small fleet of +them to experiment with communications between satellites. +Nanosat parts are readily available to researchers. One supplier, Pumpkin, operates from a residential San Francisco +neighbourhood. Andrew Kalman, its founder, started in 2000 selling standard components that Mr Twiggs and his +colleagues at Stanford needed. Pumpkin now sells items ranging from brackets for a few hundred dollars up to +complete systems for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The company has also supplied America's National +Reconnaissance Office with 12 three-unit CubeSats to help the agency demonstrate the technology. +Although many satellites already circle the globe taking pictures, some of the images may not be updated for days, +months or even years. Commercial services can provide relatively rapid satellite images on demand, a number of them +taking pictures down to a resolution of 50cm (ie, 50cm x 50cm per pixel, the legal limit in America for commercial +satellites, although military ones can peer closer). But such satellites may cover only part of the globe each day. Once +their fleets are complete, Planet Labs will offer images with resolutions of between 500cm to 300cm and Skybox, with +its bigger minisatellites, 90cm. The companies will provide pictures that can be updated in hours for a variety of +scientific and commercial applications. +They could, for instance, be used to track environmental conditions, illegal tree-felling or changes in the course of +rivers-which, even in their initial deployment, Planet Labs has discovered happen surprisingly often. The frequency of +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028510 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028511.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028511.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b6ba72bcc7934a9a60d847fec89125ad8fc83fa0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028511.md @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028511" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028511.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 5388 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028511 + +satellite passes opens up many new possibilities, says Skybox's Mr Berkenstock. His firm can offer a stream of +analysis, such as the number of trees in a forest or the number of cars at various times of the day in parking lots across +America. Transport patterns can be followed, infrastructure monitored, the planting of fields, plumes from smokestacks +and ships in ports can all be observed. Overlaying more and more data will provide much richer visualisation, adds Mr +Berkenstock. +Nor will all the nanosats be looking downwards. Sensors facing sideways and upwards from low-Earth orbit will allow +researchers to carry out a large number of experiments and to take measurements that have previously been too costly +to consider. This includes detecting solar and cosmic radiation, interactions between magnetic fields and other forces +which together make up what is called space weather. Measuring and predicting space weather could be used to +protect billion-dollar satellites and prevent astronauts from receiving high doses of radiation. Many satellites measure +aspects of space weather, but they tend to do so only in certain directions. Part of the failed KickSat experiment was to +Nanosats may be inexpensive, but resisting gravity's inexorable pull comes with a price tag. Although there is no +standard price list for a launch, a CubeSat costs roughly $100,000 to put each 1.3kg unit into low-Earth orbit. A three- +unit CubeSat might cost as much as $400,000. Jeff Foust, an analyst at Futron, a consultancy, studies launch costs +and says he has heard of charges as low as $30,000 for a single CubeSat launched on a Russian rocket. +These prices put nanosats in the reach not just of small firms, but also of start-ups and researchers relying on academic +grants. Some schools are also planning nanosat experiments. Bulk-buying launches for heavier combined payloads can +work out, per kilo, even cheaper. And these costs could come down, too. Elon Musk, SpaceX's boss, has consistently +predicted substantial price drops in launch costs, even to as little as $200 per kilo. The firm's Falcon 9 rocket recently +demonstrated a successful controlled descent of its booster stage, which would allow it to be reused. +There is plenty of innovation in putting smaller payloads into space. Interorbital Systems, a Californian company, +recently carried out a successful suborbital test flight of a small rocket (pictured right) designed to carry a 145kg +payload. The company has presold berths for dozens of CubeSats at $13,000-38,000 per unit, as well as its own +TubeSat format, which it offers to academia as kit and launch for $8,000. +NASA will test an air-launched system in 2016 with Generation Orbit, an Atlanta company. It uses a Gulfstream G-IV +executive jet to carry aloft a rocket which it fires off to put 45-50kg payloads into low-Earth orbit. NASA is also working +with Virgin Galactic, a private space venture led by Richard Branson. Virgin Galactic has developed its LauncherOne, +another air-launched rocket. It can be flown to a higher altitude and carry payloads up to 225kg. +Neither Generation Orbit or Virgin Galactic may come down much on price, as both see a profit to be made in offering +regular launches, even weekly ones. Operators whose nanosats ride shotgun as ballast in other missions do not have +much control over when they launch or the orbits they reach, says William Pomerantz, the head of special projects at +Virgin Galactic. John Olds, boss of Generation Orbit, says that as constellations of nanosats increase, placing them in a +precise orbit will be critical in keeping small-satellite networks operating. +The nanosat wars +Nanosats also face two other limiting factors: communications and propulsion. Those used for academic work +principally rely on amateur-radio frequencies, with basic equipment squeezed into the CubeSat form. Transmission and +reception are further hindered by the size of antennae or dishes, both on the ground and on the satellites. Many +academic projects set up their own listening stations and recruit space buffs who can use inexpensive kit, but these +work on an informal basis. Companies tend to use licensed frequencies and plump for more expensive radio gear to +handle their data flows. More development in communications equipment and investment in ground stations would +The other bugbear, propulsion, is harder to solve. Currently, launch operators can prevent nanosats carrying hazardous +propellants that might be used to power them to another orbit. Nor have engineers had a reason to design tiny +spaceship engines using safer fuel. But they do now. Even a basic capability to push in one direction would allow +nanosats to remain in orbit longer, or allow a satellite that has been placed into low-Earth orbit, using an inexpensive +launch provider, to nudge itself to a higher geostationary orbit. And some might travel far beyond Earth. +Benjamin Longmier of the University of Michigan and founder of Aether Industries, which makes equipment for high- +altitude research, has begun production of a nanosat propulsion system based on his previous work at the Johnson +Space Station in Texas. This is a rocket that uses ionised propellants accelerated by magnetic fields. He has been able +to scale this down to CubeSat size, using liquid water or solid iodine as the propellant. Dr Longmier says the system +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028511 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028512.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028512.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1ed40883f719ff5d84082c49377ae320b7d70291 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028512.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028512" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028512.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1423 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028512 + +could allow a constellation of satellites to remain in the correct position relative to one another, move satellites to polar +orbit from less-expensive launch insertions or increase an orbit. +Surrey Satellite Technology's STRaND-1 also contained a couple of experimental propulsion systems. One is a re-entry +device that ejects a mixture of water and alcohol to tip the nanosat out of orbit at the end of its useful life. The other is +an array of pulsed-plasma thrusters which heat and evaporate a material to produce a charged gas to push the satellite +NASA has plans to offer a $5m prize using a six-unit CubeSat for groups to demonstrate ways both to communicate +across large distances and display the effective use of unconventional propellants. Jennifer Gustetic, in charge of +NASA's prizes, says the winner will have to show that their systems are survivable and can be operated far out into +space. The programme is still at an early stage, but it could involve transporting the CubeSats for release into orbit +around the Moon. But NASA has competition. Dr Longmier believes his technology can beat NASA to the Moon without +the use of an additional spacecraft to carry the CubeSats there. And James Cutler, a satellite-propulsion expert now +also at the University of Michigan, thinks he can propel small birds even deeper into space. Let the nanosat wars begin. +Back to top +-thirds. +Back to top +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028512 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028513.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028513.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..50a33da0caa4f8fd8806d90a19bea14e9d1c8de5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028513.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028513" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028513.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 374 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Intelligence Squared [info@intelligencesquared.com] +6/12/2019 11:23:58 AM +jeevacation@gmail.com +Last Remaining Tickets: Mark Zuckerberg On Trial - Will He Be Held Accountable? +Last Remaining Tickets: Mark Zuckerberg On Trial - Will He Be Held Accountable? +View in browser +Mark Zuckerberg on Trial: +Facebook is Damaging Society +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028513 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028514.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028514.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b7c33955a71c146c2c9e61ec6774bae0f0c7440a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028514.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028514" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028514.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 168 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +ADD TO CALENDAR +TUESDAY 18TH JUNE, 7PM +EMMANUEL CENTRE +Featuring Damian Collins, Nina Schick, Torricke-Barton, Ed Vaizey, Helen Lewis +BUY TICKETS +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028514 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028515.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028515.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c4c96a10578510e808199274d12771100c006e65 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028515.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028515" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028515.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2336 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Zuck sucks. According to his critics, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, presides over a +company which is undermining our basic freedoms. It was complicit in the spread of fake news +and foreign interference in our elections, and is partly to blame for the rise of political +polarisation through its echo chambers and filter bubbles. The company has been selling the +private data of millions of users around the world to select companies - most notoriously +Cambridge Analytica, who used the information to meddle in the US presidential elections and +Britain's EU referendum. And Facebook was accused of behaving like 'digital gangsters' by the +House of Commons Digital Select Committee, led by Damian Collins MP, who claimed +Zuckerberg has willfully misled lawmakers over fake news and data malpractice. Facebook is +built on an essentially unethical business model, and the buck stops with Zuck. +That's the case against Mark Zuckerberg. But let's keep things in perspective, say his +defenders. Facebook has done more than any other organisation in the world to connect people +through technology, allowing more than 2.2 billion users so far - that's 30 percent of the world's +population - to share their lives with friends and family around the world - all for free. And let's +not forget that Facebook has been a vital tool for social and political organisation, from the Arab +Spring to Obama's presidential campaign. The world is a complex and messy place and while +it's convenient to scapegoat a single CEO for our polarised politics, the fact is there were +multiple causes for Brexit and Trump. Of course, there are problems at Facebook and Mark +Zuckerberg is keenly aware of them. In January 2018, he made a promise to fix Facebook, +admitting that the organisation makes too many errors and listing his priorities as 'protecting our +community from abuse and hate, defending against interference by nation states, or making +sure that time spent on Facebook is time well spent'. Much of what we are reading about +Facebook is old news. Zuckerberg is essentially an idealist and we should at least give him the +benefit of the doubt as he seeks to rebuild the world's trust in Facebook. +That's the argument of Zuckerberg's defenders. But are they right? Join us on June 18, hear +the arguments and decide for yourself. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028515 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028516.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028516.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8c140c0cf66928d986efffa770474cd8c79336aa --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028516.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028516" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028516.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 359 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Damian Collins +Conservative MP for Folkestone and Hythe and chair of the House +of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. He has +played a key role in parliamentary scrutiny of Facebook's activities, +including invoking a rare parliamentary mechanism to seize +internal Facebook documents over the Cambridge Analytica +scandal. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028516 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028517.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028517.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d4db772ec7b4d18ab60f9dd783f97833d9d601e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028517.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028517" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028517.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 419 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Nina Schick +Technology expert and political commentator focusing on how +technology and artificial intelligence are reshaping democracy and +geopolitics. She was a recent political advisor to former NATO +Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, leading research into +next-generation disinformation in the form of Al-generated deep +fakes. She is a regular commentator on Sky News, BBC and +Bloomberg. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028517 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028518.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028518.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cdd1e9e4b0fa1f1a9d95e35b266ac8a3e3204427 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028518.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028518" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028518.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 555 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Dex Torricke-Barton +Former head of executive communications for Facebook. Over the +last decade he has advised some of Silicon Valley's most +prominent leaders and companies. He was Mark Zuckerberg's +speechwriter from 2012-16, and was previously executive +speechwriter for Google's Eric Schmidt. He has also head of +communications for SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company. +Ed Vaizey +Conservative MP for Wantage and Didcot, who served as Minister +for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries from 2010 to +2016 under David Cameron. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028518 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028519.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028519.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a361a391efaa7fb015edc8fd4e67e6ca109dc284 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028519.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028519" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028519.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 215 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Helen Lewis +Helen Lewis is associate editor of the New Statesman, and has +written on technology for the Sunday Times, Wired and the +Guardian. Her first book, Difficult Women, is out next year. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028519 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028520.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028520.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..308e27fb56185e49fbee364e7c3455a10bcb3c30 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028520.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028520" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028520.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 22 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028520 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028521.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028521.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..66be2daae4d65f940a5e73107016ccf7a619b109 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028521.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028521" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028521.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 577 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The Daily: The Rise of Nationalism Across the Globe +In this week's podcast, we hosted a live conversation from "The Daily", The New York Times' +flagship podcast. In an event in partnership with The New York Times, we were joined by the +podcast's host Michael Barbaro, as well as Berlin Bureau Chief Katrin Bennhold, London- +based International Correspondent Ellen Barry, Executive Producer Theo Balcomb and +Producer Clare Toeniskoetter for a conversation about the implications of the nationalist +undercurrent currently sweeping across Europe. +LISTEN NOW +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028521 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028522.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028522.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..39a0a4f0be52f1e5a72f974246a1f7798b3a26e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028522.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028522" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028522.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 110 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Share +* Tweet +- Forward +Intelligence Squared is proudly supported by its media partner: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028522 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028523.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028523.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5237b3512e183b7d21923a694850eedae63ae050 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028523.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028523" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028523.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 249 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +This email was sent to jeevacation@gmail.com +why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences +Intelligence Squared (UK) Ltd • Newcombe House • 45 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3LQ • United Kingdom +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028523 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028524.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028524.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e37f10c3a928ab214bd442a68b41eee3a57b87ca --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028524.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028524" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028524.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3741 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +3/24/2014 7:06:50 AM +soon yl previr +When I was 8 years old, I watched my trial-lawyer father play Horace Vandergelder in the Livingston, N.J., +community-theater production of "Hello, Dolly!" He entered wearing an enormous marching-band bass drum +(the character is in a parade), and he roared to his sobbing niece, "Dammit! How am I supposed to play +'Yonkers My Yonkers' with all that bellowing in my ears!" It was the most exciting thing I had ever seen. +I was a melancholic child. Worried, anxious. I never felt as if I belonged anywhere, as if I were a foreign +exchange student living among the other kids, who seemed predestined to love sports. Add to that alienation the +fact that my parents were going through a divorce, and I was truly treading water. But in that junior high school +auditorium, I felt like I'd discovered a secret I didn't even know was being whispered. There was a place where +I might belong: It was the Theater, and I was sold. +A few years later, at Stagedoor Manor in Loch Sheldrake, N.Y., I joined an intensive theater boot camp for kids +just like me. The second I stepped off the bus, I felt like baby Simba when he's lifted into the air in "The Lion +King" and all the animals sing. Everyone was affectionate; everyone hugged; no was called "gay" for doing +anything that wasn't masculine. (My insecurity about this had shamefully kept me from doing theater in +school.) It was utopia, and I never wanted to leave. +Photo +From left, Helene Yorke, Zach Braff and Lenny Wolpe in the musical "Bullets Over Broadway." Credit Sara +Krulwich/The New York Times +It was there I met Michael Larsen, the musical director of the camp. He told me that I wasn't just a camper +having fun, but that I also had talent. And he was tough - sometimes he'd scream at me - but I knew it was +because he thought I had a shot. (Michael was the first of many gay men instrumental in guiding me to where I +am now, which is why I try to speak on behalf of gay rights whenever I can. But I suppose that's a different +essay.) +At 18, I was cast as Woody Allen and Diane Keaton's son in the film "Manhattan Murder Mystery," my first +movie role. And now, after studying film and theater at Northwestern University, playing J. D. on "Scrubs" on +TV for nine years and directing two films, I'm working with Woody Allen again. I'm typing these words in my +dressing room at the St. James Theater, where on April 10 I'll open in "Bullets Over Broadway," a musical +adaptation of his hit film. I play David Shayne, a struggling writer in 1929 New York who agrees to cast a +mobster's ditsy girlfriend in one of his plays in order to get it produced. +The St. James is where Yul Brynner opened in "The King and I" in 1951; where hits like "Oklahoma!," "The +Pajama Game," "Gypsy," "The Who's Tommy," and "The Producers" played, and where, in 1964, by the most +surreal of coincidences, Carol Channing first descended an endless staircase in "Hello, Dolly!" I sit in Dressing +Room 201, where many of the great luminaries of the Broadway stage - Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Mandy +Patinkin - have paced waiting for the intercom to chime, "Places for Act I, please." This is the sanctuary that a +little invisible boy in New Jersey dreamed he'd one day find. +Photo +Zach Braff in a 1988 production of "Godspell" at Stagedoor Manor. Credit Stagedoor Manor +It's my first time on Broadway, but not my first time onstage. My first job straight out of college was in George +C. Wolfe's production of "Macbeth" at the Public Theater, starring Alec Baldwin, Liev Schreiber, Angela +Bassett and Michael C. Hall, and I've since appeared Off Broadway in shows at the Delacorte and Second Stage +Theater. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028524 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028525.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028525.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8fa9d8cfc74422c600edede9d8931fec6de1a543 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028525.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028525" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028525.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3258 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Continue reading the main story +Suzy Menkes on the fashion designer L Wren Scott +A Times selection of noteworthy cultural events in New York City and beyond +• +Net-a-Porter means "ready to party" +Continue reading the main story +Advertisement +The first day of rehearsal for "Macbeth," Alec Baldwin sat down next to me. "Who do you play?" he asked. My +voice quivered: "Ummm, I play Fleance and Young Seward." He paused. "Oh — so I kill you twice." Each +night, as he drove his broadsword through my heart, I thought, "I've made it!" +In the sixth season of "Scrubs," the show's creator, Bill Lawrence (also a major fan of musical comedy), +decided to do a musical episode. It was the first time I had done musical comedy since I was at camp, and it +instantly reminded me how much I loved it. My favorite song from the episode was called "Guy Love." In it, +Donald Faison (my best friend in real life and on the show) and I sang about how our homoerotic love for each +other was nothing to apologize for. ("It's guy love, that's all it is.") The experience replanted the seed, and I +made a promise to myself: One day I would sing on Broadway. +Photo +Zach Braff, left, and Donald Faison on "Scrubs," which had a musical episode in its sixth season. Credit ABC +I'd be curled in the fetal position spooning a pillow right now, though, if it weren't for my current director, +Susan Stroman. Directing and choreographing a musical is the most epic undertaking for one human being, yet +Susan (or Stro, as the cool Broadway kids call her) handles it with aplomb. +And she's not just choreographing the actors and dancers, but also the magnificent set designed by Santo +Loquasto, which moves in ways I didn't know scenery could move. It's a dance of men and women and +machines and winches and elevators and lights. The wings of the St. James are very narrow, so when a giant +piece of scenery disappears from the audience's view, the most elaborate game of Tetris begins, as the +outstanding stage crew turns and lifts and twists; not an inch is wasted. The second the orchestra strikes the first +note of the overture, no one stops moving until the final curtain hits the deck. +During "Manhattan Murder Mystery," I had every word of my lines memorized down to the punctuation mark +I'll never forget: The first thing Woody said to me was, "We're probably not going to say exactly what's on the +page so ... you know ... just try to keep up. ..." While we've been in previews on "Bullets," he and Stro have +been giving us notes each day on the previous night's performance. One night, I dropped a great joke by +accident. He said to me with a smile, "You'll probably get a bigger laugh if you actually say it onstage." +All the people on Broadway are the best at what they do. All dancers want to work with Stro, so she gets the +best dancers in New York City. Is there an oboist in the orchestra? You can guarantee he's the best oboist on the +island of Manhattan. Need to recreate the look of 1929? The six-time Tony winner William Ivey Long is here to +design the costumes. And the voices! I am in awe. There has yet to be a time when I don't get goose bumps +when Betsy Wolfe, who plays my girlfriend, belts out the final notes of our duet, "I Found a New Baby." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028525 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028526.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028526.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e41ef8b9db268edb4209cc70c880df71866bce6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028526.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028526" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028526.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1105 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028526 + +In TV and film, where I've had the bulk of my experience, the best moments of the day are edited together to +create the best version of what you've captured. It's a different art, with a different process. But when the +curtain rises at 8:05 every night at the St. James, the audience is being treated to a ballet of moving parts as +intricate as a pocket watch. Whether it's the 19-piece orchestra under the stage, the crew in the wings or the 30 +performers on top of it, the gears turn, the set spins and a tiny hidden smile creeps across my face. +Zach Braff is an actor, writer and director. His new film, "Wish I Was Here," opens July 18. +A version of this article appears in print on March 23, 2014, on page AR6 of the New York edition with the +headline: An Invisible Boy Keeps His Promise. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe +Most Emailed +1. +Gail Collins: This Is What 80 Looks Like +2. +The Catholic Roots of Obama's Activism +3. +Op-Ed Contributor: The Evil of the Outdoor Cat +4. +In Search of Oxford +5. +Au Revoir, Entrepreneurs +6. +7. +Fixes: Teaching Children to Calm Themselves +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028526 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028527.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028527.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..930482cc8c9210484a4cc30b2eac8e6c9de24cb2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028527.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028527" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028527.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 672 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Novelties: Just Don't Call Them Hearing Aids +8. +The Getaway: Being Smart About Phone Fees Overseas +9. +Opinion: Really? You're Not in a Book Club? +10. +Today's Girls Love Pink Bows as Playthings, but These Shoot +More on nytimes.com +More in Theater +Go to the Theater Section » +Theater Review +Bringing Him Home, Yet Again +*********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028528 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028529.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028529.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7a0d6a165231df272327e8f7bb446da9cd2856ec --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028529.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028529" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028529.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4184 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Date: +From: +To: +Monday, January 13 2014 08:14 PM +Subject: mission acomplished for some +Boris Nikolic +Jeffrey Epstein (jeevacation@gmail.com) ; +Philanthropy - Full text articles +Revealed: the world's most admired people +Stephan Shakespeare - Times +Bill Gates is the most admired person in the world, according to a global survey for The Times by YouGov. The man who many +see as responsible for the democratisation of computing and who is the biggest activist philanthropist across the globe is +highly regarded everywhere. +In his home, America, he ranks only 5th, behind Pope Francis, President Obama, Billy Graham, and George W. Bush. Mr +Obama and the Pope have a strong lead in Western nations but Mr Gates is highly regarded in every country polled, from +Brazil to Egypt, Nigeria to Indonesia, Britain to Russia to Australia. He tops the poll in China — as respondents there said: "He +got into a good university, but gave up studying to start his business. He has become a rich man despite dropping out of school +... He has a successful career and a caring heart — he is ordinary, but great." +The Queen came highest in Britain and second in Australia, but didn't make the Indian top ten. Nevertheless she is the most +admired woman in the world, in 17th place, closely followed by Angelina Jolie and Oprah Winfrey. +Half of the top ten admired in Russia are women, including the pop singer Alla Pugacheva and the Queen. That is the highest +figure in all countries surveyed — women are strikingly under-represented. +Some light is shed on this by comparing our results with a recent Gallup poll in America, which asked for most admired man +and woman in separate questions. In that poll, Bill Clinton scored 2 per cent and Hillary Clinton 15. YouGov asked a single +question, not differentiating men and women, and the two Clintons rated about the same. The two polls also show the power of +the media to direct public attention: Gallup polled early in December, and Pope Francis was "most admired" by only 4 per cent. +By the time of the YouGov survey, Time magazine had made him its Person of the Year, and he shot up to 21 per cent. +Business leaders did well in general. YouGov puts Sir Richard Branson 4th in Britain, the Hong Kong billionaire Sir Li Kashing +was sixth in China; the Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote was third in his home country; Silvio Santos, a media billionaire, +was 4th in Brazil; Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the tycoon recently freed by Vladimir Putin, was 8th in Russia; while Warren Buffett, +who is admired in India, Pakistan and China, was 8th in the world. +Actors and musicians do less well. With the exception of the Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, Ms Jolie and Stephen +Fry, who confirms his enormous Twitter following by making 7th in Britain, just below Desmond Tutu. Johnny Depp and Brad +Pitt get close to the top in a couple of countries and Justin Bieber did well in Indonesia, but the rock star and anti-poverty +campaigner Bono is notable by his absence. +Sportsmen were more highly regarded, with the Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar 5th in the world — but only because he is so +adored in the world's second-most populous country. The footballer Lionel Messi had broader support, reaching 15th in the +world. In Britain, David Beckham squeaked into 10th place. +In only two countries of the 13 surveyed did no local politician make it into the top ten — Australia and the UK. The omission +was most striking in Britain where Nigel Farage, the top politician, was in 16th place. David Cameron received the "most +admired" accolade from only two people in a thousand. In Germany, Angela Merkel scored 65 times higher at 13 per cent, +second only to the Pope. Vladimir Putin topped the Russian poll with a whopping 24 per cent, Nicolas Sarkozy was third in +France and Goodluck Jonathan 8th in Nigeria. Edward Snowden, responsible for leaking classified documents that revealed +the extent of surveillance by America's National Security Agency, was 10th most admired in the country that granted him +asylum, Russia. He also showed strongly in Germany. We also asked who was the most famous person in the world. The +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028529 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028530.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028530.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c1834f9f6a29926f2be6816019716f2b9fefb0e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028530.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028530" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028530.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1969 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +overwhelming choice was Mr Obama, with 26 per cent, and Mr Gates behind on 12. +YouGov polled in Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the US, Australia, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, China, Egypt, Nigeria +and Brazil, representing over half of the world's population and the most populated country on each continent, and spoke to +total of 13,895 people around the world. We used a mix of internet and mobile phone surveys. In most countries we achieved +representative samples but in some we were unable to achieve good representation of rural communities. Our survey asked +two open-ended questions, seeking write-in answers: who do you think is the most famous person in the world, and who do +you personally most admire? +Although we specified that only living people should be considered, many wanted to choose Nelson Mandela anyway, and had +we conducted the survey a month earlier he would have come top. In China there was significant support for Mao Zedong, +Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping, with 14 per cent between them, and had those respondents considered only the living, Xi +Jinping would have scored even more highly. +- Narendra Modi, an Indian politician, is the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP, the main opposition party. +- Amitabh Bachchan is a Bollywood superstar, who was the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema. +- Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and was president of his country 2002-07. +- Anna Hazare held a series of hunger strikes in India in a successful campaign for anti-corruption laws. +- Arvind Kejriwal is the Chief Minister of Delhi, and worked alongside Hazare. +- Peng Liyuan, a Chinese folk singer, is the wife of President Xi Jingping. +- The philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi founded the Edhi Foundation, the largest welfare organisation in Pakistan. +- Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, the governor of Jakarta, is a populist leader who may run in the 2014 Indonesian presidential election. +Stephan Shakespeare is CEO of YouGov. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028530 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028531.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028531.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..976a958c43d13b874dc693815be11bbf75df3b8b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028531.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028531" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028531.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1101 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +ehud barak +9/16/2013 11:12:33 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: Summers withdraws from Fed race +A major blow to a friend. Lest BO takes him to replace JL. +Now he'll probably be free in the next few days. EB +Sent from my iPad +Begin forwarded message: +From: "FT Breaking News" +Date: 15 23:50:52 2013 7220902 GMT+03:00 +To: +Subject: Summers withdraws from Fed race +Reply-To: "FT Breaking News" < FT409AS2.6532248@emailbriefings.ft.com> +To view this email as a webpage, click here +Sunday September 15 2013 +BREAKING NEWS +Summers withdraws from Fed race +Lawrence Summers has taken himself out of the running to be the next chair of +the Federal Reserve, withdrawing his name after opposition from key Democratic +senators indicated they would oppose his nomination. +Mr Summers, a former Treasury Secretary and senior economic adviser to +Barack Obama in his first term, galvanised opposition among left-of-centre +Democrats who painted him as symbol of the wrongs of financial deregulation. +Manage email +Forward this email +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028531 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028532.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028532.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c4998993018d2988ec44726d8675d9f12feb0d6c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028532.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028532" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028532.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 428 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Feedback +Manage portfolio +Subscribe to the FT +Follow the FT +Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help +© THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 +You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. +This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson ple, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R ORL. +Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028532 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028533.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028533.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff4127867db70bd3863461ed02c80f21d6e43a05 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028533.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028533" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028533.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2030 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +8/22/2018 7:23:38 PM +Starr, Ken +Re: Jed Rubenfeld +i read turley,s piece on same subject / federalist papers etc. too much in the weeds. average joe. not sure +what he concluded +On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 3:17 PM, Starr, Ken +Wise counsel. Thx! +wrote: +Sent from my iPhone +On Aug 22, 2018, at 1:49 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +I think scholarly but not too much so. no one above the law.. we began leaving a kingdom. . unlikely to +give king like powers to a president. on one above the law. +I would like lunch pail joe to come away and +think, this guy is smart . I understood. lets see what he writes about the clintons. +someone suggested that trump could shoot someone on fifth avenue and not lose a vote. that is true, but +would make little sense for him not to suffer an immediate consequence. the allowed civil depo setting +precedent for criminal process, is a lawyers outline I might think of dumbing it down, again, and suggesting +that you can sue your neighbor, even if you neighbor is the president. makes little sense that the you can be +indicted for assaulting him but he cannot if he assaults you. +low bar for civil higher bar for criminal. . at +some point on your book tour I might point out how disappointed you were that the clinton and betty curries' +trashcan story, was reopened . . +On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 2:08 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +i vote yes as it makes you relevant to today rather than merely re- reciting an old tale. :) or tail? +On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 12:07 PM, Starr, Ken +Can you talk? Impt. +Sent from my iPhone +wrote: +On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:18 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +thx +On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 10:14 AM, Starr, Ken +wrote: +Good morning! +ed teaches crim law at Yale. Outspokenly strong on the need for procedural fairness in campu +djudicatory proceedings. Relevant to your friend's unhappy situation? If so, happy to make th +connection. +Hugs, Ken +Sent from my iPhone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028533 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028534.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028534.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..27b17002058a3e2901037bda9522114c69ddaf9e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028534.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028534" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028534.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1821 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028534 + +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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Link +5/30/2018 11:23:48 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]; +Memo: Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein talked to FBI to get plea deal +https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/fbi-epstein-files-say-gave-info-does-explain-sweetheart- +deal/NdgitAifci1k6dJgpLV630/?utm source-newspaper&utm_medium=email&utm_ campaign=4832804&ec +mp-newspaper_email& +FBI Epstein files say he gave info. Does it +explain sweetheart deal? +Updated: 12:28 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2018 | Posted: 12:21 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, +2018 +Uma Sanghvi WEST PALM BEACH - +Ten years after convicted Palm Beach sex offender Jeffrey Epstein escaped federal charges +in connection with allegations that he paid dozens of teenage girls for sex, the FBI last week +released what appears to be an explosive explanation for what many have long described as +a sweetheart deal. +"Epstein has also provided information to the FBI as agreed upon," agents wrote in one of +dozens of heavily redacted, decade-old memos that were unexpectedly and inexplicably +posted on an FBI website known as "The Vault." +The simple declaration stunned those who have been following the tortuous and celebrity- +studded case for years. It rekindled talk that the billionaire's 2008 decision to plead guilty to +state charges to make the federal investigation disappear was part of a cover up to protect +Epstein's high-powered friends, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill +Clinton and Britain's Prince Andrew. +"That sentence obviously means something but I, too, am at a loss as to what it really +means," said attorney Brad Edwards, who for a decade has been trying to unravel the +mystery of Epstein's plea deal. "If there was some cooperation I would have expected that +we would have been told. However, nothing surprises me at this point." +In recent years, federal prosecutors have offered various explanations for why they agreed to +drop the case they were building against the 65-year-old enigmatic money manager if he +pleaded guilty to state prostitution charges. In court papers, they have said they wanted to +get justice for Epstein's young victims but worried a jury wouldn't believe them. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028536 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028537.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028537.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5f70f566defa4d02959a26f5d03bfea9d6ba4417 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028537.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028537" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028537.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2943 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +So, they have said, they negotiated a deal, allowing Epstein to plead guilty in Palm Beach +County Circuit Court to one count of soliciting a minor for prostitution and another charge +of soliciting prostitution. In exchange, federal prosecutors agreed to close their investigation. +They have said they had no idea Epstein would only serve 13 months of an 18-month +sentence in a vacant wing of the county stockade — a cell he was allowed to leave 16 hours +a day, six days a week. +While voicing dismay at his lax punishment, prosecutors have pointed out that the plea deal +required Epstein to pay the roughly 30 young women who filed civil lawsuits against him. +Further, they said his guilty pleas force him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his +life, potentially protecting other girls from abuse in the future. +However, over the years, they have never suggested that Epstein provided them any +information in return. +Like Edwards, two people close to the long-closed federal investigation said they were +flummoxed by the sentence in the FBI's memo that was written in September 2008, roughly +two months after Epstein pleaded guilty in state court. +"I have never, ever heard of Jeffrey Epstein cooperating in any sense of the word," said one +official, who requested anonymity because of the top role the person played in the +investigation. "I am stumped. It's totally out of left field." +Another individual with ties to the case voiced similar views. Epstein may have been +required to talk to FBI agents but it's unlikely he offered anything that would incriminate +others, said the person, who declined to be identified because of ongoing efforts to help +Epstein's victims challenge the plea deal. "I don't think he ever told the truth," the person +said. +A lawsuit Edwards filed against the federal government, claiming prosecutors violated the +Victims Rights Act by not notifying Epstein's victims of the pending plea deal, is still +pending in U.S. District Court. Also, awaiting trial in Palm Beach County Circuit Court is a +malicious prosecution lawsuit Edwards filed against Epstein. Edwards claims the billionaire +filed a frivolous lawsuit to punish Edwards for representing a handful of Epstein's young +victims. +West Palm Beach attorney Jack Goldberger, who was on Epstein's potent defense team, said +he was "unable to respond" to questions about the FBI's memo. Other prominent lawyers +who represented Epstein, including New York lawyer Jay Lefkowitz and retired Harvard law +professor Alan Dershowitz, didn't respond to requests for comment. +The one line was part of a brief missive dated Sept. 18, 2008, closing the case: "On 9/11/08, +case agent advised writer that Epstein is currently being prosecuted by the State of Florida +and is complying with all conditions of his plea with the State of Florida. Epstein has also +provided information to the FBI as agreed upon. Case agent advised that no federal +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028537 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028538.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028538.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e40d2ec3c033d911c9cd69b8b5a0a844f7e9bcbc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028538.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028538" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028538.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2077 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +prosecution will occur in this matter as long as Epstein continues to uphold his agreement +with the State of Florida. ... Case agent is requested to contact writer in the event this matter +moves forward on a federal level." +The memo was one of hundreds of documents, including dozens of copies of newspaper +articles about Epstein, that were posted on the FBI's website. The website, +www.vault.fbi.gov, serves as the FBI's electronic FOIA library. The heavily redacted +documents showed agents traveled to New York City, Sante Fe, N.M., and St. Thomas in the +U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein has homes. But there is little information about who they +interviewed or what they learned +The only witness named in the documents is Alfredo Rodriguez, who was a houseman at +Epstein's Palm Beach mansion in 2004. That's when Epstein regularly paid young women to +give him sexually-charged massages, police said. +Rodriguez was convicted of obstruction of justice in 2010 and sentenced to 18 months in jail +for trying to sell a journal he purloined from Epstein. Prosecutors said the journal detailed +Epstein's sexual dalliances. Rodriguez, who lived in Kendall, died in 2014. +Those familiar with FBI procedures said the records are administrative files, not +investigative ones. Some questioned why the files were posted on the FBI's web site. The +FBI didn't return a phone call for comment. According to the web site, the records were +released "in compliance with the National Archives and Records Administration +requirements." +And while it's been 10 years since Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution charges and settled +dozens of lawsuits with young women, litigation continues. +Scott J. Link +Board Certified Business Litigation +LINK & ROCKENBACH, PA +1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 930 +West Palm Beach. FL 33401 +office +I fax +| Email: +This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential +information. If it is not meant for you, please +delete it and notify us immediately. 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Our communications may +not be relied upon to avoid penalties that may be imposed by the Internal Revenue +Service. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028539 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028540.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028540.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b96432ba66f9c4ce104359e5593c76bf7906a79f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028540.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028540" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028540.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1799 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +(Slip Opinion) +OCTOBER TERM, 2018 +Syllabus +1 +The syllabus +SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES +Syllabus +JAM ET AL. v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR +THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT +No. 17-1011. Argued October 31, 2018-Decided February 27, 2019 +In 1945, Congress passed the International Organizations Immunities +Act (IOIA), which, among other things, grants international organi- +zations the "same immunity from suit ... as is enjoyed by foreign +governments." +22 U.S. C. §288a(b). At that time, foreign govern- +ments were entitled to virtually absolute immunity as a matter of in- +ternational grace and comity. In 1952, the State Department adopt- +ed a more restrictive theory of foreign sovereign immunity, which +Congress subsequently codified in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities +Act (FSIA), 28 U. S. C. §1602. The FSIA gives foreign sovereign gov- +ernments presumptive immunity from suit, §1604, subject to several +statutory exceptions, including, as relevant here, an exception for ac- +tions based on commercial activity with a sufficient nexus with the +United States, §1605(a)(2). +Respondent International Finance Corporation (IFC), an IOIA in- +ternational organization, entered into a loan agreement with Coastal +Gujarat Power Limited, a company based in India, to finance the con- +struction of a coal-fired power plant in Gujarat. Petitioners sued the +IFC, claiming that pollution from the plant harmed the surrounding +Inter-American Development Bank, 156 F. 3d 1335. +ld: The IOIA affords international organizations the same immuni +m suit that foreign governments enjoy today under the FSI +(a) The IOTA "same as" formulation is best understood as making +international organization immunity and foreign sovereign immunity +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028540 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028541.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028541.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7c89bd9160f7d48dd4581c26ac4b1ff2c2615554 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028541.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028541" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028541.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2845 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +2 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +Syllabus +continuously equivalent. The IOIA is thus like other statutes that +ise similar or identical language to place two groups on equal foot +ing. See, e.g., Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U. S. C. §§1981(a), 1982; +Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S. C. §2674. Whatever the ultimate +purpose of international organization immunity may be, the immedi- +ate purpose of the IOIA immunity provision is expressed in language +that Congress typically uses to make one thing continuously equiva- +lent to another. Pp. 6-9. +(b) That reading is confirmed by the "reference canon" of statutory +interpretation. a on a statute refers to a general subject, the stat- +under the statute arises. In contrast, when a statute refers to anoth +er statute by specific title, the referenced statute is adopted as it ex- +when the referring statute was enacted, without any subse- +quent amendments. Federal courts have often relied on the reference +canon to harmonize a statute with an external body of law that the +statute refers to generally. The IOIA's reference to the immunity en- +joyed by foreign governments is to an external body of potentially +evolving law, not to a specific provision of another statute. +reference to a common law concept with a fixed meaning. +The phrase "immunity enjoyed by foreign governments" is not a term +of art with substantive content but rather a concept that can be given +scope and content only by reference to the rules governing foreign +sovereign immunity. Pp. 9-11. +(c) The D. C. Circuit relied upon Atkinson's conclusion that the ref- +erence canon's probative force was outweighed by an IOIA provision +authorizing the President to alter the immunity of an international +organization. But the fact that the President has power to modify +otherwise applicable immunity rules is perfectly compatible with the +notion that those rules might themselves change over time in light of +developments in the law governing foreign sovereign immunity. The +Atkinson court also did not consider the opinion of the State Depart- +ment, whose views in this area ordinarily receive "special attention," +Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int'l Drilling +Co., 581 U.S. +_— and which took the position that immunity +rules of the IOIA and the FSIA were linked following the FSIA's en- +actment. Pp. 11-13. +(d) The IFC contends that interpreting the IOIA immunity provi- +sion to grant only restrictive immunity would defeat the purpose of +ranting immunity in the first place, by subjecting international or- +ranizations to suit under the commercial activity exception of the +FSIA for most or all of their core activities. This would be particular- +ly true with respect to international development banks, which use +the tools of commerce to achieve their objectives. Those concerns are +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028541 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028542.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028542.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d4d5007ba42e72f6829a39b6f9a5edc7ecdb77b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028542.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028542" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028542.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 635 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U. S. _ +_ (2019) +3 +Syllabus +inflated. The IOIA provides only default rules. An international or- +ganization's charter can always specify a different level of immunity, +mean the organization is automatically subject to suit, since other +FSIA requirements must also be met, see, e.g., 28 U.S. C. §§1603, +1605(a)(2). Pp. 13-15. +860 F. 3d 703, reversed and remanded. +ROBERTS, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which THOMAS, +GINSBURG, +SOTOMAYOR, KAGAN, and GoRSUCH, +JJ., joined. +BREYER, J., filed a dissenting opinion. KAVANAUGH, J., took no part in +the consideration or decision of the case. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028542 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028543.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028543.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e9bfc54ddce1d6d74c47a11cc799a7d5009be505 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028543.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028543" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028543.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1749 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S.. +_ (2019) +1 +Opinion of the Court +NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the +preliminary print of the United States Reports. +leaders are requested +stify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Was! +gton, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in ord +at corrections may be made before the preliminary print goes to pres +SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES +No. 17-1011 +BUDHA ISMAIL JAM, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. +INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION +ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF +APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT +[February 27, 2019] +CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the +Court. +The International Organizations Immunities Act of 1945 +grants international organizations such as the World +Bank and the World Health Organization the "same im- +munity from suit +... as is enjoyed by foreign govern- +ments." 22 U.S. C. §288a(b). At the time the IOIA was +enacted, foreign governments enjoyed virtually absolute +immunity from suit. Today that immunity is more lim- +ited. +Most significantly, foreign governments are not +immune from actions based upon certain kinds of commer- +cial activity in which they engage. This case requires us to +determine whether the IOIA grants international organi- +zations the virtually absolute immunity foreign govern- +ments enjoyed when the IOIA was enacted, or the more +limited immunity they enjoy today. +Respondent International Finance Corporation is an +international organization headquartered in the United +States. +The IFC finances private-sector development +projects in poor and developing countries around the +world. About 10 years ago, the IFC financed the construc- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028543 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028544.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028544.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ab14c6987699d1905889304ae9b7a7b403f9ab3d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028544.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028544" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028544.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1903 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +2 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +Opinion of the Court +tion of a power plant in Gujarat, India. Petitioners are +local farmers and fishermen and a small village. +allege that the power plant has polluted the air, land, and +water in the surrounding area. Petitioners sued the IFC +for damages and injunctive relief in Federal District +Court, but the IFC claimed absolute immunity from suit. +Petitioners argued that the IFC was entitled under the +IOIA only to the limited or "restrictive" immunity that +foreign governments currently enjoy. We agree. +In the wake of World War II, the United States and +many of its allies joined together to establish a host of new +international organizations. Those organizations, which +included the United Nations, the International Monetary +Fund, and the World Bank, were designed to allow mem- +ber countries to collectively pursue goals such as stabiliz- +ing the international economy, rebuilding war-torn na- +tions, and maintaining international peace and security. +Anticipating that those and other international organi- +zations would locate their headquarters in the United +States, Congress passed the International Organizations +Immunities Act of 1945, 59 Stat. 669. The Act grants +international organizations a set of privileges and immun- +ities, such as immunity from search and exemption from +property taxes. 22 U.S. C. §8288a(c), 288c. +The IOIA defines certain privileges and immunities by +reference to comparable privileges and immunities enjoyed +by foreign governments. +For example, with respect to +customs duties and the treatment of official communica- +tions, the Act grants international organizations the privi- +leges +and immunities that are "accorded under similar +circumstances to foreign governments." +§288a(d). +The +provision at issue in this case provides that international +organizations "shall enjoy the same immunity from suit +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028544 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028545.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028545.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b4ca6b8706721b1023aa0eba52e2637a5cc6feb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028545.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028545" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028545.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1765 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +3 +Opinion of the Court +and every form of judicial process as is enjoyed by foreign +governments." §288a(b). +The IOIA authorizes the President to withhold, with- +draw, condition, or limit the privileges and immunities it +grants in light of the functions performed by any given +international organization. §288. Those privileges and +immunities can also be expanded or restricted by a partic- +ular organization's founding charter. +When the IOIA was enacted in 1945, courts looked to +the views of the Department of State in deciding whether +a given foreign government should be granted immunity +from a particular suit. If the Department submitted a +recommendation on immunity, courts deferred to the +recommendation. If the Department did not make a rec- +ommendation, courts decided for themselves whether to +grant immunity, although they did so by reference to State +Department policy. Samantar v. Yousuf, 560 U.S. 305, +311-312 (2010). +Until 1952, the State Department adhered to the classi- +cal theory of foreign sovereign immunity. +According to +that theory, foreign governments are entitled to "virtually +absolute" immunity as a matter of international grace and +comity. At the time the IOIA was enacted, therefore, the +Department ordinarily requested, and courts ordinarily +granted, immunity in suits against foreign governments. +Ibid.; Verlinden B. V. v. Central Bank of Nigeria, 461 U. S. +480, 486 (1983).1 +In 1952, however, the State Department announced that +it would adopt the newer "restrictive" theory of foreign +Hoffman, 324 U.S. 30 (1945), for example, the State Department +declined to recommend, and the Court did not grant, immunity from +suit with respect to a ship that Mexico owned but did not possess. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028545 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028546.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028546.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2739a1eb8954b75dbd390011d50a2c47d70fc920 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028546.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028546" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028546.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1794 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +4 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +Opinion of the Court +sovereign immunity. Under that theory, foreign govern- +ments are entitled to immunity only with respect to their +sovereign acts, not with respect to commercial acts. The +State Department explained that it was adopting the +restrictive theory because the "widespread and increasing +practice on the part of governments of engaging in com- +mercial activities" +made it "necessary" to "enable persons +doing business with them to have their rights determined +in the courts." Letter from Jack B. Tate, Acting Legal +Adviser, Dept. of State, to Acting Attorney General Philip +B. Perlman (May 19, 1952), reprinted in 26 Dept. State +Bull. 984-985 (1952). +In 1976, Congress passed the Foreign Sovereign Immun- +ities Act. The FSIA codified the restrictive theory of for- +eign sovereign immunity but transferred "primary respon- +sibility for immunity determinations from the Executive to +the Judicial Branch." Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 +U.S. 677, 691 (2004); see 28 U.S. C. $1602. Under the +FSIA, foreign governments are presumptively immune +from suit. §1604. But a foreign government may be sub- +ject to suit under one of several statutory exceptions. +Most pertinent here, a foreign government may be subject +to suit in connection with its commercial activity that has +a sufficient nexus with the United States. §1605(a)(2). +The International Finance Corporation is an interna- +tional development bank headquartered in Washington, +D. C. The IFC is designated as an international organiza- +tion under the 1OIA. +Exec. Order No. 10680, 3 CFR 86 +(1957); see 22 U. S. C. §§282, 288. One hundred eighty- +four countries, including the United States, are members +of the IFC +The IFC is charged with furthering economic develop- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028546 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028547.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028547.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a1d2a0e712522a7a7e1f563c2984f77cbf32dbef --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028547.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028547" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028547.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2014 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +5 +Opinion of the Court +developed areas, thus supplementing the activities of" the +World Bank. Articles of Agreement of the International +Finance Corporation, Art. I, Dec. 5, 1955, 7 U. S. T. 2193, +T. I. A. S. No. 3620. +Whereas the World Bank primarily +provides loans and +grants to developing countries for +public-sector projects, the IFC finances private-sector +development projects that cannot otherwise attract capital +on reasonable terms. See Art. Ii), ibid. In 2018, the IFC +provided some $23 billion in such financing. +The IFC expects its loan recipients to adhere to a set of +performance standards designed to "avoid, mitigate, and +manage risks and impacts" +associated with development +projects. IFC Performance Standards on Environmental +and Social Sustainability, Jan. 1, 2012, p. 2, 11. Those +standards are usually more stringent than any established +by local law. The IFC includes the standards in its loan +agreements and enforces them through an internal review +process. Brief for Respondent 10. +In 2008, the IFC loaned $450 million to Coastal Gujarat +Power Limited, a company located in India. The loan +helped finance the construction of a coal-fired power plant +in the state of Gujarat. +Under the terms of the loan +agreement, Coastal Gujarat was required to comply with +an environmental and social action plan designed to pro- +tect areas around the plant from damage. The agreement +allowed the IFC to revoke financial support for the project +if Coastal Gujarat failed to abide by the terms of the +agreement. +The project did not go smoothly. According to the IFC's +internal audit, Coastal Gujarat did not comply with the +environmental and social action plan in constructing and +operating the plant. +The audit report criticized the IFC +for inadequately supervising the project. +In 2015, a group of farmers and fishermen who live near +the plant, as well as a local village, sued the IFC in the +United States District Court for the District of Columbia. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028547 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028548.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028548.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4d713a3529355d5f2cb46f9e3d79a39e81a3a01c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028548.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028548" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028548.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1914 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +6 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +Opinion of the Court +They claimed that pollution from the plant, such as coal +dust, ash, and water from the plant's cooling system, had +destroyed or contaminated much of the surrounding air, +land, and water. Relying on the audit report, they asserted +several causes of action against the IFC, including negli- +gence, nuisance, trespass, and breach of contract. The +IFC maintained that it was immune from suit under the +IOIA and moved to dismiss for lack of subject matter +jurisdiction. +The District Court, applying D. C. Circuit precedent, +concluded that the IFC was immune from suit because the +grants international organizations the virtually +absolute immunity that foreign governments enjoyed +when the IOIA was enacted. 172 F. Supp. 3d 104, 108- +109 (DC 2016) (citing Atkinson v. Inter-American Devel- +opment Bank, 156 F. 3d 1335 (CADC 1998)). The D. C. +Circuit affirmed in light of its precedent. 860 F. 3d 703 +Judge Pillard wrote separately to say that she +would have decided the question differently were she +writing on a clean slate. Id., at 708 (concurring opinion). +Judge Pillard explained that she thought the D. C. Circuit +"took a wrong turn" when it "read the IOIA to grant inter- +national organizations a static, absolute immunity that is, +by now, not at all the same 'as is enjoyed by foreign gov- +ernments,' but substantially broader." Ibid. Judge Pillard +also noted that the Third Circuit had expressly declined to +follow the D. C. Circuit's approach. See OSS Nokalva, Inc. +v. European Space Agency, 617 F. 3d 756 (CA3 2010). +We granted certiorari. 084 U.S. _ +_ (2018). +II +The IFC contends that the IOIA grants international +organizations the "same immunity" from suit that foreign +governments enjoyed in 1945. Petitioners argue that it +instead grants international organizations the +immunity" from suit that foreign governments enjoy to- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028548 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028549.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028549.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4bc12f6ea128d551b9b778b11935bc7072175505 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028549.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028549" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028549.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1922 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U. S. _ +_ (2019) +Opinion of the Court +day. We think petitioners have the better reading of the +statute. +The language of the IOIA more naturally lends itself to +petitioners' reading. +In granting international organiza- +tions the "same immunity" from suit "as is enjoyed by +foreign governments," the Act seems to continuously link +the immunity of international organizations to that of +foreign governments, so as to ensure ongoing parity be- +tween the two. The statute could otherwise have simply +stated that international organizations "shall enjoy abso- +lute immunity from suit," +or specified some other fixed +level of immunity. Other provisions of the IOIA, such as +the one making the property and assets of international +organizations "immune from search," +parative language to define immunities in a static way. 22 +U.S. C. §288a(c). Or the statute could have specified that +it was incorporating the law of foreign sovereign immunity +as it existed on a particular date. See, e.g., Energy Policy +Act of 1992, 30 U.S. C. §242(c)(1) (certain land patents +"shall provide for surface use to the same extent as is +provided under applicable law prior to October 24, 1992). +Because the IOIA does neither of those things, we think +the "same as" formulation is best understood to make +international organization immunity and foreign sover- +eign immunity continuously equivalent. +That reading finds support in other statutes that use +similar or identical language to place two groups on equal +footing. In the Civil Rights Act of 1866, for instance, +Congress established a rule of equal treatment for newly +freed slaves by giving them the "same right" to make and +enforce contracts and to buy and sell property "as is en- +joyed by white citizens." 42 U.S. C. §§1981(a), 1982. That +provision is of course understood to guarantee continuous +equality between white and nonwhite citizens with respect +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028549 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028550.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028550.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ce391fbe257bd7f620dbd939faf00750240f3dd8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028550.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028550" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028550.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2032 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +8 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +Opinion of the Court +to the rights in question. See Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer +Co., 392 U. S. 409, 427-430 (1968). Similarly, the Federal +Tort Claims Act states that the +"United States shall be +liable" in tort "in the same manner and to the same extent +as a private individual under like circumstances." 28 +U.S. C. §2674. That provision is most naturally under- +stood to make the United States liable in the same way as +a private individual at any given time. See Richards v. +United States, 369 U. S. 1, 6-7 (1962). Such "same as" +provisions dot the statute books, and federal and state +courts commonly read them to mandate ongoing equal +treatment of two groups or objects. See, e.g., Adamson v. +Bowen, 855 F. 2d 668, 671-672 (CA10 1988) (statute mak- +ing United States liable for fees and expenses "to the same +extent that any other party would be liable under the +common law or under the terms of any statute" interpreted +to continuously tie liability of United States to that of +any other party); Kugler's Appeal, 55 Pa. 123, 121-125 +(1867) (statute making the procedure for dividing election +districts "the same as" the procedure for dividing town- +ships interpreted to continuously tie the former procedure +to the latter). +The IFC objects that the IOIA is different because the +purpose of international organization immunity is entirely +distinct from the purpose of foreign sovereign immunity. +Foreign sovereign immunity, the IFC argues, is grounded +in the mutual respect of sovereigns and serves the ends of +international comity and reciprocity. The purpose of +international organization immunity, on the other hand, is +to allow such organizations to freely pursue the collective +goals of member countries without undue interference +from the courts of any one member country. The IFC +therefore urges that the IOIA should not be read to tether +international organization immunity to changing foreign +sovereign immunity. +But that gets the inquiry backward. We ordinarily +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028550 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028551.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028551.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9610afed18f86760e50022a4659bf6d5f7761666 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028551.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028551" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028551.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1888 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +9 +Opinion of the Court +assume, "absent a clearly expressed legislative intention +to the contrary," that "the legislative purpose is expressed +by the ordinary meaning of the words used." +American +Tobacco Co. v. Patterson, 456 U. S. 63, 68 (1982) (altera- +tions omitted). Whatever the ultimate purpose of interna- +tional organization immunity may be-the IOIA does not +address that question-the immediate purpose of the +immunity provision is expressed in language that Con- +gress typically uses to make one thing continuously equiv- +alent to another. +B +The more natural reading of the IOIA is confirmed by a +canon of statutory interpretation that was well established +when the IOIA was drafted. According to the "reference" +canon, when a +statute refers to a general subject, the +statute adopts the law on that subject as it exists whenever +a question under the statute arises. 2 J. Sutherland, +Statutory Construction §85207-5208 (3d ed. 1943). For +example, a statute allowing a company to "collect the same +tolls and enjoy the same privileges" as other companies +incorporates the law governing tolls and privileges as it +exists at any given moment. Snell v. Chicago, 133 Ill. 413, +437-439, 24 N. E. 532, 537 (1890). In contrast, a statute +that refers to another statute by specific title or section +number in effect cuts and pastes the referenced statute as +it existed when the referring statute was enacted, without +any subsequent amendments. See, e.g., Culver v. People +ex rel. Kochersperger, 161 Ill. 89, 95-99, 43 N. E. 812, 811- +815 (1896) (tax-assessment statute referring to specific +article of another statute +does not adopt subsequent +amendments to that article). +Federal courts have often relied on the reference canon, +explicitly or implicitly, to harmonize a statute with an +exter, to had af la that the statue efer to gerally. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028551 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028552.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028552.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9e92a359286703d6c967d071b63a8cfbd94d5b79 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028552.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028552" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028552.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2057 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +10 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +Opinion of the Court +agency documents that "would not be available by law to a +in litigation with the agency' incorporates the +general law governing attorney work-product privilege as +it exists when the statute is applied. FTC v. Grolier Inc., +162 U. S. 19, 20, 26-27 (1983) (emphasis added); id., at 34, +n. 6 (Brennan, J., concurring in part and concurring in +judgment). Likewise, a general reference to federal dis- +covery rules incorporates those rules "as they are found on +any given day, today included," El Encanto, Inc. v. Hatch +Chile Co., 825 F. 3d 1161, 1164 (CA10 2016), and a gen- +eral reference to "the crime of piracy as defined by the law +of nations" incorporates a definition of piracy "that changes +with advancements in the law of nations, +" United States +v. Dire, 680 F. 3d 146, 451, 467-469 (CA4 2012). +The same logic applies here. The IOIA's reference to the +immunity enjoyed by foreign governments is a general +rather than specific reference. The reference is to an +external body of potentially evolving law-the law of +foreign sovereign immunity-not to a specific provision of +another statute. The IOIA should therefore be understood +to link the law of international organization immunity to +the law of foreign sovereign immunity, so that the one +develops in tandem with the other. +The IFC contends that the IOIA's reference to the im- +munity enjoyed by foreign governments is not a general +reference to an external body of law, but is instead a spe- +cific reference to a common law concept that had a fixed +meaning when the IOIA was enacted in 1945. And be- +cause we ordinarily presume that "Congress intends to +incorporate the well-settled meaning of the common-law +terms it uses," Neder v. United States, 527 U.S. 1, 23 +(1999), the IFC argues that we should read the IOIA to +incorporate what the IFC maintains was the then-settled +meaning of the "immunity enjoyed by foreign govern- +ments": virtually absolute immunity. +But in 1945, the "immunity enjoyed by foreign govern- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028552 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028553.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028553.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6c0a9fc66a6c7fcf56b1e59f54a87cf0501ec030 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028553.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028553" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028553.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1988 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +11 +Opinion of the Court +ments" did not mean "virtually absolute immunity." The +phrase is not a term of art with substantive content, such +as "fraud" or "forgery." See id., at 22; Gilbert v. United +States, 370 U. S. 650, 655 (1962). It is rather a concept +that can be given scope and content only by reference to +the rules governing foreign sovereign immunity. It is true +that under the rules applicable in 1945, the extent of im- +munity from suit was virtually absolute, while under the +rules applicable today, it is more limited. But in 1945, as +today, the IOIA's instruction to grant international organ- +izations the immunity "enjoyed by foreign governments" is +an instruction to look up the applicable rules of foreign +sovereign immunity, wherever those rules may be found +the common law, the law of nations, or a statute. In other +words, it is a general reference to an external body of +(potentially evolving) law. +C +In ruling for the IFC, the D. C. Circuit relied upon its +prior decision in Atkinson, 156 F. 3d 1335. +acknowledged the reference canon, but concluded that the +canon's probative force was "outweighed" by a structural +inference the court derived from the larger context of the +IOIA. Id., at 1341. The Atkinson court focused on the +provision of the IOIA that gives the President the author- +ity to withhold, withdraw, condition, or limit the otherwise +applicable privileges and immunities of an international +organization, "in the light of the functions performed by +any such international organization." 22 U.S. C. §288. +The court understood that provision to "delegate to the +President the responsibility for updating the immunities +of international organizations in the face of changing +circumstances." Atkinson, 156 F. 3d. at 1341. That dele- +gation, the court reasoned, "undermine[d]" the view that +Congress intended the IOIA to in effect update itself by +incorporating changes in the law governing foreign sover- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028553 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028554.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028554.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b1811db4b8847ff239618299135328272d2fc171 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028554.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028554" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028554.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2042 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +12 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +Opinion of the Court +eign immunity. Ibid. +We do not agree. +• The delegation provision is most +naturally read to allow the President to modify, on a +case-by-case basis, the immunity rules that would other- +wise apply to a particular international organization. The +statute authorizes the President to take action with re- +spect to a single organization-"any such organization"— +in light of the functions performed by "such organization." +28 U.S. C. 8288. The text suggests retail rather than +wholesale action, and that is in fact how authority under +§288 has been exercised in the past. See, e.g., Exec. Order +No. 12425, 3 CFR 193 (1984) (designating INTERPOL as +an international organization under the IOIA but with- +holding certain privileges and immunities); Exec. Order +No. 11718, 3 CFR 177 (1974) (same for INTELSAT). In +any event, the fact that the President has power to modify +otherwise applicable immunity rules is perfectly compati- +ble with the notion that those rules might themselves +change over time in light of developments in the law gov- +erning foreign sovereign immunity. +The D. C. Circuit in Atkinson also gave no consideration +to the opinion of the State Department, whose views in +this area ordinarily receive "special attention." Bolivarian +Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int'l. Drilling +Co., 581 U.S. _ _ (2017) (slip op., at 9). Shortly after +the FSIA was enacted, the State Department took the +position that the immunity rules of the IOIA and the ESIA +were now "link[ed]." Letter from Detlev F. Vagts, Office of +the Legal Adviser, to Robert M. Carswell, Jr., Senior Legal +Advisor, OAS, p. 2 (Mar. 24, 1977). The Department +reaffirmed that view during subsequent administrations, +and it has reaffirmed it again here? That longstanding +2 See Letter from Roberts B. Owen, Legal Adviser, to Leroy D. Clark, +Gen. Counsel, EEOC (June 24, 1980) in Nash, Contemporary Practice +of the United States Relating to International Law, 74 Am. J. Int'l. L. 917, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028554 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028555.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028555.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..edb177233f1738c27001d39127c85648acc2d053 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028555.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028555" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028555.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2168 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +13 +Opinion of the Court +view further bolsters our understanding of the IOIA's +immunity provision. +D +The IFC argues that interpreting the IOIA's immunity +provision to grant anything less than absolute immunity +would lead to a number of undesirable results. +The IFC first contends that affording international +organizations only restrictive immunity would defeat the +purpose of granting them immunity in the first place. +Allowing international organizations to be sued in one +member country's courts would in effect allow that mem- +ber to second-guess the collective decisions of the others. +It would also expose international organizations to money +expensive for them to fulfill their missions. +The IFC +argues that this problem is especially acute for interna- +tional development banks. Because those banks use the +tools of commerce to achieve their objectives, they may be +subject to suit under the ESIA's commercial activity excep- +tion for most or all of their core activities, unlike foreign +sovereigns. +According to the IFC, allowing such suits +would bring a flood of foreign-plaintiff litigation into U. S. +courts, raising many of the same foreign-relations con- +918 (1980) ("By virtue of the FSIA, and unless otherwise specified in +their constitutive +agreements, international organizations +subject to the jurisdiction of our courts in respect of their commercial +activities, +while retaining immunity for their acts of a public charac- +ter."); Letter from Arnold Kanter, Acting Secretary of State, to Presi- +dent George H. W. Bush (Sept. 12, 1992) in Digest of United States +Practice in International Law 1016-1017 (S. Cummins & D. Stewart +eds. 2005) (explaining that the Headquarters Agreement of the Organi- +zation of American States affords the OAS "full immunity from judicial +process, thus going beyond the usual United States practice of affording +restrictive immunity" in exchange for assurances that OAS would +provide for "appropriate modes of settlement of those disputes for which +jurisdiction would exist against a foreign government under the" ESIA); +Brief for United States as Amicus Curiae 24-29. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028555 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028556.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028556.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e9311b876f47d339c446a5093eaf0d1029944dd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028556.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028556" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028556.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2023 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +14 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +Opinion of the Court +cerns that we identified when considering similar litiga- +tion under the Alien Tort Statute. See Jesner v. Arab +Bank, PLC, 584 U.S. - +_ (2018); Kiobel v. hoyal +Dutch Petroleum Co., 569 U.S. 108, 116-117 (2013). +The IFC's concerns are inflated. To begin, the privileges +and immunities accorded by the IOIA are only default +If the work of a given international organization +would be impaired by restrictive immunity, the organiza- +tion's charter can always specify a different level of im- +munity. The charters of many international organizations +do just that. See, e.g., Convention on Privileges and Im- +munities of the United Nations, Art. II, $2, Feb. 13, 1946, +21 U. S. T. 1422, T. I. A. S. No. 6900 ("The United Nations +... shall enjoy immunity from every form of legal process +except insofar as in any particular case it has expressly +waived its immunity"); Articles of Agreement of the Inter- +national Monetary Fund, Art. IX, 83, Dec. 27, 1945, 60 +Stat. 1413, T. I. A. S. No. 1501 (IMF enjoys "immunity +from every form of judicial process except to the extent +that it expressly waives its immunity"). +Notably, the +IFC's own charter does not state that the IFC is absolutely +immune from suit. +Nor is there good reason to think that restrictive im- +munity would expose international development banks to +excessive liability. As an initial matter, it is not clear that +the lending activity of all development banks qualifies as +commercial activity within the meaning of the FSIA. To +be considered "commercial," +an activity must be "the type" +of activity "by which a private party engages in" trade or +commerce. Republic of Argentina v. Weltover, Inc., 504 +U.S. 607, 614 (1992); see 28 U.S. C. §1603(d). As the +Government suggested at oral +argument, the lending +activity of at least some development banks, such as those +that make conditional loans to governments, may not +qualify as "commercial" under the FSIA. See Tr. of Oral +Arg. 27-30. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028556 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028557.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028557.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..12fd262ac78e64f384711b6741807431b592ddee --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028557.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028557" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028557.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1770 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +15 +Opinion of the Court +And even if an international development bank's lend- +ing activity does quality as commercial, that does not +mean the organization is automatically subject to suit. +The FSIA includes other requirements that must also be +For one thing, the commercial activity must have a +sufficient nexus to the United States. See 28 U.S. C. +§§1603, 1605(a)(2). For another, a lawsuit must be "based +either the commercial activity itself or acts per- +formed in connection with the commercial activity. See +§1605(a)(2). Thus, if the "gravamen" of a lawsuit is tor- +tious activity abroad, the suit is not "based upon" commer- +cial activity within the meaning of the ESIA's commercial +activity exception. See OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs, +577 U.S. - _ +__ (2015); Saudi Arabia v. Nelson, 507 +U.S. 349, 356-359 (1993). At oral argument in this case, +the Government stated that it has "serious doubts" whether +petitioners' suit, which largely concerns allegedly tortious +conduct in India, would satisfy the "based upon" require- +ment. Tr. of Oral Arg. 25-26. In short, restrictive immun- +ity hardly means unlimited exposure to suit for interna- +tional organizations. +* +* +The International Organizations Immunities Act grants +international +organizations the +"same immunity" from +suit "as is enjoyed by foreign governments" at any given +Today, that means that the Foreign Sovereign +Immunities Act governs the immunity of international +organizations. The International Finance Corporation is +therefore not absolutely immune from suit. +The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for +the D. C. Circuit is reversed, and the case is remanded for +further proceedings consistent with this opinion. +It is so ordered. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028557 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028558.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028558.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3a8b23d9266f611fbf34198fee7f8032b403ace5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028558.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028558" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028558.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 159 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +16 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +Opinion of the Court +JUSTICE KAVANAUGH took no part in the consideration or +decision of this case. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028558 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028559.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028559.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d302f5a89b8fa035462bbd12834a03346e360101 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028559.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028559" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028559.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1580 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +1 +BREYER, J., dissenting +SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES +No. 17-1011 +BUDHA ISMAIL JAM, ET AL., PETITIONERS U. +INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION +ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF +APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT +[February 27, 2019] +JUSTICE BREYER, dissenting. +The International Organizations Immunities Act of 1945 +extends to international organizations "the same immu- +nity from suit and every form of judicial process as is en- +joyed by foreign governments." 22 U.S. C. §288a(b). The +majority, resting primarily upon the statute's language +and canons of interpretation, holds that the statute's +reference to "immunity" moves with the times. As a con- +sequence, the statute no longer allows international or- +ganizations immunity from lawsuits arising from their +commercial activities. +In my view, the statute grants +international organizations that immunity-just as for- +eign governments possessed that immunity when Con- +gress enacted the statute in 1945. In reaching this conclu- +sion, I rest more heavily than does the majority upon the +statute's history, its context, its purposes, and its conse- +And I write in part to show that, in difficult +cases like this one, purpose-based methods of interpreta- +tion can often shine a useful light upon opaque statutory +language, leading to a result that reflects greater legal +coherence and is, as a practical matter, more sound. +The general question before us is familiar: Do the words +of a statute refer to their subject matter "statically," as it +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028559 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028560.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028560.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bdd3a9031b45649487d3521ac3d2cc4eb10baefb --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028560.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028560" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028560.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2081 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +2 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +BREYER, J., dissenting +was when the statute was written? Or is their reference +to that subject matter "dynamic," changing in scope as the +subject matter changes over time? It is hardly surprising, +given the thousands of different statutes containing an +untold number of different words, that there is no single, +universally applicable answer to this question. +Fairly recent cases from this Court make that clear. +Compare New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, 586 U.S. _ +(2019) (slip op., at 7) (adopting the interpretation of "con- +tracts of employment'" that prevailed at the time of the +statute's adoption in 1925); Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. +United States, 585 U.S. +(2018) (slip op., at 2) +(adopting the meaning of "money'" that prevailed at the +time of the statute's enactment in 1937); Carcieri v. Sala- +zar, 555 U. S. 379, 388 (2009) (interpreting the statutory +phrase "now under Federal jurisdiction'" to cover only +those tribes that were under federal jurisdiction at the +time of the statute's adoption in 1934); and Republic of +Argentina v. Weltover, Inc., 504 U. S. 607, 612-613 (1992) +(adopting the meaning of "commercial"" that was "at- +tached to that term under the restrictive theory" when the +Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act was enacted in 1976), +with Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC, 576 U.S. — +- (2015) (slip op., at 14) (noting that the words "re- +straint of trade'" in the Sherman Act have been interpreted +dynamically); West v. Gibson, 527 U.S. 212, 218 (1999) +(interpreting the term "appropriate'" in Title VIl's reme- +dies provision dynamically); and Allied-Bruce Terminix +Cos. v. Dobson, 513 U. S. 265, 275-276 (1995) (interpret- +ing the term "involving commerce'" in the Federal Arbi- +tration Act dynamically). +The Court, like petitioners, believes that the language of +the statute itself helps significantly to answer the stat- +ic/dynamic question. +See ante, at 7-9. I doubt that the +language itself helps in this case. Petitioners point to the +words "as is" in the phrase that grants the international +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028560 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028561.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028561.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..192441538167218372b2f972ddd2fcb4df61c4f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028561.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028561" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028561.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2010 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +3 +BREYER, J., dissenting +organizations the "same immunity from suit ... as is +enjoyed by foreign governments." Brief for Petitioners 23- +They invoke the Dictionary Act, which states that +"words used in the present tense include the future" "un- +less the context indicates otherwise." 1 U.S.C. §1. But +that provision creates only a presumption. And it did not +even appear in the statute until 1948, after Congress had +passed the Immunities Act. Compare §1, 61 Stat. 633, +with §6, 62 Stat. 859. +More fundamentally, the words "as is enjoyed" do not +conclusively tell us when enjoyed. Do they mean "as is +enjoyed" at the time of the statute's enactment? Or "as is +enjoyed" at the time a plaintiff brings a lawsuit? If the +former, international organizations enjoy immunity from +lawsuits based upon their commercial activities, for that +was the scope of immunity that foreign governments +enjoyed in 1945 when the Immunities Act became law. If +the latter, international organizations do not enjoy that +immunity, for foreign governments can no longer claim +immunity from lawsuits based upon certain commercial +activities. See 28 U. S. C. §1605(a)(2). +Linguistics does not answer the temporal question. Nor +do our cases, which are not perfectly consistent on the +matter. Compare McNeill v. United States, 563 U.S. 816, +821 (2011) (present-tense verb in the Armed Career Crim- +inal Act requires applying the law at the time of previous +conviction, not the later time when the Act is applied), +with Dole Food Co. v. Patrickson, 538 U. S. 468, 478 (2003) +(present-tense verb requires applying the law "at the time +suit is filed"). The problem is simple: "Without knowing +the point in time at which the law speaks, it is impossible +to tell what is past and what is present or future." Carr v. +United States, 560 U.S. 438, 463 (2010) (ALITO, J., dis- +senting). It is purpose, not linguistics, that can help us +here. +The words "same ... as,' +" in the phrase "same immunity +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028561 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028562.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028562.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d5de847a389b54d561dffe9803ecdbff5b59e415 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028562.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028562" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028562.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2033 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +4 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +BREYER, J., dissenting +... as," provide no greater help. The majority finds sup- +port for its dynamic interpretation in the Civil Rights Act +of 1866, which gives all citizens the "same right" to make +and enforce contracts and to buy and sell property "as is +comphasis added). But it is purpose +42 U.S. C. 881981(a), 1982 +ily resolves any temporal linguistic ambiguity in that +statute. The Act's objective, like that of the Fourteenth +Amendment itself, was a Nation that treated its citizens +Its purpose-revealed by its title, historical +context, and other language in the statute was "to guar- +antee the then newly freed slaves the same legal rights +that other citizens enjoy." CBOCS West, Inc. v. Hum- +phries, 553 U.S. 442, 148 (2008). Given this purpose, its +dynamic nature is obvious. +Similarly, judges interpreting the words "same ….. as" +have long resolved ambiguity not by looking at the words +alone, but by examining the statute's purpose as well. +Compare, e.g., Kugler's Appeal, 55 Pa. 123, 123-125 (1867) +(adopting a dynamic interpretation of "same as" statute in +light of "plain" and "manifest" statutory purpose); and +Gaston v. Lamkin, 115 Mo. 20, 34, 21 S. W. 1100, 1104 +(1893) (adopting a dynamic interpretation of "same as" +election statute given the legislature's intent to achieve +"simplicity and uniformity in the conduct of elections"), +with O'Flynn v. East Rochester, 292 N. Y. 156, 162, 54 +N. E. 2d 343, 346 (1941) (adopting a static interpretation +of "same as" +statute given that the legislature "did not +contemplate" that subsequent changes to a referenced +statute would apply (interpreting N. Y. Gen. Mun. Law +Ann. §360(5) (West 1934))). There is no hard-and-fast rule +that the statutory words "as is" or the statutory words +"same as" require applying the law as it stands today. +The majority wrongly believes that it can solve the +temporal problem by bringing statutory canons into play. +It relies on what it calls the "reference canon." That canon, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028562 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028563.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028563.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..95c56e3aec4e4d5a67dd0899fcebf98389598c0b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028563.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028563" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028563.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1914 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +5 +BREYER, J., dissenting +as it appeared more than 75 years ago in Sutherland's +book on statutory construction, says that "when a statute +refers to a general subject, the statute adopts the law on +that subject as it exists whenever a question under the +statute arises." Ante, at 9 (citing 2 J. Sutherland, Statu- +tory Construction §85207-5208 (3d ed. 1943); emphasis +But a canon is at most a rule of thumb. Indeed, Suther- +land himself says that "[njo single canon of interpretation +can purport to give a certain and unerring answer." +Sutherland, supra, $4501, p. 316. And hornbooks, sum- +marizing case law, have long explained that whether a +reference statute adopts the law as it stands on the date of +enactment or includes subsequent changes in the law to +which it refers is "fundamentally a question of legislative +intent and purpose." Fox, Effect of Modification or Repeal +of Constitutional or Statutory Provision Adopted by Refer- +ence in Another Provision, 168 A. L. R. 627, 628 (1947); +see also 82 C. J.S., Statutes §485, p. 637 (2009) ("The +question of whether a statute which has adopted another +statute by reference will be affected by amendments made +to the adopted statute is one of legislative intent and +purpose"); id., at 638 (statute that refers generally to +another body of law will ordinarily include subsequent +changes in the adopted law only "as far as the changes are +consistent with the purpose of the adopting statute"). +Thus, all interpretive roads here lead us to the same +place, namely, to context, to history, to purpose, and to +consequences. Language alone cannot resolve the stat- +ute's linguistic ambiguity. +II +"Statutory interpretation," however, "is not a game of +blind man's bluff." +Dole Food Co., 538 U.S., at 484 +(BREYER, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part). +We are "free to consider statutory language in light of a +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028563 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028564.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028564.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..08853009990f0ad964a8b1e31526892424419239 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028564.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028564" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028564.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1924 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +6 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +BREYER, J., dissenting +statute's basic purposes," ibid., as well as "the history of +the times when it was passed," Leo Sheep Co. v. United +States, 140 U. S. 668, 669 (1979) (quoting United States v. +Union Pacific R. Co., 91 U. S. 72, 79 (1875)). In this case, +historical context, purpose, and related consequences tell +us a great deal about the proper interpretation of the +Immunities Act. +Congressional reports explain that Congress, acting in +the immediate aftermath of World War II, intended the +Immunities Act to serve two related purposes. +First, it +would "enable] this country to fulfill its commitments in +connection with its membership in international organiza- +S. Rep. No. 861, 79th Cong., Ist Sess., 3 (1945); see +also id., at 2-3 (explaining that the Immunities Act was +"basic legislation" expected to "satisfy in full the require- +ments of ... international organizations conducting activi- +ties in the United States'); H. R. Rep. No. 1203, 79th +Cong., Ist Sess., 3 (1915) (similar). And second, it would +"facilitate fully the functioning of international organiza- +tions in this country." S. Rep. No. 861, at 3. +I first examine the international commitments that +Congress sought to fulfill. By 1945, the United States had +entered into agreements creating several important multi- +lateral organizations, including the United Nations (UN), +the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, +the UN Relief +and Rehabilitation +Administration +(UNRRA), and the Food and Agriculture Organization +(FAO). See id., at 2. +The founding agreements for several of these organiza- +tions required member states to grant them broad immun- +ity from suit. +The Bretton Woods Agreements, for exam- +ple, provided that the IMF "shall enjoy immunity from +every form of judicial process except to the extent that it +expressly waives its immunity." Articles of Agreement of +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028564 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028565.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028565.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..401c70861987549ba664c2a15343256301446d47 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028565.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028565" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028565.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1977 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +7 +BREYER, J., dissenting +the International Monetary Fund, Art. IX, §3, Dec. 27, +1915, 60 Stat. 1413, T. I. A. S. No. 1501. UNRRA required +members, absent waiver, to accord the organization "the +facilities, privileges, immunities, and exemptions which +they accord to each other, including +suit and legal process.' 2 UNRRA, A Compilation of rome +Resolutions on Policy: First and Second Sessions of the +UNRRA Council, Res. No. 32, p. 51 (1944). And the UN +Charter required member states to accord the UN "such +privileges and immunities as are necessary for the fulfill- +ment of its purposes." Charter of the United Nations, Art. +105, 59 Stat. 1053, June 26, 1945, T. S. No. 993. +These international organizations expected the United +States to provide them with essentially full immunity. +And at the time the treaties were written, Congress un- +derstood that foreign governments normally enjoyed im- +munity with respect to their commercial, as well as their +noncommercial, activities. Thus, by granting international +organizations +"the +same immunity from +suit" that +foreign +governments enjoyed, Congress +expected that +international organizations would similarly have immu- +nity in both commercial and noncommercial suits. +More than that, Congress likely recognized that immu- +nity in the commercial area was even more important for +many international organizations than it was for most +foreign governments. Unlike foreign governments, inter- +national organizations are not sovereign entities engaged +in a host of different activities. See R. Higgins, Problems +& Process: International Law and How We Use It 93 +(1994) (organizations do not act with "sovereign author- +Kather, an oralia thes to stating our oft cortet); +mentioned above) have specific missions that often require +them to engage in what U.S. law may well consider to be +commercial activities. See infra, at 12. +Nonetheless, under the majority's view, the immunity of +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028565 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028566.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028566.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dfecf7184b3f669433d14747284fc23a194c7e58 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028566.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028566" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028566.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2086 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +8 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +BREYER, J., dissenting +many organizations contracted in scope in 1952, when the +State Department modified foreign government immunity +to exclude commercial activities. Most organizations could +not rely on the treaty provisions quoted above to supply +the necessary immunity. +That is because, unless the +treaty provision granting immunity is "self-executing," i.e., +automatically applicable, the immunity will not be effec- +tive in U.S. courts until Congress enacts additional legis- +lation to implement it. See Medellin v. Texas, 552 U.S. +491, 504-505 (2008); but see id., at 546-547 (BREYER, J., +dissenting). And many treaties are not self-executing. +Thus, in the ordinary case, not even a treaty can guaran- +tee immunity in cases arising from commercial activities. +The UN provides a good example. +As noted, the UN +Charter required the United States to grant the UN all +"necessary" immunities, but it was not self-executing. In +1946, the UN made clear that it needed absolute immu- +nity from suit, including in lawsuits based upon its commer- +cial activities. See Convention on Privileges and Immuni- +ties of the United Nations, Art. II, §2, Feb. 13, 1946, 21 +U.S. T. 1422, T. I. A. S. No. 6900 (entered into force Apr. +29, 1970); see also App. to S. Exec. Rep. No. 91-17, p. 14 +(1970) ("The U. N.'s immunity from legal process extends +to matters arising out its commercial dealings ..."). But, +until Congress ratified that comprehensive immunity +provision in 1970, no U.S. law provided that immunity +but for the Immunities Act. Id., at 1. Both the UN and +the United States found this circumstance satisfactory +ecause they apparently assumed the Immunities Ac +xtended immunity in cases involving both commercia +and noncommercial activities: When Congress eventually +(in 1970) ratified the UN's comprehensive immunity pro- +vision, the Senate reported that the long delay in ratifica- +tion "appears to have been the result of the executive +branch being content to operate under the provisions of +the" Immunities Act. Id., at 2. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028566 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028567.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028567.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d13e10cce2118cccec9c3c8b75f8650290290f45 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028567.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028567" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028567.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1949 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +9 +BREYER, J., dissenting +In light of this history, how likely is it that Congress, +seeking to "satisfy in full the requirements of ... interna- +tional organizations conducting activities in the United +States," S. Rep. No. 861, at 2-3 (emphasis added), would +have understood the statute to take from many interna- +tional organizations with one hand the immunity it had +given them with the other? If Congress wished the Act to +carry out one of its core purposes-fulfilling the country's +international commitments-Congress would not have +wanted the statute to change over time, taking on a mean- +ing that would fail to grant not only full, but even partial, +immunity to many of those organizations. +Congress also intended to facilitate international organ- +izations' ability to pursue their missions in the United +States. To illustrate why that purpose is better served by +a static interpretation, consider in greater detail the work +of the organizations to which Congress wished to provide +broad immunity. +Put the IMF to the side, for Congress +enacted a separate statute providing it with immunity +(absent waiver) in all cases. See 22 U.S. C. §286h. But +UNRRA, the World Bank, the FAO, and the UN itself all +originally depended upon the Immunities Act for the +immunity they sought. +Consider, for example, the mission of UNRRA. The +United States and other nations created that organization +in 1943, as the end of World War II seemed in sight. Its +objective was, in the words of President Roosevelt, to +"assure a fair distribution of available supplies among'" +those liberated in World War II, and "to ward off death by +starvation or exposure among these peoples.'" 1 G. Wood- +bridge, UNRRA: The History of the United Nations Relief +and Rehabilitation Administration 3 (1950). By the time +Congress passed the Immunities Act in 1945, UNRRA had +obtained and shipped billions of pounds of food, clothing, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028567 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028568.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028568.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..82bf7d5e0f96d16df7a095d69be150796921639d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028568.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028568" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028568.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1957 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +10 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +BREYER, J., dissenting +and other relief supplies to children freed from Nazi con- +centration camps and to others in serious need. 3 id., at +429; see generally L. Nicholas, Cruel World: The Children +of Europe in the Nazi Web 442-513 (2005). +These activities involved contracts, often made in the +United States, for transportation and for numerous com- +mercial goods. See B. Shephard, The Long Road Home: +The Aftermath of the Second World War 54, 57-58 (2012). +Indeed, the United States conditioned its participation on +UNRRA's spending what amounted to 67% of its budget on +purchases of goods and services in the United States. Id., +at 57-58; see also Sawyer, Achievements of UNRRA as an +International Health Organization, 37 Am. J. Pub. Health +41, 57 (1947) (describing UNRRA training programs for +foreign doctors within the United States, which presuma- +bly required entering into contracts); International Refu- +gee Org. v. Republic S. S. Corp., 189 F. 2d 858, 860 (CA +1951) (describing successor organization's transportation +of displaced persons, presumably also under contract). +Would Congress, believing that it had provided the abso- +lute immunity that UNRRA sought and expected, also +have intended that the statute be interpreted "dynamic- +ally," thereby removing most of the immunity that it had +then provided-not only potentially from UNRRA itself +but also from other future international organizations +with UNRRA-like objectives and tasks? +C +This history makes clear that Congress enacted the +Immunities Act as part of an effort to encourage interna- +tional organizations to locate their headquarters and carry +on their missions in the United States. It also makes clear +that Congress intended to enact "basic legislation" that +would fulfill its broad immunity-based commitments to +the UN, UNRRA, +and other nascent organizations. +S. Rep. No. 861, at 2. And those commitments, of neces- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028568 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028569.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028569.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f3d69e6e405ad2b973cc3a0b445d682233eddb7e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028569.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028569" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028569.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1821 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U. S. _ +_ (2019) +11 +BREYER, J., dissenting +sity, included immunity from suit in commercial areas, since +organizations were buying goods and making contracts in +the United States. +To achieve these purposes, Congress enacted legislation +that granted necessarily broad immunity. And that fact +trongly suggests that Congress would not have wante +he statute to reduce significantly the scope of immunit +that international +organizations enjoyed, particularly +organizations engaged in development finance, refugee +assistance, or other tasks that U.S. law could well decide +were "commercial" in nature. See infra, at 12. +To that extent, an examination of the statute's purpose +supports a static, not a dynamic, interpretation of its +cross-reference to the immunity of foreign governments. +Unlike the purpose of the Civil Rights Act, the purpose +here was not to ensure parity of treatment for interna- +tional organizations and foreign governments. Instead, as +the Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit pointed out +years ago, the statute's reference to the immunities of +'foreign governments" was a +"shorthand" for the immuni- +ties those foreign governments enjoyed at the time the Act +passed. +Atkinson v. Inter-American Development +Bank, 156 F. 3d 1335, 1340, 1341 (1998). +III +Now consider the consequences that the majority's +reading of the statute will likely produce consequences +that run counter to the statute's basic purposes. Although +the UN itself is no longer dependent upon the Immunities +Act, many other organizations, such as the FAO and sev- +eral multilateral development banks, continue to rely +upon that Act to secure immunity, for the United States +has never ratified treaties nor enacted statutes that might +extend the necessary immunity, commercial and noncom- +mercial alike. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028569 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028570.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028570.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ef26bd332c70fef92ba5392a011454357c3cb006 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028570.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028570" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028570.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2043 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +12 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +BREYER, J., dissenting +The "commercial activity" exception to the sovereign +immunity of foreign nations is broad. We have said that a +foreign state engages in "commercial activity" when it +exercises "powers that can also be exercised by private +citizens.'" Republic of Argentina, 504 U. S., at 614. Thus, +"a contract to buy army boots or even bullets is a 'commer- +cial activity," even if the government enters into the +contract to "fulfil[!] uniquely sovereign objectives." Ibid.; +see also H. R. Rep. No. 94-1487, p. 16 (1976) ("[A] transac- +tion to obtain goods or services from private parties would +not lose its otherwise commercial character because it was +entered into in connection with an [Agency for Interna- +tional Development] program"). +As a result of the majority's interpretation, many of the +international organizations to which the United States +belongs will discover that they are now exposed to civil +lawsuits based on their (U. S.-law-defined) commercial +activity. And because "commercial activity" may well have +a broad definition, today's holding will at the very least +uncertainty for organizations involved in finance, +such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development +Bank, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. +The core functions of these organizations are at least +arguably "commercial" in nature; the organizations exist +to promote international development by investing in +foreign companies and projects across the world. See Brief +for International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop- +ment et al. as Amici Curiae 1-4; Brief for Member Coun- +tries and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency +as Amici Curiae 13-15. The World Bank, for example, +encourages development either by guaranteeing private +loans or by providing financing from its own funds if pri- +vate capital is not available. See Articles of Agreement of +the International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop- +ment, Art. I, Dec. 27, 1945, 60 Stat. 1440, T. I. A. S. No. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028570 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028571.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028571.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..02ab3dcbb999cc2203f6cf1676cb38496319b801 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028571.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028571" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028571.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1824 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +13 +BREYER, J., dissenting +1502. +Some of these organizations, including the International +Finance Corporation (IFC), themselves believe they do not +need broad immunity in commercial areas, and they have +waived it. See, e.g., Articles of Agreement of the Interna- +tional Finance Corporation, Art. 6, g3, Dec. o, 1955, 7 +U.S. C. §282g); see also 860 F. 3d 703, 706 (CADC 2017). +But today's decision will affect them nonetheless. That is +because courts have long interpreted their waivers in a +manner that protects their core objectives. +See, e.g., +Mendaro v. World Bank, 717 F. 2d 610, 614-615 (CADC +1983). (This very case provides a good example. The D. C. +Circuit held below that the IFC's waiver provision does not +cover petitioners' claims because they "threaten the +[IFC's] policy discretion." +See 860 F. 3d, at 708.) But +today's decision exposes these organizations to potential +liability in all cases arising from their commercial activi- +ties, without regard to the scope of their waivers. +Under the majority's interpretation, that broad exposure +to liability is at least a reasonable possibility. And that +being so, the interpretation undercuts Congress' original +objectives and the expectations that it had when it enacted +the Immunities Act in 1945. +B +The majority's opinion will have a further important +consequence one that more clearly contradicts the stat- +ute's objectives and overall scheme. It concerns the im- +portant goal of weeding out lawsuits that are likely bad or +harmful-those likely to produce rules of law that inter- +fere with an international organization's public interest +tasks. +To understand its importance, consider again that in- +ternational organizations, +unlike foreign nations, are +multilateral, with members from many different nations. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028571 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028572.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028572.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..238c290cf0cb8180cd0a1f4440e16e2ba6f1cd5e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028572.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028572" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028572.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2125 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +14 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +BREYER, J., dissenting +See H. R. Rep. No. 1203, at 1. That multilateralism is +threatened if one nation alone, through application of its +own liability rules (by nonexpert judges), can shape the +policy choices or actions that an international organization +believes it must take or refrain from taking. Yet that is +the effect of the majority's interpretation. By restricting +the immunity that international organizations enjoy, it +"opens the door to divided decisions of the courts of differ- +ent member states," including U. S. courts, "passing judg- +ment on the rules, regulations, and decisions of the inter- +national bodies." Broadbent v. Organization of Am. States, +628 F. 2d 27, 35 (CADC 1980); cf. Singer, Jurisdictional +Immunity of International Organizations: Human Rights +and Functional Necessity Concerns, 36 Va. J. Int'l L. 53, +63-64 (1995) (recognizing that "[ilt would be inappropriate +for municipal courts to cut deep into the region of autono- +mous decision-making authority of institutions such as the +World Bank"). +Many international organizations, fully aware of their +moral (if not legal) obligations to prevent harm to others +and to compensate individuals when they do cause harm, +have sought to fulfill those obligations without compromis- +ing their ability to operate effectively. Some, as I have +said, waive their immunity in U. S. courts at least in part. +And the D. C. Circuit, for nearly 40 years, has interpreted +those waivers in a +way that protects the organization +against interference by any single state. +See, e.g., +Mendaro, 717 F. 2d, at 615. +The D. C. Circuit allows a +lawsuit to proceed when "insistence on immunity would +actually prevent or hinder the organization from conduct- +ing its activities." Id., at 617. Thus, a direct beneficiary of +a World Bank loan can generally sue the Bank, because +"the commercial reliability of the Bank's direct loans ... +would be significantly vitiated" if "beneficiaries were +required to accept the Bank's obligations without recourse +to judicial process." Id., at 618. Where, however, allowing +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028572 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028573.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028573.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3838aca9e09b547a1eff9158eca0ae6d68283634 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028573.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028573" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028573.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2037 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +15 +BREYER, J., dissenting +a suit would lead to "disruptive interference" with the +organization's functions, the waiver does not apply. Ibid. +Other organizations have attempted to solve the liabil- +ity/immunity problem by turning to multilateral, not +single-nation, solutions. +The UN, for +agreed to "make provisions for appropriate modes of set- +tlement of +[disputes arising out of contracts or other +disputes of a private law character." Convention on Privi- +leges and Immunities of the United Nations, Art. VIII, +§29, 21 U.S. T. 1438, T. I. A. S. No. 6900. It generally +does so by agreeing to submit commercial disputes to +arbitration. See Restatement (Third) of Foreign Relations +Law of the United States §467, Reporters' Note 7 (1987). +Other organizations, including the IFC, have set up alter- +native accountability schemes to resolve disputes that +might otherwise end up in court. See World Bank, Inspec- +Panel: About Us (describing World Bank's three- +member "independent complaints mechanism" for those +"who believe that they have been ... adversely affected by +a World Bank-funded project"), https://inspectionpanel.org/ +about-us/about-inspection-panel (as last visited Feb. 25, +2019); Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, How We Work: +CAO Dispute Resolution (describing IFC and Multi- +lateral Investment Guarantee Agency dispute-resolution +process, the main objective of which is to help resolve issues +raised about the "social and environmental impacts of +IFC/MIGA projects"), www.cao-ombudsman.org/howwework/ +ombudsman. +These alternatives may sometimes prove inadequate. +And, if so, the Immunities Act itself offers a way for Amer- +ica's Executive Branch to set aside an organization's im- +munity and to allow a lawsuit to proceed in U. S. courts. +The Act grants to the President the authority to "with- +hold," to "withdraw," to "condition," or to "limit" any of the +Act's "immunities" in "light of the functions performed by +any such international organization." 22 U. S. C. §288. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028573 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028574.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028574.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c4ce3470192602713ec1ec31dec00752ddd7f66 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028574.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028574" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028574.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1921 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +16 +JAM v. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP. +BREYER, J., dissenting +Were we to interpret the statute statically, then, the +default rule would be immunity in suits arising from an +organization's commercial activities. But the Executive +Branch would have the power to withdraw immunity +where immunity is not warranted, as the Act itself pro- +vides. And in making that determination, it could con- +sider whether allowing the lawsuit would jeopardize the +organization's ability to carry out its public interest tasks. +In a word, the Executive Branch, under a static interpre- +tation, would have the authority needed to separate law- +suit sheep from lawsuit goats. +Under the majority's interpretation, by contrast, there is +no such flexibility. The Executive does not have the power +to tailor immunity by taking into account the risk of a +lawsuit's unjustified interference with institutional objec- +tives or other institutional needs. Rather, the majority's +holding takes away an international organization's im- +munity (in cases arising from +"commercial" activities) +across the board. And without a new statute, there is no +way to restore it, in whole or in part. +Nothing in the +present statute +gives the Executive, +the courts, or the +organization +the power to restore immunity, or to tailor +any resulting potential liability, where a lawsuit threatens +seriously to +interfere with an organization's legitimate +needs and goals. +Thus, the static interpretation comes equipped with +flexibility. It comes equipped with a means to withdraw +immunity where justified. But the dynamic interpretation +freezes potential liability into law. It withdraws immunity +automatically and irretrievably, irrespective of institu- +tional harm. +It seems highly +unlikely that Congress +would have wanted this result. +* +* +* +At the end of World War II, many in this Nation saw +international cooperation through international organiza- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028574 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028575.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028575.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f6f691b6c9fec168b325a486dba5ea4a264a50fd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028575.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028575" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028575.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1246 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Cite as: 586 U.S. _ +_ (2019) +17 +BREYER, J., dissenting +tion as one way both to diminish the risk of conflict and to +promote economic development and commercial prosper- +ity. Congress at that time and at the request of many of +those organizations enacted the Immunities Act. Given +the differences between international organizations and +nation states, along with the Act's purposes and the risk of +untoward consequences, I would leave the Immunities Act +where we found it-as providing for immunity in both +commercial and noncommercial suits. +My decision rests primarily not upon linguistic analysis, +but upon basic statutory purposes. Linguistic methods +alone, however artfully employed, too often can be used to +justify opposite conclusions. Purposes, derived from con- +text, informed by history, and tested by recognition of +related consequences, will more often lead us to legally +sound, workable interpretations-as they have consistently +done in the past. These methods of interpretation can +help voters hold officials accountable for their decisions +and permit citizens of our diverse democracy to live to- +gether productively and in peace-basic objectives in +America of the rule of law itself. +With respect, I dissent. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028575 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028576.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028576.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..334064970c0dead638d904ecbf70097e27952446 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028576.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028576" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028576.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1328 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Weingarten, Reid +1/26/2019 9:24:09 PM +J [jeevacation@gmail.com] +RE: Re: +As is often (but not always) the case you are correct…...see if you can 'get the book' on him +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 3:20 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +go slow +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 9:18 PM Weingarten, Reid < +He wants me to hire him....thinking about using him on the Softbank caper +• wrote: +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 3:05 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +as you may know i am very good friends with the sec gen council of europe , human rights court. +they +know each other well +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 8:46 PM Weingarten, Reid < +• wrote: +Ever hear of a french/Israeli lawyer named ron soffer who has his main office in paris... (a yid who also works out of +nyc) +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 2:21 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +Ha +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 8:19 PM Weingarten, Reid +Calm down...it was about 30 years ago, fleeting (and not that bad) +› wrote: +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 2:12 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +sorry but i cant get the image of a naked lily sanchez out of my head. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028576 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028577.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028577.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e6baaac05e2cc3df68be17b41026fde9f519f1c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028577.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028577" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028577.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1247 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 7:43 PM Weingarten, Reid< +So knew what your answer was going to be +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 1:39 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +kathy would tacke me if i were to save you :) +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM Weingarten, Reid 1 +> wrote: +Just want to make sure if brad and reid were in a burning building and you could save only one............................ +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 1:21 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +of course not. ! I've been called many things in the press recently -- retarded - is not one of them +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 7:14 PM Weingarten, Reid < +• wrote: +Very small fucking world....obviously don't mention my role with brad till we both think it useful +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 1:12 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +brad represent softbank ,not rajeev, but did speak to him yesterday, +re DB +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 6:32 PM Weingarten, Reid +Cal me if you get a chance... +> wrote: +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 7:23 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028577 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028578.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028578.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ef738d925d0ae9bd924affcc59bfaf29d1e5afe0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028578.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028578" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028578.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1440 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +If he wants you to rep him. YES +On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 10:34 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Rajeev misra....softbank vision fund…..any special jeffrey insights here? +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:51 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +im not sheyl, frankly i havent been involved in this at all except for the ridiculousness +resolve it by end of month. +. we will +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 11:47 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Ok.... but give me an idea what follows the but....otherwise I will imagine the worst.... +> wrote: +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +i suggest we wait until face to face +Privileged - Redacted +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 11:40 PM Weingarten, Reid < +> wrote: +So....remarkably...in the middle of dealing with thiss the Steptoe numbercrunchers advise me Jeffrey has paid +about 450 and owes about 300 and seems disinclined to make Steptoe whole.....hhhhhmmmm....first reaction +Privileged - Redacted +Privileged - Redacted +pound gorila here, septo tie god Fo dact you devin for the money but here are So lawyere sore; +processes, etc...... +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 4:04 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +do you think he has the goods? +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 9:57 PM Weingarten, Reid +Not my new guy...not repping him +> wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028578 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028579.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028579.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9a6e7e9d44edd54113154070d915d90eb174a681 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028579.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028579" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028579.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 877 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +you seemed to imply that your new guy could only shoot blanks? ifthats so. its an easy decision., +if not. oy +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 9:09 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Still have to figure out what my role is in all this shit... +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:07 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Fun +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 3:05 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Crim +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:04 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Civil or crime +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 2:59 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Turns out you were right about sdny but they are "going to wait their turn"... +• wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028579 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028580.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028580.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b35eb265a2839693e523016d67e47a291bbbeae --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028580.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028580" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028580.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 885 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 8:01 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +? +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:26 PM Weingarten, Reid < +I will at some point.... what time do you leave tomorrow +wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 6:24 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +are you nuts. im a cowardly warm blooded jew. call me +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:18 PM Weingarten, Reid < +You are not in nyc now are you? +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: ] +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Im told southern District trying yo get out a rico claim against the org +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:41 PM Weingarten, Reid +Jesusfuckingchrist....give me one of them....ready for a change +wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:39 PM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028580 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028581.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028581.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..087c4ad35e6936ba029d6dae6a999215aa78471e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028581.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028581" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028581.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 930 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +I have two more bidders +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:38 PM Weingarten, Reid 1 +At cheryl's...sitting with her...watching trump shit...is Google going to happen? +• wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: ] +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:36 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +What number are you on? I won't talk sensitive, i want to tell you google +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:21 PM Weingarten, Reid +wrote: +Then I am going to have to make change the world decisions without you...(I am in london +tomorrow-friday but I assume you are going to paris) +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 4:41 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +im off to europe, tomorrow. +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 4:37 PM Weingarten, Reid 1 +• wrote: +Privileged - Redacted +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 4:14 PM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028581 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028582.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028582.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..af678f9e93bfdc20ecd744f0c6e5041e6dace692 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028582.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028582" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028582.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1651 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: +Privileged - Redacted +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028586.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028586.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f099fd5463946050f5ba1efb1f1be7aef39e7220 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028586.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028586" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028586.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1927 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028589.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028589.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..143a7cd4605d81e8ce1c128f8a18c26cc5f9a09a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028589.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028589" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028589.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1371 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Weingarten, Reid +1/26/2019 7:19:44 PM +J [jeevacation@gmail.com] +RE: Re: +Calm down...it was about 30 years ago, fleeting (and not that bad) +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 2:12 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +sorry but i cant get the image of a naked lily sanchez out of my head. +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 7:43 PM Weingarten, Reid < +So knew what your answer was going to be +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 1:39 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +kathy would tacke me if i were to save you :) +wrote: +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM Weingarten, Reid < +> wrote: +Just want to make sure if brad and reid were in a burning building and you could save only one..... +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 1:21 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +of course not. ! I've been called many things in the press recently -- retarded - is not one of them +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 7:14 PM Weingarten, Reid < +> wrote: +Very small fucking world...obviously don't mention my role with brad till we both think it useful +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com +Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 1:12 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +brad represent softbank ,not rajeev, but did speak to him yesterday, re DB +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028589 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028590.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028590.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f2140ae1f4e982731debce546baa22ed2f223fc5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028590.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028590" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028590.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1679 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 6:32 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Cal me if you get a chance....212 506 3914 +• wrote: +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 7:23 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +If he wants you to rep him. YES +On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 10:34 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Rajeev misra....softbank vision fund...any special jeffrey insights here? +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:51 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +im not sheyl, frankly i havent been involved in this at all except for the ridiculousness +it by end of month. +• we will resolve +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 11:47 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Ok....but give me an idea what follows the but....otherwise I will imagine the worst.... +> wrote: +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +i suggest we wait until face to face yes he fucked up. but ,, +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 11:40 PM Weingarten, Reid < +> wrote: +So....remarkably...in the middle of dealing with thiss the Steptoe numbercrunchers advise me Jeffrey has paid +about 450 and owes about 300 and seems disinclined to make Steptoe whole.....hhhhhmmmm....first reaction is +déjà vu.... How the fuck are we back here after the unspeakably awful evan barr debacle.... More to the point just +tell me where you are on this....did miller fuck up? Something else? As you know I am the 800 pound gorilla +here, Steptoe is not going to chase you down for the money but there are 500 lawyers here, processes, etc...... +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 4:04 PM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028590 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028591.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028591.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a146bacf3a3a4f865fe16ffc399c214b1db4dc66 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028591.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028591" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028591.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 842 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +do you think he has the goods? +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 9:57 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Not my new guy...not repping him +• wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +you seemed to imply that your new guy could only shoot blanks? ifthats so. its an easy decision., if +not. oy +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 9:09 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Still have to figure out what my role is in all this shit... +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:07 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Fun +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 3:05 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Crim +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:04 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028591 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028592.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028592.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d4e66cc11e1dfddb53d9591f90f87d610ff44e54 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028592.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028592" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028592.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 933 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Civil or crime +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 2:59 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Turns out you were right about sdny but they are "going to wait their turn"... +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 8:01 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +? +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:26 PM Weingarten, Reid 1 +I will at some point....what time do you leave tomorrow +• wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 6:24 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +are you nuts. im a cowardly warm blooded jew. call me +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:18 PM Weingarten, Reid < +You are not in nyc now are you? +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Im told southern District trying yo get out a rico claim against the org +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:41 PM Weingarten, Reid < +› wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028592 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028593.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028593.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..715e8c8f6d93eb5bf392b715bb6d3b3d2eb0b25f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028593.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028593" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028593.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 973 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Jesusfuckingchrist....give me one of them.... ready for a change +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:39 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +I have two more bidders +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:38 PM Weingarten, Reid < +At cheryl's...sitting with her...watching trump shit...is Google going to happen? +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:36 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +What number are you on? I won't talk sensitive, i want to tell you google +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:21 PM Weingarten, Reid +wrote: +Then I am going to have to make change the world decisions without you...(I am in london +tomorrow-friday but I assume you are going to paris) +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 4:41 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +im off to europe, tomorrow. +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 4:37 PM Weingarten, Reid < +• wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028593 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028594.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028594.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..580f325182c99a98e9524dcbfb3abf27482a7eed --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028594.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028594" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028594.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1374 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Privileged - Redacted +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 4:14 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: +Privileged - Redacted +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028600.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028600.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..39faacd262919e1666c23b44c25637c6621e0f07 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028600.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028600" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028600.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 131 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028600 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028601.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028601.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1d67ce80eaca3d8a599a94aabc481ceac7a9b2fe --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028601.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028601" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028601.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1233 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +J [jeevacation@gmail.com] +1/26/2019 5:56:07 PM +Weingarten, Reid +Re: Re: +https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp6-Y6IHECo +On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 6:32 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Cal me if you get a chance.... +please watch with the eys that i have opened for you. +> wrote: +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Friday, January 25, 2019 7:23 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +If he wants you to rep him. YES +On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 10:34 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Rajeev misra....softbank vision fund...any special jeffrey insights here? +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:51 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +im not sheyl, frankly i havent been involved in this at all except for the ridiculousness. we will resolve it +by end of month. . +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 11:47 PM Weingarten, Reid ‹ +Ok.... but give me an idea what follows the but....otherwise I will imagine the worst.... +• wrote: +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +i suggest we wait until face to face yes he fucked up. but ,,, +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 11:40 PM Weingarten, Reid < +• wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028601 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028602.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028602.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c8837251eb6ca59e10f81964ff4fe64310651c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028602.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028602" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028602.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1354 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028602 + +So....remarkably...in the middle of dealing with thiss the Steptoe numbercrunchers advise me Jeffrey has paid about +450 and owes about 300 and seems disinclined to make Steptoe whole.....hhhhhmmmm....first reaction is déjà vu.... +How the fuck are we back here after the unspeakably awful evan barr debacle.... More to the point just tell me +where you are on this....did miller fuck up? Something else? As you know I am the 800 pound gorilla here, Steptoe +is not going to chase you down for the money but there are 500 lawyers here, processes, etc...... +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 4:04 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +do you think he has the goods? +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 9:57 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Not my new guy...not repping him +• wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +you seemed to imply that your new guy could only shoot blanks? ifthats so. its an easy decision. , if +not. of +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 9:09 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Still have to figure out what my role is in all this shit... +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:07 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Fun +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 3:05 PM Weingarten, Reid - +Crim +> wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028602 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028603.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028603.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4104d569a0b7dc1955646f69a892658b03358d94 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028603.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028603" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028603.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 846 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:04 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Civil or crime +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 2:59 PM Weingarten, Reid 4 +Turns out you were right about sdny but they are "going to wait their turn"... +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 8:01 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +? +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:26 PM Weingarten, Reid < +I will at some point....what time do you leave tomorrow +wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: ] +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 6:24 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +are you nuts. im a cowardly warm blooded jew. call me +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:18 PM Weingarten, Reid < +You are not in nyc now are you? +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028603 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028604.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028604.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fc842c1f0be3db494ceb7e50beb85d1201cf13a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028604.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028604" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028604.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1079 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Im told southern District trying yo get out a rico claim against the org +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:41 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Jesusfuckingchrist....give me one of them....ready for a change +• wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:39 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +I have two more bidders +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:38 PM Weingarten, Reid +At cheryl's...sitting with her...watching trump shit...is Google going to happen? +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:36 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +What number are you on? I won't talk sensitive, i want to tell you google +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:21 PM Weingarten, Reid < +• wrote: +Then I am going to have to make change the world decisions without you...(I am in london +tomorrow-friday but I assume you are going to paris) +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 4:41 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028604 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028605.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028605.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c2314bbfab44a52bb0aa60f8741be72b93b7fc7e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028605.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028605" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028605.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1153 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Subject: Re: +im off to europe, tomorrow. +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 4:37 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Privileged - Redacted +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 4:14 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: +wrote: +Privileged - Redacted +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028610 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028611.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028611.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6c6f2077efce01b2b9b80843c2749324e4e818b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028611.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028611" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028611.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1680 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Weingarten, Reid +1/23/2019 2:42:14 AM +J [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Have thought many, many things about you over the years,., never thought you were my cheryl...... +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:51 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +im not sheyl, frankly i havent been involved in this at all except for the ridiculousness . we will resolve it by +end of month.. +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 11:47 PM Weingarten, Reid +Ok....but give me an idea what follows the but....otherwise I will imagine the worst.... +• wrote: +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: Re: +i suggest we wait until face to face yes he fucked up. but ,, +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 11:40 PM Weingarten, Reid +> wrote: +So....remarkably...in the middle of dealing with thiss the Steptoe numbercrunchers advise me Jeffrey has paid about +450 and owes about 300 and seems disinclined to make Steptoe whole.....hhhhhmmmm....first reaction is déjà vu.... +How the fuck are we back here after the unspeakably awful evan barr debacle.... More to the point just tell me where +you are on this....did miller fuck up? Something else? As you know I am the 800 pound gorilla here, Steptoe is not +going to chase you down for the money but there are 500 lawyers here, processes, etc...... +From: J [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 4:04 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +do you think he has the goods? +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 9:57 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Not my new guy...not repping him +wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028611 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028612.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028612.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c6bec25b5486d079aa4ecf494e2815c390611003 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028612.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028612" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028612.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 839 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +you seemed to imply that your new guy could only shoot blanks? ifthats so. its an easy decision., if +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 9:09 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Still have to figure out what my role is in all this shit... +• wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:07 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Fun +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 3:05 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Crim +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:04 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Civil or crime +On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 2:59 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Turns out you were right about sdny but they are "going to wait their turn"... +1> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028612 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028613.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028613.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e8042a794e95950124892c99f8fcfe11bec087ed --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028613.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028613" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028613.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 917 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 8:01 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +? +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:26 PM Weingarten, Reid < +I will at some point.... what time do you leave tomorrow +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 6:24 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +are you nuts. im a cowardly warm blooded jew. call me +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 6:18 PM Weingarten, Reid < +You are not in nyc now are you? +› wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:43 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +Im told southern District trying yo get out a rico claim against the org +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:41 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Jesusfuckingchrist....give me one of them....ready for a change +• wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:39 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028613 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028614.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028614.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..51991d0c7c9c3914cb450fb136f71c560eefef8e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028614.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028614" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028614.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 932 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +I have two more bidders +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:38 PM Weingarten, Reid < +At cheryl's...sitting with her...watching trump shit...is Google going to happen? +> wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 5:36 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +What number are you on? I won't talk sensitive, i want to tell you google +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 5:21 PM Weingarten, Reid ‹ +• wrote: +Then I am going to have to make change the world decisions without you...(I am in london +tomorrow-friday but I assume you are going to paris) +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 4:41 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: Re: +im off to europe, tomorrow. • +On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 4:37 PM Weingarten, Reid < +Privileged - Redacted +• wrote: +Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. +From: J +Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 4:14 PM +To: Weingarten, Reid +Subject: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028614 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028615.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028615.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1354d58cd5726819ca61a46f8714c6d0885200cd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028615.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028615" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028615.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1729 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Privileged - Redacted +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028619 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028620.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028620.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b251b32b0fd9b5e9e613dfafc2a07c564084171 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028620.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028620" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028620.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 238 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Nicholas Ribis I +12/23/2018 2:04:15 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Looks like Mick Mulvaney is out before he +starts - knew it +after his comments about DJT came public- +Sent from my iPhone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028620 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028621.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028621.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b6c7a2b7d5572557a7c9d740e35b5201ac2e403e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028621.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028621" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028621.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 404 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Date: +Monday, August 26 2013 02:46 PM +Subject: FW: Press Snapshot: Monday, August 26th, 2013 +From: Boris Nikolic < +To: +Jeffrey Epstein ; +See good article re balmer below. +Still awaiting for call reply +Sent from my Windows Phone +From: John Pinette +Sent: 8/26/2013 4:17 PM +To: Bill Gates +Cc: DL-Press Snapshot +Subject: Press Snapshot: Monday, August 26th, 2013 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028621 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028622.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028622.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..94cb4c2a6ed66d5e0ca67f4f59639388f8d5a284 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028622.md @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028622" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028622.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1972 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Headline +Journalist +Outlet +Energy +Nuclear Operator Raises Alarm on Crisis +The New Nuclear Craze +Pipeline-Capacity Squeeze Reroutes Crude Oil +U.S. Electrical Grid on the Edge of Failure +Hiroko Tabuchi +Mark Bittman +Russell Gold +Jeff Tollefson +New York Times +New York Times +Wall Street Journal +Nature +Technology +Ballmer Departure From Microsoft Was More Sudden +Kara Swisher +All Things D +Than Portrayed by the Company +The Decline of E-Empires +Paul Krugman +New York Times +As Amazon Stretches, Seattle's Downtown Is Reshaped Kirk Johnson & Nick +New York Times +Wingfield +Nina Bernstein +Sarah Kliff and +Sandhya +Somashekhar +Charles Babington +New York Times +Washington Post +Associated Press +Full Text +Article text +Article text +Article text +Article text +Article text +Article text +Article text +State Budgets and Healthcare Costs +How to Charge $546 for Six Liters of Saltwater +States scramble to get health-care law's insurance +marketplaces up and running +80 House members: Shutdown better than Obamacare +Berkshire Hathaway +No breaking news +Philanthropy +Philanthropy: the givers club +Article text +Article text +Article text +Global Health and Development +Pat on the back or force for good: what purpose do +development awards serve? +Education +A Chance at Learning +Obama goes for college 'datapalooza' +Massively Online And Offline Too: How MOOCs Will +Evolve In The Physical World +Women and Children +Indian Police Arrest Suspects in Two Gang Rapes +Cordelia Jenkins +Mark Tran +Ginia Bellafante +Nick Anderson +Giovanni Rodriguez +Sean Mclain and +Khushita Vasan +Is there any space in the development debate for African +Andrew Quinn +experts? +Child marriage campaigners in south Asia receive $23m +cash iniection +Mark Tran +Livemint and the Wall +Street Journal +Guardian blog +Article text +Article text +New York Times +Washington Post +Forbes +Article text +Article text +Article text +Wall Street Journal +Guardian blog +Guardian blog +Article text +Article text +Article text +ARTICLE TEXT +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028622 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028623.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028623.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1aae0716828127bfea6f31047b3d173ec43efafb --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028623.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028623" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028623.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3983 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Energy - Full text articles +Nuclear Operator Raises Alarm on Crisis +Hiroko Tabuchi - New York Times +The operator of Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear power plant sounded the alarm on the gravity of the deepening crisis of +containment at the coastal site on Friday, saying that there are more than 200,000 tons of radioactive water in makeshift +tanks vulnerable to leaks, with no reliable way to check on them or anywhere to transfer the water. +The latest disclosures add to a long list of recent accidents, leaks and breakdowns that have underscored grave +vulnerabilities at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant site more than two years after a powerful earthquake and +tsunami set off meltdowns at three reactors. +They come two weeks after the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, promised that his government would take a more active role in +the site's cleanup, raising questions over how seriously he has taken that pledge. Mr. Abe's government has continued to +push for a restart of the country's nuclear power program, and he heads to the Middle East on Saturday to promote +Japanese exports to the region, including nuclear technology. +Mr. Abe also plans to lead Tokyo's delegation to Argentina for the International Olympic Committee's final vote, set for Sept. +7, on the host city for the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo, 150 miles south of the stricken nuclear power plant, is one of three finalists +competing to host the games. The others are Istanbul and Madrid. +Opposition lawmakers here have demanded that Mr. Abe stay home and declare a state of emergency. +"The nuclear crisis is real and ongoing, yet the government continues to look the other way," said Yoshiko Kira of the +opposition Japan Communist Party, which made significant gains in parliamentary elections last month. +"The government should declare a state of emergency right now, and intervene to stop the outflow of contaminated water," +Ms. Kira said at an anti-nuclear rally outside Mr. Abe's office in Tokyo. +Mr. Abe remains popular, and it is uncertain how large a liability the crisis at the Fukushima plant will become for him. +But it has become increasingly clear that the latest problems may be too large for the plant's operator, the Tokyo Electric +Power Company, or Tepco, to handle. +Tepco has built nearly 1,000 tanks at the sprawling complex to store as many as 335,000 tons of contaminated water, the +product of coolant pumped into the reactors to keep their cores from overheating, and groundwater pouring into their +breached basements at a rate of 400 tons a day. This week, Tepco said one tank had sprung a huge leak. +On Friday, Tepco presented an even starker view of the situation, acknowledging that as much as 220,000 tons of that water +is stored in makeshift steel tanks similar to the one that is leaking. The operator said the 36-foot-tall cylindrical tanks, meant +as a temporary repository for the growing amount of radiated water at the complex, used vulnerable rubber sealing and that +their ability to withstand radiation was not tested. +The tanks are susceptible to leaks at the seams and through their concrete base, said Noriyuki Imaizumi, the acting general +manager of Tepco's nuclear power division. A nearby drain can carry any leaked water to the sea, Mr. Imaizumi said, and +high radiation readings along a section suggest that water has already traveled through the drain to the ocean. +The makeshift tanks also lack water level gauges, making it difficult to detect leaks. Only two workers are assigned to +checking nearly 1,000 tanks on two-hour patrols twice a day, Mr. Imaizumi said. +The Nuclear Regulation Authority, which the Japanese government ordered to more actively advise and monitor Tepco's +activities at the plant, had told the company to begin transferring the water from the makeshift tanks to better-built vessels. +But after visiting the plant on Friday, an authority commissioner, Toyoshi Fuketa, said the vast quantities made doing so +quickly "unrealistic." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028623 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028624.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028624.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..80f31996de53605ec40a0b1e0b04da4429d256f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028624.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028624" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028624.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3975 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028624 + +A series of pits Tepco dug to store some of the water also began leaking earlier this year, forcing workers to transfer the +water into the steel tanks. +Experts have said they suspect that more contaminated water is seeping out from under the melted-down reactors into the +groundwater and the Pacific. Elevated levels of radioactive cesium in surrounding waters seem to confirm those suspicions. +Tepco has said those leaks are not directly from beneath the reactors, but from maintenance tunnels that run along the coast +and remain contaminated from the early days of the disaster. +But it also acknowledges that the water beneath the reactors is extremely contaminated, and experts say that if it does get +into the ocean, it will surpass even the leaks that occurred in the disaster's early days. +"That prospect scares me," Michio Aoyama, a senior scientist in the Oceanography and Geochemistry Research +Department at the government-affiliated Meteorological Research Institute, said in an interview this month. +"It's the ultimate, worst-case scenario," Professor Aoyama said. +Back to top +The New Nuclear Craze +Mark Bittman - New York Times +There is a new discussion about nuclear energy, prompted by well-founded concerns about carbon emissions and fueled by +a pro-nuclear documentary called "Pandora's Promise." Add a statement by James E. Hansen — who famously sounded +the alarm on climate change — and, of course, industry propaganda, and presto: We Love Nukes. +Before we all become pro-nuclear greens, however, you've got to ask three questions: Is nuclear power safe and clean? Is it +economical? And are there better alternatives? +No, no and yes. So let's not swap the pending environmental disaster of climate change for another that may be equally +risky. +Despite all-out efforts and international cooperation, Fukushima, which scared Germany right out of the nuclear power +business, still isn't under control. Proponents of nuclear power promise new and safer technology, but these discussions +are filled with "coulds"; no such plants exist. Nor would they reduce the risks of proliferation. (Oh, that little thing.) +Nor would they do much to mitigate the all-too-infrequently discussed dangers of uranium mining, which uses vast amounts +of water in the West — an area that can ill afford it — and is barely regulated or even studied. Thousands of uranium mines +have been abandoned, and no one seems to know how many remain to be cleaned up. The cost of that cleanup, of course, +will be borne by taxpayers, not industry. +Then there's disposal of spent fuel, which is not contained at the same safety level as active fuel, itself a scary thought. +Decades into the nuclear age there remains, incredibly, no real plan for this; a patchwork scheme by the Nuclear Regulatory +Commission, which appears to be even more industry-friendly than most federal agencies, was rejected by an appeals court +last year, and the Obama administration is standing by its campaign promise (shocking, I know to abandon the nuclear +repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. +The economic viability of nuclear power is no more encouraging. Plants continue to close and generation rates continue to +drop. Operators may indeed continue to make money on reactors, but that's only because federal subsidies are enormous. +Insurance costs are limited. Loans are guaranteed (the Solyndra loan guarantee was half a billion dollars; in contrast, loan +guarantees for new nuclear plants may run $8 billion); cost recovery and return on investment are also assured for decades, +and some operators are able to collect costs from ratepayers (and pay dividends to shareholders) years before plants come +online — even if they never come online. +So they're economical as long as you're the owner, because historically, subsidies for nuclear power have been more than +double the expense of power generation itself. While estimates of the costs of power generation vary wildly — allowing both +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028624 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028625.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028625.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9f72083748757701bd668300f10c06eb616a3e7f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028625.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028625" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028625.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2903 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028625 + +proponents and detractors of any given power technology to make their cases — few of them take externalities (costs to the +environment or to public health, for example) into account. And nuclear power's externalities could exceed those for any +other form of power generation except coal. +That's why we're reducing coal usage — if we had a strong climate policy it would be gone in a couple of deades, and +nuclear should be right behind it. It's likely that no new nuclear plants will be built before true renewables are able to take the +place of scary, highly damaging energy sources. +Which brings us full circle: the new proponents of nuclear power say that since nuclear power is arguably preferable to coal, +maybe we should subsidize the building of new plants. +If those were the only options, maybe that argument would be a sound one. But they're not. Energy efficiency (remember +that?), natural gas (imperfect, yes, but improvable) and wind are all cheaper. Even solar is already less expensive than +nuclear power in good locations. +Some studies show that renewables can generate 80 percent of our electricity in 2050, using current technologies, while +reducing carbon emissions from the electric sector by 80 percent. Climate change fears should be driving not old and +disproven technologies but renewable ones, which are more practical. These technologies remain relatively small - non- +hydro renewables were around 5 percent of the total last year — but they're growing so fast (wind and solar use have +quadrupled in the last five years) that just this week the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission predicted +that solar power could soon begin to double every two years. +Utilities are afraid that solar power will be to the electrical grid what PCs were to mainframes, or e-mail to the Postal Service: +a technology that will simply kill its predecessors. Coal and nuclear power are both doomed, and the profit-making power +grid with it. That's all to our benefit. +Back to top +Pipeline-Capacity Squeeze Reroutes Crude Oil +Russell Gold - Wall Street Journal +More crude oil is moving around the U.S. on trucks, barges and trains than at any point since the government began keeping +records in 1981, as the energy industry devises ways to get around a pipeline-capacity shortage to take petroleum from new +wells to refineries. +The improvised approach is creating opportunities for transportation companies even as it strains roads and regulators. And +it is a precursor to what may be a larger change: the construction of more than $40 billion in oil pipelines now under way or +planned for the next few years, according to energy adviser Wood Mackenzie. +"We are in effect re-plumbing the country," says Curt Anastasio, chief executive of NuStar Energy LP, NS +0.58% a pipeline +company in San Antonio. Oil is "flowing in different directions and from new places." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028625 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028626.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028626.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2dabea4e2ff0f57e2235289ef121617e7bee3af9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028626.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028626" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028626.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2802 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028626 + +U.S. oil production has reached its highest level in two decades, while imports have fallen dramatically. A system built to +import oil and deliver it to coastal refineries has become ill-equipped to handle rising production in Texas, North Dakota and +Canada's Alberta province. +"All of the pipes are pointed in the wrong direction," says Harold York, an oil researcher at Wood Mackenzie. "We are turning +the last 70 years of oil-industry history in North America on its head, and we are turning it on its head in the next 10 to 15 +years." +With oil prices persistently above $100 a barrel, companies drilling new wells don't want to forgo revenue while they wait +years for new pipelines. That leaves them with trucks, trains and barges to move an increasing amount of crude. +Oil delivered to refineries by trucks grew 38% from 2011 to 2012, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, +while crude on barges grew 53% and rail deliveries quadrupled. Although alternatives are growing rapidly, pipelines and +oceangoing tankers remain the primary method for delivering crude to refineries. +In the Eagle Ford, a large four-year-old South Texas oil field, production has grown to more than 500,000 barrels a day, from +less than 1,000 in 2009, according to state statistics. Getting that torrent out of the sparsely populated region has required +modifications to the oil-delivery system. +For example, last year NuStar reversed a 16-inch pipeline built to carry crude imported from Africa and Europe northward +from the Port of Corpus Christi. Now, the pipeline flows south, taking delivery from hundreds of trucks that fill up at individual +wells. Some of the 175,000 barrels a day moving through the pipe is loaded onto barges at Corpus Christi and towed toward +refineries near Houston. +Earlier this year, Phillips 66 began putting some of this crude on ships for a 2,200-mile journey around Florida to its refinery +in Linden, N.J. +The heavy trucks moving Eagle Ford crude are causing headaches for residents and local officials, ripping up roads and +causing traffic tie-ups. +"These are rural roads built for 10 cars an hour, and now it's 100 vehicles an hour, and 75 of them are 80,000-pound trucks," +says Tom Voelkel, president of Dupre Logistics LLC. The Lafayette, La., company started hauling crude in Eagle Ford in +November 2011 and has more than 100 drivers full time in the region. +The Texas Legislature appropriated $450 million this year to repair and improve roads in oil-producing counties. "It doesn't +even begin to reach where it needs to reach," says Daryl Fowler, the chief elected county official in Cuero, Texas, about a +hundred miles southeast of San Antonio. +"We've seen a fourfold increase in congestion around here," he says. "The roads are crumbling." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028626 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028627.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028627.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..58dc3dfd2e37749fe17837cf0d2df8939e068faf --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028627.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028627" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028627.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3633 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028627 + +In July, the Texas transportation department decided to convert 83 miles of state road in six oil-boom counties from +pavement to gravel, to reduce repair costs and slow traffic. +Trucks filled with Eagle Ford crude are also heading 100 miles west to a barge canal. The first barge of crude departed in +September 2011, heading south toward the Gulf of Mexico and refineries near Houston. Now the canal moves 1.6 million +barrels a month, says Jennifer Stastny, executive director of the Port of Victoria. +"It's like putting your 5-year-old to bed one night and he wakes up the next morning as a 16-year-old, with the appetite and +demands of a 16-year-old," she says. +In North Dakota, trains move 69% of the state's 800,000 barrels a day of crude, according to state figures. Energy +companies say they value rail's ability to deliver crude to the highest-paying markets. +But the deadly runaway crude train crash in Canada's Quebec province in July, which incinerated a small town and killed at +least 47 people, highlighted the risks of the mile-long crude trains crisscrossing the country. The U.S. government is +imposing new regulations on oil shipments by rail. +Some state regulators wonder if their local efforts leave them prepared for a train accident, in part because federal railroad +rules pre-empt state and local control over trains. +In Washington state, "we can't say [to train operators] you have to have oil-spill contingency plans in order to operate," says +Curt Hart, a spokesman for the state's Department of Ecology. "We do that for oil tankers, barges, large commercial vessels +and refineries." +Home to five refineries, the state levies a per-barrel tax on crude delivered by tankers and barges, which pays for spill- +response officials and inspectors. The tax doesn't apply to rail shipments. +The American Association of Railroads says it is prepared for growing crude shipments because it has long carried +hazardous cargoes. In 2008, major U.S. railroads carried 9,500 carloads of crude, the association says, and are on pace this +year to carry 389,000. +Most industry analysts believe that while crude on trains will last, truck and barge traffic will decline once new pipelines +come into service. +Environmental groups have criticized some pipeline projects, including the Keystone XL, meant to move Canadian oil to +Gulf Coast refineries. The federal government is still studying the Keystone pipeline and has yet to issue needed permits. +Steve Kean, president and chief operating officer of Kinder Morgan Inc., KMI +0.30% one of several interrelated companies +that own or operate 82,000 miles of North American pipeline, says government agencies thoroughly vet new projects. +Falling imports, infrastructure investments and increased manufacturing are just some of the benefits of newly abundant +energy supplies, he says. "This has got to be one of the best things that has happened in our economy in the past 10 years. +It is better than the iPad." +Back to top +U.S. Electrical Grid on the Edge of Failure +Jeff Tollefson - Nature +Facebook can lose a few users and remain a perfectly stable network, but where the national grid is concerned simple +geography dictates that it is always just a few transmission lines from collapse. +That is according to a mathematical study of spatial networks by physicists in Israel and the United States. Study co-author +Shlomo Havlin of Bar-llan University in Ramat-Gan, Israel, says that the research builds on earlier work by incorporating a +more explicit analysis of how the spatial nature of physical networks affects their fundamental stability. The upshot, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028627 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028628.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028628.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..756ad1564c896aff73a9412f9e8b087e57f05341 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028628.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028628" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028628.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4164 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028628 + +published today in Nature Physics, is that spatial networks are necessarily dependent on any number of critical nodes +whose failure can lead to abrupt — and unpredictable — collapse 1. +The electric grid, which operates as a series of networks that are defined by geography, is a prime example, says Havlin. +"Whenever you have such dependencies in the system, failure in one place leads to failure in another place, which +cascades into collapse." +The warning comes ten years after a blackout that crippled parts of the midwest and northeastern United States and parts of +Canada. In that case, a series of errors resulted in the loss of three transmission lines in Ohio over the course of about an +hour. Once the third line went down, the outage cascaded towards the coast, cutting power to some 50 million people. +Havlin says that this outage is an example of the inherent instability his study describes, but others question whether the +team's conclusions can really be extrapolated to the real world. +"I suppose I should be open-minded to new research, but l'm not convinced," says Jeff Dagle, an electrical engineer at the +Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, who served on the government task force that investigated +the 2003 outage. "The problem is that this doesn't reflect the physics of how the power grid operates." +Critical order +Havlin and his colleagues focused on idealized scenarios. They found that randomly structured networks — such as social +networks — degrade slowly as nodes are removed, which in the real world might mean there is time to diagnose and +address a problem before a system collapses. By contrast, the connections of orderly lattice structures have more critical +nodes, which increase the instability. The problem is that such orderly networks are always operating near an indefinable +edge, Havlin says. To reduce that risk, he recommends adding a small number of longer transmission lines that provide +short cuts to different parts of the grid. +Benjamin Carreras, a physicist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee who has conducted similar work2, says that +network theory can be useful for providing insight into electric grids but must be complemented with more complex models +that attempt to represent both the physical realities and the responsiveness of the modern electric grid. Although in some +cases adding long lines can benefit the overall stability of an electric system, Carreras' work suggests that in certain +circumstances such an approach allows problems to propagate even farther. +"More connections may stabilize some processes, by, for instance, increasing the number of paths to generators, but also +may destabilize others," Carreras says. "One cannot make generic statements on this topic." +Although local outages caused by falling trees knocking down distribution lines are common, large-scale failures within the +core ne transmission lines rarely occur on a modern electric grid. Before 2003, the last major blackout in the United States +had been on the west coast in 1996, and more recently an outage has struck in the San Diego area. +Dagle says that the 2003 blackout stemmed from a combination of bad vegetation management - the first three lines +tripped after sagging into trees but were all within their load rating — and a series of monitoring and communications +breakdowns. Vegetation requirements have since been standardized, and a new generation of sensors is providing grid +operators with more information about what is happening across the grid at any given moment. +"Many more utilities have much more data," Dagle says. "The next phase of our voyage is to make better use of that data." +Back to top +Technology - Full text articles +Ballmer Departure From Microsoft Was More Sudden Than Portrayed by the Company +Kara Swisher - All Things D +According to sources close to the situation, the departure of CEO Steve Ballmer from Microsoft last week was more sudden +than was depicted by the company in its announcement that he would be retiring within the next year in a planned smooth +transition. +It was neither planned nor as smooth as portrayed. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028628 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028629.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028629.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6fba1e18343a31fe73db9554509e39fb92fa223b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028629.md @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028629" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028629.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4872 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028629 + +While the decision to go seems to have technically been Ballmer's, interviews with dozens of people inside and outside the +company, including many close to the situation, indicate that he had not aimed to leave this soon and especially after the +recent restructuring of the company that he had intensely planned +Instead, sources said Ballmer's timeline had been moved up drastically — first by him and then the nine-member board, +including his longtime partner and Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates - after all agreed that it was best if he left +sooner than later. +That was due to a number of increasingly problematic issues on the immediate horizon — including a potentially nasty proxy +fight, continued business performance declines and, perhaps most of all, that Ballmer's leadership was becoming a very +obvious lightning rod. +Interestingly, Ballmer actually indicated that he had planned on staying in his letter about his impending departure, noting: +"My original thoughts on timing would have had my retirement happen in the middle of our transformation to a devices and +services company focused on empowering customers in the activities they value most." +That sentence spurred much chatter inside the company, including the persistent rumor that Gates had dropped the bomb +on Ballmer. That sentiment was further underscored when Ballmer's letter contained no reference or thanks to Gates, with +whom he has been tightly tethered over the last several decades. Its absence has been much discussed internally at +Microsoft, where it has been seen as an unusual slight and a sign of a rift. +Gates also did not reference his longtime business partner in any celebratory manner in Microsoft's announcement. "As a +member of the succession planning committee, I'll work closely with the other members of the board to identify a great new +CEO," said Gates, in the entirety of the quote about Ballmer's retirement. "We're fortunate to have Steve in his role until the +new CEO assumes these duties." +Other sources cautioned that it was not indicative of tensions between the pair, but was done to minimize "lame duck +concerns" that might arise if Ballmer was portrayed as already out the door. +Those sources also insist that Gates never asked Ballmer to step down sooner, although they acknowledge that he also did +not — as Gates had in the past — disagree that it was best that he move on. +"Did Gates instigate it? No," said one source with knowledge of the situation. "But was he as supportive of Ballmer as he had +been in the past? Maybe not." +That was still a big change, of course. Gates — who has always been and remains the key decision-maker on Microsoft's +board — had always been Ballmer's major backer, despite increasing pressure both externally and from other directors for +him to step down. +Gates had rejected such suggestions for years. That included former director and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who many +sources said had been one of the first to urge that the company replace Ballmer as CEO, as well as from a spate of Wall +Street investors complaining about the company's declining value in the Ballmer years. +As AllThingsD's John Paczkowski wrote on Friday: "Here's one metric by which Ballmer will be judged harshly. On the last +day of 1999, the day before he took over as CEO, Microsoft's market capitalization was $600 billion. On the day before he +announced his intention to retire, it was less than $270 billion." +That's a damning number, of course, coupled with a widespread sentiment that Ballmer had missed critical trends in tech +under his tenure. Despite a strong growth in revenue, investors and others had long concluded that Microsoft had thrived +when Gates was CEO and waned under Ballmer's rule. +Still, until recently, there has been no signal from the company indicating any change in top leadership. In fact, the +management reorganization backed strongly by the board a month ago had essentially placed Ballmer at the center of the +structure under a plan described as "One Microsoft." +And, at the time of the restructuring announcement in July, Ballmer's definite and clear message was that he was there to +stay: +"Lots of change. But in all of this, many key things remains the same. Our incredible people, our spirit, our commitment, our +belief in the transformative power of technology — our Microsoft technology — to make the world a better place for billions +of people and millions of businesses around the world. It's why I come to work inspired every day. It's why we've evolved +before, and why we're evolving now. Because we're not done. Let's go." +Though early in its rollout, the changes have been jarring and created a level of chaos at the company that has led to much +grumbling internally. It also did not help that the restructuring was quickly followed by a dismal Q4 performance by Microsoft. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028629 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028630.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028630.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..efafb5257c020875ac6776fa32cbf2e382292a5e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028630.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028630" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028630.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4313 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028630 + +As I wrote in mid-July: "Microsoft had a bad fourth quarter, mostly because many people are not using PCs any more. In +addition, the tech giant took a $900 million charge related to having to cut the price of its Surface RT tablet, which had — as +you might imagine — an impact on results. Missed profit expectations, missed revenue, missed all over the ying-yang." +With the prospect that the next quarter could be weaker still and with numerous reports of late that there has been slowing of +adoption from its new flagship Windows 8 offering, Ballmer and the board finally aligned to move his departure date sooner. +Most critical to that decision, source said, were increased board worries that recent pressure from activist investor ValueAct +- which has a large stake in the company - had a good chance of succeeding in its efforts to obtain a seat on the board of +Microsoft, especially if Ballmer stayed in place. +And even if the software giant was able to thwart that from happening, said several sources, such a public fight is untenable +for the company, since it was likely to attract even more scrutiny to Ballmer's performance and perhaps even more investor +action. +ValueAct has until August 30 to notify Microsoft if it plans a proxy battle, and sources said it still wants more that Ballmer's +retirement. In talks, said sources, it has asked for an aggressive stock buyback and also a dividend increase, which might +assuage its efforts to garner a board seat. +Ballmer denied any pressure from ValueAct specifically in his decision in an interview with the Seattle Times, though +sources said that was simply bluster. +And, even with mounting pressure on him, Ballmer definitely portrayed the change as his decision in an interview he gave to +ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley last week, after his retirement announcement. +"I would say for me, yeah, I've thought about it for a long time, but the timing became more clear to me over the course of the +last few months," he insisted. +When asked if Gates asked him to stay or go, he said no, apparently to both. "Bill respects my decision. I mean, it's one of +these things when if it's — you know, ultimately these kinds of things have to be one's own personal decision." +That statement also struck many inside the company as a quick shift. Ballmer, said sources, had been jumping +enthusiastically into business review meetings, as part of the new structure, over the last month. In addition, he had +expressed to many employees his excitement at being part of the changes he had initiated. +But, in meetings after the announcement, numerous sources inside the company said Ballmer seemed uncharacteristically +chastened and quiet, in contrast to his usual confident and forceful manner. +"He was definitely not leaving and then he suddenly was," said one source. "Even if today's Steve made the choice, it was a +choice yesterday's Steve did not want to." +Another source, close to the board, perhaps explained it best: "If ValueAct got on the board, I think Ballmer finally realized +that meant it was going to be the hard way from then on out until he left and he did not want that for a company he clearly +loves and has been his life." +Now, those inside the company are turning to what comes next. While not everyone on the board thought that Ballmer +should step down without a new CEO in place, it's moot now as Microsoft turbocharges the process — in place for several +years now — to select its next leader. +But, though the committee is headed up by John Thompson, CEO of Virtual Instruments and the former CEO of security +software giant Symantec, most expect Gates — as usual — to be the key decision maker on that choice, too. +A Microsoft spokesman declined comment. +Back to top +The Decline of E-Empires +Paul Krugman - New York Times +Steve Ballmer's surprise announcement that he will be resigning as Microsoft's C.E.O. has set off a huge flood of +commentary. Being neither a tech geek nor a management guru, I can't add much on those fronts. I do, however, think I +know a bit about economics, and I also read a lot of history. So the Ballmer announcement has me thinking about network +externalities and Ibn Khaldun. And thinking about these things, I'd argue, can help ensure that we draw the right lessons +from this particular corporate upheaval. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028630 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028631.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028631.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa5f0b53d56947e714074cb36cdcf8504120bb2b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028631.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028631" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028631.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4301 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028631 + +First, about network externalities: Consider the state of the computer industry circa 2000, when Microsoft's share price hit its +peak and the company seemed utterly dominant. Remember the T-shirts depicting Bill Gates as a Borg (part of the hive +mind from "Star Trek"), with the legend, "Resistance is futile. Prepare to be assimilated"? Remember when Microsoft was at +the center of concerns about antitrust enforcement? +The odd thing was that nobody seemed to like Microsoft's products. By all accounts, Apple computers were better than PCs +using Windows as their operating system. Yet the vast majority of desktop and laptop computers ran Windows. Why? +The answer, basically, is that everyone used Windows because everyone used Windows. If you had a Windows PC and +wanted help, you could ask the guy in the next cubicle, or the tech people downstairs, and have a very good chance of +getting the answer you needed. Software was designed to run on PCs; peripheral devices were designed to work with PCs. +That's network externalities in action, and it made Microsoft a monopolist. +The story of how that state of affairs arose is tangled, but I don't think it's too unfair to say that Apple mistakenly believed that +ordinary buyers would value its superior quality as much as its own people did. So it charged premium prices, and by the +time it realized how many people were choosing cheaper machines that weren't insanely great but did the job, Microsoft's +dominance was locked in. +Now, any such discussion brings out the Apple faithful, who insist that anything Windows can do Apple can do better and +that only idiots buy PCs. They may be right. But it doesn't matter, because there are many such idiots, myself included. And +Windows still dominates the personal computer market. +The trouble for Microsoft came with the rise of new devices whose importance it famously failed to grasp. "There's no +chance," declared Mr. Ballmer in 2007, "that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share." +How could Microsoft have been so blind? Here's where Ibn Khaldun comes in. He was a 14th-century Islamic philosopher +who basically invented what we would now call the social sciences. And one insight he had, based on the history of his +native North Africa, was that there was a rhythm to the rise and fall of dynasties. +Desert tribesmen, he argued, always have more courage and social cohesion than settled, civilized folk, so every once in a +while they will sweep in and conquer lands whose rulers have become corrupt and complacent. They create a new dynasty +- and, over time, become corrupt and complacent themselves, ready to be overrun by a new set of barbarians. +I don't think it's much of a stretch to apply this story to Microsoft, a company that did so well with its operating-system +monopoly that it lost focus, while Apple — still wandering in the wilderness after all those years — was alert to new +opportunities. And so the barbarians swept in from the desert. +Sometimes, by the way, barbarians are invited in by a domestic faction seeking a shake-up. This may be what's happening +at Yahoo: Marissa Mayer doesn't look much like a fierce Bedouin chieftain, but she's arguably filling the same functional +role. +Anyway, the funny thing is that Apple's position in mobile devices now bears a strong resemblance to Microsoft's former +position in operating systems. True, Apple produces high-quality products. But they are, by most accounts, little if any better +than those of rivals, while selling at premium prices. +So why do people buy them? Network externalities: lots of other people use Whatevers, there are more apps for iOS than +for other systems, so Apple becomes the safe and easy choice. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. +Is there a policy moral here? Let me make at least a negative case: Even though Microsoft did not, in fact, end up taking over +the world, those antitrust concerns weren't misplaced. Microsoft was a monopolist, it did extract a lot of monopoly rents, and +it did inhibit innovation. Creative destruction means that monopolies aren't forever, but it doesn't mean that they're harmless +while they last. This was true for Microsoft yesterday; it may be true for Apple, or Google, or someone not yet on our radar, +tomorrow. +Back to top +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028631 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028632.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028632.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9f2c38d640ca10688c40acf38e20f1ffbb291f2b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028632.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028632" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028632.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3937 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +State Budgets and Healthcare costs - Full text articles +How to Charge $546 for Six Liters of Saltwater +Nina Bernstein - New York Times +It is one of the most common components of emergency medicine: an intravenous bag of sterile saltwater. +Luckily for anyone who has ever needed an IV bag to replenish lost fluids or to receive medication, it is also one of the least +expensive. The average manufacturer's price, according to government data, has fluctuated in recent years from 44 cents to +Yet there is nothing either cheap or simple about its ultimate cost, as I learned when I tried to trace the commercial path of IV +bags from the factory to the veins of more than 100 patients struck by a May 2012 outbreak of food poisoning in upstate New +York. +Some of the patients' bills would later include markups of 100 to 200 times the manufacturer's price, not counting separate +charges for "IV administration." And on other bills, a bundled charge for "IV therapy" was almost 1,000 times the official cost +of the solution. +It is no secret that medical care in the United States is overpriced. But as the tale of the humble IV bag shows all too clearly, it +is secrecy that helps keep prices high: hidden in the underbrush of transactions among multiple buyers and sellers, and in +the hieroglyphics of hospital bills. +At every step from manufacturer to patient, there are confidential deals among the major players, including drug companies, +purchasing organizations and distributors, and insurers. These deals so obscure prices and profits that even participants +cannot say what the simplest component of care actually costs, let alone what it should cost. +And that leaves taxpayers and patients alike with an inflated bottom line and little or no way to challenge it. +APRICE IN FLUX +In the food-poisoning case, some of the stricken were affluent, and others barely made ends meet. Some had private +insurance; some were covered by government programs like Medicare and Medicaid; and some were uninsured. +In the end, those factors strongly (and sometimes perversely) affected overall charges for treatment, including how much +patients were expected to pay out of pocket. But at the beginning, there was the cost of an IV bag of normal saline, one of +more than a billion units used in the United States each year. +"People are shocked when they hear that a bag of saline solution costs far less than their cup of coffee in the morning," said +Deborah Spak, a spokeswoman for Baxter International, one of three global pharmaceutical companies that make nearly all +the IV solutions used in the United States. +It was a rare unguarded comment. Ms. Spak — like a spokesman for Hospira, another giant in the field — later insisted that +all information about saline solution prices was private. +In fact, manufacturers are required to report such prices annually to the federal government, which bases Medicare +payments on the average national price plus 6 percent. The limit for one liter of normal saline (a little more than a quart) went +to $1.07 this year from 46 cents in 2010, an increase manufacturers linked to the cost of raw materials, fuel and +transportation. That would seem to make it the rare medical item that is cheaper in the United States than in France, where +the price at a typical hospital in Paris last year was 3.62 euros, or $4.73. One-liter IV bags normally contain nine grams of +salt, less than two teaspoons. Much of it comes from a major Morton Salt operation in Rittman, Ohio, which uses a +subterranean salt deposit formed millions of years ago. The water is local to places like Round Lake, IIl., or Rocky Mount, +N.C., where Baxter and Hospira, respectively, run their biggest automated production plants under sterility standards set by +the Food and Drug Administration. +But even before the finished product is sold by the case or the truckload, the real cost of a bag of normal saline, like the true +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028632 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028633.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028633.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35e8b8e2c1924337b3eb9144216a2a120b3ba252 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028633.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028633" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028633.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4150 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028633 + +cost of medical supplies from gauze to heart implants, disappears into an opaque realm of byzantine contracts, confidential +rebates and fees that would be considered illegal kickbacks in many other industries. +IV bags can function like cheap milk and eggs in a high-priced grocery store, or like the one-cent cellphone locked into an +expensive service contract. They serve as loss leaders in exclusive contracts with "preferred manufacturers" that bundle +together expensive drugs and basics, or throw in "free" medical equipment with costly consequences. +Few hospitals negotiate these deals themselves. Instead, they rely on two formidable sets of middlemen: a few giant group- +purchasing organizations that negotiate high-volume contracts, and a few giant distributors that buy and store medical +supplies and deliver them to client hospitals. +Proponents of this system say it saves hospitals billions in economies of scale. Critics say the middlemen not only take their +cut, but they have a strong interest in keeping most prices high and competition minimal. +The top three group-purchasing organizations now handle contracts for more than half of all institutional medical supplies +sold in the United States, including the IVs used in the food-poisoning case, which were bought and taken by truck to +regional warehouses by big distributors. +These contracts proved to be another black box. Debbie Mitchell, a spokeswoman for Cardinal Health, one of the three +largest distributors, said she could not discuss costs or prices under "disclosure rules relative to our investor relations." +Distributors match different confidential prices for the same product with each hospital's contract, she said, and sell +information about the buyers back to manufacturers. +A huge Cardinal distribution center is in Montgomery, N.Y. — only 30 miles, as it happens, from the landscaped grounds of +the Buddhist monastery in Carmel, N.Y., where many of the food-poisoning victims fell ill on Mother's Day 2012. +Among them were families on 10 tour buses that had left Chinatown in Manhattan that morning to watch dragon dances at +the monastery. After eating lunch from food stalls there, some traveled on to the designer outlet stores at Woodbury +Commons, about 30 miles away, before falling sick. +The symptoms were vicious. "Within two hours of eating that rice that I had bought, I was lying on the ground barely +conscious," said Dr. Elizabeth Frost, 73, an anesthesiologist from Purchase in Westchester County who was visiting the +monastery gardens with two friends. "I can't believe no one died." +About 100 people were taken to hospitals in the region by ambulance; 5 were admitted and the rest released the same day. +The New York State Department of Health later found the cause was a common bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, from +improperly cooked or stored food sold in the stalls. +MYSTERIOUS CHARGES +The sick entered a health care ecosystem under strain, swept by consolidation and past efforts at cost containment. +For more than a decade, hospitals in the Hudson Valley, like those across the country, have scrambled for mergers and +alliances to offset economic pressures from all sides. The five hospitals where most of the victims were treated are all part of +merged entities jockeying for bargaining power and market share — or worrying that other players will leave them struggling +to survive. +The Affordable Care Act encourages these developments as it drives toward a reimbursement system that strives to keep +people out of hospitals through more coordinated, cost-efficient care paid on the basis of results, not services. But the billing +mysteries in the food poisoning case show how easily cost-cutting can turn into cost-shifting. +A Chinese-American toddler from Brooklyn and her 56-year-old grandmother, treated and released within hours from the +emergency room at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, ran up charges of more than $4,000 and were billed for $1,400 - the +hospital's rate for the uninsured, even though the family is covered by a health maintenance organization under Medicaid, +the federal-state program for poor people. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028633 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028634.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028634.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0ab4be14125d1c2784702486f3180be55c9873d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028634.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028634" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028634.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4002 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028634 + +The charges included "IV therapy," billed at $787 for the adult and $393 for the child, which suggests that the difference in +the amount of saline infused, typically less than a liter, could alone account for several hundred dollars. +Tricia O'Malley, a spokeswoman for the hospital, would not disclose the price it pays per IV bag or break down the therapy +charge, which she called the hospital's "private pay rate," or the sticker price charged to people without insurance. She said +she could not explain why patients covered by Medicaid were billed at all. +Eventually the head of the family, an electrician's helper who speaks little English, complained to HealthFirst, the Medicaid +H.M.O. It paid $119 to settle the grandmother's $2, 168 bill, without specifying how much of the payment was for the IV. It +paid $66.50 to the doctor, who had billed $606. +At White Plains Hospital, a patient with private insurance from Aetna was charged $91 for one unit of Hospira IV that cost the +hospital 86 cents, according to a hospital spokeswoman, Eliza O'Neill. +Ms. O'Neill defended the markup as "consistent with industry standards." She said it reflected "not only the cost of the +solution but a variety of related services and processes," like procurement, biomedical handling and storage, apparently not +included in a charge of $127 for administering the IV and $893 for emergency-room services. +The patient, a financial services professional in her 50s, ended up paying $100 for her visit. "Honestly, I don't understand the +system at all," said the woman, who shared the information on the condition that she not be named. +Dr. Frost, the anesthesiologist, spent three days in the same hospital and owed only $8, thanks to insurance coverage by +United HealthCare. Still, she was baffled by the charges: $6,844, including $546 for six liters of saline that cost the hospital +$5.16. +"It's just absolutely absurd." she said. "That's saltwater." +Last fall, I appealed to the New York State Department of Health for help in mapping the charges for rehydrating patients in +the food poisoning episode. Deploying software normally used to detect Medicaid fraud, a team compiled a chart of what +Medicaid and Medicare were billed in six of the cases. +But the department has yet to release the chart. It is under indefinite review, Bill Schwarz, a department spokesman, said, +"to ensure confidential information is not compromised." +Back to top +States scramble to get health-care law's insurance marketplaces up and running +Sarah Kliff and Sandhya Somashekhar - Washington Post +With a key deadline approaching, state officials across the country are scrambling to get the Affordable Care Act's complex +computer systems up and running, reviewing contingency plans and, in some places, preparing for delays. +Oct. 1 is the scheduled launch date for the health-care law's insurance marketplaces — online sites where uninsured people +will be able to shop for coverage, sometimes using a government subsidy to purchase a plan. An estimated 7 million people +are expected to use these portals to purchase health coverage in 2014. +The task is unprecedented in its complexity, requiring state and federal data systems to transmit reams of information +between one another. Some officials in charge of setting up the systems say that the tight deadlines have forced them to +take shortcuts when it comes to testing and that some of the bells and whistles will not be ready. +"There's a certain level of panic about how much needs to be accomplished but a general sense that the bare minimum to +get the system functional will be done," said Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors. +"It will by no means be as smooth and as seamless as people expected." +Oregon announced this month that it will delay consumers' direct access to its marketplace, opening the Web site only to +brokers and consumer-assistance agents in order to shield consumers from opening-day glitches. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028634 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028635.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028635.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e8fdeac53639fcd300ee52d82f5a3ac77626c453 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028635.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028635" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028635.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4052 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028635 + +"Even though we're testing now, once you actually have the system up, you don't know what the bugs will be," said Amy +Fauver, spokeswoman for Cover Oregon, the state agency implementing the law there. +In California, which has the nation's largest uninsured population, health officials have begun hinting that they may have a +similar problem. +"It's a complex system, and there's a lot of navigation that needs to happen," said Oscar Hidalgo, a spokesman for Covered +California. He said the agency will know by early September whether the system will be ready in time. +If not, he said, customers will still be able to log on to the Web site and peruse insurance plans and view prices. When they +get to the final step, however, they will not be able to sign up. They will have to contact a customer service representative to +complete the final enrollment step. +Officials with the District of Columbia's Health Link decided to put off building a Spanish version of its Web site until later this +year, giving its staff bandwidth to complete other tasks they see more critical to the launch. +Until then, the District will have bilingual call-center workers and in-person helpers who will be able to help Spanish speakers +navigate the site. +The hiccups are troubling to advocates, who worry that there will be mistakes that result in people being erroneously +rejected by Medicaid or denied subsidies to which they are entitled. They are concerned that impediments will discourage +the uninsured from signing up for coverage. +"There will be something up and running, but there will be serious, serious difficulties with it" that could result in delays and +errors initially, said Robert H. Bonthius Jr., a lawyer at the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. "It's an extremely ambitious +program, well-intentioned, that is going to be very difficult to accomplish, and it's going to be months and maybe years +before it really gets sorted out." +Much of the difficulty stems from the information the federal government needs to determine who qualifies for which health- +law program, including data on citizenship, income, residence and employment. State systems will need to communicate +seamlessly with a federal data hub that pulls in information from the Department of Homeland Security and the Internal +Revenue Service, among others. +President Obama has predicted "bumps" and "glitches" in the initial launch of the exchanges. Health and Human Services +Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has acknowledged a very tight time frame that has required the government to test the hub in +imperfect conditions, but she has said it will still launch on time. +"Ideally what you would do if you were building a data hub that needs this kind of information, you'd put a piece together and +test that. You test it, if you will, sequentially," she said in an interview. "We have to build and test simultaneously. ... It's a big +operational issue, but all systems are a go for the first of October." +Sixteen states decided to build their own health-insurance marketplaces, with the rest leaving all or much of the task to the +federal government. Those states are now in the process of, or have completed, testing to share data back and forth with the +"There were times when the hub had to be taken offline. ... So we couldn't test until they got it back online," said Jon Hager, +executive director of Nevada's Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. "But I think the end result, and everything l've seen, +says it will be ready." +Hager has invested significant time preparing contingency plans for his state, including one for a situation in which the +federal data hub does not work, though he said he believes that to be a relatively unlikely scenario. +"If there's a new rule, that could throw us into a quandary," Hager said. "You could have, I don't know, a disaster or a fire. I +think we've got backup and contingency plans for everything." +The federal government handles all testing of these connections for states that did not build a portal and chose instead to +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028635 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028636.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028636.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8aede2dddba0de604bb1a17a0bda674435d64014 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028636.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028636" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028636.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3125 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +rely on the federally facilitated marketplace. +State Medicaid programs, which typically serve low-income individuals, are also undergoing testing with the federal data +hub. At least one state, Arizona, has not begun that work. It will start testing in September, a late start that worries the +executive director of the state's marketplace. +"It's a concern that we're testing this late," said Tom Betlach, who runs the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. +"Usually when you do testing, you have to go ahead and address any changes. Given the October 1st start date, I don't know +much of it will be an iterative process." +Back to top +80 House members: Shutdown better than Obamacare +Charles Babington - Associated Press +More than one-third of House Republicans urged their leader Thursday to trigger a government shutdown rather than pay for +the implementation of the health-care law they call Obamacare. +A letter from 80 Republicans asked Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to resist any spending bills that would accommodate the +new health-care law, which is nearing a critical stage of signing up millions of Americans for health coverage. +Because it's virtually certain that President Obama and the Democrat-controlled Senate would reject such demands, +leaders of both parties say the standoff likely would result in a partial shutdown of the federal government, similar to those +that occurred in 1995 and 1996. +The letter is mixed news for Boehner and other GOP leaders who view a government shutdown as politically unwise. +The federal 2013 fiscal year ends Sept. 30. New money must be appropriated by then to avoid a shutdown of countless +government offices and agencies. +Voters chiefly blamed congressional Republicans for the mid-1990s shutdowns, and the fallout boosted Democratic +President Clinton. Ever since, many establishment Republicans have urged the party to avoid using shutdown threats as a +bargaining tool. +But a new generation of tea-party-backed conservatives rejects the advice. They say "Obamacare" — officially the +Affordable Care Act — is so unpopular and unworkable that it justifies extraordinary tactics to block it. +A possible solution to the budget impasse, often used in past years, would involve a "continuing resolution" to keep funding +the government at current levels. Many top Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, say it's +impossible to carve out money for Obamacare in any appropriations measure. +The House letter was authored by Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. It urges Boehner "to affirmatively de-fund the +implementation and enforcement of Obamacare in any relevant appropriations bill," including "any continuing +appropriations bill." +At least a dozen Senate Republicans have signed a similar letter. +In recent years, Democrats and Republicans in Congress repeatedly have failed to reach major compromises on spending. +The impasses led this year to automatic, across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration, which have hampered +some federal agencies and helped shrink the deficit. +Back to top +Berkshire Hathaway - Full text articles +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028636 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028637.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028637.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e75f570f3cd8cc13e39624b929fae46f7ef4d1e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028637.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028637" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028637.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4314 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +No breaking news +Back to top +Philanthropy - Full text articles +Philanthropy: the givers club +Cordelia Jenkins - Livemint and the Wall Street Journal +On Friday, around 60 prospective philanthropists attended the "First Givers Club" summit in Delhi run by the online +philanthropic donation forum Givelndia. While the club has existed in Mumbai since 2010, said Dhaval Udani, Givelndia's +CEO, this was their first foray into the capital city. Mint was the media partner of the event. +"With this club, we wanted to create a platform for like-minded individuals to build a community of donors who share +knowledge and vision; it will also help to facilitate giving effectively," Udani told his audience. "Our aim is to help you get +more exposure and awareness of the different aspects of philanthropy; over the last three years this club has helped +channel more than Rs. 18 crore to the lives of more than 10,000 underprivileged in India." +Rakesh Bharti Mittal, vice-chairman and managing director of Bharti Enterprises, along with speakers Anu Aga of Thermax +and Amit Chandra of Bain Capital gave their perspectives on how and where to give effectively and on the future of Indian +philanthropy. Edited excerpts: +Rakesh Mittal set up the Satya Bharti school programmes in 2006. The aim was to set up 500 primary and 50 secondary +schools of its own with a corpus of Rs.200 crore. After that, state governments began reaching out and Bharti began +adopting government schools, creating a public-private partnership in delivering quality education to rural children. +"Given the new companies Bill, which has been passed by Parliament, I assume within the next two three months the rules +will be finalized; there is going to be a mad rush for seeking funding. Already, I get a letter every other day for supporting a +cause...If I see corporates have been very powerful instruments and drivers of philanthropy, this comes from the wider +wealth creation and management role which they do in their businesses. Today they are looking at doing more beyond +business, not because the government is forcing them, but because we cannot have islands of wealth. You cannot take this +country forward if we are just worried about what I have and what I need for me and my family, and the ecosystem and the +society around is crumbling. This country will not move forward." +"If I go back a few centuries giving had been a very rich tradition; it used to be that 10% of your income would be kept aside +for a cause. During those times more money went into either building temples or temples of learning, which are the schools +and colleges. Pre-1990, Indian corporates were not giving that much, including the individuals, and there was a reason +because we did not have sustainable wealth creation opportunities, either for ourselves, our families, or our large +stakeholders as we were running the companies. +"This all changed in the post-1991 year of liberalization. In the last two decades, more and more, new age economies moved +this country to prosperous economic growth and suddenly you saw people wanting to give back to society because now you +have a model which was creating sustainable wealth for yourself." +"There are individuals who may give money and their time, but there are also entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs who +produce products which are low in cost but make a huge impact for the people who use it. This is the brief India is looking at +in the landscape today and this will be a stepping stone for the future." +"Giving at Bharti has always been part of our DNA, it was always our endeavour to make a difference. At the beginning, in +the mid-70s, we were more interested in creating businesses which could impact society at large. If I look at telecom, retail, +agri and food processing we wanted to make a difference and not a buck. In 2000 we set up Bharti Foundation with the sole +objective of supporting the youth of India and enabling the underprivileged to come and compete with anyone. +"We started writing cheques and one day I felt that was not the purpose, the fact is there are 320 million children in the age of +6-16, we talk of demographic dividend-absolutely yes, if we nurture this potential, but if we don't do justice to these children +there is a disaster which is waiting to happen. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028637 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028638.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028638.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..44488d503128676329ea3fda9887a2769a065b70 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028638.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028638" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028638.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4659 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028638 + +"The way things are going I am not feeling very positive. I am a born optimist; we are spending billions of dollars but is that +being delivered efficiently? The answer is no, all of us know that, and that's why we keep going back to the government; +public-private-partnerships is going to be the key to move forward, you have the resources we have the management +expertise let's join hands. And it has started moving." +Anu Aga led Thermax Ltd from 1996-2004, after retirement she remains on the company's board of directors. The +chairperson of TFI (Teach For India) was nominated to Rajya Sabha in 2012. +"My giving actually started when I lost my son, who was 25 and died in a car accident. Having studied abroad, poverty really +bothered him. We who live in India, we become quite insensitive to seeing poor people, but he kept saying a substantial part +of our wealth has to go to charity." +"It started in a very small way, it's not as if I gave away crores and crores at once. It started with me getting personally +involved and I like that model very much, l'm not very happy with just writing a cheque and not getting involved. I was +involved with Akansksha and then I was invited to join their board—it ran centres for slum children and I brought it to Pune. +"We have six schools, now this is done by the CSR wing of Thermax, but Shaheen (Mistry) then started Teach For India, +which personally I support. +"From the family wealth, it's my daughter and I who decide on things. The bulk of our giving is to Teach For India and +Akanksha, but we also give to an institute called Parivaar in Calcutta, which is for the poorest of the poor. In Bihar we are +giving to a school run by an ex-police officer for the rat-eating tribe. The main underlining thing is credibility. Giving without +being involved does give me that little fear, but at the same time I would rather make a few mistakes than mistrust +everybody. +"There is a lovely body called Caring Friends in Bombay, where a few hundred people meet informally. It's not an NGO, the +two people who started it incubate NGOs which are new from their own money, and after a few years when they become +credible, bring it to the others and ask for money from them." +Amit Chandra is managing director of Bain Capital and responsible for the firm's India initiative. He is also chairperson of the +Akanksha Foundation that works in the field of education for less privileged children. +"Even though I came from a lower middle class family, we were always taught as children to give and share whatever we +had. For me the big inflection points were as I was working at DSP Merrill Lynch and I rose through the ranks, I got success +relatively early. I was running the firm before I was 35 but there was still a sense of unease that I had with everything I saw +around me. I think the unease was on two counts, one was that by virtue of running what was the largest investment bank at +that time I got to work with a lot of families and I realized that wealth did not necessarily translate into happiness when you +really got to know a lot of these people individually. +"In fact, wealth built a sense of entitlement amongst the next generation, it built a sense of extreme bitterness amongst +siblings, and it often was a source of great degree of unhappiness. And another thing, having had the opportunity to study in +the West, I realized that when you look at leaders with legacy, a very vast percentage of leaders who had any degree of +legacy where the ones who had given back to society. These issues were beginning to bother me. +"My wife and I were inspired by what Chuck Feeney (Irish-American businessman and philanthropist and the founder of The +Atlantic Philanthropies) did. We decided to cap the amount of wealth we wanted to have as a family, and so my wife and I +walked into a lawyer's office, and I transferred how much she thought was needed for her, my daughter, and to support my +living, and we said from this day onwards everything else basically goes to charity. +"What that did for us was actually incredible because our constraint after that point in time was to find good causes that +could be scaled up. That's where the Givelndia team came in extremely handy because we've set a budget every year for +ourselves which is higher than the previous year with the objective really being to effectively give away all our income every +vear. +"I think giving your time is critical to being able to scale up giving your money. The two things have to go hand in hand. There +is no substitute to actually giving time and approaching it the same way you would approach businesses and investments. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028638 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028639.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028639.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..63866dd5c2deacefce982c9628dea07eaa18bd66 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028639.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028639" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028639.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3696 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028639 + +The biggest network we use is the Givelndia network. Working with their team allows us to screen and monitor, before that +we were able to support a handful of NGOs. Now we have a reasonable portfolio across all the areas we are interested in. I +don't think that scale up would be able to happen if we hadn't leveraged the GiveIndia team." +Back to top +Global Health and Development - Full text articles +Pat on the back or force for good: what purpose do development awards serve? +Mark Tran - Guardian blog +Divyesh Thakkar has just returned from refugee camps in Ethiopia, where he was surprised to see portable solar lanterns +designed by his company still in use three years after their distribution. +The batteries for the prototype lamps were expected to last only two years, but were still functioning at the Jijiga camp near +the Somali border. +"It's amazing they're still working and to see them changing lives," said Thakkar, who is based in Leicester. "People are +going to university thanks to the lamp." +The solar lantern, which looks like an old-fashioned kerosene hurricane lamp, won an innovation award last year at AidEx, +an annual trade show bringing together suppliers and buyers of products for the aid industry. The lamp has a built-in solar +panel to charge its four AA-sized batteries. +The lantern has an obvious advantage over kerosone-fuelled equivalents: with no flame or smoke emissions, it is safer and +more environmentally friendly. The batteries are made for 500 cycles, or about two years, but the longevity of the lamps in +Ethiopia has come as a pleasant surprise. In a novel twist, the lantern, which costs $38 ({24.50), can also be used to charge +mobile phones. +The award provided a huge fillip for Thakkar's company, Sunlite. As word spread, relief agencies placed increasingly large +orders. About 100,000 of the lamps have been (or are being) used after emergencies in Japan, the Philippines, Thailand and +Syria. +Sunlite makes 15,000 lamps a month at two plants in India, including one in a special economic zone in Gujarat state. +Next month, there will be a new winner at AidEx in Brussels, the third year of the award. The innovation award sits alongside +a crowded field of honours in the development world, although AidEx is geared more towards humanitarian needs. +Awards seem to be proliferating. Last month, 53 finalists met in Washington to showcase ideas to save the lives of mothers +and newborns in developing countries. The award is given by the Saving Lives at Birth partnership, launched in 2011, which +includes USAid, Norway, Grand Challenges Canada, backed by the Canadian government, the UK's Department for +International Development, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. +In October, the Mo Ibrahim foundation will announce its prize for achievement in African leadership, established in 2007. +Past winners include presidents Joaquim Chissano and Festus Gontebanye Mogae, of Mozambique and Botswana +respectively, although the prize is not awarded if no one meets the criteria. +Sceptics may wonder whether these accolades contribute meaningfully to development, or exist only to make donors feel +good while sidestepping more fundamental, structural issues. For instance, the Gates foundation awarded $100,000 to the +California Institute of Technology last year for designing a solar-powered toilet that breaks down water and human waste +into hydrogen gas for use in fuel cells. +The competition was for "next-generation" toilets to improve sanitation in the developing world. Would that money have +been better spent on supporting community-led total sanitation - a project to end open defecation that has had considerable +success? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028639 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028640.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028640.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..96580998d5c5862785550a72a80e690ff59311d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028640.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028640" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028640.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4190 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028640 + +Calestous Juma, international development professor at the Kennedy school of government and a nominator, judge and +promoter of new types of prizes, sees awards as part of a complex ecology of financing innovation that includes many other +instruments. He believes there should be more prizes for humanitarian work and development. +"Doing humanitarian work may look like a thankless job. Yet it is driven by the instinct of empathy that makes us human," +said Juma, author of The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa. "Honouring, rewarding, celebrating and inspiring +work in this area is more needed today than ever. This is an area that can use more societal recognition, especially at a time +when the whole aid industry is under scrutiny." +However, Juma says prizes need to be carefully thought out. "Many organisations are launching them without thinking +carefully about what prizes can do or cannot do." +The AidEx challenge's lead judge, Michael Pritchard, inventor of the Lifesaver water bottle, says the award is not so much +about the money - £2,000 - as validation, although the publicity can be a much-needed boost. +"The validation goes an awfully long way to get the product developed and provides a big leg-up into getting it into the +market," he said. "It gets written up all over the world and gets the oxygen of publicity." +As for Thakkar, he says winning the AidEx award has been a positive experience: "Winning the award made a huge +difference, it increased publicity. People look more favourably on us and [that] gives us an extra edge. We don't have to sell it +as much. But we don't want to be just appreciated, we want the lamp to be used extensively." +Back to top +Education - Full text articles +A Chance at Learning +Ginia Bellafante - New York Times +This year, a study administered by researchers at Harvard and Stanford drew significant attention for what it revealed about +how inadequately low-income students are represented at selective colleges and universities. Only 34 percent of the +highest-achieving high-school seniors whose families fell in the bottom quarter of income distribution — versus 78 percent +in the top quarter — attended one of the country's most selective colleges, based on a list of nearly 250 schools compiled by +Barron's. +In New York City, where a neighborhood like Bushwick, in Brooklyn, can seem like a satellite campus of Wesleyan and a +prewar apartment building on the Upper East Side can feel like an Ivy League dormitory for 46-year-olds, there has been +considerable philanthropic attention, of the kind other cities ought to envy, paid to finding the most gifted low-income +students and putting them on a similar path. +In 1978, Gary Simons, a Bronx teacher, founded Prep for Prep with the goal of identifying talented students of color in the +city and readying them for attendance at private schools like Dalton and Groton and so on. Hundreds of the program's +alumni have gone on to law, medical and business schools, and employment at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and +A decade ago, hoping also to advance the best students attending public high schools, Mr. Simons and others founded +another organization, Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America, or LEDA, which draws exceptional children from around +the country, regardless of race, almost entirely from families who make less than $55,000 a year. Applicants are required to +be in the top 10 percent of their class, having taken the most difficult courses their schools offer. The 60 who gain entry to the +program each year spend the summer before 12th grade at Princeton, studying ethics, political theory and public policy, and +preparing for standardized college entrance exams. +In a wondrous righting of the current disequilibrium, however small its scale, they are tutored for those tests by the same +instructors who work with some of Manhattan's wealthiest teenagers: the staff of Advantage Testing, whose services cost +parents up to $795 an hour. Arun Alagappan, the founder and president of Advantage and a major benefactor of LEDA, +provides his employees (whose résumés typically resemble those of the people at Google or McKinsey) pro bono. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028640 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028641.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028641.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3ea37d9b559a150dddb7b6a10c04e02356a5c827 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028641.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028641" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028641.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4066 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028641 + +LEDA has been very successful. Of the 500 or so students who have graduated from the program, three quarters have gone +on to top-tier colleges, 30 percent of them to the Ivy League. Among LEDA's 2012 graduates alone, 19 gained admission to +Princeton, 11 to Georgetown and 6 to the University of Pennsylvania. +Last week I took a walk around Red Hook, Brooklyn, with Joshua El-Bey, a LEDA graduate who was leaving in a few days +for his sophomore year at Yale. His family struggled as he grew up, moving often and ultimately landing in the Red Hook +Houses, the borough's largest public housing development. His first memories of book learning, he told me, were the +readings his mother delivered from Genesis when he was 2. What was disconcerting about Mr. El-Bey's otherwise incredibly +inspiring trajectory was how much of his success had depended on opportunities outside the public education system. +Bullied in middle school for his studiousness, Mr. El-Bey hoped to gain admission to one of the city's elite specialized public +high schools, but he did not do well enough on the entrance exam. The free tutoring provided by the city for the test was +insufficient, he said. +He ended up at Edward R. Murrow in Midwood, Brooklyn, a good school whose academics were nevertheless surpassed by +the supplemental training he received as a scholar at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, an organization begun 50 +years ago by Manhattan lawyers and advertising executives as a mentoring program to get poor minority students into good +colleges. Today it essentially provides a shadow education. In school, Mr. El-Bey told me, he simply learned to "regurgitate +facts." +Programs like LEDA and S.E.O. are popular with wealthy, supremely educated donors, precisely because of outcomes like +Mr. El-Bey's. Just this May, the financier Henry R. Kravis pledged $4 million in matching gifts to S.E.O. +And in a city as dense with talent and money as New York, the effects of such philanthropy can be effortlessly observed +Walking through his neighborhood, Mr. El-Bey ran into another alumnus of S.E.O., Luis Hernandez, who was about to begin +his freshman year at the University of Southern California. In a precocious accomplishment more typical in other +neighborhoods, Mr. Hernandez had won a screenwriting contest for a film about obesity that had already made its debut on +the Showtime cable channel. +As a society we have begun to pay increasing and essential attention to gaining access to the top, but the brightest among +us might do well to apply equal focus to how we might enhance the middle. +Most students, rich or poor, will not go to Harvard, while plenty of working-class and poor students will go to colleges that +serve them not nearly well enough. Not long ago, our son's caregiver, who is taking classes at LaGuardia Community +College in Queens, showed me a paper she had written for a class in English composition taught by a teacher who was +consistently late and twice absent. It was on Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and my husband had helped her. It incisively analyzed +the play's theme of 19th-century marital oppression and was impeccably written. +When our nanny received her grade, she was shocked not to have done as well as she had expected. Her formatting had +been imprecise, the teacher told her. And there was a problem with spacing. Content seemed not to matter much at all. +Back to top +Obama goes for college 'datapalooza' +Nick Anderson - Washington Post +In President Obama's plan to overhaul higher education, which envisions using new federal ratings of colleges to determine +levels of student aid, there is a deep faith in the power of information and innovation to catalyze change in colleges and +universities. +Ultimately, the belief is that these forces will make college more affordable. +Yet academia has witnessed and taken part in many waves of innovation in the past half-century, and affordability remains +elusive. +The administration's faith is encapsulated in a word the White House used this week in a fact sheet about the plan: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028641 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028642.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028642.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cd0d1fc8a8d9b8a210d19fc5b5c4b3c0fa1df189 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028642.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028642" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028642.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4462 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +"Datapalooza." Here's the reference: +"New college ratings will help students compare the value offered by different colleges," the fact sheet said. "The +Department of Education will enlist entrepreneurs and technology leaders with a 'Datapalooza' to catalyze new private- +sector tools, services, and apps to help students evaluate and select colleges. The effort will be complemented by earnings +information by college that will be released for the first time on [the] administration's College Scorecard this fall." +What is a datapalooza? Apparently, it is a festival of, or related to, data. The White House and the Education Department +hosted such an event Oct. 9. Students and parents are arguably awash in data now, much of it conflicting and confusing. +Some would say more is better. +Few would argue that better data would be best of all for the consumer. +The yen for better data is shared not just by Obama but also by some colleges. Start with graduation rates. +Now, the federal government measures how many students graduate within four years or six years of starting college. But it +only measures that for students who are first-timers, who are enrolled full-time and who don't transfer from one institution to +another, omitting a huge share of the college population. Millions of students are part-timers. Community colleges with +excellent records of getting students into prestigious four-year schools are not rewarded for their efforts if those students fail +to pick up an associate's degree before they transfer. Nor are four-year colleges that give transfer students or former +dropouts a second chance and help them get a bachelor's degree. +The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, which represents schools such as the University of Maryland, is +spearheading an effort to improve this flawed metric, using not only federal data but also information from the nonprofit +National Student Clearinghouse to track degree completion for students who move from one school to another. +One question Education Secretary Arne Duncan will face, as he confers with colleges to create a ratings system within the +next two years, is what kind of graduation rate the government will use. Another is what kind of data the government will +report on income of college graduates. +All we know about the federal rating metrics at this point are rough sketches from the fact sheet, highlighting these potential +factors: "access, such as percentage of students receiving Pell grants; affordability, such as average tuition, scholarships, +and loan debt; and outcomes, such as graduation and transfer rates, graduate earnings, and advanced degrees of college +graduates." +The plan envisions that ratings will be tied to student aid formulas by 2018, if Congress agrees. That is a big if. It's also a year +after Obama's term ends. +There is nothing in the plan that would force states to give more funding to public higher education, one of the key cost +drivers in tuition. The president recognized the issue, touting a proposal that he has made before — a "Race to the Top" +incentive fund of $1 billion for higher education. This fund would aim to spur state reforms and reward states that maintain +strong higher education funding, much as an identically named fund for K-12 education did in 2009 and 2010. But it is +unlikely to win congressional approval. +Obama's plan highlights innovation. The president gave a major shout-out to a movement to award degrees based not on +how much time students spend in class but on how well they master their material, citing an experiment under way at +Southern New Hampshire University and one that is about to launch at the University of Wisconsin. +"So the idea would be if you're learning the material faster, you can finish faster, which means you pay less and you save +money," Obama said Thursday in a speech at the University at Buffalo. This notion is indeed revolutionary in academia +because most degrees are awarded based on the concept of a credit hour — which is a rough measure of the time a student +spends doing work in and for a course. +Obama also underscored the online learning movement, which has gained steam in recent years, saying that it holds out the +promise of reducing costs. Carnegie Mellon, Arizona State and Georgia Tech universities won coveted presidential +mentions in the speech. So did the University of Maryland, in the fact sheet. Fans of massive open online courses, or +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028642 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028643.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028643.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0aa50def41764b22ce4540672f43accfe68398de --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028643.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028643" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028643.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4593 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +MOOCs, took heart from this. +What exactly can the administration do to hasten technological innovation besides hosting datapaloozas? The fact sheet +points to two proposals: one that requires money, and one that doesn't. A "First in the World" fund of $260 million, +presumably requiring congressional approval, would "test and evaluate innovative approaches to higher education that +yield dramatically better outcomes." Education officials liken this to a $650 million "Investing in Innovation" fund created +under the 2009 stimulus law that has been used as seed money for experiments in K-12 education. +And the Education Department could cut regulatory barriers to innovation, whatever those might be. Education officials said +Friday that they plan to solicit ideas from colleges on what government rules are hindering innovation. Many educators +might say that red tape gets in the way of experiments in distance learning and degree programs not organized around the +traditional credit hour. +The fact sheet asserts: "The Department will use its authority to issue regulatory waivers for 'experimental sites' that +promote high-quality, low-cost innovations in higher education, such as making it possible for students to get financial aid +based on how much they learn, rather than the amount of time they spend in class." +Back to top +Massively Online And Offline Too: How MOOCs Will Evolve In The Physical World +Giovanni Rodriguez - Forbes +I was at the airport about this time last Sunday, when l overheard a conversation that's becoming quite commonplace. One +person was explaining to another what a MOOC was, but he couldn't remember what the letters stood for. As someone who +regards himself as an amateur, ad-hoc, in-the-moment teacher, I felt compelled to help him out: "Massive. Open. Online. +Course." He thanked me. He had been struggling to remember the "open" part of the MOOC message. And, even more +interesting, he had been struggling to remember the word "course." +Over the past few months, more and more clients and partners have been coming to me to deconstruct not just the acronym +but also the attributes of MOOCs. So often in fact that I have decided to write a short series on the subject. There are many +things to say about both the true impact and hype about MOOCs in the larger narrative that's emerging about disruption in +education. But from where I sit, what's most important to note about MOOCs in 2013 is something that the acronym does +not yet capture: the massive disruption we're seeing in education will be online and offline, too. +Experience +There are at least three reasons for this. And each of these reasons deserves at least one post, but l'll be super brief here. +The first is that the online experience of MOOCs will almost certainly evolve in a way that teachers, students, and staff will +look to find ways to meet with one another. This will either happen by design (by intent and with care) or it will happen +organically. Almost certainly, the producers of MOOCs will look to do this with some sense of design, while leveraging the +organic power of networks to grow by themselves. And if you have been following the evolution of MOOCs, you already +know that the online experience is still a work in progress. My business colleague, Chris Bennett — a behavior designer and +gamification expert — and I recently spoke about this: many are stuck in the old paradigm of delivering education to the +consumer, rather than leveraging the greatest assets of the new medium (co-creation, crowdsourcing, collaboration). By +redesigning the online experience to become more interactive, innovators in the MOOC world will see the possibilities for +offline experience. +Inventory +Another reason for thinking about physical space: while the world ponders the impact that the costs of higher education will +have on schools that are struggling to compete, the inventory of quality physical space that becomes available will appeal to +organizations that need it. A couple of years ago, I had the privilege of serving as an advisor to a White House initiative that +traveled the country meeting with leaders in large spaces in a network of state and community colleges. As a former +theater producer, I was impressed with the availability and quality of these spaces. In theater — and other kinds of shared, +quasi-spiritual, transformative experience — physical space is everything. Innovators in the MOOC world will get wise — if +they haven't already — to the existence of networks of spaces (there are many different networks, as I will show in a later +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028643 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028644.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028644.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ca24c09aa6550ee6a2dde6a192da36e052d14968 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028644.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028644" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028644.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3749 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +article) and make them come alive for their clientele. +Opportunity +And I use the word clientele to make a final point: innovation in the MOOC world will not just come from educators, but from +any organization that sees the value of massive online and offline courseware. As my own clientele have come to realize, +education in the 21st century is not just something you do before you become an adult but a modality of experience that +empowers you throughout your entire life. No reason for schools to own the entire market for those kinds of experiences. +But l expect the most enterprising schools — especially those with great or underused physical inventory — to partner with +organizations that now have the opportunity to rethink themselves for the education market. In the meantime, it may be time +to reassess the MOOC acronym to make the opportunities more obvious. "Massive Online Offline Communities" seems +more like it. And unlike the online communities of the past, these communities are learning communities, driven by the new +lifelong modality of transformative experience. Expect a land grab for branding and positioning. The disruption in education +is just beginning, and the players are just becoming visible. +Back to top +Women and Children - Full text articles +Indian Police Arrest Suspects in Two Gang Rapes +Sean Mclain and Khushita Vasan - Wall Street Journal +Indian police Sunday were holding 10 men suspected of involvement in two highly publicized gang-rape cases—one in +urban Mumbai, the other in rural Jharkhand state-highlighting India's struggles with sexual violence. +In Jharkhand in eastern India, police said they had detained five suspects in connection with the rape of a policewoman by a +group of men who had set up a roadblock on a highway. The attack occurred Thursday, but wasn't reported to police until +Friday, they said. +Five other men were in custody Sunday in the Mumbai case, in which a 22-year-old magazine intern taking photographs of +dilapidated buildings was assaulted Thursday in an abandoned textile mill in the city, police said. +The attacks come as the trial of five people accused in the December gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a +Delhi bus entered its final phase. That crime sparked nationwide demonstrations and prompted the government to +introduce harsher penalties for crimes against women. +Protesters took to the streets of Mumbai on Friday to decry the assault on the magazine intern in a city that has a reputation +as a relatively safe place for women. In 2012, the incidence of rape in the Western Indian metropolis was about half the +national rate, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. +"I've always felt much safer in Mumbai compared to other Indian cities," said Sanika Prabhu, a television producer from +Mumbai. "After this incident, I feel like I don't recognize this city anymore." +Mumbai police said the magazine intern was with a 21-year-old male companion when she was attacked Thursday. The +assailants tied his hands with his belt and raped the woman from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., an official at N.M. Joshi police station +said. Medical tests confirmed the rape, he said. +Under Indian law, rape victims cannot be named in media accounts. +There were 24,915 reported rapes in India in 2012, according to the National Crime Records Bureau, including 233 in +Mumbai. The victims in almost half the Mumbai cases were between 14 and 18 years old. +Activists say the number of rapes is much higher, as many go unreported. India also has a poor record on convictions, with +only around a quarter of alleged rapists convicted in 2010. +In Jharkhand, police said the rape of the police constable occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, as she and her +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028644 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028645.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028645.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..68cda512f40e79a31249d178f2e2781cdf5a759f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028645.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028645" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028645.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4128 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +relatives were transporting the corpse of her brother-in-law for cremation. +"They were accosted by five or six young men who had set up a roadblock," said S.N. Pradhan, a police official in Jharkhand. +According to the criminal complaint, the men stole 40,000 rupees ($625) and then ordered the woman out of the vehicle. +"Then they took her to the bush and raped her one by one while others stood watch," he said. +The rape wasn't reported until Friday, when police-investigating reports of highway robbery—discovered a photo of a +policewoman near where the thefts occurred. "The superintendent of police asked her why her photo was there and only +then did she report the rape," Mr. Pradhan said. +Back to top +Is there any space in the development debate for African experts? +Andrew Quinn - Guardian blog +At a 2012 TEDxChange conference in Berlin, African women's development fund CEO Theo Sowa turned the spotlight on +an uncomfortable truth: African women may be the focus of many development campaigns, but they are rarely represented +as drivers of the discussion. +"When people portray us as victims, they don't want to ask us about solutions. Because people don't ask victims for +solutions," Sowa told the audience. +Of course, experts from Africa and other parts of the developing world are pioneering solutions to a vast range of +development challenges on everything from improving maternal health to boosting sustainable crop output. Bringing their +perspectives to light should be an integral part of development work, particularly as the international community +contemplates the next steps in the global development agenda beyond the 2015 MDGs. +Celebrity advocates, government officials and major funders all have ready-made platforms for spreading their views - the +power of their brand is often enough to build an audience. +But for those without immediate recognition, the task is harder. The Aspen Institute's New Voices Fellowship, launched this +year with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, is one attempt to start figuring out an answer by providing both +media coaching and contacts for development experts from Africa and, eventually, other parts of the developing world. +Development experts, so focused on their endless and crucial work, often neglect this area. Yet finding ways to leverage +yours or your colleagues' public visibility is not as difficult as it sounds. Media training can be expensive, but enormously +beneficial. Persistence pays off. And above all, helping people to think like "thought leaders" can bring real results. +Our fellows represents a cross-section of the work under way in Africa today, from a Congolese doctor seeking to build a +health system in one of the remotest parts of his country to a Ghanaian tech entrepreneur devising new strategies for +expanding math and science education in rural communities. Each one is an expert, and each one has a story to tell. +Helping them to craft their stories, and find an audience, have been our challenges. +The audience, at least initially, has been the easy part. The explosion of online and issue-driven media over the past decade +has created a wide range of outlets, many of which are eager to bring new voices to light. Development-focused media such +as the Guardian's Global Development section, general interest aggregators such as the Huffington Post, and geographic +specialists such as AllAfrica.com and Think Africa Press all represent potential platforms for fresh writing about +development issues. Even mainstream outlets such as CNN and Al Jazeera are welcoming new contributors for their +opinion sections, while professional community portals such as Business Fights Poverty and the Guardian Global +Development Professionals Network can open the door to engaged specialists who care deeply about the challenges +ahead. +Add to this the increasingly crowded schedule of conferences and meetings ranging from the Clinton Global Initiative and +Skoll World Forum to TEDx events held around the world and it's clear that there are a wealth of opportunities to reach +important audiences with new stories. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028645 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028646.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028646.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..405b2644c24a0d765a9939cc3528d4fff53d7ab4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028646.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028646" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028646.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4180 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028646 + +Crafting those stories has proved a little trickier. While the development-focused media has expanded, the standard for +what makes a compelling blog, speech or opinion piece have not: clear writing and cogent argument backed up by solid +evidence and examples. Putting the pieces together, and injecting the right personal note to make for a truly memorable +piece, takes work, self-confidence and practice. +For our first New Voices Fellowship meeting in Johannesburg in June, we set up a series of training sessions on how to +handle media interviews, how to behave on camera, and how to build an online presence. But the most important part of the +curriculum turned out to be a crash course in confidence: how to believe in the importance of what you have to say. For +many of our fellows, unused to thinking of themselves as "thought leaders", the leadership component was new territory. +We learned that helping the fellows define their specific areas of expertise, and to understand how that personal expertise +can translate into important contributions to the global development discussion, was an essential starting point. One fellow, +an expert on maternal health from Tanzania, found new confidence in the fact that alongside her medical degrees she has +personal experience as an African mother. Another, who specialises in poverty alleviation in Nairobi's slums, began to +harness his own stories about growing up in those slums to buttress his points about development in informal settlements. +These are exactly the types of new perspectives that will inform and enrich development policy discussions. At Aspen, we +will be recruiting our next class of New Voices fellows starting mid-September, and look forward to learning from and +working with other organisations which are committed to expanding the dialogue about what works - and what doesn't - in +global development. +Andrew Quinn is director of the New Voices Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. +Back to top +Child marriage campaigners in south Asia receive $23m cash injection +Mark Tran - Guardian blog +By the age of 17, Zeenat had been divorced three times after forced marriages. She first wed shortly after puberty to a man +who abused her, an experience that recurred in her subsequent marriages. +She became so isolated that she did not go to the hospital or ask for help. Neither had she heard of India's Protection of +Women from Domestic Violence Act of 2005, which made her husband's violent outbursts not just wrong, but illegal. +Sadly, her story is all too common. Every year about 10 million girls become child brides, and one in seven girls in the +developing world marries before the age of 15. +Bangladesh, Nepal and India have three of the highest rates of child marriage, with 68.7%, 56.1% and 50% respectively of +girls married before the age of 18. Child marriage is not just a question of poverty - although that is a critical issue - but also +of how girls are viewed in society. +"Even with higher levels of income, there is the practice of child marriage," said Care International's gender director, +Theresa Hwang. "It is an issue of status; girls are valued in a lesser way. In India, girls are not seen as 'added value'. The +issue is squarely tied to gender equality and social norms." +Care USA, the US arm of the anti-poverty NGO, and the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) this week received grants +of $7.7m (£4.9m) and $15.3m respectively from the Kendeda fund to tackle child marriage in south Asia. Both organisations +will use the money to support local NGOs. +Founded 10 years ago, the Kendeda fund worked initially on environmental sustainability in the US, but last year created a +girls' rights portfolio. AJWS will focus on India, Care on Nepal and Bangladesh. +All three countries have laws against child marriage, but implementation has proved difficult. Civil child marriage laws are +not enforced, and religious or social customs prevail. +In Nepal, Care supports groups such as Chunauti, which seeks to spread its message against child marriage among +schools and local businesses. The local NGO persuaded factories to put anti-child marriage slogans in their production +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028646 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028647.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028647.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cc4e03ad1a074d23148ec20df35997c0cc3f3f97 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028647.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028647" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028647.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2143 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +materials. It also convinced a food catering business not to cater for child marriage ceremonies. +For Care and AJWS, the logical route is to work through local partners familiar with regional conditions and practices, and +based where the pressure points are. For the local NGOs, it shows they are not working alone on a difficult problem only now +receiving the attention it merits. +The UN high-level panel appointed by Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, to look at development targets to replace the +millennium development goals when they expire in 2015, has urged the recognition of child marriage as a key indicator of +female empowerment. In another sign that child marriage is moving up the development agenda, Girls Not Brides, the global +partnership to end child marriage, was formed in September 2011 to tackle the problem. +Empowerment can come through that catch-all term, livelihoods training. Groups such as Brac, the Bangladeshi NGO, for +example, have created clubs in Uganda where young girls learn to develop confidence through storytelling and songwriting. +They also learn more practical skills, from financial literacy and tailoring to agricultural work. +Backed by AJWS, Mohammad Bazar Backward Classes Development Society in West Bengal takes a similar approach. +The organisation, which works with marginalised Muslim and tribal women and children in urban Kolkata, runs a school for +girls as well as vocational training for women in the rural area of Birbhum. +"We work to build girls' aspirations, promote girls' ideas of themselves when they don't have aspirations, and engage with +key decisionmakers - parents, teachers and religious leaders," said Javid Syed, Asia programme officer for AJWS. +AJWS helped change Zeenat's life. It provided her with vocational training, allowing her to become financially independent +and diminishing the likelihood that economic need will turn her towards another abusive marriage. If Zeenat does marry +again, the hope is that she will have the support of her family and the ability to leave the marriage if she chooses, in full +knowledge of her rights. +Back to top +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028647 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028648.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028648.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..81e7cc3749e82e578f3420b8c4344c45b2a57344 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028648.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028648" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028648.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1829 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +2/15/2013 4:52:58 PM +Larry Summers +take-it-or-leave-it deal by the U.S. on the +nuclear issue is the wrong strategy +Ray Takeyh +February 14, 2013 - On Feb. 26, the United States and Iran will once +more resume their diplomatic ritual, in the so-called six-party talks, over +Iran's disputed nuclear program. As the two perennial adversaries eye one +another, there are competing paradigms about how to deal with Tehran. +An emerging school of thought suggests that the best means of "testing" +Iran is to offer it a final nuclear agreement that presumably promises +measurable relief from sanctions for significant Iranian concessions. Iran's +failure to grasp such an offer would then conclusively demonstrate to both +domestic and international audiences that the cause of the impasse is not +American belligerence but Iranian truculence. +But this approach fails to recognize that an arms-control process is +necessarily an incremental one, nor does it offer a practical substitute to +the existing step-by-step diplomacy. +Iran's nuclear program encompasses a vast complex of enrichment +facilities, centrifuge construction plants, uranium extraction companies +and thousands of scientists working in university and government +laboratories. Iran is enriching uranium at both 5% and 20% levels, +experimenting with high-velocity centrifuges and seemingly in the process +of constructing additional enrichment facilities. +Such a multilayered, multifaceted program can be dealt with only on a +piecemeal basis, as the technical details and rules for inspections are too +complex to be addressed in a single agreement. +Moreover, should the United States offer Iran a final deal, Tehran still has +a right to contest and negotiate its provisions and offer counterproposals. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028648 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028649.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028649.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b922a33974e73a77572254409fa1bf92f87f5ebc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028649.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028649" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028649.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2307 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The international community is unlikely to concede to either more +sanctions or the use of force until Iran's objections are taken into full +consideration. As such, a grand deal that is supposed to provoke a moment +of clarity is likely to be enmeshed in the existing, protracted arms-control +process. +Another complication is the advent of public opinion and critical +constituencies in Iran devoted to the perpetuation of the program. The +growing public sentiment is that Iran has a right to acquire a nuclear +capability. As the program matures, it is becoming a source of pride for a +citizenry accustomed to the revolution's setbacks and failures. +Also emerging is a bureaucratic and scientific establishment with its own +parochial considerations for sustaining the nuclear investment. A clerical +leadership that is dealing with a restive population and empowered +security services cannot easily dispense with its nuclear trump card. +All this suggests that the best means of addressing Iran's nuclear challenge +is to mitigate its most dangerous dimensions. The focus should remain on +Iran's high-grade enrichment and its underground nuclear facility nestled +in mountains outside Qom. Tehran seems to have conceived an ingenious +path to nuclear advancement, one that involves increasing the size and +sophistication of its civilian atomic apparatus to the point where it can +quickly surge into a bomb. While staying within the rules of the +International Atomic Energy Agency's inspection process, Iran is +essentially expanding its capabilities while shielding them under the +veneer of legality. Given the fact that much of civilian nuclear technology +can easily be misappropriated for military purposes, Iran can construct an +elaborate nuclear infrastructure while remaining within IAEA guidelines. +The diplomatic challenge is to derail this path to a nuclear weapon by +imposing significant restraints on its program. And this can still be done +through a process that proceeds incrementally and sequentially. +U.S. officials would be wise to get out of the crisis mode and put some +time back on the clock. The Iran issue always seems urgent, and yet +somehow there is always time to deal with it. Washington should +acknowledge the obvious, namely, that given Iran's gradualist approach, it +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028649 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028650.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028650.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ef4ec3fb4836de675527f78afe22c28166a1f2d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028650.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028650" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028650.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1328 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +is still years from completing an efficient enrichment infrastructure, +constructing a nuclear arsenal and developing a reliable means of delivery. +By agreeing to a compressed timeline, the U.S. only narrows its options +and makes a solution even more elusive. +As the United States again contemplates its Iran conundrum, it should +eschew calls for a take-it-or-leave-it deal. The history of Iran's +confrontation with the international community suggests that keeping it a +crisis situation benefits the Islamic Republic. Ironically, it is the Western +powers that have generated alarmist conditions. And then to escape the +predicament of their own making, they offer Iran more concessions and +further incentives. +To avoid a repeat of that outcome, it would be prudent to have a sense of +proportionality and appreciate that, in the end, time works best for the +United States and not the economically beleaguered theocracy. +Ray Takeyh is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. +Article 2. +The Guardian +Whether it's North Korea or Iran, sanctions +won't work +Simon Jenkins +13 February 2013 -- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 'Threats +and sanctions have not weakened the regime's determination to proceed +[with nuclear weapons], but rather weakened opposition to it'. Photograph: +Sven Hoppe/EPA +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028650 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028651.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028651.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b0361099280c2cf9105509464e01a0fb32c6ca3e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028651.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028651" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028651.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2235 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +North Korea has set off a third nuclear test explosion. It has done so in +defiance of the UN, America, Japan and even, reportedly, its sponsor, +China. It has said to hell with everyone, in a brutal comment on western +economic sanctions. +The UN security council met yesterday and Washington threatened +"significant consequences" - code nowadays for "tighter sanctions". Every +shred of evidence suggests that these will not achieve the declared goal. +They will merely add to the impoverishment of North Korea's people by +its own government. Sanctions are the most counter-productive tool +known to diplomacy. Yet we keep imposing them. Why? +Sanctions assume that all countries react to external pressure as might a +capitalist democracy. They assume a misguided regime will change its +mind and put financial advantage above its definition of national interest. +"Smart sanctions" (really dumb sanctions) further assume the rich can be +punished without punishing the poor, and that all dictators' wives want to +fly abroad and shop at Harrods. They assume that trade guides political +action and political action trumps dictatorship. +Economic sanctions are hugely popular to western politicians, not because +of their effect but because of their cause: the desire to stand on an +international stage and being seen to "do something". They are the least- +cost first resort of the laptop bombardiers of global intervention. They +sound punitive and aggressive without inflicting any hardship on the +imposer. +After North Korea the other target in the sanctions frame is Iran. +Everything at present suggests that ever-tighter sanctions have done +nothing to curb Iran's nuclear programme. Indeed, by inducing paranoia, +probably the reverse. Sanctions have certainly "bitten", to the glee of their +advocates. They have brought inflation and a collapse in the currency, the +rial. They have harmed ordinary people and solidified sentiment against +the west and the "great Satan" of the US. Assassination and cyber- +weapons have wiped out a few scientists and scrambled a few computers. +What sanctions have not done is weakened the power of the ayatollahs or +their private army, the Revolutionary Guards. Both seem as secure as ever, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028651 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028652.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028652.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c8b87f283309fae84cca3a36da95b4ca08470d0c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028652.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028652" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028652.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2238 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +while (relatively) moderate civilian politicians are reduced to feuding and +arresting each others' children. Iran's nuclear programme appears to +proceed independent even of the organs of its own state. +A spoof article in the Economist last year portrayed Iran's supreme leader, +Ayatollah Khamenei, ruminating on western nations' obsessive posturing +towards his country. He mused that these were unstable, unreliable places, +dangerous though probably not all mad. But since it was hard to be sure, "I +would feel a lot safer if we already had that bomb". +. Similar insecurity +drove sanctioned Cuba to accept Russian missiles in the 1960s, and +sanctioned Iraq and Libya to pretend to build weapons of mass destruction +in the 1990s. +Sanctions never stop bad things happening. Rather they entrench dictators, +build up siege economies and debilitate the urban middle class from which +opposition to dictatorship grows. As Khamenei said in a speech a year +ago, sanctions were "painful ... but make us more self-reliant". Indeed, for +a regime to be sanctioned is to receive an elixir: witness Castro, Gaddafi, +the ayatollahs and the ruling cliques of Burma, Afghanistan and North +Korea. That sanctioned regimes sometimes come to an end is not proof +that sanctions work, rather that they take a long time and usually require +war to "work" +This is a rarely researched topic because sanctions are diplomatic ideology +rather than science. A debate in 1998 in International Security magazine +saw the Chicago academic, Robert Pape, barely challenged in his view +that only around five of the 115 cases of sanctions imposed since the war +could claim any plausible efficacy. Most merely inflicted "significant +human costs on the populations of target states, including on innocent +civilians who have little influence on their government's behaviour". They +are a ready invitation to war. +When I was reporting on South Africa in the 1980s I became convinced +that sanctions were aiding import substitution and benefiting the Afrikaner +economy, probably giving apartheid an extra decade of life. They likewise +prolonged lan Smith's regime in Rhodesia. Sanctions made Libya's +Gaddafi so rich he could spoon money into the London School of +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028652 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028653.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028653.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..748a52da21aaa2a23b691252784089d9fee21ea9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028653.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028653" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028653.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2129 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Economics. They made Saddam Hussein one of the 10 wealthiest people +in the world. Besides, sanctions create sanctions-busting which, like drugs, +is a global criminal industry born entirely of the idiocy of western +diplomacy. +A year ago the Foreign Office defended yet another round of sanctions +against Tehran on the grounds they would "hasten Iran's economic +collapse and deepen rifts within the regime, in the hope that saner voices +will deem the price of pursuing nuclear weapons too high" +'. Economies +don't collapse, any more than poverty changes governments. Even Greece, +now the most "sanctioned" nation in Europe, has not collapsed. Places just +get poorer. As for "saner voices", +", they go into exile, hiding or prison. +That's where sanctions send them. +Iran is a proud nation of 80 million mostly Muslim people, one of many +Asian and African states struggling between theocracy and democracy, +tradition and modernity. These are agonising struggles among and within +peoples, to which the west has contributed nothing but hostility and +belligerence. Under the cloak of "counter-terror" +', it has been as crass as it +was during the Crusades. Of course no one wants to see nuclear weapons +spread. Russia tried to stop China getting them. China tried to stop North +Korea. The west tried to stop India and Pakistan, while hypocritically +tolerating Israel and the replenished arsenals of France and Britain. No +pressure made the slightest difference to anyone. +If Iran really wants a nuclear weapon, it will get one — the more so when it +is threatened with dire retribution if it does. That is how such states react +to pressure. Ever since the dodgy election of 2009, threats and sanctions +have not weakened the regime's determination to proceed, but rather +weakened opposition to it. If ever there was a country unlikely to respond +to diplomatic bullying, it is Iran. If ever there was a country that might +respond to constructive engagement, to commercial, governmental and +cultural intercourse, it is also Iran. Why the west should want to make it +another North Korea passes comprehension. +Article 3. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028653 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028654.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028654.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..17406ddfb76ca0d623b0b2c8634549ee9ded576a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028654.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028654" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028654.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1760 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The Washington Institute +Year of Decision: U.S. Policy toward Iran in +2013 +James F. Jeffrey and Thomas Pickering +February 12, 2013 - On February 7, 2013, James F. Jeffrey and Thomas +Pickering addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. +Ambassador Jeffrey, a former assistant to the president and deputy +national security advisor, is author of the new Institute study Moving to +Decision: U.S. Policy toward Iran. Ambassador Pickering served in +numerous key posts at home and abroad over a five-decade career, +including undersecretary of state for political affairs. The following is a +rapporteur's summary of their remarks. +JAMES F. JEFFREY +The move to decision on Iran is the most pressing and dangerous issue on +the U.S. and international agenda in 2013. The year ahead will largely +define the longstanding struggle between Washington and Tehran, and the +considerable stakes involved make it absolutely crucial that a swift and +decisive resolution be achieved. Regardless of the outcome of the nuclear +issue, however, Iran will continue to present a long-term challenge to the +United States because of clashing ideologies, conflicting foreign policy +goals, and Iran's claim to regional hegemony. +There are four likely outcomes to the nuclear issue: a unilateral Iranian +decision to halt or dramatically slow its progress toward a nuclear weapon; +a negotiated outcome, whether through the PS+1 (i.e., the five permanent +members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) or bilateral +negotiations; a military strike, as threatened by President Obama and +Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu; and an explicit or implicit +shift to containment, indicating that Washington would be prepared to +coexist with a nuclear-armed Iran. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028654 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028655.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028655.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f33bbc9c01acd349296f647b4e15a87baaa8d83b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028655.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028655" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028655.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2385 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The most effective resolution would be a negotiated outcome -- to achieve +it, Washington will need to take preliminary steps on several fronts. A +serious compromise needs to be put on the table, including an offer to +suspend crippling oil sanctions in return for specific, verifiable Iranian +steps to eliminate any nuclear breakout capabilities. Equally significant is +establishing a credible military threat, given that Tehran has been willing +to endure increasing economic pressure in order to continue its nuclear +program. The regime is unlikely to concede anything during negotiations +if it does not believe that Washington will actually follow through on such +threats. Although specific public redlines are often unpalatable, the Obama +administration must clarify internally when it would take military steps, +and these intentions must be made clear to the Iranians. +In the same vein, the military option requires a credible negotiating +complement, as seen in the early 1990s with Iraq. To legitimize military +action against Saddam Hussein's regime, Washington had to prove that all +other options had been exhausted. Similarly, the only way to set the +predicate for military action against Iran is to show the regime and the +international community that everything has been tried, and that +Washington has left Tehran with a way out. Failure to do so would +undermine the legitimacy of any strikes. +It is also important to understand that curtailing Iran's nuclear progress +will not by itself alter the regime's regional agenda -- nuclear ambitions +are but an extension of Tehran's wider aspirations toward hegemony in the +Middle East. Unfortunately, none of the longer-term proposals for +addressing that issue seem feasible at the moment (e.g., regime change by +internal or external means; a shift in Tehran's views on the Supreme +Leader and succession; a "grand deal" between Washington, Iran, and the +international community). +One lesson to be learned from past interactions with Tehran (or lack +thereof) is that when the United States proactively opposes Iranian +aggression in the Middle East, the regime relents, but when Washington +offers a more passive response, Iranian aggression increases. With respect +to Syria, for example, it cannot be assumed that Bashar al-Assad will fall +at all, let alone quickly, without active U.S. engagement. If the Assad +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028655 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028656.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028656.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..882ea47a0e24591f056867c17c41cbcfc1f46f2f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028656.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028656" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028656.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2139 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +regime does in fact survive, Iran would become increasingly emboldened, +with potentially disastrous consequences for the United States and its +allies and interests in the Middle East. +Denuding U.S. forces in the region to enable a pivot to Asia is also risky. +Nowhere else in the world is America more likely to deploy forces than in +the Persian Gulf in opposition to Iran, and nowhere else is it of utmost +importance that any potential confrontation be won decisively in the next +five to ten years than with the Islamic Republic. +Going forward, Washington must discriminate between Iranian behaviors +it considers unacceptable -- such as support for terrorism, hegemonic +ambitions, and progress toward nuclear weapons -- and those it can +tolerate. U.S. officials could open the door for negotiations by making +clear to Tehran that they do not seek regime change; the first step in that +regard would be to let Iran know that Washington respects it as a nation- +state and not a transnational revolutionary movement. +Finally, disorganization within the U.S. government and a "go it alone" +mentality have accounted for many of Washington's internal difficulties in +responding to the Iranian challenge. To alleviate this problem, all cabinet- +level officials must be in constant and complete coordination, devoid of +routine bureaucratic obstacles. In addition, the appointment of a senior +subcabinet official whose sole responsibility is Iran (or, alternatively, a +small group of officials in constant coordination) could allow the +administration to reorganize bureaucratically in preparation for this year of +decision. +THOMAS PICKERING +Discussions of containment policy typically imply accepting the Islamic +Republic as an inevitable nuclear power and using deterrence to deal with +a nuclear-armed Iran. Yet such an outcome would be disastrous for U.S. +nonproliferation policy, which is based on the notion that fewer nuclear +states means less chance of miscalculated use. If Iran attains a nuclear +weapon, other regional powers would likely follow suit -- clearly an +undesirable outcome for the international community. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028656 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028657.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028657.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d66040322a446acbb9fb5f3dfc8e9b5319125aab --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028657.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028657" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028657.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2344 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +At the other end of the spectrum, using military means in the short term to +guarantee prevention would entail a vast use of force - essentially an +unofficial, semipermanent occupation of Iran. This is not a viable path, +particularly since other diplomatic possibilities have not yet been +exhausted. +Similarly, sanctions, while effective, are not sufficient by themselves. +They must be intertwined with negotiations -- as Washington and its allies +increase the pressure, cohesive and meaningful talks with equivalent +concessions should follow suit. Some have argued that negotiations should +expand to a "big for big" format, but decades of mistrust between the +United States and Iran make smaller deals more practical. Such an +approach would have to focus on ending Iran's most problematic +enrichment activity: processing uranium to the 20 percent threshold, which +makes the leap to weapons-grade material much easier. Instead, the regime +could limit itself to 5 percent enrichment, and under strict supervision by +the International Atomic Energy Agency. +The intelligence community widely believes that although Iran has not yet +decided to make a nuclear weapon, it is still moving to acquire all the +necessary capabilities in case it chooses that path. Accordingly, +Washington will need to obtain a concrete Iranian commitment to convert +its stocks of readily upgradeable gaseous uranium into metallic fuel +elements, which pose significantly less of a threat. A serious inspection +system would need to be implemented in order to monitor these +requirements. In return, the Iranians would expect the lifting of nuclear- +related sanctions. They would also likely ask for acknowledgement that +they have the right to continue their civil enrichment program, whether for +supposed use in cancer treatment or to safeguard against a potential +Russian decision to cease fueling the Bushehr reactor. +Thus far, President Obama has been frustrated at the lack of progress in +response to his openness toward the Iranian regime, and his new cabinet +has an obligation to help him solidify a negotiating position that improves +the situation. If the Iranians continue to reject U.S. positions that +seemingly respond to some of their demands, then the administration +should begin applying other pressures. These steps should be taken sooner +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028657 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028658.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028658.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..514f9db2dab2382fc221e75b1d2dd76919b1b4d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028658.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028658" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028658.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1637 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +rather than later so that the parties can move toward a mutually acceptable +conclusion. +Washington must also keep in mind that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei +has the last word on all matters in Iran, and that negotiations will go only +as far as he allows them to go. In years past, he issued a fatwa condemning +nuclear weapons - Washington could take advantage of this fact by +drafting a UN Security Council resolution endorsing the fatwa. This could +be a small step toward boosting Khamenei's international profile while +simultaneously pressuring Iran to follow its own religious decree. +To be sure, regime change remains an attractive alternative on paper, and +some in Washington view it as an insurance policy. Historically, however, +regime change has not been a successful option for the United States, and +internal attempts at toppling Iran's leadership have thus far been crushed +by Stalinesque suppression, including the 2009 uprising. Despite such +failures and Washington's limited influence in Iranian domestic affairs, +U.S. policy should be to demonstratively support popular democratic +movements. +Article 4. +TIME +Spy Fail: Why Iran Is Losing Its Covert War +with Israel +Karl Vick +Feb. 13, 2013 - Slumped in a Nairobi courtroom, suit coats rumpled and +reading glasses dangling from librarian chains, the defendants made a poor +showing for the notorious Quds Force of the elite Iranian Revolutionary +Guard Corps. Ahmad Abolafathi Mohammed and Sayed Mansour Mousa +had been caught red-handed and middle-aged. And if the latter did them a +certain credit - blandly forgettable always having been a good look for a +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028658 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028659.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028659.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fc30edd31e69e1ffb3968809ffd87e4afb2de50b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028659.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028659" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028659.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2360 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +secret agent — the prisoners still had to explain why they had hidden 15 +kg of the military explosive RDX under bushes on a Mombasa golf +course. +Created to advance Iran's interests clandestinely overseas, the Quds Force +has lately provided mostly embarrassment, stumbling in Azerbaijan, +Georgia, India, Kenya and most spectacularly in Thailand, where before +accidentally blowing up their Bangkok safe house, Iran's secret agents +were photographed in the sex-tourism mecca of Pattaya, one arm around a +hookah, the other around a hooker. In its ongoing shadow war with Israel, +the Iranian side's lone "success" was the July 18 bombing of a Bulgarian +bus carrying Israeli tourists - though European investigators last week +officially attributed that attack to Iran's Lebanese proxy, Hizballah. That +leaves the Islamic Republic itself with a failure rate hovering near 100% +abroad and an operational tempo — nine overseas plots uncovered in nine +months — that carries a whiff of desperation. A Tehran government long +branded by U.S. officials as the globe's leading exporter of terrorism may +be cornering the market on haplessness. +Within Iran's own borders, however, the story is different. Twice in the +past two years Iranian intelligence has cracked espionage rings working +with Israel's Mossad, Western intelligence officials tell TIME. In both +cases, the arrests were the furthest thing from secret: announced at a news +conference, each was later followed up by televised confessions broadcast +on Iranian state television in prime time. Given Iran's history of trumped- +up confessions, skepticism is more than justified. But the arrests appear to +be solid. One intelligence official said the captured Iranians provided +"support and logistics" to the Mossad operatives who carried out the +assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists. +At least four scientists were killed on Tehran's streets from 2010 to 2012, +when, as TIME has reported, Israel ratcheted back on covert operations +inside Iran. Officially, Israel has remained silent on the killings, though +government officials will coyly say they welcome the deaths. The Jewish +state maintains the same ambiguous posture on other "setbacks" to Iran's +nuclear program widely - and correctly, Western intelligence officials +say — attributed to Mossad, from the Stuxnet computer virus, to +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028659 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028660.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028660.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e816ea99eb67c1b3e2451ec7bd5b3128d1ebc14d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028660.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028660" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028660.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2375 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +mysterious explosions like the massive blast at a missile base, which +destroyed ballistic missiles that could reach Israel. +The covert onslaught dovetails with Israel's history of reaching "over the +horizon" to disarm perceived threats at a distance. To keep advanced arms +from reaching Hamas and Hizballah, Israel in the past year sent warplanes +to bomb convoys and arms depots in Sudan and Syria, respectively, +without apparent retribution. In the case of Iran, however, experts say the +audacity of Israel's covert campaign stirred Tehran to revive an espionage +effort that lay largely fallow since 9/11. The Spy vs. Spy contest that +ensued would prove woefully one-sided, even in the third-world countries +where Iran chose to strike, hoping to avoid heightened security awareness +in the developed world. In the end, its only success came inside Iran, +where the secret police operate without inhibition. +The shadow war may have started on Jan. 15, 2007, the day Ardeshir +Hosseinpour passed away. Hosseinpour was a specialist in +electromagnetics at the Nuclear Technology Center in the city of Isfahan, +Iran, but his death might have escaped notice had Iran's government not +kept it under wraps for almost a week, finally attributing it to fumes from +a faulty heater. An online report by the American private intelligence firm +Stratfor suggested another cause - radioactive poisoning — and hinted +that Mossad's Caesarea section was back in business. Caesarea, named for +an Israeli beach town that dates back to Roman times, is the operations +branch of Israel's secret service, most notoriously responsible for the +assassinations of some two dozen Palestinians (and an innocent waiter) +after the 1972 Munich Olympics. Assassinations are carried out by a very +small unit dubbed Kidon, the Hebrew word for "tip of the spear." Kidon +operates at a remove from the legions of Mossad employees working in +less lethal fields. +It would have been a unit called Hatzomet, or "The Junction," that +recruited Majid Fashi, a handsome young Iranian who dropped out of high +school to pursue a career in kickboxing. By the account he gave on Iranian +state television early in 2011, Fashi presented himself at the Israeli +consulate in Istanbul in 2007 and was vetted for a solid year before being +shown any trust. Two years later, on Jan. 12, 2010, he would place a bomb +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028660 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028661.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028661.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b7088bd4a7f8c58f95158672226269fa9f61f354 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028661.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028661" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028661.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2245 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +on a motorbike parked on the sidewalk outside the Tehran home of +Masoud Alimohammadi; the nuclear physicist was killed when it was +detonated by remote control. +In the broadcast, Fashi accurately described the Mossad campus north of +Tel Aviv. He said he had been given a laptop equipped with a second +operating system and used it to communicate through online drop boxes. +He was impressed by his handlers' thoroughness. At one point Fashi +described studying a scale model of Alimohammadi's street. "It was an +exact copy of the real one," Fashi said. "The tree next it, the street curb, +the bridge." In a later broadcast, he was seated across from +Alimohammadi's widow, who glared at him as he bowed his head and +wept. Mossad officials were "pissed off and shocked" seeing their agent +on television, the intelligence official said +Fashi was executed in May 2012. About the same time, Iran's intelligence +minister announced the arrest of 14 more Iranians, eight men and six +women dubbed members of the "Terror Club" in the subsequent prime- +time broadcast of that name. Filmed in shadow, and rich in atmospherics, +the Aug. 5 program recreated Alimohammadi's death and four subsequent +attacks: they started with the Nov. 29, 2010 nearly simultaneous attempts +on Majid Shariari and Fereydoun Abbasi, nuclear scientists driving to +work when magnetic "sticky bombs" were attached to the side of their cars +from passing motorcycles. Abbasi managed to escape before it detonated, +saving his wife as well. Shariari was killed - a significant setback for the +Iranian nuclear program where he was the top scientist, according to a +Western intelligence official. +The confessed agents offered absorbing detail — they were aboard a Bajaj +Pulsar, wearing helmets, when the magnet bomb stuck on the right front +panel of Shariari's car exploded. The riders scrambled into the "trail car" +assigned to follow the target and disappeared into the traffic of the Imam +Ali Autobahn. Already gone was the car assigned to cut off and slow the +car carrying the scientist. They claimed to have rehearsed on a practice +track inside Israel. None of the details could be confirmed, but an +intelligence official acknowledged: "Another network was taken." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028661 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028662.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028662.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1f599d683a8beb8ed821a3caa073d4f6fb09e31f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028662.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028662" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028662.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2396 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The third scientist, Dariush Rezaeinejad was shot on July 23, 2011 after +picking up his child at a day care; his wife described hearing shots whiz by +as she chased the assailants. The most recent assassination was the Jan. 11, +2012 death of Mustafa Ahmadi-Roshan, an expert on uranium enrichment, +also by a magnet bomb slapped on his car during his morning commute. +By then, Iran was trying to strike back. The task of avenging the scientists +fell to the sprawling Quds Force's own covert-operations division, known +as Unit 400. It took a shotgun approach, targeting Israeli diplomatic +missions in a variety of countries, mostly in the developing world where +the global antiterrorism mesh is not so fine. Exposed in Baku, Tbilisi, +Johannesburg, Mombasa and Bangkok, the failures mounted at a pace that +was itself one of the problems. In the world of espionage, a quality covert +operation can take years to pull together. Yet in the 15 months from May +2011 to July 2012, the Quds Force and Hizballah attempted 20 attacks, by +the count of Matthew Levitt, a former State Department counterterrorism +official. "Hizballah and the Quds Force traded speed for tradecraft and +reaped what they sowed," Levitt writes in a January report for the +Washington Institute for Near East Policy. "Quds Force planners were +stretched thin by the rapid tempo of their new attack plan, and were forced +to throw together random teams of operatives who had not trained +together." +The decline in quality was so striking it initially inspired disbelief. Recall +the preposterous-sounding plot weaving together a former used-car +salesman, Mexico's Zetas drug gang and a bank transfer from a +Revolutionary Guard account to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador - +by bombing a Washington restaurant? A year on it looks like the new +normal. In Bangkok last month, an Iranian agent entered a courtroom in a +wheelchair, having accidentally blown his legs off while fleeing police. A +January alert issued by Turkish intelligence was light on specifics but +quite certain the Quds operatives would be staying in five-star hotels. +"There's a number of reasons that Iranian intelligence has suffered," says +Meir Javedanfar, an Iranian-born analyst who lectures at the +Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel. "No. 1," he says, "is the 2009 +uprisings in Iran." The street protests over a fraudulent election +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028662 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028663.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028663.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2bcffea6f1a997923f62ed33af5c00f34196f5bf --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028663.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028663" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028663.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1358 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +undermined the perceived legitimacy of the state among people who once +would work for it, including in its secret services. "People less and less see +it as a nationalist endeavor and more as a Khamenei-related project to +strengthen himself," Javedanfar says, referring to Iran's Supreme Leader +Ayatullah Ali Khamene1, who by some published accounts personally +authorizes all overseas attacks. +Hard-liners further aggravated the situation by purging competent +reformists from both the secret services and from Iran's embassies — +crucial to a force expected to work undetected abroad. "Basically the Quds +Force doesn't cooperate with the Foreign Ministry, and the Foreign +Ministry isn't what it used to be either," says Javedanfar. Under President +Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 42% of ministry employees have only high +school degrees. "The regime is a bigger threat to itself than Israel," he +says. +Karl Vick has been TIME's Jerusalem bureau chief since 2010, covering +Israel, the Palestine territories and nearby sovereignties. He worked 16 +years at the Washington Post in Nairobi, Istanbul, Baghdad, Los Angeles +and Rockville, MD. +Article 5. +YaleGlobal +Is the US Ready To Be Number Two? +Kishore Mahbubani +11 February 2013 -- SINGAPORE: Long before anyone did, former US +president Bill Clinton saw that America would have to prepare for the time +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028663 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028664.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028664.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..24636dbc63b4cb3dc6eb00337f7ca9bdab00c855 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028664.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028664" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028664.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2389 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +when it would no longer be the number one power in the world. In his +2003 Yale University address on "Global Challenges," he said: +If you believe that maintaining power and control and absolute freedom of +movement and sovereignty is important to your country's future, there's +nothing inconsistent in that [the US continuing to behaving unilaterally]. +[The US is] the biggest, most powerful country in the world now. ... But +if you believe that we should be trying to create a world with rules and +partnerships and habits of behavior that we would like to live in when +we're no longer the military political economic superpower in the world, +then you wouldn't do that. It just depends on what you believe. +Long before 2003, Clinton wanted to begin preparing Americans for this +new world. "Clinton believed [...] what we had in the wake of the cold +war was a multilateral moment - an opportunity to shape the world +through our active leadership of the institutions Clinton admired and +[Charles] Krauthammer disdained," writes Strobe Talbott, former deputy +secretary of state in his book The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient +Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation. "But Clinton +kept that belief largely to himself while he was in office.... political +instincts told him it would be inviting trouble to suggest that the sun +would someday set on American preeminence." Sadly, few Americans +have heeded Clinton's wisdom. Few dare to mention that America could +well be number two. I discovered this when I chaired a panel on "the +future of American power" at the 2012 World Economic Forum in Davos. +After citing projections that America would have the second largest +economy in just a few years, I asked the American panelists - two +senators, a congresswoman and a former deputy national security advisor +- whether Americans are ready to become number two. To my shock, +none could acknowledge publically this possibility. +America may well become number two faster than anyone has anticipated. +According to the most recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) +projections, China will have larger share of global GDP than the United +States by 2017. In 1980, in PPP terms, the US share of the global economy +was 25 percent, while China's was 2.2 percent. By 2017, the US share will +decline to 17.9 percent, and China's will rise to 18.3 percent. Even if +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028664 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028665.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028665.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..96a92ae6b38a151183ad2884652881315563e2be --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028665.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028665" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028665.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2432 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +America becomes number two, we will still have a better world. In many +ways, the world is "converging" to American values and standards, as I +explain in The Great Convergence. The global middle class is booming, +interstate war is waning, and never before have people traveled and +communicated across the world so easily. These changes are creating +common values and norms across the world. Education and scientific +reasoning, for example, are enabling people the world over to speak with a +common language. However, while humanity is well on its way to +combating absolute poverty and interstate warfare, other problems are +surfacing. Preventing and curtailing transnational issues like climate +change, human and drug trafficking, and financial crises require +cooperation among nation states, yet this is not happening. A simple +analogy illustrates this. Before the era of modern globalization, +humankind was like a flotilla of more than 100 separate boats in their +separate countries. The world needed a set of rules then to ensure that the +many boats did not collide and facilitate their cooperation on the high seas +if they chose to do so. The 1945 rules-based order strived to do this, and +despite some obvious failures, it succeeded in producing a relatively stable +global order for more than 50 years. Today, the 7 billion people who +inhabit planet earth no longer live in more than 100 separate boats. +Instead, they live in 193 separate cabins on the same boat. But this boat +has a problem. It has 193 captains and crews, each claiming exclusive +responsibility for one cabin. No captain or crew cares for the boat as a +whole. The world is now sailing into increasingly turbulent waters with no +captain or crew at the helm. The Great Convergence echoes the themes +of Clinton's 2003 Yale speech. It's in the interest of all - particularly great +powers - to strengthen institutions of global governance so that we're not +sailing blindly into choppy waters without a captain. The National +Intelligence Council recently projected that in 2030 Asia would overtake +the Western world economically, technologically and militarily. When +China becomes a world superpower in a matter of decades, the United +States and Europe will want to ensure that China plays by the rules. +But in order to make international organizations like the United Nations, +the IMF and the World Bank more credible and effective, they must +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028665 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028666.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028666.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bbd3dd8bf182b820a5bf5b94a89056df9bb622a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028666.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028666" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028666.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2344 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +undergo serious reform. It is manifestly absurd that the West makes up 12 +percent of the world's population but takes up 60 percent of UN Security +Council permanent seats. It's nonsensical that the head of the IMF is +always a European and the head of the World Bank is always an American +as the West's share of global GDP diminishes every year. This +concentration of clout in the hands of a relative few has grave implications +for these institutions' effectiveness and independence, making them +instruments of the West. No other organization, not even huge global +NGOs like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation or the Clinton +Foundation, has the scope and legitimacy that the UN currently enjoys. +For example, the United States for years has been trying to pressure China +to take a more proactive role in fighting climate change. Predictably, +China has resisted these pressures because they saw them as a clever yet +transparent American ruse to curtail Chinese economic growth. Only when +the United Nations Development Programme raised the issue with China +did the Chinese government take heed, as the UNDP is seen as a neutral +party in China. The UN and its many agencies may soon lose invaluable +credibility if the West insists on monopolizing its power over these +institutions. +Any reform of the UN should take into account three principles: +democracy, recognition of power balances and the rule of law. Institutions +of global governance can be made more democratic by ensuring that their +leadership accurately reflects the composition of world's population. At +the same time, we must also take into account geopolitical relationships +among emerging and middle powers. Finally, the rule of law is essential to +the mediation and resolution of thorny international issues and to +governing the conduct of states on the international stage so as to prevent +escalation of conflict. +In this rapidly changing world, it's a mistake to allow institutions of global +governance to stay as they are. The 1945 rules-based order is no longer +appropriate for 21st century circumstances. Global leaders must better +prepare us for the challenges to come and equip our international +organizations to deal with them. Leaders must find the courage to continue +advocating for stronger multilateral cooperation. It is time for our captains +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028666 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028667.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028667.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..557957741c525ab8385ad44fe37afa5e5d961fe7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028667.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028667" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028667.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1722 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +and crews to emerge from their cabins and start steering the boat. +Kishore Mahbubani is dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, +NUS, and author of the forthcoming book The Great Convergence: Asia, +the West, and the Logic of One World. +Article 6. +Foreign affairs +Pyongyang's Nuclear Logic +Jennifer Lind, Keir A. Lieber, and Daryl G. Press +February 14, 2013 -- In his State of the Union address, U.S. President +Barack Obama described North Korea's recent nuclear test as a +provocation that required a firm response. The intended audience for that +provocation, though, is up for debate. Some commentators have posited +that the test was a signal aimed at China, designed to demonstrate North +Korea's independence from its great-power patron. Others think that Kim +Jong-un was sending a message to the newly elected president of South +Korea, Park Geun-hye. Still other North Korea experts have suggested that +the test was actually meant for domestic consumption, to lift the sagging +morale of a deprived public or for the regime to curry favor with the +military. The intended North Korean signal is being analyzed and debated +by U.S. government officials, who hold views across the spectrum. +A much simpler explanation exists. Pyongyang tested a nuclear device for +the same reason it has been testing long-range missile designs: to see what +works. In truth, the effort was less a signal than an attempt to master the +technical capabilities that are vital to its nuclear deterrent. +This rationale should come as no surprise to those steeped in Cold War +history. Between 1945 and 1992, the United States conducted 1,054 +nuclear tests and fired an untold number of missiles. If the goal had merely +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028667 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028668.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028668.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..31dc4d10522ecbeeeb35fedc7609e776a6f0ca96 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028668.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028668" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028668.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2433 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +been to show the Soviets that the United States meant business, testing +nearly twice a month throughout the entire Cold War would have been +overkill. In fact, Operation Sandstone -- a series of three tests at Enewetak +Atoll in 1948 -- was not intended to warn off the Soviets as tensions rose +over Berlin. Nor was the series of 48 underground tests launched in the +summer of 1964 designed to impress the newly installed premier, Leonid +Brezhnev. And the United States would not have conducted a dozen +atomic blasts at its Nevada test site in the first half of 1977 - including the +Cove, Dofino, Marsilly, Bulkhead, Crewline, Forefoot, Carnelian, Strake, +Flotost, Gruyere, Scantling, and Scupper detonations - just because new +President Jimmy Carter was vulnerable to right-wing criticism. +The United States did what it did because it needed its ultimate deterrent +to actually work, and because the technical requirements of the nuclear +mission continually changed. The ruins of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were +evidence enough that the United States could destroy cities, but deterring +the Soviet Union was a far greater challenge. If the Soviets had invaded +Western Europe, for example, U.S. bombers would have had to penetrate +alerted Soviet air defenses, identify Soviet ground forces and industrial +centers, and attack them. Accordingly, U.S. bombers had to be highly +maneuverable and able to carry multiple weapons, so the bombs +themselves had to be lighter and smaller than the ones the United States +used against Japan. The Soviets put another wrinkle in Washington's plans +when they began to deploy large numbers of their own nuclear weapons. +The United States needed to find a way to potentially destroy the Soviet +arsenal on the ground. Eliminating those targets -- numerous and often +hardened -- required even greater numbers of bombs, even lighter designs, +and more accurate delivery systems. So the United States updated its +designs and tested. And tested. And tested again. +Like the United States during the Cold War, North Korea has apparently +decided that nuclear weapons are central to its national security strategy. +With few friends, its conventional military forces outgunned, an economy +in tatters, and facing off against a superpower prone to deposing +dictatorships across the globe, the Kim regime set about building an +operational nuclear arsenal. And just as NATO planned to thwart a Soviet +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028668 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028669.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028669.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b3c6fa2de108b21ced8c157c4ce4eb8e78c9a4f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028669.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028669" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028669.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2129 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +invasion by striking targets in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, North +Korea presumably plans to defend itself, should war erupt on the +peninsula, by threatening U.S. regional allies and targets in the United +States. +North Korea's mission requires small, lightweight warheads, and missiles +that work -- and the only way to know that they work is to test them. So +far, the weapons have proved unspectacular. The country's first nuclear +test, conducted in 2006, was an embarrassment. Pyongyang had told the +Chinese that the device would generate four kilotons of explosive power, +but it ended up producing less than one. The second test in 2009 fared +slightly better, producing between one and eight kilotons, although it is +not known what size of a blast the North Koreans had sought. Moreover, +Pyongyang has much more work to do before it can boast weapons that +will actually fit on its missiles (which have been, themselves, a series of +humiliating failures). +Observers in the West who presume that North Korea's behavior must be +about signaling should remember NATO and the United States' own +experience during the Cold War. The United States understood then that +the ability to conduct nuclear operations was the very foundation of a +credible deterrence strategy. Today, a sound strategy for dealing with +North Korea should not ascribe ulterior motives to acts that the United +States once considered rational and routine. +The view that nuclear weapons are merely political instruments -- suitable +for sending signals, but not waging wars -- is now so common in +Washington, London, and Berlin that it is hard to find anyone who +disagrees. Yet those comforting assumptions are not shared by leaders +everywhere. Beyond North Korea, Russia is cutting down its arsenal, +modernizing the nuclear forces it plans to keep, and increasing its reliance +on nuclear weapons in national defense strategy. China is slowly +expanding its own arsenal, while substantially improving its weapons. +And Iran seems so committed to going nuclear that it has been ready to +endure crippling sanctions and risk foreign attack. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028669 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028670.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028670.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..871370fdcaa89c333342686b99bff14568cd2915 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028670.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028670" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028670.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1443 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +It is unfortunate that U.S. policymakers are so convinced of nuclear +obsolescence that they have difficulty understanding the motivations of +potential adversaries. It would be tragic, however, if their questionable +assumptions prevent them from recognizing the deterrence problems that +lie ahead and the grave difficulties that will be posed by adversaries, such +as North Korea, that still cling to nuclear weapons. +JENNIFER LIND is an Associate Professor of government at Dartmouth +College and the author of Sorry States: Apologies in International +Politics. KEIR A. LIEBER is an Associate Professor in the Edmund A. +Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at +Georgetown University. DARYL G. PRESS is an Associate Professor in +the Government Department at Dartmouth College and Coordinator of +War and Peace Studies at Dartmouth's John Sloan Dickey Center for +International Understanding. +Article 7. +Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF) +The Depths of Malaise in Palestine +Daniel DePetris +February 12, 2013 -- When talking about peace in Israel-Palestine, it is +easy to narrow the conversation to the leaders who are responsible for +making it. Over the past few years, there have been numerous profiles in +newspapers and profiles in magazines attempting to document the two +men who are supposed to make the effort-Israeli Prime Minister +Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud +Abbas. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028670 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028671.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028671.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..805681adb1f14f2ad7f41b8ab9a3ea50b22bd30b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028671.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028671" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028671.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2173 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Delving into the lives and minds of world leaders is an undoubtedly +helpful, exciting, and informative way to find answers, but a conflict as +multifaceted and complicated as the Israeli-Palestinian dispute cannot be +fully explained without taking into account the opinions of the ordinary +people who live the reality every single day. Millions of Israelis and +Palestinians on both sides of the green line have had their voices drowned +out by the very politicians, lawmakers, and personalities who purport to +represent them. +The result is a host of unanswered questions. What does the average +Israeli or Palestinian think about the chances for a lasting and +comprehensive peace agreement? What types of concessions need to be +given for a deal to be struck? Do Israelis have the political courage to +sacrifice on settlements and Jerusalem so the conflict can finally be +resolved? Can the Palestinians negotiate in good faith? +Luckily, polling organizations in Israel and Palestine have spent years +trying to answer these very questions, often working together and sharing +their resources during the hunt. +Two of the latest polls, one from the Jerusalem Media and +Communications Center (JMCC) and the other from the Palestinian Center +for Policy and Survey Research (PCPSR), are particularly telling. Unlike +other surveys that confirm what most in the international community +already think, the results of these polls are unprecedented, revealing a +stark and disturbing malaise in the Palestinian territories. +The message is clear: frustration with the conflict is at a high point, the +two-state solution is steadily losing credibility in the eyes of the people, +and ordinary citizens in the Holy Land are starting to wonder whether a +settlement can be achieved without another round of bloodshed. +Oslo Fatigue +When asked by the PSPSR whether Mahmoud Abbas's policy of peace +talks or armed resistance by Hamas is the best way to achieve a +Palestinian state, an alarming 60 percent of Palestinians surveyed threw in +their lot with armed resistance (compared to 28 percent who favored +negotiations). With the eight-day Israel-Hamas war having ended with a +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028671 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028672.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028672.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..49edc9f4737c9adeb659c73ef699306fdd4f3317 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028672.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028672" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028672.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2060 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +ceasefire that many view as a victory for the Islamist group, Hamas Prime +Minister Ismail Haniyeh finds his popularity having soared. Forty-eight +percent of Palestinians say that they would rather pick Haniyeh as +Palestine's next president instead of Abbas, who has struggled to secure +the freedom of movement and self-determination that so many +Palestinians once expected from his government. +The JMCC issued similar findings. By far the most disturbing figure in the +poll is the exponential rise in support among the Palestinian public for +armed operations against Israel—50.9 percent now view attacking Israeli +positions in the current climate as a credible way to express their +grievances and pressure the Israeli government to compromise. This is a +20-percent increase from the previous year. +The numbers can perhaps best be summarized by Ali Najjar, an 18-year- +old Palestinian who lives in a refugee camp. "In my view," he said, "what +was taken by force will only be returned by force. Twenty years after +Oslo, we haven't gained one inch of Palestine." +Many young Palestinians agree. Indeed, the words summarize the how +dire the situation has become for an entire generation of Palestinians, most +of whom are too young to remember the signing of the Oslo Accords in +1993. Most have not seen any benefit from peace agreements or +negotiations, and all of them have grown tired of the settlement +construction in the West Bank, the killing of Palestinian civilians, and the +internal fighting among Palestinian politicians that never seems to +dissipate. +The Corrosive Status Quo +One cannot blame Palestinian civilians for feeling this way. The previous +year was a terrible one for Abbas and his government. Settlement tenders +and approvals in the West Bank rose to such an extent that the anti- +settlement organization Peace Now named 2012 "the year of the +settlement," with the Ministry of Defense authorizing an additional 6,000 +housing units and Netanyahu pushing for the construction of 11,000 +homes in the month of December alone. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028672 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028673.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028673.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..10de33e72680b2566d4f0881a37eda4dd271b31e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028673.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028673" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028673.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2086 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The lack of economic support from donor nations and the restrictions that +impede the Palestinian economy from functioning at anywhere near its full +potential have also made for a deadly cocktail for Abbas' Palestinian +Authority. Combined with the occasional holding of Palestinian tax +revenue by the Israelis, the PA is finding it incredibly difficult to pay the +tens of thousands of employees on its payroll. +The recent Israeli parliamentary elections perhaps best illustrate where the +Palestinian issue is today: at the bottom of the barrel. Israeli politicians +chose to focus their campaigning on social and economic issues, from the +price of housing and cost of living to whether religious students should be +drafted into the Israeli military like everyone else. The only Israeli +candidate who spoke about the need to reengage the Palestinians in peace +talks was the former foreign minister Tzipi Livni, whose party failed to +reach double-digits in the incoming parliament. +The overall message is depressingly familiar to Palestinians: creating a +Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem is +simply not on the list of priorities for Israel at the current time. And the +Palestinian Authority is proving itself to be an increasingly fragile +governing body without the constant generosity of foreign countries; it's +an institution that cannot adequately care for its people, let alone its +employees who go months without pay. The average Palestinian is losing +hope that peace is possible in his or her lifetime. Palestinian leaders may +speak of ending the occupation, but for those who live under it, the +occupation is so ingrained that escaping it has become a violation of the +normal. +Some may take the more militant attitudes of Palestinians as confirmation +that Israel does not have a partner for peace. Yet those attitudes can also +be viewed differently: without a renewed effort at peacemaking, however +frustrating and difficult it will be, the conflict will reach a nadir where +searching for a peace partner will be irrelevant. +-- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028673 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028674.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028674.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9502077e8a7db6fcd8fe559d248401c5ddccb2f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028674.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028674" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028674.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 679 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028674 + +********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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One was stubbornly slow +economic growth. The other was the long- +term threat to prosperity posed by the +structural mismatch between the federal +government's projected revenue and its +spending commitments. A successful +second term for Mr. Obama will require +both credible proposals for overcoming +those related challenges and the +determination to carry them through. +The president addressed the deficit and +debt first, and at some length. This was +fitting, giving that the most pressing piece +of business facing Washington is what to +do about the impending $85 billion across- +the-board spending cut. He was forthright +Office of Terje Rod-Larsen +Show details +Ads - Why these ads? +Bar Mitzvah In Israel +Make it a moving family event +Plan your trip to Israel now! +bar-and-bat-mitzvah-in-israel.com +Military Refinance Loan +3.38% (3.53% APR) No lender fees +Use your benefit! 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Banks hate this! +www.thecreditsolutionprogram.com +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028675 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028676.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028676.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b8b10f8b5cfa779945f3978139ec5cf6ffb36fd3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028676.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028676" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028676.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1259 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +in declaring that this so-called sequester +threatens the military as well as domestic +programs. But his plan to avoid it basically +repeated the offer of a "balanced approach" +— unspecified tax hikes and spending cuts +- which Republicans have already +rejected. +Somewhat more substantively, he called for +a larger deficit-reduction deal built around +loophole-closing tax reform and what he +called "modest" reforms to Medicare and +entitlements. In an apparent effort to rally +Democrats to this cause, he called on +"those of us who care deeply about +programs like Medicare" to "embrace" +reform. +Yet in promising the same amount of +Medicare savings as the Simpson-Bowles +commision proposed, Mr. Obama did not +mention that this would be a mere $341 +billion over 10 years. All told, he envisions +shaving an additional $1.5 trillion off +projected deficits over 10 years, which +would leave the national debt at a +historically aberrant 70-odd percent of +gross domestic product. In short, he +declined to push back against the mind-set +within his party that considers acceptable +"stabilizing" the debt at this level by the +time Mr. Obama's second term ends. At +best, that would buy a respite of a few +years before the debt resumed its upward +climb. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028676 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028677.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028677.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69dffac1b3f006e41f0967b6329c8ce38418cde3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028677.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028677" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028677.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1357 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +As for raising the economy's growth +potential, the president was more +persuasive. His emphasis on reforming the +tangled and counterproductive corporate +tax code was especially welcome, and +relatively likely to draw GOP support. He +offered several promising ideas on +education, including a promise of "high- +quality preschool" for all children, though +how that would square with his promise not +to increase the deficit by a single dime +went unexplained. He sounded a ringing +call for greater federal attention to college +cost containment. "Taxpayers can't keep on +subsidizing" spiraling tuition, he said, +candidly and correctly. +As European trading partners had hoped, +the president endorsed negotiations for a +transatlantic free-trade zone, which would +help America's export industries and the +jobs that depend on them. Coupled with an +agreement that Obama is promoting for the +Pacific region, the proposal has the +potential to make his second term fruitful +for global trade. He also suggested raising +the federal minimum wage, from $7.25 per +hour to $9 - although the precise amount +is less important, in our view, than the +president's call for annual cost-of-living +adjustments. +In keeping with Mr. Obama's theme of +nation-building at home, foreign policy +played a secondary role in his speech. He +promised to bring home half of the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028677 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028678.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028678.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..27ffa36116ec518520dde30340fc157188cdaaff --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028678.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028678" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028678.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 975 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan +within the next year. But officials said the +withdrawal would be weighted toward +year's end, leaving most of the troops to +partner with Afghan troops for much of this +year. The president said the United States +would support democratic transitions in the +Middle East, "keep the pressure on [the] +Syrian regime" and "do what is necessary +to prevent" Iran from obtaining a nuclear +weapon - but he offered no specifics. +Mr. Obama pressed his case for reform of +immigration laws and for action to slow +global warming - and, in especially +moving terms, tougher gun laws. In each +case, there may be measures he can take +through executive action, but new laws will +be needed for substantial progress. +Mr. Obama was right when he pointed to +the survivors and grieving relatives of gun +violence victims and insisted, "They +deserve a vote." +Article 2. +Foreign Policy +The world is no longer +America's problem +Aaron David Miller +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028678 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028679.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028679.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..39184f2403c70fbd1f5459e9525bb46c8e14e8f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028679.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028679" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028679.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1291 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +February 13, 2013 - If you want to know +what an American president's foreign +policy is likely to be, particularly in a +second term, don't listen to his State of the +Union speech. You'd probably have more +luck playing with Tarot cards, or reading +tea leaves or goat entrails. But not this year. +Barack Obama's fourth such address left a +trail of foreign-policy cookie crumbs that +lead directly to some pretty clear, if hardly +surprising or revolutionary, conclusions. +His first term contained no spectacular +successes (save killing Osama bin Laden), +but no spectacular failures either. And +more than likely, that's what the president +will settle for in a second, even as the Arab +world burns and rogues like Iran and North +Korea brandish new weapons. He's nothing +if not a cautious man. +Behold: I am the Extricator in Chief +Afghanistan -- the "good war" -- has been +pretty much MIA in Obama's speeches +since he became president. He's alternated +between spending a few words on the +mission there (2009) or a paragraph (2010, +2011, 2012). If his words have been brief, +the message has been stunningly clear: It's +about the leaving. And tonight was no +exception. Not more than two minutes in, +the president spoke about America's men +and women coming home from +Afghanistan. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028679 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028680.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028680.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..99325afbd3d4d88e981f3268316a2930380a4828 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028680.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028680" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028680.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1317 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Obama's signature is indeed that of the +extricator. And he broke the code early (the +2009 surge was designed politically to get +in so that he could get out with a clearer +conscience). He is the president who has +wound down the longest and among the +most profitless wars in American history, +where victory was never defined by +whether we can win, but by when can we +leave. It is his legacy, and one about which +he has reason to be proud. Obama has left +himself and his military commanders +plenty of discretion about the pace of +extrication. But that's fine with the +president so long as they're heading for the +exits. +Not the Destroyer and Rebuilder of Worlds +Surprise, surprise: There was scant mention +of Syria in the president's speech - just one +throwaway line about supporting Syria's +opposition. Obama did not disengage from +Iraq and Afghanistan only to plunge +America into new black holes in the +Middle East. +Obama isn't worried about boots on the +ground in Syria. That was never on the +table. Instead the question is this: Given the +uncertainty about the end state in Syria and +the risks of providing serious weapons to +the rebels (and a no-fly zone) that might +alter the arc of the fight against the regime, +the president saw and continues to see no +purpose in America providing arms of +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028680 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028681.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028681.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a3dc4441d8a12f2a1ba9b58d531a29c207de1a50 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028681.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028681" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028681.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1413 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +marginal utility. That course would either +expose him to be truly weak and ineffectual +or lead to calls to do more. So he's going to +provide non-lethal support and is +apparently prepared to take the hits from +critics who see the president's policy as +passive, cruel, and unforgiving, particularly +now that we know that members of his own +cabinet clearly wanted to do more. The +Iranian nuclear issue, the other potential tar +baby in the SOTU, followed a pretty +predictable rising arc of concern in the list +of presidential foreign-policy worries. In +2009, in Obama's address to a joint session +of Congress (a speech some regard as a +SOTU), Iran wasn't even mentioned. In the +2010 SOTU, Obama threatened that if Iran +ignored its international obligations, there +would be consequences; in 2011, he did the +same; and in 2012, he made it clear that he +would prevent Iran from acquiring a +nuclear weapon and take no option off the +table. Obama repeated half of what he said +in 2012 about preventing Iran from getting +a nuclear weapon, but instead of saying all +options were on the table, he spoke of the +importance of diplomacy. I suspect he'll go +to extreme lengths to avoid war, and won't +greenlight an Israeli attack either until the +arc of diplomacy has run its course. And +then Obama would likely act only if the +mullahs push the envelope by accelerating +their uranium enrichment program and +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028681 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028682.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028682.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec741d587aaa09134cf26e61ecf57b2e82d1f9e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028682.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028682" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028682.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1241 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +other military aspects of the nuclear +enterprise. +Seizing the Nuclear High Road with Little +to Lose +Even as he confronts a real bomb in North +Korea (very bad options there) and a +potential one in Iran (bad options there +too), Obama is trying to make good on a +longstanding commitment to reduce +America's own nuclear arsenal. Backed by +the military chiefs and likely by the public +too (getting rid of nukes equals saving +money), but opposed by Republicans in +Congress, Obama will try to work around +the political obstacles by seeking a deal +with yes ... you got it ... his old friend Vlad +Putin. It's worth a try. If Putin balks or +Republicans get in the way, the president +can always advocate unilateral cuts -- not +something he wants to do. But if he can't +have his way on nukes, he can always +blame it on the Russians and the +Republicans with little to lose. The road to +getting rid of nukes is a long one. Let the +next guy (or gal) worry about it. +A Little Leg on Palestine? +Obama hasn't mentioned the Israeli- +Palestinian conflict in a SOTU speech since +2009. And that's no coincidence. His own +poorly thought-through initial effort +crashed and burned, leaving the president +pretty frustrated and annoyed with both +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028682 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028683.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028683.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..55cce805345194c69ab8858ef2fcf0b9b060bdb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028683.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028683" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028683.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1405 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Israelis and Palestinians, particularly Israeli +Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. +But hey, that was then. A second-term +president has committed himself early in +2013 to a trip to Israel and has an Energizer +bunny in Secretary of State John Kerry, +who wants to do the right thing and keep +the two-state solution alive. Obama clearly +kept his distance from the issue again on +Tuesday night. He spoke of standing with +Israel to pursue peace, but didn't mention +Palestinians or the peace process. He +mentioned his own trip to the Middle East, +but missed an opportunity to give what +might be a trip to the region by his new +secretary of state higher profile. It's just as +well. The paradox of the Israeli-Palestinian +issue is that it's too complicated to +implement right now and too important to +abandon. It's in this space that Obama will +be forced to operate. And while the odds of +success are low, Obama will be tempted in +his final term to do something bold, +perhaps laying out a U.S. plan of +parameters on the key final-status issues. +It's the Middle Class, Not the Middle East +Spoiler alert: Barack Obama might still be +a consequential foreign-policy president if +he's lucky, willful, and skillful. But it's his +domestic legacy that will make or break his +presidency. Health care -- his signature +legacy issue - will look much better if the +economy improves, driven by a revived +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT. +_028683 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028684.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028684.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc04ba2e656cb2f7b096eaa275ead4515c921c88 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028684.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028684" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028684.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1001 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +housing market and rising employment, +and of course if some broader deal can be +struck on entitlements and taxes. +Immigration reform and gun-control +legislation driven by a functional +bipartisanship would cement that legacy. +He'd be an historic rather than a great +president. +Two clocks tick down in a president's +second term: the drive for legacy and the +reality of lame duckery. Obama's political +capital will diminish quickly. Where, how, +and on what he wants to spend it is critical. +The Middle East is violent and volatile and +may yet suck him in, but if he can avoid it, +he'll try. This was a State of the Union +address that stressed fixing America's +broken house, not chasing around the world +trying to fix everyone else's. The future of +America isn't Cairo or Damascus; it's +Chicago and Detroit. +Aaron David Miller is a distinguished +scholar at the Woodrow Wilson +International Center for Scholars. +Article 3. +Agence Global +Can the United States +Strike a Deal with Iran? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028684 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028685.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028685.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..39e4a54ad22025b6122978b31302a56034498075 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028685.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028685" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028685.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1294 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Patrick Seale +12 Feb 2013 - Negotiations with Iran are +once more on the international agenda. +After an eight-month break, the five +permanent members of the UN Security +Council plus Germany - the so-called +PS+1 -- are due to hold a meeting with Iran +on 25 February in Kazakhstan. What are +the prospects of success? In a nutshell, that +would seem to depend more on the climate +in Washington than in Tehran. Iran is +gesturing that it wants to negotiate, but +Washington has not yet signalled any +greater flexibility than in the past. +In a major speech in Tehran last Sunday, +President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad +addressed the United States: "Take your +guns out of the face of the Iranian nation +and I myself will negotiate with you," he +declared. Meanwhile, the Iranian +ambassador to Paris told French officials +that, provided a work plan was agreed, Iran +was ready to allow inspectors of the +International Atomic Energy Agency +(IAEA) to visit Parchin, a military facility +where Iran is suspected of having done +work on atomic weapons. Ahmadinejad +himself has said repeatedly that Iran was +ready to stop enriching uranium to 20% if +the international community agreed to +supply it instead to the Tehran research +reactor for the production of isotopes +needed to treat cancer patients. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028685 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028686.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028686.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..acb8396d39db063d22f2852267202c2c742b646e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028686.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028686" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028686.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1354 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The only recent encouraging word from the +United States was a hint by Vice-President +Joe Biden at last week's Munich security +conference that the time may have come +for bilateral U.S.-Iranian talks. Iran's +Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi +responded positively to Biden's offer, +although he added that Iran would look for +evidence that Biden's offer was 'authentic' +and not 'devious' +The road to a U.S.-Iranian agreement is +littered with obstacles -- grave mutual +distrust being one of them. There is little +optimism among experts that a +breakthrough is imminent. For one thing, +Iran is almost certain to want to defer any +major strategic decision until a new +President is elected next June to replace the +sharp-tongued Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. To +strike a deal with Iran, the United States +would also need to assure its Arab allies in +the Gulf that they would not fall under +Iranian hegemony or lose American +protection. Guarantees would no doubt +have to be given. +Israel, America's close ally, poses a more +substantial obstacle. It is totally opposed to +any deal which would allow Iran to enrich +uranium, even at the low level of 3.5%. +Wanting no challenge to its own +formidable nuclear arsenal, Israel's long- +standing aim has been to halt Iran's nuclear +programme altogether. To this end it has +assassinated several Iranian nuclear +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028686 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028687.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028687.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..46c10dd6b0eca654683fa6cc9454026471b159b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028687.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028687" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028687.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1389 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +scientists and joined the United States in +waging cyber warfare against Iranian +nuclear facilities. Its belligerent prime +minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has for +years been pressing Obama to destroy +Iran's nuclear programme and - better still +-- bring down the Islamic regime +altogether. +Faced with these obstacles, it is clear that +any U.S. deal with Iran would require +careful preparation. Obama would need to +mobilize strong domestic support if he is to +confront America's vast array of pro-Israeli +forces. They include Congressmen eager to +defend Israeli interests at all costs (as was +vividly illustrated by the recent Chuck +Hagel confirmation hearings), powerful +lobbies such as AIPAC, media barons, +high-profile Jewish financiers like Sheldon +Adelson, a phalanx of neo-con strategists in +right-wing think tanks, influential pro- +Israelis within the Administration, and +many, many others. The cost in political +capital of challenging them could be very +substantial. Nevertheless, elected for a +second term, he now has greater freedom +and authority than before. +Obama is due to visit Israel on March 20- +21, something he did not do in his first +term. This visit will be the first foreign trip +of his second term -- in itself a sign of its +importance. Although the White House is +anxious to play down suggestions that he +will announce a major initiative, either on +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028687 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028688.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028688.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d14b8fefa766d23236275be9baa10e92a3d983ad --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028688.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028688" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028688.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1406 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or on Iran, +there are issues he cannot avoid. He may, +however, choose to raise them in private +talks with Israeli leaders rather than in +public. His message is expected to be +twofold: Israel should not delay in granting +statehood to the Palestinians, however +painful that choice may be, and it should be +careful not to make an eternal enemy of +Iran. Both conflicts have the potential to +isolate Israel internationally and threaten its +long-term interests, if not its actual +existence. +In his first term of office, Obama resisted +Netanyahu's pressure to wage war on Iran. +This was no more than a semi-success, +however, since he managed to blunt +Netanyahu's belligerence only by imposing +on Iran a raft of sanctions of unprecedented +severity. They have halved Iran's oil +exports, caused its currency to plummet +and inflation to gallop, severed its relations +with the world's banks and inflicted severe +hardship on its population. +The key question today is this: What are +Obama's intentions? Is he seeking to bring +down Iran's Islamic regime, as Israel +would like, or is he simply seeking to limit +its nuclear ambitions? If "regime change' is +his aim then sanctions will have to be +tightened even further and extended +indefinitely. But if Obama's aim is to strike +a deal with Iran over its nuclear programme +then he must give it at least some of what it +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028688 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028689.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028689.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fbbe5fc284c40c0fcfbe20c5e84553ee91a12849 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028689.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028689" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028689.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1363 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +wants: such as sanctions relief; acceptance +of its right under the Nuclear Non- +Proliferation Treaty to enrich uranium to a +low level for peaceful purposes; +recognition of its security interests, of the +legitimacy of its Islamic regime born out of +the 1979 revolution, and of its place in the +region as a major power. +The P5+1, which are due to meet Iran later +this month, remain so divided that they are +unlikely to improve substantially on their +previous miserly offer, which was to +provide Iran with some airplane spare parts +if it gave up uranium enrichment to 20% -- +its trump card. It is the paralysis of Iran's +dealings with the P5+1 that has lent +credence to the idea that the best hope of a +breakthrough may lie in bilateral U.S.- +Iranian talks - perhaps even a summit +meeting between President Obama and +Ayatollah Khomeini. +For such a summit to be successful the +United States would have to change its +approach. Iran's supreme leader has made +clear that Iran will not negotiate under +threat of attack. There would have to be +give and take. Above all, Iran wants to be +treated with respect. This is the challenge +facing Obama. +It is worth remembering that there is as yet +no evidence whatsoever that Iran has +decided to build nuclear weapons. Nor has +it developed a reliable delivery system. +Instead, it has focussed its efforts on +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028689 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028690.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028690.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2fe02cf5f5b45f2471772a375ff0e33786119e06 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028690.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028690" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028690.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1017 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +medium-range missiles unable to reach +Israel. It has no second strike capability. As +President Ahmadinejad stressed during his +visit to Cairo last week, Iran has no +intention of attacking Israel. Its posture is +purely defensive. +If Obama were to act with boldness and +vision, he could defuse a nagging problem +which has plagued the region for years. It is +surely time for the United States to draw +Iran into the regional community of nations +and put an end to 34 years of unremitting +hostility. +Patrick Seale is a leading British writer on +the Middle East. His latest book is The +Struggle for Arab Independence: Riad el- +Solh and the Makers of the Modern Middle +East (Cambridge University Press). +Article 4. +The Washington Post +What path now for Syria? +David Ignatius +February 12, 2013 - Syrian opposition +fighters appear to be making significant +gains on the battlefield this week, +following an offer by their top political +leader for negotiations with the regime of +President Bashar al-Assad. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028690 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028691.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028691.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0556046ec1c64a4296cbfbf4f2d4b110a56eb7e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028691.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028691" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028691.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1346 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +This military and diplomatic news may +appear positive. But Syrian sources caution +that the battlefield advances may accelerate +movement toward a breakup of the country, +as Alawite supporters of the regime retreat +to their ancestral homeland in the +northwestern region around Latakia. And +there's no sign that either Assad or his +Russian patrons are paying any more than +lip service to a political settlement. +One potential game-changer is a request for +U.S. help in training elite rebel units, which +has been drafted by Brig. Gen. Salim Idriss, +the new commander of the opposition Free +Syrian Army. In a letter dated Feb. 4, he +seeks U.S. assistance in "training for: (1) +special operations; (2) international +humanitarian law; and (3) ... in chemical +weapons security." +Idriss requested various supplies for these +elite units, including: "(1) combat armor; +(2) night vision goggles; (3) hand held +monocular and longer range spotting +equipment; (4) strategic communications; +(5) winterization packs; and (6) tactical +communications." +This request for assistance was made just +after the Assad regime had rebuffed an +offer by Sheik Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib, the +head of a new opposition coalition, to +negotiate with government representatives. +The rebels' recent military successes have +come mostly in northern Syria; the attacks +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028691 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028692.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028692.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f725cc2ec629ac0a5ca26e7695c6dbae3fa6383c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028692.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028692" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028692.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1329 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +were made by different battalions that +appear to operate with little central +command and control. The gains include: +• The al-Jarrah air base, about 30 miles east +of Aleppo, which appears to have been +overrun by fighters from Ahrar al-Sham, a +battalion based in Idlib. Videos posted +Tuesday by the rebels showed them +walking past derelict Syrian warplanes and +inside a fortified hangar containing what +appeared to be two Czech-built ground +assault planes. On camera, the rebels +displayed dozens of bombs racked in a +warehouse, and other ammunition and +spoils of war. +•The Thawra hydroelectric dam on the +Euphrates, which is one of Syria's biggest +power-generating facilities. Rebel sources +said the Syrian army gave up the strategic +dam after army positions there were +overrun. The rebels negotiated a surrender +with regime loyalists who remained. These +sources said the dam continues to operate +and provide power — a positive sign for +those who worry that Syria's infrastructure +would collapse if the rebels took over. +•The Aleppo International Airport, +southeast of the city, is close to falling. +Free Syrian Army sources said Tuesday +that their fighters, including allies in the +extremist al-Nusra Front, had captured an +access point near the airport known as +"Liwa 80." Syrian sources said rebels there +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028692 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028693.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028693.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2d6bf8ea436c6de19e14dc4ec511e8036d540aab --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028693.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028693" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028693.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1253 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +had seized large amounts of ammunition, +including some shoulder-fired anti-aircraft +missiles. +•Damascus and its suburbs, where the +rebels are tightening their squeeze on +access points to the capital. Syrian sources +said fighters are converging on Damascus +from different parts of the country, +expecting a decisive battle there soon. +"Regime forces are suffering from very low +morale, whereas FSA soldiers have been +encouraged by recent positive +developments," asserts one FSA report +from Damascus. +The al-Nusra Front has been a catalyst and +beneficiary of the rebels' success. +According to Syrian sources, al-Nusra is +gaining strength in Homs, a city in central +Syria where the group was never strong. +One Syrian source told the State +Department: "They have money, they are +helping people with everything including +daily living supplies. I heard that some +fighters are leaving their [former] brigades +and joining [Al-Nusra], some of them +selling their weapons to feed their +families." +One Syrian who works closely with the +Free Syrian Army explained how creating +an elite commando force could help check +Syria's drift toward becoming a failed +state: "We still believe FSA on the ground +is still needed badly to tip the power and +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_ +_028693 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028694.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028694.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c858b71fe04a14470816321001c864bd5ee2cdd2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028694.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028694" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028694.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 799 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +support other parallel solutions, including +the political one. But FSA [has] become a +jungle. ... My recommendation is ... to +start working on elite [forces that can] ... +initiate key attacks plus help as a buffer +from potential warlords and fights among +fragmented FSA factions. Plus, this unit +can handle other key tasks, like securing +chemical weapons." +This Syrian strategist argues in another +memo that the rebels must "speak to the +silent majority, many who did not care +about the revolution, and they want their +life back." He said that such a negotiated +settlement requires more pressure on the +United States, Russia and the United +Nations "to find a way out of the +deadlock." +Article 5. +Foreign Policy +Why Does Europe +Pretend Hezbollah Has a +Good Side? +Matthew Levitt +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028694 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028695.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028695.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eff37cef125187de64a8be7779d31744355ab572 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028695.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028695" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028695.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1370 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +February 12, 2013 - Bulgaria's interior +minister announced on Feb. 5 the result of +his country's investigation into the July +2012 bombing of a bus filled with Israeli +tourists in the city of Burgas, which killed +five Israelis and the vehicle's Bulgarian +driver. Two of the individuals who carried +out the terrorist attack, he said, "belonged +to the military formation of Hezbollah." +It was not by chance that his statement +fingered only the military wing of +Hezbollah, not the group as a whole. +Within the European Union, the findings of +the Bulgarian investigation have kicked off +a firestorm over whether to add the +Lebanese militant organization -- in whole, +or perhaps just its military or terrorist +wings -- to the EU's list of banned terrorist +groups. But are there in fact distinct wings +within the self-styled "Party of God"? +Hezbollah is many things. It is one of the +dominant political parties in Lebanon, as +well as a social and religious movement +catering first and foremost -- though not +exclusively -- to Lebanon's Shiite +community. Hezbollah is also Lebanon's +largest militia, the only one to keep its +weapons and rebrand its armed elements as +an "Islamic resistance" in response to the +terms of the 1989 Taif Accord, which +ended the Lebanese Civil War. +While the group's various elements are +intended to complement one another, the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028695 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028696.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028696.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4fc9f409357717b700751a4ce97fd1834768dd29 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028696.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028696" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028696.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1282 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +reality is often messier. In part, that has to +do with compartmentalization of +Hezbollah's covert activities. It is also, +however, a result of the group's multiple +identities -- Lebanese, pan-Shiite, pro- +Iranian - and the group's multiple and +sometimes competing goals tied to these +different identities. +Hezbollah's ideological commitment to +Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's +revolutionary doctrine of velayat-e +faqih (guardianship of the jurist), which +holds that a Shiite Islamic cleric should +serve as the supreme head of government, +is a key source of conflict. The group is +thus simultaneously committed to the +decrees of Iranian clerics, the Lebanese +state, its sectarian Shiite community within +Lebanon, and fellow Shiites abroad. +The consequences of these competing +ideological drivers was clear in July 2006, +when Hezbollah dragged Israel and +Lebanon into a war neither state wanted by +crossing the U.N.-demarcated border +between the two countries, killing three +Israeli soldiers, and kidnapping two more +in an ambush. They came to the fore again +two years later, when Hezbollah took over +West Beirut by force of arms, turning its +weapons of "resistance" against fellow +Lebanese citizens. When the chips are +down, Hezbollah's commitment to Iran +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028696 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028697.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028697.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2bd024babbc69a8dc6554827cc441c3ea1713e66 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028697.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028697" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028697.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1310 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +trumps its identity as a Lebanese political +movement. +The ties that bind Hezbollah's political +leadership with its international illicit +activities are also unmistakable. According +to a CIA document, even before Hassan +Nasrallah rose to the position of secretary- +general in 1992, he was "directly involved +in many Hizballah terrorist operations, +including hostage taking, airline hijackings, +and attacks against Lebanese rivals." +Time and again, Hezbollah's political +personalities have been tied to the group's +terrorist and criminal activities. Consider a +major case in the United States: In 2008, +while Hezbollah operative Ali Karaki was +planning a Hezbollah attack in Azerbaijan's +capital, Baku, his brother, Hasan Antar +Karaki, was helping lead a broad criminal +conspiracy to sell counterfeit and stolen +currency in Philadelphia. Luckily, Hasan +Antar Karaki sold his wares to an +undercover FBI informant posing as a +member of the Philadelphia criminal +underworld. Hasan Antar Karaki proved to +be a major figure in Hezbollah's forgery +operations, and he provided an FBI source +with fraudulent British and Canadian +passports. +Meanwhile, in meetings in Lebanon and +the United States, Hasan Antar Karaki's +associate, Hassan Hodroj, a Hezbollah +spokesman and the head of its Palestinian +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028697 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028698.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028698.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d8ec02b900be671b7d6f2eb09c006e6e34d4aa37 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028698.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028698" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028698.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1338 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +issues portfolio within the group's political +echelon, sought to procure a long list of +sophisticated weapons in a black-market +scheme involving Hezbollah operatives +across the globe. According to court +documents, Hodroj wanted "heavy +machinery" for the "fight against Jews and +to protect Lebanon." But move forward +with caution, Hodroj counseled an +undercover FBI source, because someone +in the United States could "go to jail for +100 years" if caught dealing with +Hezbollah. +In light of cases like this one, in which +people overtly affiliated with Hezbollah's +political activities are engaged in criminal +and terrorist activities, it becomes +increasingly difficult to separate +Hezbollah's overt activities from its covert +behavior. "Little is known about [the +Hezbollah military wing's] internal +command hierarchy," a Western +government report noted in 2012, "due to +its highly secretive nature and use of +sophisticated protective measures." +The structure and manpower of Hezbollah's +terrorist operation, which is responsible for +its financial and logistical activities as well +as its terrorist operations abroad, are +similarly opaque. We do know, however, +that Hezbollah's terrorist network, the +Islamic Jihad Organization (IO), was +formally founded in 1983 when Hezbollah +master terrorist Imad Mughniyeh fled to +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028698 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028699.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028699.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..079bb6c2e1fa01f480765ace94f5a8a84456561a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028699.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028699" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028699.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1345 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Iran after orchestrating the October 1983 +bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps and +French military barracks in Beirut with his +brother-in-law, Mustafa Badreddine. +This much is clear: Since its founding, +Hezbollah has developed a sophisticated +organizational and leadership structure. +The overall governing authority, the Majlis +al-Shura (Consultative Council), wields all +decision-making power and directs several +subordinate functional councils. Each +functional council reports directly to the +Majlis al-Shura, which, as Hezbollah +Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem +wrote in his book, is "in charge of drawing +the overall vision and policies, overseeing +the general strategies for the party's +function, and taking political decisions." +U.S. assessments echo Qassem's +description. "Hezbollah has a unified +leadership structure that oversees the +organization's complementary, partially +compartmentalized elements," reads a +Congressional Research Service report. +The secretary-general, currently Nasrallah, +presides over the Majlis al-Shura and +functions as the group's leader under the +authority of the "jurist theologian" +Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme +leader. Five administrative bodies, +organized around thematic responsibilities, +run Hezbollah's political, military (jihad), +parliamentary, executive, and judicial +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028699 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028700.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028700.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0c4202e3c4ff2a4f27d0d14ef04040e2a60c5142 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028700.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028700" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028700.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1362 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +activities. The Majlis al-Shura considers all +elements of the group's activities, including +its political and military wings, as part of +one holistic entity. +According to Hezbollah's top officials, this +unity of purpose among the group's diverse +activities is essential to its success. "If the +military wing were separated from the +political wing, this would have +repercussions, and it would reflect on the +political scene," Qassem told a Lebanese +paper in 2000. "Hezbollah's secretary- +general is the head of the Shura Council +and also the head of the Jihad Council, and +this means that we have one leadership, +with one administration." +The Jhad Council is the functional council +underneath the Majlis al-Shura responsible +for all military matters. Qassem writes that +it "comprises those in charge of resistance +activity, be that in terms of oversight, +recruitment, training, equipment, security, +or any other resistance-related endeavors." +To accomplish its mission, the council is +divided into several smaller units in charge +of protecting the leadership and carrying +out internal and external surveillance, as +well as overseas operations. The party's +security branch is further broken down into +three subgroups: central, preventive, and +overseas security. In 2000, a dedicated +counterintelligence branch was reportedly +founded as well. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028700 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028701.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028701.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9b79068f48d578063fa9d296f4e677d4bc8b16ff --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028701.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028701" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028701.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1353 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Under this structure, Hezbollah's militia +and terrorist activities, along with its +security organ, all report to the Jihad +Council. Until he was killed, Mughniyeh +was Hezbollah's top militant commander +and reportedly led the Jhad Council +himself. By some accounts, he also held a +seat on the Majlis al-Shura, which would +be typical for the party's standing military +commander. +Unlike its sister councils, however, the +Jihad Council enjoys strategic ambiguity. +Neither the majority of Hezbollah officials +nor the party's elected parliamentarians are +aware of the details of their party's covert +military and terrorist activities, which are +decided on by the most senior leadership. +According to the U.S. government, these +activities are "executed" by the leadership +of Hezbollah's military apparatus, known +as the Islamic Resistance and led by +Badreddine, and by the IJO, led by Talal +Hamiyah, and they are "overseen" by +Nasrallah. +Europe's approach to Hezbollah has been +varied. Many European governments have +resisted international efforts to designate +the organization as a terrorist group by +distinguishing between Hezbollah's +political and military wings. Britain +distinguishes among Hezbollah's terrorist +wing (the Islamic Jihad Organization), +military wing, and political wing, and the +country banned the IJO in 2000 and the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028701 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028702.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028702.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dd2b1d5f1926884924ea3f0f00bc6b83eceebedd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028702.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028702" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028702.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1323 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +military wing in 2008. The Netherlands, +however, designated Hezbollah a terrorist +entity in 2004 without distinguishing +between the group's political and military +wings. A 2004 Dutch intelligence report +highlighted investigations that show +"Hezbollah's political and terrorist wings +are controlled by one co-ordinating +council." +The European Union has taken action +against Hezbollah's interests in the past. In +May 2002, the European Union froze the +assets of a non-European terrorist group for +the first time by adding seven Hezbollah- +affiliated individuals, including +Mughniyeh, to its financial sanctions list +for terrorism. It did not, however, sanction +Hezbollah as an organization. On March +10, 2005, the European Parliament passed a +nonbinding resolution recognizing that +"clear evidence exists of terrorist activities +on the part of Hezbollah" and calling on the +European Council to take "all necessary +steps to curtail them." +But the necessary steps did not occur. +Instead, most European countries preferred +to make convenient distinctions between +the different parts of Hezbollah, even when +the group's own leadership does not. +Today, as European leaders consider +whether to label Hezbollah a terrorist +group, they should judge the group by the +totality of its actions. Hezbollah cannot be +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028702 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028703.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028703.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5c4cf9d4ab3d211dc0108ce5112abd4776ebcde5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028703.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028703" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028703.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1269 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +forgiven its criminal, terrorist, or militant +pursuits simply because it also engages in +political or humanitarian ones. As the +Burgas bus bombing demonstrates, the +Party of God can and has mobilized +operatives for everything from criminal +enterprises to terrorist attacks well beyond +Lebanon's borders. +And though Hezbollah is composed of +multiple committees and branches, it +operates as a single entity. Hezbollah, the +U.S. intelligence community has +determined, is "a multifaceted, disciplined +organization that combines political, social, +paramilitary, and terrorist elements" and is +one in which decisions "to resort to arms or +terrorist tactics [are] carefully calibrated." +Hezbollah's Qassem, speaking in October +2012, concurred: "We don't have a military +wing and a political one; we don't have +Hezbollah on one hand and the resistance +party on the other.... Every element of +Hezbollah, from commanders to members +as well as our various capabilities, are in +the service of the resistance, and we have +nothing but the resistance as a priority," he +said. +Maybe it is time Western leaders finally +listened to him. +Matthew Levitt directs the Stein program +on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the +Washington Institute for Near East Policy. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028703 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028704.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028704.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..081aeb910e500fd8b547eb80a84c41c69992b429 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028704.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028704" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028704.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 773 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +He is author of "Hizballah and the Oods +Force in Iran's Shadow War with the West" +and the forthcoming book Hezbollah: The +Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of +God. +Article 6. +The Atlantic +A Middle-Class Paradise +in Palestine? +Armin Rosen +Feb 11 2013 - The sole outlet to Rawabi +sits off a dizzying two-lane highway +flanked by round, scraggly hills. In this part +of the West Bank, just north of where the +Jerusalem suburbs thin into a dry, granite- +gray wilderness, the mountains seem to aid +in the illusion that Israeli and Palestinian +spheres of authority can remain perfectly, +even harmoniously separate. Arabs use the +road to get to the Palestinian-controlled +cities of Bir Zeit and Ramallah; for Jewish +Israelis, the road connects the Jerusalem +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028704 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028705.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028705.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6491c8287eb36a116fdc8a708449be02eab589ac --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028705.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028705" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028705.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1344 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +area to settlements deep inside the northern +half of the West Bank. +Ramallah's skyline is barely discernible on +a hazy day. Ateret, a red-gabled settlement +of about 90 families that sits high above the +Rawabi junction -- a community which +would likely either be vacated or +incorporated into a Palestinian state under a +future peace agreement - flickers in and +out of view with every delirious knot in the +road. Even a concrete pillbox looming over +the highest point along the highway is +abandoned, its connection to the territory's +oddly invisible occupying army marked +only by a tattered Israeli flag that no one +has bothered to steal or replace. +Last year was the first since 1973 in which +no Israeli citizen was killed in a terrorist +attack originating from the West Bank. As +on the newly-pacified Gaza-Israel border, a +tense quiet pervades things here, although a +bright red sign at the junction reminds one +category of motorist not to feel too +complacent. "This road leads to Area 'A' +Under the Palestinian Authority," it reads +in Arabic, Hebrew, and broken English. +"The entrance for Israeli citizens is +forbidden, dangerous to your lives and is +against the Israeli law." At the Rawabi +junction these warnings of latent danger are +almost comically off-base, partly because +of the only other marker at the turnoff: a +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028705 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028706.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028706.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1a98d11ffccaffc4b489b25154ca7a815643cd96 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028706.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028706" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028706.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1343 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +light-green arrow sagging off of a nearby +post. +No one lives at the end of the road, which +is every bit as wavy and disorienting as the +adjoining highway. It empties into a scene +that seems engineered for maximum +bewilderment: three high-rise cranes, +topped with fluttering Palestinian flags, +tower over massive stone and concrete +building frames. Cement-mixers, painted +the same shade of light green as the arrow +at the turnoff and marked with the project's +logo - a wiry oval with a cute little convex +loop at the end, like a child's drawing of a +heart that could also be a tree -- line up to +receive material from a buzzing, state-of- +the-art plant. The construction site, a +couple turns up-road of the cement factory, +is swarming with workers in green +hardhats. Spotless SUVs with the Rawabi +logo on the door speed from one side of the +site to another. +Rawabi, which will be the first Palestinian +planned city in the West Bank, runs from +the top of the mountain to the valley below, +with its highest point sitting at an elevation +slightly higher than Ateret, which is now +constantly visible. In contrast, the chaos of +Ramallah, stronghold of an insolvent and +sclerotic Palestinian Authority, feels distant +in more senses than one. +Rawabi represents something totally new -- +a visionary Palestinian-directed private +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT. +_028706 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028707.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028707.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..117aea4367b9f5497d2e1295794b94a5548ba7fc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028707.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028707" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028707.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1355 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +sector project, with support from both +Israeli businesses and a major Arab +government. It has the potential to shift the +conversation on the region's future on both +sides of the Green Line. It could convince +Palestinians -- and the rest of the world -- +that the future of the West Bank shouldn't +be shackled to Ramallah or Jerusalem's +vacillating willingness to hash out +fundamental issues. It could prove that +there's an appetite, both among Palestinian +consumers and foreign donors, for the +creation of a social and economic existence +in the West Bank that's de-coupled, +insomuch as currently possible, from the +Middle East's tense and labyrinthine +politics. +It would also help solidify the benefits of +the current cessation in hostilities. Indeed, +Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's +progress in fostering the end of violent +resistance in the West Bank in the years +after the bloody Second Intifada, coupled +with Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam +Fayyad's widely-respected institution- +building initiative, could get a crucial +private sector assist through Rawabi's +eventual success. +And Rawabi gets at something even more +fundamental. "It touches upon all of the +core issues of control and sovereignty," +says Robert Danin, a fellow at the Council +on Foreign Relations who, as head of the +Quartet mission in Jerusalem from 2008 to +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028707 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028708.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028708.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d5b52a2d231dba0bc5925a50e2f747c6d7f7a4e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028708.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028708" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028708.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1323 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +2010, witnessed some of the political +discussions that accompanied the project's +creation. "This could be a huge, iconic +victory for the whole strategy of building +Palestine from the bottom up rather than +trying to build it at the negotiating table," +he says. +Its success would prove just how much +power Palestinians can, and indeed already +do, have in shaping their future. And its +failure could prove the exact opposite. +I visited Rawabi two weeks ago with a +group of national security professionals, as +part of a trip organized by the Foundation +for Defense of Democracies, a Washington, +DC-based think tank. (All of the photos in +the body of the article are mine.) We were +taken around the construction site by a +young Palestinian engineer who conveyed +the vast ambition underlying the project: +When the city is completed, she said, it will +house 45,000 people in 23 distinct +neighborhoods with innocuous, nature- +based names like "Flint," and "Hard Rock". +(Rawabi is Arabic for "Hills".) There will +be eight schools -- some of them built with +the help of the U.S. Agency for +International Development -- a "huge +park," a convention center, an 850-seat +indoor theater, and a 20,000-seat +amphitheater carved into a hillside. +Most ambitiously, there will be a +commercial center that developers hope +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028708 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028709.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028709.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..04317394f12eb99633f2fb541b5e93e155ae6017 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028709.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028709" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028709.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1364 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +will bring in between 3,000 and 5,000 +permanent jobs within the next five years -- +hopefully, we were told, in the +informational technology sector (an +aspiration that might imply a certain +cooperation with the burgeoning tech +industry on the other side of the Green +Line). The engineer said that Rawabi had +already created 3,000 construction jobs for +West Bank Palestinians. The city is +Palestinian-designed and Palestinian-built - +- making the surfeit of Qatari flags at the +construction site somewhat puzzling at +first. And while the project does not +purchase materials from Jewish settlements +in the West Bank, the engineer was hardly +shy in explaining that Rawabi would add +an estimated $85 million to the Israeli +economy. +As we drove around the construction site, +the engineer's talk made few demands on +the imagination. The sheer scale of the +project is already obvious. Within the next +18 months, the first phase, which includes +six neighborhoods, a mosque, the +amphitheater, and two-thirds of the city's +commercial center, will be complete, and +3,000 people are scheduled will move into +Rawabi by the end of 2013. Apartment +blocks built of a local white stone -- +"Rawabi stone," the engineer called it -- are +already rising out of a network of +concentric ring-roads centered on the top of +the hill. Most of these roads have already +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT® +_028709 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028710.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028710.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fdccf1870e48bbc33712e27bacc92d1e6ba38a62 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028710.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028710" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028710.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1426 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +been paved, and there are terraced retaining +walls, built out of thick stacks of local +sandstone, running all the way to the +bottom of the valley. No bleachers have +been installed in the amphitheater yet, but +it's fairly far along, with the future seating +area fanning into a wide notch in the +mountainside. There are attractive stone +signs bearing the stylized Arabic names of +neighborhoods that haven't been built yet. +The future commercial center is also well +on its way to completion. Situated on a +shelf slightly below the summit of the hill, +the complex of office buildings, hotels, +theaters, and a convention center will +huddle around a broad outdoor plaza, +which will be connected to the lower +neighborhoods through a wide flight of +stairs. The stairs, plaza, and central +buildings are already past their skeletal +phase, and the high-rise apartments ringing +the city center look like they're almost +complete. For now, the commercial core is +a jumble of dust and brutal concrete +surfaces, but in the future, someone +lingering in the cafés near the staircase will +enjoy phenomenal views of the rugged hill +country, and perhaps even glimpses of the +Jordan River Valley on a clear day. +It is still possible to remain unconvinced of +Rawabi's reality -- doubtful as to whether +that cate will ever be built, or whether any +middle class-Palestinian desirous of a +generic middle class existence will ever +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028710 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028711.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028711.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6269cf23ddd4b707ce4ee70a72baa194a60ab78d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028711.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028711" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028711.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1405 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +linger there. There's abundant reason for +skepticism. The project's future depends on +the Israeli authorities' willingness to allow +for the construction of access roads in +"Area C," or West Bank territory under the +direct control of Israel. The sole existing +route into the city only exists because the +Israeli government, after years of +bureaucratic and high-level diplomatic +wrangling, granted Rawabi's developers a +permit for a "temporary" road. Technically, +they will have to destroy the road when the +current permission expires. And even if the +Israelis agree to make the road permanent, +one two-lane route is hardly adequate for a +city of 45,000 people. Developers claim it +isn't even adequate to the needs of the +current construction site. +Water is another challenge. Negotiations +with Israel and the Palestinian Water +Authority are ongoing, and developers say +they have held in excess of 100 meetings +with Israeli officials on water-related issues +alone. Developers admit that they aren't +sure where the city's water resources will +eventually come from, and the construction +site only got running water two months +ago. +And they'll admit that attracting jobs to the +site is an even bigger challenge than Israel's +West Bank regime. Rawabi isn't meant to +be a bedroom community of Ramallah. It's +meant to be a self-contained city, with +office and retail space. The jobs haven't +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028711 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028712.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028712.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..55b78aa533d13f265377992f926c98c1431a740d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028712.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028712" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028712.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1455 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +quite materialized yet (although the +developers have a slight head start: +between 200 and 300 call center-type jobs +currently based in Ramallah are scheduled +to move into Rawabi when the first phase +of construction is complete). If the political +or security situation seriously deteriorates - +- if the checkpoints return, if the Israelis are +forced to re-occupy urban areas ceded to +the Palestinian Authority under the Oslo +Accords, as happened during the Second +Intifada; if Hamas wages a violent takeover +of the Palestinian government -- all bets are +off. The developers don't seem to be +bothered by those possibilities right now. +At the showroom, built at the very top of +the hill, the future is nothing but bright. +I chatted with another site engineer as we +walked through a scale-model mock-up of +a typical Rawabian street, where happy +families in western dress waved from little +video screens inset in plastic apartment +windows. I asked her about the Qatari flags +I had seen around the construction site. +Qatar's state investment fund is footing two +thirds of the nearly s1 billion project bill, +she said. "This is the biggest investment in +the history of Palestine," she explained as +we stepped over a fake valley in the next +room, walking past a mock-up of a +stunning hilltop view contained inside a +mock-up of a future apartment suite. The +Rawabians will apparently own large flat- +screen TVs and stylish coffee tables, and +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028712 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028713.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028713.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f566ad0e7913ac8a48191840d6a6798bc0a78b07 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028713.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028713" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028713.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1320 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +their living spaces will be kept mercilessly +clean. +What, of that $1 billion investment, was +going to Israel, I asked? Israeli companies +were providing cement powder and sand, +she said, and the project had consulted with +"Israeli experts." "In some cases, you have +to do that," she said, alluding to the +comparative difficulty of importing +building materials through neighboring +Jordan. In other words, working with the +Israelis was a necessary business decision +for a project this large and complex. +The fake street, fake valley, fake +apartment-display ended in a pleasant sky- +lit lobby, where representatives of the +Cairo Amman Bank, Arab Islamic Bank, +and Arab Bank sat in logoed glass cubicles, +available to discuss financing for future +purchases. And for the still-skeptical, +there's a six-minute 3-D movie, where the +city appears in its completed glory - a +place where families picnic, men in +business dress greet each other amid +bustling plazas, and fireworks crest over +soaring apartment towers topped with solar +panels. The architecture is tasteful. These +aren't dachas plunked on fake islands off +the coast of Dubai. It's the kind of place +where I, or just about anyone in the world +with middle or even upper-middle class +aspirations, would want to live. And it +looked weirdly familiar. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028713 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028714.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028714.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..56150b3657dc733ed60fbf344fd390b5642eb830 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028714.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028714" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028714.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1378 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The group had a chance to visit with +Bashar Masri, the Nablus-born founder and +CEO of Massar International, the +Palestinian conglomerate financing a third +of Rawabi. Massar and Qatar Diar, the real +estate investment arm of the government of +Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, jointly +created Bayti Real Estate Investment +Company -- Palestine to build and market +Rawabi. But if two-thirds of the project's +money is coming from Qatar, the vision +behind Rawabi is Masri's. +Massar owns a private equity fund that +invests in Palestinian agriculture and +natural gas distribution. It runs travel +agencies in Jordan and brokerage firms in +Serbia. Massar invests in Harvest Export, +which sells Palestinian produce to +consumers in Russia and Western Europe -- +as well as in Israel. Two years ago, Masri +made headlines when he attempted to +purchase a bankrupt Jewish housing +development in East Jerusalem. He helped +create an online trading and brokerage +platform for Palestine's stock exchange. +Masri has lived outside of Palestine for +periods of his life, and is, by all accounts, +largely untainted by connections to the +PA's notoriously rent-seeking inner circle. +He's a trim middle-aged man, smartly- +dressed, friendly and approachable. There +seemed no more appropriate a place to talk +to him one-on-one than on a wide terrace +overlooking the construction site, with +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028714 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028715.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028715.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c736625615f4200d25ca9bba32e0137d13130ce2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028715.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028715" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028715.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1376 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +hills, valleys, and rising apartment blocks -- +the future he was in the process of building +-- stretched out in front of him. +"On a good, clear day, you can see Tel +Aviv, Ashdod, and Ashkelon," he told me. +"One-third of Palestine and Israel." Rawabi +is in the second-largest, yet most sparsely- +populated Area A in the West Bank -- from +the terrace, which faces away from Ateret, +you can see expanses of mostly-empty +hills. Perhaps in Mari's mind, they are +awaiting Rawabis of their own. When I +returned to Washington, I asked him in a +phone interview if he viewed his project as +the first of many such planned cities in +Palestine. "I always say our success is +measured not by how many homes we sell. +It is measured when a second Rawabi is +established," he told me. +Standing on the terrace, I asked him if his +willingness to undertake such a massive +project reflected any optimism about the +coming years -- no one invests this much +time, money, and energy into something if +they expect war is on the horizon. "This +project is built for today's politics," he +replied. "If it gets a little worse, or a little +better -- fine. If it gets really bad, we're in +trouble. If it doesn't, then great. We're not +waiting on a breakthrough." +He estimated that Israeli obstruction had +delayed the project by a year and a half. +The bureaucratic inertia could continue: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028715 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028716.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028716.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a34e5645e3d118c6c137c5b78cca8a1e08d382c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028716.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028716" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028716.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1294 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +For instance, developers were surprised to +find out that, by a quirk in the West Bank's +notoriously Byzantine and palimpsestic +legal codes, they required the approval of a +joint Israeli-Palestinian water commission +created through the Oslo Accords to build a +sewage treatment plant in an Area A, +approval that they recently received. +There's also the still-unresolved matter of +the access road. But thus far, Rawabi had +flourished in spite of delays and +inconveniences. +Could it survive its isolation, though -- +could this hilltop off of a two-lane highway +get enough water and electricity to support +45,000 people living at a middle class +standard? "There is nothing here at all. +We're out in the boondocks," he conceded. +"We're building everything from scratch." +One needed only to glance at the busy +construction site below to understand that +Masri considers this a point of pride, far +from a potential death-sentence for his +project. +I asked Masri about something that had +jumped out at me during the 3-D video. +The finished Rawab, I'd noted, had the +same terraced garden parks, stoic, modular +apartment design, and concentric hilltop +roads that I had seen in Talpiyot Misrach, a +new neighborhood on the fringes of West +Jerusalem. His city looked very, well, +Israeli. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028716 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028717.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028717.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5ff4fa03eec4d0501a62873ea14ef8375c0d3fcf --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028717.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028717" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028717.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1357 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +"This place is influenced by Reston, +Virginia," he said -- Masri is a Virginia +Tech alumnus, and had lived in the +Washington, DC area earlier in life. It was, +he said, influenced by planned suburbs +outside of Cairo. "And it's influenced by +Modi'in," he added, explaining that the +site's engineers and designers (who were +entirely Palestinian, we had been told +earlier), had traveled to the Israeli city, +which is built around similar topography, +for inspiration. +Palestinians have long understood that a +western-style standard of living was +possible in their part of the world. They +knew that places like Rawabi already +existed minutes from their own homes, but +didn't think that the quality of life +epitomized by hilltop settlements and cities +in Israel - places they weren't allowed to +visit without an official permit from the +military -- was accessible to them. +During our phone interview, Masri talked +about the astonishment that Palestinians +feel when they visit the construction site. +"When [Palestinians] come to Rawabi, and +they go through the showroom and they see +what we have planned for them, and they +see it actually being built, they say, 'Wow, +this can't be for us. This is not for us. This +is too high of a standard for us because we +are supposed to live miserably under the +occupation'. +. Then they come to the other +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028717 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028718.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028718.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4bf23dd6b2db3480a7c832512a931afb3d8d3656 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028718.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028718" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028718.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1275 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +side of the showroom and see the city being +built, and reality starts sinking in." +It's a type of living closely associated with +the Palestinians' neighbors in Israel. "They +know very well that just a 20-minute drive +away, there's a community with a much +higher standard of living. And that +community happened to be one +representing the occupier, quote-unquote +the 'enemy.' But they would love to live +like that. And that's why when they come +to Rawabi some of them don't believe this +is for them initially. The first thing that +goes through their mind is that this could +be for the Israelis." +But it is for them. Rawabi's significance +could lie in something more mundane than +basic issues of sovereignty and control in +the West Bank. It lies in the common, +human desire -- powerful on either side of +the Green Line -- for a comfortable and +dignified existence. +In some quarters, this idea of working +within the present and less-than-ideal +political and economic framework to +achieve this goal is nothing short of +inflammatory. The U.S.-based, anti-peace +process website Electronic Intifada has +smeared Masri as an Israeli collaborator, +and there have been scattered accusations +that the project actually legitimizes Israeli +control over the West Bank. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028718 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028719.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028719.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c2aeea2c62f15615ef1b69a2290a03c703dc5c7e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028719.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028719" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028719.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1366 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Danin says that Masri is faced with a +difficult balancing act. "On the one hand +you're denying the occupation, and you're +saying you do not accept its legitimacy," he +says. "But that doesn't mean you won't +work with Israel in order to improve the +Palestinian situation with the goal of +removing the occupation. That's a difficult +message to convey successfully." +Masri rejects the notion that he abetting a +problematic status quo. "The vast majority +of Palestinians understand and know +reality," he said. "There is no home in +Palestine without Israeli cement and parts. +Every construction project in Palestine +must have components from Israel. So it's +not like I'm doing something different." +Of course, he doesn't like that Israel has so +much control over Palestinian imports, and +the West Bank economy in general. "This +is the occupation," he said. "I'm not happy +about that and that's why we strive for a +state of our own." But he likened +boycotting Israeli products to boycotting +products from the United Kingdom, the +United States, or other countries supportive +of Israel -- something he wouldn't consider. +The only people he won't buy from are the +West Bank settlers. +Luckily, Masri's vision has the backing of a +powerful regional government - one that +does not officially recognize Israel, and +whose actions have often had the effect of +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028719 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028720.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028720.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..93ed317502a39b3320a1f276c35a9998e2dcdc02 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028720.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028720" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028720.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1322 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +strengthening some of the Jewish State's +sworn enemies. +The Gulf kingdom of Qatar has done more +than simply buy into the Rawabi paradigm: +It's also funding two-thirds of the project, +to the tune of over $600 million. This is +enough money to single-handedly finance +the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority +- which is effectively broke, thanks to +penalties imposed by the Israeli and U.S. +governments after Mahmoud Abbas's +successful push for a U.N. General +Assembly vote on Palestinian U.N. +membership, and a freeze in financial aid +from Gulf State donors, most notably Saudi +Arabia -- for the better part of a year. +Instead, the Qataris have not only bypassed +the PA, but channeled money into a project +that seems to prove the PA's uselessness. +"It's like an island inside the traditional +infrastructure of the PA," says Jonathan +Schanzer, vice president of research at the +Foundation for Defense of Democracies +and author of a book on Palestinian internal +politics. "It shows everyone what you can +do if you don't go through the PA. The PA +receives $600 million a year [in foreign +aid] and they have not done something like +this." +Masri says that the leadership of the PA has +been fully supportive, but that Rawabi has +been hurt by the Palestinian government's +lack of capacity. "We should not be +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028720 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028721.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028721.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c76a13a52be236a3beea002a512560caa4c6f8c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028721.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028721" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028721.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1379 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +building public schools. We should not be +building a waste water treatment plant or +waste water networks or water reservoirs," +he told me. "Unfortunately we have to do +that because the Palestinian Authority does +not have the funding and the donors let |the +PA] down." +There might be a political calculation +behind Qatar's decision to throw an amount +of money equivalent to two years of U.S. +financial aid to the PA behind a single +private-sector figure like Masri. Qatar +recently announced plans to invest nearly +$400 million in the Hamas-controlled Gaza +Strip, and in October of 2012, Qatari Emir +Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani +became the first head of state to visit the +Strip after the Islamist militant group's +2007 takeover. Hamas politburo chief +Khaled Meshaal lives in Doha, and Qatar +Diar is financing a major development in +Sudan, whose cash-strapped government +enjoys close relations with Iran, and has +facilitated the transfer of long-range +rockets to Hamas. In short, Qatar supports +an E.U. and U.S. listed terrorist +organization bitterly opposed to both Israel +and the current PA leadership. And it also +has no problem investing in Rawabi. +According to Kamran Bokhari, vice +president of Middle Eastern and South +Asian affairs for Stratfor, Qatari support for +Hamas is part of the sheikhdom's larger, +post-Arab Spring strategy of siding with +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028721 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028722.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028722.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e4140baef1934eba6074fe6e46cf2eccb5c78491 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028722.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028722" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028722.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1349 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +the Middle East's Islamists, and specifically +the Muslim brotherhood, whom the Qataris +view as the region's rising power. "The +Qatari strategy is that the situation has +changed, and we need to fend for ourselves +and ensure that the regional anarchy is not +going to impact us," says Bokhari. The +Qatari investment in Rawabi -- which feeds +an $85 million investment in the Israeli +economy, and which could not have +happened without some degree of official +Israeli approval -- is an example of this +larger geopolitical strategy, which is driven +more by perceived self-interest than by an +ideological affinity for political Islam. +"Investments in the region are about the +return on political influence," adds Gregory +Gause, a professor at the University of +Vermont and a non-resident senior fellow +at the Brookings Institution-Doha. He +noted the presence of a large American +airbase in Qatar, and the country's close +relations with the United States. +In the Palestinian territories, as in the +broader region, the Qataris are supporting +secular and religious forces in a way that +will maximize their influence and keep the +regional balance as favorable for them as +possible. In a sense, the same strategic +calculus that convinces Qatar to support +Hamas allows them to cooperate with Israel +and the West Bank private sector as well. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028722 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028723.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028723.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d1dac6856189a405f551f2e953506cf6842f96ef --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028723.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028723" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028723.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1336 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +"I think Qatar is going by the ground +reality," says Bokhari. "Fatah, the ruling +faction of the PA, is essentially tanking. It's +really in a state of decline because of +corruption and charges of embezzlement. +It's got an aging leadership. There's no +dynamism left in the group. There's a lot of +factionalism. It's almost like an oligarchy." +Rawabi could be Qatar's way of +encouraging the currently-calm status quo +in the West Bank, but without obviously +upgrading their ties to Israel, or throwing +their money behind a political +establishment that they don't fully trust. +"On one end they need to make sure Fatah +does not completely collapse or weaken to +the point where they're no longer coherent," +says Bokhari, "and Hamas needs to be +shaped and contained and shepherded in a +way that it doesn't grow into anything +larger." +Though there are politics underlying +Qatar's investment in Rawabi, it is still, +inevitably, a financial decision. "You have +serious people who have a lot at risk here," +Danin says. "Their goal is not primarily to +make a political point. Their goal is to +recoup their investment and make some +money." Even resource-rich Qatar, which +wants to diversity its holdings in order to +hedge against long-term shifts in the oil +and natural gas market, cares whether its +investment choices pay off. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028723 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028724.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028724.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc2552bc26e1b7b169a5e810e3d13023f4be6032 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028724.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028724" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028724.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1313 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Danin believes that Rawabi's Palestinian +and Qatari investors made a wise decision. +Housing in Ramallah is expensive, and +Danin says that there is a sizable and +highly-educated Palestinian middle class in +need of an alternative to the West Bank's +de-facto capital. He expressed little doubt +when I asked him if the West Bank +economy could support Rawabi. "This is a +Palestinian national project," he said. "It is +the best of what is possible in that it's +private sector-led, and it's profit-making +led." +And it has supporters in high places. When +President Barack Obama met with Israeli +officials in Washington in September of +2010, Rawabi was on the agenda. +From one perspective, Rawabi is a historic +investment in Palestine, as well as an +unusually open point of cooperation +between Israel and an Arab government. It +could improve the lives of Palestinians, +while convincing Israelis that they have +nothing to fear from their neighbors' +prosperity. But any attempts to change +the status quo in the West Bank are fraught +with difficulties. +There's Israeli bureaucracy to overcome. +"In Israel, if the Minister of Defense says I +want something, it's not that the system +thwarts it. But the system is so +decentralized that ultimately it takes a lot +of steps to get it translated into action," +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028724 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028725.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028725.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f93d787b3c3a0aa935f327f89415487665dcaf51 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028725.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028725" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028725.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1300 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +says Danin. Israeli officials are positively +disposed towards Rawabi, but it's still taken +years to resolve sovereignty and +governance issues around necessities like +water, and a single access road. Such +Israeli inertia was apparently at the heart of +Obama's concerns back in 2010, and +sources say that the president has discussed +the issue of the access road with Israeli +Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on +multiple occasions. +Back in Washington, I asked Masri if he +believed the Israelis understood the +potential importance of Rawabi. "I really +don't know," he said. "Their statements are +neutral to positive. But their actions are +neutral to negative." +And then there's the larger inertia. What +meaning does a place like Rawabi have if it +sits in the middle of a still-unresolved +conflict, or if Palestinian economic self- +improvement stands in contrast to an all- +pervading political stasis -- or even +political backsliding? Today, Rawabi is +significant because of its novelty. But if +there's a breakthrough in the Israeli- +Palestinian peace process, perhaps enabled +by a growing West Bank economy and a +permanent end in terrorism, it could take on +an importance much larger than itself. +On the drive out of the valley, where the +highway swerves past the pillbox with the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028725 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028726.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028726.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3cb506a6b916ca41132fc3249c09672fea20e3d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028726.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028726" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028726.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 635 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +beaten Israeli flag and past the turnoff for +Ateret, the picture is still mixed. +Armin Rosen writes for and produces The +Atlantic's International Channel. +Click here to Reply or Forward +Why this ad? 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Maybe even Joe Biden won't forget it the next time the U.S. +tries to reach out diplomatically to Iran. +We're speaking of the Administration's latest effort to come to terms with +Tehran over its nuclear programs, which Mr. Biden made last weekend at +the Munich Security Conference. The U.S. offer of direct bilateral talks, +he said, "stands, but it must be real and tangible." Iranian foreign minister +Ali Akbar Salehi, who was also at the conference though he refused to +meet with U.S. officials, called Mr. Biden's comments "a step forward." +Mr. Salehi's remark set the usual hearts aflutter that Iran is finally serious +about a deal. But the optimism was brief. On Thursday, Iran's Supreme +Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei flatly rejected direct talks with the U.S. +"The U.S. is pointing a gun at Iran and wants us to talk to them," he said. +"Direct talks will not solve any problems." +This isn't the first time Mr. Khamenei has played chaste Daphne to +President Obama's infatuated Apollo. Just after becoming President in +2009, Mr. Obama sent the Ayatollah two private letters and delivered a +conciliatory speech for the Persian new year of Nowruz. Mr. Khamenet's +answer: "They chant the slogan of change but no change is seen in +practice." He told a crowd chanting "death to America" that "if a hand is +stretched covered with a velvet glove but it is cast iron inside, that makes +no sense." +That was in March 2009. In October of that year the U.S. and its allies +tentatively worked out a deal with Iranian negotiators to move some of +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028728 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028729.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028729.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b05eb3de6528b60bfc22e983eb2174586e94d843 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028729.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028729" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028729.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2098 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +their enriched uranium outside Iran. Western analysts were confident that +Mr. Khamenei would give his blessing, given the international pressure he +was said to be under following the fraudulent elections and the bloody +crackdown that followed. +The Ayatollah quashed that deal too: "Whenever they [Americans] smile +at the officials of the Islamic revolution, when we carefully look at the +situation, we notice that they are hiding a dagger behind their back." +It was the same in January 2011, when diplomacy also collapsed. Ditto in +2012, when negotiations in February, May and June each ended in failure. +Washington went into those talks thinking they were going to succeed on +the theory that Tehran desperately wants relief from the supposedly +crippling pressure of economic sanctions. +Why does the Ayatollah keep saying no? The conventional wisdom is that +previous U.S. offers weren't generous enough, or that the wrong President +was in the White House, or that Iran wants only to deal directly with the +U.S. and not in multilateral forums. Each of these theories has been tested +and shown to be false. +A more persuasive explanation- get ready for this shocker—is that Iran +really wants a bomb. The regime believes, not unreasonably, that +Moammar Gadhafi would still be in power had he not given up his nuclear +program in 2003. Mr. Khamenei also fears a "velvet revolution" scenario, +in which more normal ties with the West threaten the ideological +foundations of the Islamic Republic. Confrontation with America is in this +regime's DNA. +Meantime, the pretense of negotiations has allowed Tehran to play for +time to advance its programs. When Mr. Obama took office, Iran had +enriched 1,000 kilos of reactor-grade uranium. In its last report from +November, U.N. inspectors found that Iran has produced 7,611 kilos to +reactor grade, along with 232 kilos of uranium enriched to 20%, which is +close to bomb-grade. Last month, Iran declared that it would install 3,000 +advanced centrifuges at its Natanz facility, which can enrich uranium at +two to three times its current rate. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028729 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028730.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028730.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5c0dc5193fa94bb6fa31c0f3bc55c61e9dc32cc4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028730.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028730" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028730.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1626 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +As for the sanctions, they may hurt ordinary Iranians but this regime is +famously indifferent to the suffering of its own people. The Ayatollah also +doesn't seem to take the Administration's talk about "all options being on +the table" seriously. Mr. Obama's nomination of Iran dove Chuck Hagel to +be Secretary of Defense reinforces that impression, as do reports that the +White House blocked Pentagon and CIA plans to arm the opposition that's +fighting to overthrow Iran's client regime in Damascus. An America that +won't help proxies in a proxy war isn't likely to take the fight directly to +Iran's nuclear facilities. +In rejecting Mr. Biden's offer, the Ayatollah said frankly, "I'm not a +diplomat; I'm a revolutionary." Another round of multilateral talks with +Iran is set to resume this month, but maybe Joe Biden and his boss should +start taking no for an answer. +Article 2. +Foreign Policy +Let's face it: Obama's Iran policy is failing +James Traub +February 8, 2013 - There is no better example of an Obama +administration initiative that has succeeded on its own terms, and yet +failed as policy, than Iran. By engaging the regime in Tehran, and being +rebuffed, the White House has been able to enlist China, Russia, and the +European Union in imposing tough sanctions on Iran. By steadily +ratcheting up those sanctions, the administration has been able to +gradually squeeze the Iranian economy. By insisting that "containment" is +not an option, Obama has persuaded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin +Netanyahu that he need not launch an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities -- +at least not any time soon. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028730 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028731.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028731.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a003de00d26d89e6737f308fb2a70ef6a43b8e73 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028731.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028731" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028731.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2366 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Obama has done everything right, and yet his Iran policy is failing. There +is no evidence that the sanctions will bring Iran to its knees and force the +supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to accept the humiliation of +abandoning his nuclear program. But neither is there any sign of new +thinking in the White House. "I don't see how what didn't work last year is +going to work this year," says Vali Nasr, who served in the Obama State +Department before becoming dean of the Johns Hopkins School of +Advanced International Studies. He might not get much of an argument +from White House officials, who, the New York Times recently noted, +"seem content with stalemate." +The United States is not negotiating directly with Iran but rather doing so +through the PS+1, which consists of the five permanent Security Council +members and Germany. The P5+1's current position is that Iran must stop +enriching nuclear fuel to 20 percent purity -- a point from which Iran +could quickly move to weapons-grade material -- transfer its existing stock +of such fuel to a third country, and shut down one of its two enrichment +facilities, known as Fordow. In exchange, the parties will help Iran +produce such fuel for medical purposes, which the regime claims is its +actual goal. Iran has refused, saying it will not shut down Fordow. +But the current state of play masks the larger issue, which is that the +ayatollah and those around him believe the United States wants to make +Iran cry uncle -- which happens to be true. The next round of P5+1 +negotiations, now scheduled for Feb. 25 in Kazakhstan, are almost +certainly not going to go anywhere unless the United States signals that it +is prepared to make what the Iranians view as meaningful and equivalent +moves in exchange for Iranian concessions. Arms-control experts say that +both British Prime Minister David Cameron and Catherine Ashton, head +of foreign affairs for the European Union, favor offering Iran a reduction +in sanctions; but there's a limit to what they can do without the United +States. +Of course, such flexibility would be pointless if Iran is simply hell-bent on +gaining the capacity to produce a nuclear weapon. The signals, as always +with Iran, are cryptic. Iranian authorities have told nuclear inspectors that +they plan to install a new generation of centrifuges in order to accelerate +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028731 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028732.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028732.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff0bd6215955b8dac6f8720fe50ef39f62625d11 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028732.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028732" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028732.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2398 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +enrichment. And yet Iran also chose to convert some of its stockpile of +highly enriched uranium for medical use rather than approach the amount +needed for a bomb, leading Israeli authorities to predict that Iran wouldn't +be able to build a bomb before 2015 or 2016. Last week, Ali Akbar +Velayati, Khamenei's foreign policy advisor, publicly criticized officials +who have treated the negotiations dismissively. Presumably, he was +thinking of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has compared Iran's +nuclear program to a train without brakes. +Iran is now at the outset of what promises to be a raucous presidential +election, and may be no more capable of serious negotiations between now +and June than the United States was in 2012. But what is clear is that the +sanctions have moderated Iranian behavior and rhetoric. At the same time, +as the Times also noted, the economic pressure is not nearly great enough +to compel concessions that the regime would view as a blow to national +pride. In short, Iran might -- might -- be more willing to accept a face- +saving compromise than they were a year or two ago, but will need serious +inducements to do so. +What would that entail? Virtually all the proposals that have come from +outside experts suggest that the P5+1 begin with modest confidence- +building measures, especially in the period before the election. A recent +report by the Arms Control Association enumerates several of them. +Western diplomats, for example, could take up Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran's +foreign minister, on his proposal to limit the "extent" of enrichment -- i.e., +well below 20 percent -- in exchange for fuel rods for the research reaction +and a recognition of Iran's "right to enrich," a notional concept the United +States already supports under specified conditions. Or Iran could suspend +20-percent enrichment in exchange for a suspension of new sanctions. But +Iran is unlikely to accept even such small steps unless it felt that additional +moves would win additional explicit concessions. +Beyond that, the outlines of what in Middle East peacemaking is known as +"final status" are clear enough: Iran agrees to verifiable inspections to +ensure that it does not enrich uranium beyond 3.5 percent and does not +pursue a nuclear weapons program, while the West accepts Iran's "right to +enrich" and dismantles sanctions. Of course, the outlines of a Middle East +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028732 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028733.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028733.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..145378b813e4077d323b799429963d310c464663 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028733.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028733" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028733.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2295 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +peace deal are clear enough, too. But in both cases, neither side trusts the +other, and each demands that the other go first. Instead, nobody goes +anywhere. +U.S. officials have very good reason to be wary of Iran's bona fides. In +2009, they reached a deal with Iranian negotiators to send the stockpile of +highly enriched uranium out of the country — only to see the ayatollah +repudiate it. As Ray Takeyh, an Iran expert with the Council on Foreign +Relations puts it, "Khamenei has created a politics where it's hard for him +to compromise." But so has the United States. Anyone who watched +Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing knows that it is an article of faith in +Congress - and pretty much a bipartisan one -- that Iran is a faithless, +illegitimate terrorist state that will be deterred from building a bomb only +by the threat of massive attack. Had Hagel been foolish enough to suggest +that the United States offer to reduce sanctions in exchange for Iranian +concessions, the White House would have had to find a new candidate for +defense secretary. +It's the U.S. Congress that arguably holds the high cards, though the White +House put them in its hands. The most potent sanctions are legislated, and +have been written in such a way that they will be very hard to unwind. +Obama can waive them for up to six months. But the ayatollah is not about +to make irreversible decisions in exchange for six months of relief. +The White House is thus stuck between Tehran and Capitol Hill. And it +can't live long with the current stalemate. After all, Obama has said that +"containment" is not an option. He is hoping that the combination of +economic pain and fear of military action will bring Tehran to its senses. If +it doesn't, the president has said that he is prepared to use force. Perhaps +he feels that just as spurned engagement served as the predicate for tough +sanctions, so would failed negotiations lay the predicate for a broadly +supported strike against Iran's nuclear facilities. Iran left us no choice, he +might say, as the bombers fly. +That would constitute a diplomatic triumph ... if a strike against Iran's +nuclear facilities is a good idea. If in fact it's a dreadful prospect -- worse, +perhaps, even than containment -- then it would constitute a failure that +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028733 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028734.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028734.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b9e8abce0c3288e2cca1adfd402cc8c291dbf3fe --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028734.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028734" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028734.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1539 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +would obliterate the record of adroit diplomacy of the last four years. +Obama understands very well - even if many members of Congress do +not -- that even our worst adversaries have interests of their own, that +those interests feel as legitimate to them as ours do to us, and that we at +least have a chance of settling disputes with them if we can find the place +where our interests overlap. The time has come for him to apply that +wisdom to Iran. +James Traub is a fellow of the Center on International Cooperation. +Article 3. +The National +An uneasy courtship as Iran and Egypt test +the waters +Alan Philps +Feb 8, 2013 - There is a consensus among commentators that the visit of +the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to Egypt - complete with +red carpet and kiss on both cheeks from President Mohammed Morsi - +does not amount to a breakthrough. The view of US think-tanks is that it +does not amount to very much at all, and certainly not worth getting +anxious about. Such a consensus is always dangerous, and it is worth +looking more closely at what it is based on. +Mr Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian leader to set foot in Cairo since the +deposed Shah of Iran was given refuge in Cairo, where he died and +received a state funeral. The two countries have not had diplomatic +relations since 1979. +The Iranian president's visit has deep historical significance, even if he +came as a guest of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit. +The picture of the two presidents embracing says to the world: Egypt is +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028734 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028735.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028735.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e1bae2186b7d281f8205e26dc558d84a46af86c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028735.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028735" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028735.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2179 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +released from the US straitjacket and is free to resume its position as a +regional power. +There are plenty of reasons, however, to dismiss the visit as just show. Mr +Ahmadinejad is a lame duck, banned by the constitution from running for +a third term in the June elections. As Iran moves into a period of war +economy under the pressure of sanctions designed to curb its nuclear +programme, Mr Ahmadinejad is engaged in a furious struggle to ensure +that his rival, the parliamentary speaker, Ali Larijani, does not succeed +him. The corruption allegations levelled by Mr Ahmadinejad against the +Larijani family are deeply damaging to the Iranian regime. +Mr Morsi, meanwhile, has little to show Egyptians that he has improved +their lot. Cairo is the scene of near-constant street battles and the economy +is tanking. Egypt's currency reserves have just sunk to $13.6 billion (Dh50 +billion), below the critical level needed to cover three months of imports. +The country is staring bankruptcy in the face, but cannot access +emergency funds from the International Monetary Fund without +implementing unpopular reforms that would further raise social tensions. +Both leaders need to show that they have "friends" abroad. The reality is a +little different. Egypt and Iran appear to be divided by the Syria conflict, +which is symptomatic of the wider split between the Sunni Muslim +powers, led by Saudi Arabia, and Iran's faltering "axis of resistance" that, +with Syria in play and Hamas having defected, now looks increasingly like +a Shia Muslim axis. +If we look more closely, then the story of Egypt resuming its role as a +regional power looks premature. At this stage, Egypt is trying to find some +space to manoeuvre between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Given that Saudi +Arabia has the money that Egypt needs, and Washington has a lock on the +actions of the IMF, that space is limited. +But what does Washington think? Not very much at the moment. With +President Barack Obama's second term team still being assembled, it is not +surprising that there is something of a vacuum in Middle East policy. But +the issue is deeper than that. The Obama administration has declared it +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028735 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028736.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028736.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2a8242330f6ec0bba48550ca732ee721adc648ac --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028736.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028736" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028736.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2171 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +wants to focus on the Asia-Pacific region and, surprisingly, it means what +it says. +Only a year after troops withdrew from Iraq, that country is not talked +about in Washington, like an embarrassing relative. In North Africa, the +US military has taken a back seat while the work of toppling Colonel +Muammar Qaddafi and driving back the jihadists in Mali has been left to +Franco-British forces. Syrian policy is one of drift, where the +administration finds all options unpalatable. In Egypt, Washington has set +a red line for the Muslim Brotherhood leadership: it must adhere to the +peace treaty with Israel. Everything else is negotiable. +This week the Pentagon revealed that it would no longer be stationing two +aircraft carriers in the Gulf region, as it has done for most of the past two +years, due to cuts in the defence budget, and the possibility of even more +stringent ones if Congress fails to agree on raising the US debt ceiling. +The Iranian nuclear programme remains a priority in Washington, but the +carrier decision indicates a less warlike stance. One cannot say that US +power is ebbing, but there is a clear lack of political will in Washington +for decisive action in the Middle East. For now, the logic is that regional +powers will have to take more responsibility. Egypt, although impotent at +the moment, will have to find its role. The Us needs to talk to Iran if there +is ever going to be a compromise on its nuclear programme. Maybe Egypt +could help. +Both Egypt and Iran have denied a report that General Qassem Suleimani, +commander of the Quds force, a division of the Iranian Islamic +Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the man responsible for Iran's military +operations in Syria, visited Cairo in January. There was no reaction in +Washington to this report. +If there is going to be a resolution of the Syrian crisis without a decade of +Lebanon-style war, then allies of the US will have to speak to someone of +the calibre of Gen Suleimani, a far more important figure than Mr +Ahmadinejad. Could this lead to a historic compromise between the +Muslim Brotherhood and the ayatollahs to create a new Islamic front +spreading revolution? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028736 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028737.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028737.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e942a9b581f7557764de6393691447fdc499f4bf --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028737.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028737" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028737.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1711 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +That is out of the question. Egypt is too reliant on foreign finance, which +Iran cannot offer at the moment, for it to swing into Tehran's orbit. And +there is far too much domestic opposition. +What is clear is that while the US is reluctant to take direct responsibility, +other countries must find ways of resolving the regional contradictions +that have become unmanageable in the era of American tutelage. That will +lead to some unlikely meetings taking place. The Morsi-Ahmadinejad +embrace may not be a breakthrough, but it does show one thing: what was +unthinkable a few years ago may one day be the norm. +Article 4. +Al-Monitor +Hamas Weighs Options For Recognizing Israel +Adnan Abu Amer +February 8 - Recently, a lot has been said - and a lot of denials have +been issued - about Hamas recognizing a two-state solution. It appears +that Hamas is still vacillating between explicitly and implicitly +recognizing Israel. Hamas realizes that recognizing Israel would open up +the world's doors to the movement. At the same time, Hamas knows that +such a move would be seen as a betrayal by the movement's supporters, +both inside and outside Palestine. As Hamas well knows, its legitimacy +derives from its vocal support for armed struggle within the complicated +Palestinian reality. Hamas also knows that it will pay a heavy price if it is +seen to be agreeing to international conditions. The cost will not only be +political, but also ideological. Hamas has spent many years talking and +writing about its notion of the state, its identity, borders, concept, +constitution and the role of Islam within it. Generations of Hamas +members were raised on those ideas. But those ideas have remained part +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028737 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028738.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028738.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..299cadf1bacb2ff896499056656aac12d77144ed --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028738.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028738" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028738.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2207 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +of the imagination and heritage, and of the nostalgic dream of restoring the +Islamic caliphate. +The concept of the state +Today's debate within Hamas over the concept of the state is more +concrete than theoretical. The political conditions in the Palestinian +territories do not allow for dreaming about unrealistic grand theories being +promoted by some Islamist movements. Hamas is facing real-world +problems that require real-world solutions. The Palestinian state being +envisioned by Palestinian, Arab, and world politicians is based on the June +1967 borders. But does that fit Hamas's political vision and intellectual +orientation? Generations of Islamists have been raised on the concept of +the "Islamic state," which is synonymous with the Islamic caliphate. But +Hamas's situation is a little different. Israel's occupation of all Palestinian +territories is a political and concrete obstacle to the dream of an Islamic +state and it forces the consideration of more realistic options. So we have +started hearing, from Hamas, statements about establishing a Palestinian +state on the June 1967 borders. There is no doubt that this development is +an intellectual and political shift by Hamas. More than 20 years ago, +Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin proposed a long truce with Israel. +But today, such a proposal is more realistic and is attributed to Hamas's +current leader Khaled Meshaal. Hamas in 2013 is different than Hamas in +1993. Hamas is now an influential player and its statements and stances +are taken into account by regional and international decision-making +circles. +Recognition and commitment +The shuttle diplomacy by Western officials between Gaza, where Hamas's +domestic leadership is located, and the Arab capitals of Doha, Cairo and +Amman have only one objective: getting Hamas to agree to the conditions +that would allow it to be embraced by the international community. In +other words, they want Hamas to agree to the two-state solution. And that, +explicitly or implicitly, essentially means that Hamas has recognized +Israel's right to exist! Those who have been following Hamas's course +since it was founded 25 years ago notice that every once in awhile there is +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028738 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028739.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028739.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d7e9135279ed75c9262ea386a6b5431bf65a032b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028739.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028739" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028739.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2361 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +international pressure to make Hamas agree to those conditions. But +Hamas is afraid to fall into the same trap that others, like Fatah, have +fallen into without getting anything in return except loss of popular +support, as was demonstrated in the elections seven years ago. In light of +the demands that the movement should recognize the two-state solution +and make political commitments, some influential circles within the +Hamas leadership think that the movement is being drawn into going +beyond its rational political discourse and how it deals with the reality on +the ground, and into recognizing Israel and exchanging messages with +it. However, the siege has made the Palestinian territories miserable. So +decision-makers in Hamas are forced to issue hints and signals that do not +affect the movement's general principles. Those signals, however, may be +misunderstood. And this is where the problem lies. No one thinks that +Hamas supporters will make a big deal of those signals, but any concrete +steps toward recognizing Israel will cost Hamas dearly, something which I +don't think Hamas wants during this dangerous phase. At the external +level, Hamas's enemies and opponents may think that the siege has finally +paid off, albeit a little late, and that Hamas's current declarations are +signals that, if the siege and the Palestinian suffering continue, the +movement may explicitly recognize Israel, which would open the +"appetite" of Hamas' opponents for more breakthroughs in its ideology +and principles. +Not an existential conflict, but a border dispute. +Although Hamas is aware of all that, it should be noted that in a few +months it is facing elections during which the movement's signals that it +may accept a two-state solution will be used in a fierce anti-Hamas +campaign. Even though the movement has provided a different +administrative performance than before, the fundamental change in the +movement's political program may be a decisive factor for the Palestinian +voters. As Hamas is being smothered, with a few breaches here and there, +the demands that it should recognize Israel are ongoing and without letup. +In other words, Hamas must choose between recognizing Israel to stay in +power, or losing what it has achieved democratically as punishment for +having to refused to bow to the world's conditions. In reality, the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028739 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028740.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028740.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c37d079c5a1cf3e17f6ab721055b317f17b1083b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028740.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028740" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028740.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2117 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +international community has not significantly changed its relationship with +the Palestinians, including Hamas, over the past months and years. There +has only been some cosmetic and tactical changes. Washington, the +European Union and the UN have not only signaled to Hamas that it +should join the "broken and paralyzed" peace process, they have also +insisted that the Palestinians explicitly recognize Israel. But this time, +those powers are armed with an "Islamic religious cloak," which would +make a recognition of Israel more meaningful, especially since Hamas +considers its conflict with Israel to be an ideological "existential conflict, +not a border dispute." That pressure is accompanied with a financial and +economic blockade, which is increasing the pressure on Hamas, especially +since those carrying out the blockade are blocking anything that would +alleviate Palestinian suffering. It is clear that they want to punish the +Palestinians for electing Hamas and warn them against reelecting them; +that is if the reconciliation succeeds and the elections happen on time. It +should be noted that certain Israeli and Western research institutions have +estimated the timeframe that Hamas will need to explicitly recognize +Israel. They may accept from Hamas certain rhetorical signals for a while +before the movement officially recognizes Israel. Since Hamas was +founded in late 1987, it has been conducting an ideological and political +campaign for its members and supporters against recognizing Israel. +Hamas' constitution says that Israel is a "cancer that must be eradicated," +and that "its demise is a Quranic inevitability." Those and other slogans +have been a key component of Hamas's political discourse. It is therefore +not easy for Hamas to change overnight due to political realism and +suddenly tell its supporters: We shall recognize Israel, but it's under +duress! +Adnan Abu Amer is Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and a lecturer in the +history of the Palestinian issue, national security, political science and +Islamic civilization at Al Ummah University Open Education. +Article 6. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028740 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028741.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028741.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3b6173f5491fa1146189736d863cb5406977016a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028741.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028741" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028741.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1922 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +NYT +An Assassination in Tunisia +Editorial +February 8, 2013 - Tunisia is where the Arab Spring began just over two +years ago. Until now it has set an encouraging example of progress toward +democracy and pluralism. Free elections brought to power a coalition +government pledged to pragmatic cooperation between a moderate-led +Islamist party, Ennahda, and smaller, secular coalition partners. +Progress has not always been smooth. But just as Tunisians inspired +people in neighboring countries like Egypt and Libya to rise up against +their corrupt and repressive dictators, they also seemed, for many, to point +the way toward a democratic future accommodating both religious beliefs +and the rights of the secular under the rule of law. +Those hopes have been severely shaken by the murder on Wednesday of +Chokri Belaid. Mr. Belaid, a human- rights activist and one of Ennahda's +most outspoken critics, had publicly challenged the party's failure to +investigate or prosecute violent acts of intimidation carried out by +shadowy gangs of religious extremists. Mr. Belaid's killers have not yet +been identified. But suspicion now falls on those same extremist groups, +which had issued public threats against Mr. Belaid and other prominent +secular leaders - without any serious government response. +Thousands gathered for Mr. Belaid's funeral on Friday amid a nationwide +general strike called by his trade union supporters. Tensions are high. +What is urgently needed is a credible, independent investigation of Mr. +Belaid's murder, followed by prosecution of the killers. +Given Ennahda's record of selectively ignoring Islamist violence, that +investigation cannot be left to its appointees alone. A preferable +alternative would be to reconstitute the broad-based, multiparty +commissions that successfully oversaw Tunisia's free elections in October +2011 and investigated the crimes of the fallen dictatorship. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028741 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028742.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028742.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..419be1cbe0a5cac06586102c50ff54ece579d53e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028742.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028742" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028742.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1754 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Ennahda, which captured 41 percent of the vote in the elections, promised +to cooperate with secular parties and show respect for pluralism. Instead, it +is sending muddled messages. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Hamadi +Jebali made a conciliatory gesture by proposing a temporary nonpolitical +cabinet and new elections. Unfortunately, hard-line party members quickly +repudiated him. +Tunisia's revolution, which has overcome past crises, can overcome this +one if Ennahda and all other Tunisian parties recommit themselves to +nonviolence, mutual tolerance and upholding the rule of law. +Article 7. +The Washington Post +Iraq's return to bloodshed +Kimberly Kagan and Frederick W. Kagan +February 8, 2013 - Eighteen days of protests in Egypt in 2011 electrified +the world. But more than twice that many days of protest in Iraq have +gone almost unnoticed in the United States. Iraqi army troops killed five +Sunni protesters in Fallujah on Jan. 25, after a month of anti-government +protests in Anbar, Nineveh and Salahuddin provinces and elsewhere for +which thousands turned out. Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Iranian-backed Shiite +militias are re-mobilizing. Iraq teeters on the brink of renewed insurgency +and, potentially, civil war. +This crisis matters for America. U.S. vital interests that have been +undermined over the past year include preventing Iraq from becoming a +haven for al-Qaeda and destabilizing the region by becoming a security +vacuum or a dictatorship that inflames sectarian civil war; containing +Iranian influence in the region; and ensuring the free flow of oil to the +global market. +While tensions have risen over the past two years, the triggers for recent +eruptions are clear. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, had the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028742 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028743.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028743.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e0b5f4dde8d6fc50e296224f16eda56497927695 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028743.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028743" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028743.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2225 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +bodyguards of Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, who is Sunni, arrested for +alleged terrorist activities on Dec. 20 - almost exactly one year after he +ordered the arrest of Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's security +detail. Hashimi fled to Turkey and is unlikely to return soon to Iraq, where +he was sentenced to death after Maliki demanded his trial in absentia for +murder and financing terrorism. +The threat to Issawi, a moderate technocrat from Anbar, galvanized Iraqi +Sunnis, who rightly saw Maliki's move as sectarian and an assault on +government participation by Sunnis not under the prime minister's thumb. +Three days after the arrests, demonstrations broke out in Ramadi, Fallujah +and Samarra. Three days after that, a large protest closed the highway +from Baghdad to Syria and Jordan. The popular resistance spread to Mosul +on Dec. 27. +These protests erupted during a constitutional crisis and as an expanding +Arab-Kurd conflict has become increasingly militarized. Iraqi President +Jalal Talabani was incapacitated by a stroke on Dec. 17 and has been out +of the countryfor treatment. Iraq's constitution specifies a line of +succession - but with one vice president in exile and the other a Shiite +and obvious Maliki proxy, Iraq has been, in effect, operating without a +president. Political processes that require presidential involvement have +been paralyzed, including moving forward with long-standing efforts by +Sunnis and Kurds to hold a parliamentary vote of no-confidence in Maliki. +Talabani had been the critical link holding Baghdad and Kurdistan +together since tensions rose following a 10-day standoff between Iraqi +army units and Kurdish pesh merga troops in October, after Maliki sent +the army toward the disputed city of Kirkuk. That move followed a series +of skirmishes and mobilizations along the "Green Line" separating +Kurdistan from Arab Iraq and a series of attacks in the area by al-Qaeda in +Iraq. +The recent protests underscore the collapse of the inclusive political +accommodation reached in 2007, which had been reconfirmed by the +formation of a grand Sunni-Shiite-Kurd coalition government after +parliamentary elections in 2010. By November 2012, Maliki had evolved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028743 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028744.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028744.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1f9851172a040f0a7d95ad7913b03ec77743278b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028744.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028744" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028744.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2251 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +to openly discussing his intention to form a "majoritarian government" +that would exclude the most important Sunni representatives. In mid- +December he participated in creating a Shiite grand alliance as the +launching pad for that government. The principal Sunni political leaders, +including Issawi, parliamentary speaker Osama al-Nujaifiand Anbari tribal +leader Ahmed abu Rishaannounced their intention to form their own +coalition. In short, Iraqi politics was re-fragmenting along sectarian and +ethnic lines even before the protests began. +Understood in this context, the Iraqi army's killing of protesters in +Fallujah last month is a watershed event similar to the destruction of the +Askariya shrine in Samarra in February 2006, though the crisis will not +escalate as quickly. Sunni-Shiite tensions have hitherto played out in +political forums. The key actors in today's crisis are not the Sunni political +leaders but, rather, Anbari tribal leaders, including Ali Hatem Ali +Suleiman, one of the most powerful leaders of Iraq's largest Sunni tribe. +Suleiman and fellow leaders of the Dulaim tribe were essential to +engineering the Anbar Awakening in 2007 and Sunni participation in the +government, for which they rejected al-Qaeda in Iraq and renounced +violence against the state. They responded to the killings of protesters last +month by threatening open war against the state for the first time since +2007. So far at least, they have restrained protesters and resisted violent +confrontation. +For his part, Maliki has sought to deescalate the conflict and to mollify +protesters. Tehran has also been working — to persuade Iraq's Sadrists, +whom Maliki has alienated in his consolidation of power, to abandon their +support for their Sunni brethren. Their combined efforts appear to be +working: The Sadrist Bloc, which had refused Maliki's request for +suggestions to replace Issawi and other Sunni politicians, has put forth a +substitute finance minister. +These efforts, ostensibly toward political resolution, actually increase the +likelihood of sectarian war by continuing the marginalization of Sunni +political leaders without addressing Sunni tribes' core grievances - and +by re-creating a Shiite front that had splintered. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028744 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028745.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028745.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4c7bb1e15d3d2d660d667846083da76649276d12 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028745.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028745" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028745.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1808 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Al-Qaeda in Iraq has already taken advantage of this situation through its +front group, the Islamic State of Iraq, which deployed combat teams in +Fallujah last month that targeted Iraqi army positions and killed several +soldiers. The jihadists' black flags have appeared at Sunni protests and +memorial ceremonies for the fallen. The group is back in the havens it +held in 2006. If Maliki does not allow proper Sunni representation in +government, al-Qaeda will gain greater popular tolerance and foreign +support. +Over the past year, the situation in Iraq has become explosive while +sectarian sentiment and armed violence in neighboring nations have +escalated dramatically. Americans have become accustomed to watching +Iraq approach the precipice and draw back. But circumstances have +changed with the withdrawal of all U.S. forces and Maliki's year-long +efforts to intimidate his opponents through political, judicial and military +maneuvers. If Maliki does not accept many of the protesters' reasonable +demands and allow meaningful Sunni participation in government, +prospects for stopping Iraq's descent into sectarian conflict are grim. +Kimberly Kagan is president of the Institute for the Study of War. +Frederick W. Kagan is director of the Critical Threats Project and a +scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. +Article 8. +The American Spectator +Islam and Islamism in the Modern World +An interview with Daniel Pipes (By Tom Bethell) +February 2013 - Daniel Pipes, one of our leading experts on Islam, +established the Middle East Forum and became its head in 1994. He was +born in 1949 and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His father, +Richard Pipes, was a professor of Russian history, now emeritus, at +Harvard. Daniel studied Arabic and Islamic history and lived in Cairo for +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028745 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028746.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028746.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fcabc3f309d977f0f8a63a3dbcefef546bfadba5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028746.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028746" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028746.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2268 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +three years. His PhD dissertation became his first book, Slave Soldiers +and Islam (1981). Then his interest in purely academic subjects expanded +to include modern Islam. He left the university because, as he told an +interviewer from Harvard Magazine, he has "the simple politics of a truck +driver, not the complex ones of an academic." His story of being +harassed through the legal system by a Muslim who later committed +suicide was recently told in The American Spectator ("A Palestinian in +Texas," TAS, November 2012). He has been personally threatened but +prefers not to talk about specifics except to note that law enforcement has +been involved. I interviewed Pipes shortly before Christmas, when the +Egyptians were voting on their new constitution. I started out by saying +that the number of Muslims in the U.S. has doubled since the 9/11 attacks. +DP: My career divides in two: before and after 9/11. In the first part I was +trying to show that Islam is relevant to political concerns. If you want to +understand Muslims, I argued, you need to understand the role of Islam in +their lives. Now that seems obvious. If anything, there's a tendency to +over-emphasize Islam; to assume that Muslims are dominated by the +Koran and are its automatons-which goes too far. You can't just read the +Koran to understand Muslim life. You have to look at history, at +personalities, at economics, and so on. +TB: Do you see the revival of Islam as a reality? +DP: Yes. Half a century ago Islam was waning, the application of its laws +became ever more remote, and the sense existed that Islam, like other +religions, was in decline. Since then there has been a sharp and I think +indisputable reversal. We're all talking about Islam and its laws now. +TB: At the same time you have raised an odd question: "Can Islam +survive Islamism?" Can you explain that? +DP: I draw a distinction between traditional Islam and Islamism. Islamism +emerged in its modern form in the 1920s and is driven by a belief that +Muslims can be strong and rich again if they follow the Islamic law +severely and in its entirety. This is a response to the trauma of modern +Islam. And yet this form of Islam is doing deep damage to faith, to the +point that I wonder if Islam will ever recover. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028746 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028747.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028747.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..44bd3c5ae3e8d6e14a60fd88eb6086f18d0ed381 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028747.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028747" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028747.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1984 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TB: Give us the historical context. +DP: The modern era for Muslims began with Napoleon's invasion of +Egypt in 1798. Muslims experienced a great shock at seeing how +advanced the blue-eyed peoples from the north had become. It would be +roughly analogous to the Eskimos coming down south and decimating +Westerners, who would uncomprehendingly ask in response, "Who are +these people and how are they defeating us?" +TB: So how did they respond? +DP: Muslims over the past 200 years have made many efforts to figure out +what went wrong. They have experimented with several answers. One was +to emulate liberal Europe Britain and France—until about 1920. Another +was to emulate illiberal Europe-Germany and Russia—until about 1970. +The third was to go back to what are imagined to be the sources of Islamic +strength a millennium ago, namely the application of Islamic law. That's +Islamism. It's a modern phenomenon, and it's making Muslims the center +of world unrest. +TB: But it is also creating discomfort? +DP: It has terribly deleterious effects on Muslims. Many of them are put +off by Islam. In Iran, for example, one finds a lot of alienation from Islam +as a result of the Islamist rule of the last 30-odd years. +TB: Has it happened anywhere else? +DP: One hears reports, especially from Algeria and Iraq, of Muslims +converting to Christianity. And in an unprecedented move, ex-Muslims +living in the West have organized with the goal of becoming a political +force. I believe the first such effort was the Centraal Comité voor Ex- +moslims in the Netherlands, but now it's all over the place. +TB: Nonetheless, Islam has lasted for 1,500 years. +DP: Yes, but modern Islamism has been around only since the 1920s, and +I predict it will not last as a world-threatening force for more than a few +decades. Will Muslims leave the faith or simply stop practicing it? These +are the sort of questions I expect to be current before long. +TB: What about Islam in the United States? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028747 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028748.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028748.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e1b700659d1f74a5b8cbd96e7b2245ec698523bc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028748.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028748" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028748.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1984 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +DP: In the long term, the United States could greatly benefit Islam by +uniquely freeing the religion from government constraints and permitting +it to evolve in a positive, modern direction. But that's the long term. Right +now, American Muslims labor under Saudi and other influences, their +institutions are extreme, and things are heading in a destructive direction. +It's also distressing to see how non-Muslim individuals and institutions, +particularly those on the left, indulge Islamist misbehavior. +TB: How do they do that? +DP: Well, turn on the television, go to a class, follow the work of the +ACLU or the Southern Poverty Law Center, and you will see corporations, +nonprofits, and government institutions working with the Islamists, +helping promote the Islamist agenda. The American left and the Islamists +agree on what they dislike conservatives-and, despite their profound +differences, they cooperate. +TB: Presumably some Muslims here deconvert, right? +DP: There are some conversions out of Islam, yes. And the Muslim +establishment in this country is quite concerned about that. But +numerically it is not a significant number. +TB: The ones who convert don't talk about it very much? +DP: In some cases they do; they take advantage of Western freedoms to +speak their minds. They are the exceptions, though. +TB: I suspect that the decline of Christianity has encouraged Islam. +DP: Very much so, as the contrast between Europe and the United States +reveals. The hard kernel of American Christian faith, not present in +Europe, means that Islamists are far better behaved in the United States. +They see the importance of a Christian counterforce. +TB: Earlier, you mentioned Algeria. It is a big Muslim state that we +don't hear about today. +DP: Twenty years ago Algeria was a major focus of attention. That long +ago ended, although in France coverage is still significant. Algeria is ripe +for the same kind of upheaval that we have seen in other North African +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028748 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028749.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028749.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9a490aaba7c36973d0ebe0c98d1a363934dbd9fd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028749.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028749" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028749.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1831 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +states, such as Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. I think it is likely to happen +before too long. +TB: What about Syria? +DP: Assad's power is steadily diminishing and I cannot see how his +regime will remain long in power. +TB: Should the United States get involved there? +DP: No, Americans have no dog in this fight and nothing in the U.S. +Constitution requires us to get involved in every foreign conflict. Two +wretched forces are killing each other; just look at the ghastly videos of +the two sides torturing and executing the other. Listen also to what they +are saying. It's a civil war involving the bad and the worse. I don't want +the U.S. government involved. That would mean bearing some moral +responsibility for what emerges, which I expect to be very unsavory. +TB: So you are supporting the Obama position? +DP: Yes, though he reaches it with far more angst. Also, there appears to +be some serious, clandestine U.S. support for the rebel forces. The +September 11 meeting in Benghazi between the Turkish and the American +ambassadors was very curious. They are both based in Tripoli, hundreds +of miles away. What were they doing in Benghazi? Arranging for +American arms going via Turkey to Syria, it appears. +TB: How important has Israel been to the revival of Islam? +DP: It is a major factor in the neighboring states. But elsewhere, in +Morocco, Iran, Malaysia, it has minor importance. +TB: Since the "Arab Spring," Israel seems increasingly beleaguered. +DP: Not really, not yet, though I agree that it will be more beleaguered +with time. Its neighbors are so consumed with their own affairs that they +hardly pay Israel attention. But once the neighbors get their houses in +order, Israel will most likely face new difficulties. +TB: You have questioned U.S. support for Islamic democracy, which +does seem naïve. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028749 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028750.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028750.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..29c74b2aa0d6e6732607e0e46bf6ec83a9c2b1df --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028750.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028750" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028750.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1975 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +DP: The U.S. has been the patron for democracy for a century, since +Wilson's 14 Points, and a wonderful heritage it has been. When an +American travels the world, he finds himself in country after country +where his country played a monumentally positive role, especially in +democratizing the system. We naturally want to extend this to Muslim- +majority countries. Sadly, these for some time have offered an unpleasant +choice between brutal and greedy dictators or ideological, extreme, and +antagonistic elected Islamists. It's not a choice we should accept. +TB: So what should we do? +DP: I offer three simple guidelines. One, always oppose the Islamists. Like +fascists and Communists, they are the totalitarian enemy, whether they +wear long beards in Pakistan or suits in Washington. +Two, always support the liberal, modern, secular people who share our +worldview. They look to us for moral and other sustenance; we should be +true to them. They are not that strong, and cannot take power soon +anywhere, but they represent hope, offering the Muslim world's only +prospect of escape from the dreary dichotomy of dictatorship or +extremism. +Three, and more difficult, cooperate with dictators but condition it on +pushing them toward reform and opening up. We need the Mubaraks of +the world and they need us. Fine, but relentlessly keep the pressure on +them to improve their rule. Had we begun this process with Abdullah +Saleh of Yemen in 1978 or with Mubarak in 1981, things could have been +very different by 2011. But we didn't. +TB: Egypt might be the test case. +DP: Well, it's a bit late. Mohammed Morsi is not a greedy dictator but he +emerged from the Muslim Brotherhood, and his efforts since reaching +power have been purely Islamist. +TB: What about the recent elections? +DP: I do not believe that a single one of the elections and referenda in +Egypt was fairly conducted. It surprises me that Western governments and +media are so gullible on this score. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028750 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028751.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028751.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ad4b99a369eee9dbfb21ba714e16b883b94fa896 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028751.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028751" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028751.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1623 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TB: You could say we were supporting the democracy element in Cairo's +Tahrir Square. Were we not? +DP: Yes and rightly so. The initial demonstrations of early 2011 were +spearheaded by the liberals and seculars who deserve U.S. support. But +they got quickly pushed aside and Washington barely paid them further +attention. +TB: We gave foreign aid to Mubarak. Was that a bad idea? +DP: That aid dates back to the utterly different circumstances of the +Egypt-Israel peace treaty of 1979 and became progressively more wrong- +headed. It should long ago have been discontinued. More broadly, I +believe in aid for emergencies (soup and blankets) and as a bribe, but not +for economic development. 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Ehnbom =20 +chairman, Swedish-American Life Science Summit +office: +cell: +Sweden: +360 E. +55 +St. +#10G +New York, N.Y. 10022 +-----Original Message--- +From: Jeffrey Epstein +To: Barbro C Ehnbom ™ +Sent: Mon, Aug 20, 2012 2:32 pm +Subject: Re: Program & Attendee list +who is you r wife choice this year? +On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Barbro C Ehnbom +wrote: +Dear Jeffrey, +I am sorry I did not call back Yesterday-I was exhausted from a crazy week = +and fell asleep +as soon as I came home! Anyway, here is the full program and attendee list = +is the Globalization Summit I invited Bill Clinton to when I met him in sto= +ckholm last Summer- +But he is a bit busy I gather! +Anyway, +hope Greta Tufvesson got hold of you re search service? Also, I did= +see your mail +about possibly +coming here end of September-however, I am supposedly arrang= +ing a fund- +raiser for Congress Woman Diana deGette of Colorado +Sept 27 in NYC: she = +is the only one with a scientific agenda and she is just +super-if anything +I am hoping on your involvement? +How about going +to Stockholm mid or end november..albeit a bit dark and may= +be cold..? +Let me know what you think! +Also, I just heard from my +friend Jeff Kriendler in Miami and guess who was= +just walking in there -our friend Goldsamt! First prize for perseverance! +Sofia and the prince is on every magazine here, I think it is wonderf= +Marcus has two big concerts in Stockholm this coming week. Me - SALSS! +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028752 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028753.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028753.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b3533c28c1e86daed869958f7999757c1801be36 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028753.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028753" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028753.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1252 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +KRAM +BE +Barbro C. Ehnbom +Sent from iPad=20 +Vidarebefordrat brev: +Fr=C3=A5n: Cecilia Sch=C3=B6tt orottrun aug +Datum: August 18, 2012 8:44:29 AM GMT+02:00 +Till: Barbro Ehnbom +=C3=84mne: Program & Attendee list +*********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Jeffrey Epstein=20 +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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+«div class=3D"gmail_quote">on Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 12:11 PM, +Barbro C Ehnbo= +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028754 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028755.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028755.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..82874299893306bf35a1efb8cf7ca1757f52d222 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028755.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028755" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028755.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1761 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +m <> wrote:
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+ +‹div>I am sorry I did not call back Yesterday-I was exhausted from a crazy = +week and fell asleep +‹div>as soon as I came home! Anyway, here is the full program and attendee = +list attached, this +‹div>is the Globalization Summit I invited Bill Clinton to when I met him i= +n Stockholm last Summer- +‹div>But he is a bit busy I gather! +‹div>Anyway, hope Greta Tufvesson got hold of you re search service? Also, = +I did see +your mail +«div>about possibly coming here end of september-however, I am supposedly a= +rranging a fund- +div>raiser for Congress Woman Diana deGette of Colorado on Sept 27 in NYC;= +he is the only one with a scientific agenda and she is just super-if anvt= +hing I am hoping on your involvement? +
How about going to Stockholm mid or end november..albeit a bit dark an= +d maybe cold..?
+‹div>Let me know what you think! +‹div>Also, I just heard from my friend Jeff Kriendler in Miami and guess wh= +o was just walking in there -our friend Goldsamt! First prize for persevera= +nce! +‹div›Also, Sofia and the prince is on every magazine here, I think it is wo= +nderful!  +‹div>Marcus has two big concerts in stockholm this coming week. Me - SALSS!= + +‹div>
+ +‹div>KRAM +‹div>BE +‹div>
+Barbro C. Ehnbom +‹div>Sent from iPad  + +‹div>
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I hope you are. i believe in you. +On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 7:32 PM, +wrote: +I am glad to see you managed to find a way to improve your reputation in the press. Your concern and charitable +contributions are touching... +You forgot about everyone else your actions affected and the promises you made to fix it, but you clearly make an +effort to improve your own image with contributions you can parade in the press. Congratulations. +I suppose the few people who actually cared enough to put their lives and reputation on the line for you can fend for +themselves. I will never understand your priorities... +Have a nice trip. +News +Financier Jeffrey Epstein And Mount Sinai Hospital Support 3D Mammograms ... +PressReleaseNetwork.com (press release) +Financier Jeffrey Epstein And Mount Sinai Hospital Support 3D Mammograms For Breast Cancer. 25 Jul 2012 16:26 GMT - Financier +Jeffrey Epstein helps fund one of the few 3D mammograms available around the world. /EINPresswire.com/The Dubin Breast ... +See all stories on this topic» +Early Detection Of Diabetes In Teeth Is Funded By Columbia University And ... +EIN News (press release) +/EINPresswire.com/ A recent study published in the Journal of Dental Research at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine +(CDM) and backed by The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation amongst others; found that a pre-diabetes determination can be made +... +Premature Babies Aided By Music Get Backing From Harvard University And ... +Einnews Portugal +A new study by The Institute for Music and Brain Science at Harvard University on the benefits of music on premature babies has received substantial +backing from science activist, Jeffrey Epsteinand his foundation, The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation. +See all stories on this topic » +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028757 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028758.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028758.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c7ebe22d956e67f51e738bdee7518c54616f2d06 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028758.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028758" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028758.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2737 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Music As A Remedy For Parkinson's Gets Funding From Harvard University And... +MarketWatch (press release) +"The results are remarkable," Jeffrey Epstein asserted. "More studies need to be done to show that music improves motor coordination. However, these +studies highlight how areas in the auditory cortex are affected, providing a road mapfor how to ... +See all stories on this topic» +Exceptional Public Schools Cited By Obama, Get Critical Backing From Investor +U.S. Politics Today +by US Politics Today. +Exceptional Public Schools Cited By Obama, Get Critical Backing From Investor, Jeffrey Epstein. Press release distribution provided +World's Smartest Think Tank Gets Substantial Backing from The Jeffrey Epstein... +Sacramento Bee +PRNewswire/ -- What has been dubbed %22the world's smartest website%22 and think tank from the UK's Guardian and Observer, The Edge Foundation, +has justreceived substantial backing from science philanthropist and Edge member, Jeffrey Epstein, ... +A Genetic Approach For Crohn's And Colitis Disease Is Financed By The Jeffrey... +MarketWatch (press release) +NEYYORK, July 3, 2012/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation, which actively supports science research, has given +substantial support to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America to continue its Genetic Initiative to find a ... +Charter Schools In Washington DC Given A Boost By Education Philanthropist ... +MarketWatch (press release) +The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation which helped fund these schools, was established in 2000 to support science education throughoutthe United States +but has evolved to support inner city and youth based education. "Charter schools, though generally ... +Largest School In Haiti To Be Built With The Support Of The Jeffrey Epstein VI ... +MarketWatch (press release) +NEWYORK, June 19, 2012/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The largest grade school in Haiti, called Ecole du Bel-Air, is currently under constructionin the +country's capital, Port-au-Prince, thanks to The Edeyo Foundation and the support of The Jeffrey ... +*********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Jeffrey Epstein +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +ommunication or anv part thereof is strictly prohibite +nd mav be unlawful. If vou have received thi +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028758 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028759.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028759.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e79f9405e47e51403d4a66dd3a505d1a4b45064f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028759.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028759" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028759.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 681 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028759 + +*********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Jeffrey Epstein +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@,gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028759 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028760.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028760.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7b9172fa6bec53b5f515c501a0ab139f84ec308c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028760.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028760" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028760.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2185 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Date: +Subject: Re: press +From: +To: +Quiet +Thursday, July 26 2012 06:12 PM +Jeffrey < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Sorry for all the typos .Sent from my iPhone +On Jul 26, 2012, at 2:08 PM, +wrote: +I told you I wasn't when you asked and then ignored me. +What do you need? +On Jul 26, 2012, at 6:23 AM, Jeffrey Epstein wrote: +I have not seen this, not my doing. as you guessed I am not very well. I hope you are. i believe +in you. +On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 7:32 PM, +wrote: +I am glad to see you managed to find a way to improve your reputation in the press. Your concern and +charitable contributions are touching... +You forgot about everyone else your actions affected and the promises you made to fix it, but you clearly +make an effort to improve your own image with contributions you can parade in the press. Congratulations. +I suppose the few people who actually cared enough to put their lives and reputation on the line for you can +fend for themselves. I will never understand your priorities... +Have a nice trip. +News +Financier Jeffrey Epstein And Mount Sinai Hospital Support 3D Mammograms .... +PressReleaseNetwork.com (press release) +Financier Jeffrey Epstein And Mount Sinai Hospital Support 3D Mammograms For Breast Cancer. 25 Jul 2012 16:26 GMT - Financier +Jeffrey Epstein helps fund one of the few 3D mammograms available around the world. /EINPresswire.com/The Dubin Breast... +See all stories on this topic » +Early Detection Of Diabetes In Teeth Is Funded By Columbia University And ... +EIN News (press release) +/EINPresswire.com/ A recent study published in the Journal of Dental Research at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine +(CDM) and backed by The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation amongst others; found that a pre-diabetes determination can be made ... +Premature Babies Aided By Music Get Backing From Harvard University And ... +Einnews Portugal +A new study by The Institute for Music and Brain Science at Harvard University on the benefits of music on premature babies has received +substantial backing from science activist, Jeffrey Epsteinand his foundation, The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation. +See all stories on this topic » +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028760 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028761.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028761.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..44435c54ad7bd198144f49ed30f51e2d46f80268 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028761.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028761" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028761.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2741 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Music As A Remedy For Parkinson's Gets Funding From Harvard University And... +MarketWatch (press release) +"The results areremarkable," Jeffrey Epstein asserted. "More studies need to be done to show that music improves motor coordination. However, +these studies highlighthow areas in the auditory cortex are affected, providing a road map for how to ... +See all stories on this topic » +Exceptional Public Schools Cited By Obama, Get Critical Backing From Investor +U.S. Politics Today +by US Politics Today. +Exceptional Public Schools Cited By Obama, Get Critical Backing From Investor, Jeffrey Epstein. Press release distribution provided +World's Smartest Think Tank Gets Substantial Backing from The Jeffrey Epstein... +SacramentoBee +PRNewswire/ --Whathas been dubbed %22the world's smartest website% 22 and think tank from the UK's Guardian and Observer, The Edge +Foundation, has just received substantial backing from science philanthropistand Edge member, Jeffrey Epstein, ... +A Genetic Approach For Crohn's And Colitis Disease Is Financed By The Jeffrey... +MarketWatch (press release) +NEYYORK, July 3, 2012/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ - The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation, which actively supports science research, has given +substantial support to the Crohn'sand Colitis Foundation of America to continue its Genetic Initiative to find a ... +Charter Schools In Washington DC Given A Boost By Education Philanthropist ... +MarketWatch (press release) +The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation which helped fund these schools, was established in 2000 to support science education throughout the United +States but has evolved to support inner city and youth based education. "Charter schools, though generally ... +Largest School In Haiti To Be Built With The Support Of The Jeffrey Epstein VI ... +MarketWatch (press release) +NEWYORK, June 19, 2012/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The largest grade school in Haiti, called Ecole du Bel-Air, is currently under construction +in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, thanks to The Edeyo Foundation and the support of The Jeffrey ... +*********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Jeffrey Epstein +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved += +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028761 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028762.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028762.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b6a1feae84ca8825374b3895dc646575552cc7d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028762.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028762" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028762.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1725 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Boris Nikolic +Sent: +5/7/2012 11:59:08 PM +To: +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Subject: +RE: FW: Tix for Jeffrey +Attachments: image001.jpg +Forgot to ask you - pls have someone from your office confirm 2 tickets for LifeBall for you. +Also provide them with a name of the girl that you are talking. +One the pdf that I sent you there is a contact info and refer to the email below (Magdalena Schuster +And she is holding them for you. +Please do it asap as these are hard to get. +From: Jeffrey Epstein [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 4:27 PM +To: Boris Nikolic +Subject: Re: FW: Tix for Jeffrey +call me now +On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Boris Nikolic 1 +› wrote: +It was not easy as people from LifeBall are very difficult. But I go it (they even now approved you - they +needed to do a background check believe it or not! - as on that dinner will be president of Austria, Clinton etc) +for two tickets - for you and your guest for a price that you do not need to buy a table (as they do not sell +individual seats). +Guy below is a good friend and he is a CEO of amAR (amFAR has a joined dinner) - so he helped. +The nice thing about these tickets is that they are the most VIP. It includes reception, dinner, gala and after all +party access. +I have the same ones (through Bill). +I also got two additional for you but it turns out that they are not the same level so I reached to Kevin for help. +The price is 2,500Euro per ticket (this is very reduced price as I think the regular one for this is 15K and it is +hard to get it). They will need an email from someone from your office and name a your guest asap. +The plan for for Vienna I am sending you with my next email! +Boris +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028762 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028763.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028763.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..838154a85038c5669f141edf191dd613f5f67438 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028763.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028763" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028763.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1118 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: Kevin Frost [mailto: +Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:39 AM +To: Boris Nikolic +Subject: Tix for Jeffrey +Importance: High +Boris: +Here is the information sheet for Jeffrey to buy tickets. Tell him to use my name and the name of Magdalena +Schuster on the email below. They've already approved him to buy tickets to Lifeball and the Gala dinner +which happens right before the ball. I hope you guys are all planning to attend the dinner as well. You can tell +your friend Jeffrey that he should buy the Mini car for me as a thank you. = +I'm getting in to Vienna on Friday afternoon. Let's get together on Friday night. +See you soon, +Kevin +Kevin Robert Frost +Chief Executive Officer +amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research +120 Wall Street, 13th Floor +New York, NY 10005 +From: Magdalena Schuster [mailto: +Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 1:04 PM +To: Kevin Frost +Subject: AW: AW: NY plane +Hi Kevin, +attached please find an information sheet about the AIDS Solidarity Gala - I am sure Jeffrey will very much +enjoy the Gala. +I've also included the auction items at the Gala for your and Jeffrey's information. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028763 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028764.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028764.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5a4a9e7a063ca516bd00a22480b869dd67dcb60e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028764.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028764" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028764.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 747 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Let me know how I can be of further assistance. +All the best, +Lena +*********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Jeffrey Epstein +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028764 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028765.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028765.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40ac30671a5d9049c5c5e6b0f273816bf14f3019 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028765.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028765" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028765.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1540 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Attachments: +Boris Nikolic +5/7/2012 11:27:53 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +RE: FW: Tix for Jeffrey +image001.jpg +Please call me at +My number is blocked and it does not go through when I am calling you +From: Jeffrey Epstein [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 4:27 PM +To: Boris Nikolic +Subject: Re: FW: Tix for Jeffrey +call me now +On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Boris Nikolic ≤ +> wrote: +It was not easy as people from LifeBall are very difficult. But I go it (they even now approved you - they +needed to do a background check believe it or not! - as on that dinner will be president of Austria, Clinton etc) +for two tickets - for you and your guest for a price that you do not need to buy a table (as they do not sell +individual seats). +Guy below is a good friend and he is a CEO of amFAR (amFAR has a joined dinner) - so he helped. +The nice thing about these tickets is that they are the most VIP. It includes reception, dinner, gala and after all +party access. +I have the same ones (through Bill). +I also got two additional for you but it turns out that they are not the same level so I reached to Kevin for help. +The price is 2,500Euro per ticket (this is very reduced price as I think the regular one for this is 15K and it is +hard to get it). They will need an email from someone from your office and name a your guest asap. +The plan for for Vienna I am sending you with my next email! +Boris +From: Kevin Frost [mailto: +Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:39 AM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028765 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028766.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028766.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..81c022e12c65d4bcd1d37a2cb11182e43362ccc8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028766.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028766" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028766.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1121 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +To: Boris Nikolic +Subject: Tix for Jeffrey +Importance: High +Boris: +Here is the information sheet for Jeffrey to buy tickets. Tell him to use my name and the name of Magdalena +Schuster on the email below. They've already approved him to buy tickets to Lifeball and the Gala dinner +which happens right before the ball. I hope you guys are all planning to attend the dinner as well. You can tell +your friend Jeffrey that he should buy the Mini car for me as a thank you. =) +I'm getting in to Vienna on Friday afternoon. Let's get together on Friday night. +See you soon, +Kevin +Kevin Robert Frost +Chief Executive Officer +amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research +120 Wall Street, 13th Floor +New York. NY 10005 +From: Magdalena Schuster [mailto: +Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 1:04 PM +To: Kevin Frost +Subject: AW: AW: NY plane +] +Hi Kevin, +attached please find an information sheet about the AIDS Solidarity Gala - I am sure Jeffrey will very much +enjoy the Gala. +I've also included the auction items at the Gala for your and Jeffrey's information. +Let me know how I can be of further assistance. +All the best, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028766 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028767.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028767.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..db057a4d15d867966f2534134ddfdda1495cf464 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028767.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028767" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028767.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 685 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Lena +*********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Jeffrey Epstein +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028767 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028768.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028768.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..91e168902e1cf1e9363ce19fc2580023f4e640d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028768.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028768" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028768.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2941 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Boris Nikolic +5/7/2012 11:27:15 PM +Jeffrey Epstein (jeevacation@gmail.com) [jeevacation@gmail.com] +FW: Zeitplan amfar Gala 19.5.2012 +Eva is my friend there who will host us. She is very close friend with Mette as well. +Eva and I are still trying to get Mette to join at the last +She and her family own 80% or +so of Austrian media Heute etc +she is describing program below. +he plan would be that we arrive to Vienna on Thursday 17th mid day +on Thursday there is a big Premiere of Mozart La Clemenza de Tito and we go to that. +ON Friday Eva is organizing a dinner/reception with her friends. We can schedule some other +meetings/visits during day. +On Saturday the night starts at 5pm and goes through early next morning. +I leave first flight Sunday morning for San Francisco to meet Bill. +If you are staying in Vienna and have time (and like Eva) you should go to her brunch. +How this seems to you??? +---original Message +From: Eva Dichand [mailto: +Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 5:51 AM +To: +'Cavan Mahony': Boris Nikolic; +Subject: WG: Zeitplan amfar Gala 19.5.2012 +Hallo everybody! +Attached (sorry in Germain) the Programm fort he lifeball on the 19th. +Actually there will be a Galadinner with our prime minister and Bill Clinton and all kinds of stars in +the Hofburg (former Imerial estate - +very impressive to see from inside)) It is +only 250 people,. +seated dinner and more upscale than the rest oft he evening. It start's at 5pm with a Champagne cocktail +and from there we go directly to the opening oft he ball where we'll have a really cool Box first row!! +Dresscode: actually the lifeball is really crazy +and 'half naked' we always do a intermediare because +otherwise you feel like an idiot at the Amfar Gala dinner before. People now don't wear Tuxedos anymore. +wear's normal black trouseres with a white shirt and a dar sakko because he doesn't want to be +in any crazy stuff on all the pics. Half oft he people oft he gala dinenr also waer some +stuff like pink velvet sakkos (and a mask for later) or so. girls: Crazy as you like. There are a lot of +trists that are really dressed up. I will wear a quiet see-through short dress with high high heels+ a +chanel Tatoo and will take a face mask fort he ball later +so I hope this helped at least a little bit. For pics got to: lifeball.org +Friday night: We would like to invite you all for dinner and will organize a nice place with a cool bar. +Aress follows. Pls let me know who wants to join!! +Taxi. If you fly late we can walk from our house +to one oft he famous Austrian heurigen +...and get some +more alcholic to drink :-) :-) +In Thursday there is a big Premiere of Mozart La Clemenza de Tito. Very hard to get tickets but for 2 of +you I could still organize Chopefullyg if some of you already arrive on Thursday. +Big kiss to everbody...I promise you...not often you will have seen something that crazy : -) +Eva +Dr. Eva Dichand +Herausgeberin +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028768 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028769.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028769.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..219c5b00cdb2e190c7c2e3163f3f7d5e3cb14b59 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028769.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028769" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028769.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 400 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Heute - Kein Morgen ohne Heute +AHVV Verlags GmbH +Heiligenstädter Lände 29/Top 6 +1190 Wien +T: +F: +e. +www.heute.at +----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- +Von: Manuela Wieland [mailto:m.wieland@heute.at] +Gesendet: Montag, 07. Mai 2012 13:45 +An: e.dichand@heute.at +Betreff: Zeitplan amfar Gala 19.5.2012 +Liebe Frau Dichand, +anbei der Zeitablauf von der AMFAR Gala 2012 am 19.5.2012. +LG MW +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028769 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028770.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028770.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4bfba8026076102f88db70c3ff43809d0836b72b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028770.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028770" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028770.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1592 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: +5/7/2012 11:27:07 PM +To: +Boris Nikolia +Subject: +Re: FW: Tix for Jeffrey +Attachments: image003.jpg +call me now +On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Boris Nikolic 4 +> wrote: +It was not easy as people from LifeBall are very difficult. But I go it (they even now approved you - they +needed to do a background check believe it or not! - as on that dinner will be president of Austria, Clinton etc) +for two tickets - for you and your guest for a price that you do not need to buy a table (as they do not sell +individual seats). +Guy below is a good friend and he is a CEO of amFAR (amFAR has a joined dinner) - so he helped. +The nice thing about these tickets is that they are the most VIP. It includes reception, dinner, gala and after all +party access. +I have the same ones (through Bill). +I also got two additional for you but it turns out that they are not the same level so I reached to Kevin for help. +The price is 2,500Euro per ticket (this is very reduced price as I think the regular one for this is 15K and it is +hard to get it). They will need an email from someone from your office and name a your guest asap. +The plan for for Vienna I am sending you with my next email! +Boris +From: Kevin Frost [mailto +Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:39 AM +To: Boris Nikolic +Subject: Tix for Jeffrey +Importance: High +Boris: +Here is the information sheet for Jeffrey to buy tickets. Tell him to use my name and the name of Magdalena +Schuster on the email below. They've already approved him to buy tickets to Lifeball and the Gala dinner +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028770 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028771.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028771.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2cea92e81ddf7a2c39ca5bccb697dd39cbe4d635 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028771.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028771" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028771.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 904 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028771 + +which happens right before the ball. I hope you guys are all planning to attend the dinner as well. You can tell +your friend Jeffrey that he should buy the Mini car for me as a thank you. =) +I'm getting in to Vienna on Friday afternoon. Let's get together on Friday night. +See you soon, +Kevin +Kevin Robert Frost +Chief Executive Officer +amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research +120 Wall Street. 13th Floor +New York, NY 10005 +From: Magdalena Schuster [mailto: +Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 1:04 PM +To: Kevin Frost +Subject: AW: AW: NY plane +Hi Kevin, +attached please find an information sheet about the AIDS Solidarity Gala - I am sure Jeffrey will very much +enjoy the Gala. +I've also included the auction items at the Gala for your and Jeffrey's information. +Let me know how I can be of further assistance. +All the best, +Lena +*********************************************************** +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028771 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028772.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028772.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cfa29de9e879a09210094d97aee736555cecf5dd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028772.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028772" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028772.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 620 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Jeffrey Epstein +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028772 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028773.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028773.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..be0a1170206c40006c36db35ef4eabb03a16ce7c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028773.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028773" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028773.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1923 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Boris Nikolic +5/7/2012 11:21:03 PM +Jeffrey Epstein (jeevacation@gmail.com) [jeevacation@gmail.com] +FW: Tix for Jeffrey +Attachments: image003.jpg; Auktionsblatt.pdf; TXT AIDS Solidarity Gala_E.pdf +Importance: High +It was not easy as people from LifeBall are very difficult. But I go it (they even now approved you - they needed to do a +background check believe it or not! - as on that dinner will be president of Austria, Clinton etc) for two tickets - for you +and your guest for a price that you do not need to buy a table (as they do not sell individual seats). +Guy below is a good friend and he is a CEO of amFAR (amFAR has a joined dinner - so he helped. +The nice thing about these tickets is that they are the most VIP. It includes reception, dinner, gala and after all party +access. +I have the same ones (through Bill). +I also got two additional for you but it turns out that they are not the same level so I reached to Kevin for help. +The price is 2,500Euro per ticket (this is very reduced price as I think the regular one for this is 15K and it is hard to get +it). They will need an email from someone from your office and name a your guest asap. +The plan for for Vienna I am sending you with my next email! +Boris +From: Kevin Frost [mailto: +Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:39 AM +To: Boris Nikolic +Subject: Tix for Jeffrey +Importance: High +Boris: +Here is the information sheet for Jeffrey to buy tickets. Tell him to use my name and the name of Magdalena Schuster +on the email below. They've already approved him to buy tickets to Lifeball and the Gala dinner which happens right +before the ball. I hope you guys are all planning to attend the dinner as well. You can tell your friend Jeffrey that he +should buy the Mini car for me as a thank you. =) +I'm getting in to Vienna on Friday afternoon. Let's get together on Friday night. +See you soon, +Kevin +Kevin Robert Frost +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028773 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028774.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028774.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b7eebe801e6cf83b87dbb4857ab1ae0b23d86ed0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028774.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028774" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028774.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 545 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Chief Executive Officer +amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research +120 Wall Street, 13th Floor +New York, NY 10005 +212.806.1633 +From: Magdalena Schuster [mailto: +Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 1:04 PM +To: Kevin Frost +Subject: AW: AW: NY plane +Hi Kevin, +attached please find an information sheet about the AIDS Solidarity Gala - I am sure Jeffrey will very much enjoy the +Gala. +I've also included the auction items at the Gala for your and Jeffrey's information. +Let me know how I can be of further assistance. +All the best, +Lena +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028774 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028775.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028775.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..98f7379d7edf8652a064b7125669ee7361b61eab --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028775.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028775" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028775.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1397 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Bob Crowe +Sent: +3/11/2016 12:24:18 PM +To: +jeevacation@gmail.com +Subject: +FW: RE : RE: Revised letter. Arbitrary detention of Mr. Wade +Attachments: +image001.gif +Robert B. Crowe Partner Nelson Mullins +One Post Office Square, 30th Fl., Boston, MA 02109 +101 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 +From: abuulabass [mailto: +Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 12:31 PM +To: Vinoda Basnayake; elisabeth feliho +Cc: Bob Crowe; Mohamed Seydou Diagne; El Hadji Amadou Sall +Subject: RE : RE: Revised letter. Arbitrary detention of Mr. Wade +Congratulations Vinoda! The French version of the paper was published today in the Senegalese major +newspapers. You can see it also in Seneweb.com. +Many thanks for the good work with my best regards. +Tidiane +Envoyé depuis mon appareil Samsung +-- Message d'origine --- +De: Vinoda Basnayake +Date : 02/03/2016 16:20 (GMT+00:00) +À : elisabeth feliho +Cc : Bob Crowe +P, Cheikh Tidiane Sy ‹ +Seydou Diagne 4 +•, El Hadji Amadou Sall - +Objet : RE: Revised letter. Arbitrary detention of Mr. Wade +1, Mohamed +We have had some positive feedback from the article. Now the issue certainly has more visibility in Washington. Bob is +in the process of setting up the meeting with Tom at the State Dept regarding the Human Rights Report for 2016. Will +send more as we get more details. +Vinoda +Vinoda Basnayake +Of Counsel and Chair of DC Government Relations +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028775 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028776.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028776.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e9c29a6ba77349b3ca6bc654b8be7280673847ee --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028776.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028776" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028776.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1910 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP +101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900 +Washington, DC 20001 +Tel: +Fax:- +www.nelsonmullins.com +(View Bio) +From: elisabeth feliho [mailto +Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 6:29 AM +To: Vinoda Basnayake +Cc: Bob Crowe; Cheikh Tidiane Sy; Mohamed Seydou Diagne; El Hadji Amadou Sall +Subject: Re: Revised letter. Arbitrary detention of Mr. Wade +Congratulations!!! Can we share this with the press here? +Best regards. +EF +2016-02-26 13:04 GMT+00:00 Vinoda Basnayake +Great news, the piece was published in The Hill this morning- +http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/international/270878-senegals-democratic-backslide +We can share this w Congress and State. +Sent from my iPhone +On Feb 26, 2016, at 6:06 AM, elisabeth feliho < +Excellent!!! +> wrote: +2016-02-24 20:13 GMT+00:00 Vinoda Basnayake < +We are working on getting the following article placed in the Hill or the Politico within the next week. As of now it looks +like former Chairman of Armed Services, Congressman Ron Dellums, will be the author. Please keep highly +confidential. Will keep you posted on if, when and where it gets published. Once it is published we can all circulate it +highly. We believe that this article sets the tone for the advocacy we will be doing and having someone very prominent +like Congressman Dellums will also be a great way to launch this campaign. +Congressman Ronald Dellums is a thirteen term Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-CA) who +served from 1971-1998. He also served as the 48th Mayor of Oakland from 2007-2011. Dellums served as the +Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on the District of Columbia. He +also served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, the Permanent +Select Committee on Intelligence and co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus. +Senegal's Democratic Backslide +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028776 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028777.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028777.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..67b966d3479de8afb31e6df24bb7e5c106a3f61f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028777.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028777" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028777.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4083 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028777 + +2015 was a banner year for democracy in Africa. Nigeria, the largest country on the continent, had a +democratic election, and even more impressively, had its first ever peaceful transition of power when sitting +President Goodluck Jonathan transferred power to Muhammadu Buhari. Former President Jonathan conceded +and famously declared, "Nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian." My last piece for The Hill +was titled, 'Will Guinea's experiment in democracy succeed?" It is with great joy that I can report that it +did! Guinea's first democratically elected President, Alpha Conde, won his reelection campaign in a peaceful +election that was internationally monitored in which the Guinean electorate reaffirmed its commitment to a +democracy. +Despite these victories for democracy in a continent in which I dedicated a great deal of my life's work, I am +deeply troubled by developments over the last few weeks. Earlier this week Uganda President Yoweri +Museveni extended his thirty year rule and "won" his fifth consecutive election which international observers +said was marred with intimidation and impropriety. Shortly after the election Museveni, who scrapped +constitutional term limits a decade ago, had his political rival, Kizza Besigye arrested and detained for +protesting the election results. Of course we have come to expect these actions from Museveni in +Uganda. What I am even most troubled by is what is taking place in Senegal, which was once the pillar of +democracy in Africa. +When Abdoulaye Wade was democratically elected as President of Senegal in 2000, it was a huge step +forward for democracy in Africa. President Wade adopted a new constitution and instituted term limits for the +first time in Senegalese history. In 2012 President Wade was defeated in a democratic election by his Prime +Minister Macky Sall. The United States and the larger international community praised Wade for his quick +concession and praised peaceful transition of power. President Macky Sall affirmed his commitment to +democracy announcing that he would shorten term limits from 7 to 5 years. President Obama visited Senegal in +June of 2013 and praised President Sall for his commitment to democracy in shortening the presidential +mandate and praised the country's rule of law. +Unfortunately in the past few years much has changed and we are witnessing a backslide in what was once +Africa's brightest democratic success story. When the opposition party, the Senegalese Democratic Party, +designated former President Abdoulaye Wade' son, former Minister Karim Wade, as their candidate for the next +presidential election; President Sall had Karim Wade arrested and detained. President Macky Sall then +reestablished a special court by presidential decree that had been abolished by Senegalese law and not heard a +case in thirty years. This newly established special court sentenced Mr. Wade to six years in prison. He remains +in prison today, sentenced without appeal. In April 2015, the United Nations Working Group of Arbitrary +Detention determined that Mr. Wade was arbitrarily arrested and that his detention was in violation of +international law. Last month the UN Working Group reaffirmed its finding and called on President Sall's +regime to release Karim Wade and comply with international law. Sall has ignored the UN Working Groups +request. +Last week the backslide continued even further as President Macky Sall reneged on his commitment to shorten +term limits. Instead of holding elections next year, after five years per his commitment, he announced that he +would serve until 2019. He claims that this decision was based on the opinion - just an opinion - of the +Constitutional Council that he had himself sought. +In light of the trend toward democracy in Africa as exemplified by Nigeria and Guinea, it is very concerning +that one of the United States' closest allies and Africa's strongest democracies appears to be retrogressing. The +destabilization of democracy in Senegal could have significant consequences in the entire region. The United +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028777 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028778.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028778.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0f7e76233e0118560e08d1a038f00ad40cd35175 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028778.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028778" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028778.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2227 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028778 + +States must get in front of this negative trend before spreads across Africa and it is too late. The U.S. should +call for President Sall to honor the request of the UN Working Group and release his political rival Mr. Wade +and also keep his pledge of a 5 year presidential mandate. President Obama has said that Africa is more +important than ever to security and prosperity in the U.S. We have worked very hard in implementing and +prioritizing democracy and democratic succession in Africa. The Obama administration must not let our hard +work be compromised in Senegal, we have worked too hard and come too far. + +Vinoda Basnayake +Of Counsel and Chair of DC Government Relations +Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP +101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Suite 900 +Washington, DC 20001 +Tel: +Fax: +www.nelsonmullins.com +(View Bio) +From: elisabeth feliho [mailto: +Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 5:20 AM +To: Vinoda Basnayake; Bob Crowe +Cc: Cheikh Tidiane Sy; Mohamed Seydou Diagne; El Hadji Amadou Sall +Subject: Revised letter. Arbitrary detention of Mr. Wade +Dear Vinoda and Bob, +Please see attached the last version of the revised draft letter. We have made some modifications and amendments +we submit to your proposal. You can finalize the letter as it suits you. We strongly recommend to wait Wednesday +or Tuesday this week before sending the letter as Amnesty International will issue on Wednesday 24th February +its worldwide report on human right situation. It is highly probable that major statement will be made on Mr. +Wade case in the report on Senegal, which will give us more input for the letter. +Many thanks and best regards. +EF +Confidentiality Notice +This message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately either +by phone (800-237-2000) or reply to this e-mail and delete all copies of this message. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028778 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028779.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028779.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8db72e1ab3dc32096174dbbf56b642b980cd7336 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028779.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028779" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028779.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 22 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028779 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028780.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028780.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..521448427a21623e23d076d9a11258500427b938 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028780.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028780" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028780.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 339 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Attachments: +Dangene and Jennie Enterprise +2/19/2016 2:23:22 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +TRUMP / POPE SCORECARD ..... +EWLarge2.jpg +TRUMP 1 POPE +CORE: Jennie Enterprise | +@dandjenterprise | Founder & Chairman | 66 East 55th Street New York NY 10022 | Main: +www.coreaccess.net | +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028780 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028781.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028781.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0cba59f8e59ff1ea02dafd265aa1a007f8c56b55 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028781.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028781" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028781.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1095 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Boris Nikolic +Sent: +3/23/2012 7:10:58 PM +To: +Jeffrey Epstein (jeevacation@gmail.com) [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Subject: +FW: World Bank Nominee +Attachments: +image005.jpg; image006.jpg +The Atlantic Home +Friday, March 23, 2012 +Politics +Massoud Hayoun - Massoud Hayoun writes for and produces The Atlantic's International channel. +How Jim Yong Kim, Obama's World Bank Pick, +Changed Global Health Aid +By Massoud Hayoun +Mar 23 2012, 2:04 PM ET +The international public health work that made Kim, now the president's nominee for World Bank head, such a +respected figure. +President Obama introduces Jim Yong Kim as his nominee to be the next president of the World Bank / Reuters +President Obama announced today that he will nominate Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head +the World Bank. Although Kim is a physician by training, officials have observed that Kim's role as a key +player in global health and development, notably with his role in the organization Partners in Health (PIH), +makes him a key candidate to change the attitudes of developing-world nations. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028781 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028782.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028782.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..37decf3a3f159a6bc9e62d2153c353eb590f9a0b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028782.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028782" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028782.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4492 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028782 + +The following excerpts from Tracy Kidder's Mountains Beyond Mountains, a biography of anthropologist and +physician Paul Farmer, detail Kim's bold efforts to combat international HIV and tuberculosis epidemics with +PIH: +Some months after the official founding of PIH, [co-founder] Paul Farmer expanded the group, adding a fellow +Harvard anthropology and medical student, a Korean American named Jim Yong Kim... Farmer offered what +for Jim Kim was a convincing vision of the new organization. The reality was less impressive - a charity with a +board of advisers and no hired staff... +They talked about issues such as political correctness, which Jim Kim defined as follows: "It's a very well- +crafted tool to distract us. A very self-centered activity. Clean up your own vocabulary so you can show +everybody you have the social capital of having been in circles where these things are talked about on a regular +basis." (What was an example of political correctness? Some academic types would say to Jim and Paul, "Why +do you call your patients poor people? They don't call themselves poor people." Jim would reply: "Okay, how +about soon-dead people?") +They talked about the insignificance of "cultural barriers" when it came to the Haitian peasant's acceptance of +modern Western medicine: "There's nothing like a cure for a disease to change people's cultural values"... +By now Peru was taxing PIH's resources severely. On average, the drugs to treat just one patient cost between +fifteen and twenty thousand dollars. And the number of patients kept growing. Already there were about fifty +Carabayllanos in treatment. Their average age was twenty-nine. They were students, unemployed youths, +housewives, street vendors, bus drivers, health workers. The actual numbers seemed small, but those fifty MDR +[a form of tuberculosis that does not respond to standard treatment] cases represented about 10 percent of all +active cases of TB in the slum, about ten times more than might have been expected. No telling how many +others they had been infecting as they'd traveled around Lima, coughing. No telling either how many people in +other parts of the city already had MDR, but [there were] reports of hundreds in other neighborhoods. In +Carabayllo itself, the Socios workers found entire families sick and dying with what turned out to be genetically +related strains of the disease--a phenomenon common enough that the health workers gave it a name, familias +tebeceanas, tuberculosis families. +Kim's organization confronted Peru's MDR-form tuberculosis epidemic with what some have called unorthodox +practices -- borrowing and cajoling its way into medicine for its patients. +Howard Hiatt, a friend of Jim Yong Kim's and a former dean at the Harvard School of Public Health, said he +was concerned about how PIH was getting medicine to combat the epidemic: +"Sure enough. Paul and Jim would stop at the [Harvard-affiliated] Brigham pharmacy before they left for Peru +and fill their briefcases with drugs. They had sweet-talked various people into letting them walk away with the +drugs." [Hiatt] was amused, all in all. "That's their Robin Hood attitude." In fact, they'd only borrowed the +drugs... +Then one day the president of the Brigham stopped Hiatt in a corridor. "Your friends Farmer and Kim are in +trouble with me. They owe this hospital ninety-two thousand dollars." Hiatt looked into the matter. "Sure +enough. Paul and Jim would stop at the Brigham pharmacy before they left for Peru and fill their briefcases with +drugs. They had sweet-talked various people into letting them walk away with the drugs." He was amused, all in +all. "That's their Robin Hood attitude." +To many seasoned managers of public health projects, what Farmer and Kim were doing would have looked +quite reckless--like a stunt, as some would later insinuate. They didn't have a guaranteed supply of drugs, only +the determination to obtain the drugs and the charm to get away with borrowing. They were borrowing their +laboratory services, too, from Massachusetts. They lacked proper institutional support. The weight of expert +opinion stood against them. Their organization was small and it had other projects, in Haiti and Boston and +elsewhere, and Peru put a strain on everyone. Jim had to travel to Carabayllo at least once a month. Farmer had +to go there slightly more often. +Kim's audacious 'Robin Hood attitude' won him and PIH acclaim for their role in changing global health and +development. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028782 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028783.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028783.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..073ec409bfec3c8e06cf0ef5855975783232e3e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028783.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028783" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028783.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1777 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028783 + +In June 2002 ... the WHO adopted new prescriptions for dealing with MDR-TB, virtually the same as PIH had +used in Carabayllo. For Jim Kim this marked the end of a long campaign. "The world changed yesterday," he +wrote from Geneva to all of PIH. The prices of second-line antibiotics continued to decline, and the drugs now +flowed fairly smoothly through the Green Light Committee to, among other places, Peru, where about 1,000 +chronic patients were either cured or in treatment. About 250 were receiving the drugs in Tomsk, and, largely +because of the efforts of WHO, the Russian Ministry of Health had finally agreed to the terms of the World +Bank's TB loan--150 million dollars to begin to fight the epidemic throughout the country. +The twin pandemics of AIDS and tuberculosis raged on, of course, magnifying each other, in Africa and Asia, +Eastern Europe and Latin America. Mathematical models predicted widening global catastrophe--100 million +HIV infections in the world by the year 2010. Some prominent voices, some in the U.S. government, still +argued that AIDS could not be treated in desperately impoverished places. But this view seemed to be fading. +The prices of antiretrovirals were falling, even more dramatically than the prices of second-line TB drugs. +This was thanks to a growing worldwide campaign for treating AIDS wherever it occurred. Jim Kim had often +said that the world's response to AIDS and TB would define the moral standing of his generation. In 2003, a +new director general took over at WHO, and he asked Jim to serve as his senior adviser. Meanwhile, the +example of Zanmi Lasante [PIH's Haiti-based project] was growing, and Cange had become a favorite +destination for global health policy makers and American politicians. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028783 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028784.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028784.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..11c8ca316682a7c94a0385016c0f97aabf65d64c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028784.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028784" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028784.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 513 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Date: +From: +To: +Monday, March 19 2012 05:59 PM +Subject: 2 Seminars-MONEY & POWER possible Invite List +Lesley Groff < +Jeffrey Epstein CC ; +Seminar-MONEY +Marc Andreesen +Paul Batista (Not sure this is who you mean) +Jeff Bezos +Sergey Brin +Bill Gates +Danny Hillis +Danny Kahneman +Jaron Lanier +Dick Merkin (?) +Michael Milken (?) +Nathan Myhrvold +Boris Nikolic +Larry Page +Tom Pritzker +Eric Schmidt +Jim Simons +Jes Staley +Peter Thiel +Ian Osborne (add lan to both seminar lists?) +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028784 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028785.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028785.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..515b8674fc1dabe433ab32307f9a3a7576f75f02 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028785.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028785" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028785.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 180 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Seminar-POWER +Bill Clinton +Howard Gardner +Bill Gates +George Mitchell +Michael Ovitz +Igor (? Not sure who this is) +Ian Osborne (add lan to both seminar lists?) +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028785 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028786.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028786.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc727f49ef16b180b2378617a6aa57132a59e3a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028786.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028786" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028786.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 871 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +1/23/2012 2:54:42 PM +Weingarten, Reid +dershowiz tells me obama called him to ask him what was going on in israel. ? we should discuss. +*********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Jeffrey Epstein +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028786 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028787.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028787.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..42b4c8dbe0fa5876bdf83f494f0766e592a79426 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028787.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028787" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028787.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3236 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +1/12/2012 4:57:10 PM +Re: B 727 thought +yes +On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 4:23 PM, +you want me to call Tarek, instead? just to confirm. +• wrote: +In a message dated 1/12/2012 10:21:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeevacation@gmail.com writes: +Call +Sorry for all the typos .Sent from my iPhone +On Jan 12, 2012, at 4:12 PM, +wrote: +Jeffrey, +this may be a long shot to save the Boeing deal, or if you think its a dead deal, disregard this. +I thought there was a connection between Tarek and myself, I do believe one concern was operation of Boeing with +flight crew. I know its his problem not ours, but may help make the sale happen,. +I wrote this email for your review, if you think its worth sending, please critique, and let me know,. thank you: +Mr. Tarek El Sayed, +I hope this email finds you well, and believe worth communicating my thoughts to you. +I was surprised to hear that you decided against the purchase of our Super Boeing 727. I personally thought it was a great match +for your business needs in Qatar. If for any reason your decision was based on crew issues and charter needs in the Middle East, +I'd like to share some information that might prove beneficial to making you reconsider this purchase. +The pilot candidates I have lined up for your interview along with the possibility of David Rodgers joining your flight department +were as follows: +(at no time did I disclose location or persons to the following pilot candidates to protect your privacy.) +Robert Breslin, who is the former Chief Pilot of Mr. Donald Trump, Mr. Breslin flew the Boeing 727 and Boeing 757 owned by Mr +Trump. Mr Breslin is a fine man of 40 years of age estimate, with extensive VIP Boeing operations. +James Bartakowski, who has extensive flying experience in the Middle east, Africa and Europe régime. Mr. Bartakowski has also +been involved in charter operations in Africa and Middle East and has contacted me on several recent occasions with charters for +our Boeing 727, James has indicated there is the possibility of 40 - 60 hours per month charter operations for larger transport +category aircraft in your area. I believe there is a growing need for charter in the business community in Qatar and neighboring +countries. +Bruce Jafahri, who is a current Boeing 727 captain who lived in Doha for two years, and familiar with international operations of +Boeing 727 aircraft. Mr. Jafahri currently lives in California and ready for a new opportunity. Bruce is current in the Boeing 727 and +also flew Captain on the Boeing 747. Well qualified individual and personable. +Mr. El Sayed, as you have seen during our demo flight, our Boeing 727 is in impeccable condition, quite cabin and will provide +many years of charter and business flights your company. I believe the large business jet future in Qatar is growing and you will be +leading its path, and your initial investment in this purchase will not come close with other aircraft options on the market as you +may have seen already. +We are currently completing the C2C check on the Boeing, and as we have done in the past, assure you it will be a fine aircraft +when it leaves Flight Star Maintenance repair facility. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028787 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028788.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028788.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..625e0cf1aba8b8284d428cc25a91a113e0faa573 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028788.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028788" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028788.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 731 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Sincerely, +Lawrance Visoski +Chief Pilot, JEGE Inc. +*********************************************************** +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Jeffrey Epstein +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028788 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028789.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028789.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cee13d86154ea0641275455be48344cf5cfd0f0e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028789.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028789" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028789.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3173 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +1/12/2012 3:23:25 PM +jeevacation@gmail.com +Re: B 727 thought +you want me to call Tarek, instead? just to confirm. +In a message dated 1/12/2012 10:21:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeevacation@gmail.com writes: +Call +Sorry for all the typos .Sent from my iPhone +On Jan 12, 2012, at 4:12 PM +wrote: +this may be a long shot to save the Boeing deal, or if you think its a dead deal, disregard this. +I thought there was a connection between Tarek and myself, I do believe one concern was operation of Boeing with +flight crew. I know its his problem not ours, but may help make the sale happen,. +I wrote this email for your review, if you think its worth sending, please critique, and let me know,. thank you: +Mr. Tarek El Sayed, +I hope this email finds you well, and believe worth communicating my thoughts to you. +I was surprised to hear that you decided against the purchase of our Super Boeing 727. I personally thought it was a great match for +your business needs in Qatar. If for any reason your decision was based on crew issues and charter needs in the Middle East, l'd like +to share some information that might prove beneficial to making you reconsider this purchase. +The pilot candidates I have lined up for your interview along with the possibility of David Rodgers joining your flight department +were as follows: +(at no time did I disclose location or persons to the following pilot candidates to protect your privacy.) +Robert Breslin, who is the former Chief Pilot of Mr. Donald Trump, Mr. Breslin flew the Boeing 727 and Boeing 757 owned by Mr +Trump. Mr Breslin is a fine man of 40 years of age estimate, with extensive VIP Boeing operations. +James Bartakowski, who has extensive flying experience in the Middle east, Africa and Europe régime. Mr. Bartakowski has also +been involved in charter operations in Africa and Middle East and has contacted me on several recent occasions with charters for +our Boeing 727, James has indicated there is the possibility of 40 - 60 hours per month charter operations for larger transport +category aircraft in your area. I believe there is a growing need for charter in the business community in Qatar and neighboring +countries. +Bruce Jafahri, who is a current Boeing 727 captain who lived in Doha for two years, and familiar with international operations of +Boeing 727 aircraft. Mr. Jafahri currently lives in California and ready for a new opportunity. Bruce is current in the Boeing 727 and +also flew Captain on the Boeing 747. Well qualified individual and personable. +Mr. El Sayed, as you have seen during our demo flight, our Boeing 727 is in impeccable condition, quite cabin and will provide many +years of charter and business flights your company. I believe the large business jet future in Qatar is growing and you will be +leading its path, and your initial investment in this purchase will not come close with other aircraft options on the market as you +may have seen already. +We are currently completing the C2C check on the Boeing, and as we have done in the past, assure you it will be a fine aircraft +when it leaves Flight Star Maintenance repair facility. +Sincerely, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028789 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028790.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028790.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..550fda2007ca095af3810a79d4cdd07aea9024ce --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028790.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028790" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028790.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 62 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Lawrance Visoski +Chief Pilot, JEGE Inc. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028790 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028791.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028791.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f15bc8a41fcf7f83aa1c2f012b6354bf77bdf9b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028791.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028791" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028791.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1042 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +Faith Kates [ +5/18/2016 5:45:03 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +FW: Warning: The smart money is fleeing U.S. stocks +High +May 18, 2016 +Warning: The Smart Money +Is Fleeing U.S. Stocks +BY BILL BONNER, CHAIRMAN, BONNER & PARTNERS +DUBLIN - The Dow dropped 180 points yesterday - or +about 1%. +And another clever billionaire says he is looking elsewhere +for profits. Reuters: +Activist investor Carl Icahn on Monday said there was a chance the stock +market could suffer a big decline, saying valuations are rich and earnings at +many companies are fueled more by low borrowing costs than management's +efforts to boost results. +"I am very cautious on equities today. This market could easily have a big +drop," Icahn said. +Yes, dear reader, the smart money is getting out of U.S. stocks. And here's our +old friend Rob Marstrand explaining why: +Right now, every measure that analyzes the S&P 500 says it's expensive. Prices +are high relative to earnings, net assets, sales, and cash flow. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028791 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028792.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028792.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c07d96226dc6b997d2194444d14375ccc43251de --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028792.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028792" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028792.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1525 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +What's more, there's plenty of evidence that the main thing propping up the +stock prices is heavy buying by the companies themselves [via share +repurchases]. +And now, that prop is getting kicked out from under the stock market. +Bloomberg: +After snapping up trillions of dollars of their own stock in a five-year +shopping binge that dwarfed every other buyer, U.S. companies from Apple +Inc. to IBM Corp. just put on the brakes. +Announced repurchases dropped 38% to $244 billion in the last four months, +the biggest decline since 2009... +Recommended Links +Rickards: "Warning, l've Changed My Thesis On Gold" +I firmly believe we're at the beginning of the BIGGEST move the world +has ever seen in gold. "Simple math" says $10,000 gold is all but certain. But, you're +not going to believe what | have to say next... BEFORE you buy a single ounce of +gold, read this important message. +Last Chance: VIP Access To Doug Casey's Shocking 2016 +Forecast +Casey fears a severe crisis is brewing. Not a currency collapse or stock market crash. +A specific threat that could wreak more havoc than the Great Depression. That's why +tomorrow, in an urgent broadcast event, Doug's pulling back the curtain on his +shocking warning. And revealing how to profit from it in the months ahead, in a big +way. Last chance to get VIP access ends tonight. Click here now for full details. +Pareto's "Foxes" +Although the bull market in U.S. stocks is probably near its end, the bull +market in the Deep State shows no sign of weakening. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028792 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028793.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028793.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..60a7ea64d2781512992053572d1007b29a15a7d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028793.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028793" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028793.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1385 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Year after year, the power of the "foxes" +grows. +It was the great Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto who noticed - among other +things - that no matter what kind of government you think you have, there are +always some crafty insiders, the "foxes," who take control of it. +Policies are set, programs are started... decisions are made... with no consent +of the people or their elected officials; the foxes work the angles. +Over time, the forces of law and order become more and more corrupt... as the +foxes bend the entire system to do their bidding. +Wars are started with no plan or intention to win them. Money is handed out +for no better reason than this: They can get away with it. +And best of all, most people are none the wiser; they believe the myths... and +attack anyone who challenges them. +Rip-Off +Perhaps the biggest rip-off of all time has taken place over the last eight years +- and in plain sight of everybody. +Via the magic of ultra-low rates, the Fed - a nest for the wiliest and most +cunning of the foxes - took roughly $8 trillion out of the pockets of savers and +retirees and handed it to borrowers. +Who is the world's biggest borrower? +Yes... it's the Deep State itself. +The Fed claimed to be helping to "stimulate" the economy. But you can't really +stimulate an economy by stealing from the people who produce wealth and +provide it with capital. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028793 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028794.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028794.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8a0e1fcc161da1226f227a05285b1a764de84174 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028794.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028794" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028794.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1090 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Not surprisingly, growth has stalled. Wages have fallen. Productivity has +stagnated. +For 95% of the male population, real earnings are lower today than they were +in 1973• +Is there any wonder many of these men vote for Donald Trump - a "strong +man" who promises to do something about it? +But the top 5% - where the foxes are - gained income. Their wages are up +more than 50% over the same time. +Why? +Because they take more and more money from the rest of us. +More tomorrow... on a new Rebellion in Gualfin... and a measure of how big +the Deep State has become... +Regards, +Bill +Further Reading: The Deep State already controls just about every aspect of +American life. From health care to education to the food on our tables to the +never-ending war on terror, this cadre of cronies is pulling the strings. +In his latest online presentation, Bill exposes how the Deep State has now +pushed the world to the brink of an irreversible disaster. Learn more here as +he reveals how it will all unfold... and, more importantly, how it'll change your +life forever. +Market Insight +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028794 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028795.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028795.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..73c095a554682c06008771d0fdf1a9ebe9813a34 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028795.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028795" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028795.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1059 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +BY CHRIS LOWE, EDITOR AT LARGE +George Soros is betting big on gold. +As Bill reported yesterday, the billionaire speculator cut his +firm's investments in U.S. stocks by more than one-third. +Soros has also disclosed a new stake in the world's biggest +gold miner, Barrick Gold (ABX). +Soros Fund Management, his investment vehicle, bought a 1.7% of Barrick. +This makes it Soros' biggest listed holding. +As today's chart shows, Barrick has skyrocketed so far in 2016. +The company's stock is up a jaw-dropping 156% year to date. +Recommended Links +Read this BEFORE you buy gold or gold stocks +Dr. Steve Sjuggerud Reports: Most investors don't know this, but +there's a "Magic Number" that appears before EVERY big move in gold and EVERY +big move in gold stocks. What is it and is now the time to buy? Details here... +Featured Reads +Gold Price to Soar More Than 650%? +One currencies expert says a "super spike" in gold prices is headed our way. +Here, he explains what will cause it and, more importantly, how you can +position yourself to profit. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028795 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028796.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028796.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a0dd55ffc1295ea0a414ca773bf826075fd0a864 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028796.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028796" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028796.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1236 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Share Buybacks Fall Most Since 2009 +U.S. share buybacks have fallen back to levels last seen in 2099. The news +comes amid the worst profit slump since the financial crisis... and when +valuations sit near 14-year highs. +Why "Money Helicopters" Are Not the Answer +Although "helicopter money" - code for handing out free money - is now +being seriously discussed... what's really needed to boost growth are major +structural reforms. The fate of the world depends on it. +Recommended Links +Experience the Greatest Innovation in Shaving...for Free +You only have 9 days left to enjoy the best shave of your life for free. +Join thousands of men from around the world who are experiencing +the unrivaled performance OneBlade technology offers. Don't miss +out. Act now. +OneBlade - Rethought. Retooled. Rebuilt. +Mailbag +Readers continue to weigh in on the state of U.S. politics. Here are more +responses to Monday's issue, +"Trump's Biggest Deal." +Sarah Palin will be the V.P. with Trump, and you may be surprised that they +will have a balance budget within three years. And with Obamacare repealed, +job killing regulations eliminated, and corporate tax rates cut, it will make the +U.S. more business friendly. +- Christopher F. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028796 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028797.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028797.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..45bbcb8c0ce0d1649e7e910ab03cff1dfa45868d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028797.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028797" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028797.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1304 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Good God! Anything is better than just giving it to Hilary and her +despicable husband. +- Judy P. +Thanks for including Jefferson and von Mises, my favorite Galician, in +the list of good guys. Our economy cannot be repaired without +dismantling the Fed. As you often point out, our monetary system is +rotten at the core, as it is based on credit. +I read in one of these letters from a libertarian source that Jefferson +wrote, already in 1810 or so, that he had failed to set up a free country +as he envisioned... and that was still more than 100 years before the +Federal Reserve Act. +On the other hand, even today, I strongly believe that if we just followed +the Constitution, we would be okay - especially the 10th amendment. I +think that is the most important of all. +- Chaim K. +In the words of Warren Zevon, "Send lawyers, guns, and money; the s--- +has hit the fan." +The Democratic Party is electing a known criminal, and they don't care, +as long as it's their criminal. They just assume all politicians are +criminal, and the really good ones get their districts what they need. +Would anyone let Harry Reid babysit their children? The Republican +Party is electing anybody who is not a politician. Donald Trump just +happens to be the best known, "anybody" who is running. +— Wayde L. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028797 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028798.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028798.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8066f439a79c71d97424731e04e4c4a2d94b0bd3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028798.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028798" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028798.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1361 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +All I can say about Bill's message on Monday is: "Amen, brother! Amen!" +He hit every nail right on the head. +To those self-deluding worthies who think that a Donald Trump +presidency will solve all of America's problems I say, "Get your heads +out of your collective a***s, because it ain't gonna happen." +Trump will continue the policies (if we can laughably call them such) of +the Deep State….. with a dash of Adolph Hitler thrown in for good +measure. Clinton will be no better, if not worse. +I'm with Bill - a vote for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil. +However, unlike him, I will vote, but for a third-party candidate who +doesn't have a snowball's chance of winning. A "wasted" vote is better +than a vote for Trump or Hillary. +- Dale A. +I think you are correct in your assessment of the Deep State. I disagree +in how to deal with it. +It seems easy for the rich or the poor to walk away and state it doesn't +matter. The poor because they do not have a choice; the rich because +they do. For those of us in the middle we need to deal with it, lest we +end up in the poor camp. For me, a decision that includes a less bad +scenario is still a decision worth pursuing. +- Rudy R. +In Case You Missed It... +The third part of Doug Casey's "virtual workshop" on how to turn crises into +wildly profitable investments goes live today. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028798 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028799.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028799.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..662e301bdb39c814c369be7f4b6e0c07c63c2538 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028799.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028799" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028799.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2035 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +In it, Doug pulls back the curtain on his shocking forecast for America in +2016. 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SISAK and JIM MUSTIAN, +Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - He has rubbed elbows with a +prince and flown a former president on his private jet. He amassed a +fortune that includes a 100-acre island... read more +Darroch's resignation may have chilling +effect on diplomacy, experts warn +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028804 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028805.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028805.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cce01d7f77852bb4c66ff3c46101737f5b1eed8c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028805.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028805" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028805.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 353 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +theguardian.com / Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington The +resignation of Sir Kim Darroch as the UK's ambassador to the US after +controversy over leaked memos in which he criticized Donald Trump +could have a... read more +Trump backs away from census +citizenship question, orders agencies to +hand over citizenship information to +Commerce +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028805 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028806.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028806.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a1d2b7f24f905e455158ad43586d0b3e4f0463d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028806.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028806" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028806.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 319 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +cnn.com / Kevin Liptak, Pamela Brown, Jim Acosta and Kaitlan +Collins, CNN Washington (CNN) - President Donald Trump retreated +from his quest to add a question about US citizenship to the 2020 census +on Thursday, instead... read more +Iran makes new nuclear threats that +would reverse steps in pact +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028806 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028807.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028807.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9c231985a666428742734be483a40de2f0232085 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028807.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028807" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028807.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 308 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +reuters.com / Babak Dehghanpisheh, Tuqa Khalid +GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Monday to restart +deactivated centrifuges and ramp up enrichment of uranium to 20% +purity in a move away... read more +Pro-impeachment billionaire Tom +Steyer makes late entry into Democratic +race +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028807 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028808.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028808.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..581edb54a665d70caf8aa6af17cdbd8a72641dc2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028808.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028808" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028808.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 292 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +nbcnews.com / Alex Seitz-Wald The California hedge fund founder, +who considered running earlier this year but pulled back, now joins a +crowded field of more than 20 candidates.... read more +Trump Proposes Ways to Improve Care +for Kidney Disease and Increase +Transplants +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028808 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028809.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028809.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..85f9019d6296716ea01fb61004b7986c461d1b94 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028809.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028809" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028809.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 295 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +nytimes.com / REED ABELSON and KATIE THOMAS President +Trump issued a sweeping set of proposals aimed at improving medical +care for the tens of millions of Americans who have kidney disease, a... +read more +Billionaire and former presidential +candidate Ross Perot dies at 89 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028809 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028810.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028810.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f8c65cc62d37890720c84efbc40b72ed40c5e2ae --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028810.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028810" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028810.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 289 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +enbc.com / Kevin Breuninger Billionaire businessman, +philanthropist and independent presidential candidate Ross Perot is dead +at 89, CNBC has confirmed. Perot, who ran for ….. read more +House Judiciary approves subpoenas +for 12 key witnesses, including Jared +Kushner +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028810 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028811.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028811.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fe37e8e320eb7607abd26754475128e00b83820e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028811.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028811" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028811.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 307 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +politico.com / ANDREW DESIDERIO and KYLE CHENEY The +House Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to authorize subpoenas +for 12 crucial witnesses as part of House Democrats' ongoing +investigations... read more +WATCH: Women's National Soccer +Team Parades Through NYC's 'Canyon +Of Heroes' +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028811 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028812.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028812.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..52fe67304d1b261cde85905a03c2cb0fcce2a4a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028812.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028812" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028812.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 201 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +npr.org / Bill Chappell The U.S. Women's National Team is +celebrating their World Cup championship with a ticker tape parade in +New York City. Throngs of fans packed... read more +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028812 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028813.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028813.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e575efa49bbc7d821613e9092bb50797d2f07e16 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028813.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028813" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028813.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 125 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Check out The Daily Edition for the biggest stories in news, business, tech, +sports and entertainment. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028813 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028814.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028814.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2d4a4568bab2e79120a458045c9fdf99446a8a9a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028814.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028814" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028814.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 312 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +SEE YOUR FLIPBOARD ON THE WEB +OR DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE APP +You have received this email because you signed up for an account on Flipboard with the email address: +jeevacation@gmail.com. +UNSUBSCRIBE +PRIVACY POLICY +©2019 Flipboard, Inc. 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This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028817 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028818.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028818.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9b338491da3b66b007637d820fb05997b433308d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028818.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028818" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028818.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1850 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Executive Summary +Opportunity +Problem +The power of word of mouth is becoming more critical to businesses as has never been +witnessed before. Negative aspects associated with a brand can leave a long-term +impact on its reputation. If a customer is facing a problem with your product or service, +the world is going to hear about it. On the contrary, social media has the ultimate ability +to turn audiences into customers and communicate positive messages. +A marketer's worst nightmare is a social media campaign gone wrong. In such a +situation, resources are diverted to fix the problem, disrupting the entire workflow. +During a social media crisis, marketers are left with limited control over the market as +the news spreads like wildfire. Businesses need to choose the right strategy and the +most appropriate way to respond. +With an increase in social media, marketing has become a two-way conversation +between brand and consumer. Customers demand businesses to be proactive and +efficient to meet their demands and InsightsPod provides businesses with the data to do +just that and more. +Solution +InsightsPod is an ambitious, innovative new company that is helping businesses, +governments, and investors in analyzing opinions, sentiments, emotions, and attitudes +of people from social media. +Imagine a customer leaves a bad review for your product. To improve your reputation +and the overall customer experience, we help you identify which customer is +dissatisfied in minutes. We help businesses determine a customer's intent and buying +habits. +Page 1 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028818 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028819.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028819.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8f5247350d41f600af55a01557f1c2f1f9ebdfa0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028819.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028819" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028819.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2059 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Through the vast amounts of data available across social media, we not only help +politicians to understand what their constituencies are talking about but also to +influence people, track voters, and get them to vote. +Investors who predict stock behavior by interpreting the news and public sentiment +make better trades. InsightsPod can give an insight into public sentiment quickly and +can aid financial institutions, as well as individuals, to make sound investment +decisions +InsightsPod offers advanced analytics to businesses for better marketing and product +development decisions. Businesses can be aware of their product's demand, likability, +strengths, and weaknesses. InsightsPod has the ability to study products and brands +through social listening and customer engagement. +Market +Our primary market is: +• Well-known businesses such as Nike, McDonalds, Starbucks. +• Political parties - InsightsPod aims to provide consulting services to political +parties. We can help political parties in improving their reputation and increase +public following. InsightsPod aids in analyzing the data on social media and the +opinions of the general public on the Internet. Likewise, individual political +figures can examine the political landscape and the effects on their public image. +• Government sector - This mainly involves law enforcement agencies. InsightsPod +can aid LEA in tracking criminals and terrorist activities. The platform can also +provide data and analyze public opinion regarding various government projects +and initiatives. +• Investors - Fluctuation in the stock market, global economic activities and their +impacts on financial markets; all of this can be analyzed through InsightsPod. +Competition +Our main competitors in the market are: +Page 2 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028819 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028820.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028820.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..05967fbb8272edba680fb6df583a76dca7a2cfb9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028820.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028820" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028820.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1430 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +• IBM Watson Analytics: A data discovery service available on the cloud. It guides +data exploration and automates predictive analytics. +• Lexatytics: Text Analytics company. +• Falcon.IO: Uses social media analytics to measure success. It also tracks channel +performance, monitors response times and benchmark against competitors. +Our competitors are offering a variety of services but the distinguishing factor between +us and the competitors is that we support 73 languages and offer location based +sentiment analysis. We also support multiple data sources including +Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and discussion boards. +Expectations +Forecast +We are projecting sales of $400,000 in Year 1, $850,000 in Year 2, and $1.6 million in Year +3 with a profit margin of 100%. This assumes we are serving around 20 customers in +Year 1. Our co-founders will not draw any salary in the first 2 years so that we can +reinvest our profits into growing the business. PR/Marketing and staff working on the +product and business development will be our largest expense. +Revenue +Revenue +SOUK +$60K +$40K +$20K +$0 +$2M +$1.5M +$1M +$500K +$O +Nov'16 +Jun '17 +Page 3 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028820 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028821.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028821.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07e273f14ae509a6442429e98b70bc453222468c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028821.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028821" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028821.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 860 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Financing Needed +Currently the business receives $8000 as funding by the founder every month. No loans +have been taken. Founders are not taking any salaries and will not do so for another 2 +years. +We are looking to raise $2.4 million at a $10 million valuation to scale. We require +$800,000 per year for the next three years. The proceedings will be used to: +- Refine our sentiment analysis system (currently 5% false positives) +- Hire a PR firm +- Hire a Data Scientist +- Marketing and Sales (UK and US Market) +- Office space in London and San Francisco +Page 4 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028821 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028822.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028822.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..12adea1f36857ca276c2f967784a03bd828b8d98 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028822.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028822" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028822.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2349 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Opportunity +Problem & Solution +InsightsPod offers services such as marketing research, reports composed with said +research, and plan consultation. The service is extremely relevant, timely, and accurate +enabling clients to make informed decisions. Social media platforms such as Facebook, +YouTube, and Twitter are used to gather live feeds on which we run a sentiment +analysis, and in turn, offer our clients a superior approach to market research. We +provide the expertise to companies seeking the means to develop and improve their +products and services. To improve a company's reputation and overall customer +experience, we help identify which customer is dissatisfied in minutes. We help +businesses determine a customer's intent and buying habits. Through the vast amounts +of data available across social media, we not only help politicians to understand what +their constituencies are talking about but also to influence people, track voters and get +them to vote. Investors who predict stock behavior by interpreting the news and public +sentiment make better trades. InsightsPod can give an insight into public sentiment +quickly and can aid financial institutions, as well as individuals, to make sound +investment decisions. +InsightsPod has already been tested during the recent EU referendum and it is +currently evaluating public opinion on the two US presidential candidates; Donald +Trump and Hillary Clinton. The results that InsightsPod produced during the +referendum proved to be positive in favour of a Brexit, and a week later, Britain voted +to leave the EU, indicating that our model was reliable. The final results of the +referendum were the complete opposite of the poll projected figures; the Leave +campaign won with a 51.9% majority. This is potentially a great example of how polls +are not as reliable as we originally thought them to be when it comes to collecting data +on general public consensus. In contrast, we gather live feeds on significant political +events to aid political figures in their campaigns and activities. +Page 5 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028822 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028823.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028823.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..05fcf96b55a2990b293370739691e8a43f72b4ca --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028823.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028823" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028823.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2257 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Target Market +Our target market will range from individuals, political parties, well-known +businesses e.g. McDonalds, Nike, Apple, and government institutions needing +information on any particular areas of concern. +Businesses, such as the aforementioned, have a huge social media presence on a global +level. This is essential and effective in being able to communicate information to a mass +of consumers, both current and potential, and to receive feedback faster than you would +via other means of communication. However, with such global exposure combined +with the speed of social media, the brand image and company reputation of these +businesses is now more vulnerable to change than ever before. There are many +examples from the past that can be cited in which negative tweets about companies +products, services, and even marketing strategies, went viral causing a huge onslaught +of negative public opinion, thus, having an adverse effect on the company in question. +In a similar fashion, government institutions have also been the victim of negative +public sentiment posted online on various social media platforms directly affecting +political parties and their reputations, and the number of votes in a particular party's +favour (on both local and national levels). +The stock market is malleable and is affected by global consensus in various circles of +interest, therefore, an investor keeps a close eye on that consensus when it comes to +making profitable trades and investment decisions. An ill-informed investment decision +made based on inaccurate information on global consensus could result in huge losses +for an investor. Clearly, the problems our target clients face are all similar in nature and, +in one way or another, affect each other. +Competition +Current Alternatives +Competition does exist in the industry InsightsPod is operating in. IBM Watson +Analytics, Lexalytics, and Falcon.IO are some of our competitors. However, we have an +Page 6 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028823 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028824.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028824.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f74c6bca0c67ff57976001bc9ecdad7b54cf0d43 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028824.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028824" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028824.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1177 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +edge in providing sentiment analysis which is based on geographical location and can +support 70+ languages. +Our Advantages +InsightsPod is different from our competitors based on a number of reasons; +• Highly accurate and intelligent sentiment analysis system +• Data is gathered and analyzed on a broader level unlike some of our competitors. +For instance, our competitors do not process data from Facebook and YouTube. +Our custom crawler can extract data from other sources. +• InsightsPod can give results based on specific geographical locations. This could +be significant to both retail brands and political parties, or individuals too. +• Our platform also has the potential to process data in a multitude of languages, +hence, the outcome tends to be more precise and effective. +• Highly customizable service - we assist our customers in engaging their target +audience +Page 7 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028824 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028825.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028825.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fcade7a745bc3d2390480f1b68331e124f9b1852 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028825.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028825" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028825.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2029 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Execution +Marketing & Sales +Marketing Plan +We have planned to hire a PR and marketing agency to help create awareness and +spread the word out about our company. There are four companies in San Francisco +that are under consideration amongst which we will opt for one; The Outcast Agency, +Spark, SutherlandGold Group, and Brew. Usually, these companies charge $15,000 to +$20,000 per month for their services. +Feature articles and product reviews will help launch awareness of our platform. +Online advertisement will help with buyer impressions. The top 20 to 30 customers in +each segment will be approached first; a few sales hits in these top tiers will enable +achievement of targeted forecasts. +Sales Plan +In the first couple of months, the company will set up the office, hire a competent PR +firm and members of sales/business development to generate sales. There will be no +sales activity during this time span. Revenue will begin to flow in by the end of the first +six months. +InsightsPod expects to generate revenue from a subscription-based model. In order to +demonstrate the capability of our platform, InsightsPod's website will display limited +live insights on popular topics. Currently, we are displaying live insights on the US +presidential election's candidates and the Apple iPhone 7. In addition to this, key +contacts with senior writers at Wired Magazine, Business Week, CNet, and ZDnet +will bring positive national attention to our technology. +We anticipate that the initial revenues will come from businesses who will subscribe to +our service. InsightsPod will rigorously pursue government contracts from federal, state +and local governments. InsightsPod can be used by LEA to detect criminal and terrorist +Page 8 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028825 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028826.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028826.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0eda10d75cbefd7d012970a465e2a00360345329 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028826.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028826" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028826.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1261 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +activities. We will enlist the help of consultants familiar with government bidding +processes, and those who have contacts within different departments. We will also +pursue political parties. +Due to InsightsPod being a new entity, we understand that we will have to prove our +company's worth to businesses in order to earn their respect and business. We will +provide free sample reports to potential clients. InsightsPod will also offer an 800 +number phone line for customer service purposes. +Pricing +Customers will be charged according to the number of impressions being processed by +InsightsPod. Customers will pay an optional consulting fee for specialized services. For +example helping a political party in engaging voters during elections. +No. of Impressions +(Monthly Subscription) +0-100,000 +100,001-250,000 +250,001-500,000 +500,001-1,000,000 +1,000,001-2,000,000 +Cost +(USD) +$999 +$1,999 +$2,600 +$3,500 +$5,000 +*Impression = 1 Facebook comment or 1 Tweet +Page 9 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028826 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028827.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028827.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b4355b9185a72adb9b63122fa162f79c2b46d3c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028827.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028827" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028827.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1538 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Operations +Locations & Facilities +The locations we have shortlisted to host our office space are San Francisco and +Oakland. We have yet to decide on the two locations, however, we are leaning towards +Oakland due to lower running costs and the accessibility of tech resources. We will also +have one office set up in London where we will appoint one salesperson. We currently +have an operating office space in Islamabad and our back-end developers will be +working from this location. +Technology +Our platform acquires data from different social media sites and discussion forums. +Currently, we are supporting Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. We can acquire +unlimited Twitter data which includes historical data for $60,000 per year. For Facebook +and YouTube, we have developed our own crawler that collects data from both +websites. Our platform can also collect data from any discussion forum and news +website. +Milestones & Metrics +Milestone +Business Plan +Start up Investment +Set up office facility +Hire a PR firm +Hire sales team +First Sales +Due Date +September 24, 2016 +October 15, 2016 +October 31, 2016 +November 07, 2016 +November 21, 2016 +April 17, 2017 +Who's Responsible +Business Development +Finance +Management +Marketing +Sales +Sales +Page 10 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028827 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028828.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028828.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35c7cd97da2ee98d113101e2042d1d16ea295972 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028828.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028828" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028828.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1431 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Company +Overview +Ownership & Structure +InsightsPod will be registered as a limited-liability corporation. Zubair Khan will own +90% shares and 10% will be owned by Anya Rasulova. No outside investors are +involved at this point in time. +Team +The executive team at InsightsPod has two members - Zubair Khan and Anya Rasulova. +Zubair will manage the day-to-day operations and company strategy, whereas Anya +will be the strategic advisor and overlooking product enhancement. +Zubair Khan (CEO) +• CEO, Tranchulas - A multinational IT Security Company (10 Years) +• Accomplished and result oriented with proficiency in information security +services and IT business management +• Analytical expertise in overseeing technology improvement initiatives +• Pursuing MBA from Harvard +• Bachelors in Business IT from Curtin University of Technology, Australia +Anya Rasulova (Director) +• Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, Google +• Product Marketing Manager, Google +• Strategy Manager, Ebay +• Wharton MBA (Marketing and Operations) +• BA Economics, Brown University +• Solid career track record in consulting and internet services +Page 11 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028828 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028829.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028829.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1f1462e8596a0839ed0a14b4e62e048e8ff44e4a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028829.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028829" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028829.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 511 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +The technical team will consist of a Chief Data Scientist and five programmers who will +be based in Pakistan. We will have two business development and sales executives +based in San Francisco and London. +Page 12 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028829 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028830.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028830.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4ff1b46db558820a5aaba337467b9340b1ae5ce0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028830.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028830" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028830.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1434 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Financial Plan +Forecast +Key Assumptions +The financial plan relies on certain underlying assumptions; +• A gradual start since we are gathering potential customers. +The technology is not very common, therefore, educating potential clients an +ne public will require some time +• We are expecting steady growth once the accuracy of the platform has been +demonstrated +• The technology is new and updated so there's only a minimal chance that the +product immediately obsoletes. +According to the assumptions and the timeline we have predicted, our first sales will be +after six months. From each brand/retailer, we have assumed to earn a revenue of +$25,000 to $30,000 per year. Additional revenue will be received through providing +consulting services to clients, especially government sectors and political parties. +In our first three years, we are projecting $400,000 in Year 1, $850,000 in Year 2 and +$1.6 million in Year 3 in revenue with a 100% profit margin. We expect PR and +Marketing to be our top expense. The first 2 years' payroll costs will be minimal as +founding members are not taking any salary for that period of time. +Page 13 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028830 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028831.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028831.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e60b4a79c7924266b02f8519d96b8ee90b343d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028831.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028831" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028831.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 481 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Revenue by Month +$80K +$60K +$40K +$20K +$O +Oct +Nov +Dec +Jan +Feb +Mar +Apr +May +Jun +Jul +Aug +Sep +Months in Year 1 +Expenses by Year +$1.3M +$1M +$750K +$500K +$250K +SO +FY2017 +FY2018 +FY2019 +Page 14 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028831 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028832.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028832.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..01fa28d82c6cee52f23bc82021155b695c9fe268 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028832.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028832" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028832.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1211 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Net Profit (or Loss) by Year +$600K +$400K +$200K - +SO +($200K) +FY2017 +FY2018 +FY2019 +Financing +Use of Funds +The total expense in Year 1 is around $548,000 and $624,000 in Year 2. The biggest +expense will be contracting of a PR/Marketing Agency. We have allocated $192,000 for +this. +We have allocated $103,000 per year for product development. The breakdown of this +amount is as follows: +• We plan to hire a Data Scientist who will be paid $24,000 per year. To reduce the +expense we will hire a Data Scientist in Pakistan. The current salary of an +experienced Data Scientist working for companies like Teradata and Telenor is +$2000-$2500 per month. +• Our development team in Pakistan will consist of five team members. The +salaries for our two senior developers will be $18,000 each, making that a total of +$36,000 per year. Our programmers will be paid $14,400 each per year, making +that a total of $43,200. +Page 15 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028832 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028833.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028833.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..51f9443da1b5b4a25231aaea553ca0b3ea11c330 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028833.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028833" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028833.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1820 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +We do not, and will not, compromise on the quality of our work; superior technical +expertise is our top priority. Experts need to be highly paid as per market standards, +and well-trained, in order to put in their best efforts. +The Business Development Team will consist of two members of staff to manage sales +activities, maintaining valuable relationships with existing clients and identifying new +sales leads. +The marketing will be outsourced to a PR/Marketing agency located in San Francisco +which will cost us approximately $15,000 to $20,000 per month. Also, we plan on +participating in industry related events every quarter such as exhibitions and trade +shows. +Data acquisition from Twitter will cost us $60,000 per year. Our office space expense +is for two locations, i.e. Oakland or San Francisco and London. +We don't plan on paying ourselves salaries until after 2 years, and even then, we will +keep them low so we can invest as much as we can back into the business. +Sources of Funds +We have already covered our startup costs. The founder is currently paying the salaries +of programmers and the back-end office of Tranchulas Islamabad is being used to +facilitate the development process. All servers are currently hosted in Germany which is +also funded by the founder. The company has no loans and has no intention of taking +out any loans from banks. We plan to grow through bootstrapping, keeping our salaries +low and reinvesting our profits in the business, rather than taking on any additional +debt. +Page 16 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028833 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028834.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028834.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..93b43446de5da07646c5c1d2d80c503ef8c15fdc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028834.md @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028834" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028834.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1174 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Statements +Projected Profit & Loss +FY2017 +$400,000 +FY2018 +$850,000 +FY2019 +$1,600,000 +Revenue +Direct Costs +Gross Margin +Gross Margin % +Operating Expenses +Salary +Employee Related Expenses +Office Space / Utilities +Insurance +Accounting and Legal Expenses +Servers +Trade Shows and Exhibitions +PR / Marketing Agency +Twitter Data acquisition +Total Operating Expenses +Operating Income +Interest Incurred +Depreciation and Amortization +Income Taxes +Total Expenses +Net Profit +Net Profit / Sales +$400,000 +100% +$263,200 +$29,333 +$500 +$5,000 +$7,200 +$11,250 +$176,000 +$55,000 +$547,483 +($147,483) +$850,000 +100% +$284,720 +$32,000 +$500 +$5,000 +$14,400 +$15,000 +$192,000 +$60,000 +$603,620 +$246,380 +$1,600,000 +100% +$548,056 +$48,000 +$32,000 +$500 +$5,000 +$14,400 +$15,000 +$192,000 +$60,000 +$914,956 +$685,044 +$O +$547,483 +($147,483) +(37%) +$19,779 +$623,399 +$226,601 +27% +$137,009 +$1,051,965 +$548,035 +34% +Page 17 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028834 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028835.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028835.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c762a5ccd00434591157186029b011b4d54e657a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028835.md @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028835" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028835.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1060 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Projected Balance Sheet +Cash +Accounts Receivable +Inventory +Other Current Assets +Total Current Assets +Long-Term Assets +Accumulated Depreciation +Total Long-Term Assets +Total Assets +Accounts Payable +Income Taxes Payable +Sales Taxes Payable +Short-Term Debt +Prepaid Revenue +Total Current Liabilities +Long-Term Debt +Total Liabilities +Paid-in Capital +Retained Earnings +Earnings +Total Owner's Equity +Total Liabilities & Equity +FY2017 +$652,517 +$0 +FY2018 +$1,698,897 +$0 +FY2019 +53, 164,162 +$0 +$652,517 +$1,698,897 +$3,164,162 +$652,517 +$0 +$1,698,897 +$0 +$19,779 +$3,164, 162 +$0 +$137,009 +$o +$0 +$800,000 +($147,483) +$652,517 +$652,517 +$19,779 +$19,779 +$1,600,000 +($147,483) +$226,601 +$1,679,118 +$1,698,897 +$137,009. +$137,009 +$2,400,000 +$79,118 +$548,035 +$3,027,153 +$3,164, 162 +Page 18 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028835 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028836.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028836.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0f9fa963d895215ad39d906e35bde07ecbc2cfbb --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028836.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028836" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028836.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1100 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Projected Cash Flow Statement +Net Cash Flow from Operations +Net Profit +Depreciation and Amortization +Change in Accounts Receivable +Change in Inventory +Change in Accounts Payable +Change in Income Tax Payable +Change in Sales Tax Payable +Change in Prepaid Revenue +Net Cash Flow from Operations +Investing & Financing +Assets Purchased or Sold +Investments Received +Change in Long-Term Debt +Change in Short-Term Debt +Dividends & Distributions +Net Cash Flow from Investing & +Financing +Cash at Beginning of Period +Net Change in Cash +Cash at End of Period +FY2017 +($147,483) +$0 +FY2018 +$226,601 +$0 +$19,779 +FY2019 +$548,035 +$0 +$O +$117,230 +($147,483) +$246,380 +$665,265 +$800,000 +$800,000 +$800,000 +$800,000 +$0 +$652,517 +$652,517 +$800,000 +$652,517 +$1,046,380 +$1,698,897 +$800,000 +$1,698,897 +$1,465,265 +$3,164,162 +Page 19 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret +information and is shared only with the understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with +third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028836 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028837.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028837.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..28effcfa4de91ead6e91274ca6d55a6981c98a41 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028837.md @@ -0,0 +1,136 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028837" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028837.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1157 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Appendix +Profit and Loss Statement +Profit and Loss Statement (With Monthly Detail) +FY2017 +Revenue +Direct Costs +Gross Margin +Gross Margin % +Operating +Expenses +Salary +Employee +Related +Expenses +ute space 1 +Insurance +Accuse and +Servers +/ arketing +521,932 +$41 +$416 +$21,932 +$2,666 +$41 +$416 +$16,000 +521,932 +$2,666 +$41 +$416 +$16,000 +515,000 +100% +$21,932 +$2,666 +$41 +$416 +$1,250 +$16,000 +$25,000 +100% +$21,934 +$2,666 +$42 +$417 +$1,250 +$16,000 +$30,000 +100% +$21,934 +$38,000 +100% +521,934 +$2,667 +$42 +$417 +$1,250 +$16,000 +$2,667 +$42 +$417 +$1,200 +$1,250 +$16,000 +$43,000 +100% +$21,934 +$2,667 +$42 +$417 +$1,200 +$1,250 +$16,000 +$50,000 +100% +$21,934 +$2,667 +$42 +$417 +$1,200 +$1,250 +$16,000 +$58,000 +100% +$21,934 +$2,667 +$42 +$417 +$1,200 +$1,250 +$16,000 +$65,000 +100% +$21,934 +$2,667 +$42 +$417 +$1,200 +$1,250 +$16,000 +Page 20 +Sep '17 +$76,000 +$76,000 +100% +$21,934 +$2,667 +$42 +$417 +$1,200 +51,250 +$16,000 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret information and is shared only with the +understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028837 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028838.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028838.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a59b40a48dd942af782d3e771f21d27cb9a4b782 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028838.md @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028838" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028838.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1031 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Twitter Dat +acquisitior +Total +Operating +Expenses +Operating +Income +Interest Incurred +Apriciation and +Income Taxes +Total Expenses +Net Profit +Net Profit / +Sales +$22,389 +($22,389) +$5,000 +$46,055 +($46,055) +$5,000 +$46,055 +$5,000 +$47,305 +$5,000 +$47,309 +($46,055) +($32,305) +($22,309) +$5,000 +$47,310 +($17,310) +$5,000 +$48,510 +$5,000 +$48,510 +$5,000 +$48,510 +($10,510) +($5,510) +$1,490 +$5,000 +$48,510 +$9,490 +$5,000 +$48,510 +$16,490 +$5,000 +$48,510 +$27,490 +$0 +$22,389 +($22,389) +$0 +$46,055 +($46,055) +$O +$46,055 +($46,055) +$0 +$47,305 +($32,305) +(215%) +$0 +$47,309 +($22,309) +(89%) +$o +$47,310 +($17,310) +(58%) +$0 +$48,510 +($10,510) +(28%) +$0 +$48,510 +($5,510) +(13%) +$0 +$48,510 +$1,490 +3% +$48,510 +$9,490 +16% +$0 +$48,510 +$16,490 +25% +$0 +$48,510 +$27,490 +36% +Page 21 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret information and is shared only with the +understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028838 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028839.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028839.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4ebf978421559976ef34969ea141e1b96849f7b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028839.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028839" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028839.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1136 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +FY2017 +$400,000 +FY2018 +$850,000 +FY2019 +$1,600,000 +Revenue +Direct Costs +Gross Margin +Gross Margin % +Operating Expenses +Salary +Employee Related Expenses +Office Space / Utilities +Insurance +Accounting and Legal Expenses +Servers +Trade Shows and Exhibitions +PR / Marketing Agency +Twitter Data acquisition +Total Operating Expenses +Operating Income +Interest Incurred +Depreciation and Amortization +Income Taxes +Total Expenses +Net Profit +Net Profit / Sales +$400,000 +100% +$850,000 +100% +$1,600,000 +100% +$263,200 +$284,720 +$29,333 +$500 +$5,000 +$7,200 +$11,250 +$176,000 +$55,000 +$547,483 +($147,483) +$32,000 +$500 +$5,000 +$14,400 +$15,000 +$192,000 +$60,000 +$603,620 +$246,380 +$548,056 +$48,000 +$32,000 +$500 +$5,000 +$14,400 +$15,000 +$192,000 +$60,000 +$914,956 +$685,044 +$547,483 +($147,483) +(37%) +$19,779 +$623,399 +$226,601 +27% +$137,009 +$1,051,965 +$548,035 +34% +Page 22 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret information and is shared only with the +understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028839 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028840.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028840.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..763dd371ef6d33f5b38fccc0026ff2635b660b7e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028840.md @@ -0,0 +1,132 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028840" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028840.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1113 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Balance Sheet +Balance Sheet (With Monthly Detail) +FY2017 +Cash +coun +eceivab +Inventory +Total Current +Assets +Long-Term Assets +Accumulated +Depreciation +Total Long- +Term Assets +Total Assets +Accounts Payable +Payabe Taxes +sales Taxes +Payable +Short-Term Debt +Prepaid Revenue +tal Curre +abiliti +Oct '16 +$44,277 +$44,277 +$44,277 +$o +$0 +Nov '16 +$64,888 +$64,888 +$64,888 +$o +$0 +Dec'16 +$85,499 +$85,499 +$85,499 +so +$O +so +Jan '17 +$119,860 +$o +$119,860 +$119,860 +$0 +$0 +$o +Feb '17 +$164,218 +$O +$164,218 +$164,218 +$o +$0 +$O +Mar '17 +$213,575 +$O +$213,575 +$213,575 +$o +$O +Apr '17 +$269,732 +$0 +$269,732 +$269,732 +$o +so +May '17 +$330,889 +$O +$330,889 +$330,889 +$o +$0 +Jun '17 +$399,046 +$o +$399,046 +$399,046 +So +$o +Jul '17 +$475,203 +$O +$475,203 +$475,203 +$0 +so +Aug '17 +$558,360 +$0 +$558,360 +$558,360 +so +$0 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret information and is shared only with the +understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +Sep '17 +$652,517 +$0 +$652,517 +$652,517 +so +$0 +$O +Page 23 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028840 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028841.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028841.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..62b2b6c3ac92f644e9343f076353d78e74c40b1a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028841.md @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028841" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028841.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 914 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Long-Term Debt +Total +Liabilities +Paid-in Capital +Retained Earnings +Earnings +Total Owner's +Equity +Total +Liabilities & +Equity +$0 +$66,666 +($22,389) +$44,277 +$o +$133,332 +($68,444) +$64,888 +$O +$199,998 +($114,499) +$85,499 +$0 +$266,664 +($146,804) +$119,860 +$0 +$333,331 +($169,113) +$164,218 +$O +$399,998 +($186,423) +$213,575 +$O +$466,665 +($196,933) +$269,732 +$O +$533,332 +($202,443) +$330,889 +$O +$599,999 +($200,953) +$399,046 +$0 +$666,666 +($191,463) +$475,203 +$O +$733,333 +($174,973) +$558,360 +$0 +$800,000 +($147,483) +$652,517 +$44,277 +$64,888 +$85,499 +$119,860 +$164,218 +$213,575 +$269,732 +$330,889 +$399,046 +$475,203 +$558,360 +$652,517 +Page 24 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret information and is shared only with the +understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028841 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028842.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028842.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fc278b561e31fbc47322182e223c27e555c5a8b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028842.md @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028842" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028842.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1037 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Cash +Accounts Receivable +Inventory +Other Current Assets +Total Current Assets +Long-Term Assets +Accumulated Depreciation +Total Long-Term Assets +Total Assets +Accounts Payable +Income Taxes Payable +Sales Taxes Payable +Short-Term Debt +Prepaid Revenue +Total Current Liabilities +Long-Term Debt +Total Liabilities +Paid-in Capital +Retained Earnings +Earnings +Total Owner's Equity +Total Liabilities & Equity +FY2017 +$652,517 +$0 +$652,517 +FY2018 +$1,698,897 +$O +FY2019 +S3, 164, 162 +$O +$1,698,897 +$3,164,162 +$652,517 +$O +$0 +$1,698,897 +$0 +$19,779 +$3,164,162 +$0 +$137,009 +$0 +so +$800,000 +$19,779 +$137,009 +($147,483) +$652,517 +$652,517 +$19,779 +$1,600,000 +($147,483) +$226,601 +$1,679,118 +$1,698,897 +$137,009 +$2,400,000 +$79,118 +$548,035 +$3,027,153 +$3,164,162 +Page 25 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret information and is shared only with the +understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028842 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028843.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028843.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b162c2955fc1abd3ab9f0677ba96f5700b21c8f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028843.md @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028843" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028843.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1020 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Cash Flow Statement +Cash Flow Statement (With Monthly Detail) +FY2017 +Net Cash Flow +from +Operations +Net Profit +Depreciation +and +Amortization +Change in +Accounts +Receivable +Change in +Inventory +Change in +Accounts +Payable +Change in +Income Tax +Payable +Change in Sale +ax Payable +hange i +repair +Revenue +Net Cash Flow +from +Operations +Investing & +Financing +Oct '16 +Nov '16 +Dec'16 +Jan '17 +Feb'17 +($22,389) +($46,055) +($46,055) +($32,305) +($22,309) +$o +$0 +$O +$0 +$0 +$0 +$0 +($22,389) +($46,055) +($46,055) +($32,305) +($22,309) +Mar '17 +($17,310) +SO +Apr '17 +($10,510) +($17,310) +$0 +$0 +($10,510) +May '17 +($5,510) +$o +$0 +($5,510) +Jun '17 +$1,490 +$0 +$0 +$1,490 +Jul '17 +$9,490 +Aug '17 +$16,490 +$o +Sep '17 +$27,490 +$0 +$0 +59,490 +SO +$0 +$16,490 +$27,490 +Page 26 +ONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret information and is shared only with th +inderstanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with third parties without the express written consent of the plan author +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028843 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028844.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028844.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..339a6347707334f68bbecb09e5c09cf98027f384 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028844.md @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028844" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028844.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1032 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +Assets +Purchased or +Sold +Investments +Received +Change in +Long-Term +Debt +Change in +Short-Term +Debt +Dividends & +Distributions +Net Cash Flow +from Investing +& Financing +Cash at Beginnins +of Perior +Net Change in +Cash +Cash at End of +Period +$66,666 +$66,666 +$66,666 +$66,666 +$66,667 +$66,667 +$66,667 +$66,667 +$66,667 +$66,667 +$66,667 +$66,667 +$66,666 +$O +$44,277 +$44,277 +$66,666 +$44,277 +$20,611 +$64,888 +$66,666 +$64,888 +$20,611 +$85,499 +$66,666 +$85,499 +$34,361 +$119,860 +$66,667 +$119,860 +$44,358 +$164,218 +$66,667 +$164,218 +$49,357 +$213,575 +$66,667 +$213,575 +$56,157 +$269,732 +$66,667 +$269,732 +$61,157 +$330,889 +$66,667 +$330,889 +$68,157 +$399,046 +$66,667 +$399,046 +$76,157 +$475,203 +$66,667 +$475,203 +$83,157 +$558,360 +$66,667 +$558,360 +$94,157 +$652,517 +Page 27 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret information and is shared only with the +understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028844 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028845.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028845.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5d823e12533ed1442465928409923b893a883002 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028845.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028845" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028845.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1079 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod +FY2017 +Net Cash Flow from Operations +Net Profit +Depreciation and Amortization +Change in Accounts Receivable +Change in Inventory +Change in Accounts Payable +Change in Income Tax Payable +Change in Sales Tax Payable +Change in Prepaid Revenue +Net Cash Flow from Operations +Investing & Financing +Assets Purchased or Sold +Investments Received +Change in Long-Term Debt +Change in Short-Term Debt +Dividends & Distributions +Net Cash Flow from Investing & Financing +Cash at Beginning of Period +Net Change in Cash +Cash at End of Period +($147,483) +$0 +$0 +$0 +FY2018 +$226,601 +$0 +so +$19,779 +FY2019 +$548,035 +$O +so +$117,230 +($147,483) +$246,380 +$665,265 +$800,000 +$800,000 +$800,000 +$800,000 +$o +$652,517 +$652,517 +$800,000 +$652,517 +$1,046,380 +$1,698,897 +$800,000 +51,698.897 +$1,465,265 +$3,164,162 +Page 28 +CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISSEMINATE. This business plan contains confidential, trade-secret information and is shared only with the +understanding that you will not share its contents or ideas with third parties without the express written consent of the plan author. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028845 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028846.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028846.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7cb7a96e6411202c9eee0d5118e7dd7bd4f1ee3d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028846.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028846" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028846.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 505 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +Joi Ito +4/27/2014 10:54:13 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +NYTimes: Sanctions Revive Search for Secret Putin Fortune +High +President Obamalfs response to the Ukraine crisis, while derided by critics as slow and +reinvigorated a 15-year global hunt for the Russian +leaderufs hidden wealth. +http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/world/sanctions-revive-search-for-secret-putin- +fortune.html?smid=nytnow-share&smprod=nytnow +Sent from my i Phone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028846 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028847.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028847.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b38637a22a7a31b8c262632073084dac03f08c6a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028847.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028847" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028847.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1352 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Joilto l +4/27/2014 2:34:04 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: NYTimes: Sanctions Revive Search for Secret Putin Fortune +Importance: +High +Flying to LA. Will try to call when I land. 11AM Pacific or so. +Sent from my iPad +On Apr 27, 2014, at 7:41, Jeffrey Epstein < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +if you havetime +On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Joi Ito < +> wrote: +President Obama's response to the Ukraine crisis, while derided by critics as slow and weak, has reinvigorated +a 15-year global hunt for the Russian leader's hidden wealth. +http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/world/sanctions-revive-search-for-secret-putin- +fortune.html?smid=nytnow-share&smprod=nytnow +Sent from my iPhone +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028848.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028848.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..164e9fe0c919327d78aacbe95048323036b2ba74 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028848.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028848" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028848.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1259 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Attachments: +Importance: +Joi Ito +4/27/2014 6:55:07 PM +Epstein Jeffrey [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: NYTimes: Sanctions Revive Search for Secret Putin Fortune +signature.asc +High +Can you talk now? +on Apr 27, 2014, at 04:41 , Jeffrey Epstein wrote: +if you havetime +> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Joi Ito ‹ +wrote: +> President Obama's response to the Ukraine crisis, while derided by critics as slow and weak, has +reinvigorated a 15-year global hunt for the Russian +leader's hidden wealth. +http://www.nytimes. com/2014/04/27/world/sanctions-revive-search-for-secret-putin- +fortune.html?smid=nytnow-share&smprod=nytnow +> +Sent from my iPhone + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028849.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028849.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7353fe25ae397d2fb7464f0560bf5107424852f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028849.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028849" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028849.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1026 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Attachments: signature.asc +Can you talk now? +on Apr 27, 2014, at 04:41 , Jeffrey Epstein wrote: +if you havetime +> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Joi Ito < +> wrote: +> President Obama's response to the Ukraine crisis, while derided by critics as slow and weak, has +reinvigorated a 15-year global hunt for the Russian leader's hidden wealth. +> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/world/sanctions-revive-search-for-secret-putin- +fortune.html?smid=nytnow-share&smprod=nytnow +> sent from my iPhone +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028850.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028850.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3388e2666965768a68c8a6f03806e9da2b45bd48 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028850.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028850" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028850.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1276 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Attachments: +Importance: +Joi Ito +4/27/2014 6:57:02 PM +Epstein Jeffrey [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: NYTimes: Sanctions Revive Search for Secret Putin Fortune +signature.asc +High +Calling you from a 310 #... +on Apr 27, 2014, at +04:41, Jeffrey Epstein wrote: +if you havetime +> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Joi Ito +> wrote: +> President Obama's response to the Ukraine +crisis, while derided by critics as slow and weak, has +reinvigorated a 15-year global hunt for the Russian leader's hidden wealth. +http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/world/sanctions-revive-search-for-secret-putin- +fortune.html?smid=nytnow-share&smprod=nytnow +> +Sent from my iPhone + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028851.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028851.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..154c48f9f1e2baed05f4ced41a70b07009c2656a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028851.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028851" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028851.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1218 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Attachments: signature.asc +Calling you from a 310 #... +on Apr 27, 2014, at 04:41 , Jeffrey Epstein wrote: +if you havetime +> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Joi Ito < +> wrote: +> President Obama's response to the Ukraine crisis, while derided by critics as slow and weak, has +reinvigorated a 15-year global hunt for the Russian leader's hidden wealth. +› http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/world/sanctions-revive-search-for-secret-putin- +fortune.html?smid=nytnow-share&smprod=nytnow +> Sent from my iPhone +-- +please note +> The information contained in this communication is +› confidential +, may be attorney-client privileged, may +and is intended +> the use of the addressee. +> constitute inside informatit is the property of +only for +> Jeffrey Epstein +> Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +> and may be unlawful. +If you have received this +› communication in error, please notify us immediately by +> return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +Please use my alternative address, +to +avoid email +auto responder +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028851 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028852.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028852.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b56c30f942ae848304d66ae9e35076e163690779 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028852.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028852" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028852.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1354 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lesley Groff +7/17/2014 11:55:40 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Reminder Ed Boyden. +Importance: +High +Reminder: Would you like me to set up a call for you with Ed Boyden? +Sent from my iPhone +Begin forwarded message: +From: Ed Boyden +Date: July 14, 2014, 4:50:47 AM EDT +To: Lesley Groff < +Ce: Jeffrey Epstein < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Subject: Re: deception +Reply-To: +Sorry again for that last minute cancellation in the Spring -- alas, +the perils of running a new center, that I no longer control my +schedule like in the good old days. But the Obama BRAIN Initiative is +running strong, and MIT has a good bid for a seat at the table, so +that is good. Want to revisit a time for a chat? My schedule is now +much more free, thanks to these BRAIN initiative activities +launching... +Best, +Ed +On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Lesley Groff < +> wrote: +Good morning Neil...I am afraid Jeffrey must cancel his trip up today...he is sick in bed and not well. I am so +very sorry to do this last minute. Hopefully we can circle back to this soon. +Thank you, +Lesley +Assistant to Jeffrey Epstein +On Dec 6, 2013, at 12:32 AM, Neil Gershenfeld< +› wrote: +Confirming lunch noon Friday at my office, E15-401. Sunglasses and beach balls optional, hopefully this will +be a warm-up for meeting in more entertaining venues. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028852 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028853.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028853.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e0f2af86ea6fb4faa7fa1afb8a498b330b3041c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028853.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028853" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028853.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 486 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Neil +Ed Boyden, Ph. D. +Leader, Synthetic Neurobiology Group +Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab and McGovern Institute, +Departments of Biological Engineering and Brain and Cognitive Sciences +Co-Director, MIT Center for Neurobiological Engineering +New York Stem Cell Foundation-Robertson Investigator +MIT, Room E15-421, 20 Ames St., Cambridge, MA 02139 +email - +office - +cell - +fax +skype - +web - http://syntheticneurobiology.org +twitter - http://twitter.com/eboyden3 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028853 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028854.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028854.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7601a6392593dcf08a1871d6119a925df17dc0e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028854.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028854" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028854.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2068 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Kathy Ruemmler +9/19/2014 11:54:57 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: High +Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effectively.....how are you going to manage all of +that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too.....I'll be here all week - you may get sick of me... just +sat down on the train so can't talk freely. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +"girls?",, careful i will renew an old habit, this week, thiel, summers,bill burns, gordon brown, jagland, ( +council of europe and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( gates). jabor (qatar +). sultan ( dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody, you are a welcome guest at any..... also if you +think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate summit, clinton ,security council, holy +shit im on +for next 30 minutes +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +wrote: +Most girls do not have to worry about this crap. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:09 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, emotional. and +financial +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him. +wrote: +Sent from my iPad +On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +You need to talk to boss +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028855.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028855.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e2a031199a9df48e0e04d6d310dd694044958b5a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028855.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028855" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028855.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1221 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028856.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028856.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b9f9e863b4956350c9436580124b50d34308d66e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028856.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028856" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028856.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2199 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Kathy Ruemmler +9/19/2014 6:57:04 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +Reid's guy went down on all 7 counts. +On Sep 19, 2014 8:01 AM, "Kathy Ruemmler" < +• wrote: +Yes, trains exist -- people ride them to get from one place to another.....germ factories, however. DC today, +back in NY on Sunday morning. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:57 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +train? yes, i will be like the emergency room doctor at lenox hill, put that crazy in room 1, gunshot in +surgery, and the +"cook" welll - he can wait +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +> wrote: +Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effectively... how are you going to manage all of +that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too.....I'll be here all week -- you may get sick of +me...just sat down on the train so can't talk freely. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +"girls?", careful i will renew an old habit, this week, thiel, summers,bill burns, gordon brown, jagland, +( council of europe and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( gates). jabor ( qatar +). sultan ( dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody. you are a welcome guest at any..... also if you +think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate summit, clinton ,security +council, holy shit im on +for next 30 minutes +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler +wrote: +Most girls do not have to worry about this crap. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:09 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com > wrote: +understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, emotional. and +financial +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him. +wrote: +Sent from my iPad +On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +You need to talk to boss +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028857.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028857.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..76a75ff708c79c516accd4adceb7d702d22ba147 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028857.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028857" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028857.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1812 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028858.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028858.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2090c74bb88f5a6010bafff5d2822fa59464bf85 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028858.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028858" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028858.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 400 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028858 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028859.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028859.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07fea7ce3d60d292599590b81ed1cc04f5e9704a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028859.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028859" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028859.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2193 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Kathy Ruemmler +9/19/2014 6:59:27 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: High +Yep. And now he is a repeat offender. +On Sep 19, 2014 2:58 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +and thats after turning down misdeameors? whoops +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +› wrote: +Reid's guy went down on all 7 counts. +On Sep 19, 2014 8:01 AM, "Kathy Ruemmler" < +• wrote: +Yes, trains exist -- people ride them to get from one place to another.....germ factories, however. DC today, +back in NY on Sunday morning. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:57 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +train? yes, i will be like the emergency room doctor at lenox hill, put that crazy in room 1, gunshot in +surgery, and the +"cook" welll -- he can wait +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Kathy Ruemmler ‹ +wrote: +Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effectively.....how are you going to manage all of +that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too..... I'll be here all week -- you may get sick of +me....just sat down on the train so can't talk freely. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +"girls?", careful i will renew an old habit, . this week, thiel, summers, bill burns, gordon brown, +jagland, ( council of europe and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( gates). +jabor (qatar). sultan (dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody, you are a welcome guest at +any.... also if you think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate summit, clinton +, security council, holy shit im on +for next 30 minutes +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler +wrote: +Most girls do not have to worry about this crap. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:09 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, emotional. and +financial +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler 4 +Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him. +wrote: +Sent from my iPad +On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +You need to talk to boss +-- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028859 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028860.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028860.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a0e6783f1d2329c2f472ed79492ec3c5f08256f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028860.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028860" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028860.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1816 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028862.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028862.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..15f78cda9b3b69b1125d56bcc726f540f39285c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028862.md @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028862" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028862.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2303 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Kathy Ruemmler +9/19/2014 7:02:09 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +Uh, yeah. We will now go through a period of self-reflection and despair. +On Sep 19, 2014 3:00 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +double whoops +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Yep. And now he is a repeat offender. +On Sep 19, 2014 2:58 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +and thats after turning down misdeameors? whoops +> wrote: +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Kathy Ruemmler +> wrote: +Reid's guy went down on all 7 counts. +On Sep 19, 2014 8:01 AM, "Kathy Ruemmler" < +> wrote: +Yes, trains exist -- people ride them to get from one place to another...germ factories, however. DC +today, back in NY on Sunday morning. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:57 AM, "jeffrey E." wrote: +train? yes, i will be like the emergency room doctor at lenox hill, put that crazy in room 1, gunshot in +surgery, and the +"cook" +welll - he can wait +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +wrote: +Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effectively.....how are you going to manage all +of that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too..... I'll be here all week - you may get sick of +me....just sat down on the train so can't talk freely. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +"girls?",, careful i will renew an old habit, this week, thiel, summers,bill burns, gordon brown, +jagland, ( council of europe and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( gates). +jabor (qatar). sultan ( dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), +leon black, woody. you are a welcome guest at +any.... also if you think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate summit, clinton +, security council, holy shit im on +for next 30 minutes +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler +› wrote: +Most girls do not have to worry about this crap. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:09 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, emotional. and +financial +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him. +wrote: +Sent from my iPad +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028862 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028863.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028863.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..60e622259be2c8022b6fbaedb4677d9d41ce1e66 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028863.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028863" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028863.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1751 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +You need to talk to boss +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028864.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028864.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..079e464c971b18e8e42392633df1ee0e496b7d95 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028864.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028864" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028864.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1875 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028865.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028865.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..38fcb8fa32874e8fd4107495075529ce5bc5fea3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028865.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028865" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028865.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 131 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028865 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028866.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028866.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cc3746f0d95f61c387d8ea3b4f1c83320066b128 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028866.md @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028866" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028866.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2330 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Kathy Ruemmler +9/19/2014 7:44:17 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: High +Gov is not jewish +On Sep 19, 2014 3:42 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +reid or governor +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Uh, yeah. We will now go through a period of self-reflection and despair. +On Sep 19, 2014 3:00 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +double whoops +› wrote: +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Yep. And now he is a repeat offender. +On Sep 19, 2014 2:58 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +and thats after turning down misdeameors? whoops +> wrote: +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +> wrote: +Reid's guy went down on all 7 counts. +On Sep 19, 2014 8:01 AM, "Kathy Ruemmler" < +> wrote: +Yes, trains exist -- people ride them to get from one place to another.....germ factories, however. DC +today, back in NY on Sunday morning. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:57 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +train? yes, i will be like the emergency room doctor at lenox hill, put that crazy in room 1, gunshot in +surgery, and the +"cook" +welll - he can wait +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +> wrote: +Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effectively.....how are you going to manage +all of that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too....I'll be here all week -- you may get sick +of me....just sat down on the train so can't talk freely. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +"girls?",, careful i will renew an old habit, . this week, thiel, summers, bill burns, gordon brown, +jagland, ( council of europe and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( +gates). jabor (qatar). sultan (dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody. you are a welcome +guest at any..... also if you think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate +summit, clinton ,security council, holy shit im on +for next 30 minutes +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler +wrote: +Most girls do not have to worry about this crap. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:09 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, emotional. +and financial +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028866 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028867.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028867.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5521b9370d5abe07953c8cb03c54a171c5c58b78 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028867.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028867" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028867.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1691 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him. +Sent from my iPad +On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +You need to talk to boss +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +contidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +> wrote: +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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[jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Fwd: +Importance: High +Correct. One time, maybe. Twice, no way. +On Sep 19, 2014 3:45 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com > wrote: +of course not, he wouldnt have been so stupid. +-_-- Forwarded message ---- +From: Kathy Ruemmler < +Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:44 PM +Subject: Re: +To: "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Gov is not jewish +On Sep 19, 2014 3:42 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +reid or governor +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Uh, yeah. We will now go through a period of self-reflection and despair. +On Sep 19, 2014 3:00 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +double whoops +> wrote: +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Yep. And now he is a repeat offender. +On Sep 19, 2014 2:58 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +and thats after turning down misdeameors? whoops +› wrote: +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +> wrote: +Reid's guy went down on all 7 counts. +On Sep 19, 2014 8:01 AM, "Kathy Ruemmler" < +> wrote: +Yes, trains exist -- people ride them to get from one place to another.....germ factories, however. DC +today, back in NY on Sunday morning. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:57 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +train? yes, i will be like the emergency room doctor at lenox hill, put that crazy in room 1, gunshot +in surgery, and the +"cook" welll -- he can wait +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +• wrote: +Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effectively.....how are you going to manage +all of that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too.....I'll be here all week -- you may get +sick of me....just sat down on the train so can't talk freely. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028870 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028871.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028871.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c61642204395e16c3a30ec20ba61c56dae85d163 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028871.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028871" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028871.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2100 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +"girls?" +„ careful i will renew an old habit, . this week, thiel, summers,bill burns, gordon brown, +jagland, ( council of europe and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( +gates). jabor (qatar). sultan (dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody. you are a welcome +guest at any..... also if you think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate +summit, clinton ,security council, holy shit im on +for next 30 minutes +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +wrote: +Most girls do not have to worry about this crap. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:09 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, emotional. +and financial +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him. +› wrote: +Sent from my iPad +On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +You need to talk to boss +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028872.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028872.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d98da15fba57fce66d37836ab91f538953137488 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028872.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028872" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028872.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1816 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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It is the property of +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028874.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028874.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5cb498cc6ae5a5bf65ee77233e7024ada833a694 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028874.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028874" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028874.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 131 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028874 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028875.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028875.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d44d01df1b6548e1cc9ac1cacea236b5f9b7fbbb --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028875.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028875" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028875.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1717 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Kathy Ruemmler I +9/19/2014 9:12:49 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Fwd: +Importance: +High +I think I should do it. +On Sep 19, 2014 4:12 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +free now +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Correct. One time, maybe. Twice, no way. +On Sep 19, 2014 3:45 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +of course not, he wouldnt have been so stupid. +-______- Forwarded message ---- +From: Kathy Ruemmler < +Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:44 PM +Subject: Re: +To: "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> +> wrote: +Gov is not jewish +On Sep 19, 2014 3:42 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +reid or governor +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Uh, yeah. We will now go through a period of self-reflection and despair. +On Sep 19, 2014 3:00 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +double whoops +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Yep. And now he is a repeat offender. +On Sep 19, 2014 2:58 PM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +and thats after turning down misdeameors? whoops +> wrote: +> wrote: +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Kathy Ruemmler < +> wrote: +Reid's guy went down on all 7 counts. +On Sep 19, 2014 8:01 AM, "Kathy Ruemmler" < +> wrote: +Yes, trains exist -- people ride them to get from one place to another.....germ factories, however. DC +today, back in NY on Sunday morning. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:57 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +train? yes, i will be like the emergency room doctor at lenox hill, put that crazy in room 1, gunshot +in surgery, and the +"cook" welll - he can wait +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +> wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028875 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028876.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028876.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0b27547eb3cdd9ef94431a23af8ecdbbce10aa56 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028876.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028876" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028876.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2178 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effectively....how are you going to +manage all of that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too.....I'll be here all week -- you +may get sick of me....just sat down on the train so can't talk freely. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +"girls?",, careful i will renew an old habit, this week, thiel, summers,bill burns, gordon brown, +jagland, (council of europe and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( +gates). jabor (qatar). sultan ( dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody. you are a +welcome guest at any..... also if you think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for +climate summit, clinton ,security council, holy shit im on +for next 30 minutes +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +> wrote: +Most girls do not have to worry about this crap. +On Sep 19, 2014 7:09 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, emotional. +and financial +On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler < +Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him. +> wrote: +Sent from my iPad +On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +You need to talk to boss +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028880.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028880.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cdbc5daa4e212a354e960de74eedfc7f72390126 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028880.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028880" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028880.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1141 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lawrence Summers L +10/9/2014 3:39:53 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: Post Exclusive: Obama aides knew of possible White House tie to Cartagena scandal +I fear she should have pulled out last week. +Sent from my iPhone +Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: +Follow me on twitter @lhsummers +www.larrysummers.com +Begin forwarded message: +Resent-From: +From: The Washington Post +Date: October 8, 2014 at 10:05:38 PM EDT +To: "Summers, Lawrence" < +Subject: Post Exclusive: Obama aides knew of possible White House tie to Cartagena scandal +Reply-To: The Washington Post +Breaking news and original journalism only at The Washington Post • Wed., +Oct. 8, 2014 +View in your Web browser +Obama aides knew of possible White House tie to +Cartagena scandal +As nearly two dozen Secret Service agents and members of the military were +punished or fired following a 2012 prostitution scandal in Colombia, Obama +administration officials repeatedly denied that anyone from the White House was +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028880 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028881.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028881.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..31d323ca98c96d0f9e567340e0215cf42fa98711 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028881.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028881" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028881.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 517 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +involved. +But new details drawn from government documents and interviews show that senior +White House aides were given information at the time suggesting that a prostitute was +an overnight guest in the hotel room of a presidential advance-team member — yet +that information was never thoroughly investigated or publicly acknowledged. +Read more +Sign up for newsletters +Unsubscribe +Help & contact info +Privacy policy +View on the Web +©2014 The Washington Post +1150 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20071 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028881 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028882.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028882.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c26c8307a6774e60b9a357ec3a3483f4571c3225 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028882.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028882" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028882.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3395 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lisa New +10/27/2014 1:48:05 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +writing up proposal +Importance: +High +Dear Jeffrey, +Larry has told me that you and a friend would like to contribute to my project (hallelujah and thank you a +million times, Jeffrey) and that I ought to write up a proposal asking for 500,000. This is wonderful. If this +comes to pass, the best way for that money to come, I think, is as a gift to Poetry in America, an initiative at +EdLabs at Harvard University. This will give me discretion over its disbursement to HarvardX and WGBH, but +this will be absolutely be a Harvard gift that will count as Campaign success and from which Harvard will take +some (but not as much)overhead.. So far the best finance people I've met are at EdLabs and they are happy to +manage these funds for me. There are other ways to give me this money that leave Harvard out, but my +understanding is that your friend would like this to be a Harvard gift. +Here's a draft of what I'd like to do with that money. +I'd like 500,000 to do post-production and distribution of a whole historical period of American poetry (1914- +1945 is what I'm thinking--Modernism) and including three episodes of tv. +The raw materials for that period include interviews with Bill Clinton (including footage not yet used by +WGBH), Peter Gallison, Walter Isaacson, Lena Dunham, Woody Allen (whose lawyers didn't like our release a +while ago, but we're hoping will soften over time), Harrison Ford (still a maybe), Robert Polito, Sarah Kay, Al +Filreis, Rafael Campo, Susan Howe, kids from Nantucket High School, kids from Brookline High +School, Alfre Woodard, Jane Pickering, Jay Parini, Ray Dalio, Leon Wieseltier, Richard Dawkins and others; +and footage shot in Harlem, Greenwich Village, midtown, Chicago, London (if I have the money to hire a crew +there; don't now ), at museums including the Fogg, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Frost's house in Ripton +Vermont and more. +This allows the donor to give to a big Harvard Campaign priority, Teaching and Learning, by supporting Poetry +in America, allowing me to produce the crucial segment of the online course with the highest (TV quality) +production values and so also supplying higher quality video to WGBH as a way also to cut their costs. +Currently, HarvardX skimps (on lighting, for instance--see the Bill Clinton interview) and while WGBH ladles +money raised by others into everything. I have been pounding away at my friends at WGBH and I know that +WGBH producer will work with HarvardX if they can give him footage of the right quality.. That is, we'll use +HarvardX as the backlot for WGBH so as to squeeze three episodes out for 250. +This proposal does not include experiments in schools or the curricular development into courses for teachers +that you've seen in other (million dollar_) proposals. But the courses for teachers can't happen before the +footage is developed, and these courses will have as their centerpiece the WGBH episodes, and so this funding +will make all the rest possible. +I can polish this narrative and or edit it, if there are things you think I have wrong. +And I can attach a draft budget based on real Harvard numbers (what my Harvard video editor, producer, media +manager cost) as well as a draft WGBH budget I'll now go an negotiate with them. Or we can do that at a +second stage. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028882 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028883.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028883.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d4e0687763de876d1557fe6220261b06d9f4656a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028883.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028883" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028883.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 423 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028883 + +Let me know what you think? And when are we reading Whitman together. Why don't we set a date for Feb +when Poetry in America 3: Whitman is running online and we could screen a little video and then have a +discussion around your table with you and some friends? +Lisa +- +Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028883 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028884.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028884.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8029ce9a183062d7165a320fde0567dc4d35f030 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028884.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028884" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028884.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3203 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lisa New +10/27/2014 5:09:58 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: writing up proposal +Importance: +High +Okay. Shall I attach budget? Edit the above and send it. Send it to whom? Lisa +On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 11:53 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +I think the proposal for 500k is optimistic but can't hurt. +On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Lisa New < +Dear Jeffrey, +wrote: +Larry has told me that you and a friend would like to contribute to my project (hallelujah and thank you a +million times, Jeffrey) and that I ought to write up a proposal asking for 500,000. This is wonderful. If this +comes to pass, the best way for that money to come, I think, is as a gift to Poetry in America, an initiative at +EdLabs at Harvard University. This will give me discretion over its disbursement to HarvardX and WGBH, +but this will be absolutely be a Harvard gift that will count as Campaign success and from which Harvard +will take some (but not as much)overhead. . So far the best finance people I've met are at EdLabs and they are +happy to manage these funds for me. There are other ways to give me this money that leave Harvard out, but +my understanding is that your friend would like this to be a Harvard gift. +Here's a draft of what I'd like to do with that money. +I'd like 500,000 to do post-production and distribution of a whole historical period of American poetry +(1914-1945 is what I'm thinking--Modernism) and including three episodes of tv. +The raw materials for that period include interviews with Bill Clinton (including footage not yet used by +WGBH), Peter Gallison, Walter Isaacson, Lena Dunham, Woody Allen (whose lawyers didn't like our release +a while ago, but we're hoping will soften over time), Harrison Ford (still a maybe), Robert Polito, Sarah Kay, +Al Filreis, Rafael Campo, Susan Howe, kids from Nantucket High School, kids from Brookline High +School, Alfre Woodard, Jane Pickering, Jay Parini, Ray Dalio, Leon Wieseltier, Richard Dawkins and others; +and footage shot in Harlem, Greenwich Village, midtown, Chicago, London (if I have the money to hire a +crew there; don't now ), at museums including the Fogg, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Frost's house in +Ripton Vermont and more. +This allows the donor to give to a big Harvard Campaign priority, Teaching and Learning, by supporting +Poetry in America, allowing me to produce the crucial segment of the online course with the highest (TV +quality) production values and so also supplying higher quality video to WGBH as a way also to cut their +costs. +Currently, HarvardX skimps (on lighting, for instance--see the Bill Clinton interview) and while WGBH +ladles money raised by others into everything. I have been pounding away at my friends at WGBH and I +know that WGBH producer will work with HarvardX if they can give him footage of the right quality.. That +is, we'll use HarvardX as the backlot for WGBH so as to squeeze three episodes out for 250. +This proposal does not include experiments in schools or the curricular development into courses for teachers +that you've seen in other (million dollar_) proposals. But the courses for teachers can't happen before the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028884 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028885.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028885.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7c3936e8c31026eada72119d93cd297a55fb2823 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028885.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028885" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028885.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1493 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028885 + +footage is developed, and these courses will have as their centerpiece the WGBH episodes, and so this +funding will make all the rest possible. +I can polish this narrative and or edit it, if there are things you think I have wrong. +And I can attach a draft budget based on real Harvard numbers (what my Harvard video editor, producer, +media manager cost) as well as a draft WGBH budget I'll now go an negotiate with them. Or we can do that at +a second stage. +Let me know what you think? And when are we reading Whitman together. Why don't we set a date for Feb +when Poetry in America 3: Whitman is running online and we could screen a little video and then have a +discussion around your table with you and some friends? +Lisa +-- +Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +-= + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028886.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028886.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8e690b3ffe500df5aad1ca9e382d7e88df41d3e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028886.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028886" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028886.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 145 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028886 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028887.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028887.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e09a76ebbd42c7aa765a001a2bd8fe0dfb1abbe --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028887.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028887" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028887.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 835 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +05/12/2014 the Cathedral - to Shlomo Gazit +• As the year 2015 begins, we find +ourselves at the height of a historic +earthquake, in multiple dimensions, the +like of which hasn't been seen since +the end of WWI and the collapse of the +Ottoman Empire. +• In the Middle East - within three +years, the "Arab spring" turned into the +"Islamic winter" - borders have +vanished and centuries of conflicts +between tribes and factions are +erupting onto the surface. +• The bi-polar and multi-polar world +we knew has been replaced by a world +with not even one geopolitical center +of gravity. It is a Gestalt in which +everything depends on everything else, +and dealing with the challenges +requires global cooperation +• Israel finds itself at the center of a +kind of "perfect storm," the only +outpost of the western way of life in +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028887 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028888.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028888.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f9ec4f52b73a0d36b9036f46b6e8da8616a4e895 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028888.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028888" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028888.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 907 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +the Middle East - at the meeting point +of the "clash of civilizations" between +Islam and the West, as Huntington +envisioned it, and at the same time, in +the spinning "eye of the storm" of the +clash of titans within Islam itself: +between Sunni and Shi'ite, between +tradition, extremism and terrorism on +the one hand, and modernity and +moderation on the other; between the +dream of "past glory" and the vision of +a "leap into the future". And all of this +is drenched in a lot of blood. +• This drama that has washed over +the Arab world bears two lessons and +one insight for us: +The 1ª lesson: "Be modest in prophecy" +In particular, when it comes to the +future. Mubarak for example had about +400,000 people at his disposal working +in various security agencies in order to +preemptively predict events such as +those that took place at Tahrir Square. +And he did not foresee the uprising. So +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028888 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028889.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028889.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..60b040ac276d82227b7d74bda36073d460005b24 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028889.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028889" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028889.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 888 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +who can? +The 2nd lesson: When friends, and even the +leaders among us, say: "Don't get swept +into a panic - if something really grave +happens (Iran for example) - the US will +not stand by. The world will take +action!" +And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. +Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own +people - with tanks, artillery, fighter +jets, even chemical weapons - and the +world did not lift a finger. +And the one insight: To all our opponents +and even friends who tell us that our +lack of success in reaching an agreement +with the Palestinians is the root of all the +troubles in the Middle East - the original +sin! - I say: this is not true! +Even if I, in 2000 (or Rabin and Peres in +1994 or Olmert in 2008), were to have +reached a peace treaty with the +Palestinians - which would have been +implemented a long time ago the +"Muslim Brotherhood" would still have +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028889 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028890.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028890.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e17ebcd32ce6f0093ea8d442728e0470a5d6a3bb --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028890.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028890" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028890.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 807 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +taken control over Egypt and Al-Sisi +would still have taken it back a short +time after. +Syria would still have been +embroiled in a bitter civil war. And +Iran - would still be striving for +regional hegemony and nuclear +military capability. +• The reasons for all the above are +deeply rooted in the history of the +nations and the region - and do not +stem from the Israeli Palestinian +conflict (they may be related to it in +another way, which I will get to later +on). +• In the new reality forged by the +"Arab Spring," there is good news and +bad news for us. +Let's start with the bad news: +ISIS, the disintegration of Syria, the events +in Iraq - all of these are bad news that +prove to us, time and time again, that the +Middle East is indeed a tough +neighborhood. There is no mercy for the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028890 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028891.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028891.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5445c297a1c4c78165abd869f20f8e92d42a2939 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028891.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028891" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028891.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 841 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +weak, and there will be no second +opportunity for those who don't defend +themselves. Every year, new threats +arise. And the old ones: Hezbollah, Iran, +terrorism -are all "alive and kicking" and +growing even stronger. +But there is good news too. Israel is the +strongest country in the region, from +Tripoli in Libya to Tehran. It's the +strongest militarily, strategically, and +economically, and if we know act +wisely-diplomatically too. Equally +important: Israel will continue to be the +strongest country in the region in the +foreseeable future - especially if we +manage to identify and cultivate these +sources of empowerment and advantage +- including: +• Armed Forces capable of defeating +any outside combination of threats, +including terrorism. +A strong and growing economy in +an open relationship with global +markets. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028891 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028892.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028892.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7c9a1a5d8ba40e9e90f6befba346eebbd2120702 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028892.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028892" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028892.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 858 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• Foreign policy that assures +international backing, especially +American - diplomatic and economic- +backing Israel's positions, and which +holds the "moral high ground" vis-a-vis +our enemies and opponents. +• The fact that Israel is stronger than +any combination of enemies is what +enables us to act from a position of +strength and self confidence in order to +change the reality : to counter the +threats and to seize the opportunities. +Let me elaborate briefly about each +of the threats: +Two ironies and one insight about Isis. +Assad slaughtered 200,000 of his people +including by using chemical weapons - +and that wasn't enough to get the British +parliament and Prime Minister Cameron +or the American Congress and President +Obama to act. +Then, ISIS beheaded two +journalists (not really a new practice in +the Middle East) in front of the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028892 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028893.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028893.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a400daa0cbae55bedae0aec3b375c02c340ec33d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028893.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028893" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028893.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 889 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +cameras - and within 48 hours the +world was united against them. Better +late than never, so we have little reason +to complain about the result. However, +there is something to learn about the +superficiality of the decision-making +processes in our world. +Second: let's assume for a moment that +ISIS is restrained in about a year (and +hopefully - crushed) - who wins? +• The main winner is Assad, since +the Coalition would have wiped out his +main adversary, freeing him to focus +more intensely on the rest of the rebels +- meaning the "moderate" rebels, +which the Coalition purports to train +and reinforce in order to take him +down. +Iran also wins and of course Hezbollah - +all members of President Bush's Axis of +Evil. In other words: the Coalition is +doing some of the "dirty work" for them. +• In my best assessment, the Turks +are right in their position that there is +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028893 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028894.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028894.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1aa4a32a0fc1189e3909451613ad93dbabe62925 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028894.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028894" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028894.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 832 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +no point in striking ISIS unless you +also set a goal to take down Assad, and +act to achieve it. +The Turks are right in their call for a +"humanitarian strip" - 25-30 km into +Syrian territory along the borders, and +declare it a "no fly zone", +, a place for +refugees (there are several million of +them) to assemble and where they can +receive humanitarian aid. +• What hasn't been said explicitly is +that such a deployment might lead +sooner or later to engagement with the +Syrian Air Force - followed by the +Syrian Air Defense - which could +develop into an opportunity to +fundamentally change the balance of +power and the course of the war +against Assad's regime. +And one insight: ISIS may not be as +strong as it is being portrayed. A +coherent intense, coordinated action +during the next year or two, particularly +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028894 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028895.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028895.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f07e7fe8322f191e00e89b9cd76a40e9b139c71f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028895.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028895" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028895.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 893 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +if performed according to the Turkish +outline and with massive Turkish +involvement - could well put the Genie +back into the bottle. However - let us +make no mistake - ISIS is part of the +radical Islamic web of terrorism. A web +that is loosely knit, yet survives on +strictly restricted resources - and +demonstrates operational flexibility, +survivability and a fanatic adherence to +the goal. +• We're talking about ALQ, Jabhat al- +Nusra in Syria, Lashkar-e-Taiba in +India, the Houthis in Yemen, the +Shabab in Sumali, Boko Haram in +Nigeria and many more - all across the +Muslim strip, from Marrakesh to +Bangladesh. +• And this web is very resilient. +Dealing with it will take war lasting for +a generation, not just a few years. The +struggle will require collaboration not +just between the moderate Arab +nations and Turkey - but a long- +standing collaboration between the US, +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028895 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028896.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028896.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5769f5fe8216819e0d0b8c536c24dfca7b09b009 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028896.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028896" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028896.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 889 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Russia, China, India and Europe - all +are are potential targets and victims of +this terror everyone to some extent. +Forging this collaboration is +categorically more important than the +events in Ukraine or the North Chinese +Sea Islands. +• Hezbollah is busy in Syria - and +would generally prefer to avoid +provoking Israel. Some here would say +that Nasrallah has been deterred, that +the memory of 2006 is still fresh in his +mind and he will not act. I have my +reservations about the deterministic +nature of this statement. "Deterrence" +is a somewhat elusive term. This is not +a "zero sum game" on a one- +dimensional bar. This is a complex and +context-related issue. Although under +normal circumstances, each side has a +fundamental position (let's assume for +a moment that Hezbollah's position is +"avoid provoking Israel") — it is still +not hard to imagine an event, or +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028896 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028897.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028897.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..90d4077747ae065286ad6047cce607d3864e2e19 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028897.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028897" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028897.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 824 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +damage to Hezbollah's (or Nasrallah's) +assets or prestige, that could lead it, +despite its basic position, to take action +contrary to its true fundamental +position. +• Incidentally, this doesn't apply +solely to "Hezbollah" - but to us too. +Therefore, the working +assumptions and the operational +deployment must include the +possibility of deterioration into a wide- +scale confrontation with Hezbollah. +• And now, to Iran - which under +certain circumstances might be the +element that ignites or incites +"Hezbollah" into action. +• Let us be clear - a nuclear Iran is a +central threat to the entire world order, +not just Israel. A nuclear Iran means +the end of the non-proliferation +regime- Saudi Arabia, within months, +Turkey within a few years and Egypt +might follow as well-and all will +become nuclear. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028897 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028898.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028898.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d335ef7b4a9cca721e75aeca74980e57698fb6e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028898.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028898" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028898.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 816 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• Every third-grade dictator will be +able to ensure his survivability against +the outside world by following in the +footsteps of Pakistan, North Korea and +Iran. +The "countdown" towards the +troubling vision of Prof. Graham +Allison of Harvard about nuclear +weapons in the hands of terrorists - +this countdown, even if it takes 15 +years, will start. Therefore, blocking +Iran from becoming a "threshold +nuclear state" is crucial, and justifies +every effort. +• Right now diplomacy is in hiatus at +least until March 2015. It's hard to +imagine a good agreement with the +PS+1, and a bad agreement would be +best left unsigned. The problem is that +the Iranians have no real incentive to +reach a "final agreement" that would +keep them from becoming a nuclear +power. +• As far as they're concerned, at any +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028898 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028899.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028899.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7d66c5915c13ad79e6353a65738cff46c2921028 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028899.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028899" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028899.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 857 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +given time an improved "interim +agreement" would be better (unless the +P5+1 yield to a bad agreement.) +• The Iranians are very sophisticated. +In their opinion (I emphasize: in their +opinion), the American government +has changed its goal without admitting +it, from "Iran will not have military +nuclear capability. Period." to "Tran +will not have military nuclear +capability on our watch " +• This is of course a completely +different thing. And this perception +only reinforces Iran's obduracy and the +delaying tactics that they've adopted. +Israel has a supreme interest in +"keeping all the options on the table" +However, today, mostly against the +backdrop of the drawn-out talks - +Israel has an interest in maximizing its +understanding with the United States +and trying to convince it of the need +for determination and perseverance; for +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028899 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028900.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028900.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..44013fb1d1ea4a6d1c21ec8f5cdfb16ef92a657d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028900.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028900" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028900.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 868 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +"sticks" as well as "carrots"; and of the +importance of completely losing any +illusions regarding the objectives of +the Ayatollahs' regime. +• And from here, a sharp segue to the +diplomatic challenges Israel faces, +from the minor (for now) to the major. +• Israel is far from being a leaf in the +wind. But the world has no geopolitical +center of gravity - not the US, Russia, +Europe or China -Israel isn't +omnipotent either. +• It is wrong to disregard what's +happening in Europe. It will not be +resolved by saying that Europe is +ridden with anti-Semitism (though +there's quite a bit of truth to that). +• Regarding BDS, I used to tell the +members of the Cabinet that- as long +as these voices are coming from Eritrea +or Mauritania, we can live with it for +years. When it comes from +Scandinavia and Britain - it's a +different story, and must be taken +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028900 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028901.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028901.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..238ad2dffc11f1e9fdad6abc1cf913880f8d0e6f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028901.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028901" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028901.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 865 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +seriously. +• Right now it is being espoused by +parliaments, not governments. But it +could expand - to trade unions, to the +academia, to consumer organizations +and NGOs. And then, heaven forbid, +eventually to governments - which will +say "we are of the people". We +mustn't forget that Europe is Israel's +No. 1 trading partner - not the US and +not China. And Europe, with North +America and a few countries in the +East, is at the heart of the "reference +group" of liberal democratic countries +to which we want to belong, and +rightfully so. +• This leads us to the US - and there, +the diplomatic challenge is far greater. +Israel is a sovereign state. On more +than one occasion, I told President +Obama, and before that Presidents +Bush and Clinton, the following: "On +issues that we believe are essential to +the security and future of Israel and of +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028901 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028902.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028902.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..181a8919ae7ee65d68a927ebaf0e6259b9817d6e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028902.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028902" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028902.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 853 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +the Jewish people, Israel will make its +decisions alone and on its own +responsibility and act upon them. We +cannot, and will not want to". +, I added, +"delegate the responsibility for such +decisions, when required, even to the +best of our friends — which is you." +The US presidents, I note, did not +always like this statement - but they +respected it. +In the same token, I told members +of the cabinet more than once - "we +must always remember that the US is +also a sovereign state. And it expects +us to respect its right to form its +positions on the issues crucial to it, +based on its own interests ". And we +have to respect that. +• Without derogating from our +responsibility to make and execute +sovereign decisions - the reality is that +there isn't full symmetry here. +• Our relations with the US +President, the administration, the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028902 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028903.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028903.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..edf346300e139bb13710eda24ee737fc794940ae --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028903.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028903" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028903.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 848 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Congress and the American people are +vital to the State of Israel. +The United States is Israel's main +ally and strategic support. Our relations +with it are the cornerstone of Israel's +military capabilities, the IDF's +qualitative edge, and Israel's strategic +and political positioning. +• We receive $3 billion a year from +the US, going back some 40 years now. +What social or economic budget items +would we forgo to make up the m12 +billion gap if this assistance +disappears? +They're the only ones who can +provide us with F-35 jets, the best +aircraft in the world. +• These are mutually beneficial +relations. The US also benefits from +the unprecedented cooperation between +our intelligence communities. And so +do we. +We never expected, and will never ask +others to fight for us - yet the US has +deployed advanced radar systems in +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028903 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028904.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028904.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..117bd9e98d8b833daf09e1a7dd3d043b70aa6926 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028904.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028904" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028904.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 885 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Israel to provide early warning against +long-range missiles, and holds military +exercises on our soil and in the +Mediterranean, preparing an American +response in case Israel has to defend +itself against missile attacks from Iran. +• . +We received about $1 billion from +the US, by order of President Obama, +for "Iron Dome", and assistance for the +David's Sling and Arrow programs +continues. +• We turn to the US to veto hostile +initiatives against Israel in the United +Nations Security Council. Or to soften +the conclusions of the Goldstone +Commission and its ilk. +• It is to them that we turned (and +they responded to the best of their +ability) in rather tense times, when a +handful of our people were besieged in +the embassy in Cairo, with an angry +mob at the door. +• Secretary of State Kerry, and +President Obama - went to great +lengths - and paid a considerable +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028904 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028905.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028905.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..53d29cfa4105ca6bf65fef7883674203125a01a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028905.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028905" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028905.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 853 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +political (and often personal) price - to +help us achieve a breakthrough with +the Palestinians, though the effort did +not succeed. Nor did we succeed +(Rabin and Peres, myself, Olmert and +Bibi as well). They shouldn't be +ridiculed and debased for this. They +should be appreciated. Even if we do +not agree on all the details. +• We will yet need their help in +facing many trials in the future. +• I recommend that we all remember +this well. The rules of working with the +Americans: Do not marginalize +yourself. Do not fold. Yes - remember +what the U.S. is for Israel. And +Maintain-at almost any cost - mutual +relations of trust and respect. It's good +for Israel. +The American Congress, President +Obama, Biden and Kerry are part of the +solution, even if it tarries. They are not +part of the problem. +• Ben Gurion used to say, with his +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028905 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028906.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028906.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..424155767682030982be002e48e09c59825bc1a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028906.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028906" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028906.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 922 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +iron logic, that "the future of Israel +depends on our strength and our +righteousness." +"Our strength" — that is the IDF's might +and its strategic capabilities, the backing +of the superpowers, our economic +strength, and our social solidarity. +"Our righteousness" - not as an abstract +concept - is our capacity to hold +the"moral high ground" by means of a +calculated effort to behave and be +perceived as acting in good faith - to +obtain peace, even if it delays. +• This is also an an essential +condition for achieving internal +solidarity and the world's support for +Israel (or for the support of most of the +world that's important to us). +This is also an essential condition +for achieving internal solidarity and +willingness for sacrifice in a society +where being called for battle or +routinely risking your life is not a +theoretical notion, but rather part of +our life experience that repeats itself +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028906 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028907.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028907.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9a18e6b3e090405c7939fc8cb39ac61bf98a34eb --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028907.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028907" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028907.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 861 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +time and again. +The fighting spirit, resilience and +the internal solidarity are deeply bound +to both our strength and our +righteousness. Our righteousness is just +as important as our strength. +Our righteousness, and not our strength +in and of itself, is what gives Zionism's +struggle its meaning and sense of +purpose (especially for ones who can +choose). The support of a superpower +and the resilience of our society +and economy, which are among the +components of our "strength" - will +never be without recognition of our +righteousness. And without it, they will +erode +• This is the time to point out the risk +in the weakening of the cohesive forces +which hold the Israeli society together. +We are turning into an increasingly +divided society whose very fabric +seems to be ripping apart, and which is +riddled with hatred for one another. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028907 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028908.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028908.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..598bac60868cd0e9a226d0e2329afa5a34f43e6c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028908.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028908" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028908.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 931 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Left and right. Jews and Arabs. Secular +and religious. Rich and poor. Center +and periphery. Old and new. This is +dangerous. The late Tunisian President +Bourguiba (and later on Sadat in his +debates with Assad just before the +peace treaty with Israel) made the +argument that there's no need to defeat +Israel by force. Give them the +opportunity - and they will collapse +from within. But the opposite is true! +We have no intention of collapsing +from within. But this requires that we +come to our senses and act with the +right national priorities in mind for +society and the economy. +• +The young generation, the future, +must be prioritized. And the same +applies to those groups in society who +carry its burdens:working hard, paying +taxes and serving in the IDF. +Cultivating mutual respect, openness, +tolerance, and acceptance of others; +More equitable distribution of the +national wealth; equal opportunities for +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028908 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028909.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028909.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..56fbd701ba8b7332674f243be757467d643d130a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028909.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028909" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028909.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 896 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +all and encouraging individuals, groups +and communities to take responsibility. +All of these are part of our mission - +and we have a long road ahead of us. +I am concerned about our addiction to +internal quarrels just as much as I am +concerned about our conflicts with +external opponents. Our +"righteousness" will not prevail and +our "strength" will crack over time if +we do not act decisively to establish, +gradually yet persistently, norms of +public life and civil society - which +sets norms for what is done and what +isn't done far above the criminal +threshold.. We need profound change +in the area of respect for the rule of +law, standards of governance, keeping +the thin line between freedom of +expression and freedom of incitement +- and immediately hitting the brakes +on racism and Jewish terrorism - +which in my opinion should be treated +within the criminal domain.. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028909 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028910.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028910.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0c42e4001245174d255571ff5a5506567aaf10d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028910.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028910" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028910.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 839 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• A few sentences on the "nation- +state law". +. This is a redundant and +even harmful law. In general, and +particularly at this point. To our friends +it signals that Israel is losing its self- +confidence regarding the obvious - +namely,its unique identity as the +Jewish-democratic state as reflected by +the "Declaration of Independence" +To our enemies it provides an effective +tool to make Israel a suspect- of being +a country that's willingly drifting away +from the norms of democracy - as a +preliminary step towards +institutionalized discrimination. +And one has to wonder: what was +wrong with what we had until this +point? What's wrong with the +"Declaration of Independence"? Who +needs this? And why? +• Churchill once observed the +difference between an optimist and +pessimist. +The pessimist - sees the difficultly in +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028910 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028911.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028911.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4deee3f986d6b45646f5584c6bb2c4b4c3844f7d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028911.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028911" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028911.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 874 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +every opportunity +The optimist - sees the opportunity in +every difficultly. +• We have opportunities before us +within all of the difficulties. The most +important of all, a rare one, the kind +that comes once in a generation - is the +opportunity to establish a regional +agreement. It is all the more important +in light of the "Arab Spring" and +following "Operation Protective Edge" +There is an opportunity to establish a +regional agreement that fundamentally +changes the realities of the region and +Israel's future and status within it. An +agreement that will move the region's +entire economy forward together with +the chance for stability and peace +,based on synergies and collaboration +rather than hatred and revenge. +• What do I mean? The events in +recent years have created a strong +common interest for Israel and the +moderate Arab countries - Saudi +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028911 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028912.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028912.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ce05e75caa3ee7e04c1cfd8a7ef572cee64d1c62 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028912.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028912" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028912.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 860 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Arabia and the Gulf States, Jordan, +Egypt and perhaps even Turkey (which +is not Arab). The focal interest is the +struggle against radical Islamic +terrorism and against Iran's hegemonic +and nuclear intentions. +The challenge for us is based on +there being, apparently, only one way +to achieve that; and the upcoming +elections in Israel force us to put it on +hold for a few months. +• And the way to do it is this: a +strong, self-confident Israel, willing to +hold serious negotiations with the +Palestinians and the group of Arab +nations within an international +conference, backed by the US and the +Quartet - in order to achieve a two- +state solution and establish a regional +agreement, while maintaining an +unyielding and persistent fight against +terrorism and ensuring the IDF's +qualitative military edge over any +combination of opponents. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028912 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028913.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028913.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e93c9525a32f1edb603d4fbdf0d1740dc15d6e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028913.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028913" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028913.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 838 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• The moderates among Arab rulers +are unable (and also unwilling) to float +this common interest and turn it into +policy - because they worry how their +people would respond. This is how the +Palestinian issue is related to +possibility of an overall agreement in +the Middle East. +• And this isn't just an assessment. +• We must remember, vis-a-vis the +Palestinians, Israel can (practically +only) give. Regarding the rest of the +moderate Arab world - Israel can also +get, and a lot.. +Not just recognition and legitimacy but +also an opportunity for regional +infrastructure projects - and mostly - +for the beginning of a process, +protracted though it may be - to +change the region's fundamental +attitudes towards Israel. +• On the road to seize this +opportunity - Israel will have to +consider embracing the Saudi proposal, +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028913 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028914.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028914.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bbde670ee582274d52535fd243b99711bbf24fef --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028914.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028914" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028914.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 892 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +with Israel's reservations, as a basis to +negotiate a regional agreement. +This will take time. There will be +ups and downs. The Palestinians are +not an easy interlocutor. No one knows +that better than I do.. +This might require long periods of +interim agreements and even calculated +unilateral steps that are coordinated +with the US and the Quartet. +• It is possible that within the context +of a regional agreement, the Palestinian +State, once established, could be +integrated into a structure of a closer +cooperation that could include Jordan, +Israel and perhaps another regional +player. +• But to advance the chance of a +regional agreement after the elections +in Israel - the Palestinian issue and the +two-state solution must be at the top of +the agenda. +The idea that' the radical right +raises from time to time - to continue +to rule the entire territory and maintain +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028914 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028915.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028915.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2eeeb6081e163240d6d8c3b29b5c57bfb9641d75 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028915.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028915" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028915.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 884 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +a sort of "autonomy" for the +Palestinians - is an illusion at best, and +the first step of an upcoming blame +game at worst. It will be brutally +rejected by our closest friends - not to +mention by each of the potential +partners for the regional agreement - +and by all of them together. This too is +not a mere assessment. +The claim that the events of the +past year "prove" that Israel's vital +security needs are incompatible with +the "two-state solution" - is false. And +I'm stating this as a professional +position, not a political opinion. +On the contrary - the IDF will be +able to defend Israel better from an +internationally recognized border that +includes the settlement blocs, a number +of strategic sites on mountain ridge, a +security zone east of Ben Gurion +Airport and long-term military +presence on the Jordan River. +• The real threat to the future of the +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028915 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028916.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028916.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d93d1a6d4d1e406ba1f1a5297ba185c0974d4df7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028916.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028916" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028916.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 931 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Zionist Project - is not the security +constraints of the "two-state solution" +but rather a slippery slope leading to +the "one-state solution" — a reality that +would compromise Israel's security and +worsen its diplomatic isolation - while +inevitably (and this is the keyword) +leading Israel into becoming a non- +Jewish or non-democratic state. Not to +mention the danger of descending into +severe, perpetual hemorrhaging, lasting +generations, by the two national +communities locked in embrace- as we +have seen in Belfast and Bosnia. +• The vision we all share - the vision +of a "model society" in Israel, of +positioning Israel, within 10-15 years, +among the group of the most advanced +societies - in education and culture, +science and technology, quality of life +- and eventually standard of living +(Finland and Denmark can do it? So +can we!). A society in which its sons +and daughters choose to live . And one +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028916 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028917.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028917.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e89702d64dc6df665ea2d5a8d5af9260da8381d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028917.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028917" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028917.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 884 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +that young Jews from all over the +world consider a source of pride, +inspiration - and even a worthy place +to live in. +• The vision of a "model society" +will not materialize unless we gather +our mental strength and political will, +despite the pain and the differences in +our positions - and together embrace +the "two-state solution under a regional +agreement" - which even if it delays - +is the only appropriate and feasible +solution, the only realistic and proper +goal for Zionism in this complex world +of the 21st century. +• A friend (from the Likud, actually) +told me that when he was young, he +visited Ben Gurion's home a few times. +In one of their conversations, the boy +asked the Old Man: "how is it that out +of all of the people's leaders in the past +2,000 years, and even in the past 80 +years, it was you who ended up +founding the Jewish State?" And the +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028917 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028918.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028918.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7249d688b810b3c591385947225e32b596d1d8e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028918.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028918" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028918.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 866 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Old Man answered: "In ancient times, +everyone had a sixth sense, a sense of +recognizing opportunities. This sense +disappeared over time - in most +people. But not for me! I saw an +opportunity - and I seized it." +Ben Gurion did not speak of the +horrors of the War of Independence, +the doubts, the risks. many assumed we +would fail. He talked about the +opportunity and recognizing it. And the +deed. +• Like Ben Gurion at the time, +Menachem Begin - with Egypt, and +Rabin - in the peace treaty with +Jordan, and later Peres - with the first +steps towards the Palestinians, took +huge national, diplomatic, security and +political risks. Some paid a heavy +price. Yitzhak paid the ultimate price. +But they all dared - and acted. This is +the true test of leadership. This is also +the real test of creative statesmanship. +• Formative leadership had always +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028918 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028919.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028919.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff03e7c41e887e302aa47f09f97b8b7d38f02cc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028919.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028919" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028919.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 859 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +been rooted in a rare combination and +fine balance between vision, daring +and courage on one hand and +judgment, complete sobriety and grasp +of detail on the other. They will not +come where anxiety, pessimism and +passivity rule - these are recipes for the +creating of self-fulfilling (necessarily +pessimistic) prophecies. +• The essence and the purpose of the +Zionist movement was to defy the +reality and the mindset that the Exile +created. Its foundation lay in the +decision to take our own fate in our +own hands and move proactively to +change reality, and not be swept away +by the arbitrary waves of history. +• Reality is knocking on our door. +Not everything is certain. Nothing is +ever certain. And nothing ever will be. +Nevertheless - open the +• door - this is the true trial of the +national leadership. +• Abba Eban used to say - the +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028919 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028920.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028920.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..adb7197ca822785acdfa98bd2e98304b9847e1f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028920.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028920" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028920.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 146 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Palestinians have never missed an +opportunity to miss an opportunity. +Let's not fall into this trap - +ourselves. +Thank you. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028920 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028921.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028921.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f1abd03a1cbab1fb89fcc9f162a81fb0b46b66d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028921.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028921" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028921.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2958 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Date: +Subject: +From: +To: +Friday, January 2 2015 11:14 PM +truly outrageous S.i am so sorry for you & alan- +Lilly Ann Sanchez- +jeevacation@gmail.com; +8EE9569C-058C-424D-9513-7655E297E217[91.png; 5C1BB0AB-366E-4484-A53B-A8165C8B536B.png; +Attachments: 7B138C22-EB95-4CF5-AADA-CB3D461BC4EE.png; FD41701B-1ACA-4262-B3E8-EB553F5705B2.png; +DCE5E2CF-48F1-42F4-A922-833477C1EB2F.png +Jeffrey - +Please let me know if I can help in any way- +Story below- +Miami Herald +Salacious new chapter in Florida billionaire's sex scandal +Jeffrey Epstein +For years, the story of South Florida billionaire money manager Jeffrey Epstein- +- involving allegations of human trafficking, an international underage sex ring, a Palm Beach +mansion, a private island in the Caribbean, and an FBI investigation— has been tabloid fodder in the United States and the United Kingdom. +Now, Fort Lauderdale lawyer Brad Edwards is helping to write a new chapter in this murky and sordid tale. Representing two alleged victims identified only as Jane Doe#3 and Jane +Doe#4, Edwards filed a motion in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach that alleges well-known criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, +were involved in Epstein's international sex ring. +"There's absolutely no kernel of truth to this story," said Dershowitz, who represented Epstein. "I don't know this woman. I've never been in the same place with her. She's made up +the whole story completely from whole cloth." +Edwards' motionrequests that his new clients join the case of two other alleged victims - +identified as Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 in courtrecords - +- who are attempting to use the +Crime Victims' Rights Act to force the U.S. Department of Justice to prosecute Epstein for sex trafficking of children by fraud and use of interstate commerce to entice a minor to +commit prostitution, among other offenses. +A wealthy Wall Street money manager who had once attempted to purchase New York magazine, Epstein traveled the world in circles that included President Bill Clinton and +businessman Donald Trump. Despite his vast fortune and mansion in Palm Beach, Epstein kept a low profile and wasn't a regular in the wealthy island's social scene. +The low profile vanished in 2005, when a woman contacted the Palm Beach police fearing that Epstein had molested her 14-year-old daughter. The girl told detectives she'd been +invited to Epstein's mansion, where she was paid $300 after stripping to her underwear and massaging Epstein as he masturbated. Police then located a community college student +who gave a sworn statement that she had taken six girls, all betweenthe ages of 14 and 16, to Epstein. +Police referred the case to the FBI. In September 2007, Dershowitz helped Epstein negotiate a then-secret non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office, which deferred +to the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office for criminal charges, court records show. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028921 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028922.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028922.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9a15b694c876e76a91c65d9d87a1ba9990aea6ae --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028922.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028922" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028922.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2757 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +LINKEDIN +http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami- dade/article5342709.html Page 1 of3 +Salacious new chapter in Florida billionaire's sex scandal | The Miami Herald 1/2/15 6:11 PM +In 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty to a state charge of soliciting prostitution with a minor and served 13 months of an 18-month sentence. +After his conviction, Epstein's story grew even more bizarre, with anonymous women accusing him in federal courtof conspiring with Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of the late British +mediabaron Robert Maxwell, to operate an international underage sex ring. +Edwards, the Fort Lauderdale lawyer, and Paul Cassell, a former federal judge who now teaches law at the University of Utah, filed a Jane Doe lawsuit against the U.S. government in +July 2008, alleging that Epstein had committed crimes against their clients, including sex trafficking of children by fraud. +The case, which has been pending for more than six years before U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra, initially involved two women, identified as Jane Doe#1 and Jane Doe#2, who +said they were sexually abused by Epstein and trafficked as minors. +On Dec. 30, 2014. Edwards asked to have two new accusers added to the case — identified as Jane Doe #3 and Jane Doe#4. +Jane Doe #3 alleges in the court filing that Maxwell and Epstein kept her as a "sex slave" from 1999 through 20002, when she escaped to an unspecified foreign country. +Epstein forced Jane Doe#3, who was then a minor, to have sex with politically connected and wealthy people, the court filing alleges. +"Epstein's purpose in 'lending' Jane Doe [along with other young girls] to such powerful people [was ] to ingratiate himself with them for business, personal, political and financial +gain, as well as to obtain blackmail information," the filing alleges. +Jane Doe #3 identifies one of the men she was forced to have sex with as Dershowitz, a former Harvard law professorand high- profile criminaldefense lawyer. +"Dershowitz was an eye-witness to the sexual abuse of many other minors by Epstein and several of Epstein's co-conspirators," the filing alleges. +Dershowitz denied the claims, describing them as partof an extortion plot. He called the filing "the sleaziest legal document I have ever seen." +"They manipulated a young, suggestible woman who was interested in money," Dershowitz said. +Dershowitz said he intends to file complaints against Edwards and Cassell. "This is a disbarrable offense, and they willbe disbarred," Dershowitz said. "They willrue the day they ever +made this false charge againstme." +Knowingly making defamatory statements in court records can be grounds for disbarment. Jack Thompson, a Miami lawyer who campaigned against violent video games and the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028922 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028923.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028923.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..acad75460c63e59f493ab5fb41a390b07d278256 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028923.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028923" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028923.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 978 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028923 + +group Live Live Crew, was disbarred for professional misconduct that included making defamatory statements. +"We're not commentingon the story beyond our legal pleading," Cassel said. +In the most recent court filing, Jane Doe #3 alleges that Epstein forced her to have sex with "many other powerful men, including numerous prominent American politicians, powerful +business executives, foreign presidents, a well-known prime minister, and other world leaders." +The filing names Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, as one of those world leaders. +The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting is a nonprofit news organization supported by foundations and individual contributions. For more information, visit fcir.org. +Palace Denies Allegations About Prince Andrew in U.S. Underage Sex Lawsuit +Lilly Ann Sanchez, Esq. +LS +L'S LAW FIRM +Four Seasons Tower - Suite 1200 +1441 Brickell Avenue +Miami, Florida 33131 +tel: +fax: +email: +website: http://www.thelslawfirm.com +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028923 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028924.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028924.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec4f1d6b607374536187168044b66faf859a67e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028924.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028924" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028924.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 979 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Joi Ito +1/4/2015 11:45:43 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: High +Interesting... Heard Alan is not the type to give up. +> On Jan 4, 2015, at 7:25 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +> bad press in fulll swing +she also claims to have dinner +my island with clinton. +details +where he was sitting etc however he was NEVER on +the island +lots of traction +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028925.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028925.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5c60abc0ffd9147538fbd5b759af00cf94b427db --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028925.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028925" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028925.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1986 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Joi Ito +1/4/2015 8:34:13 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: High +I got another email from a colleague of his saying, +"they picked the wrong +adversary in Dersh. It will be +his new life mission. +> On Jan 4, 2015, at 9:19 PM, jeffrey E. Kabuki Sec royals money +> On Sunday, January 4, 2015, Joi Ito < +> wrote: +> Interesting.... Heard Alan is not the type to give up. +> > on Jan 4, 2015, at 7:25 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +> > +> > bad press in fulll swing +• she also claims to have dinner on my island with clinton. +details where he was sitting etc however he was NEVER on the island NEVER. its silly, but she has +lots of traction +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is +intended only for +the addressee. It is the property of +> +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or +any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in +error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication +and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +> Please use this email for confidential mail only. For general Media Lab email, please use + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028926.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028926.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a88e3e8b4e7b5ea282385532deaf4a1fc677647d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028926.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028926" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028926.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 571 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Martin Weinbergl +Sent: +3/19/2015 8:40:59 PM +To: +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]; dkiesq +Subject: +Fw: Fwd: Mr. Clinton and Mr. Epstein +Attachments: +image001.gif +Importance: +High +Martin G. Weinberg, Esq. +20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000 +Boston, MA 02116 +617-227-3700 +617-901-3472 cell +== +=== +This Electronic Message contains +information from the Law Office of +Martin G. Weinberg, P.C., +and may be privileged. The +information is intended for the +use of the addressee only. If you +are not the addressee, please note +that any disclosure, copying, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028926 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028927.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028927.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..faea7ef8eb12368e29feaacc24aaa90ef0cb6784 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028927.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028927" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028927.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 809 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +distribution, or use of the +contents of this message is +prohibited. +On Thursday, March 19, 2015 3:54 PM, Alan Dershowitz < +• wrote: +Sent from my iPhone +Begin forwarded message: +From: "Sullivan, John" < +Date: March 19, 2015 at 2:57:44 PM EDT +To:' +"< +Subject: Mr. Clinton and Mr. Epstein +Good Afternoon Mr. Dershowitz, +I'm John Sullivan, a reporter at The Washington Post. I've been reading with great interest stories +about allegations that former President Clinton spent time on Jeffrey Epstein's Caribbean Island. In a +declaration you filled in federal court you state that you have reason to believe this is not true. Are +you available to discuss this with me? Thank you for your time. +John Sullivan +John Sullivan +Reporter +1150 15th Street NW +Washington DC 20071 +Phone: +Mobile: +Email: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028927 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028928.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028928.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec0109d0a83fb71702919a89dba7b9ec84b50d53 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028928.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028928" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028928.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2200 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +MARTIN G. WEINBERG, P.C. +ATTORNEY AT LAW +20 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1000 +BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116 +EMAIL ADDRESSES: +FAX +NIGHT EMERGENCY: +April 24, 2015 +Via Email and U.S. Mail +John Zucker +Assistant Legal Counsel +Office of Legal Counsel +77 W 66TH St, Room 1628 +New York, NY 10023 +Re: Good Morning America and Night Line interview with Jane Doe 3 +Dear Mr. Zucker: +I represent Jeffrey Epstein. I have been informed by Producer James Hill that ABC +intends to air an interview, conducted by a Good Morning America co-host, of a woman known +in court papers as Jane Doe 3' I write to put you on notice that ABC's publication of Jane Doe +3's accusations is grossly negligent or worse. The accusations, many of which relate to my +client, relate to alleged conduct that occurred approximately 15 years ago. The current +accusations are simply reformatted and embellished echoes of previous allegations, which were +first made by Jane Doe 3 to tabloid publications in the United Kingdom in 2011 and which have +no independent news value. These allegations were then and remain now uncorroborated and +have been refuted or undermined by other, credible evidence. Indeed, a federal judge recently +refused to consider these allegations in pending litigation, finding them "immaterial and +impertinent", while striking the allegations and denying Jane Doe 3s Motion to Join, See Jane +Doe 1 and 2 v. United States, 08-CV-80736-KAM (S.D. Fla.), Dkt 324 at 5. In addition, in that +very same litigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Timothy R. Slater filed a +declaration stating that when Jane Doe 3 was interviewed by the FBI in 2007 she refused to +cooperate with the investigation of Mr. Epstein declaring she wanted nothing to do with the +matter. For ABC to air these untested allegations on national television as "news" when Jane +Doe 3 intentionally declined eight years ago to subject these same allegations to verification by +the FBI would be grossly irresponsible and severely damaging to Mr. Epstein and others. +1 Mr. Hill informed me that she was waiving whatever rights to anonymity she might assert but I will, because of +certain legal obligations, refer to her as Jane Doe 3. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028928 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028929.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028929.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..652597c2e51995ace479d01fca4954e4fcfa3eab --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028929.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028929" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028929.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3758 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +This is particularly true when ABC knows or should know that several, very specific +allegations of Jane Doe 3 have been rebutted and/or demonstrated by others to be false. For +example, I understand that she has accused distinguished Professor Alan Dershowitz of Harvard +Law School of sexual misconduct involving her. Professor Dershowitz has flatly denied that +allegation under oath in a federal court proceeding. I further understand that Professor +Dershowitz offered to play a tape recording for Mr. Hill that evidences that Jane Doe 3 has made +recent contradictory statements-that is, that she was pressured into including Professor +Dershowitz in her allegations and that she has a financial motive in making these allegations. +The Duke of York and the Royal Palace have likewise unequivocally denied Jane Doe's +similar allegations against the Duke. Surely, these unequivocal statements of denial of respected +members of society are entitled to some deference by ABC, particularly where, as here, there is +substantial evidence of bias, improper motive, and serious credibility problems of their accuser. +Moreover, additional claims of Jane Doe 3 can be refuted with objective evidence that is +readily obtainable by ABC. For example, she claims she was in the presence of both former +President Clinton (after January 20, 2001, and before the summer of 2002) and former Vice +President Gore (and his wife) at Mr. Epstein's Virgin Island home. I have been told by Mr. Hill +that she claims to be 100% sure of the facts regarding President Clinton. The claims are +completely uncorroborated and compellingly contradicted by others. Neither former President +Clinton nor former Vice-President Gore and his wife have ever been present at Mr. Epstein's +Virgin Island home. A review of United States Secret Service records, obtainable through a +Freedom of Information Request would prove the falsity of the claim. Virgin Island government +records would provide further confirmation. I also believe that Mr. Hill has been told by +individuals with percipient knowledge that former President Clinton has never been to Mr. +Epstein's Virgin Island home. Upon inquiry, I am certain that you would receive similar denials +from Mr. and Mrs. Gore either directly or by or through their counsel Mr. Boies. Jane Doe 3's +fabrication of these claims against respected former officials undermines completely the +trustworthiness of each and every one of her remaining allegations. +We would expect that, in the wake of the damning independent review of Rolling Stone's +publications of rape allegations involving students at the University of Virginia, ABC would +proceed with similar, uncorroborated allegations with extreme caution. At the very least, ABC +has an obligation to verify—with independent evidence— the truthfulness of Jane Doe 3's +claims. Merely declining to air those portions of her interview that relate to President Clinton +and Vice-President Gore is insufficient. If ABC has concerns about her credibility with respect +to any allegation, it must decline to republish all of her allegations. +In June of 2008, Mr. Epstein pleaded guilty to Florida state charges that do not relate to +Jane Doe 3. After an extensive investigation, the United States declined to prosecute Mr. Epstein +and provided him with a Non-Prosecution Agreement. Mr. Epstein fully conformed to the +responsibilities and obligations imposed on him by that agreement. Mr. Epstein is not engaged +in public activities. He is a private person who has complied and continues to comply with his +legal obligations, and he is attempting to move forward with his life in a productive way. The +allegations of Jane Doe 3 are neither credible nor news worthy. ABC should not publish them. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028929 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028930.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028930.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a955e6078dc62311ca6b531960847d8a0f5a75e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028930.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028930" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028930.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 83 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Yours Truly, +/s/Martin G. Weinberg +CC James E Hill, ABC News +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028930 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028931.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028931.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..862907c1ea34441cdfa664dc0b1dee60b9ba3165 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028931.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028931" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028931.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2744 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Noam Chomsky +9/10/2015 5:52:30 PM +Lawrence Krauss [ +CC: +Subject: +RE: an article you may both hate. or like. +Attachments: image001.png +I; jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Importance: High +Thanks for sending. A wide area of agreement, but not total. +On confronting dogma, l of course agree - though in my opinion the secular religions - nationalist fanaticism, etc. - are +much more dangerous. And if some find rational discussion offensive - as, for example, mainstream academics find +dismantling myths of "American exceptionalism" or "Israeli self-defense" or Obama's mass murder campaign, etc., +offensive - so be it. +But I don't see why that should extend to ridicule. That includes astrologists. Astronomers can refute astrology, while +recognizing that perfectly honest and deluded people may believe it and should be treated with respect, while their +beliefs are confronted with evidence. I also don't see why we should ridicule religious dogma, just as I don't think we +should ridicule the much more pernicious secular dogmas. Rather, we should respond to irrational belief with argument +and evidence, while recognizing that their advocates (like most of the intellectual world in the case of secular dogma) +are people who we should be responding to but without ridiculing them. It may be hard sometimes. For example, when +the icon and founding father of sober non-sentimental Realism in International Affairs informs us that the US, unlike +other countries, has a "transcendental purpose," and the fact that it constantly acts in contradiction to its purpose +doesn't matter because the facts are just "abuse of history" while real history is "the evidence of history as our minds +reflect it," then it's hard to avoid ridicule. But we should. There's no point ridiculing virtually the entire IR profession +and the major journals, even though such extraordinary irrationality leads to major human disasters. +On Davis, I frankly think that's a non-issue. If she decides she cannot do her job as the conditions of employment +require including following the law, then she can quit and look for another job. As in any other such case. +Noam +From: Lawrence Krauss [mailto +Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 1:51 AM +To: Noam Chomsky < +Subject: an article you may both hate. or like. +I jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> +hope all is well. +Lawrence +http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/all-scientists-should-be-militant-atheists +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +, Assistant) +Origins Office +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028931 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028932.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028932.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..06af7b183905b18738baac908a0b3f4e92648ad9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028932.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028932" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028932.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 126 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu +ASU Origins .. +ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028932 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028933.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028933.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0efa526726a845b2d4d5c34e683541de61c68056 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028933.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028933" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028933.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1929 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +CC: +Subject: +Attachments: +Lawrence Krauss +9/10/2015 8:08:32 PM +Noam Chomsky +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]; +Re: an article you may both hate. or like. +DA866543-7401-4A5A-8E50-FD32E33A50EC.png +Importance: +High +Yup. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +Origins Office +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu +Sent from my iPhone +On Sep 10, 2015, at 12:09 PM, Noam Chomsky ≤ +• wrote: +I quite agree. And I'm pretty sure Lawrence does too. +From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 3:02 PM +To: Noam Chomsky - +Cc: Lawrence Krauss +Subject: Re: an article you may both hate. or like. +I think religion plays a major positive role in many lives. i dont like fanaticism on either side.. sorry +On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:52 PM, Noam Chomsky 4 +Thanks for sending. A wide area of agreement, but not total. +wrote: +On confronting dogma, l of course agree - though in my opinion the secular religions - nationalist fanaticism, etc. - are +much more dangerous. And if some find rational discussion offensive - as, for example, mainstream academics find +dismantling myths of "American exceptionalism" or "Israeli self-defense" or Obama's mass murder campaign, etc., +offensive - so be it. +But I don't see why that should extend to ridicule. That includes astrologists. Astronomers can refute astrology, while +recognizing that perfectly honest and deluded people may believe it and should be treated with respect, while their +beliefs are confronted with evidence. I also don't see why we should ridicule religious dogma, just as I don't think we +should ridicule the much more pernicious secular dogmas. Rather, we should respond to irrational belief with +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028933 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028934.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028934.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..48037d9b5f1a83ab583586e301e8b919d85cdaf6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028934.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028934" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028934.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1738 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028934 + +argument and evidence, while recognizing that their advocates (like most of the intellectual world in the case of secular +dogma) are people who we should be responding to but without ridiculing them. It may be hard sometimes. For +example, when the icon and founding father of sober non-sentimental Realism in International Affairs informs us that +the US, unlike other countries, has a "transcendental purpose," and the fact that it constantly acts in contradiction to +its purpose doesn't matter because the facts are just "abuse of history" while real history is "the evidence of history as +our minds reflect it," then it's hard to avoid ridicule. But we should. There's no point ridiculing virtually the entire IR +profession and the major journals, even though such extraordinary irrationality leads to major human disasters. +On Davis, I frankly think that's a non-issue. If she decides she cannot do her job as the conditions of employment +require (including following the law), then she can quit and look for another job. As in any other such case. +Noam +From: Lawrence Krauss [mailto: +Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 1:51 AM +To: Noam Chomsky 1 +Subject: an article you may both hate. or like. +P; jeffrey E. +hope all is well. +Lawrence +http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/all-scientists-should-be-militant-atheists +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +Origins Office +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/Ikrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +-- +please note +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028934 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028935.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028935.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba2a9b68c6dda2cc316dc6f65aab428365e5c96a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028935.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028935" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028935.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 608 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028935 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028936.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028936.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..05ed2ae9aed25767e0a294754007ed7eeecbc09a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028936.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028936" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028936.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1465 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Attachments: +Importance: +Lawrence Krauss +] +9/10/2015 8:09:42 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: an article you may both hate. or like. +DA866543-7401-4A5A-8E50-FD32E33A50EC.png; DA866543-7401-4A5A-8E50-FD32E33A50EC.png +High +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +Origins Office +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu +Sent from my iPhone +Begin forwarded message: +From: "Noam Chomsky" < +Date: September 10, 2015 at 12:01:39 PM MST +To: Lawrence Krauss < +Subject: RE: an article you may both hate. or like. +Then we're in complete agreement. +Noam +From: Lawrence Krauss [mailto: +Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 2:46 PM +To: Noam Chomsky wrote: +Thanks for sending. A wide area of agreement, but not total. +On confronting dogma, I of course agree - though in my opinion the secular religions - nationalist fanaticism, etc. — are +much more dangerous. And if some find rational discussion offensive - as, for example, mainstream academics find +dismantling myths of "American exceptionalism" or "Israeli self-defense" or Obama's mass murder campaign, etc., +offensive - so be it. +But I don't see why that should extend to ridicule. That includes astrologists. Astronomers can refute astrology, while +recognizing that perfectly honest and deluded people may believe it and should be treated with respect, while their +beliefs are confronted with evidence. I also don't see why we should ridicule religious dogma, just as I don't think we +should ridicule the much more pernicious secular dogmas. Rather, we should respond to irrational belief with argument +and evidence, while recognizing that their advocates (like most of the intellectual world in the case of secular dogma) +are people who we should be responding to but without ridiculing them. It may be hard sometimes. For example, when +the icon and founding father of sober non-sentimental Realism in International Affairs informs us that the US, unlike +other countries, has a "transcendental purpose," and the fact that it constantly acts in contradiction to its purpose +doesn't matter because the facts are just "abuse of history" while real history is "the evidence of history as our minds +reflect it," then it's hard to avoid ridicule. But we should. There's no point ridiculing virtually the entire IR profession +and the major journals, even though such extraordinary irrationality leads to major human disasters. +On Davis, I frankly think that's a non-issue. If she decides she cannot do her job as the conditions of employment +require (including following the law), then she can quit and look for another job. As in any other such case. +Noam +From: Lawrence Krauss [mailto +Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 1:51 AM +To: Noam Chomsky +Subject: an article you may both hate. or like. +; jeffrey E. +hope all is well. +Lawrence +http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/all-scientists-should-be-militant-atheists +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028937 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028938.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028938.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6f720ef2f7e17fc94408cfb72610dd100126e0a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028938.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028938" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028938.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 207 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +Origins Office +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028938 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028939.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028939.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0135f25c4ec12d44442d8cb7eeb165986e66cd67 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028939.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028939" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028939.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2530 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +9/10/2015 8:10:36 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: an article you may both hate. or like. +Attachments: +DA866543-7401-4A5A-8E50-FD32E33A50EC.png +Importance: +High +Ps. My piece argued against fanaticism. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +Origins Office +krauss@asu.edu +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu +Sent from my iPhone +On Sep 10, 2015, at 12:02 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +I think religion plays a major positive role in many lives.. i dont like fanaticism on either side.. sorry +On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:52 PM, Noam Chomsky 1 +Thanks for sending. A wide area of agreement, but not total. +wrote: +On confronting dogma, I of course agree - though in my opinion the secular religions - nationalist fanaticism, etc. - are +much more dangerous. And if some find rational discussion offensive - as, for example, mainstream academics find +dismantling myths of "American exceptionalism" or "Israeli self-defense" or Obama's mass murder campaign, etc., +offensive - so be it. +But I don't see why that should extend to ridicule. That includes astrologists. Astronomers can refute astrology, while +recognizing that perfectly honest and deluded people may believe it and should be treated with respect, while their +beliefs are confronted with evidence. I also don't see why we should ridicule religious dogma, just as I don't think we +should ridicule the much more pernicious secular dogmas. Rather, we should respond to irrational belief with +argument and evidence, while recognizing that their advocates (like most of the intellectual world in the case of secular +dogma) are people who we should be responding to but without ridiculing them. It may be hard sometimes. For +example, when the icon and founding father of sober non-sentimental Realism in International Affairs informs us that +the US, unlike other countries, has a "transcendental purpose," and the fact that it constantly acts in contradiction to +its purpose doesn't matter because the facts are just "abuse of history" while real history is "the evidence of history as +our minds reflect it," then it's hard to avoid ridicule. But we should. There's no point ridiculing virtually the entire IR +profession and the major journals, even though such extraordinary irrationality leads to major human disasters. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028939 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028940.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028940.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d9f923eac4be50c6e5f42988af05d34ff2a263a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028940.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028940" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028940.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1272 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028940 + +On Davis, I frankly think that's a non-issue. If she decides she cannot do her job as the conditions of employment +require (including following the law), then she can quit and look for another job. As in any other such case. +Noam +From: Lawrence Krauss [mailto: +Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 1:51 AM +To: Noam Chomsky < +Subject: an article you may both hate. or like. +• jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> +hope all is well. +Lawrence +http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/all-scientists-should-be-militant-atheists +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +Origins Office +krauss@asu.edu +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/Ikrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028941.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028941.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3bfa40084f58776a378418b4710b9cfd284ce9df --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028941.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028941" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028941.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 244 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028941 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028942.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028942.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fdf955cc692c7195f298a544ee519e95be094471 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028942.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028942" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028942.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1294 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Joilto +10/25/2015 1:02:26 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +Good idea. It didn't seem like Obama was that interested in hard sciences though... What's your read? +On Oct 25, 2015, at 7:46 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +another idea for obama. not as good as bio signal intelligence. the cinese are willing to build a new +collider. they will put up the money and build it, but need american tech. if he were to call it the obama xi +collider. his legazy would be great in scinece and the project takes 15 -30 years. +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +Please use this email for confidential mail only. For general Media Lab email, please use +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028942 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028943.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028943.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eab4d9bb7c63e7b34ac8380ab41af4d566b8fbac --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028943.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028943" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028943.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3118 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lisa New +12/2/2015 3:17:58 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Poetry Update and Thank You +Importance: +High +Dear Jeffrey, +May I drop by before the New Year (perhaps on the 9th, or on the 17th or 18th?) to get your advice +about my renewal of the Templeton campaign, and also my needs in the coming year for Poetry in +America? Below is the letter l'm sending out to my friends and supporters, and at the bottom a +message just for you.... +-Lisa +That you are receiving this letter means that you are among a special community of friends whose +support— financial, moral, intellectual, logistical — has allowed my initiative, Poetry in America, to +realize what seemed, a year ago, almost certainly too ambitious a vision. That vision was to +produce the highest quality educational video on American poetry, creating a body of +humanities content capable of reaching a broad community of learners: formal and informal, +online and residential, young and old, American and international. And it was to +begin— rapidly— to disseminate and distribute our work. +Whether you donated to Poetry in America through Filmmaker's Collaborative (our 501c3 fiscal +sponsor), through Harvard, or through WGBH; whether you appeared on camera or talked an elusive +friend into appearing on camera to discuss a poem; whether you lent us your film crew, or provided +overnight use of your hotel suite or apartment or of your whole skyscraper; whether you highlighted +our work on your stage, or talked your colleagues into becoming corporate sponsors; whether you +flew to Boston to install state-of-the-art editing and video storage equipment, or asked your children's +school to let us film there; whether you encouraged your family foundation to take an interest in the +project, or gave us a lesson in IP, in licensing, in the rudiments of finance, or of distribution; whether +you praised, or gave timely, much-needed criticism— you enabled what we have done. +Here's what we have to report, and to show, a year later, thanks to your help. Links offer sneak peeks +of works -in-progress across the full portfolio of Poetry in America projects. +• +The first eight-episode season of the public television series Poetry in America (a co- +production between WGBH, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker David Grubin, and my own new +production company, Verse Video), is now fully funded and in production, with episodes featuring Bill +Clinton, Herbie Hancock and Sonia Sanchez on Langston Hughes, Frank Gehry on Carl Sandburg, +Katie Couric on Elizabeth Bishop, Nas on Whitman, and many more scheduled for nationwide launch +in 2017. +Poetry in America's many initiatives to reach Middle and High School teachers and their +students are taking root. Our first online course for Middle and High School Teachers, Poetry of +the City, will launch this Spring with the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Companion +materials to this course will be made available for free on PBS LearningMedia. This course is +designed to meet the needs of English Language Arts and Social Studies teachers in the US and +internationally. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028943 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028944.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028944.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7d165347621040ccd02bfb68bf7fcf90286ff43a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028944.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028944" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028944.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4266 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +. +We are eager to begin production of The Poetry of Earth, Sea, and Sky. Designed, too, for +Middle and High School teachers, The Poetry of Earth, Sea, and Sky will draw English Language Arts +instruction into dialogue with science, and will include extraordinary footage of the natural world, +conversations with poets, scholars, and scientists as well as footage shot in class and in the field with +great teachers. +• +A recent partnership with Greenwich Country Day School and the Success Academy Network +of charter schools will provide a base for the production of a new collection of classroom-ready +educational material on The Poetry of Art, Sport, and Play. This collection will include discussions +on poems filmed everywhere from sports fields to Broadway theaters, and will feature dancers, +athletes, fashion designers, and more. +With a growing archive of footage capturing teachers and students reading American poems, +we are eager to expand our reach and move into America's schools, disseminating, testing, +and learning from teachers and students using our materials. We hope to be able to begin work +evaluating the impact of poetry on literacy levels and character development and, eventually, to +produce a full suite of materials that foster character development along with intellectual growth. +Working closely with such partners as The Nantucket Project, Nautilus Magazine, The Aspen Ideas +Festival, and The Big Think, and, of course, HarvardX, Harvard's provider of free open online +courses, we are continuing to create rich educational media on poetry for adult learners and +lifelong learners. These materials include short form videos such as this one on Robert Pinsky's +"Shirt" (as featured in The New Yorker), and, this spring, the sixth module of the free seven-part +Poetry in America MOOC, which has registrants in over 150 countries. +Growing rapidly, and outpacing our current staff and infrastructure, Poetry in America has a +fundraising goal this year of 2.5 million dollars to fund its expanding group of projects. We've taken a +big step, hiring the design agency Threespot to help us develop our web presence. Our website— to +launch early 2016— will eventually serve as an online hub for our TV show and educational projects. +We hope you'll join us then for a virtual launch! +Finally, Jeffrey, you have been such a wonderful supporter of my Poetry in America project. The Leon +Black gift changed everything for me last year. It paid salaries for staff / desperately needed to +complete projects (detail below), but first and foremost, it gave me leverage, enabling me to set down +a solid Harvard base for my activities by giving the school something to point to: this public +humanities project among the list of projects the Dean supports. The money did it: as soon as they +heard about the gift, they took my project more seriously. Because of that gift, the Faculty of Arts and +Sciences, which is space-stingy, found and rewired a studio space for me to house my video +production operation and team. That gift woke up the Deans to the importance of Harvard's role in +producing the highest quality humanities content for the WORLD, and not just for Harvard students. +My main employee has half of her salary paid with these funds, and the foundation of our collection +for PBS Learning Media is being made with this support. This gift represented one of the most +consequential shifts of the last year, allowing me create content and launch projects this year that +make future projects that much more likely. If I can keep this base sturdy at Harvard, refilling these +coffers, I will be that much more able to keep working. +I am also so grateful for the help you gave me in defining my project for Templeton, and, what help +you have offered to give in bringing them around. I have, since Templeton turned me down, gotten +funding to produce video on two of the poems I'd proposed to Templeton and to create, and test, that +video in schools as l proposed. One of my partners in that project is Success Academy, where I could +also expand my work with Templeton. And there are still other poems that may satisfy their character +criteria more fully, including the third of the poems l'd originally proposed and that Joe Biden had +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028944 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028945.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028945.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..51d7c64a6086ee197514d24696f1ec9a2852e2e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028945.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028945" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028945.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 605 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028945 + +agreed to discuss with me (on parenthood and humility). At this point, I'm gaining the platform and the +name recognition to be an effective spokesperson for the foundation on building literacy and +character in the schools. +It really means a lot to me, all financial help aside, Jeffrey, that you are rooting for me and thinking +about me. You push back a lot (as Larry does), and it's always annoying but I always learn. +With abundant gratitude, +Lisa +Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028945 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028946.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028946.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d05cf19f6c3dc5db4a7b6689b4811c1129f93521 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028946.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028946" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028946.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2742 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lisa New +12/2/2015 4:55:05 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Poetry Update and Thank You +Importance: +High +That's ideal. Larry's away and I'll be working all day. I'm free any time. +On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 10:31 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com > wrote: +I'm in Cambridge sat? +On Wednesday, 2 December 2015, Lisa New +Dear Jeffrey, +> wrote: +May I drop by before the New Year (perhaps on the 9th, or on the 17th or 18th?) to get your advice +about my renewal of the Templeton campaign, and also my needs in the coming year for Poetry in +America? Below is the letter I'm sending out to my friends and supporters, and at the bottom a +message just for you.... +-Lisa +That you are receiving this letter means that you are among a special community of friends whose +support— financial, moral, intellectual, logistical — has allowed my initiative, Poetry in America, to +realize what seemed, a year ago, almost certainly too ambitious a vision. That vision was to +produce the highest quality educational video on American poetry, creating a body of +humanities content capable of reaching a broad community of learners: formal and informal, +online and residential, young and old, American and international. And it was to +begin— rapidly— to disseminate and distribute our work. +Whether you donated to Poetry in America through Filmmaker's Collaborative (our 501c3 fiscal +sponsor), through Harvard, or through WGBH; whether you appeared on camera or talked an +elusive friend into appearing on camera to discuss a poem; whether you lent us your film crew, or +provided overnight use of your hotel suite or apartment or of your whole skyscraper; whether you +highlighted our work on your stage, or talked your colleagues into becoming corporate sponsors; +whether you flew to Boston to install state-of-the-art editing and video storage equipment, or asked +your children's school to let us film there; whether you encouraged your family foundation to take an +interest in the project, or gave us a lesson in IP, in licensing, in the rudiments of finance, or of +distribution; whether you praised, or gave timely, much-needed criticism- you enabled what we +have done. +Here's what we have to report, and to show, a year later, thanks to your help. Links offer sneak +peeks of works -in-progress across the full portfolio of Poetry in America projects. +The first eight-episode season of the public television series Poetry in America (a co- +production between WGBH, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker David Grubin, and my own new +production company, Verse Video), is now fully funded and in production, with episodes featuring +Bill Clinton, Herbie Hancock and Sonia Sanchez on Langston Hughes, Frank Gehry on Carl +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028946 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028947.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028947.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..05b9c66cb7580148682eae7b00e9a0e0a26b6d38 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028947.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028947" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028947.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4101 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Sandburg, Katie Couric on Elizabeth Bishop, Nas on Whitman, and many more scheduled for +nationwide launch in 2017. +• +Poetry in America's many initiatives to reach Middle and High School teachers and their +students are taking root. Our first online course for Middle and High School Teachers, Poetry of +the City, will launch this Spring with the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Companion +materials to this course will be made available for free on PBS LearningMedia. This course is +designed to meet the needs of English Language Arts and Social Studies teachers in the US and +internationally. +We are eager to begin production of The Poetry of Earth, Sea, and Sky. Designed, too, for +Middle and High School teachers, The Poetry of Earth, Sea, and Sky will draw English Language +Arts instruction into dialogue with science, and will include extraordinary footage of the natural +world, conversations with poets, scholars, and scientists as well as footage shot in class and in the +field with great teachers. +A recent partnership with Greenwich Country Day School and the Success Academy Network +of charter schools will provide a base for the production of a new collection of classroom-ready +educational material on The Poetry of Art, Sport, and Play. This collection will include discussions +on poems filmed everywhere from sports fields to Broadway theaters, and will feature dancers, +athletes, fashion designers, and more. +• +With a growing archive of footage capturing teachers and students reading American poems, +we are eager to expand our reach and move into America's schools, disseminating, testing, +and learning from teachers and students using our materials. We hope to be able to begin work +evaluating the impact of poetry on literacy levels and character development and, eventually, to +produce a full suite of materials that foster character development along with intellectual growth. +Working closely with such partners as The Nantucket Project, Nautilus Magazine, The Aspen Ideas +Festival, and The Big Think, and, of course, HarvardX, Harvard's provider of free open online +courses, we are continuing to create rich educational media on poetry for adult learners and +lifelong learners. These materials include short form videos such as this one on Robert Pinsky's +"Shirt" (as featured in The New Yorker), and, this spring, the sixth module of the free seven-part +Poetry in America MOOC, which has registrants in over 150 countries. +Growing rapidly, and outpacing our current staff and infrastructure, Poetry in America has a +fundraising goal this year of 2.5 million dollars to fund its expanding group of projects. We've taken +a big step, hiring the design agency Threespot to help us develop our web presence. Our +website— to launch early 2016— will eventually serve as an online hub for our TV show and +educational projects. We hope you'll join us then for a virtual launch! +Finally, Jeffrey, you have been such a wonderful supporter of my Poetry in America project. The +Leon Black gift changed everything for me last year. It paid salaries for staff I desperately needed to +complete projects (detail below), but first and foremost, it gave me leverage, enabling me to set +down a solid Harvard base for my activities by giving the school something to point to: this public +humanities project among the list of projects the Dean supports. The money did it: as soon as they +heard about the gift, they took my project more seriously. Because of that gift, the Faculty of Arts +and Sciences, which is space-stingy, found and rewired a studio space for me to house my video +production operation and team. That gift woke up the Deans to the importance of Harvard's role in +producing the highest quality humanities content for the WORLD, and not just for Harvard students. +My main employee has half of her salary paid with these funds, and the foundation of our collection +for PBS LearningMedia is being made with this support. This gift represented one of the most +consequential shifts of the last year, allowing me create content and launch projects this year that +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028947 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028948.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028948.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bdc1652b928b09c865c86a2a0d355f12f3364e0f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028948.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028948" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028948.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1970 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028948 + +make future projects that much more likely. If I can keep this base sturdy at Harvard, refilling these +coffers, I will be that much more able to keep working. +I am also so grateful for the help you gave me in defining my project for Templeton, and, what help +you have offered to give in bringing them around. I have, since Templeton turned me down, gotten +funding to produce video on two of the poems l'd proposed to Templeton and to create, and test, +that video in schools as / proposed. One of my partners in that project is Success Academy, where I +could also expand my work with Templeton. And there are still other poems that may satisfy their +character criteria more fully, including the third of the poems I'd originally proposed and that Joe +Biden had agreed to discuss with me (on parenthood and humility). At this point, I'm gaining the +platform and the name recognition to be an effective spokesperson for the foundation on building +literacy and character in the schools. +It really means a lot to me, all financial help aside, Jeffrey, that you are rooting for me and thinking +about me. You push back a lot (as Larry does), and it's always annoying but I always learn. +With abundant gratitude, +Lisa +- +Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028949.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028949.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1e03d7fadb287a4526fe1cd2284740a16576a65d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028949.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028949" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028949.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 155 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028949 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028950.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028950.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a625af21bb1a6cebd87af79b58411211028d69b2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028950.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028950" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028950.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1751 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lesley Groff +12/2/2015 5:54:55 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Poetry Update and Thank You +Importance: +High +did you want to send the below to Lisa? (or have me ask her?) +On Dec 2, 2015, at 12:53 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +Do you know Chomsky, he Is with me +On Wednesday, 2 December 2015, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +-____-- Forwarded message ---- +------s with me +From: Lisa New < +Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2015 +Subject: Poetry Update and Thank You +To: "jeffrey E." < jcevacation@gmail.com> +That's ideal. Larry's away and I'll be working all day. I'm free any time. +On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 10:31 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +I'm in Cambridge sat? +On Wednesday, 2 December 2015, Lisa New < +Dear Jeffrey, +> wrote: +May I drop by before the New Year (perhaps on the 9th, or on the 17th or 18th?) to get your +advice about my renewal of the Templeton campaign, and also my needs in the coming year for +Poetry in America? Below is the letter l'm sending out to my friends and supporters, and at the +bottom a message just for you.... +-Lisa +That you are receiving this letter means that you are among a special community of friends whose +support— financial, moral, intellectual, logistical- has allowed my initiative, Poetry in America, to +realize what seemed, a year ago, almost certainly too ambitious a vision. That vision was to +produce the highest quality educational video on American poetry, creating a body of +humanities content capable of reaching a broad community of learners: formal and +informal, online and residential, young and old, American and international. And it was to +begin— rapidly— to disseminate and distribute our work. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028950 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028951.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028951.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc6b5eb2594c317e12dfc99a45e40e792846482a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028951.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028951" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028951.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3628 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Whether you donated to Poetry in America through Filmmaker's Collaborative (our 501c3 fiscal +sponsor), through Harvard, or through WGBH; whether you appeared on camera or talked an +elusive friend into appearing on camera to discuss a poem; whether you lent us your film crew, or +provided overnight use of your hotel suite or apartment or of your whole skyscraper; whether you +highlighted our work on your stage, or talked your colleagues into becoming corporate sponsors; +whether you flew to Boston to install state-of-the-art editing and video storage equipment, or asked +your children's school to let us film there; whether you encouraged your family foundation to take +an interest in the project, or gave us a lesson in IP, in licensing, in the rudiments of finance, or of +distribution; whether you praised, or gave timely, much-needed criticism- you enabled what we +have done. +Here's what we have to report, and to show, a year later, thanks to your help. Links offer sneak +peeks of works -in-progress across the full portfolio of Poetry in America projects. +• The first eight-episode season of the public television series Poetry in America (a co- +production between WGBH, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker David Grubin, and my own new +production company, Verse Video), is now fully funded and in production, with episodes featuring +Bill Clinton, Herbie Hancock and Sonia Sanchez on Langston Hughes, Frank Gehry on Carl +Sandburg, Katie Couric on Elizabeth Bishop, Nas on Whitman, and many more scheduled for +nationwide launch in 2017. +• Poetry in America's many initiatives to reach Middle and High School teachers and their +students are taking root. Our first online course for Middle and High School Teachers, Poetry of +the City, will launch this Spring with the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Companion +materials to this course will be made available for free on PBS LearningMedia. This course is +designed to meet the needs of English Language Arts and Social Studies teachers in the US and +internationally. +• +We are eager to begin production of The Poetry of Earth, Sea, and Sky. Designed, too, for +Middle and High School teachers, The Poetry of Earth, Sea, and Sky will draw English Language +Arts instruction into dialogue with science, and will include extraordinary footage of the natural +world, conversations with poets, scholars, and scientists as well as footage shot in class and in the +field with great teachers. +• A recent partnership with Greenwich Country Day School and the Success Academy Network +of charter schools will provide a base for the production of a new collection of classroom-ready +educational material on The Poetry of Art, Sport, and Play. This collection will include +discussions on poems filmed everywhere from sports fields to Broadway theaters, and will feature +dancers, athletes, fashion designers, and more. +With a growing archive of footage capturing teachers and students reading American poems, +we are eager to expand our reach and move into America's schools, disseminating, testing, +and learning from teachers and students using our materials. We hope to be able to begin work +evaluating the impact of poetry on literacy levels and character development and, eventually, to +produce a full suite of materials that foster character development along with intellectual growth. +Working closely with such partners as The Nantucket Project, Nautilus Magazine, The Aspen Ideas +Festival, and The Big Think, and, of course, HarvardX, Harvard's provider of free open online +courses, we are continuing to create rich educational media on poetry for adult learners and +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028951 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028952.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028952.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a631e8ccc4798ccc25421747a371d6298a2abc46 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028952.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028952" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028952.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3260 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +lifelong learners. These materials include short form videos such as this one on Robert Pinsky's +"Shirt" (as featured in The New Yorker), and, this spring, the sixth module of the free seven-part +Poetry in America MOOC, which has registrants in over 150 countries. +Growing rapidly, and outpacing our current staff and infrastructure, Poetry in America has a +fundraising goal this year of 2.5 million dollars to fund its expanding group of projects. We've taken +a big step, hiring the design agency Threespot to help us develop our web presence. Our +website— to launch early 2016— will eventually serve as an online hub for our TV show and +educational projects. We hope you'll join us then for a virtual launch! +Finally, Jeffrey, you have been such a wonderful supporter of my Poetry in America project. The +Leon Black gift changed everything for me last year. It paid salaries for staff / desperately needed +to complete projects (detail below), but first and foremost, it gave me leverage, enabling me to set +down a solid Harvard base for my activities by giving the school something to point to: this public +humanities project among the list of projects the Dean supports. The money did it: as soon as they +heard about the gift, they took my project more seriously. Because of that gift, the Faculty of Arts +and Sciences, which is space-stingy, found and rewired a studio space for me to house my video +production operation and team. That gift woke up the Deans to the importance of Harvard's role in +producing the highest quality humanities content for the WORLD, and not just for Harvard +students. My main employee has half of her salary paid with these funds, and the foundation of our +collection for PBS LearningMedia is being made with this support. This gift represented one of the +most consequential shifts of the last year, allowing me create content and launch projects this year +that make future projects that much more likely. If I can keep this base sturdy at Harvard, refilling +these coffers, I will be that much more able to keep working. +I am also so grateful for the help you gave me in defining my project for Templeton, and, what help +you have offered to give in bringing them around. I have, since Templeton turned me down, gotten +funding to produce video on two of the poems l'd proposed to Templeton and to create, and test, +that video in schools as / proposed. One of my partners in that project is Success Academy, where +I could also expand my work with Templeton. And there are still other poems that may satisfy their +character criteria more fully, including the third of the poems l'd originally proposed and that Joe +Biden had agreed to discuss with me (on parenthood and humility). At this point, I'm gaining the +platform and the name recognition to be an effective spokesperson for the foundation on building +literacy and character in the schools. +It really means a lot to me, all financial help aside, Jeffrey, that you are rooting for me and thinking +about me. You push back a lot (as Larry does), and it's always annoying but I always learn. +With abundant gratitude, +Lisa +Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028952 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028953.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028953.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..775549001dcf4b170f3bcb51d899f1ab30adcecd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028953.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028953" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028953.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1357 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028953 + +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +- +Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028954.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028954.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1b35b48ae89046b33bc5cec70f9f9d0402444c78 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028954.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028954" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028954.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 622 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028954 + +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028955.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028955.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c747c3061cb79382551d474d05395ec8e013c349 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028955.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028955" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028955.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1668 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lisa New +12/7/2015 7:01:10 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +and....another bit of advice ...? on WA +Importance: +High +Dear Jeffrey, +As you probably know, Woody Allen's legal team said that we couldn't use the film we shot of him: online, for +broadcast, anywhere. +It was a fantastic experience taping with him and so, even if I can't ever use the footage, I'm still grateful to you +for making the day possible. But of course I'd like to use the footage. I decided when--way back-- we got this +very negative answer back from his lawyers that I should just take my time about asking --since it would take +us 2 years to be ready to edit the footage anyway (The online course is chronological. When I taped Woody we +were still back in 1730. Now we've gotten to the 1920s) +Well, we've now arrived at the season when we'll be editing materials on William Carlos Williams for our +course on Modernism and, as we discussed on Saturday, on poetry and other arts, The Poetry of Art, Sport, +and Play +I would also, of course, love to make a tv episode out of the conversation, but the threshold question is whether +he'll let us use it for anything at all. In case it would matter, +Other performers who have already taped with me include +John Lithgow, +Diane Paulus +Julie Taymor +Nas +Eve Ensler +Damian Woetzel +Kate Burton +Lil Buck Riley +Alfre Woodard +Herbie Hancock +Tony Kushner +Natalia Zukerman +and those who have agreed to tape with me include +Sally Field +Lena Dunham +Yo Yo Ma +Anna Deveare Smith +and more. +Those in other fields include journalists, senators, president clinton etc etc. You've read my pitch before (many +times) +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028955 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028956.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028956.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9bc6433557a4d70b2cc02a6eeec9704b288678cf --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028956.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028956" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028956.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 251 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +His is one of only two releases that we haven't gotten. What do you think of my chances? +Lisa +- +Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028956 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028957.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028957.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..34d466759c82bb2c34997f4442a11666ebcadaf2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028957.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028957" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028957.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1993 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Leah Reis-Dennis +12/8/2015 3:33:09 PM +jeevacation@gmail.com; Lisa New +following up: WA poetry release +Importance: +High +Dear Jeffrey, +My name is Leah Reis-Dennis, and I'll be heading operations for Lisa's new non-profit, Verse Video Education. +She's asked me to be in touch with you about helping us get a release from Woody Allen. +First, I wanted to send along the rough stringout of footage from the conversation with Woody a couple of years +ago on "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams. This is totally unedited and uncut footage, but we +would love the opportunity to turn it into something great. +https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c0bn1jjxeo0654g/uWZ6KBVbLS?preview=WoodyAllen+Basic+Clip+for+Viewing.mov +If Woody Allen agrees to let us use the footage, he will be in distinguished company. To date, we have filmed +conversations about poetry with dozens of distinguished Americans including: +Bill Clinton +Al Gore +John McCain +Mayor Rahm Emanuel +Mayor Tom Menino +Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan +Sir Mervyn King +Former Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers +The conversation would be part of a large multiplatform initiative that Harvard Professor Lisa New has under +way to bring poetry into the mainstream, and, especially, into English Language Arts classrooms in the United +States and around the world. The initiative, Poetry in America, includes a HarvardX online course, a television +series we're creating with WGBH to be paired with PBS LearningMedia segments for the classroom, and, a +series of online professional development courses we're creating for ELA Middle and High School teachers and +for their students. +Let us know if Woody Allen might be open to our sending another release form his way. Of course, if he's +interested in releasing the footage for only certain parts of our project, we're open to having a conversation +about that, too. +Thank you, and I hope to meet you soon. +Best, Leah +Leah Reis-Dennis +Poetry in America +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028957 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028958.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028958.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7a9b19b165b76db110cf02b73ff48aebc391bd5b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028958.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028958" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028958.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2236 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +soon yi previn +12/8/2015 5:58:45 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: following up: WA poetry release +Importance: +High +Open in principle depending on specially how and where it would be shown and how it would be advertised- +both subject to particular requirements and/or restrictions.Also dependent on approval of final cut. Would enter +project with positive attitude but release would be reworked by lawyer. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Dec 8, 2015, at 10:40 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +-_____- Forwarded message --- +From: Leah Reis-Dennis < +Date: Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 11:33 AM +Subject: following up: WA poetry release +To: jeevacation@gmail.com, Lisa New < +Dear Jeffrey, +My name is Leah Reis-Dennis, and I'll be heading operations for Lisa's new non-profit, Verse Video Education. +She's asked me to be in touch with you about helping us get a release from Woody Allen. +First, I wanted to send along the rough stringout of footage from the conversation with Woody a couple of years +ago on "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams. This is totally unedited and uncut footage, but we +would love the opportunity to turn it into something great. +https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c0bn1jjxeo0654g/uWZ6KBVbLS?preview-WoodyAllen+Basic+Clip+for+Viewing.mov +If Woody Allen agrees to let us use the footage, he will be in distinguished company. To date, we have filmed +conversations about poetry with dozens of distinguished Americans including: +Bill Clinton +Al Gore +John McCain +Mayor Rahm Emanuel +Mayor Tom Menino +Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan +Sir Mervyn King +Former Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers +The conversation would be part of a large multiplatform initiative that Harvard Professor Lisa New has under +way to bring poetry into the mainstream, and, especially, into English Language Arts classrooms in the United +States and around the world. The initiative, Poetry in America, includes a HarvardX online course, a television +series we're creating with WGBH to be paired with PBS LearningMedia segments for the classroom, and, a +series of online professional development courses we're creating for ELA Middle and High School teachers and +for their students. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028958 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028959.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028959.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e6ba76e03d9316cb8ca6e6a33b26fdd0614dad38 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028959.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028959" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028959.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 935 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028959 + +Let us know if Woody Allen might be open to our sending another release form his way. Of course, if he's +interested in releasing the footage for only certain parts of our project, we're open to having a conversation +about that, too. +Thank you, and I hope to meet you soon. +Best, Leah +Leah Reis-Dennis +Poetry in America + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028960.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028960.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..27feb8893091b2ec4cf0fc8c115583ffdb46c00e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028960.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028960" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028960.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2713 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Noam Chomsky +12/24/2015 5:37:14 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +RE: Re: +Importance: High +Very interesting topics. Would like to hear more from you about them, when we have a chance. Is it worldwide, or +mostly here? +My impression is that the fear is mostly in the US. There's nothing in (much more vulnerable) Europe comparable to the +Visa Waiver program (insanely targeting Iran, which has not been involved in terrorism, while exempting Saudi Arabia, +the source of almost all jihadi terrorism. Or Trump-style ban them all. Or Cruz-style carpet-bomb them. For a long +time, probably back to colonial days, this has been a very frightened country, maybe the safest in the world but also the +most frightened. Impressions. +Sometimes it's quite weird. By accident, I took the first flight PanAm 103 after the Lockerbie bombing, together with an +old friend, a veteran Middle East correspondent. It must have been the safest flight in human history. The plane was +empty. We were bumped up to first class because there was no one there. +From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 11:28 AM +To: Noam Chomsky < +Subject: Re: Re: +thought you might be interested in a new version of the percentage agreement between stalin and +churchill. Saudi and Iran doing the same, dividing spheres of influence.. it seems few people paying +attention to palestinians . maybe next generation. - israel going further right it appears. I find that media +induced fear is driving world markets. . very odd. gas prices down nobody shopping, . hotel prices down less +travel. commodity prices way down, little building. luxury market decimated. no russians or chinese +players.. still virtually zero interest rates. . borrowing not up, fear and paralysis. , (I add these topics as to +these at least, i can speak with a modicum of knowledge ) +On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Noam Chomsky < +> wrote: +This is the program David Marr initiated, developed by Shimon Ullman and others. Makes sense, and there are some +interesting results. David was a friend, and we often discussed these topics. In fact, his famous three levels adapted a +model from generative grammar. But there was always the fundamental problem I mentioned. Vision is an input +system, crafting coherent images from lines, points of light, etc. Language is used for that purpose too, but it's not +what language is. +That fundamental difference, along with the fact that the principles involved seem quite different, has always been a +stumbling block to seeking any link. +From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.coml +Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 10:48 AM +To: Noam Chomsky < +Subject: Re: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028960 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028961.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028961.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e24e1c9c75e79340143a49ff81bdc7dbb947429f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028961.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028961" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028961.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1913 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028961 + +Vision rules needed to craft coherent image . Edges? " Faggehtabowtit." Two edges crafted by software +On Thursday, December 24, 2015, Noam Chomsky < +› wrote: +I presume that the software just guides the hardware. Don't see how that changes the considerations. +From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 10:09 AM +To: Noam Chomsky < +Subject: Re: +The hardware of vision is an input system, It's the software that I'm referring to . +On Thursday, December 24, 2015, Noam Chomsky < +• wrote: +We don't teach children language either, contrary to many beliefs. The visual grammar just grows, and as is known, +can develop in various ways depending on early experience. Same with the language grammar, though the period in +which experience has a shaping effect is much longer. +However, there are fundamental differences between vision and language. Can send you a recent paper about it if +you like. Vision is an input system. Language isn't. It's an internal capacity, a system of knowledge, which is used to +process input and also to produce thoughts (sometimes externalized). Seems also to be modality independent. And +their properties look wholly different, so it's hard to see how one could piggy-back on the other. +Noam +From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 9:24 AM +To: Noam Chomsky < +Subject: +we dont teach children to see. they have a visual grammar built in. why wouldnt we expect some mutation +of that system to allow auditory grammar. +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028962.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028962.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9ef308fb88df2222a6e062301caad17966c8c3a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028962.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028962" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028962.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1669 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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WEINBERG, P.C. +ATTORNEY AT LAW +20 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1000 +BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116 +EMAIL ADDRESSES: +FAX. +NIGHLEMERGENCY: +April 24, 2015 +Via Email and U.S. Mail +John Zucker +Assistant Legal Counsel +Office of Legal Counsel +77 W 66TH St, Room 1628 +New York, NY 10023 +Re: Good Morning America and Night Line interview with Jane Doe 3 +Dear Mr. Zucker: +I represent Jeffrey Epstein. I have been informed by Producer James Hill that ABC +intends to air an interview, conducted by a Good Morning America co-host, of a woman known +in court papers as Jane Doe 3' I write to put you on notice that ABC's publication of Jane Doe +3's accusations is grossly negligent or worse. The accusations, many of which relate to my +client, relate to alleged conduct that occurred approximately 15 years ago. The current +accusations are simply reformatted and embellished echoes of previous allegations, which were +first made by Jane Doe 3 to tabloid publications in the United Kingdom in 2011 and which have +no independent news value. These allegations were then and remain now uncorroborated and +have been refuted or undermined by other, credible evidence. Indeed, a federal judge recently +refused to consider these allegations in pending litigation, finding them "immaterial and +impertinent", while striking the allegations and denying Jane Doe 3s Motion to Join, See Jane +Doe 1 and 2 v. United States, 08-CV-80736-KAM (S.D. Fla.), Dkt 324 at 5. In addition, in that +very same litigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Timothy R. Slater filed a +declaration stating that when Jane Doe 3 was interviewed by the FBI in 2007 she refused to +cooperate with the investigation of Mr. Epstein declaring she wanted nothing to do with the +matter. For ABC to air these untested allegations on national television as "news" when Jane +Doe 3 intentionally declined eight years ago to subject these same allegations to verification by +the FBI would be grossly irresponsible and severely damaging to Mr. Epstein and others. +1 Mr. Hill informed me that she was waiving whatever rights to anonymity she might assert but I will, because of +certain legal obligations, refer to her as Jane Doe 3. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028965 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028966.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028966.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1070e6b3c85b2fee017c6b66109892a3de0138ef --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028966.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028966" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028966.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3758 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +This is particularly true when ABC knows or should know that several, very specific +allegations of Jane Doe 3 have been rebutted and/or demonstrated by others to be false. For +example, I understand that she has accused distinguished Professor Alan Dershowitz of Harvard +Law School of sexual misconduct involving her. Professor Dershowitz has flatly denied that +allegation under oath in a federal court proceeding. I further understand that Professor +Dershowitz offered to play a tape recording for Mr. Hill that evidences that Jane Doe 3 has made +recent contradictory statements-that is, that she was pressured into including Professor +Dershowitz in her allegations and that she has a financial motive in making these allegations. +The Duke of York and the Royal Palace have likewise unequivocally denied Jane Doe's +similar allegations against the Duke. Surely, these unequivocal statements of denial of respected +members of society are entitled to some deference by ABC, particularly where, as here, there is +substantial evidence of bias, improper motive, and serious credibility problems of their accuser. +Moreover, additional claims of Jane Doe 3 can be refuted with objective evidence that is +readily obtainable by ABC. For example, she claims she was in the presence of both former +President Clinton (after January 20, 2001, and before the summer of 2002) and former Vice +President Gore (and his wife) at Mr. Epstein's Virgin Island home. I have been told by Mr. Hill +that she claims to be 100% sure of the facts regarding President Clinton. The claims are +completely uncorroborated and compellingly contradicted by others. Neither former President +Clinton nor former Vice-President Gore and his wife have ever been present at Mr. Epstein's +Virgin Island home. A review of United States Secret Service records, obtainable through a +Freedom of Information Request would prove the falsity of the claim. Virgin Island government +records would provide further confirmation. I also believe that Mr. Hill has been told by +individuals with percipient knowledge that former President Clinton has never been to Mr. +Epstein's Virgin Island home. Upon inquiry, I am certain that you would receive similar denials +from Mr. and Mrs. Gore either directly or by or through their counsel Mr. Boies. Jane Doe 3's +fabrication of these claims against respected former officials undermines completely the +trustworthiness of each and every one of her remaining allegations. +We would expect that, in the wake of the damning independent review of Rolling Stone's +publications of rape allegations involving students at the University of Virginia, ABC would +proceed with similar, uncorroborated allegations with extreme caution. At the very least, ABC +has an obligation to verify—with independent evidence— the truthfulness of Jane Doe 3's +claims. Merely declining to air those portions of her interview that relate to President Clinton +and Vice-President Gore is insufficient. If ABC has concerns about her credibility with respect +to any allegation, it must decline to republish all of her allegations. +In June of 2008, Mr. Epstein pleaded guilty to Florida state charges that do not relate to +Jane Doe 3. After an extensive investigation, the United States declined to prosecute Mr. Epstein +and provided him with a Non-Prosecution Agreement. Mr. Epstein fully conformed to the +responsibilities and obligations imposed on him by that agreement. Mr. Epstein is not engaged +in public activities. He is a private person who has complied and continues to comply with his +legal obligations, and he is attempting to move forward with his life in a productive way. The +allegations of Jane Doe 3 are neither credible nor news worthy. ABC should not publish them. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028966 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028967.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028967.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..80a412b66f7d1aa9fbf07cc4d6eaa0783b5d793d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028967.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028967" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028967.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 83 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Yours Truly, +/s/Martin G. Weinberg +CC James E Hill, ABC News +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028967 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028968.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028968.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e4fbe5c46313b21d6a997423984707a79669c2b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028968.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028968" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028968.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1410 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +Roy Black +4/28/2016 4:47:41 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]; Alan M. Dershowitz +RE: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +High +; Jack Goldberger +Privileged - Redacted +From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:39 PM +To: Alan M. Dershowitz; Roy Black; Jack Goldberger +Subject: Fwd: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +1 +- Forwarded message - +From: Martin Weinberg ^ +Date: Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 12:20 PM +Subject: Fwd: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +To: Jeff Epstein < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Privileged - Redacted +Begin forwarded message: +From: +To: < +Date: April 28, 2016 at 12:14:37 PM EDT +Subject: RE: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +Sorry, the suit is attached to this email. +From: Ingram, David (Reuters News) +Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:14 PM +To: 'Martin G. Weinberg' +Subject: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +Hi Marty, +The attached lawsuit was filed this week in federal court in California alleging that Jeffrey Epstein and another +man, Donald Trump, raped her in 1994. We're planning to publish a story on the suit this afternoon, and we +want to make sure it is fair. Is Mr. Epstein available to speak? Or do you want to offer a comment on this +My number is +Thank you in advance. +and I'm available any time. I also just tried your cell phone. +David Ingram +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028968 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028969.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028969.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9687da6b71f66a7f81b14d2df28bb16dc90b7323 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028969.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028969" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028969.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 690 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Correspondent +Reuters News +Thomson Reuters +Office: +Mobile +Reuters.com + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028970.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028970.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ea8886ecc8ef82fc760223a5bdf735f9dc2b8e00 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028970.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028970" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028970.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1059 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +CC: +Subject: +Importance: +Alan Dershowitz +4/28/2016 4:51:57 PM +Roy Black +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]; Jack Goldberger +Re: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +High +Privileged - Redacted +Sent from my iPhone +On Apr 28, 2016, at 12:47 PM, Roy Black +Privileged - Redacted +From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] +Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:39 PM +To: Alan M. Dershowitz; Roy Black; Jack Goldberger +Subject: Fwd: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +• wrote: +1 +- Forwarded message +From: Martin Weinberg < +Date: Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 12:20 PM +Subject: Fwd: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +To: Jeff Epstein < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Privileged - Redacted +Begin forwarded message: +From: +Date: April 28, 2016 at 12:14:37 PM EDT +To: < +Subject: RE: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +Sorry, the suit is attached to this email. +From: Ingram, David (Reuters News) +Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:14 PM +To: 'Martin G. Weinberg' +Subject: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +Hi Marty, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028970 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028971.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028971.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5ef9d8230544f7140029587701e57988550f62ff --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028971.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028971" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028971.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1141 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028971 + +The attached lawsuit was filed this week in federal court in California alleging that Jeffrey Epstein and another +man, Donald Trump, raped her in 1994. We're planning to publish a story on the suit this afternoon, and we +want to make sure it is fair. Is Mr. Epstein available to speak? Or do you want to offer a comment on this +behalf? +My number is +and I'm available any time. I also just tried your cell phone. +Thank you in advance. +David Ingram +Correspondent +Reuters News +Thomson Reuters +Office: +Mobile: +Reuters.com +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028972.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028972.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..80188f195e32616cf46986338819f6622e1ac121 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028972.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028972" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028972.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1491 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +CC: +Subject: +Jack Goldberger +4/28/2016 4:59:27 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Alan M. Dershowitz +Re: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +I; Roy Black +Importance: +High +Privileged - Redacted +Sent from my iPhone +> On Apr 28, 2016, at 12:40 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +> j +Forwarded message +From: Martin Weinberg +Date: Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 12:20 PM +Fwd: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +• To: Jeff Epstein ‹jeevacation@gmail.com> +> +Privileged - Redacted +> Begin forwarded message: +From: +Date: April 28, 2016 at 12:14:37 PM EDT +subject: RE: Reuters / lawsuit against jeffrey Epstein +sorry, the suit is attached to this email. +From: Ingram, David (Reuters News) +Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:14 PM +'Martin G. Weinberg' +> Subject: Reuters / lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein +nd another man, Donald Trump, raped her in 1994 +enternoon and he want To make sure ete i a pen ava lot to spect on do you want to r +offer a comment on this behalf? +> My number is +and I'm available any time. I also just tried your cell +phone. +> Thank you in advance. +> David Ingram +> Correspondent +> Reuters News +> Thomson Reuters +• Office: +> Mobile: +> Reuters.com + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028973.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028973.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..74f55430e0960c49b185e165c8740149cd334c6e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028973.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028973" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028973.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 482 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +• communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitec +> and may be unlawful. If you have received this +> communication in error, please notify us immediately by +› return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +> destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +> including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +> ‹katie johnson v trump complaint. pdf> +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028973 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028974.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028974.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9f391df0d893898b745d19522d1d3e0e96b8921e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028974.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028974" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028974.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2837 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Moshe Hoffman I +5/3/2016 4:51:28 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Greetings, Thanks, and Top Five Questions for the Social Sciences (which Martin thought may interest you) +Importance: +High +Hi Jeff, +Thanks again for making the time for me last time you were in town. And for your introductions to Brockman +and Ehud. I have enjoyed all the conversations and been learning a lot. Hopefully, a book or two will come out +of it eventually as well. Means a lot to me. +Martin mentioned that you are thinking about the top questions in various fields and suggested I might think of +some of my own and pass them on to you. +In case you are interested, I list below the five biggest questions that keep me up at night, motivate my life's +work, and which I think ought to keep up every social scientist. Happy to discuss with you, if and when you are +interested. +-Moshe +-__ +1) Where do our moral and political views come from? +The bull shit answers most people accept clearly don't fit the facts; we are not discovering moral truths through +reason, and our political views are not motivated by a desire to achieve the best policy outcomes. So what does +drive these beliefs? And what causes them to have the weird puzzling features they do (e.g., why is a lie of +commission so much worse than a lie of omission)? And what causes them to change over time (e.g., slavery +has been accepted as moral at many points in history)? And differ across cultures (e.g., ISIS versus the U.S.)? +And across person and context (e.g., Trump vs. Bernie supporters)? +More generally, we believe and argue all sorts of crap (your vote can make a difference, Jesus loves you, all +men are created equal). How do these beliefs and arguments work? Are they just random ideas propagated by +an amorphous culture, viruses taking advantage of our own psychology for their benefit, ideas that get us to do +the bidding of their cynical designers? +2) Similarly, where do our tastes come from? Like the art we like? Or the music? +Some tastes are kinda obvious. E.g., we evolved to like young curvy women because they are the most fertile. +And maybe we like art that reminds us of this or of landscapes that are safe or what not. But there are many +aspects of art and music (e.g. modern art, rap) that are not universally pleasing. So what makes people like these +things? What properties do they need to succeed? What role does the artist or the history of the piece play in +what we like? Of course, this question isn't just about art and music, but about all of our peculiar, culturally +specific tastes. How does culture shape our tastes? Is it completely arbitrary or is there some logic to its +influence? +3) Where do our political and economic institutions come from and what causes them to have the peculiar +structure they have? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028974 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028975.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028975.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..200959fc34843233fd92aebc5e0f15fdc51d256e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028975.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028975" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028975.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3554 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028975 + +We have one vote per person, but everyone knows dollars can buy more votes, and voters in small states are +better represented than those in large states. Whose interests are being served and why theirs? Many economists +and political scientists have thought about "optimal institutions." And much comparative and historical work +has been done. But there isn't really a good unified theory of how these evolve, what characteristics are likely to +emerge, and in what ways they are or are not optimal. +4) Is there a fundamental theory of human societies that's analogous to Darwin's theory in biology? +Can that framework be as well supported by evidence and as simple as natural selection in biology, that will +likewise explain the interesting things humans do, like, and believe, and the institutions we construct? +Evolutionary psychologists think this doesn't require a new theory, just an investigation of the mind that +biologically evolved on the Savannah. Others like Dawkins have suggested that we are best understood as +machines infested by viruses of the mind which themselves evolve to take advantage of our evolved +psychology. Anthropologists treat culture as just random inputs. Social psychologists document the funny +quirks of our behavior without explaining where they come from. And economists assume people optimize +given their tastes and beliefs but take those as given. Is one of these the right theory, if not is there a more +compelling theory out there? What will it look like? How will we find it? How will we know we have found it, +when we have? +5) How can we fix the perverse incentives in academia? +Researchers get hired and promoted for publishing in top journals. Journal publication is determined by editors +and referees. The best way to publish is to make sure your allies are the referees, cite their work, and don't step +on their toes, and to convince the editor you are famous enough and your work is flashy enough that it will be +well cited and get covered by the nytimes. None of this requires much attention be paid to truth, insight, or +originally. +Arguably, this is why the social sciences are such a mess. Few bother to incorporate evidence or arguments +from outsiders (e.g., social psychologists don't consult historians, economists barely consult social +psychologists). Few bother to question the fundamental assumptions driving their field that make no sense and +go unchecked (e.g., anthropologists treat culture as random inputs). And many researchers end up spending +their whole careers developing and propagating theories that are completely uninteresting to outsiders, or +obviously fallacious to anyone not steeped in their literature. +It is ridiculous that we're still using a system derived from the Society of Letters of the 1500s. Perhaps it's time +for something more like Wikipedia, where information gets aggregated and contributors are incentivizes by +their reputation as competent editors to integrate information from across disciplines? Or something like Reddit, +where quality research is recognized by upvotes that aggregate the opinion of thousands from diverse fields? Or +a certification system of sorts, where papers are certified as having done their statistics right or having +integrated what's known from certain fields, or not citing irrelevant papers for political reasons? Whatever the +solution is, social scientists and engineers who work on this problem will have orders of magnitude more impact +on science than scientists doing primary research in our archaic system. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028975 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028976.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028976.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..54464744f97990176cd66842c0cc3bf96ed14d9d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028976.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028976" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028976.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1204 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lisa New +5/4/2016 6:25:26 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +woody and deadline +Importance: +High +Dear Jeffrey, +Woody has received from his lawyer some questions I asked in in response to the agreement Irwin Tenenbaum +sent me....I found that that agreement generous and reasonable (!), and I'm excited to go forward, but I do need +those clarifications. We can absolutely agree that we will not give Woody larger or more important billing than +Bill Clinton or Joe Biden, and that I'd like to come to him to renew our agreement after five years. +The Harvard week of content in which Woody will appear, if we can sign this, needs to be edited in the next +week-10 days. We are out of time, which is why I'm writing +The television show has been picked up by American Public Television, they will distribute nationally, and +they've asked for another 5 episodes. I so want Woody to be one of those. +I'd like to see the haiku written by computer. Haiku is not that hard. I'd like to see an elegy written by +computer. +Lisa +-- +Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028976 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028977.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028977.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7be401dd30df65aab58b7d78a5d756b800ca6dd8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028977.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028977" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028977.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1627 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Michael Wolff +5/25/2016 11:12:16 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Trump +Importance: +High +Job is to get the hard ones in without being ejected from the room. What's the one question that pierces through? +On Wednesday, May 25, 2016, jeffrey E. wrote: +do you want to be provacative .? trump shuttle. hawaiin tropic contests. . mortgage on mara +lago. ? revenue of golf courses as income.??! , total debt of all cos .? people dont want to conribute money +as he said he is worth over 10b, why should they?, calif already coming up short. . fatther bought chips in +the casino to stave off bankruptcy, chips because it was better than a first lien. under the gambling +rules. matt his bag man? his loan from his brother in law (JUdges husband) how much did his father +his brother robert etc. +otherwise you can just throw easys +On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 7:05 AM, Michael Wolff < +I'm interviewing him this afternoon. Anything you think I should ask? +› wrote: +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028978.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028978.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ffe1bf5d05fc294199d359cbdfa4b619be5182ba --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028978.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028978" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028978.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2011 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Michael Wolff +5/25/2016 11:19:00 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Trump +Importance: +High +What's the thumb nail on Nussbaum/foster? +On Wednesday, May 25, 2016, jeffrey E. wrote: +maybe you can ask why bernie nussbaum got vince fosters letter quickly, that is a hillary problem. he would +smile then you can ask his realtionsjipwith the elctricians unions and maralago. and out you go +On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 7:12 AM, Michael Wolff +> wrote: +Job is to get the hard ones in without being ejected from the room. What's the one question that +pierces through? +On Wednesday, May 25, 2016, jeffrey E. wrote: +do you want to be provacative.? trump shuttle. hawaiin tropic contests. . mortgage on mara +lago. ? revenue of golf courses as income.??! , total debt of all cos.? people dont want to conribute +money as he said he is worth over 10b, why should they?, calif already coming up short. . fatther bought +chips in the casino to stave off bankruptcy, chips because it was better than a first lien. under the gambling +rules. matt his bag man? his loan from his brother in law (JUdges husband) how much did his father +his brother robert etc. +otherwise you can just throw easys +On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 7:05 AM, Michael Wolff i +I'm interviewing him this afternoon. Anything you think I should ask? +wrote: +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028979.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028979.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35e8a04811c37b1f69d4c18805266abf8251ad8f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028979.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028979" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028979.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 608 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028979 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028980.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028980.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..99d65f0c7f016fff0cf62fe511d0979716fcd8ca --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028980.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028980" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028980.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1144 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Deepak Chopra +7/29/2016 1:12:10 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +Roman poet whose name I forget - " Nothing human is foreign to me." +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +On Jul 29, 2016, at 8:35 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-07-16/news/9203040348_1_pairs-of-maples-shoes-marla-maples- +trump-parc +On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 8:33 AM, Deepak Chopra 1 +Fascinating ! +wrote: +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +On Jul 29, 2016, at 8:29 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +no - i mean her friend was stealing her high heels cutting the backs of the shoes open and fucking the shoe.. +its a funny story. +On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Deepak Chopra < +Let's connect 2PM +Face Time is easier as I will be out +I've known Marla since those days +Having lunch with her +She seems v troubled right now +wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028980 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028981.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028981.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..22564cff51f062fe0e49def32341e82e09829424 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028981.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028981" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028981.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1510 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Sex with shoes? You mean shoes on ? +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +On Jul 29, 2016, at 8:19 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com > wrote: +2 pm, fine, - yes +, in fact when she told donald she was pregnant. I lost a 10k dollar bet with him, +and +sent him a truck of baby food. in payment. but i have not spoken to her in many years since then. she can +tell you the story of her friend who was caught having sex with her shoes. yes -shoes. +On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Deepak Chopra 1 +wrote: +Face Time may be easier +What no +Mine is +I can do 2PM - have meetings before then +I will take you up on your offers re visiting one of your places - when you are there +I can also do 12 noon or any other time tomorrow +Btw - do you know Marla Maples? +Anything we share is between us +I share nothing with anyone but trust you +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +On Jul 29, 2016, at 8:09 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +my skype is jeevacation. +or we can facetime if you prefer. does 12pm or 1 work for you. ? +are also welcome on my ranch in august in santa fe. anytime you like +On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Deepak Chopra 1 +I can Skype this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon +Let me know what works with you +I took Benadryl at 6 PM and woke up at 3 PM +wrote: +you +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028981 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028982.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028982.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e3c0c394c09aaf4a2d2a26f1a3f00f5d289aaf46 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028982.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028982" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028982.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1416 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +I will check my Skype no +Have not used it for sometime +Good to know re Harvard program +Amazing what we can do with technology even without understanding how perception occurs +All love +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +On Jul 29, 2016, at 8:00 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +I am in florida. palm beach. . we can skype. today tomrow? you should plan on a visit to my +island. you might want to consider taking some benedryl to resest your clock after jet lag. +before bedtime you you missed an interesting session up at harvard. perception, , language. , +understanding. +human and robot interaction +On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Deepak Chopra < +> wrote: +I'm available after 2 PM tomorrow if you have time ability and desire for a cup of coffee +I can drop by if you are in town +I have galleys of new book +Best +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +On Jul 28, 2016, at 10:03 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +How long New York +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028983.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028983.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e4795ad84c62f3565a8a4fdd9e141831b7d8eea3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028983.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028983" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028983.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1811 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028985.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028985.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..08ac1495e5aa9511524fe55fc2156d7fd1b9b0ad --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028985.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028985" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028985.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 703 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Deepak Chopra [ +Sent: +8/8/2016 8:57:31 AM +To: +Jeff Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Subject: +America's Shadow: The Real Secret of Donald J. Trump - SFGate by Deepak Chopra +Attachments: supergenes|2].png +Importance: +High +Since Woody was into the subconscious mind I thought I'd share this +See you at 3PM +http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/chopra/article/America-s-Shadow-The-Real-Secret-of-Donald-J-7965248.php +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +The Chopra Foundation +DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D. +RUDOLPH E. TANZI, PH.D. +SUPER +GENES +lock. the Astenishing Pontt +Reaith and Well-Bead +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028985 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028986.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028986.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa9a6320b2089729988f40e60ed7b25c681b60c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028986.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028986" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028986.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1853 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Deepak Chopra +Sent: +8/8/2016 9:52:40 AM +To: +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Subject: +Re: America's Shadow: The Real Secret of Donald J. Trump - SFGate by Deepak Chopra +Attachments: +supergenes|2].png +Importance: +High +Yes +Thanks for forwarding it ! +It was a fascinating evening ! +I've felt a kinship with Woody because he is tortured by existential dilemmas as am I . +The Russian was just being Russian- a socialist with right wing tastes. I actually liked him. +The wife was being a mother to Woody. I think he's needed that all his life . +I will meet you at the Bowery at 230 PM +Send me the address +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +On Aug 8, 2016, at 5:43 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +i will forward it. he asked if you would come back again. without the russian. +to me it was a woody +allen movie. you talking conciousness, his wife more concerned with the salad dressing, and the russian +deciding the future of syria. +As you know I find ideas no matter how extreme, the root of possible +insight. so the other day I had visitn the psychedelic crowd. one of them has opened a store on 1 st and the +bowery called the alchemist kitchen. . How about we meet there, I want to see the store and you ride with +me back uptown. lets say 230? I have left my schedule open after. +On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 4:57 AM, Deepak Chopra < +Since Woody was into the subconscious mind I thought l'd share this +See you at 3PM +wrote: +http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/chopra/article/America-s-Shadow-The-Real-Secret-of-Donald-J-7965248.php +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +The Chopra Foundation + +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028986 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028987.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028987.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..470d45efb7f80bca49bcf6f410b6060c131d2b49 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028987.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028987" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028987.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 620 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-028987 + + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028988.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028988.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2717f8bfff33b3494f37d50fc395ac64b4ab5efd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028988.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028988" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028988.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 106 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +insightspod +Gather, Visualize, Analyze Public Opinion to make Intelligent Decisions +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028988 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028989.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028989.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa473bead2a292ab2f9ab8b9b34f512652a009f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028989.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028989" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028989.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 251 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +You Tube +InsightsPod analyzes opinions, +sentiments, emotions and +attitudes of people from social +media. Currently our platform +supports Twitter, Facebook and +YouTube. We are in the process +of integrating Instagram and +Pinterest. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028989 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028990.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028990.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d1b430beeaa84e4cd1b85dc34c10146a46d8854a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028990.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028990" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028990.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 394 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Features +• Gathers real time data from social media sites and conducts sentiment +analysis. +> Opinion can be analyzed based on geographic location. +> InsightsPod identifies location and other demographics. +• Ideal for retailers to determine customers' intent and buying habits. +• Graphical reporting. +• InsightsPod supports 71 languages. +• Add triggers to receive updates. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028990 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028991.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028991.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f5d6628046634ef04f1ca780672d8b5e59580b66 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028991.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028991" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028991.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 814 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Potential Customers +• Retail/Brands: We help businesses/retailers identify which customer is not +happy in seconds. We help them determine a customer's intent and buying +habits. Also, we aid retailers and businesses with product development +ideas and go-to market strategies. +• Politics: Through the vast amount of data available across social media, we +can not only help politicians to understand what their constituents are +talking about but also to influence people, track voters and get them to +vote. +• Stocks: Investors who predict stock behavior by interpreting news and +public sentiment make better trades and informed decisions. InsightsPod +can give an insight into public sentiment quickly and can aid tinancial +institutions as well as individuals to make sound investment decisions. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028991 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028992.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028992.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..35e6a401c8d1f17841d2b591567fac5bfc593140 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028992.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028992" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028992.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 293 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case Study: BREXIT +BREXIT +We conducted sentiment analysis of more +than half a million tweets before the +Referendum day. 327K tweets were collected +on the day of Referendum on InsightsPod. +57k +103k +(27%) +167k +(51%) +Tweets +• Support for Brexit +• Remain in the EU +• Neutral +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028992 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028993.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028993.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4ab10df56d2554fc19d527c81c60c9f6075fe279 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028993.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028993" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028993.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 459 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Live Feeds - US Presidential Election, 2016 +• Up until 17th August 2016 we have processed 85 million tweets related to +the US Presidential Election. +• The public feed is for media agencies and to showcase to potential +customers, the accuracy and capability of InsightsPod platform. +• InsightsPod can help a potential political candidate understand what their +constituents are talking about and also to influence people and track +voters. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028993 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028994.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028994.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7cf44d996b3848061ceab7da18c787deb7b8d3c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028994.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028994" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028994.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 279 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Live Feeds - US Presidential Election, 2016 +Weekly Report: Donald Trump +Weekly Report: Hillary Clinton +5.73% +2.33% +14.4% +54.41% +31.09% +• Negative +• Neutral +• Positive +91.93% +Negative +• Neutral +• Positive +Based on data collected from 10th - 17th August 2016 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028994 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028995.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028995.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07bb5f5e5e69e194d9c89bcc6bd6c7d5c774e2dc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028995.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028995" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028995.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 256 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Social Media Activity of Potential Customers +2,941,608 Tweets per day +McDonald's +412,320 Tweets per day +NIKE +12,690,192 Tweets per day +•RBL +MIKE +* +COFFEY +2,878,608 Tweets per day +Based on data collected on 17th August 2016 +McDonald's +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028995 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028996.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028996.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..710a3c3f849e83d23e63bdaa483a2ac21b67e2cf --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028996.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028996" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028996.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 254 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Pricing Model for Customers +To. of Impressions +(Monthly Subscription) +0-100,000 +100,001-250,000 +250,001-500,000 +500,001-1000,000 +1000,001-2000,000 +Cost +(USD) +$999 +$1999 +$2600 +$3500 +$5000 +*Impression = 1 Facebook comment or 1 Tweet +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_028996 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028997.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028997.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc3ba72e2408744bc97c44c6f16a2a24e891a705 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028997.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028997" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028997.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 143 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Applications under development +Mobile piratin ter hopes to as questions about roducts media. +• Analyze and predict crime +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028997 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028998.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028998.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4b36e80c762bd6a058c51b62200d6a68ddd3c672 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028998.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028998" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028998.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 672 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +InsightsPod founding Team +• Zubair Khan (CEO) +• CEO, Tranchulas - A +multinational IT Security +Company (10 Years) +• Pursuing MBA from Harvard +• Bachelors in Business IT from +Curtin University of +Technology, Australia +• Accomplished and result +oriented with proficiency in IT +business management. +Analytical expertise in +overseeing technology +improvement initiatives. +• Anya Rasulova (Director) +• Business Development and +Strategic Partnerships, Google +• Product Marketing Manager, +Google +• Strategy Manager, Ebay +• Wharton MBA (Marketing and +Operations) +• BA Economics, Brown +University +• Solid career track record in +consulting and internet services +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028998 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028999.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028999.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a83dfd1fe2a42b75a17b0359a5c86c960f45db9d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/28/house-oversight-028999.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-028999" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028999.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 261 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +250,000 +200,000 +150,000 +100,000 +50,000 +Yearly Expense ($) +PR/Marketing +Product Development +Business Development +Indirect cost +- Twitter data acquistion cost +• Live feeds +• Utilities/Office Space +Legal/Compliance +Total Annual Costs = $800k +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028999 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029000.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029000.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..03c10e85f9cf250e4f57bc656a810886c4abe846 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029000.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029000" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029000.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 152 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Sales Forecast +• InsightsPod is pre-revenue +• Estimated break-even point is between 18 to 24 months +• Sales Target is $4m in 2020 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029000 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029001.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029001.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b29bcd743b96d93ae659a26177afc4ca37b206a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029001.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029001" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029001.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 339 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Raising $2.4m at $10m valuation to scale +• Required Investment is $2.4m for 3 Years ($800k per year) or Minimum +Ticket S1M. +• Use of Proceeds +• Refine sentiment analysis system - currently 5% false positives +• Hire a PR Firm +• Marketing and Sales (American and UK market) +• Office Space in San Francisco and London +HOUSE® +_OVERSIGHT_029001 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029002.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029002.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6c9ef647e4758f9551e342d721d7e098d8216238 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029002.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029002" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029002.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 159 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Why Invest? +• First Mover +• Efficient +• Experienced Team that knows where to focus +• Good Business +• Subscription Revenue +• High Margins +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029002 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029003.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029003.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b7a93369d36d6b1d86d27cae230ad47f8ce8772c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029003.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029003" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029003.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1955 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +9/17/2016 12:04:41 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +Thank you for the sweatshirts. The thought was very sweet. Next time you send a gift don't put any initials on it +so when I regift it no one will suspect. Also in the future think jewelry. You didn't misunderstand. With you I +never know what your plans are so since I didn't hear a confirmation from you or your assistant I assumed +your plans had changed and you weren't able to do dinner. Just like the Paris trips :-). +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone! +On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:54 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +no problem, I thought you told me that you had moved krause so that you could come sunday. - i must have +misunderstood. the sweatshirts were given to a few world leaders yesterday, so i thought you two should +also have some. . +On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:51 AM, < +> wrote: +We already have plans on Sunday as I didn't hear from you. I don't think I can change them. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:50 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +trumps guys changing their plans . all at the trump hotel right down the street from the white house. +its a +bad movie. president trump. down the street from trump hotel. deepak chopra, again, sunday, I know +you moved krause to tonight. . + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029004.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029004.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..49e3ac6182ad2f517e76e00d3115f68d35661c39 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029004.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029004" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029004.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 608 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029004 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029005.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029005.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c20a317a5b47bc2a125048646828035f0145ed13 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029005.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029005" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029005.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2219 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +9/17/2016 12:33:56 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +I didn't call to confirm because I attributed it to your scatterbrained quality and I just assumed that plans had +changed and you weren't able to make it. In this civilized society the person being invited doesn't usually have +to hound the host. And incidentally Woody doesn't feel dressed unless his clothes have holes in them. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 8:24 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +im surprised you didnt call to confirm? :). re regifting you just have to find people wth the same +initials. . i thought that woody might like to try something that is super soft and doesnt have holes +On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 8:04 AM, +Thank you for the sweatshirts. The thought was very sweet. Next time you send a gift don't put any initials on +it so when I regift it no one will suspect. Also in the future think jewelry. You didn't misunderstand. With you +I never know what your plans are so since I didn't hear a confirmation from you or your assistant I assumed +your plans had changed and you weren't able to do dinner. Just like the Paris trips :-). +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:54 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +no problem, I thought you told me that you had moved krause so that you could come sunday. +• i must +have misunderstood. +the sweatshirts were given to a few world leaders yesterday, so i thought you two +should also have some.. +On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:51 AM, +wrote: +We already have plans on Sunday as I didn't hear from you. I don't think I can change them. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:50 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +trumps guys changing their plans . all at the trump hotel right down the street from the white house. +its a +bad movie. president trump. down the street from trump hotel. deepak chopra, again, sunday, I know +you moved krause to tonight.. + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029006.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029006.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..09cd9951d63290d44971cb848549e562afbacf4d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029006.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029006" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029006.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1596 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029007.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029007.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..056d7454cd1bed0ef79d190b92d74130d5202d0b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029007.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029007" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029007.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2112 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +9/17/2016 12:44:10 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +I just tried calling you. Call me back. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 8:36 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +i asked, you told me it was ok that you had changed your plans to be able to make it. i will have someone +check that you really mean what you say, ::)) +On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 8:33 AM, 1 +n> wrote: +I didn't call to confirm because I attributed it to your scatterbrained quality and I just assumed that plans had +changed and you weren't able to make it. In this civilized society the person being invited doesn't usually have +to hound the host. And incidentally Woody doesn't feel dressed unless his clothes have holes in them. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 8:24 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +im surprised you didnt call to confirm? :). re regifting you just have to find people wth the same +initials.. +i thought that woody might like to try something that is super soft and doesnt have holes +On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 8:04 AM, < +> wrote: +Thank you for the sweatshirts. The thought was very sweet. Next time you send a gift don't put any initials on +it so when I regift it no one will suspect. Also in the future think jewelry. You didn't misunderstand. With +you I never know what your plans are so since I didn't hear a confirmation from you or your assistant I +assumed your plans had changed and you weren't able to do dinner. Just like the Paris trips :-). +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:54 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +no problem, I thought you told me that you had moved krause so that you could come sunday. - i must +have misunderstood. +should also have some.. +the sweatshirts were given to a few world leaders yesterday, so i thought you two +On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:51 AM, < +> wrote: +We already have plans on Sunday as I didn't hear from you. I don't think I can change them. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:50 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029007 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029008.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029008.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..37b8e23708157c27a07f6ec411b33dad12755d83 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029008.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029008" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029008.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1944 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029008 + +trumps guys changing their plans. all at the trump hotel right down the street from the white house. +its a +bad movie. president trump. down the street from trump hotel. deepak chopra, again, sunday, I know +you moved krause to tonight. . +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029009.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029009.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..25ddeee7c964c94db458e32af4d48e35e2def605 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029009.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029009" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029009.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 729 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029010.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029010.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..855ae4b9dd2dfb6fe2f1cd67280742182384084a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029010.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029010" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029010.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2229 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +9/17/2016 3:10:41 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +I had a good idea. Why don't you join us for dinner with Lawrence Krause? That way you get to see us :- +). Originally when we got those bundles I thought it was the DNA swabs. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 8:36 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +i asked, you told me it was ok that you had changed your plans to be able to make it. +i will have someone +check that you really mean what you say, ::)) +On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 8:33 AM, 1 +I didn't call to confirm because I attributed it to your scatterbrained quality and I just assumed that plans had +changed and you weren't able to make it. In this civilized society the person being invited doesn't usually have +to hound the host. And incidentally Woody doesn't feel dressed unless his clothes have holes in them. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone +On Sep 17, 2016, at 8:24 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +im surprised you didnt call to confirm? :)re regifting you just have to find people wth the same +initials. i thought that woody might like to try something that is super soft and doesnt have holes +On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 8:04 AM, { +> wrote: +Thank you for the sweatshirts. The thought was very sweet. Next time you send a gift don't put any initials on +it so when I regift it no one will suspect. Also in the future think jewelry. You didn't misunderstand. With +you I never know what your plans are so since I didn't hear a confirmation from you or your assistant I +assumed your plans had changed and you weren't able to do dinner. Just like the Paris trips :-). +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone! +On Sep 17, 2016, at 7:54 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +no problem, I thought you told me that you had moved krause so that you could come sunday. . i must +have misunderstood. the sweatshirts were given to a few world leaders yesterday, so i thought you two +should also have some. . +On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:51 AM, 1 +We already have plans on Sunday as I didn't hear from you. I don't think I can change them. +Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhone ! +On Sep 17, 2016, at 6:50 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029010 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029011.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029011.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f15e69c02d57c9c5fbfcd55cc515f9e60067e967 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029011.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029011" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029011.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1944 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029011 + +trumps guys changing their plans. all at the trump hotel right down the street from the white house. +its a +bad movie. president trump. down the street from trump hotel. deepak chopra, again, sunday, I know +you moved krause to tonight. . +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029012.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029012.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9e214d443f80db4e3006e96b778f78ef881c3555 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029012.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029012" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029012.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 729 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029013.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029013.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6dceeb1a69f2d726e78ec7872e08c66e7b810b53 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029013.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029013" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029013.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1206 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +CC: +Subject: +LHS +10/2/2016 12:26:35 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com/ +Ihsoffice +Re: Trump +Importance: +High +Yes. Let's briefly discuss. Can u have her write me. +Sent from my iPhone +Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: +Follow me on twitter @lhsummers +www.larrysummers.com +On Oct 2, 2016, at 2:32 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +can somoene from the development office show rothschild around harvard sat.? +On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 2:32 AM, LHS < +• wrote: +Jeff +How plausible is idea that trump is real cocaine user? +L +Sent from my iPhone +Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: +Follow me on twitter @lhsummers +www.larrysummers.com + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029014.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029014.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..977d0122f197048ac52aeae88beecc6327ac6e78 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029014.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029014" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029014.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 131 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029014 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029015.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029015.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..05de422c31c3e0ca76b104c6c91712397d5e7a40 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029015.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029015" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029015.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 981 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +CC: +Subject: +LHSE +10/2/2016 12:34:29 PM +jeffrey E. ljeevacation@gmail.com] +Ihsoffice +Re: Trump +Importance: +High +What number ru at? +Sent from my iPhone +Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: +Follow me on twitter @lhsummers +www.larrysummers.com +On Oct 2, 2016, at 8:32 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +Yes +On Sunday, 2 October 2016, LHS < +Yes. Let's briefly discuss. Can u have her write me. +Sent from my iPhone +Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: +Follow me on twitter @lhsummers +www.larrysummers.com +wrote: +On Oct 2, 2016, at 2:32 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +can somoene from the development office show rothschild around harvard sat.? +On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 2:32 AM, LHS < +> wrote: +Jeff +How plausible is idea that trump is real cocaine user? +L +Sent from my iPhone +Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: +Follow me on twitter @lhsummers +www.larrysummers.com +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029015 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029016.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029016.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..642875f9a96d27138cc416877f3d2169e5d0af41 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029016.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029016" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029016.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1221 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029016 + +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029017.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029017.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e45c487839c917d9d2ff5bdbd046cc08c5189d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029017.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029017" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029017.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 620 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +Thanks +Deepak Chopral +11/10/2016 10:30:08 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +High +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +On Nov 10, 2016, at 5:17 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +great +On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 11:16 PM, Deepak Chopra < +Good +See you this Sat 230 PM? +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92013 +New Book: Radicalbeauty.com +1> wrote: +On Nov 10, 2016, at 5:15 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +yup +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029017 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029018.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029018.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9c0914dca5e02467f00dc3945cebc9792fa96c04 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029018.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029018" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029018.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1214 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 11:14 PM, Deepak Chopra +Did she also drop civil case against you ? +Deepak Chopra +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92013 +New Book: Radicalbeauty.com +→ wrote: +On Nov 10, 2016, at 5:00 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3914012/Troubled-woman-history-drug-use-claimed-assaulted- +Donald-Trump-Jeffrey-Epstein-sex-party-age-13-FABRICATED-story.html +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jcevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029020.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029020.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f555bbac6968fa9ac4e39f3691d9c55b0621795e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029020.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029020" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029020.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1070 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +11/10/2016 11:02:28 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +Tried to call you. Sorry…..It's crazy that they bringing this bullshit up again?! +On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 5:00 PM jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3914012/Troubled-woman-history-drug-use-claimed-assaulted- +Donald-Trump-Jeffrey-Epstein-sex-party-age-13-FABRICATED-story.html + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029021.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029021.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b3f809d5d3a350eb87987df5da55567b165c59cc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029021.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029021" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029021.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2162 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +Alain Forget +11/18/2016 11:12:27 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +interesting +High +Donald Trump's newly named chief strategist and senior counselor, Steve Bannon, laid +out his global nationalist vision in unusually in-depth remarks delivered by Skype to a +conference held inside the Vatican in the summer of 2014. +Well before victories for Brexit and Trump seemed possible, Bannon declared there was +a "global tea party movement" and praised European far-right parties like Great +Britain's UKIP and France's National Front. Bannon also suggested that a racist element +in far-right parties "all gets kind of washed out," that the West was facing a "crisis of +capitalism" after losing its "Judeo-Christian foundation," and he blasted "crony +capitalists" in Washington for failing to prosecute bank executives over the financial +crisis. +The remarks - beamed into a small conference room in a 15th-century marble palace in +a secluded corner of the Vatican - were part of a 50-minute Q&A during a conference +focused on poverty hosted by the Human Dignity Institute, which Buzz Feed News +attended as part of its coverage of the rise of Europe's religious right. The group was +founded by Benjamin Harnwell, a longtime aide to Conservative member of the +European Parliament Nirj Deva to promote a "Christian voice" in European politics. The +group has ties to some of the most conservative factions inside the Catholic +Church; Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of the most vocal critics of Pope Francis who was +ousted from a senior Vatican position in 2014, is chair of the group's advisory board. +Buzz.Feed News originally posted a transcript beginning 90 seconds into the then- +Breitbart News chairman's remarks because microphone placement made the opening +mostly unintelligible, but we have completed the transcript from a video of the talk on +YouTube. You can hear the whole recording at the bottom of the post. +Here is what he said, unedited: +Steve Bannon: Thank you very much Benjamin, and I appreciate you guys including us +in this. We're speaking from Los Angeles today, right across the street from our +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029021 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029022.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029022.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..15121b78cf8142b5fab6a57b036dbe324a897cb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029022.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029022" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029022.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2695 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +headquarters in Los Angeles. Um. I want to talk about wealth creation and what wealth +creation really can achieve and maybe take it in a slightly different direction, because I +believe the world, and particularly the Judeo-Christian west, is in a crisis. And it's really +the organizing principle of how we built Breitbart News to really be a platform to bring +news and information to people throughout the world. Principally in the west, but we're +expanding internationally to let people understand the depths of this crisis, and it is a +crisis both of capitalism but really of the underpinnings of the Judeo-Christian west in our +beliefs. +It's ironic, I think, that we're talking today at exactly, tomorrow, 100 years ago, at the exact +moment we're talking, the assassination took place in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz +Ferdinand that led to the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the bloodiest +century in mankind's history. Just to put it in perspective, with the assassination that took +place 100 years ago tomorrow in Sarajevo, the world was at total peace. There was trade, +there was globalization, there was technological transfer, the High Church of England and +the Catholic Church and the Christian faith was predominant throughout Europe of +practicing Christians. Seven weeks later, I think there were 5 million men in uniform and +within 30 days there were over a million casualties. +That war triggered a century of barbaric - unparalleled in mankind's history - virtually +180 to 200 million people were killed in the 2oth century, and I believe that, you know, +hundreds of years from now when they look back, we're children of that: We're children of +that barbarity. This will be looked at almost as a new Dark Age. +But the thing that got us out of it, the organizing principle that met this, was not just the +heroism of our people - whether it was French resistance fighters, whether it was the +Polish resistance fighters, or it's the young men from Kansas City or the Midwest who +stormed the beaches of Normandy, commandos in England that fought with the Royal Air +Force, that fought this great war, really the Judeo-Christian West versus atheists, right? +The underlying principle is an enlightened form of capitalism, that capitalism really gave +us the wherewithal. It kind of organized and built the materials needed to support, +whether it's the Soviet Union, England, the United States, and eventually to take back +continental Europe and to beat back a barbaric empire in the Far East. +That capitalism really generated tremendous wealth. And that wealth was really +distributed among a middle class, a rising middle class, people who come from really +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029022 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029023.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029023.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cb03f8a7f169c16ac0c65d4599aa10f1fd92d5b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029023.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029023" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029023.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2075 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +working-class environments and created what we really call a Pax Americana. It was +many, many years and decades of peace. And I believe we've come partly offtrack in the +years since the fall of the Soviet Union and we're starting now in the 21st century, which I +believe, strongly, is a crisis both of our church, a crisis of our faith, a crisis of the West, a +crisis of capitalism. +"I believe we've come partly offtrack in the +years since the fall of the Soviet Union and +we're starting now in the 21st century, which I +believe, strongly, is a crisis both of our church, +a crisis of our faith, a crisis of the West, a crisis +of capitalism." +And we're at the very beginning stages of a very brutal and bloody conflict, of which if the +people in this room, the people in the church, do not bind together and really form what I +feel is an aspect of the church militant, to really be able to not just stand with our beliefs, +but to fight for our beliefs against this new barbarity that's starting, that will completely +eradicate everything that we've been bequeathed over the last 2,000, 2,500 years. +Now, what I mean by that specifically: I think that you're seeing three kinds of converging +tendencies: One is a form of capitalism that is taken away from the underlying spiritual +and moral foundations of Christianity and, really, Judeo-Christian belief. +I see that every day. I'm a very practical, pragmatic capitalist. I was trained at Goldman +Sachs, I went to Harvard Business School, I was as hard-nosed a capitalist as you get. I +specialized in media, in investing in media companies, and it's a very, very tough +environment. And you've had a fairly good track record. So I don't want this to kinda +sound namby-pamby, "Let's all hold hands and sing 'Kumbaya' around capitalism." +But there's a strand of capitalism today - two strands of it, that are very disturbing. +One is state-sponsored capitalism. And that's the capitalism you see in China and Russia. I +believe it's what Holy Father [Pope Francis] has seen for most of his life in places like +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029023 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029024.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029024.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..433b4f62354093bb937c5b438c14bef2e77dc257 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029024.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029024" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029024.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1878 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Argentina, where you have this kind of crony capitalism of people that are involved with +these military powers-that-be in the government, and it forms a brutal form of capitalism +that is really about creating wealth and creating value for a very small subset of people. +And it doesn't spread the tremendous value creation throughout broader distribution +patterns that were seen really in the zoth century. +The second form of capitalism that I feel is almost as disturbing, is what I call the Ayn +Rand or the Objectivist School of libertarian capitalism. And, look, I'm a big believer in a +lot of libertarianism. I have many many friends that's a very big part of the conservative +movement — whether it's the UKIP movement in England, it's many of the underpinnings +of the populist movement in Europe, and particularly in the United States. +However, that form of capitalism is quite different when you really look at it to what I call +the "enlightened capitalism" of the Judeo-Christian West. It is a capitalism that really +looks to make people commodities, and to objectify people, and to use them almost - as +many of the precepts of Marx - and that is a form of capitalism, particularly to a younger +generation [that] they're really finding quite attractive. And if they don't see another +alternative, it's going to be an alternative that they gravitate to under this kind of rubric of +"personal freedom." +"Look at what's happening in ISIS ... look at +the sophistication of which they've taken the +tools of capitalism ... at what they've done +with Twitter and Facebook." +The other tendency is an immense secularization of the West. And I know we've talked +about secularization for a long time, but if you look at younger people, especially +millennials under 30, the overwhelming drive of popular culture is to absolutely secularize +this rising iteration. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029024 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029025.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029025.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6371794ebd572456b154e2294c0379f880de644e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029025.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029025" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029025.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2545 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Now that call converges with something we have to face, and it's a very unpleasant topic, +but we are in an outright war against jihadist Islamic fascism. And this war is, I think, +metastasizing far quicker than governments can handle it. +If you look at what's happening in ISIS, which is the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant, +that is now currently forming the caliphate that is having a military drive on Baghdad, if +you look at the sophistication of which they've taken the tools of capitalism. If you look at +what they've done with Twitter and Facebook and modern ways to fundraise, and to use +crowdsourcing to fund, besides all the access to weapons, over the last couple days they +have had a radical program of taking kids and trying to turn them into bombers. They have +driven 50,000 Christians out of a town near the Kurdish border. We have video that we're +putting up later today on Breitbart where they've took 50 hostages and thrown them off a +cliff in Iraq. +That war is expanding and it's metastasizing to sub-Saharan Africa. We have Boko Haram +and other groups that will eventually partner with ISIS in this global war, and it is, +unfortunately, something that we're going to have to face, and we're going to have to face +very quickly. +So I think the discussion of, should we put a cap on wealth creation and distribution? It's +something that should be at the heart of every Christian that is a capitalist - "What is the +purpose of whatever I'm doing with this wealth? What is the purpose of what I'm doing +with the ability that God has given us, that divine providence has given us to actually be a +creator of jobs and a creator of wealth?" +I think it really behooves all of us to really take a hard look and make sure that we are +reinvesting that back into positive things. But also to make sure that we understand that +we're at the very beginning stages of a global conflict, and if we do not bind together as +partners with others in other countries that this conflict is only going to metastasize. +They have a Twitter account up today, ISIS does, about turning the United States into a +"river of blood" if it comes in and tries to defend the city of Baghdad. And trust me, that is +going to come to Europe. That is going to come to Central Europe, it's going to come to +Western Europe, it's going to come to the United Kingdom. And so I think we are in a +crisis of the underpinnings of capitalism, and on top of that we're now, I believe, at the +beginning stages of a global war against Islamic fascism. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029025 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029026.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029026.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4f37046e207ae8deece0dbfa4aab424e03edbf3d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029026.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029026" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029026.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2121 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +"With all the baggage that those [right-wing] +groups bring — and trust me, a lot of them +bring a lot of baggage, both ethnically and +racially— but we think that will all be worked +through with time." +Benjamin Harnwell, Human Dignity Institute: Thank you, Steve. That was a +fascinating, fascinating overview. I am particularly struck by your argument, then, that in +fact, capitalism would spread around the world based on the Judeo-Christian foundation +is, in fact, something that can create peace through peoples rather than antagonism, which +is often a point not sufficiently appreciated. Before I turn behind me to take a question - +Bannon: One thing I want to make sure of, if you look at the leaders of capitalism at that +time, when capitalism was I believe at its highest flower and spreading its benefits to most +of mankind, almost all of those capitalists were strong believers in the Judeo-Christian +West. They were either active participants in the Jewish faith, they were active participants +in the Christians' faith, and they took their beliefs, and the underpinnings of their beliefs +was manifested in the work they did. And I think that's incredibly important and +something that would really become unmoored. I can see this on Wall Street today - I can +see this with the securitization of everything is that, everything is looked at as a +securitization opportunity. People are looked at as commodities. I don't believe that our +forefathers had that same belief. +Harnwell: Over the course of this conference we've heard from various points of view +regarding alleviation of poverty. We've heard from the center-left perspective, we've heard +from the socialist perspective, we've heard from the Christian democrat, if you will, +perspective. What particularly interests me about your point of view Steve, to talk +specifically about your work, Breitbart is very close to the tea party movement. So I'm just +wondering whether you could tell me about if in the current flow of contemporary politics +- first tell us a little bit about Breitbart, what the mission is, and then tell me about the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029026 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029027.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029027.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e5ae3cce66e262f73ae1fcd6bafea9ae5d8bce00 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029027.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029027" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029027.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2395 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +reach that you have and then could you say a little bit about the current dynamic of what's +going on at the moment in the States. +Bannon: Outside of Fox News and the Drudge Report, we're the third-largest +conservative news site and, quite frankly, we have a bigger global reach than even Fox. +And that's why we're expanding so much internationally. +Look, we believe - strongly - that there is a global tea party movement. We've seen that. +We were the first group to get in and start reporting on things like UKIP and Front +National and other center right. With all the baggage that those groups bring - and trust +me, a lot of them bring a lot of baggage, both ethnically and racially - but we think that +will all be worked through with time. +The central thing that binds that all together is a center-right populist movement of really +the middle class, the working men and women in the world who are just tired of being +dictated to by what we call the party of Davos. A group of kind of — we're not conspiracy- +theory guys, but there's certainly - and I could see this when I worked at Goldman Sachs +- there are people in New York that feel closer to people in London and in Berlin than +they do to people in Kansas and in Colorado, and they have more of this elite mentality +that they're going to dictate to everybody how the world's going to be run. +I will tell you that the working men and women of Europe and Asia and the United States +and Latin America don't believe that. They believe they know what's best for how they will +comport their lives. They think they know best about how to raise their families and how +to educate their families. So I think you're seeing a global reaction to centralized +government, whether that government is in Beijing or that government is in Washington, +DC, or that government is in Brussels. So we are the platform for the voice of that. +"Putin's ... very, very very intelligent. I can see this in the United States where he's +playing very strongly to social conservatives about his message about more traditional +values, so I think it's something that we have to be very much on guard of." +Now, with that, we are strong capitalists. And we believe in the benefits of capitalism. And, +particularly, the harder-nosed the capitalism, the better. However, like I said, there's two +strands of capitalism that we're quite concerned about. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029027 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029028.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029028.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..64aa803ee3af11501b4060dfaa5d97b2d1fa420b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029028.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029028" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029028.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1354 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +One is crony capitalism, or what we call state-controlled capitalism, and that's the big +thing the tea party is fighting in the United States, and really the tea party's biggest fight is +not with the left, because we're not there yet. The biggest fight the tea party has today is +just like UKIP. UKIP's biggest fight is with the Conservative Party. +The tea party in the United States' biggest fight is with the the Republican establishment, +which is really a collection of crony capitalists that feel that they have a different set of +rules of how they're going to comport themselves and how they're going to run things. +And, quite frankly, it's the reason that the United States' financial situation is so dire, +particularly our balance sheet. We have virtually a hundred trillion dollars of unfunded +liabilities. That is all because you've had this kind of crony capitalism in Washington, DC. +The rise of Breitbart is directly tied to being the voice of that center-right opposition. And, +quite frankly, we're winning many, many victories. +On the social conservative side, we're the voice of the anti-abortion movement, the voice of +the traditional marriage movement, and I can tell you we're winning victory after victory +after victory. Things are turning around as people have a voice and have a platform of +which they can use. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029028 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029029.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029029.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5c8fdb917d4dab8e6aade503496106b8ab4db0aa --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029029.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029029" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029029.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1295 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Kirk Irwin / Getty Images +Harnwell: The third-largest conservative news website is something to be extremely +impressed by. Can you tell for the people here who aren't within the Anglosphere and they +might not follow American domestic politics at the moment - there seems to be a +substantial sea change going on at the moment in Middle America. And the leader of the +majority party, Eric Cantor, was deselected a couple of weeks ago by a tea party candidate. +What does that mean for the state of domestic politics in America at the moment? +Bannon: For everybody in your audience, this is one of the most monumental - first off, +it's the biggest election upset in the history of the American republic. Eric Cantor was the +House majority leader and raised $10 million. He spent, between himself and outside +groups, $8 million to hold a congressional district. He ran against a professor who was an +evangelical Christian and a libertarian economist. He ran against a professor who raised in +total $175,000. In fact, the bills from Eric Cantor's campaign at a elite steak house in +Washington, DC, was over $200,000. So they spent more than $200,000 over the course +of the campaign wining and dining fat cats at a steak house in Washington than the entire +opposition had to run. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029029 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029030.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029030.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f34e8ab19e28c0afbd4f0be397da2a9ca3570d38 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029030.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029030" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029030.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2137 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Now, Eric Cantor, it was a landslide. He lost 57-43, and not one - outside of Breitbart, we +covered this for six months, day in and day out — not one news site — not Fox News, not +Politico, no sites picked this up. And the reason that this guy won is quite simple: Middle- +class people and working-class people are tired of people like Eric Cantor who say they re +conservative selling out their interests every day to crony capitalists. +"That center-right revolt is really a global +revolt. I think you're going to see it in Latin +America, I think you're going to see it in Asia, +I think you've already seen it in India." +And you're seeing that whether that was UKIP and Nigel Farage in the United Kingdom, +whether it's these groups in the Low Countries in Europe, whether it's in France, there's a +new tea party in Germany. The theme is all the same. And the theme is middle-class and +working-class people - they're saying, "Hey, I'm working harder than I've ever worked. +I'm getting less benefits than I'm ever getting through this, I'm incurring less wealth +myself, and I'm seeing a system of fat cats who say they're conservative and say they back +capitalist principles, but all they're doing is binding with corporatists." Right? +Corporatists, to garner all the benefits for themselves. +And that center-right revolt is really a global revolt. I think you're going to see it in Latin +America, I think you're going to see it in Asia, I think you've already seen it in India. +Modi's great victory was very much based on these Reaganesque principles, so I think this +is a global revolt, and we are very fortunate and proud to be the news site that is reporting +that throughout the world. +Harnwell: I think it's important to understand the distinction that you're drawing here +between what can be understood as authentic, free-market capitalism as a means of +promoting wealth that [unintelligible] involves everybody with a form of crony capitalism +which simply benefits a certain class. And we've watched over the course of our +conference, we've watched two video segments produced by the Acton Institute about how +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029030 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029031.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029031.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..887266bed1f9b67083c73520c1d8951f3fd93eaa --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029031.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029031" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029031.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2331 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +development aid is spent internationally and how that can be driven away from - it +damages people on the ground but it also perpetuates a governing class. And the point that +you're mentioning here, that I think that you're saying has driven almost a revolution +movement in America, is the same phenomenon of what's going on in the developing +world, which is a concept of government which is no longer doing what it is morally bound +to do but has become corrupt and self-serving. So it's effectively the sa- +Bannon: It's exactly the same. Currently, if you read The Economist, you read +the Financial Times this week, you'll see there's a relatively obscure agency in the federal +government that is engaged in a huge fight that may lead to a government shutdown. It's +called the Export-Import Bank. And for years, it was a bank that helped finance things that +other banks wouldn't do. And what's happening over time is that it's metastasized to be a +cheap form of financing to General Electric and to Boeing and to other large corporations. +You get this financing from other places if they wanted to, but they're putting this onto the +middle-class taxpayers to support this. +"I'm not an expert in this, but it seems that [right-wing parties] have had some aspects +that may be anti-Semitic or racial .. My point is that over time it all gets kind of washed +out, right?" +And the tea party is using this as an example of the cronyism. General Electric and these +major corporations that are in bed with the federal government are not what we'd consider +free-enterprise capitalists. We're backers of entrepreneurial capitalists. They re not. +They're what we call corporatist. They want to have more and more monopolistic power +and they're doing that kind of convergence with big government. And so the fight here — +and that's why the media's been very late to this party — but the fight you're seeing is +between entrepreneur capitalism, and the Acton Institute is a tremendous supporter of, +and the people like the corporatists that are closer to the people like we think in Beijing +and Moscow than they are to the entrepreneurial capitalist spirit of the United States. +Harnwell: Thanks, Steve. I'm going to turn around now, as I'm sure we have some great +questions from the floor. Who has the first question then? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029031 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029032.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029032.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..361989da7fc6307e6156622c7a4d6186a6befe02 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029032.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029032" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029032.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2421 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Bannon: First of all, Benjamin, I can tell you I could hardly recognize you, you're so +cleaned up you are for the conference. +[Laughter] +Questioner: Hello, my name is Deborah Lubov. I'm a Vatican correspondent for Zenit +news agency, for their English edition. I have some experience working in New York - I +was working for PricewaterhouseCoopers auditing investment banks, one of which was +Goldman Sachs. And considering this conference is on poverty, I'm curious - from your +point of view especially, your experience in the investment banking world - what concrete +measures do you think they should be doing to combat, prevent this phenomenon? We +know that various sums of money are used in all sorts of ways and they do have different +initiatives, but in order to concretely counter this epidemic now, what are your thoughts? +"For Christians, and particularly for those who believe in the underpinnings of the +Judeo-Christian West, I don't believe that we should have a [financial] bailout." +Bannon: That's a great question. The 2008 crisis, I think the financial crisis - which, by +the way, I don't think we've come through - is really driven I believe by the greed, much +of it driven by the greed of the investment banks. My old firm, Goldman Sachs — +traditionally the best banks are leveraged 8:1. When we had the financial crisis in 2008, +the investment banks were leveraged 35:1. Those rules had specifically been changed by a +guy named Hank Paulson. He was secretary of Treasury. As chairman of Goldman Sachs, +he had gone to Washington years before and asked for those changes. That made the +banks not really investment banks, but made them hedge funds - and highly susceptible +to changes in liquidity. And so the crisis of 2008 was, quite frankly, really never recovered +from in the United States. It's one of the reasons last quarter you saw 2.9% negative +growth in a quarter. So the United States economy is in very, very tough shape. +And one of the reasons is that we've never really gone and dug down and sorted through +the problems of 2008. Particularly the fact - think about it - not one criminal charge has +ever been brought to any bank executive associated with 2008 crisis. And in fact, it gets +worse. No bonuses and none of their equity was taken. So part of the prime drivers of the +wealth that they took in the 15 years leading up to the crisis was not hit at all, and I think +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029032 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029033.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029033.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..de3fe28b77dc5dd0f5ee18092f54fdf6d2eaa9e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029033.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029033" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029033.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2159 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +that's one of the fuels of this populist revolt that we're seeing as the tea party. So I think +there are many, many measures, particularly about getting the banks on better footing, +making them address all the liquid assets they have. I think you need a real clean-up of the +banks balance sheets. +In addition, I think you really need to go back and make banks do what they do: +Commercial banks lend money, and investment banks invest in entrepreneurs and to get +away from this trading — you know, the hedge fund securitization, which they've all +become basically trading operations and securitizations and not put capital back and really +grow businesses and to grow the economy. So I think it's a whole area that just - and I +will tell you, the underpinning of this populist revolt is the financial crisis of 2008. That +revolt, the way that it was dealt with, the way that the people who ran the banks and ran +the hedge funds have never really been held accountable for what they did, has fueled +much of the anger in the tea party movement in the United States. +Questioner: Thank you. +Bannon: Great question. +Questioner: Hello, Mr. Bannon. I'm Mario Fantini, a Vermonter living in Vienna, +Austria. You began describing some of the trends you're seeing worldwide, very dangerous +trends, worry trends. Another movement that I've been seeing grow and spread in Europe, +unfortunately, is what can only be described as tribalist or neo-nativist movement — they +call themselves Identitarians. These are mostly young, working-class, populist groups, and +they re teaching self-defense classes, but also they are arguing against - and quite +effectively, I might add - against capitalism and global financial institutions, etc. How do +we counteract this stuff? Because they're appealing to a lot of young people at a very +visceral level, especially with the ethnic and racial stuff. +Bannon: I didn't hear the whole question, about the tribalist? +"One of the committees in Congress said to the Justice Department, 35 [bank] executives, +I believe, that they should have criminal indictments against - not one of those has ever +been followed up on." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029033 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029034.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029034.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3fa300f2734329beee58e3c472ddfff2bcebf68f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029034.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029034" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029034.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2690 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Questioner: Very simply put, there's a growing movement among young people here in +Europe, in France and in Austria and elsewhere, and they're arguing very effectively +against Wall Street institutions and they're also appealing to people on an ethnic and racial +level. And I was just wondering what you would recommend to counteract these +movements, which are growing. +Bannon: One of the reasons that you can understand how they're being fueled is that +they re not seeing the benefits of capitalism. I mean particularly - and I think it's +particularly more advanced in Europe than it is in the United States, but in the United +States it's getting pretty advanced - is that when you have this kind of crony capitalism, +you have a different set of rules for the people that make the rules. It's this partnership of +big government and corporatists. I think it starts to fuel, particularly as you start to see +negative job creation. If you go back, in fact, and look at the United States' GDP, you look +at a bunch of Europe. If you take out government spending, you know, we've had negative +growth on a real basis for over a decade. +And that all trickles down to the man in the street. If you look at people's lives, and +particularly millennials, look at people under 30 - people under 30, there's 50% really +under employment of people in the United States, which is probably the most advanced +economy in the West, and it gets worse in Europe. +I think in Spain it's something like 50 or 60% of the youth under 30 are underemployed. +And that means the decade of their twenties, which is where you have to learn a skill, +where you have to learn a craft, where you really start to get comfortable in your +profession, you're taking that away from the entire generation. That's only going to fuel +tribalism, that's only going to fuel [unintelligible]... That's why to me, it's incumbent upon +freedom-loving people to make sure that we sort out these governments and make sure +that we sort out particularly this crony capitalism so that the benefits become more of this +entrepreneurial spirit and that can flow back to working-class and middle-class people. +Because if not, we're going to pay a huge price for this. You can already start to see it. +Questioner: I have a question, because you worked on Wall Street. What is the opinion +there on whether they think bank bailouts are justified? Is there a Christian-centered +[unintelligible] that they think should be bailed out? The crisis starts earlier than 2008. +What was the precedent then? What was the feeling on Wall Street when they bailed out +the banks? How should Christians feel about advocating or being against that? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029034 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029035.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029035.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..95df7ba7680e8624d63c087b231c4597135180e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029035.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029035" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029035.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2467 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Bannon: I think one is about responsibility. For Christians, and particularly for those +who believe in the underpinnings of the Judeo-Christian West, I don't believe that we +should have a bailout. I think the bailouts in 2008 were wrong. And I think, you look in +hindsight, it was a lot of misinformation that was presented about the bailouts of the +banks in the West. +And look at the [unintelligible] it. Middle-class taxpayers, people that are working-class +people, right, people making incomes under $50,000 and $60,000, it was the burden of +those taxpayers, right, that bailed out the elites. And let's think about it for a second. +Here's how capitalism metastasized, is that all the burdens put on the working-class +people who get none of the upside. All of the upside goes to the crony capitalists. +The bailouts were absolutely outrageous, and here's why: It bailed out a group of +shareholders and executives who were specifically accountable. The shareholders were +accountable for one simple reason: They allowed this to go wrong without changing +management. And the management team of this. And we know this now from +congressional investigations, we know it from independent investigations, this is not some +secret conspiracy. This is kind of in plain sight. +In fact, one of the committees in Congress said to the Justice Department 35 executives, I +believe, that they should have criminal indictments against - not one of those has ever +been followed up on. Because even with the Democrats, right, in power, there's a sense +between the law firms, and the accounting firms, and the investment banks, and their +stooges on Capitol Hill, they looked the other way. +So you can understand why middle class people having a tough go of it making $50 or $60 +thousand a year and see their taxes go up, and they see that their taxes are going to pay for +government sponsored bailouts, what you've created is really a free option. You say to this +investment banking, create a free option for bad behavior. In otherwise all the upside goes +to the hedge funds and the investment bank, and to the crony capitalist with stock +increases and bonus increases. And their downside is limited, because middle class people +are going to come and bail them out with tax dollars. +And that's what I think is fueling this populist revolt. Whether that revolt is in the +midlands of England, or whether it's in Middle America. And I think people are fed up +with it. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029035 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029036.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029036.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..068cebdfaa883e36524f3614e20426154e0b11df --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029036.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029036" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029036.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2030 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +And I think that's why you're seeing — when you read the media says, "tea party is losing, +losing elections," that is all BS. The elections we don't win, we're forcing those crony +capitalists to come and admit that they're not going to do this again. The whole narrative +in Washington has been changed by this populist revolt that we call the grassroots of the +tea party movement. +And it's specifically because those bailouts were completely and totally unfair. It didn't +make those financial institutions any stronger, and it bailed out a bunch of people — by the +way, and these are people that have all gone to Yale, and Harvard, they went to the finest +institutions in the West. They should have known better. +And by the way: It's all the institutions of the accounting firms, the law firms, the +investment banks, the consulting firms, the elite of the elite, the educated elite, they +understood what they were getting into, forcibly took all the benefits from it and then look +to the government, went hat in hand to the government to be bailed out. And they've never +been held accountable today. Trust me - they are going to be held accountable. You're +seeing this populist movement called the tea party in the United States. +Harnwell: Okay, I think we've got time for just one or two more questions for Stephen K. +Bannon, chairman of Breitbart Media, third-largest news organization in the States. I +know you're a very, very busy man, so we're very grateful for the time that you've agreed to +put aside for this, to close this conference. +"I certainly think secularism has sapped the +strength of the Judeo-Christian West to defend +its ideals, right?" +Bannon: I'm never too busy to share with a group that can do as much good as you guys +can. +Questioner: What do you think is the major threat today, to the Judeo-Christian +Civilization? Secularism, or the Muslim world? In my humble opinion, they're just trying +to defend themselves from our cultural invasion. Thank you. +[Question restated by Harnwell] +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029036 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029037.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029037.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e18df8dfe8011451be21b0896689995425472c4b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029037.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029037" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029037.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2084 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Bannon: It's a great question. I certainly think secularism has sapped the strength of the +Judeo-Christian West to defend its ideals, right? +If you go back to your home countries and your proponent of the defense of the Judeo- +Christian West and its tenets, often times, particularly when you deal with the elites, +you're looked at as someone who is quite odd. So it has kind of sapped the strength. +But I strongly believe that whatever the causes of the current drive to the caliphate was — +and we can debate them, and people can try to deconstruct them - we have to face a very +unpleasant fact: And that unpleasant fact is that there is a major war brewing, a war that's +already global. It's going global in scale, and today's technology, today's media, today's +access to weapons of mass destruction, it's going to lead to a global conflict that I believe +has to be confronted today. Every day that we refuse to look at this as what it is, and the +scale of it, and really the viciousness of it, will be a day where you will rue that we didn't +act [unintelligible]. +"The way that the people who ran the banks +and ran the hedge funds have never really been +held accountable for what they did has fueled +much of the anger in the tea party movement in +the United States." +Questioner: Thank you very much. I'm [unintelligible]. I come from Slovakia. This is +actually the source of my two very quick questions. Thank you very much for the work that +you do to promote the Judeo-Christian values in the world. I really appreciate it, and I also +feel that the danger is very high. I have two minor questions, because you have mentioned, +in terms of UKIP and Front National [unintelligible]. From the European perspective, +listening to the language which has become more and more radical from these two parties, +especially before the European Parliament elections, I'm just wondering what are your +plans on how to help these partners from Europe to maybe focus on the value issues and +not with populist? And also it goes in terms - you have mentioned the involvement of +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029037 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029038.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029038.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..340860a1d8e054158ac6594599dbeb1542fded3c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029038.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029038" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029038.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2442 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +state in capitalism as one of the big dangers. But these two parties you've mentioned, they +actually have close ties with Putin, who is the promoter of this big danger, so I'd like to +know your thoughts about this and how you're going to deal with it. +Bannon: Could you summarize that for me? +Harnwell: The first question was, you'd reference the Front National and UKIP as having +elements that are tinged with the racial aspect amidst their voter profile, and the +questioner was asking how you intend to deal with that aspect. +Bannon: I don't believe I said UKIP in that. I was really talking about the parties on the +continent, Front National and other European parties. +I'm not an expert in this, but it seems that they have had some aspects that may be anti- +Semitic or racial. By the way, even in the tea party, we have a broad movement like this, +and we've been criticized, and they try to make the tea party as being racist, etc., which it's +not. But there's always elements who turn up at these things, whether it's militia guys or +whatever. Some that are fringe organizations. My point is that over time it all gets kind of +washed out, right? People understand what pulls them together, and the people on the +margins I think get marginalized more and more. +I believe that you'll see this in the center-right populist movement in continental Europe. +I've spent quite a bit of time with UKIP, and I can say to you that I've never seen anything +at all with UKIP that even comes close to that. I think they 've done a very good job of +policing themselves to really make sure that people including the British National Front +and others were not included in the party, and I think you've seen that also with tea party +groups, where some people would show up and were kind of marginal members of the tea +party, and the tea party did a great job of policing themselves early on. And I think that's +why when you hear charges of racism against the tea party, it doesn't stick with the +American people, because they really understand. +I think when you look at any kind of revolution - and this is a revolution - you always +have some groups that are disparate. I think that will all burn away over time and you'll +see more of a mainstream center-right populist movement. +"Because at the end of the day, I think that Putin and his cronies are really a kleptocracy, +that are really an imperialist power that want to expand." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029038 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029039.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029039.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d1d40f637ca9882df640f328d6902c60c98bbb8f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029039.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029039" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029039.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2052 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Question: Obviously, before the European elections the two parties had a clear link to +Putin. If one of the representatives of the dangers of capitalism is the state involvement in +capitalism, so, I see there, also Marine Le Pen campaigning in Moscow with Putin, and +also UKIP strongly defending Russian positions in geopolitical terms. +[Harnwell restates, but unintelligible] +Harnwell: These two parties have both been cultivating President Putin [unintelligible]. +Bannon: I think it's a little bit more complicated. When Vladimir Putin, when you really +look at some of the underpinnings of some of his beliefs today, a lot of those come from +what I call Eurasianism; he's got an adviser who harkens back to Julius Evola and different +writers of the early 2oth century who are really the supporters of what's called the +traditionalist movement, which really eventually metastasized into Italian fascism. A lot of +people that are traditionalists are attracted to that. +One of the reasons is that they believe that at least Putin is standing up for traditional +institutions, and he's trying to do it in a form of nationalism - and I think that people, +particularly in certain countries, want to see the sovereignty for their country, they want to +see nationalism for their country. They don't believe in this kind of pan-European Union +or they don't believe in the centralized government in the United States. They'd rather see +more of a states-based entity that the founders originally set up where freedoms were +controlled at the local level. +"You're seeing a global reaction to centralized +government, whether that government is in +Beijing or that government is in Washington, +DC, or that government is in Brussels. So we +are the platform for the voice of that." +I'm not justifying Vladimir Putin and the kleptocracy that he represents, because he +eventually is the state capitalist of kleptocracy. However, we the Judeo-Christian West +really have to look at what he's talking about as far as traditionalism goes - particularly +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029039 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029040.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029040.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2af17da6aef50c898d8ff9eb12886f11b797090e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029040.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029040" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029040.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2771 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +the sense of where it supports the underpinnings of nationalism - and I happen to think +that the individual sovereignty of a country is a good thing and a strong thing. I think +strong countries and strong nationalist movements in countries make strong neighbors, +and that is really the building blocks that built Western Europe and the United States, and +I think it's what can see us forward. +You know, Putin's been quite an interesting character. He's also very, very, very intelligent. +I can see this in the United States where he's playing very strongly to social conservatives +about his message about more traditional values, so I think it's something that we have to +be very much on guard of. Because at the end of the day, I think that Putin and his cronies +are really a kleptocracy, that are really an imperialist power that want to expand. However, +I really believe that in this current environment, where you're facing a potential new +caliphate that is very aggressive that is really a situation - I'm not saying we can put it on +a back burner - but I think we have to deal with first things first. +Questioner: One of my questions has to do with how the West should be responding to +radical Islam. How, specifically, should we as the West respond to Jihadism without losing +our own soul? Because we can win the war and lose ourselves at the same time. How +should the West respond to radical Islam and not lose itself in the process? +Bannon: From a perspective - this may be a little more militant than others. I think +definitely you're going to need an aspect that is [unintelligible]. I believe you should take a +very, very, very aggressive stance against radical Islam. And I realize there are other +aspects that are not as militant and not as aggressive and that's fine. +If you look back at the long history of the Judeo-Christian West struggle against Islam, I +believe that our forefathers kept their stance, and I think they did the right thing. I think +they kept it out of the world, whether it was at Vienna, or Tours, or other places... It +bequeathed to use the great institution that is the church of the West. +And I would ask everybody in the audience today, because you really are the movers and +drivers and shakers and thought leaders in the Catholic Church today, is to think, when +people 500 years from now are going to think about today, think about the actions you've +taken — and I believe everyone associated with the church and associated with the Judeo- +Christian West that believes in the underpinnings of that and believes in the precepts of +that and want to see that bequeathed to other generations down the road as it was +bequeathed to us, particularly as you're in a city like Rome, and in a place like the Vatican, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029040 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029041.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029041.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b92795fdb81485e4fc15c6f596e2039955af673b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029041.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029041" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029041.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 980 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +see what's been bequeathed to us — ask yourself, 500 years from today, what are they +going to say about me? What are they going to say about what I did at the beginning stages +of this crisis? +Because it is a crisis, and it's not going away. You don't have to take my word for it. All you +have to do is read the news every day, see what's coming up, see what they re putting on +Twitter, what they're putting on Facebook, see what's on CNN, what's on BBC. See what's +happening, and you will see we're in a war of immense proportions. It's very easy to play to +our baser instincts, and we can't do that. But our forefathers didn't do it either. And they +were able to stave this off, and they were able to defeat it, and they were able to bequeath +to us a church and a civilization that really is the flower of mankind, so I think it's +incumbent on all of us to do what I call a gut check, to really think about what our role is in +this battle that's before us. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029041 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029042.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029042.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d926929003c0504d5f2c003f703af029d14ad7a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029042.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029042" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029042.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2041 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Alain Forget +11/18/2016 11:18:14 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: interesting +Importance: +High +no,interesting to figure out where it is heading....the funny side it was at the vatican +On Nov 18, 2016, at 12:14 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +your view? +On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 7:12 AM, Alain Forget < +> wrote: +Donald Trump's newly named chief strategist and senior counselor, Steve Bannon, laid +out his global nationalist vision in unusually in-depth remarks delivered by Skype to a +conference held inside the Vatican in the summer of 2014. +Well before victories for Brexit and Trump seemed possible, Bannon declared there was +a "global tea party movement" and praised European far-right parties like Great +Britain's UKIP and France's National Front. Bannon also suggested that a racist +element in far-right parties "all gets kind of washed out," that the West was facing a +"crisis of capitalism" after losing its "Judeo-Christian foundation," and he blasted "crony +capitalists" in Washington for failing to prosecute bank executives over the financial +crisis. +The remarks - beamed into a small conference room in a 15th-century marble palace in +a secluded corner of the Vatican - were part of a 50-minute Q&A during a conference +focused on poverty hosted by the Human Dignity Institute, which Buzz Feed News +attended as part of its coverage of the rise of Europe's religious right. The group was +founded by Benjamin Harnwell, a longtime aide to Conservative member of the +European Parliament Nirj Deva to promote a "Christian voice" in European politics. The +group has ties to some of the most conservative factions inside the Catholic +Church; Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of the most vocal critics of Pope Francis who +was ousted from a senior Vatican position in 2014, is chair of the group's advisory +board. +BuzzFeed News originally posted a transcript beginning 90 seconds into the then- +Breitbart News chairman's remarks because microphone placement made the opening +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029042 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029043.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029043.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c99381fa75f2e47f3963b5ed87f1187b7dc1571a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029043.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029043" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029043.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2642 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +mostly unintelligible, but we have completed the transcript from a video of the talk on +YouTube. You can hear the whole recording at the bottom of the post. +Here is what he said, unedited: +Steve Bannon: Thank you very much Benjamin, and I appreciate you guys including us +in this. We're speaking from Los Angeles today, right across the street from our +headquarters in Los Angeles. Um. I want to talk about wealth creation and what wealth +creation really can achieve and maybe take it in a slightly different direction, because I +believe the world, and particularly the Judeo-Christian west, is in a crisis. And it's really +the organizing principle of how we built Breitbart News to really be a platform to bring +news and information to people throughout the world. Principally in the west, but we're +expanding internationally to let people understand the depths of this crisis, and it is a +crisis both of capitalism but really of the underpinnings of the Judeo-Christian west in +our beliefs. +It's ironic, I think, that we're talking today at exactly, tomorrow, 100 years ago, at the +exact moment we're talking, the assassination took place in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz +Ferdinand that led to the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the bloodiest +century in mankind's history. Just to put it in perspective, with the assassination that +took place 100 years ago tomorrow in Sarajevo, the world was at total peace. There was +trade, there was globalization, there was technological transfer, the High Church of +England and the Catholic Church and the Christian faith was predominant throughout +Europe of practicing Christians. Seven weeks later, I think there were 5 million men in +uniform and within 30 days there were over a million casualties. +That war triggered a century of barbaric - unparalleled in mankind's history - virtually +180 to 200 million people were killed in the 20th century, and I believe that, you know, +hundreds of years from now when they look back, we're children of that: We're children +of that barbarity. This will be looked at almost as a new Dark Age. +But the thing that got us out of it, the organizing principle that met this, was not just the +heroism of our people - whether it was French resistance fighters, whether it was the +Polish resistance fighters, or it's the young men from Kansas City or the Midwest who +stormed the beaches of Normandy, commandos in England that fought with the Royal Air +Force, that fought this great war, really the Judeo-Christian West versus atheists, right? +The underlying principle is an enlightened form of capitalism, that capitalism really gave +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029043 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029044.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029044.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a1beb9812fce4de0813ff8e9eb8fcfcd4e66f868 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029044.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029044" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029044.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2045 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +us the wherewithal. It kind of organized and built the materials needed to support, +whether it's the Soviet Union, England, the United States, and eventually to take back +continental Europe and to beat back a barbaric empire in the Far East. +That capitalism really generated tremendous wealth. And that wealth was really +distributed among a middle class, a rising middle class, people who come from really +working-class environments and created what we really call a Pax Americana. It was +many, many years and decades of peace. And I believe we've come partly offtrack in the +years since the fall of the Soviet Union and we're starting now in the 21st century, which I +believe, strongly, is a crisis both of our church, a crisis of our faith, a crisis of the West, a +crisis of capitalism. +"I believe we've come partly offtrack in the +years since the fall of the Soviet Union and +we're starting now in the 21st century, which I +believe, strongly, is a crisis both of our church, +a crisis of our faith, a crisis of the West, a +crisis of capitalism." +And we're at the very beginning stages of a very brutal and bloody conflict, of which if the +people in this room, the people in the church, do not bind together and really form what I +feel is an aspect of the church militant, to really be able to not just stand with our beliefs, +but to fight for our beliefs against this new barbarity that's starting, that will completely +eradicate everything that we've been bequeathed over the last 2,000, 2,500 years. +Now, what I mean by that specifically: I think that you're seeing three kinds of converging +tendencies: One is a form of capitalism that is taken away from the underlying spiritual +and moral foundations of Christianity and, really, Judeo-Christian belief. +I see that every day. I'm a very practical, pragmatic capitalist. I was trained at Goldman +Sachs, I went to Harvard Business School, I was as hard-nosed a capitalist as you get. I +specialized in media, in investing in media companies, and it's a very, very tough +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029044 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029045.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029045.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ab3a9c4ae7ad89e0fca1723c7735d07db4ba477b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029045.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029045" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029045.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2030 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +environment. And you've had a fairly good track record. So I don't want this to kinda +sound namby-pamby, "Let's all hold hands and sing 'Kumbaya' around capitalism." +But there's a strand of capitalism today - two strands of it, that are very disturbing. +One is state-sponsored capitalism. And that's the capitalism you see in China and Russia. +I believe it's what Holy Father [Pope Francis] has seen for most of his life in places like +Argentina, where you have this kind of crony capitalism of people that are involved with +these military powers-that-be in the government, and it forms a brutal form of capitalism +that is really about creating wealth and creating value for a very small subset of people. +And it doesn't spread the tremendous value creation throughout broader distribution +patterns that were seen really in the zoth century. +The second form of capitalism that I feel is almost as disturbing, is what I call the Ayn +Rand or the Objectivist School of libertarian capitalism. And, look, I'm a big believer in a +lot of libertarianism. I have many many friends that's a very big part of the conservative +movement — whether it's the UKIP movement in England, it's many of the underpinnings +of the populist movement in Europe, and particularly in the United States. +However, that form of capitalism is quite different when you really look at it to what I call +the "enlightened capitalism" of the Judeo-Christian West. It is a capitalism that really +looks to make people commodities, and to objectify people, and to use them almost - as +many of the precepts of Marx - and that is a form of capitalism, particularly to a younger +generation [that] they're really finding quite attractive. And if they don't see another +alternative, it's going to be an alternative that they gravitate to under this kind of rubric of +"personal freedom." +"Look at what's happening in ISIS ... look at +the sophistication of which they've taken the +tools of capitalism ... at what they've done +with Twitter and Facebook." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029045 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029046.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029046.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4bad21233ab2d94a2cbc419ed31354577b29f9f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029046.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029046" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029046.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2595 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The other tendency is an immense secularization of the West. And I know we've talked +about secularization for a long time, but if you look at younger people, especially +millennials under 30, the overwhelming drive of popular culture is to absolutely +secularize this rising iteration. +Now that call converges with something we have to face, and it's a very unpleasant topic, +but we are in an outright war against jihadist Islamic fascism. And this war is, I think, +metastasizing far quicker than governments can handle it. +If you look at what's happening in ISIS, which is the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant, +that is now currently forming the caliphate that is having a military drive on Baghdad, if +you look at the sophistication of which they've taken the tools of capitalism. If you look at +what they've done with Twitter and Facebook and modern ways to fundraise, and to use +crowdsourcing to fund, besides all the access to weapons, over the last couple days they +have had a radical program of taking kids and trying to turn them into bombers. They +have driven 50,000 Christians out of a town near the Kurdish border. We have video that +we're putting up later today on Breitbart where they've took 50 hostages and thrown them +off a cliff in Iraq. +That war is expanding and it's metastasizing to sub-Saharan Africa. We have Boko Haram +and other groups that will eventually partner with ISIS in this global war, and it is, +unfortunately, something that we're going to have to face, and we're going to have to face +very quickly. +So I think the discussion of, should we put a cap on wealth creation and distribution? It's +something that should be at the heart of every Christian that is a capitalist - "What is the +purpose of whatever I'm doing with this wealth? What is the purpose of what I'm doing +with the ability that God has given us, that divine providence has given us to actually be a +creator of jobs and a creator of wealth?" +I think it really behooves all of us to really take a hard look and make sure that we are +reinvesting that back into positive things. But also to make sure that we understand that +we're at the very beginning stages of a global conflict, and if we do not bind together as +partners with others in other countries that this conflict is only going to metastasize. +They have a Twitter account up today, ISIS does, about turning the United States into a +"river of blood" if it comes in and tries to defend the city of Baghdad. And trust me, that is +going to come to Europe. That is going to come to Central Europe, it's going to come to +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029046 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029047.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029047.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bc2dc94dde68cd9db9b972a48f50e414fe3ef756 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029047.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029047" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029047.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1994 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Western Europe, it's going to come to the United Kingdom. And so I think we are in a +crisis of the underpinnings of capitalism, and on top of that we're now, I believe, at the +beginning stages of a global war against Islamic fascism. +"With all the baggage that those [right-wing] +groups bring — and trust me, a lot of them +bring a lot of baggage, both ethnically and +racially— but we think that will all be worked +through with time." +Benjamin Harnwell, Human Dignity Institute: Thank you, Steve. That was a +fascinating, fascinating overview. I am particularly struck by your argument, then, that in +fact, capitalism would spread around the world based on the Judeo-Christian foundation +is, in fact, something that can create peace through peoples rather than antagonism, +which is often a point not sufficiently appreciated. Before I turn behind me to take a +question — +Bannon: One thing I want to make sure of, if you look at the leaders of capitalism at that +time, when capitalism was I believe at its highest flower and spreading its benefits to most +of mankind, almost all of those capitalists were strong believers in the Judeo-Christian +West. They were either active participants in the Jewish faith, they were active +participants in the Christians' faith, and they took their beliefs, and the underpinnings of +their beliefs was manifested in the work they did. And I think that's incredibly important +and something that would really become unmoored. I can see this on Wall Street today - +I can see this with the securitization of everything is that, everything is looked at as a +securitization opportunity. People are looked at as commodities. I don't believe that our +forefathers had that same belief. +Harnwell: Over the course of this conference we've heard from various points of view +regarding alleviation of poverty. We've heard from the center-left perspective, we've +heard from the socialist perspective, we've heard from the Christian democrat, if you will, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029047 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029048.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029048.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5b1396f0311a765a5dbe3b0796fd02318b101dda --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029048.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029048" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029048.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2512 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +perspective. What particularly interests me about your point of view Steve, to talk +specifically about your work, Breitbart is very close to the tea party movement. So I'm just +wondering whether you could tell me about if in the current flow of contemporary politics +- first tell us a little bit about Breitbart, what the mission is, and then tell me about the +reach that you have and then could you say a little bit about the current dynamic of what's +going on at the moment in the States. +Bannon: Outside of Fox News and the Drudge Report, we're the third-largest +conservative news site and, quite frankly, we have a bigger global reach than even Fox. +And that's why we're expanding so much internationally. +Look, we believe - strongly - that there is a global tea party movement. We've seen that. +We were the first group to get in and start reporting on things like UKIP and Front +National and other center right. With all the baggage that those groups bring - and trust +me, a lot of them bring a lot of baggage, both ethnically and racially — but we think that +will all be worked through with time. +The central thing that binds that all together is a center-right populist movement of really +the middle class, the working men and women in the world who are just tired of being +dictated to by what we call the party of Davos. A group of kind of — we're not conspiracy- +theory guys, but there's certainly - and I could see this when I worked at Goldman Sachs +- there are people in New York that feel closer to people in London and in Berlin than +they do to people in Kansas and in Colorado, and they have more of this elite mentality +that they're going to dictate to everybody how the world's going to be run. +I will tell you that the working men and women of Europe and Asia and the United States +and Latin America don't believe that. They believe they know what's best for how they will +comport their lives. They think they know best about how to raise their families and how +to educate their families. So I think you're seeing a global reaction to centralized +government, whether that government is in Beijing or that government is in Washington, +DC, or that government is in Brussels. So we are the platform for the voice of that. +"Putin's ... very, very very intelligent. I can see this in the United States where he's +playing very strongly to social conservatives about his message about more traditional +values, so I think it's something that we have to be very much on guard of." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029048 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029049.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029049.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..87b2a160612604032ceb8f1afa8305b0ec713340 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029049.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029049" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029049.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1597 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Now, with that, we are strong capitalists. And we believe in the benefits of capitalism. +And, particularly, the harder-nosed the capitalism, the better. However, like I said, there's +two strands of capitalism that we're quite concerned about. +One is crony capitalism, or what we call state-controlled capitalism, and that's the big +thing the tea party is fighting in the United States, and really the tea party's biggest fight +is not with the left, because we're not there yet. The biggest fight the tea party has today is +just like UKIP. UKIP's biggest fight is with the Conservative Party. +The tea party in the United States' biggest fight is with the the Republican establishment, +which is really a collection of crony capitalists that feel that they have a different set of +rules of how they re going to comport themselves and how they re going to run things. +And, quite frankly, it's the reason that the United States' financial situation is so dire, +particularly our balance sheet. We have virtually a hundred trillion dollars of unfunded +liabilities. That is all because you've had this kind of crony capitalism in Washington, DC. +The rise of Breitbart is directly tied to being the voice of that center-right opposition. And, +quite frankly, we're winning many, many victories. +On the social conservative side, we're the voice of the anti-abortion movement, the voice +of the traditional marriage movement, and I can tell you we're winning victory after +victory after victory. Things are turning around as people have a voice and have a +platform of which they can use. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029049 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029050.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029050.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..79aa028717bebfff57ae5452f8584c2ae1fa6381 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029050.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029050" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029050.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1295 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Kirk Irwin / Getty Images +Harnwell: The third-largest conservative news website is something to be extremely +impressed by. Can you tell for the people here who aren't within the Anglosphere and they +might not follow American domestic politics at the moment - there seems to be a +substantial sea change going on at the moment in Middle America. And the leader of the +majority party, Eric Cantor, was deselected a couple of weeks ago by a tea party +candidate. What does that mean for the state of domestic politics in America at the +moment? +Bannon: For everybody in your audience, this is one of the most monumental - first off, +it's the biggest election upset in the history of the American republic. Eric Cantor was the +House majority leader and raised $10 million. He spent, between himself and outside +groups, $8 million to hold a congressional district. He ran against a professor who was an +evangelical Christian and a libertarian economist. He ran against a professor who raised +in total $175,000. In fact, the bills from Eric Cantor's campaign at a elite steak house in +Washington, DC, was over $200,000. So they spent more than $200,000 over the course +of the campaign wining and dining fat cats at a steak house in Washington than the entire +opposition had to run. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029050 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029051.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029051.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a5370a52f34847a022d60ad5c33e732d58bbf45f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029051.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029051" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029051.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2133 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Now, Eric Cantor, it was a landslide. He lost 57-43, and not one - outside of Breitbart, we +covered this for six months, day in and day out - not one news site - not Fox News, not +Politico, no sites picked this up. And the reason that this guy won is quite simple: Middle- +class people and working-class people are tired of people like Eric Cantor who say they're +conservative selling out their interests every day to crony capitalists. +"That center-right revolt is really a global +revolt. I think you're going to see it in Latin +America, I think you're going to see it in Asia, +I think you've already seen it in India." +And you're seeing that whether that was UKIP and Nigel Farage in the United Kingdom, +whether it's these groups in the Low Countries in Europe, whether it's in France, there's a +new tea party in Germany. The theme is all the same. And the theme is middle-class and +working-class people - they're saying, "Hey, I'm working harder than I've ever worked. +I'm getting less benefits than I'm ever getting through this, I'm incurring less wealth +myself, and I'm seeing a system of fat cats who say they're conservative and say they back +capitalist principles, but all they're doing is binding with corporatists." Right? +Corporatists, to garner all the benefits for themselves. +And that center-right revolt is really a global revolt. I think you're going to see it in Latin +America, I think you're going to see it in Asia, I think you've already seen it in India. +Modi's great victory was very much based on these Reaganesque principles, so I think this +is a global revolt, and we are very fortunate and proud to be the news site that is reporting +that throughout the world. +Harnwell: I think it's important to understand the distinction that you're drawing here +between what can be understood as authentic, free-market capitalism as a means of +promoting wealth that [unintelligible] involves everybody with a form of crony capitalism +which simply benefits a certain class. And we've watched over the course of our +conference, we've watched two video segments produced by the Acton Institute about +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029051 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029052.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029052.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..876c5e3aee29fdc8901cf6b88cdc6b1fe3f19c01 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029052.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029052" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029052.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2335 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +how development aid is spent internationally and how that can be driven away from — it +damages people on the ground but it also perpetuates a governing class. And the point +that you're mentioning here, that I think that you're saying has driven almost a revolution +movement in America, is the same phenomenon of what's going on in the developing +world, which is a concept of government which is no longer doing what it is morally +bound to do but has become corrupt and self-serving. So it's effectively the sa- +Bannon: It's exactly the same. Currently, if you read The Economist, you read +the Financial Times this week, you'll see there's a relatively obscure agency in the federal +government that is engaged in a huge fight that may lead to a government shutdown. It's +called the Export-Import Bank. And for years, it was a bank that helped finance things +that other banks wouldn't do. And what's happening over time is that it's metastasized to +be a cheap form of financing to General Electric and to Boeing and to other large +corporations. You get this financing from other places if they wanted to, but they're +putting this onto the middle-class taxpayers to support this. +"I'm not an expert in this, but it seems that [right-wing parties] have had some aspects +that may be anti-Semitic or racial .. My point is that over time it all gets kind of washed +out, right?" +And the tea party is using this as an example of the cronyism. General Electric and these +major corporations that are in bed with the federal government are not what we'd +consider free-enterprise capitalists. We're backers of entrepreneurial capitalists. They re +not. They're what we call corporatist. They want to have more and more monopolistic +power and they're doing that kind of convergence with big government. And so the fight +here — and that's why the media's been very late to this party — but the fight you're +seeing is between entrepreneur capitalism, and the Acton Institute is a tremendous +supporter of, and the people like the corporatists that are closer to the people like we +think in Beijing and Moscow than they are to the entrepreneurial capitalist spirit of the +United States. +Harnwell: Thanks, Steve. I'm going to turn around now, as I'm sure we have some great +questions from the floor. Who has the first question then? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029052 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029053.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029053.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0e4c11bb30cfefdfb1b1feb4e4171d7606404347 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029053.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029053" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029053.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2326 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Bannon: First of all, Benjamin, I can tell you I could hardly recognize you, you're so +cleaned up you are for the conference. +[Laughter] +Questioner: Hello, my name is Deborah Lubov. I'm a Vatican correspondent for Zenit +news agency, for their English edition. I have some experience working in New York — I +was working for PricewaterhouseCoopers auditing investment banks, one of which was +Goldman Sachs. And considering this conference is on poverty, I'm curious - from your +point of view especially, your experience in the investment banking world - what +concrete measures do you think they should be doing to combat, prevent this +phenomenon? We know that various sums of money are used in all sorts of ways and they +do have different initiatives, but in order to concretely counter this epidemic now, what +are your thoughts? +"For Christians, and particularly for those who believe in the underpinnings of the +Judeo-Christian West, I don't believe that we should have a [financial] bailout." +Bannon: That's a great question. The 2008 crisis, I think the financial crisis - which, by +the way, I don't think we've come through — is really driven I believe by the greed, much +of it driven by the greed of the investment banks. My old firm, Goldman Sachs - +traditionally the best banks are leveraged 8:1. When we had the financial crisis in 2008, +the investment banks were leveraged 35:1. Those rules had specifically been changed by a +guy named Hank Paulson. He was secretary of Treasury. As chairman of Goldman Sachs, +he had gone to Washington years before and asked for those changes. That made the +banks not really investment banks, but made them hedge funds - and highly susceptible +to changes in liquidity. And so the crisis of 2008 was, quite frankly, really never recovered +from in the United States. It's one of the reasons last quarter you saw 2.9% negative +growth in a quarter. So the United States economy is in very, very tough shape. +And one of the reasons is that we've never really gone and dug down and sorted through +the problems of 2008. Particularly the fact - think about it - not one criminal charge has +ever been brought to any bank executive associated with 2008 crisis. And in fact, it gets +worse. No bonuses and none of their equity was taken. So part of the prime drivers of the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029053 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029054.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029054.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9aac865e288972a620881b52a962d9837e71d84f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029054.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029054" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029054.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2254 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +wealth that they took in the 15 years leading up to the crisis was not hit at all, and I think +that's one of the fuels of this populist revolt that we're seeing as the tea party. So I think +there are many, many measures, particularly about getting the banks on better footing, +making them address all the liquid assets they have. I think you need a real clean-up of +the banks balance sheets. +In addition, I think you really need to go back and make banks do what they do: +Commercial banks lend money, and investment banks invest in entrepreneurs and to get +away from this trading — you know, the hedge fund securitization, which they've all +become basically trading operations and securitizations and not put capital back and +really grow businesses and to grow the economy. So I think it's a whole area that just - +and I will tell you, the underpinning of this populist revolt is the financial crisis of 2008. +That revolt, the way that it was dealt with, the way that the people who ran the banks and +ran the hedge funds have never really been held accountable for what they did, has fueled +much of the anger in the tea party movement in the United States. +Questioner: Thank you. +Bannon: Great question. +Questioner: Hello, Mr. Bannon. I'm Mario Fantini, a Vermonter living in Vienna, +Austria. You began describing some of the trends you're seeing worldwide, very +dangerous trends, worry trends. Another movement that I've been seeing grow and +spread in Europe, unfortunately, is what can only be described as tribalist or neo-nativist +movement - they call themselves Identitarians. These are mostly young, working-class, +populist groups, and they're teaching self-defense classes, but also they are arguing +against - and quite effectively, I might add - against capitalism and global financial +institutions, etc. How do we counteract this stuff? Because they re appealing to a lot of +young people at a very visceral level, especially with the ethnic and racial stuff. +Bannon: I didn't hear the whole question, about the tribalist? +"One of the committees in Congress said to the Justice Department, 35 [bank] executives, +I believe, that they should have criminal indictments against - not one of those has ever +been followed up on." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029054 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029055.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029055.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..126065cc018e71a5742860dcf026d91f0b299db0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029055.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029055" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029055.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2690 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Questioner: Very simply put, there's a growing movement among young people here in +Europe, in France and in Austria and elsewhere, and they re arguing very effectively +against Wall Street institutions and they're also appealing to people on an ethnic and +racial level. And I was just wondering what you would recommend to counteract these +movements, which are growing. +Bannon: One of the reasons that you can understand how they're being fueled is that +they re not seeing the benefits of capitalism. I mean particularly - and I think it's +particularly more advanced in Europe than it is in the United States, but in the United +States it's getting pretty advanced - is that when you have this kind of crony capitalism, +you have a different set of rules for the people that make the rules. It's this partnership of +big government and corporatists. I think it starts to fuel, particularly as you start to see +negative job creation. If you go back, in fact, and look at the United States' GDP, you look +at a bunch of Europe. If you take out government spending, you know, we've had negative +growth on a real basis for over a decade. +And that all trickles down to the man in the street. If you look at people's lives, and +particularly millennials, look at people under 30 - people under 30, there's 50% really +under employment of people in the United States, which is probably the most advanced +economy in the West, and it gets worse in Europe. +I think in Spain it's something like 50 or 60% of the youth under 30 are underemployed. +And that means the decade of their twenties, which is where you have to learn a skill, +where you have to learn a craft, where you really start to get comfortable in your +profession, you're taking that away from the entire generation. That's only going to fuel +tribalism, that's only going to fuel [unintelligible]... That's why to me, it's incumbent upon +freedom-loving people to make sure that we sort out these governments and make sure +that we sort out particularly this crony capitalism so that the benefits become more of this +entrepreneurial spirit and that can flow back to working-class and middle-class people. +Because if not, we're going to pay a huge price for this. You can already start to see it. +Questioner: I have a question, because you worked on Wall Street. What is the opinion +there on whether they think bank bailouts are justified? Is there a Christian-centered +[unintelligible] that they think should be bailed out? The crisis starts earlier than 2008. +What was the precedent then? What was the feeling on Wall Street when they bailed out +the banks? How should Christians feel about advocating or being against that? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029055 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029056.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029056.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e338b7d0f5c09d0ee16ae054aa87415049e025a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029056.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029056" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029056.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2467 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Bannon: I think one is about responsibility. For Christians, and particularly for those +who believe in the underpinnings of the Judeo-Christian West, I don't believe that we +should have a bailout. I think the bailouts in 2008 were wrong. And I think, you look in +hindsight, it was a lot of misinformation that was presented about the bailouts of the +banks in the West. +And look at the [unintelligible] it. Middle-class taxpayers, people that are working-class +people, right, people making incomes under $50,000 and $60,000, it was the burden of +those taxpayers, right, that bailed out the elites. And let's think about it for a second. +Here's how capitalism metastasized, is that all the burdens put on the working-class +people who get none of the upside. All of the upside goes to the crony capitalists. +The bailouts were absolutely outrageous, and here's why: It bailed out a group of +shareholders and executives who were specifically accountable. The shareholders were +accountable for one simple reason: They allowed this to go wrong without changing +management. And the management team of this. And we know this now from +congressional investigations, we know it from independent investigations, this is not +some secret conspiracy. This is kind of in plain sight. +In fact, one of the committees in Congress said to the Justice Department 35 executives, I +believe, that they should have criminal indictments against - not one of those has ever +been followed up on. Because even with the Democrats, right, in power, there's a sense +between the law firms, and the accounting firms, and the investment banks, and their +stooges on Capitol Hill, they looked the other way. +So you can understand why middle class people having a tough go of it making $50 or +$60 thousand a year and see their taxes go up, and they see that their taxes are going to +pay for government sponsored bailouts, what you've created is really a free option. You +say to this investment banking, create a free option for bad behavior. In otherwise all the +upside goes to the hedge funds and the investment bank, and to the crony capitalist with +stock increases and bonus increases. And their downside is limited, because middle class +people are going to come and bail them out with tax dollars. +And that's what I think is fueling this populist revolt. Whether that revolt is in the +midlands of England, or whether it's in Middle America. And I think people are fed up +with it. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029056 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029057.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029057.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7b847c4c199fdc35e21db03b258dc4e7284b4a17 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029057.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029057" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029057.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2030 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +And I think that's why you're seeing — when you read the media says, "tea party is losing, +losing elections," that is all BS. The elections we don't win, we're forcing those crony +capitalists to come and admit that they're not going to do this again. The whole narrative +in Washington has been changed by this populist revolt that we call the grassroots of the +tea party movement. +And it's specifically because those bailouts were completely and totally unfair. It didn't +make those financial institutions any stronger, and it bailed out a bunch of people - by +the way, and these are people that have all gone to Yale, and Harvard, they went to the +finest institutions in the West. They should have known better. +And by the way: It's all the institutions of the accounting firms, the law firms, the +investment banks, the consulting firms, the elite of the elite, the educated elite, they +understood what they were getting into, forcibly took all the benefits from it and then +look to the government, went hat in hand to the government to be bailed out. And they've +never been held accountable today. Trust me - they are going to be held accountable. +You're seeing this populist movement called the tea party in the United States. +Harnwell: Okay, I think we've got time for just one or two more questions for Stephen +K. Bannon, chairman of Breitbart Media, third-largest news organization in the States. I +know you're a very, very busy man, so we're very grateful for the time that you've agreed +to put aside for this, to close this conference. +"I certainly think secularism has sapped the +strength of the Judeo-Christian West to defend +its ideals, right?" +Bannon: I'm never too busy to share with a group that can do as much good as you guys +can. +Questioner: What do you think is the major threat today, to the Judeo-Christian +Civilization? Secularism, or the Muslim world? In my humble opinion, they're just trying +to defend themselves from our cultural invasion. Thank you. +[Question restated by Harnwell] +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029057 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029058.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029058.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..711c9d15f2a438679becafad4d4fdf340213e9d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029058.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029058" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029058.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2055 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Bannon: It's a great question. I certainly think secularism has sapped the strength of the +Judeo-Christian West to defend its ideals, right? +If you go back to your home countries and your proponent of the defense of the Judeo- +Christian West and its tenets, often times, particularly when you deal with the elites, +you're looked at as someone who is quite odd. So it has kind of sapped the strength. +But I strongly believe that whatever the causes of the current drive to the caliphate was - +and we can debate them, and people can try to deconstruct them - we have to face a very +unpleasant fact: And that unpleasant fact is that there is a major war brewing, a war that's +already global. It's going global in scale, and today's technology, today's media, today's +access to weapons of mass destruction, it's going to lead to a global conflict that I believe +has to be confronted today. Every day that we refuse to look at this as what it is, and the +scale of it, and really the viciousness of it, will be a day where you will rue that we didn't +act [unintelligible]. +"The way that the people who ran the banks +and ran the hedge funds have never really been +held accountable for what they did has fueled +much of the anger in the tea party movement in +the United States." +Questioner: Thank you very much. I'm [unintelligible]. I come from Slovakia. This is +actually the source of my two very quick questions. Thank you very much for the work +that you do to promote the Judeo-Christian values in the world. I really appreciate it, and +I also feel that the danger is very high. I have two minor questions, because you have +mentioned, in terms of UKIP and Front National [unintelligible]. From the European +perspective, listening to the language which has become more and more radical from +these two parties, especially before the European Parliament elections, I'm just +wondering what are your plans on how to help these partners from Europe to maybe +focus on the value issues and not with populist? And also it goes in terms - you have +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029058 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029059.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029059.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fbacb173858a188c8aca894ad54680ad1f218a30 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029059.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029059" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029059.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2318 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +mentioned the involvement of state in capitalism as one of the big dangers. But these two +parties you've mentioned, they actually have close ties with Putin, who is the promoter of +this big danger, so I'd like to know your thoughts about this and how you're going to deal +with it. +Bannon: Could you summarize that for me? +Harnwell: The first question was, you'd reference the Front National and UKIP as +having elements that are tinged with the racial aspect amidst their voter profile, and the +questioner was asking how you intend to deal with that aspect. +Bannon: I don't believe I said UKIP in that. I was really talking about the parties on the +continent, Front National and other European parties. +I'm not an expert in this, but it seems that they have had some aspects that may be anti- +Semitic or racial. By the way, even in the tea party, we have a broad movement like this, +and we've been criticized, and they try to make the tea party as being racist, etc., which +it's not. But there's always elements who turn up at these things, whether it's militia guys +or whatever. Some that are fringe organizations. My point is that over time it all gets kind +of washed out, right? People understand what pulls them together, and the people on the +margins I think get marginalized more and more. +I believe that you'll see this in the center-right populist movement in continental Europe. +I've spent quite a bit of time with UKIP, and I can say to you that I've never seen anything +at all with UKIP that even comes close to that. I think they've done a very good job of +policing themselves to really make sure that people including the British National Front +and others were not included in the party, and I think you've seen that also with tea party +groups, where some people would show up and were kind of marginal members of the tea +party, and the tea party did a great job of policing themselves early on. And I think that's +why when you hear charges of racism against the tea party, it doesn't stick with the +American people, because they really understand. +I think when you look at any kind of revolution - and this is a revolution - you always +have some groups that are disparate. I think that will all burn away over time and you'll +see more of a mainstream center-right populist movement. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029059 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029060.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029060.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3bbad4f5718a5e9e6061f13b0ca8787383441b87 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029060.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029060" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029060.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1939 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +"Because at the end of the day, I think that Putin and his cronies are really a +kleptocracy, that are really an imperialist power that want to expand." +Question: Obviously, before the European elections the two parties had a clear link to +Putin. If one of the representatives of the dangers of capitalism is the state involvement in +capitalism, so, I see there, also Marine Le Pen campaigning in Moscow with Putin, and +also UKIP strongly defending Russian positions in geopolitical terms. +[Harnwell restates, but unintelligible] +Harnwell: These two parties have both been cultivating President Putin [unintelligible]. +Bannon: I think it's a little bit more complicated. When Vladimir Putin, when you really +look at some of the underpinnings of some of his beliefs today, a lot of those come from +what I call Eurasianism; he's got an adviser who harkens back to Julius Evola and +different writers of the early zoth century who are really the supporters of what's called +the traditionalist movement, which really eventually metastasized into Italian fascism. A +lot of people that are traditionalists are attracted to that. +One of the reasons is that they believe that at least Putin is standing up for traditional +institutions, and he's trying to do it in a form of nationalism - and I think that people, +particularly in certain countries, want to see the sovereignty for their country, they want +to see nationalism for their country. They don't believe in this kind of pan-European +Union or they don't believe in the centralized government in the United States. They'd +rather see more of a states-based entity that the founders originally set up where +freedoms were controlled at the local level. +"You're seeing a global reaction to centralized +government, whether that government is in +Beijing or that government is in Washington, +DC, or that government is in Brussels. So we +are the platform for the voice of that." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029060 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029061.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029061.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..396bc36089bb1963e9b8f816e0d6fa8a51f3e7da --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029061.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029061" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029061.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2769 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +I'm not justifying Vladimir Putin and the kleptocracy that he represents, because he +eventually is the state capitalist of kleptocracy. However, we the Judeo-Christian West +really have to look at what he's talking about as far as traditionalism goes - particularly +the sense of where it supports the underpinnings of nationalism - and I happen to think +that the individual sovereignty of a country is a good thing and a strong thing. I think +strong countries and strong nationalist movements in countries make strong neighbors, +and that is really the building blocks that built Western Europe and the United States, +and I think it's what can see us forward. +You know, Putin's been quite an interesting character. He's also very, very, very +intelligent. I can see this in the United States where he's playing very strongly to social +conservatives about his message about more traditional values, so I think it's something +that we have to be very much on guard of. Because at the end of the day, I think that Putin +and his cronies are really a kleptocracy, that are really an imperialist power that want to +expand. However, I really believe that in this current environment, where you're facing a +potential new caliphate that is very aggressive that is really a situation - I'm not saying +we can put it on a back burner - but I think we have to deal with first things first. +Questioner: One of my questions has to do with how the West should be responding to +radical Islam. How, specifically, should we as the West respond to Jihadism without +losing our own soul? Because we can win the war and lose ourselves at the same time. +How should the West respond to radical Islam and not lose itself in the process? +Bannon: From a perspective - this may be a little more militant than others. I think +definitely you're going to need an aspect that is [unintelligible]. I believe you should take +a very, very, very aggressive stance against radical Islam. And I realize there are other +aspects that are not as militant and not as aggressive and that's fine. +If you look back at the long history of the Judeo-Christian West struggle against Islam, I +believe that our forefathers kept their stance, and I think they did the right thing. I think +they kept it out of the world, whether it was at Vienna, or Tours, or other places….. It +bequeathed to use the great institution that is the church of the West. +And I would ask everybody in the audience today, because you really are the movers and +drivers and shakers and thought leaders in the Catholic Church today, is to think, when +people 500 years from now are going to think about today, think about the actions you've +taken - and I believe everyone associated with the church and associated with the Judeo- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029061 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029062.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029062.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0aeb9690a44b267fae482dae4010d5051b85b1a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029062.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029062" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029062.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1841 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Christian West that believes in the underpinnings of that and believes in the precepts of +that and want to see that bequeathed to other generations down the road as it was +bequeathed to us, particularly as you're in a city like Rome, and in a place like the Vatican, +see what's been bequeathed to us — ask yourself, 500 years from today, what are they +going to say about me? What are they going to say about what I did at the beginning +stages of this crisis? +Because it is a crisis, and it's not going away. You don't have to take my word for it. All +you have to do is read the news every day, see what's coming up, see what they're putting +on Twitter, what they're putting on Facebook, see what's on CNN, what's on BBC. See +what's happening, and you will see we're in a war of immense proportions. It's very easy +to play to our baser instincts, and we can't do that. But our forefathers didn't do it either. +And they were able to stave this off, and they were able to defeat it, and they were able to +bequeath to us a church and a civilization that really is the flower of mankind, so I think +it's incumbent on all of us to do what I call a gut check, to really think about what our role +is in this battle that's before us. + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029063.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029063.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c0a9ab0a1e70c1fb079134a007b3690608ecaac6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029063.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029063" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029063.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1970 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Alain Forget +11/18/2016 11:30:28 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: interesting +Importance: +High +i do not believe in a global tea party... but it is most interesting to see how those ideas will materialize and to +witch exdend I ll be most interested to hear your point of wiew +On Nov 18, 2016, at 12:14 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +your view? +On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 7:12 AM, Alain Forget | +> wrote: +Donald Trump's newly named chief strategist and senior counselor, Steve Bannon, laid +out his global nationalist vision in unusually in-depth remarks delivered by Skype to a +conference held inside the Vatican in the summer of 2014. +Well before victories for Brexit and Trump seemed possible, Bannon declared there was +a "global tea party movement" and praised European far-right parties like Great +Britain's UKIP and France's National Front. Bannon also suggested that a racist +element in far-right parties "all gets kind of washed out," that the West was facing a +"crisis of capitalism" after losing its "Judeo-Christian foundation," and he blasted "crony +capitalists" in Washington for failing to prosecute bank executives over the financial +crisis. +The remarks - beamed into a small conference room in a 15th-century marble palace in +a secluded corner of the Vatican - were part of a 50-minute Q&A during a conference +focused on poverty hosted by the Human Dignity Institute, which BuzzFeed News +attended as part of its coverage of the rise of Europe's religious right. The group was +founded by Benjamin Harnwell, a longtime aide to Conservative member of the +European Parliament Nirj Deva to promote a "Christian voice" in European politics. The +group has ties to some of the most conservative factions inside the Catholic +Church; Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of the most vocal critics of Pope Francis who +was ousted from a senior Vatican position in 2014, is chair of the group's advisory +board. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029063 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029064.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029064.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b2817d9708be5a72c75f8692d47cce36c9adfa9e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029064.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029064" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029064.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2621 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +BuzzFeed News originally posted a transcript beginning 90 seconds into the then- +Breitbart News chairman's remarks because microphone placement made the opening +mostly unintelligible, but we have completed the transcript from a video of the talk on +YouTube. You can hear the whole recording at the bottom of the post. +Here is what he said, unedited: +Steve Bannon: Thank you very much Benjamin, and I appreciate you guys including us +in this. We're speaking from Los Angeles today, right across the street from our +headquarters in Los Angeles. Um. I want to talk about wealth creation and what wealth +creation really can achieve and maybe take it in a slightly different direction, because I +believe the world, and particularly the Judeo-Christian west, is in a crisis. And it's really +the organizing principle of how we built Breitbart News to really be a platform to bring +news and information to people throughout the world. Principally in the west, but we're +expanding internationally to let people understand the depths of this crisis, and it is a +crisis both of capitalism but really of the underpinnings of the Judeo-Christian west in +our beliefs. +It's ironic, I think, that we're talking today at exactly, tomorrow, 100 years ago, at the +exact moment we're talking, the assassination took place in Sarajevo of Archduke Franz +Ferdinand that led to the end of the Victorian era and the beginning of the bloodiest +century in mankind's history. Just to put it in perspective, with the assassination that +took place 100 years ago tomorrow in Sarajevo, the world was at total peace. There was +trade, there was globalization, there was technological transfer, the High Church of +England and the Catholic Church and the Christian faith was predominant throughout +Europe of practicing Christians. Seven weeks later, I think there were 5 million men in +uniform and within 30 days there were over a million casualties. +That war triggered a century of barbaric - unparalleled in mankind's history - virtually +180 to 200 million people were killed in the 2oth century, and I believe that, you know, +hundreds of years from now when they look back, we're children of that: We're children +of that barbarity. This will be looked at almost as a new Dark Age. +But the thing that got us out of it, the organizing principle that met this, was not just the +heroism of our people - whether it was French resistance fighters, whether it was the +Polish resistance fighters, or it's the young men from Kansas City or the Midwest who +stormed the beaches of Normandy, commandos in England that fought with the Royal Air +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029064 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029065.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029065.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..54ec5f2a5a31f4e57e8681c01d324dbc4ee16e72 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029065.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029065" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029065.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1964 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Force, that fought this great war, really the Judeo-Christian West versus atheists, right? +The underlying principle is an enlightened form of capitalism, that capitalism really gave +us the wherewithal. It kind of organized and built the materials needed to support, +whether it's the Soviet Union, England, the United States, and eventually to take back +continental Europe and to beat back a barbaric empire in the Far East. +That capitalism really generated tremendous wealth. And that wealth was really +distributed among a middle class, a rising middle class, people who come from really +working-class environments and created what we really call a Pax Americana. It was +many, many years and decades of peace. And I believe we've come partly offtrack in the +years since the fall of the Soviet Union and we're starting now in the 21st century, which I +believe, strongly, is a crisis both of our church, a crisis of our faith, a crisis of the West, a +crisis of capitalism. +"I believe we've come partly offtrack in the +years since the fall of the Soviet Union and +we're starting now in the 21st century, which I +believe, strongly, is a crisis both of our church, +a crisis of our faith, a crisis of the West, a +crisis of capitalism." +And we're at the very beginning stages of a very brutal and bloody conflict, of which if the +people in this room, the people in the church, do not bind together and really form what I +feel is an aspect of the church militant, to really be able to not just stand with our beliefs, +but to fight for our beliefs against this new barbarity that's starting, that will completely +eradicate everything that we've been bequeathed over the last 2,000, 2,500 years. +Now, what I mean by that specifically: I think that you're seeing three kinds of converging +tendencies: One is a form of capitalism that is taken away from the underlying spiritual +and moral foundations of Christianity and, really, Judeo-Christian belief. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029065 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029066.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029066.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3584657163e229bfd6c71d496f4ba4b87f0c403c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029066.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029066" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029066.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2293 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +I see that every day. I'm a very practical, pragmatic capitalist. I was trained at Goldman +Sachs, I went to Harvard Business School, I was as hard-nosed a capitalist as you get. I +specialized in media, in investing in media companies, and it's a very, very tough +environment. And you've had a fairly good track record. So I don't want this to kinda +sound namby-pamby, "Let's all hold hands and sing 'Kumbaya' around capitalism." +But there's a strand of capitalism today - two strands of it, that are very disturbing. +One is state-sponsored capitalism. And that's the capitalism you see in China and Russia. +I believe it's what Holy Father [Pope Francis] has seen for most of his life in places like +Argentina, where you have this kind of crony capitalism of people that are involved with +these military powers-that-be in the government, and it forms a brutal form of capitalism +that is really about creating wealth and creating value for a very small subset of people. +And it doesn't spread the tremendous value creation throughout broader distribution +patterns that were seen really in the 20th century. +The second form of capitalism that I feel is almost as disturbing, is what I call the Ayn +Rand or the Objectivist School of libertarian capitalism. And, look, I'm a big believer in a +lot of libertarianism. I have many many friends that's a very big part of the conservative +movement - whether it's the UKIP movement in England, it's many of the underpinnings +of the populist movement in Europe, and particularly in the United States. +However, that form of capitalism is quite different when you really look at it to what I call +the "enlightened capitalism" of the Judeo-Christian West. It is a capitalism that really +looks to make people commodities, and to objectify people, and to use them almost - as +many of the precepts of Marx - and that is a form of capitalism, particularly to a younger +generation [that] they re really finding quite attractive. And if they don't see another +alternative, it's going to be an alternative that they gravitate to under this kind of rubric of +"personal freedom." +"Look at what's happening in ISIS ... look at +the sophistication of which they've taken the +tools of capitalism ... at what they've done +with Twitter and Facebook." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029066 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029067.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029067.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ad3ca8c523b7aad8dd7d69f2da0e0c68938948e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029067.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029067" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029067.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2595 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The other tendency is an immense secularization of the West. And I know we've talked +about secularization for a long time, but if you look at younger people, especially +millennials under 30, the overwhelming drive of popular culture is to absolutely +secularize this rising iteration. +Now that call converges with something we have to face, and it's a very unpleasant topic, +but we are in an outright war against jihadist Islamic fascism. And this war is, I think, +metastasizing far quicker than governments can handle it. +If you look at what's happening in ISIS, which is the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant, +that is now currently forming the caliphate that is having a military drive on Baghdad, if +you look at the sophistication of which they've taken the tools of capitalism. If you look at +what they've done with Twitter and Facebook and modern ways to fundraise, and to use +crowdsourcing to fund, besides all the access to weapons, over the last couple days they +have had a radical program of taking kids and trying to turn them into bombers. They +have driven 50,000 Christians out of a town near the Kurdish border. We have video that +we're putting up later today on Breitbart where they've took 50 hostages and thrown them +off a cliff in Iraq. +That war is expanding and it's metastasizing to sub-Saharan Africa. We have Boko Haram +and other groups that will eventually partner with ISIS in this global war, and it is, +unfortunately, something that we're going to have to face, and we're going to have to face +very quickly. +So I think the discussion of, should we put a cap on wealth creation and distribution? It's +something that should be at the heart of every Christian that is a capitalist - "What is the +purpose of whatever I'm doing with this wealth? What is the purpose of what I'm doing +with the ability that God has given us, that divine providence has given us to actually be a +creator of jobs and a creator of wealth?" +I think it really behooves all of us to really take a hard look and make sure that we are +reinvesting that back into positive things. But also to make sure that we understand that +we're at the very beginning stages of a global conflict, and if we do not bind together as +partners with others in other countries that this conflict is only going to metastasize. +They have a Twitter account up today, ISIS does, about turning the United States into a +"river of blood" if it comes in and tries to defend the city of Baghdad. And trust me, that is +going to come to Europe. That is going to come to Central Europe, it's going to come to +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029067 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029068.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029068.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bc1db093dee43764ebc411c339059346a4afa479 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029068.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029068" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029068.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1994 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Western Europe, it's going to come to the United Kingdom. And so I think we are in a +crisis of the underpinnings of capitalism, and on top of that we're now, I believe, at the +beginning stages of a global war against Islamic fascism. +"With all the baggage that those [right-wing] +groups bring — and trust me, a lot of them +bring a lot of baggage, both ethnically and +racially— but we think that will all be worked +through with time." +Benjamin Harnwell, Human Dignity Institute: Thank you, Steve. That was a +fascinating, fascinating overview. I am particularly struck by your argument, then, that in +fact, capitalism would spread around the world based on the Judeo-Christian foundation +is, in fact, something that can create peace through peoples rather than antagonism, +which is often a point not sufficiently appreciated. Before I turn behind me to take a +question — +Bannon: One thing I want to make sure of, if you look at the leaders of capitalism at that +time, when capitalism was I believe at its highest flower and spreading its benefits to most +of mankind, almost all of those capitalists were strong believers in the Judeo-Christian +West. They were either active participants in the Jewish faith, they were active +participants in the Christians' faith, and they took their beliefs, and the underpinnings of +their beliefs was manifested in the work they did. And I think that's incredibly important +and something that would really become unmoored. I can see this on Wall Street today - +I can see this with the securitization of everything is that, everything is looked at as a +securitization opportunity. People are looked at as commodities. I don't believe that our +forefathers had that same belief. +Harnwell: Over the course of this conference we've heard from various points of view +regarding alleviation of poverty. We've heard from the center-left perspective, we've +heard from the socialist perspective, we've heard from the Christian democrat, if you will, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029068 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029069.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029069.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c5250bbdc644c907a18d99d276a4e9ef56407511 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029069.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029069" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029069.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2512 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +perspective. What particularly interests me about your point of view Steve, to talk +specifically about your work, Breitbart is very close to the tea party movement. So I'm just +wondering whether you could tell me about if in the current flow of contemporary politics +- first tell us a little bit about Breitbart, what the mission is, and then tell me about the +reach that you have and then could you say a little bit about the current dynamic of what's +going on at the moment in the States. +Bannon: Outside of Fox News and the Drudge Report, we're the third-largest +conservative news site and, quite frankly, we have a bigger global reach than even Fox. +And that's why we're expanding so much internationally. +Look, we believe - strongly - that there is a global tea party movement. We've seen that. +We were the first group to get in and start reporting on things like UKIP and Front +National and other center right. With all the baggage that those groups bring - and trust +me, a lot of them bring a lot of baggage, both ethnically and racially — but we think that +will all be worked through with time. +The central thing that binds that all together is a center-right populist movement of really +the middle class, the working men and women in the world who are just tired of being +dictated to by what we call the party of Davos. A group of kind of — we're not conspiracy- +theory guys, but there's certainly - and I could see this when I worked at Goldman Sachs +- there are people in New York that feel closer to people in London and in Berlin than +they do to people in Kansas and in Colorado, and they have more of this elite mentality +that they're going to dictate to everybody how the world's going to be run. +I will tell you that the working men and women of Europe and Asia and the United States +and Latin America don't believe that. They believe they know what's best for how they will +comport their lives. They think they know best about how to raise their families and how +to educate their families. So I think you're seeing a global reaction to centralized +government, whether that government is in Beijing or that government is in Washington, +DC, or that government is in Brussels. So we are the platform for the voice of that. +"Putin's ... very, very very intelligent. I can see this in the United States where he's +playing very strongly to social conservatives about his message about more traditional +values, so I think it's something that we have to be very much on guard of." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029069 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029070.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029070.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..844ba55c04dd0ea3eb2cafef52ca7b408976ca8b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029070.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029070" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029070.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1597 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Now, with that, we are strong capitalists. And we believe in the benefits of capitalism. +And, particularly, the harder-nosed the capitalism, the better. However, like I said, there's +two strands of capitalism that we're quite concerned about. +One is crony capitalism, or what we call state-controlled capitalism, and that's the big +thing the tea party is fighting in the United States, and really the tea party's biggest fight +is not with the left, because we're not there yet. The biggest fight the tea party has today is +just like UKIP. UKIP's biggest fight is with the Conservative Party. +The tea party in the United States' biggest fight is with the the Republican establishment, +which is really a collection of crony capitalists that feel that they have a different set of +rules of how they re going to comport themselves and how they re going to run things. +And, quite frankly, it's the reason that the United States' financial situation is so dire, +particularly our balance sheet. We have virtually a hundred trillion dollars of unfunded +liabilities. That is all because you've had this kind of crony capitalism in Washington, DC. +The rise of Breitbart is directly tied to being the voice of that center-right opposition. And, +quite frankly, we're winning many, many victories. +On the social conservative side, we're the voice of the anti-abortion movement, the voice +of the traditional marriage movement, and I can tell you we're winning victory after +victory after victory. Things are turning around as people have a voice and have a +platform of which they can use. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029070 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029071.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029071.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ce9ac770626afc655f8dccd54618c10d0d7d7470 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029071.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029071" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029071.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1295 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Kirk Irwin / Getty Images +Harnwell: The third-largest conservative news website is something to be extremely +impressed by. Can you tell for the people here who aren't within the Anglosphere and they +might not follow American domestic politics at the moment - there seems to be a +substantial sea change going on at the moment in Middle America. And the leader of the +majority party, Eric Cantor, was deselected a couple of weeks ago by a tea party +candidate. What does that mean for the state of domestic politics in America at the +moment? +Bannon: For everybody in your audience, this is one of the most monumental - first off, +it's the biggest election upset in the history of the American republic. Eric Cantor was the +House majority leader and raised $10 million. He spent, between himself and outside +groups, $8 million to hold a congressional district. He ran against a professor who was an +evangelical Christian and a libertarian economist. He ran against a professor who raised +in total $175,000. In fact, the bills from Eric Cantor's campaign at a elite steak house in +Washington, DC, was over $200,000. So they spent more than $200,000 over the course +of the campaign wining and dining fat cats at a steak house in Washington than the entire +opposition had to run. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029071 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029072.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029072.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9baca7d9fc215a8b2dbee43846a6ee84eba57daf --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029072.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029072" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029072.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2133 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Now, Eric Cantor, it was a landslide. He lost 57-43, and not one - outside of Breitbart, we +covered this for six months, day in and day out - not one news site - not Fox News, not +Politico, no sites picked this up. And the reason that this guy won is quite simple: Middle- +class people and working-class people are tired of people like Eric Cantor who say they're +conservative selling out their interests every day to crony capitalists. +"That center-right revolt is really a global +revolt. I think you're going to see it in Latin +America, I think you're going to see it in Asia, +I think you've already seen it in India." +And you're seeing that whether that was UKIP and Nigel Farage in the United Kingdom, +whether it's these groups in the Low Countries in Europe, whether it's in France, there's a +new tea party in Germany. The theme is all the same. And the theme is middle-class and +working-class people - they're saying, "Hey, I'm working harder than I've ever worked. +I'm getting less benefits than I'm ever getting through this, I'm incurring less wealth +myself, and I'm seeing a system of fat cats who say they're conservative and say they back +capitalist principles, but all they're doing is binding with corporatists." Right? +Corporatists, to garner all the benefits for themselves. +And that center-right revolt is really a global revolt. I think you're going to see it in Latin +America, I think you're going to see it in Asia, I think you've already seen it in India. +Modi's great victory was very much based on these Reaganesque principles, so I think this +is a global revolt, and we are very fortunate and proud to be the news site that is reporting +that throughout the world. +Harnwell: I think it's important to understand the distinction that you're drawing here +between what can be understood as authentic, free-market capitalism as a means of +promoting wealth that [unintelligible] involves everybody with a form of crony capitalism +which simply benefits a certain class. And we've watched over the course of our +conference, we've watched two video segments produced by the Acton Institute about +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029072 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029073.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029073.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d59021438661c5f33cb06c76b7bbda3f48fb42e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029073.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029073" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029073.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2335 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +how development aid is spent internationally and how that can be driven away from — it +damages people on the ground but it also perpetuates a governing class. And the point +that you're mentioning here, that I think that you're saying has driven almost a revolution +movement in America, is the same phenomenon of what's going on in the developing +world, which is a concept of government which is no longer doing what it is morally +bound to do but has become corrupt and self-serving. So it's effectively the sa- +Bannon: It's exactly the same. Currently, if you read The Economist, you read +the Financial Times this week, you'll see there's a relatively obscure agency in the federal +government that is engaged in a huge fight that may lead to a government shutdown. It's +called the Export-Import Bank. And for years, it was a bank that helped finance things +that other banks wouldn't do. And what's happening over time is that it's metastasized to +be a cheap form of financing to General Electric and to Boeing and to other large +corporations. You get this financing from other places if they wanted to, but they're +putting this onto the middle-class taxpayers to support this. +"I'm not an expert in this, but it seems that [right-wing parties] have had some aspects +that may be anti-Semitic or racial .. My point is that over time it all gets kind of washed +out, right?" +And the tea party is using this as an example of the cronyism. General Electric and these +major corporations that are in bed with the federal government are not what we'd +consider free-enterprise capitalists. We're backers of entrepreneurial capitalists. They re +not. They're what we call corporatist. They want to have more and more monopolistic +power and they're doing that kind of convergence with big government. And so the fight +here — and that's why the media's been very late to this party — but the fight you're +seeing is between entrepreneur capitalism, and the Acton Institute is a tremendous +supporter of, and the people like the corporatists that are closer to the people like we +think in Beijing and Moscow than they are to the entrepreneurial capitalist spirit of the +United States. +Harnwell: Thanks, Steve. I'm going to turn around now, as I'm sure we have some great +questions from the floor. Who has the first question then? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029073 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029074.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029074.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1337f887079887e299f9a71cf3952a90a708f5c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029074.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029074" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029074.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2326 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Bannon: First of all, Benjamin, I can tell you I could hardly recognize you, you're so +cleaned up you are for the conference. +[Laughter] +Questioner: Hello, my name is Deborah Lubov. I'm a Vatican correspondent for Zenit +news agency, for their English edition. I have some experience working in New York — I +was working for PricewaterhouseCoopers auditing investment banks, one of which was +Goldman Sachs. And considering this conference is on poverty, I'm curious - from your +point of view especially, your experience in the investment banking world - what +concrete measures do you think they should be doing to combat, prevent this +phenomenon? We know that various sums of money are used in all sorts of ways and they +do have different initiatives, but in order to concretely counter this epidemic now, what +are your thoughts? +"For Christians, and particularly for those who believe in the underpinnings of the +Judeo-Christian West, I don't believe that we should have a [financial] bailout." +Bannon: That's a great question. The 2008 crisis, I think the financial crisis - which, by +the way, I don't think we've come through — is really driven I believe by the greed, much +of it driven by the greed of the investment banks. My old firm, Goldman Sachs - +traditionally the best banks are leveraged 8:1. When we had the financial crisis in 2008, +the investment banks were leveraged 35:1. Those rules had specifically been changed by a +guy named Hank Paulson. He was secretary of Treasury. As chairman of Goldman Sachs, +he had gone to Washington years before and asked for those changes. That made the +banks not really investment banks, but made them hedge funds - and highly susceptible +to changes in liquidity. And so the crisis of 2008 was, quite frankly, really never recovered +from in the United States. It's one of the reasons last quarter you saw 2.9% negative +growth in a quarter. So the United States economy is in very, very tough shape. +And one of the reasons is that we've never really gone and dug down and sorted through +the problems of 2008. Particularly the fact - think about it - not one criminal charge has +ever been brought to any bank executive associated with 2008 crisis. And in fact, it gets +worse. No bonuses and none of their equity was taken. So part of the prime drivers of the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029074 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029075.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029075.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4482d06fd14d652cf717b6aaf7d49ee4a47afdb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029075.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029075" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029075.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2254 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +wealth that they took in the 15 years leading up to the crisis was not hit at all, and I think +that's one of the fuels of this populist revolt that we're seeing as the tea party. So I think +there are many, many measures, particularly about getting the banks on better footing, +making them address all the liquid assets they have. I think you need a real clean-up of +the banks balance sheets. +In addition, I think you really need to go back and make banks do what they do: +Commercial banks lend money, and investment banks invest in entrepreneurs and to get +away from this trading — you know, the hedge fund securitization, which they've all +become basically trading operations and securitizations and not put capital back and +really grow businesses and to grow the economy. So I think it's a whole area that just - +and I will tell you, the underpinning of this populist revolt is the financial crisis of 2008. +That revolt, the way that it was dealt with, the way that the people who ran the banks and +ran the hedge funds have never really been held accountable for what they did, has fueled +much of the anger in the tea party movement in the United States. +Questioner: Thank you. +Bannon: Great question. +Questioner: Hello, Mr. Bannon. I'm Mario Fantini, a Vermonter living in Vienna, +Austria. You began describing some of the trends you're seeing worldwide, very +dangerous trends, worry trends. Another movement that I've been seeing grow and +spread in Europe, unfortunately, is what can only be described as tribalist or neo-nativist +movement - they call themselves Identitarians. These are mostly young, working-class, +populist groups, and they're teaching self-defense classes, but also they are arguing +against - and quite effectively, I might add - against capitalism and global financial +institutions, etc. How do we counteract this stuff? Because they re appealing to a lot of +young people at a very visceral level, especially with the ethnic and racial stuff. +Bannon: I didn't hear the whole question, about the tribalist? +"One of the committees in Congress said to the Justice Department, 35 [bank] executives, +I believe, that they should have criminal indictments against - not one of those has ever +been followed up on." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029075 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029076.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029076.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1e9bb56e3ffc5de4f235fcd78e445cd589a4af62 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029076.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029076" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029076.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2690 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Questioner: Very simply put, there's a growing movement among young people here in +Europe, in France and in Austria and elsewhere, and they re arguing very effectively +against Wall Street institutions and they're also appealing to people on an ethnic and +racial level. And I was just wondering what you would recommend to counteract these +movements, which are growing. +Bannon: One of the reasons that you can understand how they're being fueled is that +they re not seeing the benefits of capitalism. I mean particularly - and I think it's +particularly more advanced in Europe than it is in the United States, but in the United +States it's getting pretty advanced - is that when you have this kind of crony capitalism, +you have a different set of rules for the people that make the rules. It's this partnership of +big government and corporatists. I think it starts to fuel, particularly as you start to see +negative job creation. If you go back, in fact, and look at the United States' GDP, you look +at a bunch of Europe. If you take out government spending, you know, we've had negative +growth on a real basis for over a decade. +And that all trickles down to the man in the street. If you look at people's lives, and +particularly millennials, look at people under 30 - people under 30, there's 50% really +under employment of people in the United States, which is probably the most advanced +economy in the West, and it gets worse in Europe. +I think in Spain it's something like 50 or 60% of the youth under 30 are underemployed. +And that means the decade of their twenties, which is where you have to learn a skill, +where you have to learn a craft, where you really start to get comfortable in your +profession, you're taking that away from the entire generation. That's only going to fuel +tribalism, that's only going to fuel [unintelligible]... That's why to me, it's incumbent upon +freedom-loving people to make sure that we sort out these governments and make sure +that we sort out particularly this crony capitalism so that the benefits become more of this +entrepreneurial spirit and that can flow back to working-class and middle-class people. +Because if not, we're going to pay a huge price for this. You can already start to see it. +Questioner: I have a question, because you worked on Wall Street. What is the opinion +there on whether they think bank bailouts are justified? Is there a Christian-centered +[unintelligible] that they think should be bailed out? The crisis starts earlier than 2008. +What was the precedent then? What was the feeling on Wall Street when they bailed out +the banks? How should Christians feel about advocating or being against that? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029076 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029077.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029077.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8cfc11e06fd4ef091a92b746ce39c409205e694b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029077.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029077" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029077.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2467 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Bannon: I think one is about responsibility. For Christians, and particularly for those +who believe in the underpinnings of the Judeo-Christian West, I don't believe that we +should have a bailout. I think the bailouts in 2008 were wrong. And I think, you look in +hindsight, it was a lot of misinformation that was presented about the bailouts of the +banks in the West. +And look at the [unintelligible] it. Middle-class taxpayers, people that are working-class +people, right, people making incomes under $50,000 and $60,000, it was the burden of +those taxpayers, right, that bailed out the elites. And let's think about it for a second. +Here's how capitalism metastasized, is that all the burdens put on the working-class +people who get none of the upside. All of the upside goes to the crony capitalists. +The bailouts were absolutely outrageous, and here's why: It bailed out a group of +shareholders and executives who were specifically accountable. The shareholders were +accountable for one simple reason: They allowed this to go wrong without changing +management. And the management team of this. And we know this now from +congressional investigations, we know it from independent investigations, this is not +some secret conspiracy. This is kind of in plain sight. +In fact, one of the committees in Congress said to the Justice Department 35 executives, I +believe, that they should have criminal indictments against - not one of those has ever +been followed up on. Because even with the Democrats, right, in power, there's a sense +between the law firms, and the accounting firms, and the investment banks, and their +stooges on Capitol Hill, they looked the other way. +So you can understand why middle class people having a tough go of it making $50 or +$60 thousand a year and see their taxes go up, and they see that their taxes are going to +pay for government sponsored bailouts, what you've created is really a free option. You +say to this investment banking, create a free option for bad behavior. In otherwise all the +upside goes to the hedge funds and the investment bank, and to the crony capitalist with +stock increases and bonus increases. And their downside is limited, because middle class +people are going to come and bail them out with tax dollars. +And that's what I think is fueling this populist revolt. Whether that revolt is in the +midlands of England, or whether it's in Middle America. And I think people are fed up +with it. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029077 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029078.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029078.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2ff9de9eed62633f2a7c90001d664e3524e78df8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029078.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029078" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029078.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2030 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +And I think that's why you're seeing — when you read the media says, "tea party is losing, +losing elections," that is all BS. The elections we don't win, we're forcing those crony +capitalists to come and admit that they're not going to do this again. The whole narrative +in Washington has been changed by this populist revolt that we call the grassroots of the +tea party movement. +And it's specifically because those bailouts were completely and totally unfair. It didn't +make those financial institutions any stronger, and it bailed out a bunch of people - by +the way, and these are people that have all gone to Yale, and Harvard, they went to the +finest institutions in the West. They should have known better. +And by the way: It's all the institutions of the accounting firms, the law firms, the +investment banks, the consulting firms, the elite of the elite, the educated elite, they +understood what they were getting into, forcibly took all the benefits from it and then +look to the government, went hat in hand to the government to be bailed out. And they've +never been held accountable today. Trust me - they are going to be held accountable. +You're seeing this populist movement called the tea party in the United States. +Harnwell: Okay, I think we've got time for just one or two more questions for Stephen +K. Bannon, chairman of Breitbart Media, third-largest news organization in the States. I +know you're a very, very busy man, so we're very grateful for the time that you've agreed +to put aside for this, to close this conference. +"I certainly think secularism has sapped the +strength of the Judeo-Christian West to defend +its ideals, right?" +Bannon: I'm never too busy to share with a group that can do as much good as you guys +can. +Questioner: What do you think is the major threat today, to the Judeo-Christian +Civilization? Secularism, or the Muslim world? In my humble opinion, they're just trying +to defend themselves from our cultural invasion. Thank you. +[Question restated by Harnwell] +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029078 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029079.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029079.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..921731bafd89c94fc7d651f0b18c73ac0d8e8cc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029079.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029079" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029079.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2055 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Bannon: It's a great question. I certainly think secularism has sapped the strength of the +Judeo-Christian West to defend its ideals, right? +If you go back to your home countries and your proponent of the defense of the Judeo- +Christian West and its tenets, often times, particularly when you deal with the elites, +you're looked at as someone who is quite odd. So it has kind of sapped the strength. +But I strongly believe that whatever the causes of the current drive to the caliphate was - +and we can debate them, and people can try to deconstruct them - we have to face a very +unpleasant fact: And that unpleasant fact is that there is a major war brewing, a war that's +already global. It's going global in scale, and today's technology, today's media, today's +access to weapons of mass destruction, it's going to lead to a global conflict that I believe +has to be confronted today. Every day that we refuse to look at this as what it is, and the +scale of it, and really the viciousness of it, will be a day where you will rue that we didn't +act [unintelligible]. +"The way that the people who ran the banks +and ran the hedge funds have never really been +held accountable for what they did has fueled +much of the anger in the tea party movement in +the United States." +Questioner: Thank you very much. I'm [unintelligible]. I come from Slovakia. This is +actually the source of my two very quick questions. Thank you very much for the work +that you do to promote the Judeo-Christian values in the world. I really appreciate it, and +I also feel that the danger is very high. I have two minor questions, because you have +mentioned, in terms of UKIP and Front National [unintelligible]. From the European +perspective, listening to the language which has become more and more radical from +these two parties, especially before the European Parliament elections, I'm just +wondering what are your plans on how to help these partners from Europe to maybe +focus on the value issues and not with populist? And also it goes in terms - you have +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029079 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029080.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029080.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b79602b96a957f72ef27047d52899b28a3fbd4d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029080.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029080" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029080.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2318 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +mentioned the involvement of state in capitalism as one of the big dangers. But these two +parties you've mentioned, they actually have close ties with Putin, who is the promoter of +this big danger, so I'd like to know your thoughts about this and how you're going to deal +with it. +Bannon: Could you summarize that for me? +Harnwell: The first question was, you'd reference the Front National and UKIP as +having elements that are tinged with the racial aspect amidst their voter profile, and the +questioner was asking how you intend to deal with that aspect. +Bannon: I don't believe I said UKIP in that. I was really talking about the parties on the +continent, Front National and other European parties. +I'm not an expert in this, but it seems that they have had some aspects that may be anti- +Semitic or racial. By the way, even in the tea party, we have a broad movement like this, +and we've been criticized, and they try to make the tea party as being racist, etc., which +it's not. But there's always elements who turn up at these things, whether it's militia guys +or whatever. Some that are fringe organizations. My point is that over time it all gets kind +of washed out, right? People understand what pulls them together, and the people on the +margins I think get marginalized more and more. +I believe that you'll see this in the center-right populist movement in continental Europe. +I've spent quite a bit of time with UKIP, and I can say to you that I've never seen anything +at all with UKIP that even comes close to that. I think they've done a very good job of +policing themselves to really make sure that people including the British National Front +and others were not included in the party, and I think you've seen that also with tea party +groups, where some people would show up and were kind of marginal members of the tea +party, and the tea party did a great job of policing themselves early on. And I think that's +why when you hear charges of racism against the tea party, it doesn't stick with the +American people, because they really understand. +I think when you look at any kind of revolution - and this is a revolution - you always +have some groups that are disparate. I think that will all burn away over time and you'll +see more of a mainstream center-right populist movement. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029080 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029081.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029081.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6184ebf89db6a57ec017b186826e69d3f00cb121 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029081.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029081" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029081.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1939 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +"Because at the end of the day, I think that Putin and his cronies are really a +kleptocracy, that are really an imperialist power that want to expand." +Question: Obviously, before the European elections the two parties had a clear link to +Putin. If one of the representatives of the dangers of capitalism is the state involvement in +capitalism, so, I see there, also Marine Le Pen campaigning in Moscow with Putin, and +also UKIP strongly defending Russian positions in geopolitical terms. +[Harnwell restates, but unintelligible] +Harnwell: These two parties have both been cultivating President Putin [unintelligible]. +Bannon: I think it's a little bit more complicated. When Vladimir Putin, when you really +look at some of the underpinnings of some of his beliefs today, a lot of those come from +what I call Eurasianism; he's got an adviser who harkens back to Julius Evola and +different writers of the early zoth century who are really the supporters of what's called +the traditionalist movement, which really eventually metastasized into Italian fascism. A +lot of people that are traditionalists are attracted to that. +One of the reasons is that they believe that at least Putin is standing up for traditional +institutions, and he's trying to do it in a form of nationalism - and I think that people, +particularly in certain countries, want to see the sovereignty for their country, they want +to see nationalism for their country. They don't believe in this kind of pan-European +Union or they don't believe in the centralized government in the United States. They'd +rather see more of a states-based entity that the founders originally set up where +freedoms were controlled at the local level. +"You're seeing a global reaction to centralized +government, whether that government is in +Beijing or that government is in Washington, +DC, or that government is in Brussels. So we +are the platform for the voice of that." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029081 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029082.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029082.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c616312866f2efcbf83126d1b4e4215a40f08315 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029082.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029082" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029082.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2769 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +I'm not justifying Vladimir Putin and the kleptocracy that he represents, because he +eventually is the state capitalist of kleptocracy. However, we the Judeo-Christian West +really have to look at what he's talking about as far as traditionalism goes - particularly +the sense of where it supports the underpinnings of nationalism - and I happen to think +that the individual sovereignty of a country is a good thing and a strong thing. I think +strong countries and strong nationalist movements in countries make strong neighbors, +and that is really the building blocks that built Western Europe and the United States, +and I think it's what can see us forward. +You know, Putin's been quite an interesting character. He's also very, very, very +intelligent. I can see this in the United States where he's playing very strongly to social +conservatives about his message about more traditional values, so I think it's something +that we have to be very much on guard of. Because at the end of the day, I think that Putin +and his cronies are really a kleptocracy, that are really an imperialist power that want to +expand. However, I really believe that in this current environment, where you're facing a +potential new caliphate that is very aggressive that is really a situation - I'm not saying +we can put it on a back burner - but I think we have to deal with first things first. +Questioner: One of my questions has to do with how the West should be responding to +radical Islam. How, specifically, should we as the West respond to Jihadism without +losing our own soul? Because we can win the war and lose ourselves at the same time. +How should the West respond to radical Islam and not lose itself in the process? +Bannon: From a perspective - this may be a little more militant than others. I think +definitely you're going to need an aspect that is [unintelligible]. I believe you should take +a very, very, very aggressive stance against radical Islam. And I realize there are other +aspects that are not as militant and not as aggressive and that's fine. +If you look back at the long history of the Judeo-Christian West struggle against Islam, I +believe that our forefathers kept their stance, and I think they did the right thing. I think +they kept it out of the world, whether it was at Vienna, or Tours, or other places….. It +bequeathed to use the great institution that is the church of the West. +And I would ask everybody in the audience today, because you really are the movers and +drivers and shakers and thought leaders in the Catholic Church today, is to think, when +people 500 years from now are going to think about today, think about the actions you've +taken - and I believe everyone associated with the church and associated with the Judeo- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029082 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029083.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029083.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7e6fd71a5c847b200ec626c91e93dec3057d943a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029083.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029083" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029083.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1841 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Christian West that believes in the underpinnings of that and believes in the precepts of +that and want to see that bequeathed to other generations down the road as it was +bequeathed to us, particularly as you're in a city like Rome, and in a place like the Vatican, +see what's been bequeathed to us — ask yourself, 500 years from today, what are they +going to say about me? What are they going to say about what I did at the beginning +stages of this crisis? +Because it is a crisis, and it's not going away. You don't have to take my word for it. All +you have to do is read the news every day, see what's coming up, see what they're putting +on Twitter, what they're putting on Facebook, see what's on CNN, what's on BBC. See +what's happening, and you will see we're in a war of immense proportions. It's very easy +to play to our baser instincts, and we can't do that. But our forefathers didn't do it either. +And they were able to stave this off, and they were able to defeat it, and they were able to +bequeath to us a church and a civilization that really is the flower of mankind, so I think +it's incumbent on all of us to do what I call a gut check, to really think about what our role +is in this battle that's before us. + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029084.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029084.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1a71fb4b678313beedd3dfa2a3ccc78aa01c67ee --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029084.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029084" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029084.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1491 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Joi Itc +12/12/2016 6:26:29 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: From Politico Magazine +Any ideas? +Begin forwarded message: +From: Margaret Slattery < +Subject: From Politico Magazine +Date: November 28, 2016 at 3:04:51 PM CST +To: ' +Dear Joi, +Hello, I'm writing from Politico Magazine, where we're working on a special package of stories timed to Donald Trump's +inauguration in January, and I wondered if you would be interested in contributing. +As he prepares to take office, our plan is to publish a handful of out-of-the box ideas for President Trump, suggested by +writers and thinkers from a variety of fields and ideological positions. Whether the idea has to do with politics, policy, +personnel or governing style, we're looking for suggestions that are specific and, above all, surprising; something inventive if +slightly far-fetched is better than a pet cause or a well-trod policy proposal. (This exercise doesn't require that you support or +even agree with Trump, but it does require a willingness to engage.) +Do you have an idea along these lines that you wish the new president would consider, whether something in economics or +otherwise? If so, l'd love to hear, and we can discuss next steps from there. Ultimately, we're aiming to publish a handful of +short pieces (about 800 words each) as a package of proposals. +Many thanks, and please let me know if you have questions. +Margy Slattery +Deputy Editor, Politico Magazine +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029084 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029085.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029085.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8a61b9295e759fdc51e04be1400fc20693e9ca83 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029085.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029085" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029085.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2611 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +on behalf of +Sent: +To: +Subject: +David Grosof [ +David Grosof +1/20/2017 6:28:10 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Your Special Day +Importance: +High +At 10:13 PM 01/19/17, you wrote: +eit A step as inter. money A disinth in natu, signal idlignee in the biologocal +systems +Excellent alignment with some of my interests or those of people I like and think are smart! +The rest of the truncated message has been sent. +1. What's been stimulating as a source of good questions for the "distributions in nature" issue? +7. "Signal intelligence in biol. systems" seems to cover all of neurophysiology: Jonathan Victor, whom you met +a few years ago in your office, is powerfully thoughtful on the issues of neural coding. Are there specific +examples that have stimulated you to better questions or turned your thinking around? +6. Are you aware of apps that purport to play music to enhance productivity and focus on tasks at hand? My +buddy Reese Jones has backed that; he has a fascinating set of beliefs and projects around what may soon be +understood as "consciousness hacking." He's on the board of Singularity University as one of the founders. (His +father was a pioneer UCSF MD researcher of hallucinogens, I believe!) +More to come in a day or so. +Thanks! +You're up late or you're not so east of my SF location! +David +PS How to trade the Trump-GOP demolition of the welfare state, erratic elevation of risks of trade disruptions +and war? Has anyone from the rational center or left given thought to how to respond to a national emergency to +cope with a kakistocratic seizure of emergency powers? The Patriot Act was on a 'shelf' as you know, ready to +be used. What should the better folks in this country have at hand if, say, a port is subject to a radiological +attack of unknown origin? +On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 1:07 AM, David Grosof < grosof@sloan.mit.edu> wrote: +Dear Jeffrey, +Â Congratulations on another spin around the sun. +Â I would like to offer you a birthday present: my best efforts for a few hours on something where I might be +able to contribute either to making something good happen for you or help you prevent the bad +We haven't talked much at all for quite some time, so I'm not sure of the nature of your current interests but here +are some of mine, where I feel I either have some special capability or can get access to those who have such. +* open science -- open access publishing, data publishing, and open culture institutions considered as a network +with largely consistent and mutually reinforcing values: Public Library of Science (PLoS), Wikipedia, Internet +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029085 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029086.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029086.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bd58257fedf24300cd81a93320a4ba6514d21c86 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029086.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029086" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029086.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1789 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Archive, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Creative Commons, along with allied US, UK, European +governmental and NGO funding sources and other institutions. +* early-stage life science-based ventures, especially those with one or more of these technologies: optics, +wearable-sensors, brain-computer interface, behavioral engineering that goes beyond robo-noodging. I am not +up to speed on synthetic bio and CRISPR, but I have a good friend who is. +* cybersecurity for you and your life. I have carefully monitored the web for articles about you and I have +reason to think that those will persist indefinitely. I would be remiss as your friend if I did not encourage you to +be as diligent and smart as possible in using tools like Signal, two-factor/multi-factor authentication, taking +webmail archives off the web onto your own secure privately maintained archive or deleted (unlike Podesta), +and other measures. +* publicity for your cool-ass creative and important philanthropy in support of really good and adventuresome, +high-risk basic science research. Most obvious benefit: it would be nice to know you hung out with the bright +David Grosof +ÂÂ AÂ Â A A diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029087.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029087.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b6e81cc31f4c8240c94777cf1ac04f4d21c2560 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029087.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029087" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029087.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1797 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Jeremy Rubin +2/1/2017 5:18:08 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Greetings from Japan +Importance: +High +Hey Jeffrey, +Thought I'd check in and see what's up on your end. +- I've been watching closely Trump's appointees and there, he might be putting Balaji (a big bitcoiner) +as FDA head, and Allison seems to be somewhat in favor of something like Bitcoin. And of course, +Thiel has said that Bitcoin is what Paypal should have been... Curious to hear where your head is at +on this matter. +- Last week, I presented my research at Stanford's BPASE, it was well received. The most interesting +thing I came up with for that is an inverse-input contract; i.e., funds that are "locked" to be spent only +in the case where there are other funds that are not used in a specific way. An example of something +that could be built with this: a matching donation contract, where you agree to donate your money to +charity if someone else donates to charity, and you would not be able to release your funds from that +agreement until they use their funds not for charity. +- I'm in Japan this week, teaching a class to 100 Japanese Engineers to get the up to speed on +bitcoin (with DG). It's very interesting to see the trepidation first hand that they have with respect to +the technology, despite their debit-based society being more geared for it in any case (DG felt that +even putting Bitcoin in the course name would scare away students). One of my friends (a hedge +fund manager) told me that female japanese engineers are very good, and drastically under-valued. I +made sure to get a few invited to the class, we'll see if he's right. On the whole, it will be interesting to +see the caliber of engineer Japan has to offer on this front. +Best, +Jeremy +@JeremyRubin +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029087 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029088.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029088.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..053f3aad66663a22654b6736053273478aa6337c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029088.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029088" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029088.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1143 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +ji@media.mit.edu +2/3/2017 3:16:15 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Fwd: +Importance: +High +Can't seem to open the attachment... +Sent from my iPhone +On Feb 2, 2017, at 20:24, jeffrey E. wrote: +-- Forwarded message ---- +From: Robert Trivers < +Date: Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 6:45 PM +Subject: +To: Jeffrey Epstein +Dear Jeffrey +Two questions. +1- do you believe the stock market will continue to climb given what we have now seen of Trump-land? +[Strictly confidential] +2—what do you think of the attached (N=1)? You do not drink or smoke, probably do not inject etc. you swim +or exercise every day, so your heartbeat is expected to be low and less variable than average. Is your ability to +predict heart rate accurately-without holding your neck or wrist—positively related to your ability to succeed +in the financial world-as the attached strongly suggests. Just give me and N=1. +Remember you asked me, what does self-knowledge have to do with anything— and here is a most intriguing +example. +I will send you a joke shortly +All best +bob +- +please note +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029088 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029089.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029089.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..28eb0f7fbed93b1b01ba92ffd273da99ba7841b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029089.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029089" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029089.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 640 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +< Interocept stock trading.pdf> +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029089 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029090.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029090.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..627e77fff2b90eef3bd7f7408e46a6d8a56db3be --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029090.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029090" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029090.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2062 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Jeremy Rubin +2/4/2017 4:18:58 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Greetings from Japan +Importance: +High +Are you around here? +-- +@JeremyRubin +On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 7:56 PM, Jeremy Rubin +Feb 12th. +•wrote: +@JeremyRubin +On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 7:50 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +how long will you be there? +On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 12:18 AM, Jeremy Rubin - +Hey Jeffrey, +> wrote: +Thought l'd check in and see what's up on your end. +- I've been watching closely Trump's appointees and there, he might be putting Balaji (a big +bitcoiner) as FDA head, and Allison seems to be somewhat in favor of something like Bitcoin. And +of course, Thiel has said that Bitcoin is what Paypal should have been... Curious to hear where +your head is at on this matter. +- Last week, I presented my research at Stanford's BPASE, it was well received. The most +interesting thing I came up with for that is an inverse-input contract; i.e., funds that are "locked" to +be spent only in the case where there are other funds that are not used in a specific way. An +example of something that could be built with this: a matching donation contract, where you agree +to donate your money to charity if someone else donates to charity, and you would not be able to +release your funds from that agreement until they use their funds not for charity. +- I'm in Japan this week, teaching a class to 100 Japanese Engineers to get the up to speed on +bitcoin (with DG). It's very interesting to see the trepidation first hand that they have with respect to +the technology, despite their debit-based society being more geared for it in any case (DG felt that +even putting Bitcoin in the course name would scare away students). One of my friends (a hedge +fund manager) told me that female japanese engineers are very good, and drastically under- +valued. I made sure to get a few invited to the class, we'll see if he's right. On the whole, it will be +interesting to see the caliber of engineer Japan has to offer on this front. +Best, +Jeremy +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029090 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029091.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029091.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..01fb465b46b9055cfefa8df70f02578acc1abf8b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029091.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029091" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029091.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 632 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029091 + +-- +@JeremyRubin + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029092.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029092.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7bcade6073d2897968846330a9646ea95f1686e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029092.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029092" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029092.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2060 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Jeremy Rubin +2/4/2017 1:53:41 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Greetings from Japan +Importance: +High +At digital garage +On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 8:00 PM jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +where in tokyo are you lecturing? no im in new york +On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 11:18 PM, Jeremy Rubin < +Are you around here? +› wrote: +@JeremyRubin +On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 7:56 PM, Jeremy Rubin < +Feb 12th. +wrote: +- +@JeremyRubin +On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 7:50 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +how long will you be there? +On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 12:18 AM, Jeremy Rubin < +Hey Jeffrey, +> wrote: +Thought I'd check in and see what's up on your end. +- I've been watching closely Trump's appointees and there, he might be putting Balaji (a big +bitcoiner) as FDA head, and Allison seems to be somewhat in favor of something like Bitcoin. +And of course, Thiel has said that Bitcoin is what Paypal should have been... Curious to hear +Where your head is at on this matter. +- Last week, I presented my research at Stanford's BPASE, it was well received. The most +interesting thing I came up with for that is an inverse-input contract; i.e., funds that are "locked" to +be spent only in the case where there are other funds that are not used in a specific way. An +example of something that could be built with this: a matching donation contract, where you +agree to donate your money to charity if someone else donates to charity, and you would not be +able to release your funds from that agreement until they use their funds not for charity. +- I'm in Japan this week, teaching a class to 100 Japanese Engineers to get the up to speed on +bitcoin (with DG). It's very interesting to see the trepidation first hand that they have with respect +to the technology, despite their debit-based society being more geared for it in any case (DG felt +that even putting Bitcoin in the course name would scare away students). One of my friends (a +hedge fund manager) told me that female japanese engineers are very good, and drastically +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029092 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029093.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029093.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..86cc98adbeb44c22a98a535a6fe911c63a8cebe3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029093.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029093" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029093.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1434 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029093 + +under-valued. I made sure to get a few invited to the class, we'll see if he's right. On the whole, it +will be interesting to see the caliber of engineer Japan has to offer on this front. +Best, +Jeremy +@JeremyRubin +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029094.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029094.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..970dc355f269f3c397abafa870d157e23f6282da --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029094.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029094" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029094.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1369 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +JolIto +6/1/2017 12:12:02 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: High +:-) +> On Jun 1, 2017, at 6:00 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +> when i told reid that obama just wanted to make money, +he thought i was being cynical, +as he was +sure that doing good was going to be the goal +> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/us/obama-buys-house-washington- +kalorama.htm1?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span- +region&pgType=Homepage&action=c1ick&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentP1acement=6&version=intern +al&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3А%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F05%2F31%2Fus%2 Fobam +a-buys-house-washington-kalorama.html&eventName=Watching-article-click + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029095.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029095.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff49464c529b96af55a69bad858034534c748673 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029095.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029095" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029095.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2200 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Joi Ito [ +6/1/2017 12:16:28 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: High +Not yet. I will when I talk to him next - but not sure when that is. +BTw, should be expecting funding yet or after we figure out the pitch? +- Joi +> on Jun 1, 2017, at 8:12 AM, jeffrey E. did you talk to reid about the donor advised fund? +> on Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 8:12 AM, Joi Ito +> :-) +• wrote: +> > On Jun 1, 2017, at 6:00 AM, jeffrey E. ‹jeevacation@gmail. com> wrote: +› > +> > when i told reid that obama just wanted to make money, +sure that doing good was going to be the goal +he thought i was being cynical, +> > https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/us/obama-buys-house-washington- +kalorama.html?module=WatchingPortal&reqion=c-column-middle-span- +region&pqType=Homepaqe&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=6&version=intern +al&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F05%2F31%2 Fus%2 Fobam +a-buys-house-washington-kalorama.html&eventName=Watching-article-click +please note +The information +contained in this communication is +confidential, may be +attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, +intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029096.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029096.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..48b0a689c5e77c809301fc578727e56ca3133151 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029096.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029096" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029096.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1708 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +÷-) +Thanks +Joi Ito +6/1/2017 12:37:55 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +High +(Tip: Use NRR to mean No Reply Required - thank you!) +On Jun 1, 2017, at 8:21 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +i need to edit and hand. sorry, i will try to get to it this weekend. +SOO +swamped here. its so much fun. +On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 8:16 AM, Joi Ito +wrote: +Not yet. I will when I talk to him next - but not sure when that is. +BTW, should be expecting funding yet or after we figure out the pitch? +- Joi +> On Jun 1, 2017, at 8:12 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +> did you talk to reid about the donor advised fund? +> On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 8:12 AM, Joi Ito ‹ +> wrote: +> :-) +> > On Jun 1, 2017, at 6:00 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +>> +> > when i told reid that obama just wanted to make money, he thought i was being cynical, as he was sure +that doing good was going to be the goal +>> +> > https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/us/obama-buys-house-washington- +kalorama.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span- +region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediald-thumb square&state=standard&contentPlacement=6&ve +rsion=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2 +017%2F05%2F31%2Fus%2Fobama-buys-house-washington-kalorama.html&eventName=Watching-article- +click +>> +>>-_ + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029097.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029097.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f0b657572cac63e61f717a840e1ec384fa0bef93 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029097.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029097" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029097.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1600 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +>> communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +> > and may be unlawful. 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[jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +i will talk to here this morning +her Skype contact is in moscow. +is this correct? +On Jul 25, 2017, at 6:47 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +______-- Forwarded message --------- +From: Masha Drokova < +Date: Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 5:53 AM +Subject: Re: +To: jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Still waiting Nowak to respond about when he can call(I'll keep following up with him, not a prob) +Found this looking for the details of what is happening with the federal budget for science +https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/115th-congress/house-report/231/1 +Here's a list of outlets to approach about what you are going to bridge the funding gap: +* MIT Technology Review +* Nature +* Washington Post +* Science +* Wall Street Journal +* WIRED +Topic to approach +https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-21/for-the-impact-of-trump-slashing-science-funding-look- +north?utm content-politics&utm campaign=socialflow- +organic&utm source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics +On Jul 25, 2017, at 1:41 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +Progress? +please note +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029098 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029099.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029099.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba88e1ba37df7436c11ed7a8e60d6676bce37213 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029099.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029099" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029099.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1202 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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[jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +had a great conversation with Martin. He loves you. I'm also glad that what he said about you pretty much +matches what I thought of you :-) +Working on finding/choosing right reporters for the story. Will keep you posted +On Jul 25, 2017, at 2:53 AM, Masha Drokova 4 +• wrote: +Still waiting Nowak to respond about when he can call(I'll keep following up with him, not a prob) +Found this looking for the details of what is happening with the federal budget for science +https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/115th-congress/house-report/231/1 +Here's a list of outlets to approach about what you are going to bridge the funding gap: +* MIT Technology Review +* Nature +* Washington Post +* Science +* Wall Street Journal +* WIRED +Topic to approach +https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-21/for-the-impact-of-trump-slashing-science-funding-look- +north?utm content-politics&utm_campaign=socialflow- +organic&utm source-twitter&utm_ medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics +On Jul 25, 2017, at 1:41 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +Progress? +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029101.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029101.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7b1dd647391105bade755e32965afab4820c40f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029101.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029101" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029101.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 131 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029101 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029102.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029102.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..43f2f91dc2068a81a8ca5df37c61fb3cf2e121da --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029102.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029102" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029102.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4853 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Dear Harvard Business School, +I am extremely excited to share my application with you. For years now it has been my dream to attend your +MBA program, studying amongst the world's best professors and most achieved students to earn the edu- +cation that will influence the rest of my career and the future of my company. To explain how much I also +hope to contribute at Harvard, I would like to tell you three stories that characterize who I am. +My first story is about family. +A small-town Italian from a modest family, my father worked locally as an industrial designer after high school, +but he always wanted to be an entrepreneur. Thirty-four years ago, at the age of 22, as soon as he saw a +market opportunity, he quit his job (defying his parents), linked his talents for design and sports, and hand- +built his first piece of gym equipment in his garage; that was the beginning of Technogym. By the time I arrived, +seven years later, Technogym had earned a respected place in the international market. Nine years later, +when my younger brother was born, it was the world-leading and most innovative manufacturer of fitness +equipment, digital wellness solutions and rehabilitation systems. It now has annual revenues of over 555m€ +and 35 million daily users in over 100 countries. My father directs some 2,000 staff as CEO and Chairman. +Thousands of talented people have contributed to Technogym, among them my mother, my brother, and I. +Technogym has been like my older sibling, and has always been the main topic of conversation at dinner. We +plan our vacations around it and have supported one another through its ups and downs. We have all made +sacrifices - but gladly, as one always does for family. +My father's vision to bring "wellness" to people around the world inspired me to get involved at a very young +age, so many of my childhood memories involve weekends at the office with my dad. These early experiences +embedded in me the entrepreneurial values that make my father such a successful person, values such as +taking calculated risks and investing in innovation. I have attended countless meetings at his side and worn a +company T-shirt at every Olympics from Athens 2004 to Rio 2016, as Technogym has been the games' official +supplier since 2000. +Growing up in a family business has given me access to a vast network of people and I have sought to learn +as much as I could from inspiring people like Richard Branson and Marc Benioff; however, the person I admire +the most is my mother, who put aside her own education and career to commit to our family and company. +She's been at my father's side since she was 16. Women have played a huge role in business and society, +and I want to do my part to further opportunities for women, joining the long legacy of leaders who proudly +call themselves Harvard alumnae. I intend to participate in the Women's Student Association to become one +of the voices that carries this power beyond the campus. A Harvard education will help me develop the vision, +leadership and credibility that I will need throughout my career, and in furthering great causes that mean a lot +Next, l'd like to talk about commitment. +I understood early that I would always participate with my father's legacy and lead Technogym. I committed +myself to learning languages at school, becoming a good teammate and competitor through sports, and +spending my university holidays exploring different industries through internships. Yet I still wanted to set my +own career and earn my own credibility. Whether conducting analyses at JP Morgan in Paris, selling high- +priced artwork in Mexico City, or developing marketing campaigns for iconic brands like Bulgari and +Tifany&Co., I have built my own identity thanks to working alongside diverse, accomplished people. By +adapting to different countries, cultures and industries, I have adopted new ways of thinking, working, and +even speaking while also asserting myself and learning to make measurable contributions quickly. +My most impactful experience was volunteering for a UN's World Food Program microfinance initiative in El +Salvador, one of the world's poorest and most dangerous countries. I helped design and develop "Fondo +para Agricultura," an investment fund supporting 75,000 small farmers. There, I was warned not to walk +alone or explore the city, but l have never seen such warm and generous people as the Salvadorans. I made +lifelong friends with my colleagues and many locals, and I witnessed how even small efforts can impact the +lives of many. I became active in our company's foundation to spread goodwill in my own community. +Since 2009, Technogym has been an invitee of the World Economic Forum in Davos as the 'wellness indus- +try shaper', a true honour for a company of its size. Accompanying my father to the Annual Meetings, I have +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029102 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029103.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029103.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eb417fc04a165a047b5bcebeaf03b3927c57a1cd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029103.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029103" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029103.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4260 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029103 + +heard inspiring leaders talk about making the world a better place. As a 'Next Gen' myself, I joined the Family +Business Community. There I discovered impact investing, which in turn led me to take the Harvard Kennedy +School course Impact Investing for the Next Generation. Working on projects with other Next Gen associates +has given me a taste of courses and case study groups at Harvard, and I love it. I have since, through our +family office, been eyeing for investment projects that could make a measurable positive difference on com- +munities around the world. +Finally, I'd like to talk about awakening. +After decades of managing and growing his company, my father returned to his original passion of sharing +"wellness" to build sustainable communities. He created the "Wellness Foundation," a non-profit aiming to +bring healthy lifestyles to people around the world. One of our international partners is the Clinton Foundation, +and during our annual Wellness Congress in 2012, former President Clinton even delivered the keynote +speech and I am currently helping to bring high profile speakers to our 25th Congress that will be held next +year. +For our local community in Italy, I have been involved in the development of the "Wellness Valley," a socially +innovative project urging all our stakeholders to strengthen civic attitudes and culture towards healthy living +for human-centric prevention and sustainability. Our long-term goal is to recreate this model in communities +worldwide, allowing governments to reduce healthcare costs, companies to increase productivity, and people +in general to improve their quality of life. +For several years, this project was, like Technogym, an endeavour outside my job at Luxottica. I joined that +company as a marketing intern and was soon promoted to manage an important licensed brand, Tiffany&Co. +It turned out my previous experience had prepared me well for this first big management opportunity, and I +truly enjoyed it. +Exploring the workings of a complex international firm of 80,000 employees, I began to re-examine my family's +business. When Technogym had its IPO in early 2016, I joined its Board of Directors and looked deep into the +company's potential and my own role. The time was right to take on new responsibilities. Resigning from +Luxottica and training my replacement, I dove into a new Technogym project, the first of its kind. I'm currently +working with the Senior Retail VP to develop a B2C sales channel through new experiential stores in Milan +and London, where I direct staff, strategy, and new revenue streams. Moreover, I recently took responsibility +over the development of a new business unit with the launch of a clothing line, including the evaluation of +potential partnerships and acquisitions, aimed at increasing our presence in the consumer sector at a higher +pace. These are uphill endeavours, but I am energetic to face them. My two years on the Board of Enervit - +a listed health-food company, and another family business - have given me useful insights. +Leadership is both a burden and a blessing - having control can also isolate you - that is why I want to get +all I can from the 360° training and feedback of an HBS MBA. I don't want to be just a founder's daughter; I +want to be a leader in my own right. I am a passionate person with vision, intuition and an ability to think +laterally — a key asset, I think, for Technogym. Taking charge will be a challenge, but I am sure that with my +determination I will be able to demonstrate the autonomy and leadership to take Technogym into the next era. +After the MBA, I plan to spend several years in the US to push the company's expansion in the world's largest +vellness/fitness market - despite a strona international reputation, our market share in the US is still modest +I see the opportunity to grow our presence into a leading position, and earning the best training to prepare for +that is my next step. +Now you understand more about me, my family, our company and why my dream has brought me to you. I +have worked hard to learn from peers, friends, and mentors and will continue to do so in a new setting that +will help me grow - as a woman, a manager, a leader, and, I hope, an example to others. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029103 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029104.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029104.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..37f92f7bc0d54eb0ad2350a6c8686b18b160a089 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029104.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029104" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029104.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4853 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Dear Harvard Business School, +I am extremely excited to share my application with you. For years now it has been my dream to attend your +MBA program, studying amongst the world's best professors and most achieved students to earn the edu- +cation that will influence the rest of my career and the future of my company. To explain how much I also +hope to contribute at Harvard, I would like to tell you three stories that characterize who I am. +My first story is about family. +A small-town Italian from a modest family, my father worked locally as an industrial designer after high school, +but he always wanted to be an entrepreneur. Thirty-four years ago, at the age of 22, as soon as he saw a +market opportunity, he quit his job (defying his parents), linked his talents for design and sports, and hand- +built his first piece of gym equipment in his garage; that was the beginning of Technogym. By the time I arrived, +seven years later, Technogym had earned a respected place in the international market. Nine years later, +when my younger brother was born, it was the world-leading and most innovative manufacturer of fitness +equipment, digital wellness solutions and rehabilitation systems. It now has annual revenues of over 555m€ +and 35 million daily users in over 100 countries. My father directs some 2,000 staff as CEO and Chairman. +Thousands of talented people have contributed to Technogym, among them my mother, my brother, and I. +Technogym has been like my older sibling, and has always been the main topic of conversation at dinner. We +plan our vacations around it and have supported one another through its ups and downs. We have all made +sacrifices - but gladly, as one always does for family. +My father's vision to bring "wellness" to people around the world inspired me to get involved at a very young +age, so many of my childhood memories involve weekends at the office with my dad. These early experiences +embedded in me the entrepreneurial values that make my father such a successful person, values such as +taking calculated risks and investing in innovation. I have attended countless meetings at his side and worn a +company T-shirt at every Olympics from Athens 2004 to Rio 2016, as Technogym has been the games' official +supplier since 2000. +Growing up in a family business has given me access to a vast network of people and I have sought to learn +as much as I could from inspiring people like Richard Branson and Marc Benioff; however, the person I admire +the most is my mother, who put aside her own education and career to commit to our family and company. +She's been at my father's side since she was 16. Women have played a huge role in business and society, +and I want to do my part to further opportunities for women, joining the long legacy of leaders who proudly +call themselves Harvard alumnae. I intend to participate in the Women's Student Association to become one +of the voices that carries this power beyond the campus. A Harvard education will help me develop the vision, +leadership and credibility that I will need throughout my career, and in furthering great causes that mean a lot +Next, l'd like to talk about commitment. +I understood early that I would always participate with my father's legacy and lead Technogym. I committed +myself to learning languages at school, becoming a good teammate and competitor through sports, and +spending my university holidays exploring different industries through internships. Yet I still wanted to set my +own career and earn my own credibility. Whether conducting analyses at JP Morgan in Paris, selling high- +priced artwork in Mexico City, or developing marketing campaigns for iconic brands like Bulgari and +Tifany&Co., I have built my own identity thanks to working alongside diverse, accomplished people. By +adapting to different countries, cultures and industries, I have adopted new ways of thinking, working, and +even speaking while also asserting myself and learning to make measurable contributions quickly. +My most impactful experience was volunteering for a UN's World Food Program microfinance initiative in El +Salvador, one of the world's poorest and most dangerous countries. I helped design and develop "Fondo +para Agricultura," an investment fund supporting 75,000 small farmers. There, I was warned not to walk +alone or explore the city, but l have never seen such warm and generous people as the Salvadorans. I made +lifelong friends with my colleagues and many locals, and I witnessed how even small efforts can impact the +lives of many. I became active in our company's foundation to spread goodwill in my own community. +Since 2009, Technogym has been an invitee of the World Economic Forum in Davos as the 'wellness indus- +try shaper', a true honour for a company of its size. Accompanying my father to the Annual Meetings, I have +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029104 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029105.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029105.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..33082b5863de44cab2a0d06f738cf22b24c60813 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029105.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029105" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029105.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4260 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029105 + +heard inspiring leaders talk about making the world a better place. As a 'Next Gen' myself, I joined the Family +Business Community. There I discovered impact investing, which in turn led me to take the Harvard Kennedy +School course Impact Investing for the Next Generation. Working on projects with other Next Gen associates +has given me a taste of courses and case study groups at Harvard, and I love it. I have since, through our +family office, been eyeing for investment projects that could make a measurable positive difference on com- +munities around the world. +Finally, I'd like to talk about awakening. +After decades of managing and growing his company, my father returned to his original passion of sharing +"wellness" to build sustainable communities. He created the "Wellness Foundation," a non-profit aiming to +bring healthy lifestyles to people around the world. One of our international partners is the Clinton Foundation, +and during our annual Wellness Congress in 2012, former President Clinton even delivered the keynote +speech and I am currently helping to bring high profile speakers to our 25th Congress that will be held next +year. +For our local community in Italy, I have been involved in the development of the "Wellness Valley," a socially +innovative project urging all our stakeholders to strengthen civic attitudes and culture towards healthy living +for human-centric prevention and sustainability. Our long-term goal is to recreate this model in communities +worldwide, allowing governments to reduce healthcare costs, companies to increase productivity, and people +in general to improve their quality of life. +For several years, this project was, like Technogym, an endeavour outside my job at Luxottica. I joined that +company as a marketing intern and was soon promoted to manage an important licensed brand, Tiffany&Co. +It turned out my previous experience had prepared me well for this first big management opportunity, and I +truly enjoyed it. +Exploring the workings of a complex international firm of 80,000 employees, I began to re-examine my family's +business. When Technogym had its IPO in early 2016, I joined its Board of Directors and looked deep into the +company's potential and my own role. The time was right to take on new responsibilities. Resigning from +Luxottica and training my replacement, I dove into a new Technogym project, the first of its kind. I'm currently +working with the Senior Retail VP to develop a B2C sales channel through new experiential stores in Milan +and London, where I direct staff, strategy, and new revenue streams. Moreover, I recently took responsibility +over the development of a new business unit with the launch of a clothing line, including the evaluation of +potential partnerships and acquisitions, aimed at increasing our presence in the consumer sector at a higher +pace. These are uphill endeavours, but I am energetic to face them. My two years on the Board of Enervit - +a listed health-food company, and another family business - have given me useful insights. +Leadership is both a burden and a blessing - having control can also isolate you - that is why I want to get +all I can from the 360° training and feedback of an HBS MBA. I don't want to be just a founder's daughter; I +want to be a leader in my own right. I am a passionate person with vision, intuition and an ability to think +laterally — a key asset, I think, for Technogym. Taking charge will be a challenge, but I am sure that with my +determination I will be able to demonstrate the autonomy and leadership to take Technogym into the next era. +After the MBA, I plan to spend several years in the US to push the company's expansion in the world's larges! +wellness/fitness market - despite a strong international reputation. our market share in the US is still modest +I see the opportunity to grow our presence into a leading position, and earning the best training to prepare for +that is my next step. +Now you understand more about me, my family, our company and why my dream has brought me to you. I +have worked hard to learn from peers, friends, and mentors and will continue to do so in a new setting that +will help me grow - as a woman, a manager, a leader, and, I hope, an example to others. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029105 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029106.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029106.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f750aa08cc3bc809a8570bf1e54d6a2ec8ef5534 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029106.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029106" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029106.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1289 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +CC: +Subject: +10/11/2017 3:04:05 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: Trending Now: Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is 'stunned' by president's rhetoric +Importance: +High +Your pal should stay out of press. +Public link to manafort will be a disaster. +This is a staggering shit show. +Sent from my iPad +Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: +Follow me on twitter @lhsummers +www.larrysummers.com +- Forwarded message -- +From: "The Washington Post" < email@e.washingtonpost.com> +Date: Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:04 AM -0400 +Subject: Trending Now: Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is 'stunned' by president's rhetoric +To: "Summers, Lawrence H." < +Democracy Dies in Darkness +Trending Now +Wed., Oct. 11, 2017 9:01 a.m. +Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is +'stunned' by president's rhetoric +Billionaire Thomas J. Barrack Jr. has done what few others in Trump's orbit have +done: He told the president, in effect, that he was wrong. "In my opinion, he's better +than this," Barrack said. +Trump's relationship with Barrack is one of the most important, if little understood, of +the president's life, offering a case study of what it takes to remain close to him in a +time of such turmoil. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029106 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029107.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029107.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..14810995af30d763a729f17ce13c4234f424bfdd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029107.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029107" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029107.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 570 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Read more » +ADVERTISEMENT +You are signed up for the following breaking news alerts: Politics. +You received this email because you signed up for breaking news alerts. 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[jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Trending Now: Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is 'stunned' by president's rhetoric +Importance: +High +Was there. Spoke well. Spent time w Softbank deputy Najeev or some such PIF guy too. +Flying back. +How is life among the lucrative and louche? +Sent from my iPad +Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: +Follow me on twitter @lhsummers +www.larrysummers.com +From: jeffrey E. +Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 6:51 PM +Subject: Re: Trending Now: Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is 'stunned' by president's +rhetoric +To: Lawrence Summers < +saudi? +On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Lawrence Summers < +Your pal should stay out of press. +Public link to manafort will be a disaster. +This is a staggering shit show. +Sent from my iPad +Please direct all scheduling inquiries to my office at: +Follow me on twitter @hsummers +www.larrysummers.com +> wrote: +•_____- Forwarded message -- +From: "The Washington Post" < email@,e.washingtonpost.com> +Date: Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:04 AM -0400 +Subject: Trending Now: Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is 'stunned' by president's +rhetoric +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029108 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029109.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029109.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5cdcc8cb9882f0182ea1bd9f31cc0b136d5d8a32 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029109.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029109" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029109.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 629 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +To: "Summers, Lawrence H." - +Democracy Dies in Darkness +Trending Now +Wed., Oct. 11, 2017 9:01 a.m. +Friends for three decades, Trump whisperer says he is +'stunned' by president's rhetoric +Billionaire Thomas J. Barrack Jr. has done what few others in Trump's orbit have +done: He told the president, in effect, that he was wrong. "In my opinion, he's better +than this," Barrack said. +Trump's relationship with Barrack is one of the most important, if little understood, of +the president's life, offering a case study of what it takes to remain close to him in a +time of such turmoil. +Read more » +ADVERTISEMENT +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029109 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029110.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029110.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff3c4aebd77da170ad021f43823f38977d62a54d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029110.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029110" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029110.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1138 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +You are signed up for the following breaking news alerts: Politics. +You received this email because you signed up for breaking news alerts. 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Contact us for help. +©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029111.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029111.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..74a675e44d943c041298c535a03a310bf62969d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029111.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029111" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029111.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1634 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Joi Ito ... +11/22/2017 6:14:38 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +Lots of stuff going on that week but I'm in town. +#metoo is quite amazing... +Madars is doing well. His PhD paper won an award and he found a vulnerability in ING's new crypto currency. +Sent from my iPhone +On Nov 22, 2017, at 10:57, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +maybe week of 3rd not seeing anything that exciting or new ? you? with all these guys getting busted for +harassment, i have moved slightly up on the repuation ladder and have been asked everday for advice etc. this +morning I have Ken Starr coming to point out how if clinton cigar lewinsky were to be outed today the world +would be a different place +On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 10:51 AM, Joi Ito +• wrote: +Pretty good. Had a pinched nerve in my neck that screwed me up for awhile. How about you? Any plans to +come to Boston? +Sent from my iPhone +On Nov 22, 2017, at 10:44, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com > wrote: +all good? +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029112.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029112.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..634267d9917785ee58ac631a2bc56d828c5d246f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029112.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029112" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029112.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 620 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029112 + + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029113.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029113.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..559ec5ccb07f7686f0765df5b42e0277b5d4127a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029113.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029113" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029113.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1246 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +anasalrasheede +12/8/2017 11:13:41 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: +Importance: +High +like always. it was pleasure and fun to visit you. thnx for the nice gifti® +Sent from my iPhone +On Dec 8, 2017, at 11:38 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +no come +now!!! +On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 9:37 PM, < +• wrote: +i m at the door but i will wait for my time... i dont want to come early to find trump in your house©€ +Sent from my iPhone +On Dec 8, 2017, at 9:55 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +Yes +On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 2:10 PM 4 +sorry that isl +for the gate d +> wrote: +Sent from my iPhone +On Dec 6, 2017, at 5:44 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +10pm should I bring special cake from New York +On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 9:37 AM < +• wrote: +very well. just send me the address again and the code to the door so i can get to the second floor? and send +me the day and time. +thnx +Sent from my iPhone +On Dec 6, 2017, at 5:17 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +You are welcome at my house always. And more private +On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 9:12 AM jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +Of courses +On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 9:08 AM < +> wrote: +??? +Sent from my iPhone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029113 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029114.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029114.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0507c69ea88f3aaaa149da86e8d03506b416860e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029114.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029114" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029114.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1816 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Dec 5, 2017, at 2:34 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com > wrote: +at the moment i was flying to paris on the 8th. . I can leave cariler and get to paris by 830 . if you like to +meet there. geneve difficult to fly out of at night. or lunch sat in paris. , +On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 5:03 AM, 1 +• wrote: +can we have dinner in geneva on the 8th? i will be there on 7 and 8 dec and going back to kuwait on the +9th +Sent from my iPhone +On Dec 5, 2017, at 3:34 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +I am planning to be in paris starting the 9th for the week. any chance to see you +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +-- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029115.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029115.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..96578dfa7baf5c1e135d35af041ac84a44f6f802 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029115.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029115" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029115.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2236 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jcevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029116.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029116.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba59acda289625e8ffa9559e1bda09c094218f78 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029116.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029116" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029116.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 787 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation(@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029117.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029117.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..193fb7a8e304f7e63bb47aea10a46fdcea2b278b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029117.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029117" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029117.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1889 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Robert Lawrence Kuhn +12/29/2017 10:03:58 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump) +Importance: High +Agree! 'Get It Right' is singular priority - we think alike. This is the Role and Importance of pre-production. +Funds adequate. +Clarity critical, as is charisma. However, given intimacy of TV interviews, it's not always apparent upfront who +communicates well. Usually by not always. Sometimes someone who is a great lecturer to 500 students falls flat +or off puts as arrogant. Sometimes a mousey introvert with intense eye and facial expressions sparkles and +radiates. There is no substitute, however, for clarity. +Looking forward to discussion. +Sent from my iPhone +On Dec 29, 2017, at 3:35 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +it need to be about the topic and the person. some of these people are not engaging at all. +for more preprduction to get it right. +I m happy to pay +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Robert Kuhn +Terrific; looking forward. +wrote: +Excited to go through math candidates on the list, others too. +Equally important, discuss edits/modifications to the 13 episodes (cutting blahs), expanding math episodes - +see below. Assuming we expand math episodes, we will need more mathematicians. +How's late afternoon after 5:30 pm / early evening today? - or weekend, day/times? (Family issues today - +mother 102 in May.) +RADICAL BREAKTHROUGHS - Initial Revisions (working model for discussion, red is new) +Expand and Modify Mathematical Breakthrough episodes +1. Mathematics and Truth / Overview / Show Excitement/Importance +2. Mathematical Fields / Diverse New Kinds and Categories +3. +How Math Works in Disparate Areas of Knowledge (from fundamental physics to chemistry, +biology [molecular and evolutionaryl, psychology, sociology, economics, etc.) +4. Power Laws +5. Mathematical Biology +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029117 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029118.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029118.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aa121f0d4e321cc5d3846a9b707c4b49b76f4a11 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029118.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029118" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029118.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2374 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +6. Foundations of Mathematics / Philosophy/Meaning of Math (discovered/invented?) +ADD/Exchange to Biological Breakthrough episodes +9/10. Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability in +biomedical and psychological research - the scandal in recent years. +In the non-Closer To Truth world.... +Did CNN Intl this morning on Trump's China-oil-N.Korea-cheating tweet "Caught RED HANDED..." +[pun deliberate?] +My favorite fun lines (there are so many) in Trump's NYTimes spontaneous interview. +2) "I like very much President Xi. He treated me better than anybody's ever been treated in the history of +China." +Ever (~5,000 year history) +1) "I know the details of taxes better than anybody — better than the greatest CPA." +Not, mind you, CPAs in general, not even smart Jewish CPAs who work all the time - but whoever, out +of 664,532 actively licensed CPAs (2016), is the greatest CPA of them all (#1 in citing code? creative +deductions?) - better than him! +On Dec 29, 2017, at 6:19 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +lets talk today. I went through the candidates in math. . we should talk, I have great hopes for this and am +sure you woudl want to get it right though some of the math people write well, their speakinn style and +presence is less than A , and probaby closer to a C +/. Im around today or hte weekend if you would like +to chat. +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Robert Kuhn < +> wrote: +'Blahblahs' forbidden in 'Radical Breakthroughs'. So we need two replacements (for Multiverse as Science +and Rare Sentience). +Initial ideas: +* Expand the first episode "Mathematics and Truth" into two or likely three episodes. I'm intrigued by this +because there is so much rich material - pure math, philosophy (discovered or invented), physics (Wigner's +'unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences)', astrophysics, cosmology, biology, general +systems theory. I've felt frustrated in this first episode because there is so much material. I think three episodes +could work - if you agree, I'll get back to you with a suggested structure of the 2 or likely 3 parts. Also, Closer +To Truth has had only a few videos and one episode on mathematics per se (out of 277 episodes!), so +this would be original and complementary. In this may, math would become about half the series. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029118 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029119.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029119.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a8d18d6c0d304c29087b3cde7a920d719021188c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029119.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029119" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029119.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2014 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029119 + +* Integrated Information Theory - quantifying and explaining consciousness (Giulio Tononi, Un of Wisconsin- +Madison), plus supporters and critics. New controversial, science-based radical theory. +* Evolutionary Dynamics - your program at Harvard - mathematical models. This is not an area of my +expertise, but it could well fit Closer To Truth in general and Radical Breakthroughs in particular. But you +need to tell me if you would like to include this. +* Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability in biomedical +and especially psychological research - the scandal in recent years. See links and attachments. +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis +https://www.nature.com/news/over-half-of-psychology-studies-fail-reproducibility-test-1.18248 +http://science.sciencemag.org/content/349/6251/aac4716 +"Replicability vs. Reproducibility" - http://www.replicability.tau.ac.il/index.php/replicability-in- +science/replicability-vs-reproducibility.html +Five Ways to Fix Statistics - Nature [attached]. +* Other possibile areas you suggest +We would like to set a mutually agreed schedule so we can confirm and reserve the Closer To Truth 'season' +of 13 episodes for 'Radical Breakthroughs', which we need to plan well in advance - especially as we begin +2018. +See you Jan. 5 - Looking forward to brainstorming. +Robert +On Dec 28, 2017, at 7:40 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +great work , but needs some editing, did not like multi verse and sensience. seems more blahblah +On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 12:50 AM, Robert Lawrence Kuhn 4 +Hi: When are you back in NY? +> wrote: +Attached is the complete Preproduction Book for Radical Breakthroughs - now including Misha Gromov! +Love your feedback, suggestions. +Also attached is the budget and timing of funding, as presented originally, now updated for the completion of +preproduction (phase I). We are ready to go into production (phase Il). See Budget, p. 4. Committed and +excited. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029119 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029120.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029120.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c1199342162c4ab27f4a7cee3fb7a5576be41c4f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029120.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029120" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029120.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1416 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +When to meet? +Robert +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029121 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029122.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029122.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0ad2696c9f336763277b0bb70817e7e032f1f77b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029122.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029122" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029122.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1564 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Robert Kuhn +12/31/2017 1:04:06 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump) +Importance: +High +Tomorrow Sunday after 1:00 pm? Flexible. Anytime. +Skype? Face Time? Phone? +On Dec 29, 2017, at 3:27 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com > wrote: +weekend easy +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Robert Kuhn < +Terrific; looking forward +> wrote: +Excited to go through math candidates on the list, others too. +Equally important, discuss edits/modifications to the 13 episodes (cutting blahs), expanding math episodes - +see below. Assuming we expand math episodes, we will need more mathematicians. +How's late afternoon after 5:30 pm / early evening today? - or weekend, day/times? (Family issues today - +mother 102 in May.) +RADICAL BREAKTHROUGHS - Initial Revisions (working model for discussion, red is new) +Expand and Modify Mathematical Breakthrough episodes +1. Mathematics and Truth / Overview / Show Excitement/Importance +2. Mathematical Fields / Diverse New Kinds and Categories +3. How Math Works in Disparate Areas of Knowledge (from fundamental physics to chemistry, +biology [molecular and evolutionaryl, psychology, sociology, economies, etc.) +4. Power Laws +5. Mathematical Biology +6. Foundations of Mathematics / Philosophy/Meaning of Math (discovered/invented?) +ADD/Exchange to Biological Breakthrough episodes +9/10. Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability in +biomedical and psychological research - the scandal in recent years. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029122 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029123.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029123.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3890ff7a9178df15d53ced98f1b3590cc823f9c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029123.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029123" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029123.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2730 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +In the non-Closer To Truth world.... +Did CNN Intl this morning on Trump's China-oil-N.Korea-cheating tweet "Caught RED HANDED..." +[pun deliberate?] +My favorite fun lines (there are so many) in Trump's NYTimes spontaneous interview. +2) "I like very much President Xi. He treated me better than anybody's ever been treated in the history of +China." +Ever (~5,000 year history) +1) "I know the details of taxes better than anybody — better than the greatest CPA." +Not, mind you, CPAs in general, not even smart Jewish CPAs who work all the time - but whoever, out +of 664,532 actively licensed CPAs (2016), is the greatest CPA of them all (#1 in citing code? creative +deductions?) - better than him! +On Dec 29, 2017, at 6:19 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +lets talk today. I went through the candidates in math. . we should talk, I have great hopes for this and am +sure you woudl want to get it right though some of the math people write well, their speakinn style and +presence is less than A , and probaby closer to a C +/. Im around today or hte weekend if you would like +to chat. +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Robert Kuhn < +wrote: +'Blahblahs' forbidden in 'Radical Breakthroughs'. So we need two replacements (for Multiverse as Science +and Rare Sentience). +Initial ideas: +* Expand the first episode "Mathematics and Truth" into two or likely three episodes. I'm intrigued by this +because there is so much rich material - pure math, philosophy (discovered or invented), physics (Wigner's +'unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences)', astrophysics, cosmology, biology, general +systems theory. I've felt frustrated in this first episode because there is so much material. I think three episodes +could work - if you agree, I'll get back to you with a suggested structure of the 2 or likely 3 parts. Also, Closer +To Truth has had only a few videos and one episode on mathematics per se (out of 277 episodes!), so +this would be original and complementary. In this may, math would become about half the series. +* Integrated Information Theory - quantifying and explaining consciousness (Giulio Tononi, Un of Wisconsin- +Madison), plus supporters and critics. New controversial, science-based radical theory. +* Evolutionary Dynamics - your program at Harvard - mathematical models. This is not an area of my +expertise, but it could well fit Closer To Truth in general and Radical Breakthroughs in particular. But you +need to tell me if you would like to include this. +* Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability in biomedical +and especially psychological research - the scandal in recent years. See links and attachments. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029123 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029124.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029124.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..336307b8f070ea391391166c6be7a52b44d1029b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029124.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029124" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029124.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1364 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis +https://www.nature.com/news/over-half-of-psychology-studies-fail-reproducibility-test-1.18248 +http://science.sciencemag.org/content/349/6251/aac4716 +"Replicability vs. Reproducibility" - http://www.replicability.tau.ac.il/index.php/replicability-in- +science/replicability-vs-reproducibility.html +Five Ways to Fix Statistics - Nature [attached]. +* Other possibile areas you suggest +We would like to set a mutually agreed schedule so we can confirm and reserve the Closer To Truth 'season' +of 13 episodes for 'Radical Breakthroughs', which we need to plan well in advance - especially as we begin +2018. +See you Jan. 5 - Looking forward to brainstorming. +Robert +On Dec 28, 2017, at 7:40 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +great work +, but needs some editing, did not like multi verse and sensience. seems more blahblah +On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 12:50 AM, Robert Lawrence Kuhn < +Hi: When are you back in NY? +> wrote: +Attached is the complete Preproduction Book for Radical Breakthroughs - now including Misha Gromov! +Love your feedback, suggestions. +Also attached is the budget and timing of funding, as presented originally, now updated for the completion of +preproduction (phase I). We are ready to go into production (phase II). See Budget, p. 4. Committed and +When to meet? +Robert +-- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029124 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029125.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029125.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c8b296aafe440777701b3e767151fe7cbf44e8c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029125.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029125" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029125.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1817 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jcevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029126.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029126.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a65235b409f63b92a348776430bcbad623e760f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029126.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029126" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029126.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1451 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +After 4 good. +Skype? FaceTime? Phone? +Robert Kuhn +12/31/2017 1:58:32 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump) +High +On Dec 30, 2017, at 8:57 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +guest s here until 4. after good +On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 8:04 PM, Robert Kuhn 1 +Tomorrow Sunday after 1:00 pm? Flexible. Anytime. +Skype? FaceTime? Phone? +wrote: +On Dec 29, 2017, at 3:27 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +weekend easy +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Robert Kuhn S +Terrific; looking forward. +> wrote: +Excited to go through math candidates on the list, others too. +Equally important, discuss edits/modifications to the 13 episodes (cutting blahs), expanding math episodes - +see below. Assuming we expand math episodes, we will need more mathematicians. +How's late afternoon after 5:30 pm / early evening today? - or weekend, day/times? (Family issues today - +mother 102 in May.) +RADICAL BREAKTHROUGHS - Initial Revisions (working model for discussion, red is new) +Expand and Modify Mathematical Breakthrough episodes +1. Mathematics and Truth / Overview / Show Excitement/Importance +2. Mathematical Fields / Diverse New Kinds and Categories +3. +How Math Works in Disparate Areas of Knowledge (from fundamental physics to chemistry, +biology [molecular and evolutionaryl, psychology, sociology, economics, etc.) +4. Power Laws +5. Mathematical Biology +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029126 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029127.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029127.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6808c5fd01621ef6567906391f8fbad7a8eda625 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029127.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029127" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029127.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2368 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +6. +Foundations of Mathematics / Philosophy/Meaning of Math (discovered/invented?) +ADD/Exchange to Biological Breakthrough episodes +9/10. Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability in +biomedical and psychological research - the scandal in recent years. +In the non-Closer To Truth world.... +Did CNN Intl this morning on Trump's China-oil-N. Korea-cheating tweet "Caught RED HANDED..." +[pun deliberate?] +My favorite fun lines (there are so many) in Trump's NYTimes spontaneous interview. +2) "I like very much President Xi. He treated me better than anybody's ever been treated in the history of +China." +Ever (~5,000 year history) +1) "I know the details of taxes better than anybody — better than the greatest CPA." +Not, mind you, CPAs in general, not even smart Jewish CPAs who work all the time - but whoever, out +of 664,532 actively licensed CPAs (2016), is the greatest CPA of them all (#1 in citing code? creative +deductions?) - better than him! +On Dec 29, 2017, at 6:19 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +lets talk today. I went through the candidates in math. . we should talk, I have great hopes for this and +am sure you woudl want to get it right though some of the math people write well, their speakinn style and +presence is less than A , and probaby closer to a C +/ . Im around today or hte weekend if you would like +to chat. +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Robert Kuhn < +• wrote: +'Blahblahs' forbidden in 'Radical Breakthroughs'. So we need two replacements (for Multiverse as Science +and Rare Sentience). +Initial ideas: +* Expand the first episode "Mathematics and Truth" into two or likely three episodes. I'm intrigued by this +because there is so much rich material - pure math, philosophy (discovered or invented), physics (Wigner's +'unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences)', astrophysics, cosmology, biology, +general systems theory. I've felt frustrated in this first episode because there is so much material. I think three +episodes could work - if you agree, I'll get back to you with a suggested structure of the 2 or likely 3 parts. +Also, Closer To Truth has had only a few videos and one episode on mathematics per se (out of 277 +episodes!), so this would be original and complementary. In this may, math would become about half the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029127 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029128.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029128.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ed341523525b317854b93d554a750a11aeddd503 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029128.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029128" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029128.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2012 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +series. +* Integrated Information Theory - quantifying and explaining consciousness (Giulio Tononi, Un +of Wisconsin-Madison), plus supporters and critics. New controversial, science-based radical theory. +* Evolutionary Dynamics - your program at Harvard - mathematical models. This is not an area of my +expertise, but it could well fit Closer To Truth in general and Radical Breakthroughs in particular. But you +need to tell me if you would like to include this. +* Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability +in biomedical and especially psychological research - the scandal in recent years. See links and attachments. +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis +https://www.nature.com/news/over-half-of-psychology-studies-fail-reproducibility-test-1.18248 +http://science.sciencemag.org/content/349/6251/aac4716 +"Replicability vs. Reproducibility" - http://www.replicability.tau.ac.il/index.php/replicability-in- +science/replicability-vs-reproducibility.html +Five Ways to Fix Statistics - Nature [attached]. +* Other possibile areas you suggest +We would like to set a mutually agreed schedule so we can confirm and reserve the Closer To Truth 'season' +of 13 episodes for 'Radical Breakthroughs', which we need to plan well in advance - especially as we begin +2018. +See you Jan. 5 - Looking forward to brainstorming. +Robert +On Dec 28, 2017, at 7:40 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +great work , but needs some editing, did not like multi verse and sensience. seems more blahblah +On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 12:50 AM, Robert Lawrence Kuhn < +Hi: When are you back in NY? +> wrote: +Attached is the complete Preproduction Book for Radical Breakthroughs - now including Misha Gromov! +Love your feedback, suggestions. +Also attached is the budget and timing of funding, as presented originally, now updated for the completion of +preproduction (phase I). We are ready to go into production (phase II). See Budget, p. 4. Committed and +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029128 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029129.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029129.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9f4ea7ff8a7dc49f78a210a04389baa46a26af8b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029129.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029129" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029129.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1363 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +excited. +When to meet? +Robert +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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[jeevacation@gmail.com] +Kuhn - Math, Breakthroughs +Importance: +High +Ready when you are - let me know and I can call. +Skype = +FaceTime = email. +On Dec 31, 2017, at 5:50 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +either +On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Robert Kuhn < +After 4 good. +Skype? Face Time? Phone? +wrote: +On Dec 30, 2017, at 8:57 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +guest s here until 4. after good +On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 8:04 PM, Robert Kuhn < +Tomorrow Sunday after 1:00 pm? Flexible, Anytime, +Skype? FaceTime? Phone? +• wrote: +On Dec 29, 2017, at 3:27 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +weekend easy +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Robert Kuhn - +Terrific; looking forward +wrote: +Excited to go through math candidates on the list, others too. +Equally important, discuss edits/modifications to the 13 episodes (cutting blahs), expanding math episodes - +see below. Assuming we expand math episodes, we will need more mathematicians. +How's late afternoon after 5:30 pm / early evening today? - or weekend, day/times? (Family issues today - +mother 102 in May.) +RADICAL BREAKTHROUGHS - Initial Revisions (working model for discussion, red is new) +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029131 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029132.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029132.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f2f416a47910927b6fa9aa40eaa9ed91f0baeb38 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029132.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029132" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029132.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1804 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Expand and Modify Mathematical Breakthrough episodes +1. Mathematics and Truth / Overview / Show Excitement/Importance +2. Mathematical Fields / Diverse New Kinds and Categories +3. How Math Works in Disparate Areas of Knowledge (from fundamental physics to chemistry, +biology [molecular and evolutionaryl, psychology, sociology, economics, etc.) +4. Power Laws +5. Mathematical Biology +6. Foundations of Mathematics / Philosophy/Meaning of Math (discovered/invented?) +ADD/Exchange to Biological Breakthrough episodes +9/10. Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability +in biomedical and psychological research - the scandal in recent years. +In the non-Closer To Truth world.... +Did CNN Intl this morning on Trump's China-oil-N.Korea-cheating tweet "Caught RED HANDED..." +[pun deliberate?] +My favorite fun lines (there are so many) in Trump's NYTimes spontaneous interview. +2) "I like very much President Xi. He treated me better than anybody's ever been treated in the history of +China." +Ever (~5,000 year history) +1) "I know the details of taxes better than anybody — better than the greatest CPA." +Not, mind you, CPAs in general, not even smart Jewish CPAs who work all the time - but whoever, out +of 664,532 actively licensed CPAs (2016), is the greatest CPA of them all (#1 in citing code? creative +deductions?) - better than him! +On Dec 29, 2017, at 6:19 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +lets talk today. I went through the candidates in math. . we should talk, I have great hopes for this and +am sure you woudl want to get it right though some of the math people write well, their speakinn style +and presence is less than A , and probaby closer to a C +/ . Im around today or hte weekend if you would +like to chat. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029132 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029133.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029133.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d5afd4477ed52390b59b44fdebbc5193576ad63e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029133.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029133" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029133.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2337 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Robert Kuhn +• wrote: +'Blahblahs' forbidden in 'Radical Breakthroughs'. So we need two replacements (for Multiverse as Science +and Rare Sentience). +Initial ideas: +* Expand the first episode "Mathematics and Truth" into two or likely three episodes. I'm intrigued by this +because there is so much rich material - pure math, philosophy (discovered or invented), physics (Wigner's +'unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences)', astrophysics, cosmology, biology, +general systems theory. I've felt frustrated in this first episode because there is so much material. I think +three episodes could work - if you agree, I'll get back to you with a suggested structure of the 2 or likely 3 +parts. Also, Closer To Truth has had only a few videos and one episode on mathematics per se (out of 277 +episodes!), so this would be original and complementary. In this may, math would become about half the +* Integrated Information Theory - quantifying and explaining consciousness (Giulio Tononi, Un +of Wisconsin-Madison), plus supporters and critics. New controversial, science-based radical theory. +* Evolutionary Dynamics - your program at Harvard - mathematical models. This is not an area of my +expertise, but it could well fit Closer To Truth in general and Radical Breakthroughs in particular. But you +need to tell me if you would like to include this. +* Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability +in biomedical and especially psychological research - the scandal in recent years. See links and attachments. +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis +https://www.nature.com/news/over-half-of-psychology-studies-fail-reproducibility-test-1.18248 +http://science.sciencemag.org/content/349/6251/aac4716 +"Replicability vs. Reproducibility" - http://www.replicability.tau.ac.il/index.php/replicability-in- +science/replicability-vs-reproducibility.html +Five Ways to Fix Statistics - Nature [attached]. +* Other possibile areas you suggest +We would like to set a mutually agreed schedule so we can confirm and reserve the Closer To Truth "season' +of 13 episodes for 'Radical Breakthroughs', which we need to plan well in advance - especially as we begin +2018. +See you Jan. 5 - Looking forward to brainstorming. +Robert +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029133 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029134.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029134.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8c9e226cc9b72e3ddba3e668fa7499bdc0b172e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029134.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029134" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029134.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1584 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Dec 28, 2017, at 7:40 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +great work , but needs some editing, did not like multi verse and sensience. seems more blahblah +On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 12:50 AM, Robert Lawrence Kuhn < +Hi: When are you back in NY? +• wrote: +Attached is the complete Preproduction Book for Radical Breakthroughs - now including Misha Gromov! +Love your feedback, suggestions. +Also attached is the budget and timing of funding, as presented originally, now updated for the completion of +preproduction (phase I). We are ready to go into production (phase II). See Budget, p. 4. Committed and +When to meet? +Robert +- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029135.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029135.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..268567c1e4642a5ffe596413ec59ff70f9b9c11e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029135.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029135" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029135.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1707 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +and may be unlawful. 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If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029136 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029137.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029137.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4ebc876eef0746e22145bc686a85fde66e16234e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029137.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029137" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029137.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1010 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Robert Kuhn! +12/31/2017 9:32:53 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Kuhn - Math, Breakthroughs +Importance: +High +OK +On Dec 31, 2017, at 4:32 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +5 min +On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Robert Kuhn < +Ready when you are - let me know and I can call. +wrote: +Skype = +FaceTime = email. +On Dec 31, 2017, at 5:50 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +either +On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Robert Kuhn < +After 4 good. +Skype? FaceTime? Phone? +•wrote: +On Dec 30, 2017, at 8:57 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +guests here until 4. after good +On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 8:04 PM, Robert Kuhn < +Tomorrow Sunday after 1:00 pm? Flexible. Anytime. +Skype? FaceTime? Phone? +> wrote: +On Dec 29, 2017, at 3:27 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +weekend easy +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Robert Kuhn < +Terrific; looking forward. +> wrote: +Excited to go through math candidates on the list, others too. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029137 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029138.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029138.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b32fa879ec6f279ce071940b4b61130ac9bcc8d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029138.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029138" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029138.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1801 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029138 + +Equally important, discuss edits/modifications to the 13 episodes (cutting blahs), expanding math episodes - +see below. Assuming we expand math episodes, we will need more mathematicians. +How's late afternoon after 5:30 pm / early evening today? - or weekend, day/times? (Family issues today - +mother 102 in May.) +RADICAL BREAKTHROUGHS - Initial Revisions (working model for discussion, red is new) +Expand and Modify Mathematical Breakthrough episodes +1. Mathematics and Truth / Overview / Show Excitement/Importance +2. Mathematical Fields / Diverse New Kinds and Categories +How Math Works in Disparate Areas of Knowledge (from fundamental physics to chemistry, +biology [molecular and evolutionaryl, psychology, sociology, economics, etc.) +4. Power Laws +5. Mathematical Biology +6. Foundations of Mathematics / Philosophy/Meaning of Math (discovered/invented?) +ADD/Exchange to Biological Breakthrough episodes +9/10. Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability +in biomedical and psychological research - the scandal in recent years. +In the non-Closer To Truth world.... +Did CNN Intl this morning on Trump's China-oil-N.Korea-cheating tweet "Caught RED HANDED..." +[pun deliberate?] +My favorite fun lines (there are so many) in Trump's NYTimes spontaneous interview. +2) "I like very much President Xi. He treated me better than anybody's ever been treated in the history of +China." +Ever (~5,000 year history) +1) "I know the details of taxes better than anybody — better than the greatest CPA." +Not, mind you, CPAs in general, not even smart Jewish CPAs who work all the time - but whoever, out +of 664,532 actively licensed CPAs (2016), is the greatest CPA of them all (#1 in citing code? creative +deductions?) - better than him! +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029138 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029139.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029139.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8da5e58b196873ba91d2c39e9263734319cbcf96 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029139.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029139" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029139.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2680 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Dec 29, 2017, at 6:19 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +lets talk today. I went through the candidates in math. we should talk, I have great hopes for this and +am sure you woudl want to get it right though some of the math people write well, their speakinn style +and presence is less than A , and probaby closer to a C + . Im around today or hte weekend if you +would like to chat. +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Robert Kuhn < +> wrote: +'Blahblahs' forbidden in 'Radical Breakthroughs'. So we need two replacements (for Multiverse as Science +and Rare Sentience). +Initial ideas: +* Expand the first episode "Mathematics and Truth" into two or likely three episodes. I'm intrigued by this +because there is so much rich material - pure math, philosophy (discovered or invented), physics (Wigner's +'unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences)', astrophysics, cosmology, biology, +general systems theory. I've felt frustrated in this first episode because there is so much material. I think +three episodes could work - if you agree, I'll get back to you with a suggested structure of the 2 or likely 3 +parts. Also, Closer To Truth has had only a few videos and one episode on mathematics per se (out of 277 +episodes!), so this would be original and complementary. In this may, math would become about half the +* Integrated Information Theory - quantifying and explaining consciousness (Giulio Tononi, Un +of Wisconsin-Madison), plus supporters and critics. New controversial, science-based radical theory. +* Evolutionary Dynamics - your program at Harvard - mathematical models. This is not an area of my +expertise, but it could well fit Closer To Truth in general and Radical Breakthroughs in particular. But you +need to tell me if you would like to include this. +* Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability +in biomedical and especially psychological research - the scandal in recent years. See links and attachments. +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis +https://www.nature.com/news/over-half-of-psychology-studies-fail-reproducibility-test-1.18248 +http://science.sciencemag.org/content/349/6251/aac4716 +"Replicability vs. Reproducibility" - http://www.replicability.tau.ac.il/index.php/replicability-in- +science/replicability-vs-reproducibility.html +Five Ways to Fix Statistics - Nature [attached]. +* Other possibile areas you suggest +We would like to set a mutually agreed schedule so we can confirm and reserve the Closer To Truth +"season' of 13 episodes for 'Radical Breakthroughs', +', which we need to plan well in advance - especially as +we begin 2018. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029139 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029140.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029140.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..841511f83d05f58505d88c318fcbbcf578ed403b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029140.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029140" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029140.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1315 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +See you Jan. 5 - Looking forward to brainstorming. +Robert +On Dec 28, 2017, at 7:40 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +great work , but needs some editing, did not like multi verse and sensience. +seems more blahblah +On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 12:50 AM, Robert Lawrence Kuhn < +Hi: When are you back in NY? +wrote: +Attached is the complete Preproduction Book for Radical Breakthroughs - now including Misha Gromov! +Love your feedback, suggestions. +Also attached is the budget and timing of funding, as presented originally, now updated for the completion +of preproduction (phase I). We are ready to go into production (phase II). See Budget, p. 4. Committed and +excited. +When to meet? +Robert +- + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029141.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029141.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fd52e62040720ca4ead21afc1f83b64a96a55f23 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029141.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029141" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029141.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1819 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029141 + +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. 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[jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Kuhn - Math, Breakthroughs +Importance: +High +I'll call in 5 +On Dec 31, 2017, at 4:33 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Robert Kuhn a wrote: +On Dec 31, 2017, at 4:32 PM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +5 min +On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Robert Kuhn < +Ready when you are - let me know and I can call +Skype = +Face Time = email. +> wrote: +On Dec 31, 2017, at 5:50 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +either +On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Robert Kuhn 1 +After 4 good. +Skype? Face Time? Phone? +• wrote: +On Dec 30, 2017, at 8:57 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +guest s here until 4. after good +On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 8:04 PM, Robert Kuhn < +Tomorrow Sunday after 1:00 pm? Flexible. Anytime. +Skype? FaceTime? Phone? +1> wrote: +On Dec 29, 2017, at 3:27 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +weekend easy +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029143 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029144.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029144.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cef3bffa9add36b2f03919e5267332546378505c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029144.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029144" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029144.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1711 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Robert Kuhn +Terrific; looking forward. +wrote: +Excited to go through math candidates on the list, others too. +Equally important, discuss edits/modifications to the 13 episodes (cutting blahs), expanding math episodes +- see below. Assuming we expand math episodes, we will need more mathematicians. +How's late afternoon after 5:30 pm / early evening today? - or weekend, day/times? (Family issues today - +mother 102 in May.) +RADICAL BREAKTHROUGHS - Initial Revisions (working model for discussion, red is new) +Expand and Modify Mathematical Breakthrough episodes +1. Mathematics and Truth / Overview / Show Excitement/Importance +2. Mathematical Fields / Diverse New Kinds and Categories +3. How Math Works in Disparate Areas of Knowledge (from fundamental physics to chemistry, +biology (molecular and evolutionaryl, psychology, sociology, economics, etc.) +4. Power Laws +5. Mathematical Biology +6. Foundations of Mathematics / Philosophy/Meaning of Math (discovered/invented?) +ADD/Exchange to Biological Breakthrough episodes +9/10. Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems +of replicability in biomedical and psychological research - the scandal in recent years. +In the non-Closer To Truth world.... +Did CNN Intl this morning on Trump's China-oil-N.Korea-cheating tweet "Caught RED HANDED..." +[pun deliberate?] +My favorite fun lines (there are so many) in Trump's NYTimes spontaneous interview. +2) "I like very much President Xi. He treated me better than anybody's ever been treated in the history of +China." +Ever (~5,000 year history) +1) "I know the details of taxes better than anybody +— better than the greatest CPA." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029144 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029145.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029145.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..46732a1ce6f2d0cc899ad227c0f1ca4e7eb35d59 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029145.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029145" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029145.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2667 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Not, mind you, CPAs in general, not even smart Jewish CPAs who work all the time - but whoever, out +of 664,532 actively licensed CPAs (2016), is the greatest CPA of them all (#1 in citing code? creative +deductions?) - better than him! +On Dec 29, 2017, at 6:19 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +lets talk today. I went through the candidates in math.. we should talk, I have great hopes for this and +am sure you woudl want to get it right though some of the math people write well, their speakinn style +and presence is less than A , and probaby closer to a C +/ . Im around today or hte weekend if you +would like to chat. +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Robert Kuhn < +> wrote: +'Blahblahs' forbidden in 'Radical Breakthroughs'. So we need two replacements (for Multiverse as Science +and Rare Sentience). +Initial ideas: +* Expand the first episode "Mathematics and Truth" into two or likely three episodes. I'm intrigued by this +because there is so much rich material - pure math, philosophy (discovered or invented), physics (Wigner's +'unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences)', astrophysics, cosmology, biology, +general systems theory. I've felt frustrated in this first episode because there is so much material. I think +three episodes could work - if you agree, I'll get back to you with a suggested structure of the 2 or likely 3 +parts. Also, Closer To Truth has had only a few videos and one episode on mathematics per se (out of 277 +episodes!), so this would be original and complementary. In this may, math would become about half the +series. +* Integrated Information Theory - quantifying and explaining consciousness (Giulio Tononi, Un +of Wisconsin-Madison), plus supporters and critics. New controversial, science-based radical theory. +* Evolutionary Dynamics - your program at Harvard - mathematical models. This is not an area of my +expertise, but it could well fit Closer To Truth in general and Radical Breakthroughs in particular. But you +need to tell me if you would like to include this. +* Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability +in biomedical and especially psychological research - the scandal in recent years. See links +and attachments. +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication crisis +https://www.nature.com/news/over-half-of-psychology-studies-fail-reproducibility-test-1.18248 +http://science.sciencemag.org/content/349/6251/aac4716 +"Replicability vs. Reproducibility" - http://www.replicability.tau.ac.il/index.php/replicability-in- +science/replicability-vs-reproducibility.html +Five Ways to Fix Statistics - Nature [attached]. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029145 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029146.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029146.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..01b5fc46e775e80c548de2825a21883f7f609717 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029146.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029146" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029146.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1467 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029146 + +* Other possibile areas you suggest +We would like to set a mutually agreed schedule so we can confirm and reserve the Closer To Truth +"season' of 13 episodes for 'Radical Breakthroughs'. +, which we need to plan well in advance - especially as +we begin 2018. +See you Jan. 5 - Looking forward to brainstorming. +Robert +On Dec 28, 2017, at 7:40 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +great work, but needs some editing, did not like multi verse and sensience. +seems more blahblah +On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 12:50 AM, Robert Lawrence Kuhn < +Hi: When are you back in NY? +> wrote: +Attached is the complete Preproduction Book for Radical Breakthroughs - now including Misha Gromov! +Love your feedback, suggestions. +Also attached is the budget and timing of funding, as presented originally, now updated for the completion +of preproduction (phase I). We are ready to go into production (phase II). See Budget, p. 4. Committed and +excited. +When to meet? +Robert + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029147.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029147.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b18d23cc42deb04f4554792dd64f62b62d0bc08e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029147.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029147" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029147.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1602 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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It is the property of +JEE +Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this +communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited +and may be unlawful. If you have received this +communication in error, please notify us immediately by +return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and +destroy this communication and all copies thereof, +including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029149 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029150.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029150.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..05485608578e6e0ce2224436c19996fa00794041 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029150.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029150" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029150.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1518 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +Robert Kuhn +1/1/2018 10:36:46 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump) +High +Begin forwarded message: +From: Robert Kuhn < +Subject: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump) +Date: December 29, 2017 at 3:21:43 PM EST +To: "jeffrey E." < jeevacation@gmail.com> +Terrific; looking forward +Excited to go through math candidates on the list, others too. +Equally important, discuss edits/modifications to the 13 episodes (cutting blahs), expanding math episodes - see +below. Assuming we expand math episodes, we will need more mathematicians. +How's late afternoon after 5:30 pm / early evening today? - or weekend, day/times? (Family issues today - +mother 102 in May.) +RADICAL BREAKTHROUGHS - Initial Revisions (working model for discussion, red is new) +Expand and Modify Mathematical Breakthrough episodes +1. Mathematics and Truth / Overview / Show Excitement/Importance +2. Mathematical Fields / Diverse New Kinds and Categories +3. How Math Works in Disparate Areas of Knowledge (from fundamental physics to chemistry, biology +[molecular and evolutionaryl, psychology, sociology, economics, etc.) +4. Power Laws +5. Mathematical Biology +6. Foundations of Mathematics / Philosophy/Meaning of Math (discovered/invented?) +ADD/Exchange to Biological Breakthrough episodes +9/10. Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability in +biomedical and psychological research - the scandal in recent years. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029150 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029151.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029151.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a385bc3d362bbf5d88bc27c1e308c9b7970c5326 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029151.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029151" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029151.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2522 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +In the non-Closer To Truth world.... +Did CNN Intl this morning on Trump's China-oil-N.Korea-cheating tweet "Caught RED HANDED..." +[pun deliberate?] +My favorite fun lines (there are so many) in Trump's NYTimes spontaneous interview. +2) "I like very much President Xi. He treated me better than anybody's ever been treated in the history of +China." +Ever (~5,000 year history) +1) "I know the details of taxes better than anybody — better than the greatest CPA." +Not, mind you, CPAs in general, not even smart Jewish CPAs who work all the time - but whoever, out +of 664,532 actively licensed CPAs (2016), is the greatest CPA of them all (#1 in citing code? creative +deductions?) - better than him! +On Dec 29, 2017, at 6:19 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +lets talk today. I went through the candidates in math. . we should talk, I have great hopes for this and am +sure you woudl want to get it right though some of the math people write well, their speakinn style and +presence is less than A , and probaby closer to a C +/. Im around today or hte weekend if you would like to +chat. +On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:45 AM, Robert Kuhn < +> wrote: +'Blahblahs' forbidden in 'Radical Breakthroughs'. So we need two replacements (for Multiverse as Science and +Rare Sentience). +Initial ideas: +* Expand the first episode "Mathematics and Truth" into two or likely three episodes. I'm intrigued by this +because there is so much rich material - pure math, philosophy (discovered or invented), physics (Wigner's +'unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences)', astrophysics, cosmology, biology, general +systems theory. I've felt frustrated in this first episode because there is so much material. I think three episodes +could work - if you agree, I'll get back to you with a suggested structure of the 2 or likely 3 parts. Also, Closer +To Truth has had only a few videos and one episode on mathematics per se (out of 277 episodes!), so this would +be original and complementary. In this may, math would become about half the series. +* Integrated Information Theory - quantifying and explaining consciousness (Giulio Tononi, Un of Wisconsin- +Madison), plus supporters and critics. New controversial, science-based radical theory. +* Evolutionary Dynamics - your program at Harvard - mathematical models. This is not an area of my expertise, +but it could well fit Closer To Truth in general and Radical Breakthroughs in particular. But you need to tell me +if you would like to include this. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029151 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029152.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029152.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..90ce15cc88b1def907867fef91a1cec4b6aec6b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029152.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029152" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029152.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1579 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029152 + +* Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability in biomedical +and especially psychological research - the scandal in recent years. See links and attachments. +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis +https://www.nature.com/news/over-half-of-psychology-studies-fail-reproducibility-test-1.18248 +http://science.sciencemag.org/content/349/6251/aac4716 +"Replicability vs. Reproducibility" - http://www.replicability.tau.ac.il/index.php/replicability-in- +science/replicability-vs-reproducibility.html +Five Ways to Fix Statistics - Nature [attached]. +* Other possibile areas you suggest +We would like to set a mutually agreed schedule so we can confirm and reserve the Closer To Truth 'season' of +13 episodes for 'Radical Breakthroughs', which we need to plan well in advance - especially as we begin 2018. +See you Jan. 5 - Looking forward to brainstorming. +Robert +On Dec 28, 2017, at 7:40 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +great work, but needs some editing, +did not like multi verse and sensience. seems more blahblah +On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 12:50 AM, Robert Lawrence Kuhn < +Hi: When are you back in NY? +> wrote: +Attached is the complete Preproduction Book for Radical Breakthroughs - now including Misha Gromov! +Love your feedback, suggestions. +Also attached is the budget and timing of funding, as presented originally, now updated for the completion of +preproduction (phase I). We are ready to go into production (phase II). See Budget, p. 4. Committed and +excited. +When to meet? +Robert +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029152 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029153.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029153.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f510796ee6108b02e90182ff588257b0fe00bd21 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029153.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029153" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029153.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1218 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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LIFE IS SHORT AND MINE IS GETTING SHORTER +BY THE DAY, SO I WILL REPEAT MY PIECE AND PETER'S RESPONSE TO IT (IN +YELLOW AND THEN MY CURRENT RESPONSE-IN CAPITAL LETTERS. +I AM ALSO ADDING TWO NAMES TO GORDON'S LIST. DAVID HAIG WHO IS A +BRILLIANT EVOLUTIONARY GENETICIST AT HARVARD AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN +WHO IS A BRILLIANT FUND AND INVESTMENT MANAGER (PALM BEACH, NYC, US +VIRGIN ISLANDS) WITH BROAD SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS. +Dear Gruterites +Gordon has now brought the argument full circle and given the project a larger +meaning. The most powerful nation on earth, with the greatest power to vent +harm-or, in theory, confer benefits— is ruled by an organism that fits the definition +of a psychopath-of the narcissistic kind-or a malevolent narcissist. This presents +serious dangers that need to be addressed. +Peter Richerson has made several valuable points: +1-Causality could go entirely in the other direction than the one I +suggested —people avoid more psychopathic relatives the more experience they +have had due to closer relatedness. And the paper I attached does not allow +discrimination. The fact that psychopaths show only a weak and insignificant +tendency to migrate further from place of birth is mildly interesting but has nothing +to do with who is causing any difference in migration. +As far as I can think it through, selection pressures on psychopaths and relatives of +psychopaths should be roughly equal and therefore equally likely. Peter is biased +toward reaction by others, perhaps because of his bias toward "cultural" +explanations. First, psychopaths always have the first move in the co-evolutionary +struggle and relatives getting out of the way is the next move. Secondly, it is very +easy for a psychopath to simply discriminate against harming his relatives but +harder for them to study and react. Peter claims that they are often spotted early in +life which I heartily doubt. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029155 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029156.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029156.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6f8ae39718ac2d0dca942df94ac41709f3706bd7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029156.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029156" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029156.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2582 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +«On why cultural explanations are important: It is, at root, a simple, fundamental +Darwinian point. Evolution works on heritable variation. Human culture is much +more variable than human genes, so the scope for cultural evolution is much greater +than for genetic evolution. A simple example is the cultural adaptive radiation of +humans in the Holocene. We recently spoke about 7,000 languages, most of them +associated with more or less distinctive social and subsistence systems. A few +languages —Spanish, English, Chinese-are spoken in societies with a great deal of +internal social and economic diversity. Culturally we are sort of like thousands of +species, but genetically we are only 1. To understand this adaptive radiation without +understanding cultural evolution is impossible Boyd and I and our colleagues argue. +On the longer time scale the whole human adaptation is all about exploiting cultural +evolution to adapt to spatial and temporal variation. See Boyd's and my Not By +Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution (Chicago, 2005) for the +argument in full. Putting scare quotes around culture is simply whistling past the +graveyard. If you are a Darwinian you ought to follow the variation, no? +WELL, IS CULTURAL ARGUMENTATION SUFFICIENT WITHOUT GENETIC LOGIC? +FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW THAT LANGUAGE AND RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY PER UNIT +AREA IS POSITIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH INTENSITY OF PARASITE SELECTION. +THE STRONGER SUCH SELECTION, THE MORE YOU ARE SELECTED TO AVOID +STRANGERS WHO MAY BE CARRYING PARASITES TO WHICH THEY ARE ADAPTED +BUT NOT YOURSELF. +IN GENERAL PETER-AS WITH HIS ILK-SEEMS OBLIVIOUS TO THE POWERFUL +EFFECTS OF CO-EVOLVING PARASITES ON HUMAN SOCIAL EVOLUITON IN THE +PAST 40,000 YEARS. FOR EXAMPLE, PHONEME DIVERSITY HAS BEEN SHOWN TO +OBEY THE SAME RULE AS GENETIC DIVERSITY-AS "WE" MOVED OUT OF ARICA +IN THE LATEST WAVE ABOUT 100,000 YEARS AGO-SERIAL FOUNDER EFFECTS +REDUCED GENETIC DIVERSITY AND ALSO PHONEMIC DIVERSITY STEADILY FROM +THE COMPLEX CLICK-SOUNDS OF THE !KUNG BUSHMEN TO SOUTH AMERICAN +LANGUAGES. A VERY RECENT PAPER SHOWS THE MATTER IS MORE COMPLEX IN +AN INTERESTING WAY. +"It is, at root, a simple, fundamental Darwinian point. Evolution works on heritable +variation. Human culture is much more variable than human genes, so the scope for +cultural evolution is much greater than for genetic evolution." +THIS IS PURE BULLSHIT +THERE IS NO UNIT OF HERITABLE CULTURAL VARIATION. THIS IS JUST A +METAPHOR. CAN YOU NAME A UNIT THAT REMAINS CONSTANT OVER AN +INDIVIDUAL'S LIFETIME AND THEN IS INHERITED UNCHANGED, ABSENT +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029156 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029157.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029157.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..489341e20792fe9f694a6222a57ccab30ecae5a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029157.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029157" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029157.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2992 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RECOMBINGATION? OF COURSE NOT. BUT THAT WOULD A TRULY DARWINIAN +SYSTEM... +INCIDENTALLY CANCER DOES EVOLVE IN US BUT IT IS A ONE-GENERATION +WONDER, BEING ONLY PASSED ON IN ONLY A COUPLE OF SPECIES OF THE DOG +FAMILY (where it has become a sexually transmitted disease). IN OURSELVES IT +EVOLVES GENETICALLY IN ONE LIFETIME AND WE KNOW THE UNITS THAT ARE +SELECTED FOR. PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE AN ALMOST INFINITE VARIETY OF +CANCERS AND AS WE LEARN TO TREAT ONE, OTHERS COME TO THE FORE. +The evidence for early onset of psychopathic and related symptoms is fairly +convincing. See: +Frick, P. J., & White, S. F. (2008). Research Review: The importance of callous-unemotional traits for +developmental models of aggressive and antisocial behavior. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, +49(4), 359-375. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01862.x +The current paper reviews research suggesting that the presence of a callous and unemotional +interpersonal style designates an important subgroup of antisocial and aggressive youth. Specifically, +callous-unemotional (CU) traits (e.g., lack of guilt, absence of empathy, callous use of others) seem to be +relatively stable across childhood and adolescence and they designate a group of youth with a particularly +severe, aggressive, and stable pattern of antisocial behavior. Further, antisocial youth with CU traits show a +number of distinct emotional, cognitive, and personality characteristics compared to other antisocial youth. +These characteristics of youth with CU traits have important implications for causal models of antisocial and +aggressive behavior, for methods used to study antisocial youth, and for assessing and treating antisocial +and aggressive behavior in children and adolescents. +NONSENSE-THE AUTHORS ARE NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT PSYCHOPATHiC +BEHAVIOR BUT RATHER 'AGGRESSIVE AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR' +I don't know of any real data that can be used to estimate how selection falls on +psychopaths and their relatives, only anecdotes. Anecdotally, psychopaths make +lousy mates and parents, suggesting that relatives do indeed suffer from having a +psychopathic relative. In simple societies individuals who seem like psychopaths are +often exiled or assassinated often with the assent of their families. If psychopathy is +in a frequency dependent equilibrium, selection on family members that might +share genes (or culture) for psychopathy would be part of the selection against it. +pir>> +TRUMP IS NOT THE PERFECT MATE BUT IS HE REALLY A 'LOUSY FATHER'?-ASK +HIS CHILDREN, IVANKA, DONALD JR ETC -THEY SURE DON'T ACT LIKE THEY +HATE HIM. HOW ABOUT VICTIMS OF HINDU AND MUSLIM HONOR KILLINGS WHO +ARE 'ASSASSINATED' 'WITH THE ASSENT OF THEIR FAMILIES'-ARE THE VICTIMS +PSYCHOPATHS OR ARE THEIR KILLERS? FOR THE EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS OF +HONOR KILLINGS-SEE BELOW. NOTE THAT CULTURAL PEOPLE HAVE OFFERED +LITTLE OR NOTHING OF VALUE ON THIS SUBJECT BUT EVOLUTINARY GENETICS +AT ONCE SUGGESTS AN INTERESTING AND VERY STRONG EFFECT. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029157 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029158.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029158.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2a6f352aa963925591ffa4b3afc4c92a496c7d77 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029158.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029158" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029158.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2656 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +2— His suggestion that chimpanzee dominance hierarchies consist of a version of +psychopathy is utterly novel to me and most interesting. I had always thought of +dominance hierarchies as being associated with tyranny and despotism-but are +these not often associated with psychopathy?! +<> +"NEAR FIXATION" —SEZ WHO? OH YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS-NOW THAT'S A +SURPRISE. +Consider the "Butcher of Bagdad" Saddam Hussein or the sadistic Basir Assad. The +only thing they didn't do is specialize in rape, although Saddam's son Uday did and +we can be sure each had greater than average reproductive success but note how +sensitive each is to degree of relatedness writ large. Saddam was most biased +toward people that came from his place of birth, along the Tigrit River, then people +in the surrounding province and then Sunnis over Shia. +Since he was willing to kill others on a large scale—200,000 Shia slaughtered when +the idiotic first Bush allowed Saddam to retain his Airforce after we had marched to +Bagdad after flinging Saddam's troops out of Kuwait. Or for that matter, Saddam's +attack on Shia Iran which claimed more than a million lives on both sides. +‹Psychiatrists discourage the diagnosis of leaders without proper clinical +interviews, especially on the part of layfolk. I would not defend the above guys, but I +think it is important to understand that the fractious, low trust, multi-ethnic, multi- +confessional turf they ruled would lead to psychopath-like behavior even if those +leaders were clinically sane. GW Bush's (and Obama's re Gaddafi and drone +assassinations) big mistake was assuming that once the bad leaders were toppled +the problem was mainly solved. In Afghanistan, Libya, and Iraq, decapitating the bad +guys hasn't worked very well even when we go at it wholesale as in drone +assassinations. Getting Assad out of the way in Syria will not solve the bitter +Sunni/Shia/Kurdish/secular feuding there. The American attempts to do good, if +that is even the correct characterization, in the Middle East has been a fiasco. We +need to learn from our errors I reckon. One general definition of insanity is doing +the same thing again and again and expecting a different result. US attempts to +police bits of Asia (small, poor bits at that) have not succeeded since the stalemate in +Korea. And yet we keep thinking that we can make the apparently unworkable work. +pir>> +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029158 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029159.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029159.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..120161dec84a3db2d27b65c1d11e5332057b8f72 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029159.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029159" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029159.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1932 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +I FEEL CERTAIN I HAVE HAD FAR MORE EXPERIENCE WITH PSYCHIATRISTS THAN +PETER HAS. AM I A "LAY PERSON"? WHO KNOWS? IF ALL NON-PSYCHIATRISTS +ARE LAY PEOPLE THEN PSYCHIATRISTS ARE MERELY PUFFING THEMSELVES UP +AND ROPING THEMSELVES OFF, SOMETHING THEY HAVE BEEN DOING SINCE THE +TIME OF FREUD. +"One general definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and +expecting a different result." +NOT REALLY —THIS IS A FAMOUS JOKE OF EINSTEIN'S BUT, HEY, WHO'SE +COUNTING? +TRUMP AS AN ORGANISM-AS SEEN BY A "LAY PERSON" +STRONGLY BIASED TOWARD CLOSE FAMILY +STRONGLY BIASED AGAINST DISTANT RELATIVES—A RACIST OF THE +FIRST RANK +EXTREME NARCISSIST +A STRATEGY OF RANDOM MOVES —TO FOOL OTHERS? AND/OR KEEP +ATTENTION PERPETUALLY FOCUSED ON HIM?-INCREDIBLE HOW HE WILL +GO AGAINST THE NRA ONE DAY AND INVITE IN THEIR LEADERS THE +FOLLOWING DAY +LYING CONTINUOUSLY--VERY CREATIVE AND OBSTINATE-PRODUCING +AN ENTIRE ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, PERMITTING HIM TO REVERSE COURSE +AND COVER TRACKS AT THE SAME TIME +Minor matters: +Peter points out that Mealy (1995) was the first reference he knows of on +psychopathy being under frequency dependent selection. An earlier paper, cited in +the one I attached, developed the same argument-Harpending and Sobus 1987. +Peter characterizes sickle cell anemia as a "crude adaptation to malaria". Crude? In +what sense? +A single copy of the sickle gene gives you anemia, in which the normal shape of the +red blood cell—a flat round pill-changes under low oxygen tension into a sickle +shape which crushes the malarial Plasmodium inside it. The low oxygen tension is +caused by the parasite itself, since it consumes oxygen in the red blood cell. The cell +then quickly flips back into normal shape as the oxygen tension returns to normal +levels. A sickle individual without malaria suffers no cost at all, since all red blood +cells have oxygen tension well above the level that would cause sickling. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029159 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029160.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029160.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..facb28b975f50f028cd23900de4b6be24bded3cc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029160.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029160" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029160.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2787 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Sickle cell DISEASE by contrast refers to an individual with two sickle genes and this +is a serious condition since there is extensive sickling in a person who is otherwise +normal and lacks, for example, malaria. The survival rate of such individuals in +Jamaica (where 10% of the population have a sickle gene and 1% two copies) is 57 +years, a good 10+ years below normal —nor is life pleasant or easy. This is the only +crudity in the same, the failure to ameliorate the negative effects of two copies. +It is correct as Peter says, that relatively recent human invasion by malaria +(~10,000 years ago) was probably in response to large population increases due to +agriculture and so on. This short time period has also prevented much selection to +ameliorate the sickle cell disease. It is not true, however, that "it and many other +crude adaptations" result from the "ability of the malarial parasites to outwit the +immune system". First of all, other "adaptations" are no more crude than the sickle +trait. For example, the Duffy antigen, a surface protein on red blood cells, is designed +to spot Plasmodium and prevent entry. And the parasite does not "outwit the +immune system". It is one of the very few Protozoa (or for that matter bacteria) that +live WITHIN cells and thus escape the immune system entirely (except see below). +Viruses live inside cells, precisely why we can't use antibiotics against them. +And here is a joke for you. Bacteria, as we know, are rapidly evolving resistance to +almost all antibiotics but on many tips of the branches of the bacterial bush, species +are evolving that DEPEND on antibiotics for their food-stop treating them with +antibiotics and they die of hunger! +Plasmodium reproduces within its red blood cell and the offspring are released into +the blood as the cell bursts. Now the immune system responds strongly and all hell +breaks loose, fever and chills, bed-ridden and sometimes dead. When given a choice, +mosquitos preferentially bite sick people, perhaps because they are too weak to +swat the mosquitos away. Once in a mosquito, they do nothing to harm it other than +congregate in its mouth near the biting organ, the better to arrive new human. +<> +MY, MY-SO NOW WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF TELLING THE WORLD HOW GOD +WOULD HAVE HANDLED THE WHOLE MATTER. I BARELY UNDERSTAND MY +LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD MUCH LESS THE MIND OF THE OMNISCIENT +CREATOR. WHO SAYS SHE OR HE IS BIASED TOWARD HUMANS? PERHAPS SHE +HAS AN AFFECTION FOR PLASMODIUM, AS IN HALDANE'S FAMOUS JOKETO WHEN +ASKED BY A CLERIC WHAT A LIFETIME STUDY OF EVOLUTION HAD TAUGHT +HALDANE ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE CREATOR-"AN INORDINATE FONDNESS +FOR BEETLES"-AT THAT TIME, 1/3RD OF ALL ANIMAL SPECIES-300,000-WERE +BEETLES. +I enjoyed Brian Mannix's comment, most especially "Pseven". His argument for +cooperation is the same as that of Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations. Once a +medium of exchange is introduced into a system of barter, itself a reciprocal +relationship, it can be vastly extended, with specialization such that one individual +no longer produces ten pencils/day, but ten people are specialized to produce a +single pencil-and thus a thousand/day. I too share an aversion to cultural/group +selection though perhaps for other reasons. But I side with Peter in feeling that +male self-domestication is more important in damping male psychopathy than +female choice-Richard Wrangham vs Sarah Hrdy among evolutionary +anthropologists. +<> +Peter's argument on reduction of inter-birth interval in humans again veers off into +culture-land when one does not need it-paternal investment, grandmother +investment and older sibling investment are all expected on genetic grounds. The +authority on the subject is David Haig at Harvard. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029161 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029162.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029162.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..75a2644f6ab3c33e42a2b7f0314b62cad7645e29 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029162.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029162" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029162.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2051 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +<> +IF THIS IS TRUE-THAT "HUMAN COOPERATION AMONG KIN" and also AMONG +"CLOSE ASSOCIATES" -"MAY REQUIRE ENFORCEMENT OF NORMS BY THIRD +PARTIES", THEN I HAVE WASTED 40 YEARS OF MY LIFE ON THESE TOPICS. +THE MORE GENERAL PROBLEM WITH PETER'S BIAS IS THAT SO LITTLE OF +INTEREST HAS EMERGED FROM CULTURAL ARGUMENTATION. CONTRAST +GENETIC. FOR EXAMPLE, WE NOW KNOW THAT WHEN MATERNAL +GRANDMOTHERS INVEST IN THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN, BOTH +GRANDDAUGHTERS AND GRANDSONS BENEFIT, WHILE WHEN PATERNAL +GRANDMOTHERS DO THE INVESTING, GRANDDAUGHTERS BENEFIT WHILE +GRANDSONS ARE HARMED. THIS WAS PREDICTED BASED ON THE DIFFERENT +WAY IN WHICH THE GRANDMOTHER'S X CHROMOSOME IS INHERITED IN THE +TWO SYSTEMS. NO "CULTURAL" ARGUMENTATION HAS COME ANYWHERE CLOSE. +OR TAKE THE LOGIC OF SO-CALLED HONOUR KILLINGS, WHICH I HAVE NOW +WORKED ON INTENSIVELY FOR TWO YEARS. NOTHING OF USE FROM CULTURAL +"THEORY" BUT A POWERFUL ARGUMENT BASED ON THE EFFECTS OF REPEATED +FIRST COUSIN MARRIAGES IN MUSLIM SOCIETIES-AND IN HINDU SOCIETIES +ENDOGAMOUS CASTES IN COMPETITION WITH EACH OTHER. See my talk in +Barcelona, Spain https://youtu.be/F_ 4L13rnx +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_ +_029162 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029163.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029163.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2413365c6b5354471fffee3cc031896fb072c833 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029163.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029163" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029163.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2020 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Haig, David! +3/19/2018 9:10:54 AM +Robert Trivers +Re: +; Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Importance: +High +Hi Bob (and hello Jeffrey), +I would be happy at the moment not to be on another mailing list. There are just too many different things I am trying to +attend to (including imprinted green beards), +David +From: Robert Trivers +Date: Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 11:22 PM +To: "Haig, David" +Subject: +, Jeffrey Epstein < jeevacation@gmail.com> +dear men +i am writing you both because i am attaching a still not-quite-complete response to Peter Richerson, a gene-culture co- +evolutionist - without the genes +i do so because four lines down i tell the "Gruterites" - Gordon Getty's echo chamber —that i have added you two to the +list +so here is your chance to say "no way" and i will delete that from the message and likewise not ask Gruter's assistant to +add your names to the list +having said that, i find Gordon's missives much less burdensome than those from EDGE and certainly without the +egomaniacal nonsense that infects John Brockman— the key is to get the brightest minds in a room and have them tell +each other what they think is most important-or some such nonsense +neither David nor i can think of a single scientific advance achieved that way —most of what we do is simply +concentrated sustained thought directed toward the foundations of a problem +i doubt Jeffrey has made a huge amount of money via the EDGE program +unless you say otherwise, i will shortly send you the key Getty missives in which he asserts, i believe correctly, that +Trump is an archetypal narcissistic psychopath— or whatever the precise term is — and that he must be opposed with full +force on that basis +meanwhile, David has heard plenty about you Jeffrey, a financial/mathematical mind of exceptional quality and you +should know that David is one of the very top evolutionary geneticists still breathing and my teacher on every detail +large and small +in haste and all best +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029163 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029164.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029164.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ebe44419656f45ae15090b25e461c24129e5c256 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029164.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029164" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029164.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 26 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +bob +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029164 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029165.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029165.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a8afe79c71e641d18e1b89e66c7db3d6608121db --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029165.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029165" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029165.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2680 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The Special Counsel's office, nearly leak-proof since its inception +more than a year ago and seemingly immune to the President's constant +taunts, might appear to be operating in some parallel universe unmoved +by the every-day political turmoil. But in the course of conversations +I've had recently, as a I research a new book on President Trump and +the forces arrayed against him, what has become clear is that Robert +Mueller and his office are preparing for a life or death confrontation +with the President and the mother of all constitutional crises. +My discussions have been with both White House advisors and +people close to the investigation. No source involved in this story would +speak on the record. But one source allowed me to review some of the +documents related to the Special Counsel's strategy. Aspects of the +Special Counsel's strategy have been confirmed by both White House +sources and lawyers closely involved with the Justice Department. +Since at least April the Special Counsel has had in place proposed +charges, a bill of particulars, and an aggressive legal theory for the +indictment of the president for obstruction of Justice. In the last few +weeks, as the President has indulged his pardon authority, the Mueller +team has also developed a legal strategy to oppose what the Special +Counsel believes will be a likely pardon of former National Security +Advisor, Michael Flynn, who had previously struck a plea bargain which +could include his testimony against the President. +Robert Mueller, according to one person familiar with the Special +Counsel's thinking, could hardly contain his disgust when Rudy Giuliani, +the President's new lawyer-hired to makes a television case for the +President and to push back against the Mueller team—in May airily +dismissed the notion that a president can be indicted. Adding insult to +injury, Giuliani -who a White House source said had likely learned of +aspects of the pending indictment-said Mueller agreed with that +assessment. White House sources believe Giuliani was daring the +Special Counsel to tip his hand. Mueller, in character, contained his +outrage and continued to hold his cards close as his team finished +preparing the obstruction case and refined the legal theories under +which it would claim the right to haul the president into court. +At this point, the case for indictment has, in effect, a judge of one. +The Mueller team, according to sources both near the investigation and +the White House, has prepared the case, but it requires the approval of +Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who-with the recusal of +Attorney General Jeff Sessions from the Russia-related investigation- +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029165 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029166.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029166.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d3d9ffc5cb3d95298d73723e88ddc554a91e8092 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029166.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029166" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029166.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2530 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +oversees the Mueller team. Indeed, Rosenstein, as recently as April, +publicly declared that the President was not a target. This may have +been a form of fig leaf to soothe a President who regularly demands +aides assure him he is not being pursued: the President does not +become a formal target until Rosenstein agrees to designate him as one. +The proposed indictment confronts Rosenstein with matters with +which he has been intimately involved. The case, according to my +conversations with White House and other sources familiar with the +investigation, is fundamentally Trump versus the FBI, Justice +Department, and Mueller investigation itself. In many ways, it boils +down to the word of former FBI Director James Comey against the word +of Donald Trump. Rosenstein, at the President's behest, drafted a memo +justifying the Comey firing for how the former FBI Director handled the +Hillary Clinton email investigation. But that justification, in an +embarrassment for Rosenstein, was shortly brushed aside by the +President when he admitted that he fired Comey to disrupt the Russian +investigation. What's more, the indictment is said to charge that the +firing of Andrew McCabe, the former Deputy Director of the FBI, who +reported directly to Rosenstein after the Comey dismissal, was an +instance of illegal retaliation by the President against a potential +witness. +According to a source with knowledge of the proposed +indictment, it will be all the more controversial because if finds the +entire narrative of the case for obstruction in plain sight. Almost nothing +about the case involves new information. "This indictment could have +been drafted without anyone being interviewed," said this source. +Rather it takes well covered public events and moves them to a set of +circumstantial conclusions. There is no smoking gun beyond the often +flagrant, custom-breaking, events of the President's 16 months in office. +Indeed, much of the evidence is based on the President's public +statements and tweets about those events. +This is, according to White House sources who have gotten wind +of this approach, good news: the case then, is just an issue of what +motives you ascribe to the President's behavior-behavior that is, the +President's supporters believe it is easy to show, impulsive and not +thought out. Hence no intent. For the Mueller team, it is precisely that +careless behavior and flagrant disregard for the rules that they aim to +put on trial. +There is no certainty that the Special Counsel's office will +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029166 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029167.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029167.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..967e1507b2f6f02279dabe189062acf9cf069a6b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029167.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029167" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029167.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2392 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +ultimately pursue its plan to indict the President. But, according to a +source involved in the legal strategy, the plan is "more advanced" than it +was when the indictment was drafted in April. The investigation +continues and new evidence or other factors might push both +prosecutors and the grand jury in another direction. Just passing its first +anniversary, the Mueller investigation has conducted itself with +remarkable secrecy. Descriptions of the proposed indictment provide +one of the few insights into its strategy and its sense of the political peril +in front of it. +It may be noteworthy that there appears now not to be plan for an +indictment related to collusion, although, legal experts say, that could +come later. +The White House view is that without the underlying collusion +charge, Mueller will be presenting a weak and politically-motivated +case. The Mueller view seems to be that the obstruction charges go to +the heart of exposing how Trump has abused his power and turned the +White House into a corrupt fiefdom. +The President's scheme to obstruct the FBI's investigation into +connections between the Trump campaign and Russian efforts to +undermine the U.S. election, according to the Mueller indictment, began +on the 7th day of the Trump administration. Three days prior to this, on +January 24, National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, lied to the FBI +about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador, Sergey Kislyak. These +were contacts, directed by an unnamed but ranking member of the +Presidential Transition team. +That unnamed person, in the view of several lawyers who +discussed the case with me, is very likely Trump himself, and might +imply that Trump encouraged Flynn to lie to the FBI, promising to +protect him-using his influence or pardon powers. +On January 27th, seven days after Donald Trump's inauguration, +the President had the one-on-one dinner with FBI Director James +Comey-recounted in Comey's congressional testimony and in his +recent book, "A Higher Loyalty" — at which the President asked Comey if +he "wanted to stay on as FBI Director." The President then requested a +loyalty pledge in an effort, according to Comey's testimony before the +Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, to "create some sort of +patronage relationship"— a characterization the indictment accepts. +Flynn resigned on February 13. The next day, the President +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029167 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029168.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029168.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c98915e21f597747080ecbaaf52fb626393e7642 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029168.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029168" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029168.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2584 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +cleared a meeting of its other attendees and privately asked Comey to +"let this go, to let Flynn go." The indictment accepts Comey's +understanding that the President was "requesting that [the FBI] drop +any investigation of Flynn in connection with false statements about his +conversations with the Russian ambassador in December." +On March 30, 2017, ten days after Comey told the House +Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that the FBI was +investigating links between the President's campaign and the Russian +government, the President asked Comey to "lift the cloud" of the +Russian investigation, further telling Comey that the investigation was +creating problems for him and expressing the "hope" that Comey +"would find a way to get it out that [the FBI] [wasn't] investigating him." +On April 11, according to the indictment, the President asked the +FBI Director what he "had done about this request that [Comey] 'get out' +that [the President] is not personally under investigation," saying that +"the cloud" was "getting in the way of his ability to do his job." Comey +asked the President to send his request to the appropriate parties at the +Department of Justice. The President agreed but reminded Comey that +he had been "very loyal to you [Comey], very loyal; we had that thing, +you know." +On May 9, the President fired Comey, publicly saying that the +"Russian thing" played a role in his decision to fire the FBI Director. The +next day, the President said he'd "faced great pressure because of +Russia," and as a result of the firing, that pressure had been "taken off." +On May 17, soon after learning about the appointment of the +Special Counsel by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein-in his +role as acting Attorney General, after the recusal of Attorney General +Jefferson Sessions-the President accused Sessions of "disloyalty" for +recusing himself from the Russian investigation. In June 2017, the +indictment alleges, the President ordered Robert Mueller to be fired, +reversing course only when the White House counsel, Don McGahn, +refused to implement the order. +On July 8, after reports of a meeting between the President's son, +Donald Trump, Jr., and a Russian agent, Natalia Veselnitskaya, during +the 2016 campaign, the President, in furtherance of a cover-up, the +indictment alleges, directed his son to state that he and Veselnitskaya +had "primarily discussed a program about the adoption of children," +when, in fact, according to the indictment, the meeting was organized so +that "Russia and its government" could provide the Presidential +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029168 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029169.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029169.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8ef4d94cb3188d73f8df9bcd7fdb82413d03c2a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029169.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029169" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029169.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2439 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +campaign with "official documents and information that would +incriminate" Hillary Clinton, the presumed Democratic candidate for +President. +According to the indictment, by June 7, 2017, news outlets were +reporting that the Deputy Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, could +corroborate James Comey's allegation that the President had asked for +Comey's loyalty before firing him. As part of the cover-up, the +indictment alleges, on July 26, 2017, the President called upon the +Attorney General to fire McCabe. +On December 21, 2017, McCabe testified before the House +Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that the President had in +fact asked Comey for his loyalty before firing him. Six days later, in +retaliation, the President tweeted that McCabe was "racing the clock to +retire with full benefits," and implying by use of a question mark, that it +was uncertain whether McCabe had "90 days to go?!!!" +On March 16, 2018, McCabe was dismissed, depriving him of his +pension. According to the indictment, the President directed McCabe to +be fired with the intent to threaten and retaliate against him, the FBI, +and the Office of the Special Counsel, "or to impede their respective +abilities to assist or carry out the work of the FBI, DOJ, the Office of the +Special Counsel, the Congressional Intelligence Committees, and the +grand jury." +Together with its narrative of Presidential behavior with, it +contends, the certain intention of subverting ongoing investigations, the +Mueller office is also ready to argue its right and obligation to charge a +sitting president with a criminal violation. +It is the outline of this argument that White House sources say +both prompted Rudy Giuliani to scoff at the idea of indictment and, +several weeks later, for the President and his lawyer to make sweeping +claims about Presidential authority. +It is a coming battle of absolutist positions. +The Special Counsel, according to reports from both the +investigation and from the White House, has spelled out an argument— +one that appears to be at odds with Department of Justice standing +policy that precludes charging a sitting president with a crime —that +nothing in the Constitution or in an statute suggests a status with regard +to criminal prosecution for the President different from any other +federal office. Nor is there any statute or case law that finds that +impeachment has to come before an indictment. The Mueller team +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029169 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029170.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029170.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07fea9095eada54af5777315b102becaaedd91ac --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029170.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029170" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029170.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2421 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +dismisses the argument made most aggressively by Harvard law +professor Alan Dershowitz-who offers frequent legal advice to the +President both in person and via television-and repeated recently by +the President, and in the recently revealed letter sent by his lawyers to +the Special Counsel in January, that a president cannot be prosecuted +for exercising his constitutional prerogatives, even if they foster crimes. +Again, the team argues that there is no statute or constitutional +authority that puts the President above the law or that allows him to +contribute to breaking the law. +Curiously, the tradition breakers in the White House-supported +by a many lawyers, both right and left leaning —now argue that the +President's traditional and constitutionally mandated executive powers +give him wide latitude for how he carries out his duties. "I don't think +you are going to find a court who will not see the president's role as +unique," said one White House advisor. "The Mueller theories are +wishful thinking." +Such an indictment is described in similar ways by both Mueller +and White House insiders: it puts the President's public behavior on +trial. The nature of that behavior, for the Mueller team, is corrupt; this, +according to the White House, is how voters elected the President to +behave. +The Mueller team may have a high hurdle in convincing +Rosenstein to approve the indictment. Giuliani recently put standing +DOJ policy against the indictment of a president in hyperbolic terms: the +President could kill James Comey if he wanted to without fear of +prosecution. But, according to one former senior DOJ lawyer, Rosenstein +in this circumstance may have the power to override the DO guidelines. +The Mueller team appears to believe that Rosenstein's pledge before +congress that, absent malfeasance, he will support the Special Counsel's +independence with regard to the Russian investigation, means he will +let the indictment go forward. In one view—and in the suspicion of +some in the White House—he may have already authorized Mueller to +proceed with the indictment. +The counsel's office does, however, according to the papers I have +reviewed, worry about the possibility that Trump will replace +Rosenstein with someone who will fire Mueller or curtail the +investigation. Indeed, the Mueller investigation seems concerned or +shadowed by daily procedural questions of an existential nature— +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029170 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029171.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029171.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1df93577c206cdb671f35e8d0c58d59fbc3427f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029171.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029171" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029171.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2539 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +anticipating its own demise and what consequences that might bring. +It believes that in the inevitable Supreme Court battle that would +follow a direct attempt by the President to fire the Special Counsel, the +Court would surely rebuff such an expansion of Presidential authority. +At the same time, according to its internal research, the Mueller team +understands that the President, acting with only somewhat more +subtlety, would have the authority to order the Attorney General-even +given his prior recusal —to repeal the Special Counsel regulations and +close down the investigation, and fire the Attorney General if he refuses. +The President, could, too, according to the Special Counsel's analysis, +fire Rosenstein and seek someone else to oversee the investigation in +ways more to his liking. Both of these actions could, the Special Counsel +believes, become part of the behavior that it argues in the indictment +amounts to a prima facie case for obstruction of justice. +The team does yet believe it is protected by political realities-the +President can not know how Congress might respond-and by +bureaucratic ones. Changes to the Special Counsel authorization might +require an extended comment period. +Still, what if the President acting unilaterally does shut it down? +This, people around the President say is the unknown legal area that +might be advantageous to the President. Delays and disruption might +well be the President's legal friends. +What, for instance, happens to all the work the Special Counsel's +office had done, and, indeed, to the sitting Grand Juries reviewing the +evidence? The special counsel's view, according to insiders working on +the issues, is that nobody knows. The optimistic legal view is that the +Office and staff would survive the Special Counsel's ouster and their +work preserved. And that actions taken by the Grand Jury would remain +in effect. +This, however, would probably not be true if the Attorney General +refused the next Special Counsel's budget request-due on July 1. That +would shut down the whole operation- the Special Counsel staff and +grand juries. There might, however, according to research the team has +prepared, be enough time between the order and the shuttering for the +Special Counsel to share the grand jury evidence with other federal +prosecutors. +The President's constitutional pardon powers appear to be some +of the most troubling and threatening issues for the Special Counsel. The +Counsel's office believes the President will use his pardon power as an +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029171 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029172.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029172.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..310151ba6c7a5db580425de51f2e946c4a8719fa --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029172.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029172" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029172.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2427 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +instrument to undermine the investigation. +According to present and former White House advisors, the +President's recent spates of pardons are in part his way of taunting the +Special Counsel. The White House, according to these sources, is aware +that the Special Counsel has concluded the pardon power is near +absolute: the President can certainly pardon himself, and others +involved in the investigation. +Early in June, the Special Counsel, believing that a pardon for +Michael Flynn was imminent, rushed to build a case that might form an +exception to the President's pardon authority. The argument, perhaps a +slim thread one, tries to undermine what both the White House and +many outside legal authorities, and much of the Special Counsel's own +research, believes to be one of the few unchallengeable powers granted +the President. In effect, the Special Counsel continues the theme of it's +case: there is a level of obstruction of justice that all reasonable men +might know when they see it. If you pardon someone to get yourself off +the hook, that's a "corrupt" action. Since the President is in charge of +upholding the constitution and much of the constitution is about +preventing corrupt acts, the pardon, in the case of Michael Flynn, is +unconstitutional. What's more, since there is an impeachment process +in place-or there at least several impeachment resolutions before +congress-and impeachment is the province of Congress, a pardon of a +potential witness in this impeachment is an unconstitutional trampling +on the separation of powers. +As the President, by nature and design, tries to claim aggressive +new powers, the Mueller team, almost in equal proportion, is trying to +limit the theory of Presidential power and, even, to criminalize an +expansive exercise of those powers. +People who know and have worked with Mueller find it, at best, +unexpected that such a traditional, and by the book, G-man, would be +pursuing such far-reaching legal theories. One view, shared by the +White House, is that Mueller is overly reliant on his staff. In this +scenario, the legal charge is being led by his number two, Andrew +Weissman, the aggressive prosecutor whose pursuit of the accounting +firm Arthur Anderson in the Enron debacle end in its conviction —a +judgement reversed well after the firm's bankrupcy and dissolution. +Weissman is a particular bet noir and favorite whipping boy for the +White House. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029172 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029173.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029173.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6efe61257d96a8a210692d43ad52a0bf7e28c6e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029173.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029173" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029173.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1362 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +But in another view it is precisely because Mueller, a former +Marine, is so by the book and Semper Fi that he finds Trump's behavior +to be personally offensive, and, on its face, corrupt. "Bob Mueller is all +about limits and rules. Donald Trump has none and acknowledges +none." +It may yet be even a more profound clash then that, the executive +branch at war with itself-the Justice Department against the White +House. +Indeed, it is a war strategy, in the view of some legal observers. +Such an indictment would be litigated to the hilt. It would force both the +substantive issues of obstruction and abuse of power and the meta +issues of Presidential immunity-the hot button issues of the +President's claims to being above the law-into open court for a long +and painful review and dissection that might shadow the November +election. +Legal experts believe that the Mueller team might well prevail in +lower courts with a less likely, but not at all certain outcome, in the +Supreme Court. +"Might such an expansive claim win, yes. Should it win, no. But +everyone knows the reality: weak president's lose cases, strong +president's win them." +Were the case to reach the Supreme Court after the November +election, it might well be the results of that election that help seal the +President's fate not just in Congress but also in the courts. +MORE TK +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029173 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029174.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029174.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3a4b1dc59720c00dd6d354c8c257aab6333985cc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029174.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029174" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029174.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2102 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +8/19/2018 3:53:57 AM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Kuhn - Radical Breakthroughs +CNN - Kuhn - US-China Tariffs, Trade War - CNN Today - 8.2.2018.pdf; Untitled attachment 200384.htm +High +Attachments: +Importance: +Jeffrey: +How's all in our crazy world? +I'm in NY until August 31 (then again, after Beijing, Sept. 25 - Oct. 14). If you are in town, meet? +When convenient, I'd like you to meet Peter Getzels, Closer To Truth producer/director (I've worked with Peter +for 12 years); he would very much like to meet you in person, describe the Radical Breakthroughs process in +detail, get your feedback. He would come up from DC. We can always do Skype, of course, but Peter would +appreciate to meet in person early in the process. Breakthroughs is a Big Project, big opportunity for impact. +All are truly excited. +Below are highlights of Breakthroughs progress. +Attached is latest CNN on trade war and below are links (caution: a few weeks old is ancient history in Trump +time). +The US trade war against China: The view from Beijing +https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f3551544f78457a6333566d54/share_p.html +How should China handle the trade war? +https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774d3449544d79457a6333566d54/share_p.html +Love to discuss stuff. +Robert +Radical Breakthrough Development Work +• Research on each of the 13 episodes is ongoing and we are moving towards creating a short list of the top +contributors per episode (with some contributors in multiple episodes). +• We are aggregating the top contributors around 4 to 5 central locations, such as SF Bay Area, LA, Chicago, +Boston, New York, Santa Fe, London, Oxford, and Cambridge for the main shoots. +• We are creating a short list of locations for the secondary shoot - i.e. the more observational shoots on specific +labs and research facilities, such as the Music Lab at McGill, the Sleep Lab at Harvard. +• We are planning a recce in the autumn to assess locations and meet some of the key contributors. +• We've brought on a production manager / line producer as we develop detailed research, contributors, +locations, budgets. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029174 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029175.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029175.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f4c0363f34d3550b77c71fbb8cda30882f450631 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029175.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029175" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029175.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 930 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029175 + +• Our team is working toward interviewing and hiring a top science-literate associate producer / dedicated +research producer. We've been coordinating with colleagues at HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Association) +as well as National Geographic for staffing referrals, and now have a strong short list. This is a critical, long- +term position. +• We are assessing graphics and animation companies and researching styles and graphic ideas that we might +use to communicate some of the more complex ideas. +• Our digital team is researching a web extension for the www.closertotruth.com website, developing ideas for a +dedicated site neighborhood for "Radical Breakthroughs." We are in discussions with several website +design companies, including the company that designed and built our original CTT site, for ideas and bids on +creating the expanded site. +• By mid-October, we expect to begin to schedule the shoots. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029175 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029176.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029176.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bca4bbd5f9dd4dcd1f9b66da0bcf4f8e3f4d1ada --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029176.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029176" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029176.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1480 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +CNN TODAY +US-China Tariffs, Trade War +Robert Lawrence Kuhn, August 2, 2018 +Host: To talk about the potential impact [of +tariffs].... Robert Lawrence Kuhn is a long-time +advisor to China's leaders and the Chinese +government. He is also the author of How +China's Leaders Think. You are the perfect +person to have on to get China's perspective. +Thank you so much for joining us. +RLK: A Pleasure. +Host: So Trump is obviously hoping for some +kind of trade deal, but is this going to work? +Tariffs to get Chinese officials to the table? +RLK: Certainly from China's point of view, they +were very happy with the status quo before this +occurred. They blame the U.S. for starting a +trade war. They think the U.S. will suffer and, +indeed in a trade war, everybody suffers. There +are some serious problems, though, that +American experts, American government +[policies], reflect. Very few people in the U.S. +actually support the tariffs themselves. There +will be higher prices for consumers. There will +be more people affected - [there are] more +industries that use steel than produce steel. +U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR +U.S. THREATENS 25% TARIFFS ON $200B OF CHINESE GOODS +@N.com +Via Skype +Los Angeles +4:32 PM +U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR +U.S. THREATENS 25% TARIFFS ON $200B OF CHINESE GOODS +Robert Lawrence Kuhn | Advisor to Chinese government +CN.com Stay with CNN for more on this & the latest international news +Via Skype +Los Angeles +4:32 PM +LIVE +SAP +4 13.81 +LIVE +CAN +11:32 PM GMT +1 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029176 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029177.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029177.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..76f8d2d3c5798dd2cf8cc40c86a3a5823992ee6c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029177.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029177" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029177.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1658 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RLK: So there's a significant impact [on the +US]. The US hope is that China will be +pressured to make changes in its policy. Now +the [tariff] policy is not just [targeting] the +trade deficit. The policies are, what are called, +China's closed market, intellectual property +protection, industrial espionage, tech transfers +and JVs (to get the Chinese market) and +government support for tech. And for each of +these, China has responses. China says it was +doing what was appropriate under the WTO +because it was a developing country. Now that +it's advanced, it's opening markets. +China has a "negative list" telling people +[companies] what it cannot do, making it much +easier; China is also opening further in autos +and financial services. But they need to be +pushed more. Even economists in China +recognize that, that coming out of this, if we +have cool heads and smart brains, both sides +can be better off. +HOST: So are there other ways to do this? You +listed that Trump wants to close a trade deficit. +He's hitting back at these closed markets. He +wants to prevent the stealing of intellectual +property. What is an effective way to do this +besides heaping these tariffs on China? +Via Skype +Los Angeles +4:33 PM +Getty Imag +U.S. -CHINA TRADE WAR +U.S. THREATENS 25% TARIFFS ON $200B OF CHINESE GOODS +Robert Lawrence Kuhn +Host, "Closer To China with R.L.Kuhn" on CGTN +@N.com +CN +Via Skype +Los Angeles +4:33 PM +November 8, 20 +Beiji +U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR +LIV +U.S. THREATENS 25% TARIFFS ON $200B OF CHINESE GOODS +Robert Lawrence Kuhn | Advisor to Chinese government +CM.com +Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party wins a two-thirds majority in parliament +2 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029177 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029178.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029178.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d130ae3608d5cfe9845e7411a6bd34b7fcb6b004 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029178.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029178" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029178.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1699 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RLK: Well some people would say that tariffs +have at least got China's attention. Even some +leading people tell me privately in China that in +that sense China needs to move faster in doing +things like opening markets, like intellectual +property protection. Now they are doing some +things. They have an intellectual property +court. I visited it in Shanghai a few months +ago. It's working really well. Much more +progress needs to be done. So in that sense the +tariffs are a beacon that tells everybody we +need to deal because everybody is going to +suffer by tariffs. The question is how we deal +with it. +China needs to make some specific changes +regarding markets, IPR, some of these other +things — they should be done subtlety and not +publicly. That's the way to get things done. +HOST: I see. You know, President Trump has +infamously said that trade wars are good and +they're easy to win. And you wrote about this, +why the Chinese don't think that the U.S. could +ever win a trade war with Beijing. It was a +very long list but tell us the highlights of that. +RLK: Right - in the early days of the so-called +trade war, the Chinese media and Chinese +experts were talking very frequently about how +the U.S. can't win. +Via Sky: +Los Angele +4:33 P +- U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR +U.S. THREATENS 25% TARIFFS ON $200B OF CHINESE GOODS +Robert Lawrence Kuhn | Chairman. The Kuhn Foundation +OM.com +Record-breaking temperatures leave 29 dead in S. Korean heatwave +LIV +CN +Via Skyl +Los Angeli +4:34 F +U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR +TRUMP ESCALATES TRADE THREATS AGAINST CHINA +May bump 10% to 25% tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods +C.com Trump also thanks North Korea's Kim for "very nice letter" +CN +SAP 4 +3 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029178 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029179.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029179.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..972ea573984ed247a18e39841bddca3484d192ca --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029179.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029179" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029179.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1578 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Examples were the U.S. is divided on tariffs +which is certainly true. China is not because +publicly people don't speak against the Chinese +government, so that may be a little bit +artificial, but nonetheless it is a matter of public +policy in China to support the government. +There's a nationalistic pride in China. +Americans will be affected by their pocket +book. They're going to pay more for baseball +gloves and television sets and dishwashers. +And people are not going to be happy about +that. There will be industries that will be +affected - and technology and soybeans we +know. So there will be many, many interest +groups in the U.S. that will argue and fight +against tariffs. +So the basic reason is that the U.S. has a +divided approach to tariffs, and that's certainly +true. Most experts deny that tariffs are an +effective way. Quiet diplomacy, putting +pressure on China in the right way is the way +because China does need to make some +changes. People in China recognize that. +HOST: As China is saying they will not be +blackmailed to doing these things. We're going +to have to leave it there. Robert Lawrence +Kuhn, we appreciate your expertise. Thank you +very much for your time. +RLK: Thank you. +Via Skype +Los Angeles +4:35 PM +U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR +U.S. THREATENS 25% TARIFFS ON $200B OF CHINESE GOODS +Robert Lawrence Kuhn | Chairman. The Kuhn Foundation +LIVE +DOW +@HolmesChN +Via Skyp +Los Angele +4:36 PI +U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR +U.S. THREATENS 25% TARIFFS ON $200B OF CHINESE GOODS +Robert Lawrence Kuhn +Advisor to Chinese government +LIV +CN +DOW 7 +@Holmesai +4 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029179 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029180.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029180.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..47a2cda1d4f8b865f6aeabbf20c2e5c49a265189 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029180.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029180" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029180.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1843 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +CC: +Subject: +Lawrence Krauss +8/29/2018 6:06:32 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Lawrence Krauss +Fwd: October 19, Heidelberg +Importance: High +Hi.. so, here is the event I am still invited to give in Germany. It is Oct 19th. I was previously invited to give a +major lecture in Heidelberg Oct 14 but they had to cancel it after the university determination re australia was +publicized by the bitch. That air ticket, which they had paid fo, was about 5250 euros. There is a $900 +cancellation fee, and they have agreed to let me keep the ticket if I pay them 4500 euros. I offered that to the +other place but they only have $5K USD total, which includes the $4K fee they originally offered me. I am +going to check other tickets now, but wanted to know if you might be flying to europe around then and could +take a hitchhiker. :) +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, A2 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +Begin forwarded message: +From: Jakob Köllhofer +Subject: Re: October 19, Heidelberg +Date: August 29, 2018 at 4:49:53 AM PDT +To: Lawrence Krauss < +Hi Lawrence, +just back from a long tour „on origins". +As promised you will get my message promptly. +As you may understand, before we start recruiting for the Festival our budget +implies more freedom. Now I simply do not have the flexibility to decide so easily +on amounts in „kilos". (especially as a prominent Nobel laureate shortly before +deadline agreed to come and implied a pretty large sum). +What I can offer you is 5k as a lump sum. This is the ultimate at the moment. +I deeply regret these limitations but I cannot ignore redlines. +So please let me know if you can or cannot come. +As ever Jakob +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029180 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029181.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029181.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..adce0bdebd7a0a770af55292281bc29e760a9b96 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029181.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029181" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029181.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1487 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax +Email: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 26.08.2018 um 22:04 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +1>: +Hi.. update.. noam cannot do anything anyway.. nor UK that week.. So, I have been able confirm I can get the +ticket for the discounted amount of 4500 Euros... Are you game with my proposal? I have until end of Sept to +buy out the old ticket before they cancel it. +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Lawrence Krauss < +> wrote: +Well it depends on UK... if they can't do it, then alas, it would be the whole thing.. I could check for a discount +ticket of course... and maybe even economy class... There is also a small chance that I might do the event in UK +with Noam Chomsky, and I am wondering whether, if I could convince him to join me in a dialogue at your +place whether that might change the dynamics of the event for you, and free up some more money perhaps.. +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +| Assistant +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:18 AM, Jakob Köllhofer < +Hi Lawrence +your mail meets me on the way out to a week abroad. +wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029181 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029182.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029182.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..76af49057b16d91f56a2ca8bac9893781828c28b --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029182.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029182" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029182.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1236 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +I need my financial colleague to decide. So, I shall be +back at the end of this month. +What would our share be? +Best Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Emaili +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 17.08.2018 um 16:37 schrieb Lawrence Krauss ™ +Hi Jakob +There has been a complication. The Göttingen event had to be cancelled so that means I now do not have an air ticket to Germany. I +am going to check whether I can arrange anything in the Uk which might cover part of the cost for a new ticket. In the meantime I +thought I should let you know and ask whether it is possible to cover part or all of the cost for a ticket. +Lawrence. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +krauss@asu.edu +| twitter.com/Ikrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu +Sent from my iPhone +On Jun 19, 2018, at 5:52 AM, Jakob Köllhofer < +Dear Lawrence +ny colleague is waiting for two sentences on your planned topic... +Could you save him?.. +Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Emaili +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 07.06.2018 um 17:40 schrieb Lawrence Krauss +> wrote: +Will do. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029182 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029183.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029183.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa37f61a6184ca121bece798876a1a8d58b59eb8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029183.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029183" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029183.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1399 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State Untersty. P.O. Box 871401. Tempo. AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Origins Office ( +origins.asu.edu twitter.com/krauss1| krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +Sent from my iPhone +On Jun 7, 2018, at 1:04 AM, Jakob Köllhofer ‹ +Hi Lawrence, +I think we take Journey to the Beginning of Time. +Could you write two sentences for my colleague to +make clear where your talk will go for.. +This may well lay the groundwork for next year's major focus +on ORIGINES. +I do look forward to having you here again! +As ever Jakob +P.S I'll cc Michael! +≥> wrote: +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email: jma +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 06.06.2018 um 19:13 schrieb Lawrence Krauss I +₽: +Hi.. I hadn't thought of it. I don't know what Jakob would prefer. I could give a science talk.. on, say: Journey to the Beginning of +Time.. or I could speak about +Science in the Trump Era... am cc'ing him here... Jakob, which would you prefer? +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +Origins Office +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029183 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029184.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029184.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e989b90894f74363906ff9840a61abed7d5ca404 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029184.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029184" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029184.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 651 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Jun 6, 2018, at 2:15 AM, Michael Braun < +> wrote: +Dear Lawrence Kraus, +my name is Michael Braun and I am working on the DAl Heidelberg's fall program brochure. +May I ask you if you settled on a topic for your Heidelberg talk? +If so, could you send me title and a short abstract for me to include in the brochure and on our website? +Best +Michael +Mit besten Grüßen +Michael Braun +Referent für Presse-und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit +Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Heidelberg +- Das Haus der Kultur - +Sofienstraße 12, 69115 Heidelberg +tel: +fax: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Schurman-Gesellschaft e.V +VR 425 Amts- und Registergericht Heidelberg +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029184 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029185.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029185.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0db7e1924b1e6394531c829baec555859813846c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029185.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029185" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029185.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1815 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lawrence Krauss +8/29/2018 6:29:24 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: October 19, Heidelberg +Importance: High +actually I found I can buy an economy (YUK) ticket for only $1300.. so maybe I can buy that and try to upgrade +it using miles.. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +• Assistant +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 29, 2018, at 11:06 AM, Lawrence Krauss < +1> wrote: +Hi.. so, here is the event I am still invited to give in Germany. It is Oct 19th. I was previously invited to give a +major lecture in Heidelberg Oct 14 but they had to cancel it after the university determination re australia was +publicized by the bitch. That air ticket, which they had paid fo, was about 5250 euros. There is a $900 +cancellation fee, and they have agreed to let me keep the ticket if I pay them 4500 euros. I offered that to the +other place but they only have $5K USD total, which includes the $4K fee they originally offered me. I am +going to check other tickets now, but wanted to know if you might be flying to europe around then and could +take a hitchhiker. :) +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +Begin forwarded message: +From: Jakob Köllhofer < +Subject: Re: October 19, Heidelberg +Date: August 29, 2018 at 4:49:53 AM PDT +To: Lawrence Krauss < +Hi Lawrence, +just back from a long tour „on origins". +As promised you will get my message promptly. +As you may understand, before we start recruiting for the Festival our budget +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029185 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029186.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029186.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..67e6ce18573dd1e5efdd79f62b7424e9e0ff2659 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029186.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029186" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029186.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1589 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +implies more freedom. Now I simply do not have the flexibility to decide so easily +on amounts in „kilos". (especially as a prominent Nobel laureate shortly before +deadline agreed to come and implied a pretty large sum). +What I can offer you is 5k as a lump sum. This is the ultimate at the moment. +I deeply regret these limitations but I cannot ignore redlines. +So please let me know if you can or cannot come. +As ever Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email: jjk@dai-heidelberg.de +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 26.08.2018 um 22:04 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Hi.. update.. noam cannot do anything anyway. nor UK that week.. So, I have been able confirm I can get the +ticket for the discounted amount of 4500 Euros.. Are you game with my proposal? I have until end of Sept to +buy out the old ticket before they cancel it. +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Offices +Assistant +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Lawrence Krauss +> wrote: +Well it depends on UK... if they can't do it, then alas, it would be the whole thing.. I could check for a discount +ticket of course.. and maybe even economy class... There is also a small chance that I might do the event in UK +with Noam Chomsky, and I am wondering whether, if I could convince him to join me in a dialogue at your +place whether that might change the dynamics of the event for you, and free up some more money perhaps... +Lawrence +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029186 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029187.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029187.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b55d39bdd6ec3c59f3821895c3f272af51a2ade1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029187.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029187" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029187.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1032 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +• Assistant ( +| twitter.com/Ikrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:18 AM, Jakob Köllhofer +Hi Lawrence +your mail meets me on the way out to a week abroad. +I need my financial colleague to decide. So, I shall be +back at the end of this month. +What would our share be? +Best Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: - +Fax: +Emair +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 17.08.2018 um 16:37 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Hi Jakob +Lawrence. +Lawrence M. Krauss +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +| twitter.com/Ikrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu +Sent from my iPhone +On Jun 19, 2018, at 5:52 AM, Jakob Köllhofer L +Dear Lawrence +my colleague is waiting for two sentences on your planned topic... +Could you save him?... +• wrote: +> wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029187 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029188.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029188.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b5a25fe33977ed3d0191e2e72e8acb569cda12e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029188.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029188" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029188.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1264 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 07.06.2018 um 17:40 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Will do. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office1 +Origins Office +origins.asu.edu twitter.com/krauss1| krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +Sent from my iPhone +On Jun 7, 2018, at 1:04 AM, Jakob Köllhofer +Hi Lawrence, +I think we take Journey to the Beginning of Time. +Could you write two sentences for my colleague to +make clear where your talk will go for.. +This may well lay the groundwork for next year's major focus +on ORIGINES. +I do look forward to having you here again! +As ever Jakob +P.S I'II cc Michael! +• wrote: +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email: jjk@dai-heidelberg.de +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 06.06.2018 um 19:13 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Hi.. I hadn't thought of it. I don't know what Jakob would prefer. I could give a science talk.. on, say: Journey to the Beginning of +Time.. or I could speak about +Science in the Trump Era.. am ccing him here.. Jakob, which would you prefer? +Lawrence +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029188 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029189.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029189.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4b848eda12a8393c2bb40c2e4eca1c2410111116 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029189.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029189" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029189.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 999 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: L +Origins Office +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/Ikrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +On Jun 6, 2018, at 2:15 AM, Michael Braun < +Dear Lawrence Kraus, +wrote: +my name is Michael Braun and I am working on the DAl Heidelberg's fall program brochure. +May I ask you if you settled on a topic for your Heidelberg talk? +If so, could you send me title and a short abstract for me to include in the brochure and on our website? +Best +Michael +Mit besten Grüßen +Michael Braun +Referent für Presse-und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit +Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Heidelberg +- Das Haus der Kultur - +Sofienstraße 12, 69115 Heidelberg +tel: - +fax: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Schurman-Gesellschaft e.V. +VR 425 Amts- und Registergericht Heidelberg +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029189 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029190.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029190.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0d5e67ab58632e5b5c5bb7d32eded4a9f06374f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029190.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029190" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029190.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1913 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lawrence Krauss +8/29/2018 7:07:18 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: October 19, Heidelberg +Importance: +High +please call me asap +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: 1 +| Assistant +twitter.com/krauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 29, 2018, at 11:56 AM, jeffrey E. wrote: +What was Justin bill ? nd total to date? +On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 2:29 PM Lawrence Krauss < +> wrote: +actually I found I can buy an economy (YUK) ticket for only $1300.. so maybe I can buy that and try to +upgrade it using miles.. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +I Assistant +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 29, 2018, at 11:06 AM, Lawrence Krauss 4 +wrote: +Hi.. so, here is the event I am still invited to give in Germany. It is Oct 19th. I was previously invited to give a +major lecture in Heidelberg Oct 14 but they had to cancel it after the university determination re australia was +publicized by the bitch. That air ticket, which they had paid fo, was about 5250 euros. There is a $900 +cancellation fee, and they have agreed to let me keep the ticket if I pay them 4500 euros. I offered that to the +other place but they only have $5K USD total, which includes the $4K fee they originally offered me. I am +going to check other tickets now, but wanted to know if you might be flying to europe around then and could +take a hitchhiker. :) +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +•| Assistant I +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029190 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029191.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029191.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6485693ec8b4b714170b9704efce47aa8fa60193 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029191.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029191" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029191.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1252 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Begin forwarded message: +From: Jakob Köllhofer - +Subject: Re: October 19, Heidelberg +Date: August 29, 2018 at 4.49:53 AM PDY +To: Lawrence Krauss < +Hi Lawrence, +just back from a long tour „on origins". +As promised you will get my message promptly. +As you may understand, before we start recruiting for the Festival our budget +implies more freedom. Now I simply do not have the flexibility to decide so easily +on amounts in „kilos". (especially as a prominent Nobel laureate shortly before +deadline agreed to come and implied a pretty large sum). +What I can offer you is 5k as a lump sum. This is the ultimate at the moment. +I deeply regret these limitations but I cannot ignore redlines. +So please let me know if you can or cannot come. +As ever Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 26.08.2018 um 22:04 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Hi.. update.. noam cannot do anything anyway.. nor UK that week.. So, I have been able confirm I can get the +ticket for the discounted amount of 4500 Euros.. Are you game with my proposal? I have until end of Sept to +buy out the old ticket before they cancel it. +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029191 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029192.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029192.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..166df9f1fa16ef5eae656a64cb7f45bbc0cb02c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029192.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029192" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029192.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1632 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office +• Assistant l +| twitter.com/ikrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Lawrence Krauss < +› wrote: +Well it depends on UK.. if they can't do it, then alas, it would be the whole thing.. I could check for a discount +ticket of course.. and maybe even economy class... There is also a small chance that I might do the event in +UK with Noam Chomsky, and I am wondering whether, if I could convince him to join me in a dialogue at +your place whether that might change the dynamics of the event for you, and free up some more money +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Officer +AssistantL +| twitter.com/Ikrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:18 AM, Jakob Köllhofer +Hi Lawrence +your mail meets me on the way out to a week abroad. +I need my financial colleague to decide. So, I shall be +back at the end of this month. +What would our share be? +Best Jakob +wrote: +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 17.08.2018 um 16:37 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Hi Jakob +There has been a complication. The Göttingen event had to be cancelled so that means I now do not have an air ticket to Germany. I +am going to check whether I can arrange anything in the Uk which might cover part of the cost for a new ticket. In the meantime I +thought I should let you know and ask whether it is possible to cover part or all of the cost for a ticket. +Lawrence. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029192 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029193.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029193.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..950e6b91bc44db985d98db6a79c66f5b7924e37f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029193.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029193" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029193.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1299 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Lawrence M. Krauss +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: L +| twitter.com/krauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu +Sent from my iPhone +On Jun 19, 2018, at 5:52 AM, Jakob Köllhofer < +Dear Lawrence +my colleague is waiting for two sentences on your planned topic... +Could you save him?... +Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 07.06.2018 um 17:40 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Will do. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +Origins Office (Cynthia): +krauss@asu.edu +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/krauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +Sent from my iPhone +On Jun 7, 2018, at 1:04 AM, Jakob Köllhofer < +Hi Lawrence, +I think we take Journey to the Beginning of Time. +Could you write two sentences for my colleague to +make clear where your talk will go for.. +This may well lay the groundwork for next year's major focus +on ORIGINES. +I do look forward to having you here again! +As ever Jakob +P.S I'II cc Michael! +> wrote: +wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029193 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029194.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029194.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c722e376e5d207f86b7b46ebae1e81808aa4f004 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029194.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029194" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029194.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1328 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: - +Fax: +Email: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 06.06.2018 um 19:13 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Hi.. I hadn't thought of it. I don't know what Jakob would prefer. I could give a science talk.. on, say: Journey to the Beginning of +Time... or I could speak about +Science in the Trump Era.. am cc'ing him here.. Jakob, which would you prefer? +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +| Assistant +Origins Office +krauss@asu.edu +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +On Jun 6, 2018, at 2:15 AM, Michael Braun < +• wrote: +Dear Lawrence Kraus, +my name is Michael Braun and I am working on the DAl Heidelberg's fall program brochure. +May I ask you if you settled on a topic for your Heidelberg talk? +If so, could you send me title and a short abstract for me to include in the brochure and on our website? +Best +Michael +Mit besten Grüßen +Michael Braun +Referent für Presse-und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit +Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Heidelberg +- Das Haus der Kultur - +Sofienstraße 12, 69115 Heidelberg +tel: +faxi +www.dai-heidelberg.de +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029194 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029195.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029195.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e2bc121af11c01eddad44aac440941a862ea1d8d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029195.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029195" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029195.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 691 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Schurman-Gesellschaft e.V. +VR 425 Amts- und Registergericht Heidelberg + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029196.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029196.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..827329fcb77b06a56d6fee0075ae4a673ab09e26 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029196.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029196" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029196.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1328 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Lawrence Krauss +8/29/2018 11:01:49 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: October 19, Heidelberg +Importance: +High +Talk in 40? +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +Assistant +twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu +Sent from my iPhone +On Aug 29, 2018, at 12:19 PM, jeffrey E. wrote: +3 hrs +On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 3:07 PM Lawrence Krauss < +please call me asap +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +• wrote: +On Aug 29, 2018, at 11:56 AM, jeffrey E. < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: +What was Justin bill ? nd total to date? +On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 2:29 PM Lawrence Krauss < +> wrote: +actually I found I can buy an economy (YUK) ticket for only $1300.. so maybe I can buy that and try to +upgrade it using miles.. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Phsics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +• | Assistant +| twitter.com/Ikrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029196 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029197.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029197.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4c2613a0291c9198b50b4f8f5bec6318e346c138 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029197.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029197" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029197.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1747 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +On Aug 29, 2018, at 11:06 AM, Lawrence Krauss < +• wrote: +Hi.. so, here is the event I am still invited to give in Germany. It is Oct 19th. I was previously invited to give +a major lecture in Heidelberg Oct 14 but they had to cancel it after the university determination re australia +was publicized by the bitch. That air ticket, which they had paid fo, was about 5250 euros. There is a $900 +cancellation fee, and they have agreed to let me keep the ticket if I pay them 4500 euros. I offered that to the +other place but they only have $5K USD total, which includes the $4K fee they originally offered me. I am +going to check other tickets now, but wanted to know if you might be flying to europe around then and could +take a hitchhiker. :) +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +Begin forwarded message: +From: Jakob Köllhofer +Subject: Re: October 19, Heidelberg +Date: August 29, 2018 at 4:49:53 AM PDT +To: Lawrence Krauss < +Hi Lawrence, +just back from a long tour „on origins". +As promised you will get my message promptly. +As you may understand, before we start recruiting for the Festival our budget +implies more freedom. Now I simply do not have the flexibility to decide so easily +on amounts in „kilos". (especially as a prominent Nobel laureate shortly before +deadline agreed to come and implied a pretty large sum). +What I can offer you is 5k as a lump sum. This is the ultimate at the moment. +I deeply regret these limitations but I cannot ignore redlines. +So please let me know if you can or cannot come. +As ever Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029197 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029198.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029198.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e614a9ac540f990c9e0f32d404bd0c0825b5676f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029198.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029198" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029198.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1550 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email:| +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 26.08.2018 um 22:04 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Hi.. update.. noam cannot do anything anyway.. nor UK that week.. So, I have been able confirm I can get the +ticket for the discounted amount of 4500 Euros.. Are you game with my proposal? I have until end of Sept to +buy out the old ticket before they cancel it. +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +• Assistant +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Lawrence Krauss < +> wrote: +Well it depends on UK. if they can't do it, then alas, it would be the whole thing.. I could check for a +discount ticket of course.. and maybe even economy class... There is also a small chance that I might do the +event in UK with Noam Chomsky, and I am wondering whether, if I could convince him to join me in a +dialogue at your place whether that might change the dynamics of the event for you, and free up some more +money perhaps.. +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +chool of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | www.lawrencemkrauss.com +On Aug 17, 2018, at 9:18 AM, Jakob Köllhofer 1 +Hi Lawrence +your mail meets me on the way out to a week abroad. +I need my financial colleague to decide. So, I shall be +back at the end of this month. +> wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029198 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029199.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029199.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b04d567e297ea6d09b130cd87f871b988206ef9a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029199.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029199" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029199.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1325 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +What would our share be? +Best Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Emaili +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 17.08.2018 um 16:37 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Hi Jakob +There has been a complication. The Göttingen event had to be cancelled so that means I now do not have an air ticket to Germany. I +am going to check whether I can arrange anything in the Uk which might cover part of the cost for a new ticket. In the meantime I +thought I should let you know and ask whether it is possible to cover part or all of the cost for a ticket. +Lawrence. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office:| +Assistant| +| twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu +Sent from my iPhone +On Jun 19, 2018, at 5:52 AM, Jakob Köllhofer 4 +Dear Lawrence +my colleague is waiting for two sentences on your planned topic... +Could you save him?... +Jakob +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 07.06.2018 um 17:40 schrieb Lawrence Krauss +• wrote: +Will do. +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029199 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029200.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029200.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3a79a2f9bd5a77cea70adb7b0d797efdddd42061 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029200.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029200" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029200.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1327 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Origins Office +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/krauss1 |krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +Sent from my iPhone +On Jun 7, 2018, at 1:04 AM, Jakob Köllhofer 1 +Hi Lawrence, +I think we take Journey to the Beginning of Time. +Could you write two sentences for my colleague to +make clear where your talk will go for.. +This may well lay the groundwork for next year's major focus +on ORIGINES. +I do look forward to having you here again! +As ever Jakob +P.S I'II cc Michael! +• wrote: +Jakob J. Köllhofer +Direktor +DAI +Tel: +Fax: +Email: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Am 06.06.2018 um 19:13 schrieb Lawrence Krauss < +Hi... I hadn't thought of it. I don't know what Jakob would prefer. I could give a science talk... on, say: Journey to the Beginning of +Time.. or I could speak about +Science in the Trump Era.. am cc'ing him here.. Jakob, which would you prefer? +Lawrence +Lawrence M. Krauss +Director, The Origins Project at ASU +Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative +Foundation Professor +School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department +Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 +Research Office: +1 Assistant +Origins Office +origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/lkrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu + +On Jun 6, 2018, at 2:15 AM, Michael Braun +Dear Lawrence Kraus, +> wrote: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029200 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029201.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029201.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dbbf5860cec7c4b6a35eb94892737330a2539a6e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029201.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029201" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029201.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1452 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +my name is Michael Braun and I am working on the DAl Heidelberg's fall program brochure. +May I ask you if you settled on a topic for your Heidelberg talk? +If so, could you send me title and a short abstract for me to include in the brochure and on our website? +Best +Michael +Mit besten Grüßen +Michael Braun +Referent für Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit +Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Heidelberg +- Das Haus der Kultur - +Sofienstraße 12, 69115 Heidelberg +tel: +fax: +www.dai-heidelberg.de +Schurman-Gesellschaft e.V. +VR 425 Amts- und Registergericht Heidelberg +-- +please note +The information contained in this communication is +confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may +constitute inside information, and is intended only for +the use of the addressee. 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The Court +judged DOMA for its impact on "over +1,000 federal statutes and the whole +realm of federal regulations." Very little +was said specifically about federal tax law +beyond that. Nevertheless, the federal tax +law is clearly among those "federal stat- +utes and regulations" impacted most di- +rectly by the Supreme Court's holding. +IMPACT. Same-sex couples who were mar- +ried under state law for years prior to 2013 +now need to decide whether to amend those +prior-year returns still open under the Code's +statute of limitations, to reflect a change +from unmarried to married filing status. +Same-sex married couples also should con- +sider updating their estate plans, based upon +the estate and gift tax impact of Windsor. +INCOME TAX BENEFITS +AND DISADVANTAGES +Because of the Supreme Court's decision, the +same tax benefits and disadvantages faced by +just-married, opposite-sex couples-in chang- +ing from filing as separate, unmarried indi- +viduals to filing as married filing jointly (or +married filing separately)— are now shared by +same-sex married couples. Likewise, however, +those same-sex couples not married under +state law continue to be subject to the same +disadvantages and benefits, and face many of +the same strategic decisions, as unmarried het- +erosexual couples under the federal tax law. +CAUTION. As mentioned, above, reso- +lution is pending on the issue of whether +recognition or non-recognition of a same- +sex marriage in the State in which the +same-sex couple currently reside controls +whether the IRS will treat the couple as +married for federal tax purposes. Most +federal agencies have defined marriage in +the past based on a couples residency and +not where they were married. +FILING STATUS +A taxpayer's filing status depends in large +part-if not exclusively in most cases-on +the taxpayer's marital status. +Taxpayers may +be single, surviving spouse, head of house- +hold, married filing joint returns, or married +fling separately. Filing status, in turn, deter- +mines the right to many tax benefits, both in +terms of access and amount. Income tax rate +bracket levels, the standard deduction, per- +sonal exemptions, and the adjusted gross in- +come (AGI) amounts at which many tax ben- +efits "phaseout" all hinge upon filing status. +Joint Return Status. +Because of the Supreme +Court's Windsor decision, same-sex couples who +currently are married under state law are presum- +ably now also barred for federal tax purposes from +filing separate returns as unmarried (or as head of +household, in most cases); they must file either +jointly or married filing separately for 2013 (un- +less they are divorced or have a final separation +agreement in place by the end of 2013). The +general rule that has always applied to filing sta- +tus now presumably applies to same-sex married +status as well: an individual's filing status is de- +termined for the entire year based upon marital +status on December 31 of that year. The IRS is +expected to issue guidance in this area. +IMPACT. Leading up to the Supreme +Court's decision, many same-sex couples +filed protective income tax refund claims +using married filing jointly status. A pro- +tective refund claim is a claim filed to +protect the taxpayer's right to a potential +refund based on a contingent event for +a taxable period for which the period of +limitations is about to expire. Now that +the Supreme Court's decision is out, full +refund claims, rather than protective +claims, should be filed going forward. +COMMENT. Under current rules, a tax- +payer can sign a joint return if his or her +spouse is serving in a combat zone. In other +limited cases where one spouse cannot sign +the joint return, such as because of injury or +illness, the other spouse may sign the return +and attach a statement explaining why the +spouse was unable to sign. Same-sex couples +who are married under state law are now +presumably allowed these signing benefits. +COMMENT. Because same-sex marriage +is relatively new, the tax implications +3 +of divorce of a same-sex couple are only +starting to manifest themselves. +The Marriage Penalty. Same-sex married +couples who have been denied joint re- +turn status under the federal tax laws prior +to the Supreme Court's Windsor decision +now need to investigate the effect of joint +return status, both for returns that will be +filed in the future and for prior year returns +still open within the statute of limitations +refund-claim period (generally, but not al- +ways, three years from filing - see this Brief- +ing, below, for a discussion of this deadline). +The benefits of filing a joint return may +not always be greater than filing separately +as unmarried individuals. Both differences +in tax rate bracket amounts and a variety of +income floors and thresholds used to deter- +mine the right to certain tax breaks come +into play in determining whether some +same-sex couples were better off, income +tax-wise, before the Supreme Court's deci- +sion; and what they should do now. +IMPACT. Individuals in a relationship +who are not married and who each re- +alize approximately the same level of +NO NATIONWIDE +EXTENSION OF SAME- +SEX MARRIAGE +The Supreme Court struck down Section +3 of DOMA, which defined marriage as +a legal union between one man and one +woman as husband and wife and de- +fined spouse as only a person of the op- +posite sex who is a husband or wife. The +Supreme Court did not strike down Sec- +tion 2 of DOMA, which provides that +no state, territory or possession of the +United States shall be required to give +effect to any marriage between persons +of the same sex under the laws of any +other such jurisdiction or to any right +or claim arising from such relationship. +Section 2 was not challenged and, there- +fore, was not at issue in Windsor. +CCH Tax Briefing +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029307 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029309.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029309.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ac47fa8de3797b648ef47f187057dab4ca52f404 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029309.md @@ -0,0 +1,145 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029309" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029309.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3845 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +June 27, 2013 +5 +exceeds the applicable threshold amount +(see chart, below) for the year ($1,250 for +married persons filing separately). +Net Capital Gains/ Net Investment In- +come. AGI thresholds are also used in taxing +investment-type income: +• Net Capital Gains are taxed at the 20 +percent maximum rate at levels beyond +which income would otherwise be +pushed into the 39.6 percent bracket +(for 2013, that applicable threshold +amount is $450,000 AGI for married +individuals filing joint returns and sur- +viving spouses, $425,000 for heads of +households, $400,000 for single indi- +viduals, and $225,000 for married in- +dividuals filing separate returns. (The +"regular" 15 percent capital gains rate +is likewise reduced to zero percent for +taxpayers in the 10 percent bracket— +a benefit that can be used by same-sex +couples where one partner has very +little income). +• Net Investment Income, as defined un- +der new Code Section 1411, is taxed +starting in 2013 at 3.8 percent, keyed +to a modified AGI threshold based on +filing status ($250,000 for joint filers; +$125,000 for married, filing separately; +and $200,000 for all others). +Deduction/ Credit Thresholds. Thresholds +are also commonly used to restrict deductions, +credits and other benefits based upon adjusted +gross income and filing status: +2013 AGI (MAGI) PHASEOUT THRESHOLD START POINTS +Joint Return +Single +Itemized Deductions: +$300,000 +$250,000 +Personal Exemptions: +$300,000 +$250,000 +Maximum Net Capital Gains: +$450,000 +$400,000 +Net Investment Income Surtax: +$250,000 +$200,000 +Additional Medicare Tax: +$250,000 +$200,000 +Child Tax Credit: +$110,000 +$75,000 +American Opportunity Credit: +$160,000 +$80,000 +Lifetime Learning Credit: +$107,000 +$53,000 +IRA Deduction (plan participants): +$95,000 +$59,000 +Married Filing Separately +$150,000 +$150,000 +$225,000 +$125,000 +$125,000 +$55,000 +$0 +$0 +* +** +Roth IRA Eligibility: +$178,000 +$112,000 +*Deduction determined under single status if not living with spouse at anytime during tax year; otherwise partial deduction if MAGI is less than +$10,000 and no deduction if MAGI is $10,000 or more +**$10,000 if lived with spouse at anytime during tax year; $112,000 if did not live with spouse at anytime during tax year +IMPACT. In dealing with threshold +amounts, a benefits/drawbacks analysis gen- +erally depends upon the extent to which that +portion of any tax benefit below a thresh- +old amount would otherwise go unused by +one of the partners if filing separately. With +certain deductions, credits or contribution +levels, however, electing "married filing sep- +arately" status may relegate each spouse to +$0 benefit depending upon circumstances. +status—can also give rise to additional tax +benefits and restrictions. The following sit- +uations may be particularly relevant in the +case of married same-sex couples after the +Supreme Court's Windsor decision: +"Same-sex couples may +find that the benefits of +filing a joint return may +not always be greater than +filing separately..." +OTHER SAME-SEX COUPLE +INCOME TAX ISSUES +Being married for federal tax purposes— ex- +clusive of the right to any particular filing +Dependency Exemptions. In 2012, the +IRS explained on its website that if a child +is a qualifying child under Code Sec. 152(c) +and both parents are same-sex partners, +either parent, but not both, may claim a +dependency deduction for the qualifying +child if separate returns are filed. If both +parents can otherwise claim a dependency +deduction for the child on their income tax +returns, the IRS will treat the child as the +qualifying child of the parent with whom +the child resides for the longer period of +time. If the child resides with each parent +for the same amount of time during the tax +year, the IRS will treat the child as the quali- +fying child of the parent with the higher ad- +justed gross income. +CCH Tax Briefing +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029309 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029310.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029310.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..891676c25836d84b737064e8623b7f12fcd9dccd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029310.md @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029310" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029310.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 5815 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX +2013 Expert Analysis +6 +COMMENT. The Supreme Court deci- +sion will presumably trigger tie-breaker +rules and divorce settlement agreements +previously available only to opposite-sex +married couples. +Education Benefits. Access to a number of +education tax credits by same-sex couples +has been limited, both because of a student's +status as a member or non-member of the +taxpayer's family and because lower phase- +out levels that apply to unmarried filers. +• AOTC and Lifetime Learning Credit: +A taxpayer can claim the American Op- +portunity Tax Credit (AOTC) or the +Lifetime Learning Credit for qualified +expenses paid by the taxpayer for the +education of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's +spouse, or the taxpayer's claimed depen- +dent for the tax year for which the credit +is claimed. Because of DOMA, a taxpay- +er could not claim the AOTC or Lifetime +Learning Credit for qualified expenses +paid by his or her same-sex spouse. +• Coverdell Education Savings +Ac- +counts. A Coverdell Education Sav- +ings Account (ESA) is a savings vehicle +similar to an individual retirement +account (IRA). If a Coverdell ESA +is transferred to a surviving spouse as +the result of the beneficiary's death, +the Coverdell ESA retains its status +and the spouse may treat the account +as his or her own and need not with- +draw the assets as a result of the trans- +fer. Because of DOMA, this treatment +had been unavailable to the surviving +spouse of a same-sex married couple. +• IRA Withdrawals For Education. +Taxpayers who own IRAs (tradi- +tional, Roth, SEP IRAs and SIMPLE +IRAs) can make penalty-free with- +drawals to pay higher education ex- +penses to the extent the distribution +does not exceed the qualified higher +education expenses of the taxpayer, +the taxpayer's spouse, or the child or +grandchild of the taxpayer or the tax- +payer's spouse. Once again, because +of DOMA, this treatment had been +unavailable to the surviving spouse of +a same-sex married couple. +CCH Tax Briefing +Post-Death IRA Payments. When a surviv- +ing spouse is the beneficiary of an individual +retirement account (IRA) he or she has cer- +tain options not granted to other beneficia- +ries, including the ability to rollover the de- +cedent's IRA, tax free, to another retirement +plan. And, if the surviving spouse is the sole +beneficiary, he or she can elect to treat the +IRA as if it were his or her own. These op- +tions may allow the survivor to delay the +start of required minimum distributions +(RMDs) from the account and to stretch +out the payment of MDs over a longer pe- +riod of time. DOMA had foreclosed these +more favorable spousal benefits for same-sex +married spouses. The Supreme Court's deci- +sion in Windsor presumably opens up these +distribution benefits to same-sex spouses. +"In the case of family +attribution rules, it is +unclear whether application +of marital status for same- +sex spouses relates back +to transactions already +completed." +Family Stock Attribution Rules. Code Sec. +267 contains attribution rules designed to +prevent related taxpayers (including "spous- +es" +under Sec. 267(c)(4)) from recognizing +losses and other tax benefits otherwise al- +lowed in a variety of transactions. For ex- +ample, an individual is treated under Code +Sec. 318(a) (1) as constructively owning stock +owned directly or indirectly by his or her +spouse (unless legally separated), children, +grandchildren, or parents. Stock attribution +rules under Code Sec. 318 apply when de- +termining whether a redemption of stock is +treated as a sale or exchange or as a dividend. +Likewise, prohibited transactions involving +pension plans under Code Sec. 4975 are +defined, in part, upon dealing with certain +persons, including spouses of those persons. +IMPACT. The Supreme Court's grant of +federal marital status to same-sex married +persons is apparently not only prospective +starting June 26, 2013, the date of the +Windsor decision, but also presumably +applies retroactively to all open years. +Nevertheless, in the case of attribution +rules, application of marital status for +same-sex spouses may not necessarily re- +late back to transactions already com- +pleted. The need under the tax laws to +have finality for transactions as they oc- +cur appears to be the overriding argument +in favor of not giving retroactive effect to +family attribution. Eventual IRS guid- +ance on this issue is anticipated. +Resident And Non-Resident Aliens. Pre- +sumably, the Supreme Court's decision ap- +plies to same-sex resident or nonresident +aliens to the extent they are considered mar- +ried under the law of a foreign jurisdiction. +Further clarification of the application of +the Supreme Court's Windsor decision to +these taxpayers may be needed. +ESTATE AND GIFT TAXATION +The Windsor case, as discussed above in this +Briefing, involved the estate tax marital de- +duction. The marital deduction is a key plan- +ning tool to defer transfer taxes until the +surviving spouse dies. Because of DOMA, +same-sex married couples could not take +advantage of the estate tax marital deduc- +tion and other provisions, such as portabil- +ity. DOMA also precluded same-sex married +couples from the benefits of special rules for +gifts between spouses and from spouses. +Marital Deduction. Code Sec. 2056 provides +an unlimited deduction from the gross estate +for property passing from a decedent to a sur- +viving spouse. Generally, the decedent must +be survived by his or her spouse who is a U.S. +citizen at the time of the decedent's death, the +property interest must have passed from the +decedent to the spouse, and the property inter- +est must be a deductible interest. Additionally, +the property's value must be ascertainable. +IMPACT. The relatively high $5.25 mil- +lion estate tax exclusion for 2013 for +all estates makes addition of a marital +02013 CCH Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029310 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029311.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029311.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8cac6fff43c132c52e6d8b7bab3716bdbfef77d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029311.md @@ -0,0 +1,164 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029311" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029311.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 5781 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +June 27, 2013 +deduction unnecessary in the majority of +cases. However, as Windsor showed, it is +a valuable tax benefit for larger estates. +Many same-sex married couples may find +it valuable to revisit their estate plans to +make certain that interests passing to the +other spouse qualify for the marital de- +duction and other tax benefits. +Portability. The American Taxpayer Relief +Act of 2012 extended permanently the con- +cept of portability, which generally allows +the estate of a surviving spouse to utilize the +unused portion of the estate tax applicable +exclusion amount of his or her last prede- +ceased spouse. Because of DOMA, only +opposite-sex married couples could take ad- +vantage of portability. +IMPACT. The Supreme Court's decision +presumably enables same-sex married +couples to take advantage of portability as +part of their estate planning. The IRS is +expected to issue guidance. +Gifts. Because of DOMA, only opposite- +sex married couples were allowed to "split" +gifts to take advantage of a doubled annual +gift tax exclusion ($14,000 for 2013, for +a total tax-free gift of $28,000). DOMA +presented even more of a disadvantage +for same-sex married couples in that only +transfers between spouses, where both in- +dividuals are U.S. citizens, are allowed an +unlimited gift tax exclusion under Code +Sec. 2523. +IMPACT. Same-sex married couples can +now presumably transfer assets between +themselves with no concern of lifetime gift +tax consequences. This creates consider- +ably greater flexibility for estate planning. +The IRS is expected to issue guidance. +COMMENT. Gifts to cover medical and +education expenses for an individual, if +paid directly to the medical or education +provider, are gift tax free without limit +and are not counted against the annual +$14,000 exclusion for any individual. +COMMENT. Where one spouse is not a +U.S. citizen, the annual exclusion from +gift taxes for gifts made to the noncitizen +spouse is $143,000 for 2013. +EMPLOYEE BENEFITS +Perhaps in no area outside of income taxes is +the impact of the Supreme Court's decision +more expansive than on employee benefits. +Because of DOMA, employers that allow an +employee to add his or her same-sex spouse +to their health plan had to impute income +to the employee for federal income tax pur- +poses equal to the fair market value of health +coverage provided to the same-sex spouse. +If the same-sex spouse qualified as a depen- +dent, this rule did not apply. DOMA also +precluded same-sex married couples from +sharing the same benefits of health flexible +spending accounts, health savings accounts +and health reimbursement arrangements +available to opposite-sex married couples. +IMPACT. Employers in states that allow +same-sex marriage will presumably need +to amend plans to cover same-sex married +spouses. The IRS is expected to provide guid- +ance on the timing of plan amendments, in- +cluding the issue of whether benefits need to +be made retroactive or only prospective from +the date of the Windsor decision. +Domestic Partners. Many employee ben- +efit plans in the private and public sectors +refer to domestic partners rather than same- +sex spouses. The definition of domestic +partner varies. In some cases, it may en- +compass opposite-sex domestic partners as +well as same-sex domestic partners. +COMMENT. The federal government's +Office of Personnel Management defines +domestic partner for purposes of federal +employee benefits as a committed relation- +ship between two adults, of the same sex. +Tax Treatment. Domestic partners who are +not married under state law are not treated +as spouses for federal income tax purposes. +As a result, an employee must continue +to pay taxes on the fair market value of +the coverage for the employees domestic +partner (whether the domestic partner is a +7 +same-sex partner or an opposite-sex part- +ner). However, domestic partner benefits +are tax-free if the employee's partner quali- +fies as a dependent under Code Sec. 152; +that is, if benefits are paid for a person who +meets the following requirements: +• Receives more than half of his or her +support from the taxpayer for the year. +• Uses the taxpayer's home as the principal +abode and is a member of the taxpayer's +household during the entire tax year. +• Is in a relationship with the taxpayer +that is not a violation of local law. +IMPACT. The Supreme Courts decision +may open the window to refunds of taxes +paid by employees on income imputed to +employees for same-sex married spouse +and refunds of payroll taxes paid by em- +ployers on that income. FICA tax refund +claims by employers and employees for +prior, open years may also be possible. +COMMENT. Some employers have at- +tempted to equalize the treatment be- +tween opposite-sex couples and same-sex +couples by providing so-called gross-ups +to cover the additional taxes that same- +sex couples pay on health benefits. Many +employers require an employee to certify +that a domestic partner qualifies as a de- +pendent under Code Sec. 152. +Cafeteria Plans. Employer contributions to +a cafeteria plan are usually made under a sal- +ary reduction agreement between the employer +and the employee in which the employee agrees +to contribute a portion of his or her salary on +a pre-tax basis to pay for the qualified benefits. +Salary reduction contributions are not actually +or constructively received by the participant. +Therefore, those contributions are not consid- +ered wages for federal income tax purposes. In +addition, those sums generally are not subject to +FICA and FUTA taxes. However, pre-tax dol- +lars could not be used to pay for coverage of a +same-sex spouse because of DOMA. This now +should change as a result of the Cour's decision. +Health Flexible Spending Accounts. +A +health flexible spending arrangement (FSA) +CCH Tax Briefing +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029311 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029312.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029312.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..63a1a4f737529d25cf86e4f2f50a87aa7f08be92 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029312.md @@ -0,0 +1,168 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029312" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029312.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 5570 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX +2013 Expert Analysis +8 +is a form of cafeteria plan benefit, funded +by a voluntary salary reduction arrange- +ment with pretax dollars. The benefits are +subject to an annual maximum and an an- +nual "use-or-lose" rule. Qualified medical +expenses are those incurred by, among other +individuals, the employee and his or her +opposite-sex spouse. +Because of DOMA, +only opposite-sex married couples could use +health FSA dollars for a spouse's qualified +medical expenses. +IMPACT. The Supreme Court's decision +to strike down DOMA presumably opens +the door to same-sex married couples be- +ing able to use FSA dollars for qualified +medical expenses of both spouses. The IRS +is expected to issue guidance. +COMMENT. A cafeteria plan may not +allow an employee to request salary re- +duction contributions for a health FSA in +excess of $2,500 for plan years beginning +after December 31, 2012. +Health Savings Accounts. A health savings +account (HSA) is a vehicle that eligible tax- +payers can use to pay for or reimburse quali- +fied medical expenses. +Contributions to +an HSA are tax-deductible (employer con- +tributions are excluded from gross income) +and distributions are tax-free if used to pay +for qualified medical expenses. To be an eli- +gible taxpayer, the individual, among other +requirements, must be covered by a high-de- +ductible health plan (HDHP), not enrolled +in Medicare, not claimed as a dependent on +another taxpayer's return. Qualified medi- +cal expenses are those incurred by, among +others, the taxpayer and his or her spouse. +Because of DOMA, only opposite-sex mar- +ried couples could HSA dollars for a spouse's +qualified medical expenses. +IMPACT. With DOMA being struck +down by the Supreme Court, same-sex +married couples will presumably be able +to use HSA dollars for qualified medical +expenses of both spouses. +COBRA/MLA. Federal law requires that +certain employers offer continuation of health +care coverage to employees, their spouses, +CCH Tax Briefing +and families ("COBRA coverage'). Current +federal laws related to COBRA coverage do +not apply to same-sex married couples. The +DOMA definition of spouse precludes the +extension of Family and Medical Leave Act +(FMLA) leave benefits to opposite-sex part- +ners. After the Supreme Court's decision in +Windsor, these rights presumably would now +be available to same-sex spouses. +for any penalty that may be imposed +upon either spouse. The penalty does not +apply in certain cases, such as in the case +of individuals whose household incomes +are below their filing thresholds. +Now +that DOMA has been struck down, same- +sex married couples presumably will be +treated in the same manner as opposite- +sex married couples for purposes of the +individual mandate and its penalty. +COMMENT. The Affordable Care Act pro- +hibits the IRS from using liens or levies to +collect any unpaid penalty. The IRS cannot +levy on the property of one spouse to satisfy +an unpaid penalty of the other spouse. +"The IRS is expected +to provide guidance on +the timing of employee +benefit plan amendments, +including the issue of +whether benefits need to +be made retroactive or +only prospective." +Retirement Plans. +The Internal Rev- +enue Code provides extensive protections +for the spouse of an employee to share in +the employee's retirement benefits payable +through Code Sec. 401(k) plans and other +qualified plans. These protections would +presumably now apply to the same-sex +spouse of an employee. +AFFORDABLE CARE ACT +The Patient Protection and Affordable Care +Act, signed into law by President Obama +in 2010, set in motion a host of changes to +the delivery of health care and health insur- +ance coverage. Some of the changes already +in place affect health savings accounts (dis- +cussed above in this Briefing). Other chang- +es are scheduled to take effect after 2013. +Individual Mandate And Penalty. Be- +ginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act +imposes a penalty on individuals who do +not carry minimum essential health cov- +erage for one or more months, subject +to certain exceptions. Married taxpayers +who file a joint return are jointly liable +Premium Assistance Tax Credit. Beginning +in 2014, the Code Sec. 36B premium assis- +tance tax credit is scheduled to be available +to those qualified individuals and families +who are not offered minimum essential cov- +erage and as a result obtain coverage through +a health benefit exchange. The Affordable +Care Act provides for advance payment of +the credit. Taxpayers who are married at the +end of the tax year must file a joint return +to claim the credit. Because DOMA has +been struck down, same-sex married couples +will presumably need to file a joint return to +claim the credit. +Code Sec. 45R Credit. For tax years 2010 +through 2013, eligible employers may claim +a credit of 35 percent of health insurance +premiums paid (25 percent for small tax- +exempt employers). In tax years beginning +after 2013, an employer must participate in +an insurance exchange in order to claim the +credit. The credit is scheduled to increase +to 50 percent for small business employers +(35 percent for small tax-exempt employers) +after 2013 (but will terminate after 2015). +Certain family members are not treated as +employees for purposes of the credit. Un- +der DOMA, these restrictions did not apply +to same-sex married couples because their +marriages were not recognized for federal +purposes. +With DOMA's demise, a same- +sex spouse who satisfies any of these criteria +would presumably not be treated as an em- +ployee for purposes of the credit. +©2013 CCH Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029312 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029313.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029313.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..03076c9e55d16881c8b18b69cf312e04a3bcade4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029313.md @@ -0,0 +1,162 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029313" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029313.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4649 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +June 27, 2013 +SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS +Because of DOMA, same-sex married cou- +ples did not have the same benefits under +Social Security that opposite-sex married +couples have enjoyed for many years. Unlike +opposite-sex couples, for example, there are +no survivor benefits for the surviving spouse +of a same-sex married couple. Also, the di- +vorced spouse of a formerly married same- +sex couple cannot not claim benefits based +on the earnings of his or her ex-spouse. +IMPACT. The Social Security Adminis- +tration (SSA) has based federal rights to +benefits on whether marital rights exist +in the couples current state of residence +rather than the state in which they were +married. The impact of Windsor on the +manner in which federal agencies will +treat Social Security benefits remains to +be sorted out. +Survivor Benefits. When an individual +dies, his or her surviving spouse may be +eligible for Social Security benefits if the +surviving spouse is age 60 or older, age 50 +or older and disabled, or any age if he or +she is caring for the decedent's child who is +younger than age 16 or disabled and enti- +tled to Social Security benefits on the record +of the deceased individual. With DOMA +having been struck down, survivor benefits +previously available only to opposite-sex +married couples are now presumably avail- +able to same-sex married couples. The SSA +is expected to provide guidance. +Divorced Spouses. If an individual is di- +vorced, his or her ex-spouse may qualify +for Social Security benefits based on that +individual's earnings. Generally, a divorced +spouse must have been married to the in- +dividual for at least 10 years and have been +divorced at least two years. Additionally, +the divorced spouse must be at least age +62, unmarried and ineligible for an equal +or greater benefit based on his or her own +earnings or the earnings of someone else. +These benefits are now presumably available +to divorced individuals who were previously +in a same-sex marriage. The SSA is expected +to provide guidance. +Death Benefits. The SSA pays a one- +time death benefit of $255 to the dece- +dent's surviving spouse in an opposite-sex +marriage or minor child. The SSA will +presumably now pay the one-time death +benefit to the surviving spouse in a same- +sex marriage. +EFFECTIVE-DATE ISSUES +Determination of the effective date for ap- +plying the Supreme Court's holding to fed- +eral tax law is not straightforward in all cases +and will necessitate further guidance from +the IRS. Same-sex married couples who +were not considered married under federal +law prior to the Supreme Court decision +are presumably not just considered married +starting on the date of the Supreme Court's +decision, June 26, 2013 but are considered +married retroactively to the date of their +marriage pursuant to state law. This retro- +active effective date raises a number of im- +mediate federal tax issues: +• Should same-sex +couples now file +amended returns claiming joint return +status? +• Are same-sex couples now required to +amend past-year returns for joint status +even if they did better tax-wise overall +by filing separately as unmarried indi- +viduals? +• Will the IRS consider the Supreme +Court's decision in determining marital +status when auditing prior-year returns? +Amended Joint Returns/ Claims For Re- +fund. Amended returns are filed to correct +errors made on previous returns. Although +the Internal Revenue Code does not specifi- +cally permit amended returns, the IRS usu- +ally accepts them. But while the IRS's dis- +cretion to accept or reject amended returns +arbitrary and unjust. +Limitations Period. The statute of limita- +tions for amending or auditing a return is +9 +STATES THAT +RECOGNIZE SAME-SEX +MARRIAGE +Connecticut +Delaware (1) +lowa +Maine +Maryland +Massachusetts +Minnesota(2) +New Hampshire +New York +Rhode Island(2) +Vermont +Washington +District of Columbia +*As of June 27, 2013 +(7) Effective July 1, 2013 +(2) Effective August 1, 2013 +Note: California granted marriage li- +censes to same-sex couples from June +16, 2008 to November 5, 2008. +Note: The Little Traverse Bay Bands of +Odawa Indians in Michigan, the Coquille +Native American Nation in Oregon and +the Suquamish Native American Nation in +Washington recognize same-sex marriage. +Note: 37 States have laws expressly +restricting marriage to opposite-sex +couples. +STATES THAT +RECOGNIZE SAME-SEX +UNIONS/DOMESTIC +PARTNERSHIPS +California +Colorado +Hawaii +Illinois +Nevada +New Jersey +Oregon +Wisconsin +generally three years from the filing date or +two years from the date taxes are paid, which- +ever is later. This rule may generally apply for +same-sex married couples as follows: +CCH Tax Briefing +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029313 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029314.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029314.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ae788da193ce5559c837578bc2756aafb99a75f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029314.md @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029314" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029314.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2114 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX +2013 Expert Analysis +10 +• Joint returns may be filed, usually as an +amended return with a refund claim, +until the three-year limitations period +(or the two-year payment period, if +later) expires. For individuals who filed +2009 tax returns on or before April +15, 2010, the limitations period for +that year is closed. For those who filed +their 2009 returns on an automatic six- +month extension on October 15, 2010, +however, the limitations period for the +2009 tax year remains open until Oc- +tober 15, 2013. To claim joint return +status on an amended 2009 tax return +under the three-year rule, both married +partners original tax returns must have +been filed within that extended period. +• Taxpayers who filed protective refund +claims prior to the Supreme Court's deci- +sion should be on the alert to any forth- +coming IRS guidelines that may facilitate +the agency's processing of those claims. +• Taxpayers who had +a lower combined +overall tax liability filing as unmarried sin- +gle individuals during an open year appear +to be under no obligation now to file an +amended return to file jointly (or as mar- +ried filing separately if at least one partner +does not consent to a joint return). +IRS Audit Policy. Technically, the IRS, on +audit of an open year for which any previ- +ously-filed return by a married, same-sex +partner used unmarried, single-filer status, +may be able to require that tax be recom- +ried filing separately status return. However, +2013 Tax Year. For 2013 returns that will be +filed in 2014, the Supreme Court's Windsor +decision presumably relates back to the entire +2013 tax year in determining filing status. +COMMENT. Married partners do not have +the option to file short-year returns as un- +married for the January 1 - June 26, 2013 +period; they must file jointly or married fil- +ing separately for the entire 2013 tax year. +2012 Tax Year. Taxpayers who are on exten- +sion until October 15, 2013 for filing their +2012 tax year returns appear to be required +taxpayer requests a change. +•. Wolters Kluwer +CCH +CCH Tax Briefing +02013 CCH Incorporated. 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STEIN +Alvin Capp, Esquire +Mediation, Inc. +Regions Financial Tower +1555 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, Suite 600 +West Palm Beach, FL 33401 +Re: +Edwards, Bradley adv. Epstein +Our File No.: 291874 +Dear Mr. Capp: +Despite the total absence of competent evidence to demonstrate that Bradley Edwards +participated in any fraud against Jeffrey Epstein, and in the face of uncontrovertible +evidence demonstrating the propriety of every aspect of Edwards' involvement in the +prosecution of legitimate claims against Epstein, Epstein sued Bradley Edwards. +Epstein sexually abused three clients of Edwards - L.M., E.W., and Jane Doe - and +Edwards properly and successfully represented them in a civil action against Epstein. +Nothing in Edwards's capable and competent representation of his clients provided +any basis for a civil lawsuit against him, but the facts did not deter Epstein from +engaging in what was a blatant effort to extort Bradley Edwards, utilizing the nearly +limitless resources of a vengeful opponent. The extortion failed but the vengeful +assault by Epstein continues. +Epstein's action against Edwards essentially alleged that Epstein was damaged by +Edwards, acting in concert with Scott Rothstein (President of the Rothstein Rosenfeldt +Adler law firm ("RRA") where Edwards worked for a short period of time). Epstein +alleged that Edwards joined Rothstein in the abusive prosecution of sexual assault +cases against Epstein to "pump" the cases to Ponzi scheme investors. As described by +Epstein, investor victims were told by Rothstein that three minor girls who were +sexually assaulted by Epstein: L.M., E.W., and Jane Doe were to be paid up-front +money to prevent those girls from settling their civil cases against Epstein. In +Epstein's view, these child sexual assault cases had "minimal value" (Complaint & +- Sl +WWW.SEARCYLAW.COM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029315 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029316.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029316.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7da1dab63c7bb2e382b1ed2cc09c462cc2668779 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029316.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029316" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029316.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2790 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Thursday, September 12, 2013 +Page 2 +42(h)), and Edwards's refusal to force his clients to accept modest settlement offers +was claimed to breach some duty that Edwards owed to Epstein. Interestingly, Epstein +never states that he actually made any settlement offers. Even more interestingly, +Epstein was never able to explain how a scheme to defraud third party investors ever +caused any legally cognizable damage to Epstein himself. +The supposed "proof" of the Complaint's allegations against Edwards included +Edwards's alleged contacts with the media, his attempts to obtain discovery from +high-profile persons with whom Epstein socialized, and use of "ridiculously +inflammatory' language in arguments in court. Remarkably, Epstein filed such +allegations against Edwards despite the fact that Epstein had sexually abused each of +Edwards's clients and others while they were minors. Indeed, in discovery Epstein has +asserted his Fifth Amendment privilege rather than answer questions about the extent +of the sexual abuse of his many victims. Even more remarkably, after filing his suit +against Edwards, Epstein settled the three cases Edwards handled for an amount that +Epstein insisted be kept confidential. Without violating the strict confidentiality terms +required by Epstein, the cases did not settle for the "minimal value" that Epstein +suggested in his Complaint. +Because Epstein elected to hide behind the shield of his right against self incrimination +to preclude his disclosing any relevant information about the criminal activity at the +center of his claims, he was barred from prosecuting his case against Edwards. Under +the well-established "sword and shield" doctrine, Epstein could not seek damages +from Edwards while at the same time asserting a Fifth Amendment privilege to block +relevant discovery. Here, Epstein tried to do precisely what the "well settled" law +forbids. Specifically, he tried to obtain "affirmative relief" - i.e., forcing Edwards to +pay money damages - while simultaneously precluding Edwards from obtaining +legitimate discovery at the heart of the allegations that form the basis for the relief +Epstein was seeking. As recounted more fully in the statement of undisputed facts +filed in support of Edwards' Motion for Summary Judgment, Epstein has refused to +answer such basic questions about his lawsuit as: +• "Specifically what are the allegations against you which you contend Mr. +Edwards ginned up?" +• "Well, which of Mr. Edwards' cases do you contend were fabricated?" +• "Is there anything in L.M.'s Complaint that was filed against you in September +of 2008 which you contend to be false?" +• "I would like to know whether you ever had any physical contact with the +person referred to as Jane Doe in that [federal] complaint?" +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029316 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029317.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029317.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c465825f075fef9d2e897fcc2e24552ea799e3cc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029317.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029317" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029317.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2762 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Thursday, September 12, 2013 +Page 3 +• "Did you ever have any physical contact with E.W.?" +• "What is the actual value that you contend the claim of E. W. against you has?" +The matters addressed in these questions were the central focus of Epstein's claims +against Edwards. Epstein's refusal to answer these and literally every other +substantive question put to him in discovery deprived Edwards of even a basic +understanding of the evidence alleged to support claims against him and substantiated +Edwards' position that no such evidence ever existed. Epstein's case was doomed to +fail on the basis of the "sword and shield" doctrine alone. But other grounds were +equally and independently fatal to Epstein's attempt to use the legal system to scare +Edwards into submission. +All of Edwards' conduct in the prosecution of valid claims against Epstein was +protected by the absolute bar of the litigation privilege. +And most fundamentally, Epstein's claims against Edwards were not only unsupported +by but also directly contradicted by all of the record evidence. From the beginning, +Edwards diligently represented three victims of sexual assaults perpetrated by Epstein. +Each and every one of Edwards's litigation decisions was grounded in proper +litigation judgment about the need to pursue effective discovery against Epstein, +particularly in the face of Epstein's stonewalling tactics. +Edwards's successful +representation finally forced Epstein to settle and pay appropriate damages. Effective +and proper representation of child victims who have been repeatedly sexually +assaulted cannot form the basis of a separate, "satellite" lawsuit, and therefore +Edwards was entitled to summary judgment on those grounds as well. +Facing these insurmountable obstacles, on the eve of the scheduled hearing on +Edwards' Motion for Summary Judgment, Epstein dismissed all of his claims against +Edwards. +Put simply, Epstein made allegations that he knew were baseless, that he never +intended to try to support, and that were precluded as a matter of well-established law. +His lawsuit was merely a desperate measure by a serial pedophile to prevent being +held accountable for repeatedly sexually abusing minor females. Epstein's ulterior +motives in filing and prosecuting his lawsuit are blatantly obvious. Epstein's behavior +is another clear demonstration that he feels he lives above the law and that because of +his wealth he can manipulate the system and pay for lawyers to do his dirty work - +even to the extent of having them assert baseless claims against other members of the +Florida Bar. Epstein's Complaint against Edwards was nothing short of a far-fetched, +fictional fairy-tale with absolutely no evidence whatsoever to support his preposterous +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029317 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029318.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029318.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e623b896128d5a4568e35b5a3ea3011c57826a7e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029318.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029318" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029318.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2793 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Thursday, September 12, 2013 +Page 4 +claims. It was his last ditch effort to escape the public disclosure by Edwards and his +clients of the nature, extent, and sordid details of Epstein's life as a serial child +molester. +The bulk of Epstein's claims against Edwards hinge on the premise that Edwards was +involved in a Ponzi scheme run by Scott Rothstein. Broad allegations of wrongdoing +on the part of Edwards were scattered willy-nilly throughout the complaint. None of +the allegations provided any substance as to how Edwards actually assisted the Ponzi +scheme, and allegations that he "knew or should have known" of its existence all +failed for one straightforward reason: Edwards was simply not involved in any Ponzi +scheme. He provided sworn testimony and an affidavit in support of that assertion, +and there was not (and could never be) any contrary evidence. +Edwards was deposed at length in this case. As his deposition makes crystal clear, he +had no knowledge of any fraudulent activity in which Scott Rothstein may have been +involved. See, e.g., Edwards Depo. at 301-02 (Q: " ... [Were you aware that Scott +Rothstein was trying to market Epstein cases... ?" A: "No."). +Edwards supplemented his deposition answers with an extremely detailed Affidavit +that declared in no uncertain terms his lack of involvement in any fraud perpetrated by +Rothstein. In view of this clear evidence rebutting all allegations against him, Epstein +was required to "produce counter-evidence establishing a genuine issue of material +fact." Epstein could not meet this obligation. Indeed, when asked at his deposition +whether he had any evidence of Edwards's involvement, Epstein declined to answer, +purportedly on attorney-client privilege grounds: +Q. I want to know whether you have any knowledge of evidence that +Bradley Edwards personally ever participated in devising a plan +through which were sold purported confidential assignments of a +structured payout settlement? .. +A. I'd like to answer that question by saying that the newspapers have +reported that his firm was engaged in fraudulent structured settlements +in order to fleece unsuspecting Florida investors. With respect to my +personal knowledge, I'm unfortunately going to, today, but I look +forward to at some point being able to disclose it, today I'm going to +have to assert the attorney/client privilege. +Epstein alleged that Edwards somehow improperly enhanced the value of the three +civil cases he had filed against Epstein. Edwards represented three young women - +L.M., E.W., and Jane Doe - by filing civil suits against Epstein for his sexual abuse of +them while they were minors. Epstein purported to find a cause of action for this by +alleging that Edwards somehow was involved in "pumping' these three cases to +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029318 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029319.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029319.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..51a122dd70d5539fbcf3d99fc0ce52a3640f575d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029319.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029319" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029319.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3181 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Thursday, September 12, 2013 +Page 5 +investors." Edwards could not have possibly "pumped" the cases to investors when he +never participated in any communication with investors. +However, Epstein's +"pumping" claims fail for an even more basic reason: Edwards was entitled - indeed +ethically obligated as an attorney - to secure the maximum recovery for his clients +during the course of his legal representation. As is well known, "[a]s an advocate, a +lawyer zealously asserts the client's position under the rules of the adversary system." +Fla. Rules of Prof. Conduct, Preamble. Edwards therefore was required to pursue +(unless otherwise instructed by his clients) a maximum recovery against Epstein. +Edwards, therefore, could never be liable for doing something that his ethical duties as +an attorney required. In a further effort to harass Edwards, Epstein also filed a bar +complaint with the Florida Bar against Edwards. The Florida Bar dismissed the +complaint. +Another reason that Epstein's claims that Edwards was "pumping" cases for investors +fails is that Edwards filed all three cases almost a year before he was hired by RRA or +even knew of Scott Rothstein. Epstein makes allegations that the complaints +contained sensational allegations for the purposes of luring investors; however, +language in the complaints remained virtually unchanged from the first filing in 2008 +and overwhelming evidence supports the conclusion that all of the facts alleged by +Edwards in the complaints were true. +Epstein ultimately paid to settle all three of the cases Edwards filed against him for +more money than he paid to settle any of the other claims against him. At Epstein's +request, the terms of the settlement were kept confidential. Epstein chose to make this +payment as the result of a federal court ordered mediation process, which he himself +sought (over the objection of Jane Doe, Edwards' client in federal court) in an effort to +resolve the case. Notably, Epstein sought this settlement conference - and ultimately +made his payments as a result of that conference - in July 2010, more than seven +months after he filed this lawsuit against Edwards. Accordingly, Epstein could not +have been the victim of any scheme to "pump" the cases against him, because he +never paid to settle the cases until well after Edwards had left RRA, after Edwards had +severed all connection with Scott Rothstein (December 2009), and well after the +details of Rothstein's Ponzi scheme had been widely publicized. +In addition, if Epstein had thought that there was some improper coercion involved in, +for example, Jane Doe's case, his remedy was to raise the matter before Federal +District Court Judge Kenneth A. Marra who was presiding over the matter. Far from +raising any such claim, Epstein simply chose to settle that case. He was therefore +barred by the doctrine of res judicata from somehow re-litigating what happened in +(for example) the Jane Doe case. The doctrine of res judicata makes a judgment on +the merits conclusive 'not only as to every matter which was offered and received to +sustain or defeat the claim, but as to every other matter which might with propriety +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029319 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029320.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029320.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b976719b85abdb93daaab2f3ae2711316313c82 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029320.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029320" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029320.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2459 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Thursday, September 12, 2013 +Page 6 +have been litigated and determined in that action. Obviously, any question of +improper "pumping" of a particular case could have been resolved in that very case +rather than re-litigated in satellite litigation. +Epstein also alleged that Edwards improperly pursued discovery from some of +Epstein's close friends. Such discovery, Epstein claimed, was improper because +Edwards knew that these individuals lacked any discoverable information about the +sexual assault cases against Epstein. Each of the friends of Epstein were and are +reasonably believed to possess discoverable information. The undisputed facts show +the following with regard to each of the persons identified in Epstein's complaint of +improper targets of discovery: +• With regard to Donald Trump, Edwards had sound legal basis for believing +Mr. Trump had relevant and discoverable information. See Statement of +Undisputed Facts filed in support of Edwards' Motion for Summary Judgment. +• With regard to Alan Dershowitz (Harvard Law Professor), Edwards had sound +legal basis for believing Mr. Dershowitz had relevant and discoverable +information. See Statement of Undisputed Facts. +With regard to former President Bill Clinton, Edwards had sound legal basis +for believing former President Clinton had relevant and discoverable +information. See Statement of Undisputed Facts. +• With regard to former Sony Record executive Tommy Mottola, Edwards was +not the attorney that noticed Mr. Mottola's deposition. See Statement of +Undisputed Facts. +• With regard to illusionist David Copperfield, Edwards had sound legal basis +for believing Mr. Copperfield had relevant and discoverable information. See +Statement of Undisputed Facts. +• With regard to former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Edwards had +sound legal basis for naming Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson +on his witness list. See Statement of Undisputed Facts. +The anticipated trial of this lawsuit will require Edwards to testify about the propriety +of his litigation decisions and to explain the bases for his good faith belief that each of +the identified individuals had relevant information regarding Epstein's serial +molestations. The rules of discovery themselves provide that a deposition need only +be "reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence." Fla. R. +Civ. P. 1.280(b), and all of the challenged depositions clearly met that standard. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029320 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029321.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029321.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1865f491d83081c52c5f2c27874d3d5eeb1ef968 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029321.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029321" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029321.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3140 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Thursday, September 12, 2013 +Page 7 +Moreover, the discovery that Edwards pursued has to be considered against the +backdrop of Epstein's obstructionist tactics. In both this case and all other cases filed +against him, Epstein asserted his Fifth Amendment privilege rather than answer any +substantive questions. Epstein also helped secure attorneys for his household staff +who assisted in the process of recruiting the minor girls, and those staff members in +turn also asserted their Fifth Amendment rights rather than explain what happened +behind closed doors in Epstein's mansion in West Palm Beach. It is against this +backdrop that Edwards followed up on one of the only remaining lines of inquiry open +to him: discovery aimed at those of Epstein's friends reasonably believed to have been +in a position to corroborate the fact that Epstein was sexually abusing young girls. +In the context of the sexual assault cases that Edwards had filed against Epstein, any +act of sexual abuse had undeniable relevance to the case - even acts of abuse Epstein +committed against minor girls other than L.M., E.W., or Jane Doe. Both federal and +state evidence rules made acts of child abuse against other girls admissible in the +plaintiff's case in chief as proof of "modus operandi" or "motive" or "common +scheme or plan." The anxiously anticipated trial of this case will present the first full +disclosure of the evidence of the extent of Epstein's criminal conduct in explanation of +the reason for and the extent of his malice toward Bradley Edwards. +Epstein's repeated invocations of the Fifth Amendment raise adverse inferences +against him that leave no possibility that a reasonable factfinder could have ever +reached a verdict in his favor. Instead, a reasonable finder of fact could only find that +Epstein was a serial molester of children who was being held accountable through +legitimate suits brought by Edwards and others on behalf of the minor girls that +Epstein victimized. +"[It is well-settled that the Fifth Amendment does not forbid adverse inferences +against parties to civil actions when they refuse to testify in response to probative +evidence offered against them." Baxter v. Palmigiano, 425 U.S. 308, 318 (1976); +accord Vasquez v. State, 777 So.2d 1200, 1203 (Fla. App. 2001). The reason for this +rule "is both logical and utilitarian. A party may not trample upon the rights of others +and then escape the consequences by invoking a constitutional privilege - at least not +in a civil setting." Fraser v. Security and Inv. Corp., 615 So.2d 841, 842 (Fla. 4" Dist. +Ct. App. 1993). And, in the proper circumstances, +, "'Silence is often evidence of the +most persuasive character.'" +Fraser v. Security and Inv. Corp., 615 So.2d 841, +842 (Fla. 4 Dist. Ct. App. 1993) (quoting United States ex rel. Bilokumsky v. Tod, +263 U.S. 149, 153-154 (1923) (Brandeis, J.). +In the circumstances of this case, a reasonable finder of fact would have "evidence of +the most persuasive character" from Epstein's repeated refusal to answer questions +propounded to him. To provide but a few examples, here are questions that Epstein +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029321 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029322.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029322.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..89efcea796dbb38d1bfb65a2315f6e4979223cee --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029322.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029322" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029322.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2035 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Thursday, September 12, 2013 +Page 8 +refused to answer and the reasonable inference that a reasonable finder of fact would +draw: +allegations against Epstein were ginned up. +• Question not answered: "Well, which of Mr. Edwards' cases do you contend +were fabricated?" Reasonable inference: No cases filed by Edwards against +Epstein were fabricated. +• Question not answered: "Did sexual assaults ever take place on a private +airplane on which you were a passenger?" Reasonable inference: Epstein was +on a private airplane while sexual assaults were taking place. +• Question not answered: "How many minors have you procured for +prostitution?" Reasonable inference: Epstein has procured multiple minors for +prostitution. +• Question not answered: "Is there anything in L.M.'s Complaint that was filed +against you in September of 2008 which you contend to be false?" Reasonable +inference: Nothing in L.M.'s complaint filed in September of 2008 was false - +i.e., as alleged in L.M.'s complaint, Epstein repeatedly sexually assaulted her +while she was a minor and she was entitled to substantial compensatory and +punitive damages as a result. +• Question not answered: "I would like to know whether you ever had any +physical contact with the person referred to as Jane Doe in that [federal] +complaint?" Reasonable inference: Epstein had physical contact with minor +Jane Doe as alleged in her federal complaint. +• Question not answered: "Did you ever have any physical contact with E.W.?" +Reasonable inference: Epstein had physical contact with minor E.W. as +alleged in her complaint. +• Question not answered: "What is the actual value that you contend the claim +of E.W. against you has?" Reasonable inference: E.W.'s claim against +Epstein had substantial actual value. +Given all of the fatal flaws that infected Epstein's claims against Edwards from the +outset and the overwhelming evidence that the motivation behind the filing of those +claims was exclusively extortion and malice, Epstein's only hope of avoiding the full +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029322 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029323.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029323.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f0ff8d9222c8613c2b3d4db5424105ef61d54d18 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029323.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029323" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029323.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 569 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Thursday, September 12, 2013 +Page 9 +dramatic exposure of his life of perversion is to attempt to hide behind the erroneous +interpretation of the litigation privilege. That effort has been rejected repeatedly by +the trial court, and there is no reason to anticipate any change in that well-reasoned +rejection. In addition, as will be privately explained at mediation, Epstein's day of +public reckoning is inevitable. +Cc: +Bradley Edwards, Esquire +Jack A. Goldberger, Esquire +Fred Haddad, Esquire +Marc S. Nurik, Esquire +Tonja Haddad Coleman, Esquire +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029323 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029324.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029324.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a4161bec0bfadcf4fd057b28ef80e42ed7a4dc8f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029324.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029324" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029324.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 645 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +CC: +Subject: +Lesley Groff +3/14/2014 2:24:48 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Lyn fontanilla l +Ed Boyden-Can't make it to dinner tonight! +Jojo Fontanilla +Begin forwarded message: +From: Ed Boyden < +Subject: Re: Your CITICAR Confirmation +Date: March 14, 2014 10:12:29 AM EDT +To: Lesley Groff < +Ce: Neil Gershenfeld < +Reply-To: +My apologies - for the Obama BRAIN initiative, I need to work at MIT +today to coordinate the activities of a bunch of groups for a Monday +deadline. I'll see if I can get the plane fare refunded by our travel +agent. Very sorry for the late notice... +Best, +Ed +>, Bella Klein +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029324 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029325.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029325.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69dd5ace6cc9e769cf1b0a29908a7b98ad705208 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029325.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029325" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029325.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 653 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +CC: +Subject: +Tyler Shears +3/20/2014 2:46:17 PM +Christina Galbraith +jeevacation@gmail.com +Re: Jeffrey Epstein, Harvard and Science Magnate, Applauds Congress' Largest Bill for Melanoma - CNBC +Importance: +High +wey the pushing up check tahis in ho having Bill clinton in the other is making it tough to pop +Sent from my iPhone +> on Mar 20, 2014, at +9:47 AM, Christina Galbraith +wrote: +> Hi Tyler, +See the press release published this morning. Everyone's picking it up but don't see it on googles 1s +page yet. Tough because Daily Mail has +bout 3 new articles ou +http://www.cnbc.com/id/101510498 +> +> Christina Galbraith +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029325 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029327.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029327.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..669896c822260cfa92805b8464951d1c84657966 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029327.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029327" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029327.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 168 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Academy of Science and sits on the board of the Mind, Brain and Behavior Committee at +Harvard University. +SOURCE: www.jeffreyepsteineducation.com +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029327 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029328.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029328.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f72da11c7fcfc8d581cc7097faf9138b356792af --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029328.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029328" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029328.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1021 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RAFANELLI +we love surprises. +we feel that elegance comes in more colors than white. +we embrace intimate gatherings of 2,000, +and boisterous crowds of ten. +we are confident that if you want it, we can find it. +we can't resist setting high expectations. and then exceeding them. +we recognize the power of a good story. +and that what's been done before is the last refuge of the uninspired. +we believe in "wow." +we believe illusion is the first of all pleasures. +we see your event as more than a reflection of you. +it is you. just more so. +we are inspired by the doctrine of original thought. +we pay attention to detail. +we live for beauty. +we support the politics of chintz. and the etiquette of mylar. +we create tents made of satin. and evenings made of fun. +we believe in happy endings. +we are Rafanelli Events. +and the best event we've ever done +is going to be yours. +RAFANELLI EVENTS +BOSTON • NEW YORK • WASHINGTON DC • PALM BEACH +PHONE: 617.357.1818 • FAX: 617.357.8008 • WWW.RAFANELLIEVENTS.COM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029328 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029329.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029329.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dcaeed1147b0cd147c0826908322d11af3ef0db9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029329.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029329" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029329.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1800 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RAFANELLI +Capabilities +Rafanelli Events is an award-winning event company with a proven track record of +producing breathtaking events for our clients. Using a combination of creativity, +service, design and production, we work closely with all clients to create event +concepts and designs that truly represent their unique goals and objectives. +Rafanelli Events has spent more than fifteen years building strong relationships +with the best companies across the country and we consistently provide our +clients with the most up-to-date technologies and innovations. 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We carefully create this +estimated fee based on your specific goals and objectives. +RAFANELLI EVENTS +BOSTON • NEW YORK • WASHINGTON DC • PALM BEACH +PHONE: 617.357.1818 • FAX: 617.357.8008 • WWW.RAFANELLIEVENTS.COM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029329 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029330.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029330.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7dda8eaf54697327115868e2fd71e374deccdf60 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029330.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029330" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029330.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 830 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RAFANELLI +Full Services Overview +AUCTIONS +AUDIO / VISUAL +BRAND BUILDING +BUDGET PLANNING +CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES +CATERING CONSULTATION +COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT +CONCEPTING +CONTENT DEVELOPMENT +DECOR DESIGN & SELECTION +ENTERTAINMENT +EVENING PROGRAM +FAVORS +REGISTRATION +RENTALS +SPECIAL APPEALS +SPONSOR PACKAGES +STAGE MANAGEMENT +STAGING +STATIONERY +TENTING +TIMELINES +TRANSPORTATION +VENUE SELECTION & +MANAGEMENT +VIDEO/ANIMATION +VIDEOGRAPHY +VOLUNTEER COORDINATION +FLORAL +FUNDRAISING STRATEGY +GRAPHIC DESIGN +GUEST GIFTS +HOTEL ROOM BLOCKS +INCENTIVE TRIPS +INCOME INDUCERS +INVITATIONS +ITINERARIES +LIGHTING AND SOUND +MEETING PLANNING +MESSAGING +ON-SITE MANAGEMENT +PHOTOGRAPHY +PRINT COLLATERAL +RAFFLES +RAFANELLI EVENTS +BOSTON • NEW YORK • WASHINGTON DC • PALM BEACH +PHONE: 617.357.1818 • FAX: 617.357.8008 • WWW.RAFANELLIEVENTS.COM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_ +_029330 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029331.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029331.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..71e2f49c520dc00d878ae63d71dbe9d4e45f72dd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029331.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029331" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029331.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3008 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RAFANELLI +Bryan Rafanelli +Biography +"If party planning is a fine art, then consider Bryan Rafanelli a virtuoso" +WCVB-TV Boston +"The event planner of the year" +Town & Country +Bryan Rafanelli's exquisite sense of style, attention to detail and ability to transform clients' +visions into unforgettable celebrations have made him a go-to planner for the nation's most +exclusive and high-profile events. He has produced it all, from elaborate fairytale-themed +fundraising galas for Massachusetts General Hospital for Children to Chelsea Clinton's "wedding +of the decade" to State Dinners hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle +Rafanelli and his firm, Rafanelli Events, have a simple philosophy: every event is a unique +creative challenge deserving of a one-of-a-kind approach. "My team listens to what you're +imagining and then comes back with an idea you never expected," he says. "We hone in on +every last detail so we can always deliver clients the highest level of service." +The media has taken notice. A recent feature in OUT magazine reads, "For a flawlessly executed +affair to remember, a behind-the-scenes mastermind juggles the details. If you're lucky, that +person will be event planner Bryan Rafanelli." And the headline of a recent New York Times +profile -For Wedding Planner, Obsession with Privacy- reinforces that Rafanelli is tight-lipped no +matter whom the client is, letting his work speak for itself. +Rafanelli has been named "Man of the Moment" by Town & Country (2010), a 2011 "Innovator" +and "Event Producer of the Year" by BizBash, one of OUT magazine's "100 Most Compelling +People in 2010", a "Trendsetter of the Year" by Modern Bride, a "40 Under 40" by the Boston +Business Journal and "Best in Boston" eight years running by Boston magazine. His events have +been highlighted in: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, People, +New York, CBSNews.com, VanityFair.com, NewYorker.com and more. Rafanelli has also +appeared as an industry expert on regional and national television programs including: "The +Martha Stewart Show", ABC's "Good Morning America", NBC's "The Today Show" and as a +regular contributor on New England Cable News' "Morning Show." +Rafanelli grew up in a large Rhode Island family, his mother always finding reason to throw +parties for the people she loved. "The sense of community and of bringing people together to +have good time just for 'good time's sake' has always been inside me," he says. He launched +Rafanelli Events in 1996 as a three-person operation executing only a handful of events a year. It +has quickly evolved into a full-service event design, strategy, planning and production company +with more than 100 events annually in venues around the world. Headquartered in Boston, +Rafanelli Events also has offices in New York City, Washington, DC and Palm Beach. +RAFANELLI EVENTS +BOSTON • NEW YORK • WASHINGTON DC • PALM BEACH +PHONE: 617.357.1818 • FAX: 617.357.8008 • WWW.RAFANELLIEVENTS.COM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029331 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029332.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029332.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..773a51d51786db1b6da36e7d1380e68b69516280 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029332.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029332" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029332.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 162 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RAFANELLI +RAFANELLI EVENTS +BOSTON • NEW YORK • WASHINGTON DC • PALM BEACH +PHONE: 617.357.1818 • FAX: 617.357.8008 • WWW.RAFANELLIEVENTS.COM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029332 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029333.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029333.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2f124904f5fcc484b8b07b05e879e362db73d8ed --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029333.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029333" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029333.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2354 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RAFANELLI +Billy Evers +Biography +In the eyes of Billy Evers, inspiration is everywhere. Art, theater, fashion and music are +all fair game; they're the moving parts of what makes an event come together as a +whole. As creative director at Rafanelli Events, Billy takes each occasion that he plans +and carefully balances the details. Whether he's dreaming up a wedding in Maine or a +multi-million dollar hospital fundraiser, his role is to create, to imagine and to edit, from +the very first client interaction until the final guest goes home. "The events we create are +always evolving," Billy says. +"The tweaking, the adding, the making sure everything's +precise-it's something I pride our company on. We're always perfecting what we do." +Billy first teamed up with Bryan Rafanelli 10 years ago, only a few years after the +company's inception in 1996. "I was living in New York, but would come to Boston +socially," Billy says. "Bryan asked me to help out and things literally went from zero to +100 in six weeks. Before I knew it, I was living here, an extremely active member of +Bryan's growing team." +Billy's background lends itself well to his role at Rafanelli. Prior to joining Bryan's team, +he worked for a number of years in New York, running a high-end fashion boutique on +Madison Avenue. This experience allowed him to travel the world, exposing him to an +endless range of arts and culture. +"All of it, together, has become the perfect resume for +what I do now," Billy says. "When I see a room, I see it in a theatrical way. I draw from +my love of film, my reservoir of experience in art and fashion, my passion for music." +All of these influences play an invaluable role in Billy's creative process. "I get involved +with film, photography, fabric, accessories, lighting, the smell of a place-the entire +sensory experience," he says. But beyond the individual details, Billy is responsible for +dreaming up a concept. "Rafanelli is unique in terms of how broad our range is and what +we're capable of doing," he says. "We're so not about 'just a party'. What we're doing is +a whole new style of event. Concepting and branding meet smart design, value and +integrity. I love the challenge of it all." +RAFANELLI EVENTS +BOSTON • NEW YORK • WASHINGTON DC • PALM BEACH +PHONE: 617.357.1818 • FAX: 617.357.8008 • WWW.RAFANELLIEVENTS.COM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029333 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029334.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029334.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4a25cd711da200c3e98914d146880b4200d6ca36 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029334.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029334" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029334.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 162 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RAFANELLI +RAFANELLI EVENTS +BOSTON • NEW YORK • WASHINGTON DC • PALM BEACH +PHONE: 617.357.1818 • FAX: 617.357.8008 • WWW.RAFANELLIEVENTS.COM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029334 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029335.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029335.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e4fa4ab532b8126e4e5198d3a62ccd9c072f76a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029335.md @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029335" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029335.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1615 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +RAFANELLI +Partial Client List +American Heart Association +American Cancer Society +American Red Cross +Anti-Defamation League +Bain Capital Partners LLC +Baupost Group LLC +The Benjamin School +Beth Israel Medical Deaconess Center +Boston Ballet +Boston College +Boston Magazine +Boston Red Sox Foundation +Boston Symphony Orchestra +Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston +Brigham and Women's Hospital +Cam Neely Foundation +CHANEL +Children's Hospital Trust +Creative Coalition +Dana Farber Cancer Institute +DeCordova Museum +Democratic National Committee +Emerson College +Ermenegildo Zegna +Faulkner Hospital +Florence Fuller Child Development Centers +Giorgio Armani +Greater Boston Food Bank +Harvard University Art Museums +Harvard University Business School +Harvard University Medical School +Huntington Theatre +Institute of Contemporary Art +Jewish Community Centers +Jewish Family and Children's Services +J.P. Morgan Chase +Kessler Group +Louis Vuitton North America +Kravis Center for the Performing Arts +Mandarin Oriental +Massachusetts General Hospital +Millennium Pharmaceuticals +Museum of Fine Arts, Boston +New England Patriots +Newton Wellesley Hospital +Peabody Essex Museum +Ralph Lauren +Ritz Carlton +Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer +Foundation +S.R. Weiner & Associates +The Connors Family Office +The Swan Group +Trinity Church of Boston +Tsoi/Kobus & Associates +Tudor Investments +Urban Land Institute +U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum +U.S. State Department +Valentino +Westin Hotels +Woodmark Group +YMCA +RAFANELLI EVENTS +BOSTON • NEW YORK • WASHINGTON DC • PALM BEACH +PHONE: 617.357.1818 • FAX: 617.357.8008 • WWW.RAFANELLIEVENTS.COM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029335 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029336.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029336.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..326300f551f2c8d9b85cbd7d244dfd5781c7e1c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029336.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029336" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029336.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2055 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Richard Kahn +3/25/2013 7:47:22 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +google search +Importance: +High +just did a jee google and thought it looked very good... +Search Results +1. +Jeffrey Epstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia +en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefffrey_Epstein +Jeffrey Edward Epstein (born January 20, 1953) is an American financier and science and education +phila tropist. 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It tells you where we think the stock market is headed and why. Thi +rust-read report includes our latest stock market forecast, plus research and analysis you ca +use in your portfolio right now. +P / Cllck Here to Download +FISHER INVESTMBNES +MarketWatch +April 29, 2013, 12:09 PM ET +Coming soon: More estate-tax battles +The word "permanent" - at least in the corridors of Washington, D.C. - doesn't mean what you think it +means. And that should prompt you to keep a close eye on your estate plans. +The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was +signed into law in early January, established a +"permanent" $5 million estate-tax exemption. The +legislation also set the same $5 million exemption for the +federal gift tax and generation-skipping transfer tax. +(That figure is indexed for inflation, which makes the +2013 exemption $5.25 million.) +But as Kelly Greene reported this weekend in the Wall +More inheritance headaches loom. +Street Journal, President Barack Obama's fiscal year +2014 budget calls for lowering the exclusion for estate taxes and the generation-skipping transfer tax to +$3.5 million (albeit not until 2018). The gift-tax exemption, meanwhile, would drop to $1 million. The +proposed figures would be a return to 2009 levels and would no longer be indexed for inflation. +According to the proposed budget, the changes - coupled with closing other "estate-tax loopholes" - +would raise $79 billion over 10 years. Which means that the only permanent thing about estate planning +would be efforts by financial advisers and tax attorneys to stay one step ahead of Washington's search +for revenue. +To be sure, the president's proposals are unlikely to be enacted in their current form. But Greene +highlights several possible changes that investors and families should watch for: +"Discounts" could disappear. Currently, the value of a minority share in a business - when transferred +from one family member to another - can be "discounted," resulting in a tidy tax savings. The White +House, in previous budgets, has called for limiting or eliminating such discounts to family members. But +the absence of that idea in the budget for 2014 could mean the Obama administration believes the +Treasury Department already has the authority to change the rules - and simply will issue new +regulations to do so. If that's the case, families considering such transfers might want to act sooner +rather than later. +GRATs could get watered down. A grantor-retained annuity trust, or GRAT, lets a person give a portion +of an asset's future profits to heirs tax-free. (One popular use of GRATs: Passing along stocks whose +prices are depressed.) Such transfers take place over a set time period - as short as two years. But the +president's budget would require GRATs to have a minimum term of 10 years, making these trusts less +1 of 2 +4/29/13 1:26 PM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029340 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029341.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029341.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d5d5fac26969ce0f0bb16d1c20e247fac73fcc81 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029341.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029341" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029341.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1045 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Coming sun, INuiE Estate-tan vates - cucore - arkerwatch +http://blogs.marketwatch.com/encore/2013/04/29/coming-soon… +attractive. +Individual retirement accounts could get emptied faster. Currently, people who inherit IRAs and +similar tax-deferred savings accounts are able to "stretch" their withdrawals across their life expectancy. +The budget proposal would require most beneficiaries - other than widows and widowers - to cash out +the accounts within five years. Already, Greene notes, some older adults whose wealth is concentrated +in IRAs are considering moving the accounts into trusts to help their families keep up with, and follow, +the rules. +Copyright 2013 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved +This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by +copyright law. 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Sometimes referred to as "Brooklyn's Barack", he is a staunch +supporter of President Obama and a progressive voice for the people of New York City. NY1 did a profile piece +about his work on the vitally important Budget and Judiciary committees in Washington. You can watch the +video here or read the text below. +Hakeem is committed to electing a Democratic majority in 2014 and is encouraging his friends to participate in +the DCCC/DSCC fundraising dinner with President Obama this coming Monday night. Shoot us an email or +give us a call at (212) 531-2858 if you would like to get involved with the dinner, or would like to get an +opportunity to get to know Hakeem better. He is an impressive guy and who will be a progressive voice in New +York politics for years to come. +Thanks, +Darren Rigger, Lisa Rossi & Walter Swett +Dynamic SRG +NY1: Hakeem Jeffries Positions Himself For Long Career In Washington +Apr 29, 2013 +By: Michael Scotto +Hakeem Jeffries is only about four months into his freshman year in Congress but he's already positioning +himself for a long career in Washington. NY1's Michael Scott filed the following report. +If you're looking to knock Hakeem Jeffries off message, you won't get very far. +"There's a hip hop song, every day I'm hustling, and I kind of feel that way down here in Washington," Jeffries +said. "In a positive manner, of course." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029342 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029343.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029343.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3e3ae8fe536cc37b6e9cb4296e6f3f6a34240546 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029343.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029343" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029343.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1639 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The freshman congressman from Brooklyn and a sliver of Queens is an ambitious work horse who always +appears to have his eye on the prize. +"I'll be shuffling back and forth between budget and judiciary for the better part of the morning, making sure we +time it correctly so that I'm able to ask questions in both situations," he said. +He's a big change from Congressman Ed Towns, who retired after holding the seat for 30 years. +On any given day, Jeffries is traveling through the Capitol, attending hearings on the Judiciary and Budget +committees, two of the most prominent in the lower chamber. +For Jeffries, those two assignments allow him to serve as a counterweight to the Republican leadership and to +talk up the President, whom he and his district overwhelmingly support. +"My job, I believe, is to help the administration of Barack Obama help us back at home," Jeffries said. +In his first four months, Jeffries has championed himself as a progressive, introducing legislation to help student +loan recipients and voting against a bill Friday to ease the impact of automatic spending cuts to the FAA +because it didn't stop cuts to programs that are impacting the poor. +In the months and years ahead, Jeffries says there's plenty to do. +"There's no shortage of the people's business down in Washington, D.C. and that's why the job is one that is a +serious endeavor," he said. +A serious endeavor that is also very much on message. +You are subscribed to this mailing list as +• Please click here to modify your message +preferences or to unsubscribe from any future mailings. 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[jeevacation@gmail.com] +Post-Death Actions of Foundation Affecting Estate Tax Value +image001.png; image002.png; image003.png; image004.png; image005.png +I thought of you when I read this article. Was this your idea? Alan +WALL STREET +Texas Billionaire's Heirs Save Some Money on +Taxes +10Jun 27, 2014 1:26 PM EDT +By Matt Levine +a +• +Every so often I hear a story that I find rather wonderful, and that I then pass along to you, just in case you and I +share a similar sense of wonder. Here is one of those stories. It's about death and taxes. +The story begins on Dec. 28 of last year, when a Dallas billionaire named Harold Simmons died at the age of +82. He left the bulk of his $8 billion fortune to two of his daughters. Much of that fortune was in "Contran +Corp., a closely held entity that holds majority stakes in four publicly traded companies: Valhi Inc., NL +Industries Inc., Kronos Worldwide Inc. and CompX International Inc." +The biggest chunk of the estate was Contran's 93.8 percent stake in Valhi, which was 318,156,746 shares.! +Valhi's stock closed on Dec. 27, 2013, at $14.91 per share, making that stake worth about $4.7 billion as of +Simmons's death. Another 2,481,900 Valhi shares (0.7 percent, $37 million) were held by the Harold Simmons +Foundation, a charity controlled by Simmons's daughters. Other family members owned about 2.8 million +shares ($41 million). Public shareholders owned about 15.7 million shares ($234 million).3 +Here are two facts about the federal estate tax: +The estate tax rate for 2013 and 2014 is 40 percent of the value of the estate.* +The executor can choose to determine the value of the estate either on the date of death, or on the +"alternate valuation date," which is the date six months after the date of death.' +For Harold Simmons's estate, that alternate valuation date is tomorrow -- six months from his death. Today is +the last trading day before that valuation. How's Valhi done in the last six months? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029344 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029345.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029345.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9fcc6d372194292e2b1f2acee12db01ad4f42864 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029345.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029345" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029345.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2630 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +$20 +18 +16 +14 +12 +10 +8 +6 +2 +Dec 27, '13 +Valhi Inc +Feb 12, '44 +Mar 28, '14 +May 13, 44 +Jun 26, 1 +Source: Bloomberg +Oh. The stock closed yesterday at $6.01, reducing the value of the estate's holdings by $2.8 billion -- and its +estate-tax liability by $1.1 billion -- since Simmons's death. +Is that good news or bad news for the estate? Well, the first law of tax is that it is always better to have more +money than less money? It's not actually a good idea to lose $2.8 billion of money to save $1.1 billion in taxes. +Though the estate didn't exactly lose $2.8 billion of money. That tax liability is a cash expense: You've actually +got to write a check to the IRS for $1.9 billion (using the December valuation) or $765 million (using +yesterday's valuation*), so the $1.1 billion you save is an actual cash savings. The $2.8 billion loss, on the other +hand, is a paper loss. Perhaps it's just temporary. If there were some reason to think that it didn't reflect only a +decline in the fundamental value of Valhi, you might not worry as much about that paper loss as you would +about the cash taxes. +So what's happened to Valhi? Well, it's not having a great year, with zero-ish net income last quarter. The board +reduced the dividend by 60 percent, to its lowest level since 2005. And the few people who follow the stock are +unimpressed. Bloomberg shows two analysts following Valhi, Barclays and EVA Dimensions. They both have +sell ratings, and Barclays has a price target of $5.00, saying in May that "from a SOTP analysis, we continue to +view VHI as trading above its intrinsic value." A Seeking Alpha piece from a few weeks ago is similarly +gloomy, with a $6 per share fair value. +All of this suggests that Simmons's estate owes less tax because it's really worth less than it was six months ago. +In fact, if you taxed Simmons's heirs now based on the value of Valhi six months ago, they'd have almost +nothing left of their stock. +But there's one more bit of the story. On June 11, about two weeks ago, the Harold Simmons Foundation -- the +charitable foundation controlled by Simmons's heirs -- filed with the SEC a plan to sell all of its 2.5 million +shares. That's not a lot of stock, exactly - just 0.7 percent of the company, worth around $16 million at the time +of the filing -- but it is a lot relative to the usual volume of trading in Valhi. Remember, 93.8 percent of Valhi is +owned by Simmons's heirs and never trades. Between December 27, 2013, and June 10, 2014, Valhi traded an +average of 42,311 shares a day, so the foundation's shares represented almost 59 days' volume. +It sold them in 11 days: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029345 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029346.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029346.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6a192c2510d7fdc747c3a09da87837096bcc23ce --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029346.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029346" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029346.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2816 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +1,000,000 +1.800.000 +1.600.000 +1,400,000 +1,200,000 +1,000,000 +800.000 +600.000 +400,000 +200.000 +• Foundation sales _ Day's volume +desadadad +23 +24 +25 +Previous average volume +Source: Foundation +filings, Bloomberg +The foundation's sales over the last two weeks or so accounted for over half of the volume, on average, each +day. And the foundation's average sale on each of those days was more than five times the average volume over +the previous six months. From Jan. 1 to June 10 of this year, more than five months, Valhi traded a total of 4.6 +million shares. From June 11 to June 25, just over two weeks, it traded a total of 4.8 million shares -- more than +half of them sold by the Harold Simmons Foundation. +You might expect that to drive down the stock a bit? Actually the stock performed surprisingly well, all things +considered; it closed on June 10 at $6.42 and on June 25 at $5.81, down just 9.5 percent. But just that change, +from $6.42 per share to $5.81, would save Simmons's heirs almost $80 million in estate taxes? +The foundation sold the last of its shares on June 25 (this Wednesday). Without any more shares to sell, the +foundation -- oh, wait, no, never mind, the foundation found some more shares to sell! On Wednesday, the day +that it finished selling its 2.5 million shares, it received a "Gift from Affiliate" of another 900,000 shares. Those +shares were gifted to the foundation by the Valhi Holding Company, the vehicle through which Simmons's heirs +own their 318.2 million shares. 1º +The Foundation immediately filed a plan to sell those shares too, with an "approximate date of sale" of June 26 +(yesterday)." As of 1 p.m. today, I see Valhi trading in the $5.80s. +Isn't that neat? Honestly, I have no idea what's going on here. But if you did want to minimize your estate +taxes on a multi-billion-dollar controlled public corporation with an illiquid stock, a good way to do it would be +to have a foundation that you control dump a ton of stock on the market in the couple of weeks leading up to the +day your estate is valued for tax purposes -- and, when the foundation ran out of shares, give it a few more so it +could keep selling. If the goal of this trading isn't to minimize taxes, I'll be very disappointed. Because it's +working pretty well to do just that. +' That's based on a Schedule 13D/A referring to events of Dec. 28, 2013, but filed in February 2014 and mentioning a stock transfer +after Simmons's death ("In January 2014, Contran received as excess collateral 1,100,541 Shares from the CDCT (as defined below) +and contributed 4, 123,598 Shares to Dixie Rice, who contributed such shares on the same day to VHC.") I ignore that and assume +that Contran owned all of the 318.2 million shares as of December 28; the difference is small. +2 From the 13D/A again: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029346 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029347.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029347.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..087448789e295a82a519396776e94eb07ea0c34c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029347.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029347" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029347.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1329 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029347 + +The Foundation is a tax-exempt foundation organized for charitable purposes. Lisa K. Simmons and Serena Simmons Connelly are the +sole members of the Foundation, serve as two of the three the directors on the Foundation's board of directors and are the president +and executive vice president, respectively of the Foundation. They may be deemed to control the Foundation but disclaim all Shares +they do not hold directly. +3 From a current Bloomberg HDS list I see BlackRock, Dimensional, Calpers, Fidelity and Citadel among the big-name holders, +though all in fairly small size. +Incidentally, Simmons had other daughters who seem to have been frozen out of Valhi. Here is a 1997 New York Times story about +Simmons with the headline "Daughters Do Battle With a Corporate King Lear." So. +4 Minus an exemption that, compared to the size of Simmons's estate, is very very small (single-digit millions). +§ This election only works if the estate has kept the property for the six months. Here's an Internal Revenue Service bulletin on the +topic. +" Here it is in percentage terms versus the S&P 500: +10% +-10 +-20 +•30 +-40 +-50 +•60 +Dec 27. '13 +Valhi Inc +Feb 12, '4 +S&P 500 Index +Mar 28, '14 +May 13, '14 +Jun 26, '1 +Source: Bloomberg +And perhaps most interesting, here's the last year, with Simmons's death in the middle: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029347 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029348.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029348.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f325da592e3783d12510e9c51d35324817fe64f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029348.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029348" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029348.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1779 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +40% +30 +20 +10 +-10 +-20 +•30 +•40 +-50 +•60 +Jun 27. '13 +Valhi Inc +Sep 26, +'13 +S&P 500 Index +Dec 26, '13 +Mar 28. '14 +Jun 27, '1 +Source: Bloomberg +To be fair, Simmons was the chairman of the board in 2013, though the company was managed by a chief executive officer, Steven L. +Watson, who remains in charge. +? I've cited my tax professor's two fundamental laws of tax before: that it is always better to have more money than less money, and +that it is always better to die later than to die sooner. The second rule is always relevant in estate-tax situations too. +& I'm using yesterday for convenience but in fact you'd have to use today's valuation. And the stock is down again today! +° That is, 318.2 million shares times $0.61 per share times 40 percent is $77.6 million. +10 Now 317.3 million, I guess. +" You shouldn't take that date too seriously; the foundation's June 11 filing stated an "approximate date of sale" of June 11, but it +actually took about two weeks. Best guess, the foundation was/is selling those shares yesterday and today. +12 Do I even need to tell you that Simmons was a libertarian anti-tax advocate, had various run-ins with the IRS, and called President +Barack Obama "the most dangerous man in America"? Or that "In 2009, a Dallas County jury found NL Industries" -- one of the +companies in Simmons's estate -- "liable for not honoring contractual agreements and manipulating stock values"? +To contact the writer of this article: Matt Levine at mlevine51@,bloomberg.net. +To contact the editor responsible for this article: Tobin Harshaw at tharshaw@bloomberg.net. +Alan S. 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Costem is +known for tunding eminent scientsts around t... † +en.wikipedia.org +en.wikipedia.org +Born: Jan 20, 1953 (age 61) - Brooklyn, New York +Net worth: $2 billion USD (2014) +Education: Cooper Union - Lafayette High School +Timeline +1976: Epstein began his financial career in 1976 as an options trader at +Bear Stearns +1992: Wexner acquired Abercrombie & Fitch the following year, and in +1992 converted a orivate school into an enormous residence that later +became Epstein's in the wealthiest part of Manhattan. +1996: In 1996, Epstein changed the name of his firm to The Financial +Trust Company and based it on the island of St. Thomas in the U.S. +Virgin Islands. +2000: In 2000 he established the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation, which +funds science research and education around the world +See more +People also search for +Prince +Andrew, D... +Les Wexner +Alan +were nawiir +e were +Lampert +Shapiro +Data from: Wikipedia - Freebase +Leproack +Jeffrey Epstein - Bing +-0 × +n *a +ArE dr Pager Safety + Tools » @- » +V +2:32 PM +Pon 0 1131/2014 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029350 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029351.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029351.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..29057e191f9b410b74d65bda4062b3856b2f0fab --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029351.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029351" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029351.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 750 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +•.000 AT&T LTE +3:17 PM +Timeline Photos +The Comical Conservative +President Obama walks into a local bank +in Chicago to cash a check. He is +surrounded by Secret Service agents. As +he approaches the cashier he says, +"Good morning Ma'am, could you please +cash this check for me?" +Cashier: +"It would be my pleasure sir. Could you +please show me your ID?" +Obama: +"Truthfully, I did not bring my ID with me +as I didn't think there was any need to. I +am President Barack Obama, the +President of the United States of +AMERICA !!!!" +Cashier: +"Yes sir, I know who you are, but with all +the regulations and monitoring of the +banks because of 9/11, impostors, +forgers. monev launderina. and bad +News Feed +Requests +Messages +Notifications +More +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029351 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029352.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029352.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c1f4da79dd3190aa28e6c90cc978ce202508f688 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029352.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029352" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029352.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 729 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +•.000 AT&T LTE +3:17 PM +Timeline Photos +Cashier: +"Yes sir, I know who you are, but with all +the regulations and monitoring of the +banks because of 9/11, impostors, +forgers, money laundering, and bad +mortgage underwriting not to mention +requirements of the Dodd/Frank +legislation, etc., I must insist on seeing +ID." +Obama: +"Just ask anyone here at the bank who I +am and they will tell you. Everybody +knows who I am." +Cashier: +"I am sorry Mr. President but these are +the bank rules and I must follow them." +Obama: +"I am urging you, please, to cash this +check. I need to buy a gift for Michelle +for Valentine's Day" +Cashier: +"I ook Mr President here is an examnle +News Feed +Requests +Messages +Notifications +More +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029352 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029353.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029353.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bf46c45348fd8a0f4f5c64b1dd9456b20c04e5ff --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029353.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029353" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029353.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 858 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +•0000 AT&T LTE +< +3:17 PM +Timeline Photos +check. I need to buy a gift for Michelie +for Valentine's Day" +Cashier: +"Look Mr. President, here is an example +of what we can do. One day, Tiger +Woods came into one of our bank +branches without ID. To prove he was +Tiger Woods he pulled out his putter and +made a beautiful shot across the bank +into a coffee cup. With that shot we +knew him to be Tiger Woods and cashed +his check." +"Another time, Andre Agassi came into +the same place without ID. He pulled out +his tennis racquet and made a fabulous +shot where as the tennis ball landed in a +coffee cup. With that shot we cashed his +check. +So, Mr. President, what can you do to +prove that it is you, and only you, as the +President of the United States?" +Obama: +Obama stands there thinking, and +LI. . +News Feed +Requests +Messages +Notifications +More +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029353 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029354.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029354.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69f3af609b72ec0c585829d9a6aca55f0e94584a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029354.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029354" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029354.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 928 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +•••00 AT&T LTE +< +3:18 PM +Timeline Photos +Tiger Woods he pulled out his putte, +made a beautiful shot across the bank +into a coffee cup. With that shot we +knew him to be Tiger Woods and cashed +his check." +"Another time, Andre Agassi came into +the same place without ID. He pulled out +his tennis racquet and made a fabulous +shot where as the tennis ball landed in a +coffee cup. With that shot we cashed his +check. +So, Mr. President, what can you do to +prove that it is you, and only you, as the +President of the United States?" +Obama: +Obama stands there thinking, and +thinking, and finally says, "Honestly, my +mind is a total blank...there is nothing +that comes to my mind. I can't think of a +single thing. I have absolutely no idea +what to do and I don't have a clue." +Cashier: +"Will that be large or small bills, Mr. +President? +Timaline Dhatre, lul 06 0013. 0 +News Feed +Requests +Messages +Notifications +More +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029354 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029355.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029355.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5922f1bd2246fff066e51bbb1e320d4278d1b6e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029355.md @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029355" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029355.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4237 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +e Reader +File Edit View Window +Help +100% E +Mon 2:46 PM +S +Rifkin - Zero Marginal Cost Society Ch 1, 12, 13.pdf +100% +7 +/ 48 +Powerful industry leaders often strive to restrict entry of new en- +terprises and innovations. But slowing down or stopping new, more +productive technologies to protect prior capital investments creates a +positive-feedback loop by preventing capital from investing in profitable +new opportunities. If capital can't migrate to new profitable investments, +the economy goes into a protracted stall. +Lange described the struggle that pits capitalist against capitalist in +stark terms. He writes: +The stability of the capitalist system is shaken by the alternation of at- +tempts to stop economic progress in order to protect old investments and +tremendous collapses when those attempts fail. +Attempts to block economic progress invariably fail because new en- +trepreneurs are continually roaming the edges of the system in search of +innovations that increase productivity and reduce costs, allowing them to +win over consumers with cheaper prices than those of their competitors. +The race Lange outlines is relentless over the long run, with productiv- +ity continually pushing costs and prices down, forcing profit margins to +shrink. +While most economists today would look at an era of nearly free +goods and services with a sense of foreboding, a few earlier economists +expressed a guarded enthusiasm over the prospect. Keynes, the venerable +twentieth-century economist whose economic theories still hold consider- +able weight, penned a small essay in 1930 entitled "Economic Possibilities +for Our Grandchildren," which appeared as millions of Americans were +beginning to sense that the sudden economic downturn of 1929 was in fact +the beginning of a long plunge to the bottom. +Keynes observed that new technologies were advancing productivity +and reducing the cost of goods and services at an unprecedented rate. They +were also dramatically reducing the amount of human labor needed to +Tools +Sign +mind from a preoccupation with strictly pecuniary interests to focus more +on the "arts for life" and the quest for transcendence. +Both Lange and Keynes foresaw, back in the 1930s, the schizophrenia +that lies at the nucleus of the capitalist system: the inherent entrepreneurial +dynamism of competitive markets that drives productivity up and mar- +ginal costs down. Economists have long understood that the most efficient +economy is one in which consumers pay only for the marginal cost of the +goods they purchase. But if consumers pay only for the marginal cost and +those costs continue to race toward zero, businesses would not be able to +ensure a return on their investment and sufficient profit to satisfy their +shareholders. That being the case, market leaders would attempt to gain +market dominance to ensure a monopoly hold so they could impose prices +higher than the marginal cost of the products they're selling, thus prevent- +ing the invisible hand from hurrying the market along to the most efficient +economy of near zero marginal cost and the prospect of nearly free goods +and services. This catch-22 is the inherent contradiction that underlies +capitalist theory and practice. +Eighty years after Lange and Keynes made their observations, con- +temporary economists are once again peering into the contradictory work- +ings of the capitalist system, unsure of how to make the market economy +function without self-destructing in the wake of new technologies that are +speeding society into a near zero marginal cost eta +Lawrence Summers, U.S. secretary of the treasury during President +Bill Clinton's administration and former president of Harvard University, +and J. Bradford DeLong, a professor of economics at the University of Cal- +ifornia, Berkeley, revisited the capitalist dilemma in a joint paper delivered +at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's symposium, "Economic Pol- +icy for the Information Economy," in August 2001. This time, there was +much more at stake as the new information technologies and the incipient +Internet communication revolution were threatening to take the capitalist +system to a near zero marginal cost reality in the coming decades. +Comn +12.00 x 9.00 in +17 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029355 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029356.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029356.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b882cf61886f49ad5aaa597193e8c7501b0977a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029356.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029356" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029356.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1189 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +economy of near zero marginal cost and the prospect of nearly free goods +and services. This catch-22 is the inherent contradiction that underlies +capitalist theory and practice. +Eighty years after Lange and Keynes made their observations, con- +temporary economists are once again peering into the contradictory work- +ings of the capitalist system, unsure of how to make the market economy +function without self-destructing in the wake of new technologies that are +speeding society into a near zero marginal cost eta. +Lawrence Summers, U.S. secretary of the treasury during President +Bill Clinton's administration and former president of Harvard University, +and J. Bradford DeLong, a professor of economics at the University of Cal- +ifornia, Berkeley, revisited the capitalist dilemma in a joint paper delivered +at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's symposium, "Economic Pol- +icy for the Information Economy," in August 2001. This time, there was +much more at stake as the new information technologies and the incipient +Internet communication revolution were threatening to take the capitalist +system to a near zero marginal cost reality in the coming decades. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029356 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029357.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029357.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b79283df6be0ee042aa152162e8d3bd090d660e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029357.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029357" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029357.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 683 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +05/12/2014 the Cathedral - to Shlomo Gazit +• As the year 2015 begins, we +find ourselves at the height of a +historic earthquake, in multiple +dimensions, the like of which hasn't +been seen since the end of WWI and +the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. +• In the Middle East - within +three years, the "Arab spring" turned +into the "Islamic winter" - borders +have vanished and centuries of +conflicts between tribes and factions +are erupting onto the surface. +• The bi-polar and multi-polar +world we knew has been replaced by a +world with not even one geopolitical +center of gravity. It is a Gestalt in +which everything depends on +everything else, and dealing with the +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029357 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029358.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029358.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..78f621917a4faef5a1219c9572bbce190b7a5309 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029358.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029358" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029358.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 746 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +challenges requires global cooperation +• Israel finds itself at the center +of a kind of "perfect storm,"the only +outpost of the western way of life in +the Middle East - at the meeting point +of the "clash of civilizations" between +Islam and the West, as Huntington +envisioned it, and at the same time, in +the spinning "eye of the storm" of the +clash of titans within Islam itself: +between Sunni and Shi'ite, between +tradition, extremism and terrorism on +the one hand, and modernity and +moderation on the other; between the +dream of "past glory" and the vision of +a "leap into the future". And all of this +is drenched in a lot of blood. +This drama that has washed +over the Arab world bears two lessons +and one insight for us: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029358 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029359.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029359.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4de04d58b73c4782625efa10938a6708244b447e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029359.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029359" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029359.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 741 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The 1s lesson: "Be modest in +prophecy". +. In particular, when it comes +to the future. Mubarak for example had +about 400,000 people at his disposal +working in various security agencies in +order to preemptively predict events +such as those that took place at Tahrir +Square. And he did not foresee the +uprising. So who can? +The 2"d lesson: When friends, and even +the leaders among us, say: "Don't get +swept into a panic - if something really +grave happens (Iran for example) - the +US will not stand by. The world will +take action!" +And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. +Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own +people - with tanks, artillery, fighter +jets, even chemical weapons - and the +world did not lift a finger. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029359 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029360.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029360.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5548812773ad0d2c29693d0cf0c1ec998bcb56bf --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029360.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029360" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029360.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 668 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +And the one insight: To all our +opponents and even friends who tell us +that our lack of success in reaching an +agreement with the Palestinians is the +root of all the troubles in the Middle +East - the original sin! - I say: this is not +rue +Even if I, in 2000 (or Rabin and Peres in +1994 or Olmert in 2008), were to have +reached a peace treaty with the +Palestinians - which would have been +implemented a long time ago the +"Muslim Brotherhood" would still have +taken control over Egypt and Al-Sisi +would still have taken it back a short +time after. +Syria would still have been +embroiled in a bitter civil war. And +Iran - would still be striving for +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029360 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029361.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029361.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2bd6e6d49e1b4926f913d422964230963a1659fc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029361.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029361" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029361.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 692 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +regional hegemony and nuclear +military capability. +• +The reasons for all the above +are deeply rooted in the history of the +nations and the region - and do not +stem from the Israeli Palestinian +conflict (they may be related to it in +another way, which I will get to later +on). +• In the new reality forged by the +"Arab Spring," there is good news and +bad news for us. +Let's start with the bad news: +ISIS, the disintegration of Syria, the +events in Iraq - all of these are bad news +that prove to us, time and time again, +that the Middle East is indeed a tough +neighborhood. There is no mercy for the +weak, and there will be no second +opportunity for those who don't defend +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029361 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029362.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029362.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..09eca05138f331120b528d7abc20ad8552791f94 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029362.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029362" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029362.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 691 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +themselves. Every year, new threats +arise. And the old ones: Hezbollah, Iran, +terrorism -are all "alive and kicking" and +growing even stronger. +But there is good news too. Israel is the +strongest country in the region, from +Tripoli in Libya to Tehran. It's the +strongest militarily, strategically, and +economically, and if we know act +wisely-diplomatically too. Equally +important: Israel will continue to be the +strongest country in the region in the +foreseeable future - especially if we +manage to identify and cultivate these +sources of empowerment and advantage +- including: +Armed Forces capable of +defeating any outside combination of +threats, including terrorism. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029362 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029363.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029363.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..89a2394e061e8da589450c4abcd49b6fdffff2f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029363.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029363" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029363.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 628 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• A strong and growing economy +in an open relationship with global +markets. +• Foreign policy that assures +international backing, especially +American - diplomatic and economic- +backing Israel's positions, and which +holds the "moral high ground" vis-a- +vis our enemies and opponents. +• +The fact that Israel is stronger +than any combination of enemies is +what enables us to act from a position +of strength and self confidence in order +to change the reality : to counter the +threats and to seize the opportunities. +• Let me elaborate briefly about +each of the threats: +Two ironies and one insight about Isis. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029363 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029364.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029364.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cbf114d527505d7ae8d0fcdea5de9d5b62993842 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029364.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029364" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029364.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 762 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Assad slaughtered 200,000 of his people +including by using chemical weapons - +and that wasn't enough to get the British +parliament and Prime Minister Cameron +or the American Congress and President +Obama to act. +Then, ISIS beheaded two +journalists (not really a new practice in +the Middle East) in front of the +cameras - and within 48 hours the +world was united against them. Better +late than never, so we have little reason +to complain about the result. However, +there is something to learn about the +superficiality of the decision-making +processes in our world. +Second: let's assume for a moment that +ISIS is restrained in about a year (and +hopefully - crushed) - who wins? +• The main winner is Assad +since the Coalition would have wiped +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029364 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029365.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029365.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c973c35527af08675318d1f1341e82c4b15018ee --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029365.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029365" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029365.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 750 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +out his main adversary, freeing him to +focus more intensely on the rest of the +rebels - meaning the "moderate" +rebels, which the Coalition purports to +train and reinforce in order to take him +down. +Iran also wins and of course Hezbollah - +all members of President Bush's Axis of +Evil. In other words: the Coalition is +doing some of the "dirty work" for them. +In my best assessment, the +Turks are right in their position that +there is no point in striking ISIS unless +you also set a goal to take down Assad, +and act to achieve it. +The Turks are right in their call for a +"humanitarian strip" - 25-30 km into +Syrian territory along the borders, and +declare it a "no fly zone". +, a place for +refugees (there are several million of +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029365 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029366.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029366.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40c3b92f9d2b3338829a84fb6fa869a75e8ca9ab --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029366.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029366" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029366.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 687 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +them) to assemble and where they can +receive humanitarian aid. +• What hasn't been said explicitly +is that such a deployment might lead +sooner or later to engagement with the +Syrian Air Force - followed by the +Syrian Air Defense - which could +develop into an opportunity to +fundamentally change the balance of +power and the course of the war +against Assad's regime. +And one insight: ISIS may not be as +strong as it is being portrayed. A +coherent intense, coordinated action +during the next year or two, particularly +if performed according to the Turkish +outline and with massive Turkish +involvement - could well put the Genie +back into the bottle. However - let us +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029366 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029367.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029367.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..beea3bc11c4283da7c881a1401b909134eee4ea7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029367.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029367" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029367.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 741 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +make no mistake - ISIS is part of the +radical Islamic web of terrorism. A web +that is loosely knit, yet survives on +strictly restricted resources - and +demonstrates operational flexibility, +survivability and a fanatic adherence to +the goal. +We're talking about ALQ, +Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria, Lashkar-e- +Taiba in India, the Houthis in Yemen, +the Shabab in Sumali, Boko Haram in +Nigeria and many more - all across the +Muslim strip, from Marrakesh to +Bangladesh. +• And this web is very resilient. +Dealing with it will take war lasting for +a generation, not just a few years. The +struggle will require collaboration not +just between the moderate Arab +nations and Turkey - but a long- +standing collaboration between the US, +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029367 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029368.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029368.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6f721f2859ef589a862e4b809146e507de0d19ad --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029368.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029368" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029368.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 776 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Russia, China, India and Europe - all +are are potential targets and victims of +this terror everyone to some extent. +Forging this collaboration is +categorically more important than the +events in Ukraine or the North Chinese +Sea Islands. +Hezbollah is busy in Syria - +and would generally prefer to avoid +provoking Israel. Some here would say +that Nasrallah has been deterred, that +the memory of 2006 is still fresh in his +mind and he will not act. I have my +reservations about the deterministic +nature of this statement. "Deterrence" +is a somewhat elusive term. This is not +a "zero sum game" on a one- +dimensional bar. This is a complex and +context-related issue. Although under +normal circumstances, each side has a +fundamental position (let's assume for +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029368 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029369.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029369.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6bb10aedd489e961575576f9ca0e9679d14f3b71 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029369.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029369" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029369.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 659 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +a moment that Hezbollah's position is +"avoid provoking Israel") - it is still +not hard to imagine an event, or +damage to Hezbollah's (or Nasrallah's) +assets or prestige, that could lead it, +despite its basic position, to take action +contrary to its true fundamental +position. +• Incidentally, this doesn't apply +solely to "Hezbollah" - but to us too. +Therefore, the working +assumptions and the operational +deployment must include the +possibility of deterioration into a wide- +scale confrontation with Hezbollah. +• And now, to Iran - which +under certain circumstances might be +the element that ignites or incites +"Hezbollah" into action. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029369 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029370.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029370.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..06d196a09766fe096b6a2781cc4cb219e0b1bee2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029370.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029370" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029370.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 737 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• Let us be clear - a nuclear Iran +is a central threat to the entire world +order, not just Israel. A nuclear Iran +means the end of the non-proliferation +regime- Saudi Arabia, within months, +Turkey within a few years and Egypt +might follow as well-and all will +become nuclear. +Every third-grade dictator will +be able to ensure his survivability +against the outside world by following +in the footsteps of Pakistan, North +Korea and Iran. +The "countdown" towards the +troubling vision of Prof. Graham +Allison of Harvard about nuclear +weapons in the hands of terrorists - +this countdown, even if it takes 15 +years, will start. Therefore, blocking +Iran from becoming a "threshold +nuclear state" is crucial, and justifies +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029370 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029371.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029371.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..163733bf09809643048817f9fe94018adbb7e1b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029371.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029371" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029371.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 674 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +every effort. +• Right now diplomacy is in +hiatus at least until March 2015. It's +hard to imagine a good agreement with +the P5+1, and a bad agreement would +be best left unsigned. The problem is +that the Iranians have no real incentive +to reach a "final agreement" that would +keep them from becoming a nuclear +power. +As far as they're concerned, at +any given time an improved "interim +agreement" would be better (unless the +P5+1 yield to a bad agreement.) +• The Iranians are very +sophisticated. In their opinion (I +emphasize: in their opinion), the +American government has changed its +goal without admitting it, from "Iran +will not have military nuclear +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029371 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029372.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029372.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f65be728c8447548ff714d788ff8ca33c26a2b4f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029372.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029372" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029372.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 670 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +capability. Period." to "Iran will not +have military nuclear capability on our +watch " +• This is of course a completely +different thing. And this perception +only reinforces Iran's obduracy and +the delaying tactics that they've +adopted. +Israel has a supreme interest in +"keeping all the options on the table". +However, today, mostly against the +backdrop of the drawn-out talks - +Israel has an interest in maximizing its +understanding with the United States +and trying to convince it of the need +for determination and perseverance; +for "sticks" as well as "carrots"; and of +the importance of completely losing +any illusions regarding the objectives +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029372 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029373.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029373.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..57a308f8698e66ac7d5c1c9b0fa1b0f7d3705f2a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029373.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029373" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029373.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 718 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +of the Ayatollahs' regime. +And from here, a sharp segue to +the diplomatic challenges Israel faces, +from the minor (for now) to the major. +• Israel is far from being a leaf in +the wind. But the world has no +geopolitical center of gravity - not the +US, Russia, Europe or China -Israel +isn't omnipotent either. +• It is wrong to disregard what's +happening in Europe. It will not be +resolved by saying that Europe is +ridden with anti-Semitism (though +there's quite a bit of truth to that). +• Regarding BDS, I used to tell +the members of the Cabinet that- as +long as these voices are coming from +Eritrea or Mauritania, we can live with +it for years. When it comes from +Scandinavia and Britain - it's a +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029373 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029374.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029374.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b10cbc9296a5a2ed4ccc1e97938b0f3e0bda0a39 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029374.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029374" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029374.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 709 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +different story, and must be taken +seriously. +• Right now it is being espoused +by parliaments, not governments. But +it could expand - to trade unions, to +the academia, to consumer +organizations and NGOs. And then, +heaven forbid, eventually to +governments - which will say "we are +of the people ". +. We mustn't forget that +Europe is Israel's No. 1 trading partner +- not the US and not China. And +Europe, with North America and a few +countries in the East, is at the heart of +the "reference group" of liberal +democratic countries to which we want +to belong, and rightfully so. +• +This leads us to the US - and +there, the diplomatic challenge is far +greater. Israel is a sovereign state. On +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029374 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029375.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029375.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c85bd6119829ec958e0ebedee5e0a991516da45e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029375.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029375" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029375.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 743 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +more than one occasion, I told +President Obama, and before that +Presidents Bush and Clinton, the +following: "On issues that we believe +are essential to the security and future +of Israel and of the Jewish people, +Israel will make its decisions alone and +on its own responsibility and act upon +them. We cannot, and will not want +to", I added, "delegate the +responsibility for such decisions, +when required, even to the best of our +friends - which is you." +The US presidents, I note, did not +always like this statement - but they +respected it. +• +In the same token, I told +members of the cabinet more than once +- "we must always remember that the +US is also a sovereign state. And it +expects us to respect its right to form +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029375 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029376.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029376.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..169e4b76f6404e18b1d0459d0c2b13c8bb47fb3d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029376.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029376" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029376.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 710 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +its positions on the issues crucial to it, +based on its own interests ". +• And we +have to respect that. +• Without derogating from our +responsibility to make and execute +sovereign decisions - the reality is that +there isn't full symmetry here. +Our relations with the US +President, the administration, the +Congress and the American people are +vital to the State of Israel. +The United States is Israel's +main ally and strategic support. Our +relations with it are the cornerstone of +Israel's military capabilities, the IDF's +qualitative edge, and Israel's strategic +and political positioning. +• We receive $3 billion a year +from the US, going back some 40 +years now. What social or economic +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029376 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029377.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029377.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00997b9a040771ddad8de0bbbf5db39f38bcd304 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029377.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029377" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029377.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 700 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +budget items would we forgo to make +up the ru 12 billion gap if this +assistance disappears? +• They're the only ones who can +provide us with F-35 jets, the best +aircraft in the world. +• These are mutually beneficial +relations. The US also benefits from +the unprecedented cooperation +between our intelligence communities. +And so do we. +We never expected, and will never ask +others to fight for us - yet the US has +deployed advanced radar systems in +Israel to provide early warning against +long-range missiles, and holds military +exercises on our soil and in the +Mediterranean, preparing an American +response in case Israel has to defend +itself against missile attacks from Iran. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029377 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029378.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029378.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1bcd0df2b72cd33fe910b6c90086b4289b379065 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029378.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029378" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029378.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 729 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• We received about $1 billion +from the US, by order of President +Obama, for "Iron Dome". +, and +assistance for the David's Sling and +Arrow programs continues. +• We turn to the US to veto +hostile initiatives against Israel in the +United Nations Security Council. Or to +soften the conclusions of the +Goldstone Commission and its ilk. +It is to them that we turned +(and they responded to the best of their +ability) in rather tense times, when a +handful of our people were besieged in +the embassy in Cairo, with an angry +mob at the door. +Secretary of State Kerry, and +President Obama - went to great +lengths - and paid a considerable +political (and often personal) price - to +help us achieve a breakthrough with +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029378 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029379.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029379.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4a072c49b1b7c05f1bdc9992e2080e15c834adac --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029379.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029379" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029379.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 704 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +the Palestinians, though the effort did +not succeed. Nor did we succeed +(Rabin and Peres, myself, Olmert and +Bibi as well). They shouldn't be +ridiculed and debased for this. They +should be appreciated. Even if we do +not agree on all the details. +We will yet need their help in +facing many trials in the future. +I recommend that we all +remember this well. The rules of +working with the Americans: Do not +marginalize yourself. Do not fold. Yes +- remember what the U.S. is for Israel. +And Maintain-at almost any cost - +mutual relations of trust and respect. +It's good for Israel. +• The American Congress, +President Obama, Biden and Kerry are +part of the solution, even if it tarries. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029379 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029380.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029380.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bb1c51c5a548125907a3518a9722dc3d462c4c11 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029380.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029380" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029380.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 729 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +They are not part of the problem. +• Ben Gurion used to say, with +his iron logic, that "the future of Israel +depends on our strength and our +righteousness." +"Our strength" — that is the IDF's might +and its strategic capabilities, the backing +of the superpowers, our economic +strength, and our social solidarity. +"Our righteousness" - not as an abstract +concept - is our capacity to hold +the"moral high ground" by means of a +calculated effort to behave and be +perceived as acting in good faith - to +obtain peace, even if it delays. +• This is also an an essential +condition for achieving internal +solidarity and the world's support for +Israel (or for the support of most of the +world that's important to us). +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029380 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029381.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029381.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5fd847ffaffec5a1008b76efc47840aab8a942d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029381.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029381" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029381.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 773 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +This is also an essential +condition for achieving internal +solidarity and willingness for sacrifice +in a society where being called for +battle or routinely risking your life is +not a theoretical notion, but rather part +of our life experience that repeats itself +time and again. +• +The fighting spirit, resilience +and the internal solidarity are deeply +bound to both our strength and our +righteousness. Our righteousness is +just as important as our strength. +Our righteousness, and not our strength +in and of itself, is what gives Zionism's +struggle its meaning and sense of +purpose (especially for ones who can +choose). The support of a superpower +and the resilience of our society +and economy, which are among the +components of our "strength" - will +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029381 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029382.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029382.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..acb36760177321d5e5d9a066cf9befe93f7fdff1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029382.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029382" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029382.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 730 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +never be without recognition of our +righteousness. And without it, they +will erode +This is the time to point out the +risk in the weakening of the cohesive +forces which hold the Israeli society +together. We are turning into an +increasingly divided society whose +very fabric seems to be ripping apart, +and which is riddled with hatred for +one another. Left and right. Jews and +Arabs. Secular and religious. Rich and +poor. Center and periphery. Old and +new. This is dangerous. The late +Tunisian President Bourguiba (and +later on Sadat in his debates with +Assad just before the peace treaty with +Israel) made the argument that there's +no need to defeat Israel by force. Give +them the opportunity - and they will +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029382 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029383.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029383.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4aeb580b84ced7bd68328d9a3566ccf32b1032c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029383.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029383" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029383.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 726 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +collapse from within. But the opposite +is true! +We have no intention of collapsing +from within. But this requires that we +come to our senses and act with the +right national priorities in mind for +society and the economy. +The young generation, the +future, must be prioritized. And the +same applies to those groups in society +who carry its burdens:working hard, +paying taxes and serving in the IDF. +Cultivating mutual respect, openness, +tolerance, and acceptance of others; +More equitable distribution of the +national wealth; equal opportunities for +all and encouraging individuals, +groups and communities to take +responsibility. All of these are part of +our mission - and we have a long road +ahead of us. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029383 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029384.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029384.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dcfa389f617178c9fcae595b5f9ab0c3629624e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029384.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029384" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029384.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 740 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +I am concerned about our addiction to +internal quarrels just as much as I am +concerned about our conflicts with +external opponents. Our +"righteousness" will not prevail and +our "strength" will crack over time if +we do not act decisively to establish, +gradually yet persistently, norms of +public life and civil society - which +sets norms for what is done and what +isn't done far above the criminal +threshold.. We need profound change +in the area of respect for the rule of +law, standards of governance, keeping +the thin line between freedom of +expression and freedom of incitement +- and immediately hitting the brakes +on racism and Jewish terrorism - +which in my opinion should be treated +within the criminal domain.. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029384 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029385.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029385.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4f901ec33754a0df804e282bf1b12073e7f5eed1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029385.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029385" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029385.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 722 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• A few sentences on the "nation- +state law". This is a redundant and +even harmful law. In general, and +particularly at this point. To our friends +it signals that Israel is losing its self- +confidence regarding the obvious - +namely,its unique identity as the +Jewish-democratic state as reflected by +the "Declaration of Independence". +To our enemies it provides an effective +tool to make Israel a suspect- of being +a country that's willingly drifting away +from the norms of democracy - as a +preliminary step towards +institutionalized discrimination. +And one has to wonder: what was +wrong with what we had until this +point? What's wrong with the +"Declaration of Independence"? Who +needs this? And why? +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029385 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029386.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029386.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa173d45354b634e7dcf8e7d5da116f14c1645b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029386.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029386" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029386.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 711 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• Churchill once observed the +difference between an optimist and +pessimist. +The pessimist - sees the difficultly in +every opportunity +The optimist - sees the opportunity in +every difficultly. +We have opportunities before +us within all of the difficulties. The +most important of all, a rare one, the +kind that comes once in a generation - +is the opportunity to establish a +regional agreement. It is all the more +important in light of the "Arab Spring" +and following "Operation Protective +Edge" +There is an opportunity to establish a +regional agreement that fundamentally +changes the realities of the region and +Israel's future and status within it. An +agreement that will move the region's +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029386 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029387.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029387.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ae144ce8d2212eb52746f5443b0b20ba50be8030 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029387.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029387" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029387.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 675 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +entire economy forward together with +the chance for stability and peace +,based on synergies and collaboration +rather than hatred and revenge. +What do I mean? The events in +recent years have created a strong +common interest for Israel and the +moderate Arab countries - Saudi +Arabia and the Gulf States, Jordan, +Egypt and perhaps even Turkey (which +is not Arab). The focal interest is the +struggle against radical Islamic +terrorism and against Iran's hegemonic +and nuclear intentions. +The challenge for us is based +on there being, apparently, only one +way to achieve that; and the upcoming +elections in Israel force us to put it on +hold for a few months. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029387 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029388.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029388.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40560bae53a638132e5a54c82e8c63d29b3b2eb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029388.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029388" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029388.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 755 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• And the way to do it is this: a +strong, self-confident Israel, willing to +hold serious negotiations with the +Palestinians and the group of Arab +nations within an international +conference, backed by the US and the +Quartet - in order to achieve a two- +state solution and establish a regional +agreement, while maintaining an +unyielding and persistent fight against +terrorism and ensuring the IDE's +qualitative military edge over any +combination of opponents. +The moderates among Arab +rulers are unable (and also unwilling) +to float this common interest and turn +it into policy - because they worry +how their people would respond. This +is how the Palestinian issue is related +to possibility of an overall agreement +in the Middle East. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029388 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029389.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029389.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..004f04316822183f3cba1668243372004aa3e0bd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029389.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029389" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029389.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 635 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• And this isn't just an +assessment. +• We must remember, vis-a-vis +the Palestinians, Israel can (practically +only) give. Regarding the rest of the +moderate Arab world - Israel can also +get, and a lot.. +Not just recognition and legitimacy but +also an opportunity for regional +infrastructure projects - and mostly - +for the beginning of a process, +protracted though it may be - to +change the region's fundamental +attitudes towards Israel. +• On the road to seize this +opportunity - Israel will have to +consider embracing the Saudi proposal, +with Israel's reservations, as a basis to +negotiate a regional agreement. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029389 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029390.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029390.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c43c58ae1140393ca6950bdbd01d3e7c7ae36c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029390.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029390" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029390.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 707 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• This will take time. There will +be ups and downs. The Palestinians are +not an easy interlocutor. No one knows +that better than I do.. +• This might require long periods +of interim agreements and even +calculated unilateral steps that are +coordinated with the US and the +Quartet. +• It is possible that within the +context of a regional agreement, the +Palestinian State, once established, +could be integrated into a structure of a +closer cooperation that could include +Jordan, Israel and perhaps another +regional player. +• But to advance the chance of a +regional agreement after the elections +in Israel - the Palestinian issue and the +two-state solution must be at the top of +the agenda. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029390 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029391.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029391.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ee93b297dce0f9ad1f2511f0f1ac72b6304844fe --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029391.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029391" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029391.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 788 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• The idea that' the radical right +raises from time to time - to continue +to rule the entire territory and maintain +a sort of "autonomy" for the +Palestinians - is an illusion at best, and +the first step of an upcoming blame +game at worst. It will be brutally +rejected by our closest friends - not to +mention by each of the potential +partners for the regional agreement - +and by all of them together. This too is +not a mere assessment. +The claim that the events of the +past year "prove" that Israel's vital +security needs are incompatible with +the "two-state solution" - is false. And +I'm stating this as a professional +position, not a political opinion. +• On the contrary — the IDF will +be able to defend Israel better from an +internationally recognized border that +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029391 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029392.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029392.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e9ba837fe00826d37257015b6e304f2ebcffef13 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029392.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029392" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029392.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 753 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +includes the settlement blocs, a number +of strategic sites on mountain ridge, a +security zone east of Ben Gurion +Airport and long-term military +presence on the Jordan River. +• The real threat to the future of +the Zionist Project - is not the security +constraints of the "two-state solution" +but rather a slippery slope leading to +the "one-state solution" - a reality that +would compromise Israel's security +and worsen its diplomatic isolation - +while inevitably (and this is the +keyword) leading Israel into becoming +a non-Jewish or non-democratic state. +Not to mention the danger of +descending into severe, perpetual +hemorrhaging, lasting generations, by +the two national communities locked +in embrace- as we have seen in Belfast +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029392 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029393.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029393.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..60c17ba46ce5a12bc703a2ceadc0669006dd5169 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029393.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029393" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029393.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 717 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +and Bosnia. +• The vision we all share - the +vision of a "model society" in Israel, of +positioning Israel, within 10-15 years, +among the group of the most advanced +societies - in education and culture, +science and technology, quality of life +- and eventually standard of living +(Finland and Denmark can do it? So +can we!). A society in which its sons +and daughters choose to live. And one +that young Jews from all over the +world consider a source of pride, +inspiration - and even a worthy place +to live in. +• The vision of a "model society" +will not materialize unless we gather +our mental strength and political will, +despite the pain and the differences in +our positions - and together embrace +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029393 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029394.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029394.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..581364d500285c14fded49a152f7155ca71ad4c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029394.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029394" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029394.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 774 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +the "two-state solution under a regional +agreement" - which even if it delays - +is the only appropriate and feasible +solution, the only realistic and proper +goal for Zionism in this complex world +of the 21s century. +• A friend (from the Likud, +actually) told me that when he was +young, he visited Ben Gurion's home a +few times. In one of their +conversations, the boy asked the Old +Man: "how is it that out of all of the +people's leaders in the past 2,000 years, +and even in the past 80 years, it was +you who ended up founding the Jewish +State?" And the Old Man answered: +"In ancient times, everyone had a sixth +sense, a sense of recognizing +opportunities. This sense disappeared +over time - in most people. But not for +me! I saw an opportunity - and I +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029394 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029395.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029395.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a7461729c63d9fa782ced11d6fb676dd14b747c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029395.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029395" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029395.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 725 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +seized it." +Ben Gurion did not speak of the +horrors of the War of Independence, +the doubts, the risks. many assumed +we would fail. He talked about the +opportunity and recognizing it. And +the deed. +• Like Ben Gurion at the time, +Menachem Begin - with Egypt, and +Rabin - in the peace treaty with +Jordan, and later Peres - with the first +steps towards the Palestinians, took +huge national, diplomatic, security and +political risks. Some paid a heavy +price. Yitzhak paid the ultimate price. +But they all dared - and acted. This is +the true test of leadership. This is also +the real test of creative statesmanship. +• Formative leadership had +always been rooted in a rare +combination and fine balance between +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029395 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029396.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029396.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bbef2b095261b772f84999137dec767a07e8a7e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029396.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029396" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029396.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 710 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +vision, daring and courage on one hand +and judgment, complete sobriety and +grasp of detail on the other. They will +not come where anxiety, pessimism +and passivity rule - these are recipes +for the creating of self-fulfilling +(necessarily pessimistic) prophecies. +• The essence and the purpose of +the Zionist movement was to defy the +reality and the mindset that the Exile +created. Its foundation lay in the +decision to take our own fate in our +own hands and move proactively to +change reality, and not be swept away +by the arbitrary waves of history. +• Reality is knocking on our +door. Not everything is certain. +Nothing is ever certain. And nothing +ever will be. Nevertheless - open the +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029396 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029397.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029397.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9eea0acaaee8117493710fd390959deb1c3d5d92 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029397.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029397" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029397.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 234 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +• door - this is the true trial of +the national leadership. +Abba Eban used to say - the +Palestinians have never missed an +opportunity to miss an opportunity. +Let's not fall into this trap - +ourselves. +Thank you. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029397 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029398.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029398.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a472f3816d0fa6fb10c90e3fa653c87f03cee4f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029398.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029398" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029398.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1017 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +New Firepower in Shocking Suit Against Trump | Law.com + +LAW.COM +NOT FOR REPRINT +- Click to Print or Select 'Print' in your browser menu to print this document. +Page printed from: /sites/almstaff/2016/10/10/new-firepower-in-shocking-suit-against-trump/ +New Firepower in Shocking Suit Against +Trump +By Jenna Greene +Published: Oct 10, 2016 +Donald Trump, left, and J. Cheney Mason, right. +Photos: lev radin/Shutterstock.com and Rick Runion/AP +If you thought the presidential election couldn't get any uglier, guess again. Because a suit against +Donald Trump alleging that he raped a 13-year-old girl has new life. +On Monday, Florida criminal defense lawyer J. Cheney Mason-best known for successfully +defending Casey Anthony, who was charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter— filed court papers +to represent "Jane Doe" in a suit against Trump and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. +http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/10/10/new-firepower-in-shocking-suit-against-tr.. 10/11/2016 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029398 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029399.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029399.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e57a360e559c26950db245a3e1f52614408fd865 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029399.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029399" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029399.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3248 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +New Firepower in Shocking Suit Against Trump | Law.com + +The rape suit isn't exactly new. It was filed pro se by "Katie Johnson" in Los Angeles federal court in +April, dismissed, refiled in the Southern District of New York, withdrawn and refiled on Sept. 30. But +with the addition of Mason— a media-savvy lawyer not known for shying away from the +spotlight— the stakes have changed. +DAILY DICTA +Suddenly, it's a lot more serious. Which is not the same as legitimate, but +the odds that the case will go away quietly are much slimmer given the +firepower of her new counsel. Especially now, in the wake of a 2005 +recording where Trump bragged about using his star power to kiss and +grope women. +The allegations in the suit are truly awful. Jane Doe says that when she was +13, she attended parties at Epstein's New York City townhouse, enticed by +promises of money and a modeling career. She allegedly had sexual +encounters with Trump on four occasions there. +The complaint states, "Defendant Trump tied plaintiff to a bed, exposed +JENNA GREENE +himself to plaintiff, and then proceeded to forcibly rape plaintiff. During the +course of this savage sexual attack, plaintiff loudly pleaded with Defendant Trump to stop but with no +effect. Defendant Trump responded to plaintiff's pleas by violently striking plaintiff in the face with +his open hand and screaming that he would do whatever he wanted." +Epstein allegedly raped her as well. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to soliciting an underage girl for +prostitution, and has faced other suits by women who allege underage sexual assault. +Trump's lawyer Alan Garten, has unequivocally denied the allegations. In fact, the current complaint +quotes his denial: "The allegations are not only categorically false, but disgusting at the highest level +and clearly framed to solicit media attention or, perhaps, are simply politically motivated. There is +absolutely no merit to these allegations. Period." Doe's suit claims that this statement is libelous. +The only reason I can think of for including such a seemingly absurd claim (how can you libel +someone who is anonymous?) is that it's not time-barred. The rest of the complaint probably is. +The alleged incidents took place in 1994-22 years ago. The complaint claims that Doe didn't come +forward because she was "unrelentingly threatened by each defendant that, were she ever to reveal +any of the details of the sexual and physical abuse caused to her by defendants, plaintiff and her +family would be physically harmed if not killed." +But Epstein in 2008 was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Why couldn't she have come forward +then? +That's not the only problem with the case. +I wrote about the suit when it was first filed in LA with great skepticism- +-"an anonymous stink +bomb," I called it. +In large part, I was dubious because the person filing the complaint, "Katie Johnson," claimed her +only past work experience was as a freelance model. And yet her pro se complaint was perfectly +formatted, with proper margins and numbering; it correctly cited statutes, got the venue and +jurisdiction correct and contained no typos. +http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/10/10/new-firepower-in-shocking-suit-against-tr... 10/11/2016 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029399 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029400.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029400.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..481adf8f46223649dea1cf0146b4eb8548ffb133 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029400.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029400" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029400.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2554 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +New Firepower in Shocking Suit Against Trump | Law.com + +It looked more to me like the secret handiwork of a lawyer intent on smearing Trump. +If so, however, there was no way to hold anyone accountable. The phone number provided was +disconnected and Johnson's address was an abandoned, foreclosed house. +The allegations in the latest complaint by "Jane Doe" are the same, albeit with fewer lurid details and +no explanation why she is no longer Katie Johnson. But the biggest difference is that she's got +lawyers now. +In addition to Mason, "Jane Doe" is represented —improbably —by New Jersey patent litigator +Thomas Meagher, the managing partner of nine-lawyer IP boutique Meagher Emanuel Laks Goldberg +& Liao. +Mason and Meagher did not respond to requests for comment. +Campaign finance records show that Mason gave $2,000 to Hillary Clinton in February. Meagher +during this election cycle has donated to Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush. He has +never given money to a Democrat, according to Open Secrets data. +So is the suit for real? Or is it an especially dirty way to attack Donald Trump? +There's a You Tube video of the plaintiff, with her faced blurred and her voice distorted, where she +recounts the rape. Under these conditions, it's impossible to tell if she's credible or not. +The complaint also includes an affidavit from "Joan Doe," a school friend who said the plaintiff told +her about the rapes in 1994, and from "Tiffany Doe," who said she recruited the plaintiff to come to +Epstein's parties and witnessed the sexual assaults. So perhaps more evidence will emerge to bolster +Jane Doe's claims. +On the other hand, if the complaint is determined to be without merit, Mason and Meagher could be +sanctioned by the court for filing a frivolous lawsuit. +Or Trump could respond like Alan Dershowitz, who was also accused of sexual misconduct with a +minor in connection with Epstein. The Harvard Law School professor said lawyers for the accuser +acted unethically and fabricated the allegations; in turn, they sued him for defamation. The case +settled earlier this year on undisclosed terms. +In the Trump case, U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams set an initial conference for Dec. 16. The real +question: if Clinton wins, will this case simply disappear? +Jenna Greene can be reached at jgreene@alm.com. On Twitter: @JgreeneJenna +© Copyright 2016. ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. +http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/10/10/new-firepower-in-shocking-suit-against-tr... 10/11/2016 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_ +_029400 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029401.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029401.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69c94eb003f917a2af19ef5f0848727eff1b666e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029401.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029401" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029401.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 609 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Donald Rubin | +1/22/2017 7:31:32 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Republican health care experts dismiss Donald Trump's ideas +Importance: +High +https://www.statnews.com/2016/03/04/trump-republicans-health-care/?s_ campaign=trendmd +Jeffrey, +This cannot be true, can it? This guy must be as dumb about this stuff as a tampon laced with arsenic!! +HELP! +Great meeting yesterday - really enjoyed it. +And happy birthday again, Don +Donald B. Rubin +John L. Loeb Professor of Statistics +Department of Statistics, Harvard University +1 Oxford Street +Cambridge MA 02138 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029401 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029402.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029402.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b7c011c463c28e195c31a2dffb85a10c1274b1e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029402.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029402" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029402.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 852 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Deepak Chopra +Sent: +3/22/2017 7:29:01 PM +To: +Jeff Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +CC: +Barnaby Marsh +Subject: +Fw: HMS-Today's News (March 22, 2017) +Attachments: +image001.png; OutlookEmoji-1478302741070_PastedGraphic-1.tiff; OutlookEmoji-1483997936424_email-signature- +plain.jpg.jpg +High +Importance: +See item # 2 +2013 Costa Del Mar Road +Carlsbad, CA 92009 +Chopra Foundation +Jiyo +Chopra Center for Wellbeing +YOU ARE +THE +UNIVERSE +VERAS CASATOS. +discoveringyourcosmicself.com +From: Tanzi, Rudolph E +Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 2:39 PM +To: Deepak Chopra +Subject: Fwd: HMS-Today's News (March 22, 2017) +WOW!!! +Begin forwarded message: +From: HMS-in the News +Subject: HMS-Today's News (March 22, 2017) +Date: March 22, 2017 at 2:34:12 PM EDT +To: +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029402 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029403.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029403.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fc52da8ca891918cc7c93b8906a1f64fe92f1918 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029403.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029403" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029403.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2245 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Reply-To: HMS-in the News +9 9 9 +HARVARD +MEDICAL SCHOOL +In the News +COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS +WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017 +Flexibility on 'essential benefits' will increase cost of insurance for pregnancy, addiction and mental +Richard Frank (HMS) co-authored this opinion piece arguing that the Republican health care bill could drive up +the cost of coverage for pregnancy care, newborn care, and mental illness and addictive disorders treatment. +Deepak Chopra speculates about Trump's brain +USA Today +A noted alternative medicine advocate is the latest medical professional to speculate about President Trump's +mental health. Rebecca Brendel (HMS/Mass General) discusses the so-called Goldwater rule of the American +Psychiatric Association that discourages physicians from expressing public opinions about people whom they +are not treating. +Can my doctor out me to my parents? +U.S. News & World Report +The article discusses the confidentiality, legal and ethical conundrums faced by LGBTQ minors and the +pediatricians who treat them when it comes to disclosing certain medical information to parents and guardians. +Alex Keuroghlian (HMS/Mass General) is mentioned. +The $10 million quest to build a home health device inspired by 'Star Trek' +The Washington Post +Then there were two. A global competition to stimulate the innovation and integration of precision diagnostic +technologies that will allow consumers to make their own medical diagnoses has been narrowed from 312 to +two teams. Chung-Kang Peng (HMS/Beth Israel Deaconess) is the leader of one of the finalist teams. The +winner will be announced in April. +Harvard Medical School News Clips are not intended to provide an exhaustive review of all news sources. +If you have any questions about our news clips, or would like to suggest an article for inclusion, please contact HMS_ News_Clips@hmsharvard. edu. +To unsubscribe to this mailing list, send an e-mail to HMSNEWS QUAD_ FAC_STAFF-unsubscribe- +request@listserv.med.harvard.edu with "Unsubscribe" as the subject. +9 0 0 +HARVARD +MEDICAL SCHOOL +COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS +Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi +Joseph. P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology +In the News +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029403 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029404.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029404.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7be2669a9cd3cb956eb1fa6d86ff2842cda045ca --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029404.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029404" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029404.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 756 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Harvard Medical School +Vice-Chair, Neurology; Director, Genetics and Aging Research Unit +Massachusetts General Hospital +114 16th Street +Charlestown, MA, 02129 +My new TED talk: +(Curing Alzheimer's with Science and Song) +https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuel1AFKSDo& +My Music: https://www.numberonemusic.com/rudytanzi +The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is +addressed. 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If the e-mail was sent to you in error +but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly +dispose of the e-mail. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029404 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029405.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029405.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ea48027f4d8a14caafc26c4340a9c2e8df4dc3fe --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029405.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029405" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029405.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1112 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-CV-03956-PGG Document 1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 1 of 3 +UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT +FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK +RADAR ONLINE LLC +Plaintiff, +- V. - +FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, +Defendant. +: +: +------X +COMPLAINT +1. This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 ("FOIA"), to order +the production of Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") records concerning the agency's +investigation and prosecution of financier Jeffrey Edward Epstein ("Epstein") for sexually +trafficking underage women. Defendant FBI has withheld these records despite a properly +filed FOIA request. +PARTIES +2. Plaintiff Radar Online LLC ("Radar") is an online investigative news outlet read by millions. +3. The FBI, a component of the Department of Justice, is an agency of the United States with +possession and control of the records sought by Plaintiff. +JURISDICTION AND VENUE +4. This court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 5 U.S.C. § +552(a)(4)(B). +5. Radar's principal place of business is New York City and therefore venue is appropriate +1 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029405 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029406.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029406.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..28ad5caf19ccc06fe468a9cf1e0f198eab54ee7e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029406.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029406" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029406.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1713 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 2 of 3 +under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B). +FACTS +Background of Request +6. Jeffrey Epstein is a billionaire financier, philanthropist, and sex offender. In 2005, Epstein +became the subject of an undercover sex trafficking investigation by Palm Beach, Florida +police and the FBI. Dozens of underage women were trafficked by Epstein to perform sexual +acts on him as well as his friends. +7. Despite the gravity of his offenses, the Department of Justice allowed Epstein to plead guilty +to a single count of soliciting prostitution from a minor under Florida state law, and serve +only 13 months in prison. In addition, prosecutors agreed not to bring charges against +Epstein's alleged co-conspirators. +8. Mr. Epstein enjoyed close ties to numerous prominent political figures, including former +President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew of the British Royal Family, leading many to +speculate whether he received preferential treatment from authorities. See Goodnough, Abby, +"Questions of Preferential Treatment Are Raised in Florida Sex Case," The New York Times, +Sep. 3, 2006. (Exhibit A) +FOIA Request and Constructive Denial +9. On April 20, 2017 James Robertson, a Senior Editor for The National Enquirer and sister- +publication Radar Online, submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for all documents relating to +the investigation and prosecution of Epstein (the "Request"). (Exhibit B) +10. Robertson requested expedited processing because Epstein's crimes are the subject of +widespread and exceptional media interest, and raise questions about the government's +integrity, which affects public confidence; specifically, whether Mr. Epstein received +2 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029406 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029407.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029407.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..622ae5012493056e88c0e66a0839f386abc8a262 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029407.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029407" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029407.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1359 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 3 of 3 +preferential treatment from authorities due to his wealth, connections, and political leverage. +11. The FBI has provided no response to Mr. Robertson's request, nor even assigned it a tracking +number. By failing to provide - or formally deny - documents within twenty working days, +the FBI has constructively denied the request under 5 U.S. Code § 552(a)(6)(A)(ii). +CAUSE OF ACTION +Violation of the Freedom of Information Act for Wrongful Withholding of Agency Records +12. Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1-11. +13. Defendant FBI has wrongfully withheld agency records requested by Plaintiff. +14. Plaintiff has exhausted all administrative remedies. +REQUESTED RELIEF +WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests this Court: +(A) Order defendant to provide access to the requested documents in their entirety; +(B) Expedite this proceeding as provided for in 28 U.S.C. § 1657; +(C) Award plaintiff costs and reasonable attorney fees in this action, as provided in 5 +U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E); and +(D) Grant such other and further relief as may deem just and proper. +Dated: May 25, 2017 +By: +Dan Nonack +Daniel Novack +NY BAR ID: 5010863 +Law Office of Daniel R. Novack +4 New York Plaza (2nd Floor) +New York, NY 10004 +Phone: (201) 213-1425 +Email: Dan@NovackMediaLaw.com +Counsel for Plaintiff +3 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029407 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029408.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029408.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07b974f2652afdc2e067a604c399db8f64e5ad39 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029408.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029408" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029408.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1380 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 1 of 5 +The New York Times +U.S. +Questions of Preferential Treatment Are +Raised in Florida Sex Case +By ABBY GOODNOUGH SEPT. 3, 2006 +PALM BEACH, Fla. - In the summer and autumn of last year, when most of the +mansions here stood empty behind their towering hedges, the police stealthily +watched one at the end of a waterside lane. They monitored the comings and goings +of its owner's private jet, subpoenaed his phone records and riffled through his +trash. +The owner was Jeffrey Epstein, 53, an intensely private New York money +manager with several billionaire clients. Months earlier, the stepmother of a 14-year- +old girl told the Palm Beach police that a wealthy older man, whom the girl later +identified as Mr. Epstein, might have had inappropriate sexual contact with her. +In sworn statements to the police, the 14-year-old and other teenage girls said a +friend had arranged for them to visit Mr. Epstein's home and give him massages, +usually in their underwear, in exchange for cash. +Most of the girls, according to the police, said Mr. Epstein had masturbated +during the massages, and a few said he had penetrated them with his fingers or +penis. They identified him in photos and accurately described the inside of his home. +Some recalled that his employees had fed them snacks or rented them cars. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029408 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029409.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029409.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c712f0216b13ff62b8363fd0329bb601b4bc8ad2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029409.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029409" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029409.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2143 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-CV-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 2 of 5 +Mr. Epstein pleaded not guilty in August to the crime he was ultimately charged +with, soliciting prostitution. But at a time when prosecutors around the nation have +become increasingly severe in dealing with people accused of sex offenses, the case +has raised questions about whether Mr. Epstein's prominence won him preferential +treatment. +By the account of the police, they found probable cause to charge Mr. Epstein +with much more serious offenses: one count of lewd and lascivious molestation and +four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. +But instead of proceeding with such charges on his own, the Palm Beach County +state attorney took the rare step of presenting a broad range of possible charges to a +grand jury, which indicted Mr. Epstein in July on the lesser count. In Florida, +prosecutors usually refer only capital cases to grand juries. +Even before the indictment, the Palm Beach police chief, Michael Reiter, had +accused prosecutors of giving Mr. Epstein special treatment and asked the state +attorney, Barry E. Krischer, to remove himself from the case. +In an editorial, The Palm Beach Post attacked Mr. Krischer, a Democrat whose +post is elective, saying the public had been left "to wonder whether the system tilted +in favor of a wealthy, well-connected alleged perpetrator and against very young girls +who are alleged victims of sex crimes." +The case has taken a toll on the reputation of Mr. Epstein, who owns a palatial +home in Manhattan, has pledged $30 million to Harvard and once flew former +President Bill Clinton on his 727. Politicians including Eliot Spitzer, a Democratic +candidate for governor in New York, and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, also a +Democrat, have returned campaign contributions from him. +But Mr. Epstein fought back, assembling a team of star lawyers, including +Gerald B. Lefcourt and Alan M. Dershowitz, a friend of his, to look into the +backgrounds of his young accusers. +Mr. Lefcourt says that the police acted "outrageously" and that his client has +been wrongfully dragged through the mud. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029409 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029410.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029410.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..552d4c1424234d04a5ef9f86138f51feb0017db5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029410.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029410" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029410.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2229 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-CV-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 3 of 5 +"He disputes that he ever had sex with any under-age person or anything like +that," said Mr. Lefcourt, whose clients have included Russell Crowe, Martha Stewart +and Abbie Hoffman. +Neither the police nor the state attorney's office would discuss the case in detail. +But the police released a thick report on the 13-month investigation after the +indictment was unsealed in late July. +The police started investigating Mr. Epstein in March 2005, almost immediately +after they were contacted by the stepmother of the 14-year-old, who, according to the +report, was in a special school for students with disciplinary problems. +The girl, the report said, told the police that an older friend had "offered her an +opportunity to make money" and had driven her to Mr. Epstein's house one Sunday. +The friend, identified by the police as Haley Robson, a local community college +student, told the girl to say she was 18 if Mr. Epstein asked, the report said. +The girl told the police that Mr. Epstein's assistant had led her upstairs to a +room with a massage table and that Mr. Epstein had come in and told her to remove +her clothes. She said Mr. Epstein had masturbated as she massaged him, had +pressed a vibrator against her underwear and had given her $300 afterward. +In October, the police interviewed Ms. Robson, then 19, who told them Mr. +Epstein had routinely paid her to bring teenage girls to his home. The police then +interviewed a total of 5 alleged victims and 17 witnesses, many of whom told similar +stories about what they had observed or participated in at Mr. Epstein's home. +According to the report, at least one said Mr. Epstein had engaged in intercourse +with her. +Mr. Lefcourt, his lawyer, said one girl who told the police of having had sex with +Mr. Epstein as a minor had lied about both the sex and her age and had not shown +up for grand jury questioning. He also said Mr. Epstein had passed a lie-detector test +clearing him of any sexual involvement with under-age girls. +A spokeswoman for the Palm Beach police said that early this year, the police +went to Mr. Krischer, the state attorney, intending to apply for warrants to arrest +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029410 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029411.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029411.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3f8d663a599dcd3f4d7765b02e60d6a03a8852e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029411.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029411" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029411.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2221 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-CV-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 4 of 5 +Mr. Epstein. Instead, she said, they were told that Mr. Krischer would convene a +grand jury to examine the evidence and decide what charges, if any, to bring. +Around that time, the police report said, Mr. Dershowitz met with prosecutors +to share information about the accusers, including statements they had posted on +MySpace.com, the social networking site, concerning use of drugs and alcohol. +According to the report, Mr. Krischer's office then decided to delay the grand jury +session for several months. +The Palm Beach police grew frustrated, the report said, and on May 1 the +department asked prosecutors to approve warrants to arrest Mr. Epstein. +Chief Reiter also wrote Mr. Krischer questioning "the unusual course that your +office's handling of this matter has taken" and suggesting that Mr. Krischer +disqualify himself. Chief Reiter refused several requests to be interviewed, and his +spokeswoman would not say explicitly why he had urged the prosecutor to step +aside. +Mike Edmondson, a spokesman for Mr. Krischer, said the state attorney's office +sometimes sent noncapital cases to grand juries when there were questions about +witness credibility. Mr. Krischer does not recommend a particular charge in such +cases, Mr. Edmondson said, but gives the grand jury a list of possible charges. +Bruce J. Winick, a law professor at the University of Miami, said that while +prosecutors in Florida rarely referred noncapital cases to grand juries, they +sometimes did so with sensitive cases to be extra-cautious. +Mr. Lefcourt said the police were wrong to have released the report so soon, +especially without correcting information that later proved wrong. He cited his +assertion that one accuser had lied about her age, adding that she had also been +arrested on drug charges and had been fired by her employer for stealing. +"What I'm trying to focus on," Mr. Lefcourt said, "is, What's motivating the +selective and misleading release of information to the public?" +A version of this article appears in print on, on Page A19 of the New York edition with the headline: +Questions of Preferential Treatment Are Raised in Florida Sex Case. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029411 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029412.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029412.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..39d4ae75ecdb03d334fb54266e09070d28bc5725 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029412.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029412" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029412.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 119 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 5 of 5 +© 2017 The New York Times Company +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029412 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029413.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029413.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f2ba86d54b9a8e12c70afc4e5b955d7b30daddb2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029413.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029413" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029413.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1802 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-2 Filed 05/25/17 Page 1 of 3 +NATIONAL +ENQUIRER +April 20, 2017 +VIA FOIA PORTAL +TO: +FROM: +Federal Bureau of Investigation +James Robertson +Senior Managing Editor +The National Enquirer +4 New York Plaza (2nd Floor) +New York, NY 10004 +(212) 743-6555 +Dear Sir or Madam, +I am a reporter and editor for The National Enquirer. I request records under the provisions +of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.$ 552. +Request +The Enquirer seeks all documents relating to the FBI's investigation and prosecution of +financier Jeffrey Edward Epstein, who pled guilty to one count of felony solicitation of +prostitution in August 2006. +Background +Jeffrey Epstein is a billionaire financier, philanthropist, and sex offender. In 2005, Epstein +became the subject of an undercover sex trafficking investigation by Palm Beach, Florida +police and the FBI. Dozens of underage women claimed that they had been trafficked by +Epstein to perform sexual acts on him as well as his friends. +Many prominent political figures have been connected to Mr. Epstein's child-trafficking +ring, including former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew of the British Royal +Family. +Links: (Bill Clinton) http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/13/flight-logs-show-bill-clinton- +flew-on-sex-offenders-jet-much-more-than-previously-known.html; (Prince Andrew) +https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/10/jeffrey-epstein-decade-scandal-prince- +andrew +Despite the gravity of his offenses, the Department of Justice agreed to allow Epstein to +plead guilty to a single count of soliciting prostitution from an underage girl under Florida +state law, and served only 13 months in prison. In addition, prosecutors agreed not to bring +charges against Epstein's alleged co-conspirators. + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029413 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029414.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029414.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5d7b24b5b2f7c067f40e0c301119ef62e42325d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029414.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029414" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029414.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1953 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-2 Filed 05/25/17 Page 2 of 3 +NATIONAL +ENQUIRER +Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/10/jeffrey-epstein-decade-scandal- +prince-andrew +Papers filed in a 2006 lawsuit alleged that Epstein surreptitiously recorded sexual activity +between prominent individuals and underage girls for purposes of blackmail, leaving many +to wonder whether potential blackmail material played a role in his light sentence: +Link: http://www.ibtimes.com.au/prince-andrew-might-have-been-caught-tape-sex-slave- + +Expedited Processing +This request has been the subject of the request is of widespread and exceptional media +interest and the information sought involves possible questions about the government's +integrity which affects public confidence. Specifically; the issue of whether Mr. Epstein's +wealth and connections secured him favorable treatment by the DOJ. +Given that a civil defamation trial between one of Epstein's victims and his alleged co- +conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, has just begun, the topic is of renewed interest to the +public and therefore is worthy of expedited processing. +Certification +The above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. +Fee Waiver +The National Enquirer is a news organization. Under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(iii), the +Enquirer is entitled to a fee waiver because disclosure of the information sought is in the +public interest, is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations +or activities of the government, and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the +requester. +Electronic Records +Please furnish all responsive records in electronic format. +Further Correspondence +All correspondence regarding this request can be directed to me at jrobertson@amilink.com +Please be aware that under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A), a FOIA request is considered +constructively denied after twenty business days. + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029414 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029415.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029415.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40ced0ae0538a8b27dd39d5983e503be1214df44 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029415.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029415" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029415.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 276 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-2 Filed 05/25/17 Page 3 of 3 +NATIONAL +ENQUIRER +If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. +Thank you for your prompt attention to this request. +Sincerely, +James Robertson +Senior Managing Editor + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029415 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029416.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029416.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4478102f7604a6aa0e5f2b692c8b8a0a92789996 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029416.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029416" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029416.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1112 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-CV-03956-PGG Document 1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 1 of 3 +UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT +FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK +RADAR ONLINE LLC +Plaintiff, +- V. - +FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, +Defendant. +: +: +------X +COMPLAINT +1. This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 ("FOIA"), to order +the production of Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") records concerning the agency's +investigation and prosecution of financier Jeffrey Edward Epstein ("Epstein") for sexually +trafficking underage women. Defendant FBI has withheld these records despite a properly +filed FOIA request. +PARTIES +2. Plaintiff Radar Online LLC ("Radar") is an online investigative news outlet read by millions. +3. The FBI, a component of the Department of Justice, is an agency of the United States with +possession and control of the records sought by Plaintiff. +JURISDICTION AND VENUE +4. This court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 5 U.S.C. § +552(a)(4)(B). +5. Radar's principal place of business is New York City and therefore venue is appropriate +1 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029416 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029417.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029417.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a04edb2442401b66b9921c699bf821deefd1b6bb --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029417.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029417" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029417.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1713 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 2 of 3 +under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B). +FACTS +Background of Request +6. Jeffrey Epstein is a billionaire financier, philanthropist, and sex offender. In 2005, Epstein +became the subject of an undercover sex trafficking investigation by Palm Beach, Florida +police and the FBI. Dozens of underage women were trafficked by Epstein to perform sexual +acts on him as well as his friends. +7. Despite the gravity of his offenses, the Department of Justice allowed Epstein to plead guilty +to a single count of soliciting prostitution from a minor under Florida state law, and serve +only 13 months in prison. In addition, prosecutors agreed not to bring charges against +Epstein's alleged co-conspirators. +8. Mr. Epstein enjoyed close ties to numerous prominent political figures, including former +President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew of the British Royal Family, leading many to +speculate whether he received preferential treatment from authorities. See Goodnough, Abby, +"Questions of Preferential Treatment Are Raised in Florida Sex Case," The New York Times, +Sep. 3, 2006. (Exhibit A) +FOIA Request and Constructive Denial +9. On April 20, 2017 James Robertson, a Senior Editor for The National Enquirer and sister- +publication Radar Online, submitted a FOIA request to the FBI for all documents relating to +the investigation and prosecution of Epstein (the "Request"). (Exhibit B) +10. Robertson requested expedited processing because Epstein's crimes are the subject of +widespread and exceptional media interest, and raise questions about the government's +integrity, which affects public confidence; specifically, whether Mr. Epstein received +2 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029417 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029418.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029418.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e00cfd4b1103bd9eca80d620ebc132148e947ee4 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029418.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029418" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029418.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1359 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 3 of 3 +preferential treatment from authorities due to his wealth, connections, and political leverage. +11. The FBI has provided no response to Mr. Robertson's request, nor even assigned it a tracking +number. By failing to provide - or formally deny - documents within twenty working days, +the FBI has constructively denied the request under 5 U.S. Code § 552(a)(6)(A)(ii). +CAUSE OF ACTION +Violation of the Freedom of Information Act for Wrongful Withholding of Agency Records +12. Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1-11. +13. Defendant FBI has wrongfully withheld agency records requested by Plaintiff. +14. Plaintiff has exhausted all administrative remedies. +REQUESTED RELIEF +WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests this Court: +(A) Order defendant to provide access to the requested documents in their entirety; +(B) Expedite this proceeding as provided for in 28 U.S.C. § 1657; +(C) Award plaintiff costs and reasonable attorney fees in this action, as provided in 5 +U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E); and +(D) Grant such other and further relief as may deem just and proper. +Dated: May 25, 2017 +By: +Dan Nonack +Daniel Novack +NY BAR ID: 5010863 +Law Office of Daniel R. Novack +4 New York Plaza (2nd Floor) +New York, NY 10004 +Phone: (201) 213-1425 +Email: Dan@NovackMediaLaw.com +Counsel for Plaintiff +3 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029418 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029419.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029419.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa15025aaa997886aa7435671b985523b8e782b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029419.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029419" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029419.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1380 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 1 of 5 +The New York Times +U.S. +Questions of Preferential Treatment Are +Raised in Florida Sex Case +By ABBY GOODNOUGH SEPT. 3, 2006 +PALM BEACH, Fla. - In the summer and autumn of last year, when most of the +mansions here stood empty behind their towering hedges, the police stealthily +watched one at the end of a waterside lane. They monitored the comings and goings +of its owner's private jet, subpoenaed his phone records and riffled through his +trash. +The owner was Jeffrey Epstein, 53, an intensely private New York money +manager with several billionaire clients. Months earlier, the stepmother of a 14-year- +old girl told the Palm Beach police that a wealthy older man, whom the girl later +identified as Mr. Epstein, might have had inappropriate sexual contact with her. +In sworn statements to the police, the 14-year-old and other teenage girls said a +friend had arranged for them to visit Mr. Epstein's home and give him massages, +usually in their underwear, in exchange for cash. +Most of the girls, according to the police, said Mr. Epstein had masturbated +during the massages, and a few said he had penetrated them with his fingers or +penis. They identified him in photos and accurately described the inside of his home. +Some recalled that his employees had fed them snacks or rented them cars. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029419 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029420.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029420.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c6137a32de3854756fa530ee97dc3fad478bff06 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029420.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029420" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029420.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2143 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-CV-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 2 of 5 +Mr. Epstein pleaded not guilty in August to the crime he was ultimately charged +with, soliciting prostitution. But at a time when prosecutors around the nation have +become increasingly severe in dealing with people accused of sex offenses, the case +has raised questions about whether Mr. Epstein's prominence won him preferential +treatment. +By the account of the police, they found probable cause to charge Mr. Epstein +with much more serious offenses: one count of lewd and lascivious molestation and +four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. +But instead of proceeding with such charges on his own, the Palm Beach County +state attorney took the rare step of presenting a broad range of possible charges to a +grand jury, which indicted Mr. Epstein in July on the lesser count. In Florida, +prosecutors usually refer only capital cases to grand juries. +Even before the indictment, the Palm Beach police chief, Michael Reiter, had +accused prosecutors of giving Mr. Epstein special treatment and asked the state +attorney, Barry E. Krischer, to remove himself from the case. +In an editorial, The Palm Beach Post attacked Mr. Krischer, a Democrat whose +post is elective, saying the public had been left "to wonder whether the system tilted +in favor of a wealthy, well-connected alleged perpetrator and against very young girls +who are alleged victims of sex crimes." +The case has taken a toll on the reputation of Mr. Epstein, who owns a palatial +home in Manhattan, has pledged $30 million to Harvard and once flew former +President Bill Clinton on his 727. Politicians including Eliot Spitzer, a Democratic +candidate for governor in New York, and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, also a +Democrat, have returned campaign contributions from him. +But Mr. Epstein fought back, assembling a team of star lawyers, including +Gerald B. Lefcourt and Alan M. Dershowitz, a friend of his, to look into the +backgrounds of his young accusers. +Mr. Lefcourt says that the police acted "outrageously" and that his client has +been wrongfully dragged through the mud. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029420 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029421.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029421.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..26e1aaec1f70b079aad3c1a6efe5763550b85a9c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029421.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029421" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029421.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2229 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-CV-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 3 of 5 +"He disputes that he ever had sex with any under-age person or anything like +that," said Mr. Lefcourt, whose clients have included Russell Crowe, Martha Stewart +and Abbie Hoffman. +Neither the police nor the state attorney's office would discuss the case in detail. +But the police released a thick report on the 13-month investigation after the +indictment was unsealed in late July. +The police started investigating Mr. Epstein in March 2005, almost immediately +after they were contacted by the stepmother of the 14-year-old, who, according to the +report, was in a special school for students with disciplinary problems. +The girl, the report said, told the police that an older friend had "offered her an +opportunity to make money" and had driven her to Mr. Epstein's house one Sunday. +The friend, identified by the police as Haley Robson, a local community college +student, told the girl to say she was 18 if Mr. Epstein asked, the report said. +The girl told the police that Mr. Epstein's assistant had led her upstairs to a +room with a massage table and that Mr. Epstein had come in and told her to remove +her clothes. She said Mr. Epstein had masturbated as she massaged him, had +pressed a vibrator against her underwear and had given her $300 afterward. +In October, the police interviewed Ms. Robson, then 19, who told them Mr. +Epstein had routinely paid her to bring teenage girls to his home. The police then +interviewed a total of 5 alleged victims and 17 witnesses, many of whom told similar +stories about what they had observed or participated in at Mr. Epstein's home. +According to the report, at least one said Mr. Epstein had engaged in intercourse +with her. +Mr. Lefcourt, his lawyer, said one girl who told the police of having had sex with +Mr. Epstein as a minor had lied about both the sex and her age and had not shown +up for grand jury questioning. He also said Mr. Epstein had passed a lie-detector test +clearing him of any sexual involvement with under-age girls. +A spokeswoman for the Palm Beach police said that early this year, the police +went to Mr. Krischer, the state attorney, intending to apply for warrants to arrest +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029421 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029422.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029422.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fa25a38012022f0b04717115a821f7e5027ce8b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029422.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029422" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029422.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2221 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-CV-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 4 of 5 +Mr. Epstein. Instead, she said, they were told that Mr. Krischer would convene a +grand jury to examine the evidence and decide what charges, if any, to bring. +Around that time, the police report said, Mr. Dershowitz met with prosecutors +to share information about the accusers, including statements they had posted on +MySpace.com, the social networking site, concerning use of drugs and alcohol. +According to the report, Mr. Krischer's office then decided to delay the grand jury +session for several months. +The Palm Beach police grew frustrated, the report said, and on May 1 the +department asked prosecutors to approve warrants to arrest Mr. Epstein. +Chief Reiter also wrote Mr. Krischer questioning "the unusual course that your +office's handling of this matter has taken" and suggesting that Mr. Krischer +disqualify himself. Chief Reiter refused several requests to be interviewed, and his +spokeswoman would not say explicitly why he had urged the prosecutor to step +aside. +Mike Edmondson, a spokesman for Mr. Krischer, said the state attorney's office +sometimes sent noncapital cases to grand juries when there were questions about +witness credibility. Mr. Krischer does not recommend a particular charge in such +cases, Mr. Edmondson said, but gives the grand jury a list of possible charges. +Bruce J. Winick, a law professor at the University of Miami, said that while +prosecutors in Florida rarely referred noncapital cases to grand juries, they +sometimes did so with sensitive cases to be extra-cautious. +Mr. Lefcourt said the police were wrong to have released the report so soon, +especially without correcting information that later proved wrong. He cited his +assertion that one accuser had lied about her age, adding that she had also been +arrested on drug charges and had been fired by her employer for stealing. +"What I'm trying to focus on," Mr. Lefcourt said, "is, What's motivating the +selective and misleading release of information to the public?" +A version of this article appears in print on, on Page A19 of the New York edition with the headline: +Questions of Preferential Treatment Are Raised in Florida Sex Case. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029422 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029423.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029423.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d08a96588b8fc619c2675608dc54d98fa5e4a8f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029423.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029423" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029423.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 119 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-1 Filed 05/25/17 Page 5 of 5 +© 2017 The New York Times Company +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029423 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029424.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029424.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c28d245584cf864a2a5dcaff748f9da5a24c5940 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029424.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029424" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029424.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1802 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-2 Filed 05/25/17 Page 1 of 3 +NATIONAL +ENQUIRER +April 20, 2017 +VIA FOIA PORTAL +TO: +FROM: +Federal Bureau of Investigation +James Robertson +Senior Managing Editor +The National Enquirer +4 New York Plaza (2nd Floor) +New York, NY 10004 +(212) 743-6555 +Dear Sir or Madam, +I am a reporter and editor for The National Enquirer. I request records under the provisions +of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.$ 552. +Request +The Enquirer seeks all documents relating to the FBI's investigation and prosecution of +financier Jeffrey Edward Epstein, who pled guilty to one count of felony solicitation of +prostitution in August 2006. +Background +Jeffrey Epstein is a billionaire financier, philanthropist, and sex offender. In 2005, Epstein +became the subject of an undercover sex trafficking investigation by Palm Beach, Florida +police and the FBI. Dozens of underage women claimed that they had been trafficked by +Epstein to perform sexual acts on him as well as his friends. +Many prominent political figures have been connected to Mr. Epstein's child-trafficking +ring, including former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew of the British Royal +Family. +Links: (Bill Clinton) http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/13/flight-logs-show-bill-clinton- +flew-on-sex-offenders-jet-much-more-than-previously-known.html; (Prince Andrew) +https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/10/jeffrey-epstein-decade-scandal-prince- +andrew +Despite the gravity of his offenses, the Department of Justice agreed to allow Epstein to +plead guilty to a single count of soliciting prostitution from an underage girl under Florida +state law, and served only 13 months in prison. In addition, prosecutors agreed not to bring +charges against Epstein's alleged co-conspirators. + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029424 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029425.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029425.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3314492295acaae134669586f3cf657dd0da0305 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029425.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029425" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029425.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1953 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-2 Filed 05/25/17 Page 2 of 3 +NATIONAL +ENQUIRER +Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/10/jeffrey-epstein-decade-scandal- +prince-andrew +Papers filed in a 2006 lawsuit alleged that Epstein surreptitiously recorded sexual activity +between prominent individuals and underage girls for purposes of blackmail, leaving many +to wonder whether potential blackmail material played a role in his light sentence: +Link: http://www.ibtimes.com.au/prince-andrew-might-have-been-caught-tape-sex-slave- + +Expedited Processing +This request has been the subject of the request is of widespread and exceptional media +interest and the information sought involves possible questions about the government's +integrity which affects public confidence. Specifically; the issue of whether Mr. Epstein's +wealth and connections secured him favorable treatment by the DOJ. +Given that a civil defamation trial between one of Epstein's victims and his alleged co- +conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, has just begun, the topic is of renewed interest to the +public and therefore is worthy of expedited processing. +Certification +The above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. +Fee Waiver +The National Enquirer is a news organization. Under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(iii), the +Enquirer is entitled to a fee waiver because disclosure of the information sought is in the +public interest, is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations +or activities of the government, and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the +requester. +Electronic Records +Please furnish all responsive records in electronic format. +Further Correspondence +All correspondence regarding this request can be directed to me at jrobertson@amilink.com +Please be aware that under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A), a FOIA request is considered +constructively denied after twenty business days. + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029425 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029426.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029426.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ca120ecceeb184e659830589998bab177174398c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029426.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029426" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029426.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 276 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Case 1:17-Cv-03956-PGG Document 1-2 Filed 05/25/17 Page 3 of 3 +NATIONAL +ENQUIRER +If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. +Thank you for your prompt attention to this request. +Sincerely, +James Robertson +Senior Managing Editor + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029426 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029427.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029427.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6563ba5ccf15af3c1a2ec388349d074bf808d299 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029427.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029427" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029427.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3079 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +PRESERVING MONGOLIAN SOVEREIGNTY AND CULTURE +MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2017 +The sovereignty of Mongolia is under siege. +The People's Republic China (PRC) regards Mongolia as its "Ukraine", ii. Covertly the PRC has +ambitions not simply to make Mongolia a client or puppet state, as it was under Soviet domination, +but to integrate it with the PRC through a "voluntary" referendum, just as the Russians engineered +the assimilation of Crimea in 2014. +This was Mao Tse-tung's prophecy and intent once China could establish parity or surpass Soviet +military and economic might.iii +As the world's attention is focused on China's South China Sea claims, an asymmetrical war is also +being conducted by the PRC to achieve Mongolian assimilation. Russian influence is being +marginalized, as are Mongolia's '3rd Neighbor' partners such as Japan, South Korea, Germany, and +the USiv. China's penetration and Sinification of Mongolia's natural resources, financial system, +businesses, infrastructure, media, social media, culture, religion, security, electoral system, and +political body are each battle fronts in a multi-pronged asymmetrical campaign to isolate and then +assimilate Mongolia. +Preserving Mongolian sovereignty demands a global awareness of the PRC's covert intent. An +education campaign is needed both within Mongolia and globally to counter a) the PRC's revisionist +historical justification for claiming Mongolia as their Crimeavi and b) the PRC's effort to isolate +Mongolia and control all aspects of Mongolia's economy, resources, politics, and culture. +Without a counter-campaign Mongolia will in a decade's time be assimilate and Sinicized like Inner +Mongolia and Manchuriavi. Mongolians will become strangers in their own land. +China's assimilation of Mongolia will not only be a tragedy for the Mongolian people and the hope +for Central Asian democracy, but a threat to the balance of power in Eurasia. +¿ In negotiations in 1956 between the Soviets and the PRC, the Soviet negotiator, Sergo Mikoyan, and CCP +Politburo member Liu Shaoqi and Premier Zhou Enlai, the Chinese hoped to connect the granting of Mongolia +independence with the question of Stalin's "mistakes." The Chinese requested the Soviets cancel Mongolia +independence in the wake of Khrushchev's condemnation of Stalin's personality cult. Liu Shaoqi drew a +parallel between Mongolia and Ukraine. He declared that Mongolia was China's "Ukraine". Source: "New +Documents on Mongolia and the Cold War" by Sergey Radchenko, Wilson Center Cold War International History +Project Bulletin, Issue 16, page 343 and Document 1, +https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/CWIHPBulletin16_p4_1.pdf. +i In 26 February 1989 Deng Xiaoping in a revealing complaint to President Bush showed enduring Chinese +views on Mongolia in regard to how Stalin had stolen or severed Mongolia from China. "Memorandum of +Conversation between George H. W. Bush and Chairman Deng Xiaoping in Beijing", Wilson Center, February +http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/116507.pdf?v=9e009d7beac46b3b33fcaafd3bcd08f5. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029427 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029428.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029428.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f2c949541193cbc98129347c80a57b14eb7c9e1a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029428.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029428" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029428.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1900 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029428 + +iii On 2 September 1964 during Mao's talk with the Japanese group of socialists, Mao announced that much of +Siberia and Far East once belonged to China: "About a hundred years ago the area of to the east of Baikal +become the territory of Russia and from then on Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Kamchatka and other points are +the territory of the Soviet Union. We have not yet requested settling this account!" The publisher of the +article writes that Mao makes this claim based on "the fact that many hundreds of years ago Chinese troops +came to these areas and that once the Chinese Emperor collected tribute from the local people. Sournce: "In +connection with Mao Tse-tung's talk with a group of Japanese socialists", Novosti Press Agency Publishing +House, 2 September 1964, page 9 and 20, +https://ia801207.us.archive.org/0/items/MaosTalkWithJapaneseSocialists/Maos%20Talk%20with%20Japa +nese%20Socialists.pdf. +Barents Sea +East Siberian Sea +RUSSIA +Expanded +China-Siberia +border +SIBERIA +ASIA +URAL MTS. +Bering Sea: +Current borders +EUROPE +Amur +- River +MONGOLIA +Pacific Ocean +CHINA +AFRICA +1,000 MILES +iv "Battered Mongolia faces make-or-break moment" by Ken Koyanagi, Financial Times, 5 February 2017, +https://www.ft.com/content/36b059b4-ea10-11e6-893c-082c54a7f539. +v "China-Mongolia Relations: Challenges and Opportunities" by Zolzaya Erdenebileg, China Briefing, 6 January +2017, http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2017/01/06/china-mongolia-relations.html. +vi Throughout history, Han Chinese have only controlled Mongolia for less than 18 months and that military +effort was, ironically, financed by the Imperial Japanese Army. +vii "Inner Mongolia has become China's model of assimilation" by Hohhot and West Ujimqin, The Economist, 1 +June 2017, http://www.economist.com/news/china/21722853-chinese-mongolians-are-still-asserting-their- +identity-inner-mongolia-has-become-chinas-model. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029428 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029429.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029429.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..601cf60fa7dad4777bda650c108af932efea1975 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029429.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029429" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029429.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2777 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Attachments: +Importance: +FYI +Joichi Ito +7/7/2017 12:05:21 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: A message on the Trump Administration Proposal on Indirect Costs +dkkolnphoaemodnh.png +High +Begin forwarded message: +From: "Maria T. Zuber" < +Subject: A message on the Trump Administration Proposal on Indirect Costs +Date: July 6, 2017 at 12:27:05 PM EDT +To: all-research@mit.edu +Ce: Suzanne Pettit < +>, Paul Schierenbeck < +Reply-To: +Massachusetts Institute of Technology +Martin A. Schmidt, Provost +Maria T. Zuber, Vice President for Research +Dear colleagues, +We are writing to alert you to an issue that threatens all of MIT's federally funded research activities but that is often underappreciated. +We're referring to the Trump Administration's proposal to put a 10 percent cap on indirect cost reimbursements to universities by the +National Institutes of Health - an idea that is already beginning to be talked about for other federal agencies as well. +An article explaining indirect costs and why they are important to MIT can be found in the most recent Faculty +Newsletter: http://web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/295/zuber.html. +The Administration's proposed cuts to federal R&D agency budgets have rightly been met with consternation on campus. The indirect +cost cap proposal is actually an even graver danger because it is easier for the government to institute, and it would do far-reaching +damage that is harder to reverse. We need faculty and research staff to understand the devastating effects that capping indirect cost +would cause to MIT and other research institutions. +The indirect cost cap is easier to implement than a cut to the budget because the Administration can act unilaterally without +Congressional approval. The proposed agency budget cuts are already running into strong headwinds on both sides of the aisle in +Congress, and they cannot move forward without 60 votes in the U.S. Senate. The indirect cost cap, by contrast, does not attract the +same level of attention because it is not well understood, and the Administration can simply impose a cap - at a single agency, or at all +of them (since indirect cost reimbursement is fairly uniform across the government now). +What would a 10 percent cap mean for MIT? A 10 percent cap on all federal agencies would cost MIT around $100 million a year. To +put that in context, the financial crisis of 2008, where we saw a significant decline in endowment, required us to reduce spending by this +same order of magnitude. Fortunately, the recovery of the endowment was relatively quick, and we were able to recoup some of that +loss. In this case, the 10 percent cap is unlikely to be altered in the foreseeable future. Since this is a recurring cost, attempting to +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029429 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029430.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029430.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d6fce09c9284846bc0f164805a0d38e8bf4d7ba3 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029430.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029430" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029430.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2430 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029430 + +recover this in the future through endowment payout would require on the order of an additional $2B in endowment. These indirect cost +funds partially reimburse MIT for upkeep of research buildings and equipment, and literally keeping the lights and heating and cooling +systems on. A portion of the money also pays administrative costs required to implement federal regulations and to provide staff who +help apply for and monitor federal grants. +A cap on indirect costs would directly affect research and researchers. If MIT failed to receive the federal funds needed to operate +research infrastructure, we would need to limit the number of federal grants that the Institute accepts. It would be necessary to +introduce a process analogous to under-recovery of foundation proposals to identify the indirect costs to support each federal grant. +While we would seek other ways to raise revenues, we would also need to cut other expenditures (e.g., through layoffs, salary freezes, +etc.), reduce the use of research facilities to cut operating costs, and/or to allow facilities to deteriorate. All of our peer institutions are +considering similar steps. In short, a cut to indirect costs is a cut to research funding. And it's a cut that's more difficult to handle than a +decision by a federal agency not to fund a particular project in a given year. +The percentage of federal research funding that goes to indirect costs has remained relatively steady for decades, and there has been +a federal cap on administrative costs since the 1990s. The Administration may hope that a proposed cap on indirect costs is seen as +mitigating the impact of their proposed 22% reduction of the NIH budget. Although it may obscure this impact, in reality it will worsen +it. The Administration is claiming that a cut to indirect costs will not cut research, but in truth without indirect cost recovery, academic +institutions, including MIT, will not be able to afford to support current levels of federal grants. +The MIT administration is working on this matter with the urgency that it deserves. Let us be clear that no one on campus should be +blasé or unconcerned about the proposal to cap indirect costs. Capping these costs will negatively impact every researcher at MIT. +Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. We will keep you informed as this situation evolves. +Sincerely, +Martin A. Schmidt +Maria T. Zuber +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029430 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029431.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029431.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c4adc74ae2d32eaaa5135c98ea92f8a02b56d593 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029431.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029431" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029431.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 4714 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Attachments: +Importance: +Lisa New +12/17/2017 7:18:33 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +thank you to friends of Poetry in America +poetry_logo_cmyk_light-bg.jpg +High +Dear Jeffrey: (and please see personal P.S. under my signature!) +I am writing now, as I have for the last several years, to update you on the work that Poetry in America and Verse Video Education have done in the +last year. Below, I detail the accomplishments of 2017 and, below that, some projects I hope to complete in 2018. But first: my deepest thanks to you +who have contributed financially, intellectually, creatively, and in so many other ways to Poetry in America's work. +Some of you receiving this letter have generously supported Verse Video Education, the independent non-profit production company (a 501c3) I +founded in 2015. Verse Video Education now partners with WGBH television as well as with Harvard University (and others) to make the highest +quality educational media for broad audiences. Whether you supported me by sharing your own interpretive talents on camera or by helping me to +land elusive talent; whether you provided me funding, or equipment, or business wisdom, or organizational advice, +or a space in which to film, or just plain interest in the work-- I am immensely grateful. Making media-- and especially television-- is complex, and +expensive, and I could not have navigated the road from professor to professor/producer/director without you. +Others of you have supported my humanities work at Harvard, and, in particular, Harvard's efforts to provide distance education of all kinds. Now +(along with partners at the Bok Center, HarvardX, the Graduate School of Education, and the Extension School), I produce educational content for a +wide global community of learners. Increasingly, Poetry in America not only distributes state-of-the-art humanities content within and beyond +Harvard's gates, but we also train, mentor, and support a growing number of Harvard undergraduates and graduate students with interests in +education, media, and the public humanities. These students now comprise a vibrant community of young Harvard humanists gaining experience in +online teaching, curriculum design, educational policy, international education, video production, video editing, and more. By supporting Poetry in +America, you +also support forward-looking humanities education at Harvard. (Update: those of you who are alumni of Harvard College are now eligible to receive +class credit for your donations to Poetry in America projects.) +It's thrilling for me to report that our two largest efforts of the last few years are both coming to fruition. +Poetry in America's 13-episode television series, along with its parallel PBS LearningMedia Collection for educators, will air on PBS stations +nationwide beginning in April 2018. Click here for a sneak peek at our 90-second series trailer (password: Poetry90). Featuring such guest +interpreters as those in the trailer-- and dozens of others-- each half-hour episode of the series offers a deep dive into one important American poem. +Discussions on a second season have begun! +Meanwhile, our Harvard partners at the Extension School and the Graduate School of Education have agreed, for a limited time, to make the full +suite of Poetry in America online courses accessible to learners all over the world, offering a steep reduction in course fees. Students and teachers +worldwide can now take any Poetry in America course-- at any credit level-- for $200. (Take a look at our 2018 offerings here.) Those of you who +support individual schools or school networks: please note that through 2018 groups of five teachers or students can take any Poetry in America +course for $1000 and receive graduate, undergraduate, or professional development credit-- and, that group's facilitator can receive free tuition. +Please feel free to distribute our offerings to educators whose work you support anywhere in the world. +Harvard's highly unusual decision to slash tuition for the next year follows the great success of Poetry in America's first course for educators-- +Poetry in America for Teachers: The City from Whitman to Hip Hop. In recognition of this course, David Coleman (president of the College Board) +has offered support to allow us to continue developing and providing access to the highest quality educational and professional development +humanities content. In 2018, as I lay out below, we seek to expand the scope of our offerings, and to work with our many partners to broaden access +to all learners. +Thank you for your support for this work, and warmest best to you all in this holiday season. +Sincerely, +Lisa +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029431 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029432.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029432.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3160029c4f08a4644dc3f7568f32d5ff64a1dede --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029432.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029432" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029432.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3239 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029432 + +P.S. and thank you so much, Jeffrey, for your amazing support, without which much of what I've managed in the last few years would never have +happened. My next course for teachers, , as you ll notice, has shifted from art to environment--not because of any less passion on my part for arts +content but really because of greater enthusiasm among others for poetry/science for the classroom. I would like to hear more from you about what +you think kids/schools need in this area. Larry tells me you have views; as I move out of my central areas, I will need advice xxoolisa +E +I N +M +RY +ERICA +Poetry in America is now raising funds to complete an exciting group of new projects. Those in the pipeline include: +The Poetry of Earth, Sea and Sky +With commitments now in from the Poetry Foundation, Harvard's Center for the Environment, NextGen Climate, Nautilus Magazine, and more, +Poetry in America is now embarking on the development of our second course specifically for teachers: Poetry in America for Teachers: The Poetry +of Earth, Sea and Sky. This course will offer teachers innovative ways to blend humanities and science instruction and will provide them with +-lassroom-ready materials. Via our partnership with the Bok Center, Harvard College and GSAS students will have the opportunity to build content +and skills, as they craft media, curriculum, and digital architecture for this second Poetry in America course for teachers. +In partnership with Harvard-trained physician and ER creator Neal Baer, poet-physician Rafael Campo, the Arts and Literature Initiative of Harvard +Medical School, and the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard, Poetry in America will develop media around humane +communication for medical practitioners and students. Our initial collection of content will focus on breast cancer health and LGBTQ health, and this +project will provide the opportunity for students at Harvard Medical School and in the college to explore deeper registers of communication on vital +matters of health. Content developed for this project has the potential to become a television episode. +Poetry in America for Chinese Learners +With seed funding from a Harvard graduate, Poetry in America is now developing content in a variety of formats (for-credit courses as well as short- +form video assets to stream on internet platforms) for Chinese learners. Content will aim to offer new modes of humanities instruction to a broad +global audience. We hope to expand our offerings beyond poetry to include other content in the humanities, including material on Shakespeare and +World Literature. +Poetry in America: the Television Series (Season 2) +Plans for Season 2 are developing, and we hope to embark on a second season as soon as funds allow. On-camera interpreters already filmed or ready +to film with us include Katie Couric, Yang Lan, Billy Collins, Julie Taymor, Yusef Komunyakaa, Eve Ensler, Ray Dalio, Kay Redfield Jamison, +Mary Chapin Carpenter, Al Gore, Jorie Graham, Maurice Clarett, Jason Collins, Neal Baer, Danielle Ofri, Tom Steyer, and many others. +-- Elisa New +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +Harvard University +148 Barker Center +12 Quincy Street +Cambridge, MA + +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029432 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029433.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029433.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dc388c7d7a1022180b9293f84598296f27ad866e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029433.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029433" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029433.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 626 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Richard Kahn +1/3/2018 11:00:51 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: Ruberto, Israel & Weiner Trusts & Estates Alert: Estate Planning After the Enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs +Act +Importance: High +Richard Kahn +HBRK Associates Inc. +575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor +New York, NY 10022 +tel 1 +fax +cell +Begin forwarded message: +From: "Ruberto Israel & Weiner" +Subject: Ruberto, Israel & Weiner Trusts & Estates Alert: Estate Planning After the Enactment +of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act +Date: January 3, 2018 at 4:02:49 PM EST +To: +Reply-To: info@riw.com +January 2018 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029433 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029434.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029434.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e067ddfaabed6198ca0daa668daf8d7cf74a687 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029434.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029434" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029434.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1813 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Estate Planning After the Enactment of the Tax Cuts +and Jobs Act +On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the "Tax Cuts and Jobs +Act into law. The new legislation represents a compromise between +House and Senate Republicans on their respective tax overhaul +proposals, and is the most significant tax reform legislation to be +enacted in over thirty years. Although the inherent complexities of the +new legislation, combined with the whirlwind pace of its passage, poses +many questions for analysts and tax practitioners alike as they begin to +navigate the new tax system, we do have an understanding of what the +new law will mean for high net worth individuals interested in advancing +their estate planning goals. +Most of the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") became +effective on January 1st, and will sunset (or default to prior law) after +December 31, 2025, absent further congressional action. In addition to +extensive income tax related changes, including modifications to the +individual and corporate income tax rates, doubling of the standard +income tax deduction, capping of the state and local tax deduction, +elimination of the personal income tax exemption, increase in the +exemption for the alternative minimum tax, and decrease in the +mortgage interest deduction, the Act temporarily doubles the federal +estate, generation-skipping transfer ("GST") and gift tax exemption +amounts, thereby offering high net worth families enhanced planning +opportunities. +Deborah Pechet +Quinan +Chair, Trusts & +Estates Group +dpq@riw.com +Bill Friedler +bnf@riw.com +Full Alert +This article was co-authored by Deborah Pechet Quinan and Deborah Qualia Howe. +Deborah Pechet Quinan is the Chair of RIW's Trusts & Estates Group. Deborah can be +reached at dpq@riw.com or 617-742-4200. +HOUSE +_OVERSIGHT_029434 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029435.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029435.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2027dcfc2b908109a5cbf7c59399e3fdece35401 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029435.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029435" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029435.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 837 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +For a full description of our Trusts & Estates Group and a list of all of our practice areas, +visit www.riw.com or contact any attorney in our T&E Group. +Deborah Pechet Quinan, Chair, Trusts & Estates Group, Shareholder +dpq@riw.com +Bill Friedler, Shareholder +bnf@riw.com +Catherine Barton Rossetti, Associate +cbr@riw.com +Deborah Qualia Howe, Of Counsel +dgh@riw.com +Jayne Mahoney, Paralegal +jlm@riw.com +Michele Orchanian, Paralegal +mao@riw.com +Stay Connected +Corporate & Business | Banking, Finance & Lending +Bankruptcy Law | Litigation | Construction Law | Securities Law +Technology | Employment Law | Emerging Companies +Commercial Real Estate | Intellectual Property +Hospitality and Retail Services | Trusts & Estates +255 State Street, 7th Floor | Boston, MA 02109 +T: 617.742.4200 | F: 617.742.2355 | www.riw.com +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_ +_029435 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029436.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029436.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f4f04e0a60f1c39707b34d5e9129b7232850279c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029436.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029436" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029436.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 624 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +# house-oversight-029436 + +This summary is presented for informational and educational purposes only, does not constitute legal advice, anc +cannot be used for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties. 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House and Senate conference committee members leaned in favor of many provisions contained in +the Senate proposal. A significant move in that direction was retaining the elimination of the Affordable Care +Act's individual mandate the penalty for failing to maintain minimum essential health care coverage) and using +the Senate's methodologies for taxing income from pass-through businesses (though some elements of the House +bill entered into the computation). In other circumstances, a true compromise was reached, such as meeting in +the middle on modifications to mortgage interest deductibility. +In order to abide by Senate budget reconciliation rules and ensure the Act does not result in budget deficits outside +the 10-year budget window, the Act makes almost all changes to individual income tax provisions temporary - +nearly all expire at the end of 2025. No doubt, this will create tax complexity and political difficulties. On the other +hand, most corporate provisions are permanent. This Tax Bulletin 2018-1 summarizes certain provisions of the +Act and adds observations on income, estate and pass-through taxation. 1 +INDIVIDUAL TAXES +Individual Tax Rates +Standard Deduction +Kiddie Tax +Personal Exemption +Child / Dependent Tax Credits +Top Capital Gains/Dividend +Tax Rate +2017 Law? +10,15, 25, 28, 33, 35, 39.6% +2018 Law.3 +10, 12, 22, 24, 32, 35, 37% +Top rate would apply to income over $600,000 +for married filing jointly: $500,000 for single. 4 +$12,700 ($6,350 if single) +$24,000 ($12,000 if single), enhanced for +elderly and blind +Unearned income of a child taxed at parents' tax Simplifies kiddie tax by applying trust rates to +rate if higher than child's rate +unearned income of a child* +$4,050, subject to phase-out +liminates; merged with higher standar +eduction. +$1,000, per qualifying child subject to phase-out +beginning at $110,000 (married) and $75,000 +(single taxpayers) +20% (plus 3.8% surtax) +$2,000 per qualifying child, $500 per non-child +dependent; subject to phase-out beginning at +$400,000 (married) and $200,000 others* +Maximum rate of 20% is retained; same +breakpoints as current law +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029438 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029439.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029439.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8db38e28bdf441a5d9e2c819f3456aad00f663a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029439.md @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029439" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029439.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3006 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX BULLETIN 2018-1: TAX REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW +INDIVIDUAL TAXES (continued) +2017 Law +Under the "Pease" limitation, up to 80% of +most itemized deductions are lost when +adjusted gross income exceeds $313,800 +($261,500 for single taxpayers) +Itemized Deductions +Retirement Savings +AMT +Carried Interest +Investment +Surtax +Contributions can be placed into deferred +account, up to contribution cap +Parallel tax calculation with top rate of 28% +and $84,500 exemption for married taxpayers +($54,300 others); phase out of exemption +begins at $160,900 for married taxpayers +($120,700 others) +Retains character as capital gain and eligible +for preferential tax rates +3.8% tax on "net investment income" +2018 Law +Repeals the Pease limitation on itemized +deductions +Mortgage interest deduction: $750,000 limit +on acquisition indebtedness retained +(principal or secondary residence); +deduction for home equity loan repealed +Deduction for state and local income, sales +tax and real property taxes limited to +$10,000 in aggregate ($5,000 for married +filing separately); deduction allowed for +state and local taxes on trade or business or +if related to production of income. Payment +of income taxes in 2017 for a subsequent +year would not be deductible in 2017.4 +Deduction for medical expenses retained +and liberalized for 2017 and 2018.4 +Unchanged +Retains and modifies AMT; exemptions +raised to $109,400 (married) and $70,300 +(others); phase-out of exemption begins at +S1 million for married taxpayers (500,000 +Requires three-year holding period to attain +long-term capital gains rate +Unchanged - continues to apply +OBSERVATIONS - INDIVIDUAL TAXES +Under the Act, there will be winners and losers on the personal income tax side. Generally, wage earners from +no-tax states. could see tax savings under the Act. For instance, a Florida taxpayer earning $1 million with +moderate itemized deductions may see a tax savings of about $30,000 under the Act. A similar taxpayer in New +York State may see a savings of about $3,500 according to our preliminary analysis.6 +Conversely, very high-wage earners from high-tax states could see a higher tax bill. A taxpayer earning $3 million +in New York City may see a significant tax increase: $44,000 under the Act, due in part to the loss of significant +deductions. A similar taxpayer in Florida would see a tax savings of about $91,000 under the Act (primarily due +to the lower top rate, elongated 35% tax bracket and regaining itemized deductions that are no longer phased- +out), according to our preliminary analysis. +Married couples could fare worse than two single taxpayers with a similar amount of income. The so-called +marriage penalty hits particularly hard under the new tax brackets. The penalty is also exacerbated by permitting +married couples only a $10,000 state income/real estate tax deduction, but allowing each of two single filers a +deduction in the same amount ($20,000 combined). Under the changes, a single taxpayer with $500,000 of wages +2 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029439 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029440.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029440.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1643c79c021b0de37a1218c4e26d6f781c8a6656 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029440.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029440" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029440.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3381 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX BULLETIN 2018-1: TAX REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW +living in a state that imposes a state income tax (and $10,000 of charitable deductions) would pay a federal tax of +about $143,690. Two single taxpayers would pay a total of twice that, or $287,380. However, if these two +taxpayers were married, their joint tax liability would jump to $298,280, an increase of $10,900. +It appears that state of residence, type of income (wages versus new "qualified business income"), and mortgage +interest will be among the most important factors for determining whether one is better or worse off under the +Act. +Capital Gains. Although income tax rates and tax brackets will significantly change in 2018, the long- term +capital gains rate will remain the same. The income limits for imposing the 15% and 20% capital gain rates +will also remain the same; the 20% rate will apply when taxable income exceeds $479,000 (for married +filing jointly). However, the Act's combination of lower rates and fewer deductions could mean that a +taxpayer's "taxable income" could rise in 2018, meaning the taxpayer would expose more capital gain to +the 20% bracket. +3.8% Surtax. The Act does not directly change the 3.8% surtax imposed on "net investment +income." However, it indirectly changes it. When calculating a taxpayer's net investment income, a +taxpayer can deduct investment expenses (after application of the 2% floor) and deductible state income +taxes, to the extent those are properly allocable to net investment income. The deductibility of those two +expenses changes in 2018 - investment expenses are nondeductible, and state income taxes (with other +state taxes) are limited to $10,000. Those expenses might not reduce net investment income in 2018, and +as a result the 3.8% surtax might increase. +WEALTH TRANSFER TAXES +2017 Law +40% rate, $5,490,000 exemption (indexed for +inflation) +Estate / +Gift / GST Tax +Tax Basis Upon Death +Step-up for estate property +2018 Law +Commencing 2018, exemption for estate, gift +and GST tax doubled from $5.6 million to $11.2 +million (indexed for inflation) +Enhanced exemption expires at the end of 2025 +Same as current; step-up for estate property +OBSERVATIONS - WEALTH TRANSFER +The transfer tax proposals in the Act extend the already limited reach of the federal estate, gift and GST taxes to +even a smaller subset of only the wealthiest of taxpayers. There would be a temporary doubling of the exemptions +until the end of 2025, reverting to current law in 2026. The step-up in basis at death would continue the entire +time. Given the high exemption amounts ($11.2 million for individuals and $22.4 million for a married couple in +2018), that would effectively repeal the tax for most people. This change would have a significant effect on both +testamentary and lifetime estate planning. +Testamentary planning. It is common for wills and other testamentary documents (such as revocable trusts) to +contain dispositions that reference the estate (and GST) exemptions that are in effect at death. These so-called +"formula" provisions would automatically adjust for changes in the exemption amounts. While this may achieve +a beneficial tax result, the temporary doubling of the exemptions may also cause unintended consequences to +the dispositive plan. For example, a common plan is to leave an amount equal to the estate exemption to a bypass +3 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029440 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029441.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029441.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e9ed9641111c5c155593774967c6c6e8ca2bca15 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029441.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029441" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029441.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2733 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX BULLETIN 2018-1: TAX REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW +trust, and the balance for the surviving spouse, either outright or in a marital trust. For a hypothetical $10 million +estate, if death occurred in 2017 that would result in roughly half to the bypass trust and half to the +spouse. However, if death occurs in 2018 to 2025, that would result in the entire estate being left to the bypass +trust. Complications could further arise for individuals living in certain states which impose their own estate +tax. Wills and other testamentary documents should be reviewed to make certain they accurately reflect the +testator's wishes. As always, documents should be drafted with flexible provisions that can be adjusted for future +changes. +Lifetime planning. Lifetime gifts are often made in order to reduce the estate tax that would otherwise be +incurred at death. While the doubling of the exemptions may avoid the need for lifetime gifting for certain +individuals, that may only be the case if death occurs before 2026. Accordingly, the tax consequences of making +a current gift may have to be compared with alternative estate tax scenarios. The temporary nature of the +increase in transfer tax exemptions also raises the issue of whether it is advisable to lock-in the higher exemption +by making a lifetime gift before 2026. (Similar issues arose in 2012, when there was uncertainty whether the $5 +million estate exemption would continue in 2013.) This raises the question of whether the gift could be +structured in a manner that could be "undone" if the higher exemption is made permanent. It also raises the +question of whether there would be recapture (so-called "clawback") if a lower exemption is in effect at death. In +that regard, it appears that the new legislation would eliminate the concern about recapture. In sum, the +uncertainty of the estate exemption amount at death will make lifetime planning more challenging. +CORPORATE TAXES +2017 Law +Top C-Corporate Rate +AMT +35% +Parallel tax calculation with top rate of 20% +Limited immediate expensing; balance subject to +depreciation +Business Investments +No limitation +Interest Expense +2018 Law +21% (effective 2018) +Eliminates corporate AMT +Immediate expensing for new and used +qualified property acquired and placed in +service after September 27, 2017 and before +January 1, 2023 (Jan. 1, 2024 for certain +property) and partial expensing for other +property acquired after 2022 and before 2027. +Limited to business interest income, plus 30% +of a business's adjusted taxable income +(EBITDA for 2017-2021 and EBIT thereafter); +with special rules for "floor plan financing +indebtedness"; full deduction for small +businesses with gross receipts of $25 million or +less +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029441 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029442.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029442.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6f0fa0fc3a474b0baaf360ef8f37383431e92274 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029442.md @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029442" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029442.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2957 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX BULLETIN 2018-1: TAX REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW +PASS-THROUGH ENTITY TAXES +2017 Law +Subject to tax at individual rates up to 39.6% +Top Rate: Pass-Through +Entities (S-corporations, +LLCs, LLPs and +Partnerships) / Sole +Proprietorships +Subject to tax at individual rates up to 39.6% +Pass-Through Entities - +Service Businesses +2018 Law +An individual taxpayer generally may deduct +20% of domestic qualified business income +from a partnership, S corporation, or sole +proprietorship +In the case of a taxpayer who has qualified +business income from a partnership, s +corporation or sole proprietorship, the +amount of the deduction is limited to the +greater of (i) 50% of the W-2 wages paid by +business or (ii) sum of 25% of W-2 wages paid +by business and 2.5% of business capital. This +wage limitation (i) does not apply if +taxpayer's taxable income is less than +$157,500 ($315,000 for joint return); (ii) +applies fully if taxable income exceeds +$207,500 ($415,000 for joint return); and (iji) +applies proportionately if taxable income is +between those two limits +Trusts and estates that own business interests +qualify for this deduction +Deduction is a post-AGI item, even for +taxpayers not itemizing deductions +For "specified service business," (i) the 20% +deduction applies fully if taxpayer's taxable +income is less than $157,500 ($315,000 for +joint return); (ii) there is no deduction if +taxable income exceeds $207,500 +($415,000 for joint return); and (ii) there is +a partial deduction if taxable income is +between those two limits.4 +Service business includes accounting, law, +consulting, investing, etc., but excludes +engineering and architecture services +OBSERVATIONS - PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES +As originally proposed, the House and Senate took fundamentally different approaches to the taxation of pass- +through entities (sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, LLPs and S-corporations). While they differed from each +other, they shared the goal of creating preferential treatment for certain pass-through business income. The Act +largely took the Senate's approach but adopted a few elements of the House's approach. The Act approaches +small business relief by permitting a non-itemized deduction of 20% of qualified business income; the remaining +80% would then be subject to normal tax rates. Therefore, the top tax rate for business income would be 29.6% +(80% × 37% = 29.6%). The provision is riddled with a host of complex limitations. For taxpayers not in the top +income tax bracket, the value of the deduction will depend on the marginal bracket that would otherwise be +imposed on the income. +Owners of service businesses (e.g., law, accounting and consulting, etc., but not engineering or architectural +services) generally would be eligible for the 20% deduction unless taxable income exceeds $315,000 for married +filing jointly ($157,500 for others). The benefit of the 20% deduction is phased out and fully eliminated over the +5 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029442 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029443.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029443.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6877dacb040eeaa12b71b57f3e85faa8386da71f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029443.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029443" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029443.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2824 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX BULLETIN 2018-1: TAX REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW +next $100,000 of taxable income for married filing jointly ($50,000 for others). The following is a simple example +for a pass-through entity. +EXAMPLE +H and W file a joint return on which they report taxable income of $200,000 (determined without regard +to this provision). H has a sole proprietorship that is a qualified business and is a "specified service +business." W is an employee and receives only W-2 wages from her job. +H's qualified business income is $150,000. 20 percent of the qualified business income is $30,000. +Because H and W's taxable income is below the $315,000 threshold amount for a joint return, (i) the wage +limit does not apply to H's qualified business, and (ii) the limitation applicable to specified service +businesses does not apply. H's deductible amount for qualified business income is $30,000. +On their joint return, H & W would qualify for a $30,000 deduction, reducing their taxable income from +$200,000 to $170,000. That taxable income would then be subject to regular income rates. +While upper-income wage earners in high-tax states generally do not fare well under the Act, taxpayers with +substantial income from pass-through businesses should see a tax benefit compared with current law, since the +weighted average rate of business income would be approximately 30%. Capital gains, dividends, and other +preferential income from a business would not be considered "business income" and would continue to be taxed +at preferential tax rates. +Under the initial Senate version, the pass-through deduction was not available to trusts or estates. Under the Act, +however, trusts and estates can benefit from the pass-through deduction. +CORPORATE INTERNATIONAL TAXES +2017 Law +Worldwide with deferral available +International Corporate +Tax - Scope +No +One-Time Deemed +Repatriation of Foreign +Earnings +2018 Law +100% of foreign-source portion of dividend +aid by foreign corporation to U.S. corporat +shareholder (that owns at least 10%) would +be exempt from U.S. taxation +U.S. shareholders owning at least 10% of a +foreign corporation would be taxed on post- +1986 net foreign earnings and profits (15.5% +on earnings and profits comprising cash or +cash equivalents; 8% on remaining earnings +and profits); may elect to pay tax over a +period of up to 8 years, in annual installments +that allow more to be paid at the back end +OTHER PROVISIONS +The Act has other provisions of note that are not included in the charts above. +• Roth recharacterization no longer allowed. Under 2017 law, if you converted a traditional IRA to a +Roth IRA, you could "recharacterize" that conversion within certain time limits, in effect undoing it. +For tax years beginning after 2017, the Act repeals this rule, meaning you can no longer recharacterize +6 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029443 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029444.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029444.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07b3064116a421671e14e45e7761bda9b5486222 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029444.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029444" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029444.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3894 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX BULLETIN 2018-1: TAX REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW +a Roth conversion. From the current language of the effective date, it is unclear whether this would +prevent a 2017 Roth conversion from being recharacterized in 2018. +• Taxation of alimony. Under 2017 law, alimony and separate maintenance payments were deductible +by the payor and includible in income by the recipient. (Child support payments are not treated as +alimony.) The House bill proposed to reverse this treatment, making alimony and separate +maintenance payments non-deductible to the payor and non-taxable to the recipient. The Senate bill +had no similar provision. The Act generally follows the House bill but delays the effective date by one +year, generally being effective for any divorce or separation instrument executed after December 31, +2018. +• Sale of principal residence exclusion. Under 2017 law, up to $250,000 of gain ($500,000 if filing +jointly) on the sale of a principal residence could be excluded from income. Among the requirements +is that the principal residence be owned and used as your principal residence for two out of the last +five years. You could use this rule only once every two years. This exemption was available regardless +of income. Both the House and Senate Bills proposed that (i) the principal residence must be owned +and used as your principal residence for five out of the last eight years and (ii) you can use this rule +only once every five years. The House proposal also contained a limit to the exclusion if income +exceeded a certain amount. In a surprise, none of these modifications were included in the Act. As +a result, no changes were made to the principal residence exclusion rules. +Identification of securities sold, exchanged and gifted. Gain or loss generally is recognized for +Federal income tax purposes on the sale of property. A taxpayer's gain or loss on a disposition of +property is the difference between the amount realized on the sale and the taxpayer's cost basis in +the property. Under 2017 law, if a taxpayer has acquired stock in a corporation on different dates or +at different prices and sells or transfers some of the shares of that stock, and the lot from which the +stock is sold or transferred is not adequately identified, the shares sold are deemed to be from the +earliest acquired shares (the "first-in-first-out" rule; FIFO). However, under 2017 law, if a taxpayer +specifically identifies the shares of stock to be sold, the shares of stock treated as sold are the shares +that have been identified. The same rules apply to charitable gifts and gifts to trusts or family +members. Although the Senate bill had proposed eliminating the ability to specifically identify lots +and mandating that the FIFO rule be used, the Act makes no changes; the 2017 rules will remain in +place. +• Like-kind exchanges. Under 2017 law, real estate and personal property could qualify for a tax- +deferred like-kind exchange. The property had to be held either for investment or for use in a trade +or business. Under the Act, like-kind exchanges will be available only for real estate, not personal +property. This will end, for example, like-kind exchanges of art. This new rule is effective for transfers +after 2017. However, there is a transition rule to allow like-kind exchanges of personal property to +be completed on a tax-free basis if you either disposed of the relinquished property or acquired the +replacement property on or before December 31, 2017. +• 529 Savings Plans. Under 2017 law, funds in 529 Saving Plans could be withdrawn tax-free if used for +higher education expenses. The Act expands the type of expense that can be paid via a 529 Savings +Plan and allows up to $10,000 per year to be used for elementary and high school tuition and +specifically allows funds to be used for private and religious schools. A provision that would have also +7 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029444 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029445.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029445.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5d7b15a7c0ae23377c4ff5c25e3bbb467ff1e87e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029445.md @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029445" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029445.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3922 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +TAX BULLETIN 2018-1: TAX REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW +allowed funds to be used for home schooling was dropped at the last minute and is not in the final +legislation. +• Charitable gifts. A charitable contribution deduction is limited to a certain percentage of the +individual's adjusted gross income (AGI), and this limitation varies depending on the type of property +contributed and the type of exempt organization receiving the property. Under 2017 law, cash +contributed to public charities, private operating foundations, and certain non-operating private +foundations generally could be deducted up to 50% of the donor's AGI. Under the Act, this 50% +limitation is increased to 60%. The provision retains the 5-year carryover period to the extent that the +contribution amount exceeds 60% of the donor's AGI. +• Investment expenses and investment interest. Under 2017 law, investment expenses were +deductible as a "miscellaneous itemized deduction" if, and to the extent, they exceed 2% of AGI. The +Act repeals the deduction for "miscellaneous itemized deductions" that are subject to the 2% AGI +limitation, such as investment management expenses. Under 2017 law and current law, investment +interest is not a "miscellaneous itemized deduction." Therefore, the deduction for investment interest +remains untouched and continues to be deductible to the extent of investment income. +CONCLUSION +Given the significant tax changes in 2018, planning will be a challenge. It is important to understand the +implications that the Act can have on your particular tax situation. +National Wealth Planning Strategies +1 Tax Bulletin 2017-5 summarized the key tax provisions in HR1, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "House Bill'), which +was passed (227-205) by the House on November 16, 2017. Tax Bulletin 2017-6 summarized the key tax provisions in the +initial Senate bill HR1, also known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was subsequently amended and passed (51-49) by the +full Senate on December 2, 2017. The final Senate version was similarly summarized in Tax Bulletin 2017-7. Tax Bulletin 2017- +8 summarized the reconciled bill agreed to by both chambers. Tax Bulletin 2017-9 summarized the final legislation, including +some year-end planning ideas that are no longer relevant. +2 Inflation-adjusted amounts for 2017. +3 The name "Tax Cut and Jobs Act" had to be removed; this legislation was signed into law by President Trump on December +22, 2017. +4 This proposed change would be effective starting in 2018 and would not apply to taxable years beginning after December +31, 2025 (e.g. sunsets at the beginning of 2026). +§ There are nine states that impose no state income tax: AK, FL, NH, NV, SD, TN, TX, WA and WY (NH and TN impose a tax only +on dividends and interest). +6 This illustration assumes the following itemized expenses: charitable gifts $10,000, real estate tax $30,000 (limited to +$10,000 under the proposal), mortgage interest of $15,000, and appropriate state income taxes, where applicable. +IMPORTANT: This publication is designed to provide general information about ideas and strategies. It is for discussion +purposes only since the availability and effectiveness of any strategy are dependent upon your individual facts and +circumstances. Clients should always consult with their independent attorney, tax advisor, investment manager, and +insurance agent for final recommendations and before changing or implementing any financial, tax, or estate planning +strategy. +Neither U.S. Trust nor any of its affiliates or advisors provide legal, tax or accounting advice. Clients should consult with their +legal and/or tax advisors before making any financial decisions. +U.S. Trust operates through Bank of America, N.A., and other subsidiaries of Bank of America Corporation. +Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC. +© 2018 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved. | NWPSTaxAct | January 2018 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029445 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029446.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029446.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d29cfc1c3582bacba6fdd27a0892c180cd2c6e2f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029446.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029446" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029446.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 217 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +1/13/2018 11:29:05 PM +jeevacation@gmail.com +Trump Calls Non-White Countries "§**tholes": The Daily Show +Importance: +High +https://youtu.be/oQkfDJ2zVNO +Sent from my iphone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029446 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029447.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029447.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..45e0983fbb9148cbb97715de3b1a05fe597415a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029447.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029447" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029447.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 281 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +2/9/2018 1:35:43 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Attachments: French Chauvinism.docx; President Obama and Self-dec.doc; It is difficult to pick the stupidest op.docx +Importance: +High +Three short pieces that might amuse you (still working on Obama) +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029447 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029448.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029448.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cc063add0820587a2552a42613c80ef4b5df1547 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029448.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029448" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029448.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1866 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +1 +President Obama and Self-deception +All of us are vulnerable to deceit and self-deception. Deception of parents by +children actually begins in the womb, when they manipulate the mother chemically +into providing greater investment than is in her best interests. It continues at six +months of age, developing rapidly to incorporate language, other individuals and +self-deception in service of deceit-the better to hide the ongoing deception. Bright +people may be more vulnerable to self-deception than dim ones. Certainly more +intelligent children (and adult monkeys) practice deception more often. +Presidents are no more immune to self-deception than the rest of us, but it is much +more visible to others and has potentially far greater effects. Barack Obama's self- +deception, as is often the case, was the downside of a major virtue— the ability to +integrate opposing factions. +He gave me a scare when after winning the 2008 election he first emerged at night +with his gorgeous family between a set of Greek columns. My God, I thought, so his +victory is the culmination of 2000 years of Democracy. Instead of humility he +chooses self-exaltation. This is exactly the reverse of what works best. What will +come next? +What came next were two mistakes, one with immediate negative consequences and +the other requiring 8 years to ripen. The US was in a deep recession, second only to +the Great Depression, and a major reason why Obama won. Since 1932 it was well +known that the appropriate response was massive government spending directed at +the newly unemployed and, if possible, at repairing infrastructure. The unemployed +will spend the money at once, giving a multiplier effect. Likewise, infrastructure +was badly in need of repair and this costs less when unemployment is high, and also +increases employment, again with a multiplier effect. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029448 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029449.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029449.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..51b456f707352c761847b855ed91707960d79bac --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029449.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029449" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029449.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2219 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +2 +Howard Stieglitz and Paul Krugman, two superb economists and Nobel Memorial +Laureates met with Obama and urged a 1.5 trillion dollar infusion, which would +have been almost exactly right. But they had both supported Hillary Clinton in the +primaries and so he went with his own advisor, Larry Summers who had a record of +major mistakes when working for Bill, not to mention as President of Harvard, so +Obama proposed an 800 billion infusion and then made the classic "Barry" mistake +by giving 400 billion of it to small business. This was well known to have no positive +effect whatsoever. Businesses do not invest during a recession, they wait for +demand to return. They are happy to get the money, which they promptly put away +in savings where it has no effect. In short, Obama's stimulus was ¼ the size it needed +to be. It did reverse the slide downwards leading to years of positive growth but the +effect was too weak when needed most and chants of "Yes we can" turned, in effect, +to chants of "Yes we can but it sure is gong to take a long time" and the Tea Party +swept aside many of his powers in 2010. +Barack was known as "Barry" growing up because his Kenyan father Barack was a +"rolling stone that gathered no moss" and his son always had to navigate two worlds +without the support of his father. He had all the benefits of outbreeding— tall, good +looking and very bright-and his ability to navigate the two worlds propelled him +upwards—into Harvard Law School, then first "black" Law Review editor, then +Illinois legislator-then his memorable "not Red States nor Blue States but United +States" speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention. But always with the flaw of +compromising where he should not. +The second major mistake he made right away was to appoint Hillary to be +Secretary of State, making peace with his defeated opponent, a nice gesture perhaps +but unheard of in US history. Why elevate your opponent? Why indeed. She will be +in a lead position to replace you 8 years later but will in fact usher in something far +worse. "Crooked" Hillary indeed-not because of some foolishness over e-mails but +because she was a life-long enabler of a thoroughly dishonest husband, as when she +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029449 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029450.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029450.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ebf376f79ad3ae88f03b6d6a61baf25676a011f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029450.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029450" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029450.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2001 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +3 +helped him rebut Jennifer Flowers' irrefutable evidence of infidelity in 1992. Biden, +it is widely believed, would have trounced the Republicans in 2016. He is a +thoroughly honest and decent man with a lifelong love for his wife and children. +Let us conclude with a minor example-the arrest of Harvard Professor Louis Gates +outside his home, six months into Obama's presidency. He did not have to comment +on this trivial event but chose to. Corporatist that he is and biased toward the upper +strata, he took Gates' side. When there was a hue and cry he arranged a little beer +party on the White House lawn- Obama with his long legs underneath the table, +Vice President Biden opposite him, a cop wondering how in hell he got roped into +this absurd situation and "Skip" Gates happy as a clam in the ocean, all aglow as he +held forth on God knows what. +If there was in fact a teachable moment, it was this. ALL Americans should know +that no police officer has the right to enter your home without a search warrant or +an arrest warrant. This goes way back to English common law-the King must +knock at a peasant's door-your home is your castle. The police officer had invited +Gates outside. Gates fell for the trick and was promptly arrested. He was the fool, not +the cop. And black Americans especially should know the law where police officers +are concerned. +Obama draws a line in the sand against Syrian bombings, they cross the line, Obama +does nothing. Obama offends Michelle and she promptly puts him through three +degrees of hell as he well deserved. And so on. +Finally, I have been dismayed by all the photos I have seen of him since he left office— +a big grin while swimming in the ocean, taking a picture of Michelle-at a safe +distance-on a super yacht and grinning ear to ear while talking to Prince Harry. He +is so happy to be freed from the burdens of the Presidency while enjoying all the +perks. May God forgive him. But he did have it all. I used to joke in the 2008 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029450 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029451.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029451.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..dd99e84260d84c780ca1c7ba81f073c12c694803 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029451.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029451" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029451.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 287 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +4 +campaign that I liked everything about him except Michelle. People would be all up +in my face-what are you talking about? Michelle is beautiful, she is wonderful. +Precisely my point, I would say, why does he get to be President AND have Michelle? +It isn't right! +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029451 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029452.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029452.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0f9de381a78d479ff81b1c36a43f22738100e950 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029452.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029452" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029452.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 591 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The New Work Timesthe New York Fimes https://nyti.ms/2D6krmw +TECHNOLOGY +Peter +Thiel's +Money +Talks, +in +Contentious +Ways. +But +What +Does +He +Say? +By DAVID STREITFELD MARCH 7, 2018 +Peter Thiel is Silicon Valley's homegrown Cassandra. He warned for years that the +big tech companies were arrogant and clueless and less good for mankind than +they believed. +Comeuppance, the billionaire investor warned, was coming. +Trouble has now arrived. Unfortunately for Mr. Thiel, the storm is centered on +Facebook, whose board he has been a member of practically since its founding. The +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029452 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029453.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029453.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..999802aa47d9b5641d78f5b744eddc294f664b44 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029453.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029453" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029453.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1981 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +social network, which billed itself as bringing democracy and enlightenment to the +world, was used by the Russians to subvert democracy and sow confusion in the +United States. +Even people paid to see the future didn't see that one coming. +"The board's role is to help think about some of the medium- and longer-term +problems coming around the corner," Mr. Thiel said. "We were far from perfect in +doing that." +Mr. Thiel, 50, is at the center of nearly every issue that roils Silicon Valley, +ranging from the tech elite's fascination with New Zealand hideaways (Mr. Thiel +obtained New Zealand citizenship) to Bitcoin (he is a major investor) to the +problems of herd thinking (he is moving from San Francisco to Los Angeles to +escape it) to the evolving role of content on the internet (he has been exploring the +creation of a media company that would outflank Breitbart and Fox for a younger +audience). +Two subjects are currently overwhelming everything else: President Trump, +whom Mr. Thiel aggressively backed for president, and Facebook, whose core +mission is being called into question in the wake of the Russian revelations. In a +typical Thiel move - he tends to run toward controversy even as his Silicon Valley +peers try to make themselves inconspicuous — he agreed, in a rare interview, to +talk about both. +"It's been a crazier two years than I would have thought," Mr. Thiel said in his new +Midtown Manhattan apartment, which is so far up in the clouds that it literally +looks down on Trump Tower. +Despite the proximity, the mutual enthusiasm between Mr. Thiel and Mr. +Trump seems to have cooled. After Mr. Thiel spoke at the Republican National +Convention in 2016, there were unsourced media reports that said Mr. Trump +wanted to put him on the Supreme Court. But now even photo ops are rare. +The investor said he had last spoken to the president "a few months ago." +"We don't talk that often," he said, but added, "I can get access anytime I +want." +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029453 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029454.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029454.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c1d170435a00a6a03b894a53384ca779ef3dd957 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029454.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029454" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029454.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2037 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +The Trump whom Mr. Thiel touted at the Republican convention was a +candidate who would "end the era of stupid wars and rebuild our country," move +us past "fake culture wars" and start projects the equivalent of the Apollo space +program. That does not seem to be the president he got. +"There are all these ways that things have fallen short," Mr. Thiel said. But he +said he had no regrets about his endorsement. "It's still better than Hillary Clinton +or the Republican zombies," he said, referring to the other candidates. +The White House did not respond to a request for comment. +Mr. Thiel is routinely labeled a libertarian. On a bookshelf in the apartment, as +if in confirmation, is a hardback copy of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged," the bible of +the movement. A gift, he said. +A lesser-known but possibly deeper influence was the French philosopher +René Girard, who taught at Stanford University when Mr. Thiel was an +undergraduate there. For 15 years, on and off, Mr. Thiel sat in on a study group +about Mr. Girard's ideas. Mr. Girard believed human beings were deeply mimetic, +which is to say they copy one another. +"It's very anti-Ayn Rand: There are no self-contained autonomous figures," +Mr. Thiel said. "Our desires are not our own. They get shaped powerfully by the +society around us." +It was this illumination that helped him see the potential of Facebook - where +people could find out in intimate and addictive detail what their friends were up to +- when it was barely a year old. He was the first outside investor, buying 10 +percent of the company for $500,000. +He sold most of his holdings in 2012 as Facebook went public. A few months +ago, with Facebook's market capitalization at about $500 billion, he sold most of +what he had left. +Last summer, there was a flap when a memo by a fellow board member, Reed +Hastings, the chief executive of Netflix, appeared in The New York Times. In the +memo, Mr. Hastings wrote to Mr. Thiel that he displayed "catastrophically bad +judgment" in supporting Mr. Trump. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029454 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029455.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029455.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9acd21996a1e0bb31afb473d57f866b545c1d47c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029455.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029455" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029455.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2210 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive, did not ask him to step down +from the board, and reports that he wants to leave the board are incorrect, Mr. +Thiel said, noting that among other things that he brings "ideological diversity." H +declined to say exactly how much or what kind of advice the Facebook board was +offering Mr. Zuckerberg, but defended the company from criticism that it was slow +to wake up to what the Russians did. +"Remember when Trump said the election was going to be rigged? People said +that was crazy - 'How dare you question the integrity of the electoral process?' +That was the view of most of the people working at Facebook, too," he said. "They +did not think things were so hackable. It was a mistake, but an understandable +mistake." Facebook declined to comment. +The anger now being turned on Facebook, Mr. Thiel argued, is less about +Russia specifically and more about tech arrogance - its failure to do so much for +so many. It is a sentiment that helped put Mr. Trump in the White House. +"The Trump campaign slogan, 'Make America Great Again,' was perhaps the +single most offensive thing you could say to Silicon Valley," he said. "Silicon Valley +says the future is going to be better than the past. That is the propaganda, if you +will." +A friend of his in Silicon Valley had the idea of running for governor of +California this year. Mr. Thiel's advice was that he had better have a good answer +to this question: Why is tech good for the average person in California? The +answer, he cautioned, couldn't be a banality, such as "it's making us more +connected," and it couldn't be utopian, such as "it's going to cure all diseases." +"He wasn't able to come up with an answer, and I couldn't come up with one, +either," Mr. Thiel said. He declined to identify the friend, but it is well known in +tech circles that Sam Altman, the president of Y Combinator, the prominent start- +up accelerator, was thinking about running. Mr. Altman confirmed it was him and +said he had decided not to run "for many reasons." +There is a big painting of a cresting wave in Mr. Thiel's living room, and it +might as well be a visual metaphor for what is going on in big tech now. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029455 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029456.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029456.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f620db673dc7f7960e73844c45bd9aaa73843507 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029456.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029456" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029456.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2051 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +"Having some ambition that transcends just making money is a critical thing +for a company," he said. "But there is some point where it gets crazy and self- +delusional." He added that the companies "are probably in some trouble - maybe +it's a little, maybe it's a lot." The prospect of government regulation looms. +In 2015 and 2016, Mr. Thiel gave $300,000 to Josh Hawley, who was +campaigning to become Missouri's attorney general. Mr. Hawley won, and in +November he opened an antitrust investigation of Google. A spokeswoman for Mr. +Hawley, a Republican who is now challenging the state's Democratic senator, +Claire McCaskill, said there was "no connection" between Mr. Thiel's donation and +the investigation. Google declined to comment. +The news last month that Mr. Thiel is moving from San Francisco to Los +Angeles reflects a shift that is as much mental as literal. Getting out of the tech +bubble, he figures, will give him more clarity about his investments. +"Network effects are very positive things, but there's a tipping point where +they fall over into the madness of crowds," he said. +Another of Mr. Thiel's contentious ideas was destroying Gawker, the online +publisher. He secretly financed the privacy lawsuit that Hulk Hogan, the former +pro wrestler, filed against the media company, which Mr. Hogan won. That led to +Gawker's bankruptcy in 2016. +A news operation that specialized in deflating the arrogance of Silicon Valley +should have been to Mr. Thiel's liking. But he argues that his philosophy is +consistent here. +"Gawker was trying to cut people down to size for not conforming," he said. +"The ability to speak and not have every word you say get distorted, to have wrong +ideas and then be able to correct them - these notions were powerfully undercut +by Gawker." +Mr. Thiel is still pursuing the remnants of Gawker in court, which has +prompted accusations that he wants to remove all of its content from the internet +as a final victory. +He denied this. "Terry Bollea, a.k.a. Hulk Hogan, is still owed some money +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029456 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029457.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029457.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..24b209a0b2fe4b7905b1ef4b9413fea621f2eec2 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029457.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029457" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029457.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 312 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +from the Gawker sale, and that is what I am trying to get," he said. "I don't want +the archives. I don't think it makes sense to destroy them. Preserve them, study +them instead." +Follow David Streitfeld on Twitter: @DavidStreitfeld. +-4 +© 'ARTICLES REMAINING +SEE MY OPTIONS +Subscriber login +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029457 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029475.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029475.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..39cd7f0778f3c4d0aa4796b34f2520211ba48311 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029475.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029475" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029475.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 233 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Twin City +Care +Mobile Integrated +Healthcare +TWIN CITY +ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT +AMBULANCE +TWIN CITY MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH +4200 SION FARM, SUITE 25 +CHRISTIANSTED, VIRGIN ISLANDS 00820 +321-633-8005 or 321-432-2912 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029475 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029476.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029476.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..89f5d72357a38da9fd97aed58d47f086650b732d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029476.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029476" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029476.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2224 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +Dear Mr. Jeffrey Edward Epstein +"Twin City; For Today, for the Future, and for Our Community". Twin City Makes Connections +for Life. +Twin City Mobile Integrated Health Services (TCMIH) is a private, non-profit, non-emergency, +certified, advance and basic life support interfacility ambulance provider, specialized transport and +mobile phlebotomy service. Our staff are trained professionals who have the experience of +transporting thousands of patients to and from various healthcare facilities and playing a key role +in the Virgin Islands Prehospital Care. +ТСМІН provides patient centered, compassionate care in an atmosphere of safety and +professionalism, serving hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, air ambulance and private medical +facilities in the Virgin Islands. +As a provider of mobile medical service, we bring to the community a company that is committed +to excellence in medical transportation and patient care. From our team of highly skilled +Phlebotomist, EMR's, EMT's, Advanced EMT's, Nurses and Paramedics ready to care for their +patient's needs, to the professional management team our focus remains patient centered and safety +driven from start to finish. TCMIH is guided by the vision of experienced healthcare providers +from our local EMS, Florida EMS and a Certificate of Need/Necessity (CON) awarded by the +Virgin Islands Department of Health. Twin City invests heavily in itself through its personnel, +equipment, vehicle and training to maintain the highest level of quality and professionalism. We +also invest back into the community through donations and community service projects. +While no one anticipates or favors an injury or crisis, mental crisis, illness or the aging process +you can rest assured that your medical needs will be met professionally by a team of caring +individuals focused on making the most comfortable and compassionate experience possible. +Mobile Integrated +Healthcare +Sincerely! +Eugene Phipps, TNT EMR +President +Twin City Care, Inc. +Jeffery D. Gilliard, BS, NRP/CCEMTP/FPM +CEO +Twin City Care, Inc. +Jerry Galloway, NRP, ССЕМТР +Chief Operations Officer +Twin City Care, Inc. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029476 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029477.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029477.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2500d832d3dd5b62e18ababb4c3e95301230c4fd --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029477.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029477" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029477.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1527 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +2 +Mission, Vision, Values +It is our goal, as a community non-profit service organization, to provide expedient, reliable, cost- +efficient non-emergency ambulance service, mobile phlebotomy and affordable specialized +transportation to the citizens of the Virgin Islands. In the pursuit of this goal, we pledge to furnish +superior, quality equipment, vehicle, personal, and service, dedicated to the needs and demands of +both the public and the local health care agencies. We strive to develop and promote a positive and +rewarding work environment. As a team, we inspire a professional, compassionate attitude, +knowing that without each other, we would not succeed. The company shall draw its strength from +the skill and dedication of its personnel and in turn, inspire the team to provide quality service of +which all would be proud +Vision Statement +Twin City +Care +Twin City Mobile Integrated Health vision is to deliver service in a manner that sets the standard +for professional, compassionate, cost effective and safety oriented non-emergency ambulance +service, mobile phlebotomy and specialized transportation. Through our employees, our peers and +our patients we understand that we are not making connections for a moment, Twin City makes +connections for life. +Values +Patient Centered Care +Compassionate/Dignified Services +Health and Safety Focused +Compliance Motivated +Educationally Driven +Mobile Integrated +Healthcare +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029477 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029478.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029478.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..79009cacbd8e2b09c1cff6fdc2e21f43ac7c26c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029478.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029478" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029478.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2142 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +3 +Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) +Any ambulance service can claim it is delivering quality service, but an accredited agency can +prove it through its written or documented procedures systems and reports. TCMIH demonstrates +full compliance with national ambulance standards of excellence to meet and maintain CAAS. +TCMIH will also maintain Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Blood +Borne Pathogen (BBP), Vehicle Safety (EMD & CEVO), Virgin Islands Traffic Laws and VI Code +Tax Laws. +CAAS was established in 1990 as a not-for-profit national agency to uphold quality operating +standards for ambulance services. It is the gold standard for the ambulance industry, in as much as +JCAHO (Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) is the benchmark for +hospital excellence. +Care +The accreditation process entails a serious self-assessment, comparing us to the accreditation +standards. We work through a comprehensive application process with guidance, consultation and +mentorship from our CEO; Mr. Jeffery Gilliard former Director of Coastal Ambulance, Brevard +County Florida. +Within two years TCIMH hopes to achieve and maintain recertification requirements for CAAS +Accreditation and joins the 160 agencies in 37 U.S. State, Canada and the West Indies. This is our +steadfast commitment and dedication to quality healthcare for our community, each patient, each +transport, and each day. +Performance Requirements +As the premier non-emergency, interfacility, advanced and basic life support ambulance service +in the Virgin Islands. TCMIH will provide detailed performance parameters including on time +performance as outlined below. +le Integra +Advanced and Basic Life Support althcare +Definitions: +Pre-Schedule Requests +Urgent Requests +Non-Urgent Requests +Those requests scheduled 24 hours in advance. +Same day requests that are time sensitive in nature, such as transports +to emergency room. +Same day requests that are not time sensitive in nature such as hospital +discharges. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029478 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029479.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029479.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..baea36bfdc049439363f1517989dba10253ace62 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029479.md @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029479" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029479.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1870 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +4 +Performance Parameters: +Pre-Schedule Transports +Non-Schedule Urgent +Non-Schedule Non-Urgent +Mental Health Transports +Definitions: +Priority 1 +Priority 2 +Priority 3 +On time 90% +On time within 1 hour of call time 90% +On time within 2 hours of call time 90% +Priority 4 +Law Enforcement with the patient. +Transport requests coming from the Emergency Room, include Air Ambulance +Transport request from Hospital rooms, Detention Centers, Exparte, voluntary +request, inpatient mental health units, other "stable" environments, and voluntary +requests. +"Non- Air Ambulance" +Pre-Scheduled transports with a minimum of 24 hours' notice. +Performance Parameters +Priority 1 +Priority 2 +Priority 3 +Priority 4 +On scene 45 minutes from time of call's acceptance 90% on time +On scene 1 hour from time of call's acceptance from receiving facility, 90% on time +On scene 2 hours from time of call's acceptance from receiving facility, 90% on time +On scene at the agreed upon time, 90% on time +Fees for Service +Transport Rate Schedule +BLS Non-Emergency +ALS Non-Emergency +BLS Emergency +ALS Emergency +ALS-2 +All Mileage +Stand-by or Waiting Time +Medical Coverage (First Aid Station) Contracts +bile Integ +Healthca +$290.00 +$400.00 +$440.00 +$520.00 +$775.00 +$11.25 per mile +$125.00 per hour or increment thereof* +$800.00 per day +In addition to TCMIH primarily non-emergency inter-facility services, TCMIH will routinely +render ambulance services in response to facility requests that fall into the Center for Medicare +and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines qualifying Twin City for reimbursement under the CMS +code for ALS or BLS Emergency based on the "Immediate Response" criteria. The current CMS +definition for Emergency is not based on "lights and sirens", it is based on "immediate response". +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029479 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029480.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029480.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..22a6ab350d0059d8b0e552b69ba7e389680fb62f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029480.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029480" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029480.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2424 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +5 +Ambulance Division and Definition +TCMIH provides Advanced Life Support services (ALS) 24/7, 365 days a year to our hospitals, +nursing facilities and various other health care providers in the Virgin Islands. Our entire fleet will +stand ready to provide consistent, high quality, patient centered care. Not only are we here for the +day-to-day needs of our community, but during times of need, for mutual aid support to the Virgin +Islands Department of Health EMS and the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management +Agency. +All Paramedics, EMTs, Nurses and Emergency Medical Responders will be working under the +guidance of our Medical Director Dr. Christopher C. Hill DO, (Board License Emergency +Physician) in accordance with National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). +As the premier interfacility non-emergency ambulance provider for the community, our role is as +diverse as the patients we serve. From providing critical care transports to monitoring the vital +signs and offering support for a Hospice patient, it is all about the connections we make, each day, +and each transport. +Advanced Life Support (ALS) +ALS care is provided by Advance EMTs, and Paramedics who are licensed in pre-hospital care, +having qualifications and equipment to provide BLS capabilities as well as advanced airway +management, cardiac monitoring and defibrillation, IV administration, administering of life saving +medications and capable of handling severe medical emergencies. +Specialty Care Transports (ALS-2) Integrated +Patients who require specialized monitoring of IV medication drips and ventilators. Care from Air +Ambulance services (Medivac). +Mental Health Transport and Crisis Hotline +Specialized medical transport team, working with agencies such as law enforcement, mental +healthcare providers, hospital emergency rooms and nursing facilities to ensure the safe, efficient +and dignified transport of the mental health patient. In addition to the transport component, Twin +City will be a vested partner in the progress and wellbeing of our mental health community at +large. Attending and participating in many community forums such as local planning meetings, +any mental health taskforce meetings TCMIH will be committed to assisting with the best practices +for the providers for the patients that we serve. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029480 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029481.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029481.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a5a5eedab44f51145e887db8c8745515016f4e8e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029481.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029481" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029481.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2098 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +6 +Our crews will be trained as Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) which will include being a Behavioral +Health Technician (BHT) who will meet requirements in: +* Crisis de-escalation, intervention and sensitivity training ++ Patient and crew safety +* Documentation and patient confidentiality +* Ethical and Professional Responsibilities +* Crisis Hotline Response & Management ++ Intake Assessment Referrals +* Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Referrals +* Individual & Group Counseling Referrals +Male/Female Specific Support Groups +* Relapse Prevention Education +* Substance Abuse Education & Prevention +City ++ Educational/Vocational Counseling are +Family Education +* Parenting Skills and education +* Children's Services Referrals +* HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis prevention and education services +* Women's Aftercare Program Referrals +Mutual Aid +TCMIH will be available and prepared to fulfill its mutual aid commitment to the Virgin Islands +Emergency Medical Services (VIEMS) under the directives of the Virgin Islands Territorial +Management Agency (VITEMA). When called upon we will assist in the evacuation of healthcare +facilities, special needs residents and nursing facilities to safety, only to return them home again +after the storms have passed +Community Paramedicine +Community paramedicine (CP) is an emerging healthcare profession. It allows paramedics, Nurses +and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to operate in expanded roles to provide healthcare +services to underserved populations. It is a way to improve rural emergency medical services +(EMS) as well as address the healthcare needs of the community. +Some rural patients lack access to primary care, and misuse 911 services in an attempt to access +emergency departments for routine healthcare. This is demanding on our EMS system and causes +strains on the workforce. Working in a primary care role, community paramedics can meet the +needs of such individuals, as well as others in the community, in a more efficient and proactive +way. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029481 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029482.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029482.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..15775ef1273c1a98b88e53e40f4f39b7fb4ab172 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029482.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029482" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029482.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2866 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +7 +Mobile Phlebotomy +Our islands are moving toward new types of patient interactions and each year comes an influx of +organizations seeking in-home or direct patient (participants / customers) visits. TCMIH will +provide mobile phlebotomy and mobile examiner staffing services for island wide specimen +collections and one-on-one health testing. +Our Mobile Phlebotomy is a full-service staffing agency that works with organizations such as +specialty labs, doctors, health diagnostic and research companies to provide mobile phlebotomists +and mobile examiners directly to your patients around the island. We understand that many +organizations depend on reliable and experienced phlebotomists available specifically for short +term health screening assignments and specimen collections. Our technicians will collect blood, +urine, fecal, hair, nail samples and do Electrocardiograms. +Professional and reliable team members take pride in the quality of their work. They pride +themselves in their adherence to requirements for timely collection, delivery and handling of the +specimens. We will be the leader in the home blood draw services in the Virgin Islands. We deliver +the specimens to the labs so you don't have to. All of our staff will be Certified Mobile Phlebotomy +Technicians and carry a mobile centrifuge in their vehicles. This helps assure we get quality +specimens. +Medical Oversight (Medical Director) +The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) believes that all aspects of the +organization and provision of basic (including first responder) and advanced life support +emergency and non-emergency medical service, require the active involvement and participation +of physicians. The primary role of the medical director is to ensure quality patient care. +Responsibilities include involvement with the ongoing design, operation, evaluation and revision +of the system from initial patient access to definitive patient care. +medical director's qualifications, responsibilities, and authority must be delineated in writing +within each system. Ideally, the medical director will be a board-certified emergency physician. +In order to meet requirements and CAAS compliance, TCMIH has already entered into contractual +agreement with Dr. Christopher C. Hill DO, ACEP, AAEP, ACOEP, AOA, AMA. +Dr. Hill serves as the Medical Director for EMETS, a paramedic/EMT education/training company +in Brevard County and for EMETSEEI Institute Inc in Rockledge, Florida. He is concurrently +working at Rockledge Regional Medical Center Emergency Department and enjoys teaching in +the clinical setting. +Dr. Hill is currently a member of the American Academy of Emergency Physicians, American +College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, and American Osteopathic Association. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029482 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029483.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029483.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f8321eef135db5034f6c1f9888a6770409f2d3d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029483.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029483" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029483.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1954 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +8 +Training +Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine/Doctors Hospital Emergency Medicine +Residency and Track Internship +Education +Nova Southeastern University, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, BS +Biology +Accreditations/Affiliations +ACEP, AAEP, ACOEP, AO, AMA +Communications +Twin City +TCMIH will staff a 24 hour a day dispatch center with dispatchers who are professional, caring +and multi-task oriented. They will be responsible for making sure all requests for service are +handled in a prompt and courteous manner. The dispatchers handle and maintain all internal and +external communication between TCMIH and those agencies requesting ambulance transportation +They are responsible for accepting, coordinating, and screening all requests for service and will +remain in radio contact with the crew from start to finish in each transport. +Equipment +As a private Non- profit service organization, a significant portion of our capital will be utilized in +the purchase of equipment. Our equipment selection will be based upon the latest advances in the +ambulance industry. +Ambulance +Currently we have one unit serving St. Croix with future operational plans to staff four Quick +Response Vehicles, and four additional ALS ambulances typically Type III models allowing for +additional room +for complex equipment and staffing needs for more critical patients. Our +expansion intent will cover all of the USVI to include St. Thomas and St. John. +EPCR +To safeguard patient care documentation and best comply with the continuing regulations set forth +by Medicare/Medicaid for comprehensive medical necessity documentation TCMIH will be using +electronic run reports documentation. +Quality Assurance +In the dictionary the word Quality is defined as "an inherent or distinguishing characteristic; or a +degree or grade of excellence" +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029483 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029484.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029484.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b7ec8bfff6e6feffc7a57bae447b45cd8286167a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029484.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029484" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029484.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2721 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +9 +At TCMIH "Quality" will be the benchmark for our day to day performance. We believe quality +can be measured in many ways, from customer service surveys, on time performance measures, to +clinical indicator reviews and run report accuracy just to name a few. To ensure that TCMIH +remains focused on providing exceptional patient care from the request for service on through to +the reimbursement cycle, we have established quality assurance processes to create a culture in +which quality, excellence and accuracy is our focus. To achieve this, each day we will look at the +transports from the previous day and review how we performed. We will measure our on-time +performance, looking at each run report line-by-line to ensure we have met our protocol +requirements. We will make certain the crews have gathered the appropriate information allowing +us to properly bill on behalf of the patients while maintaining compliance with all Medicare, +Medical Necessity +Care +Health Insurance providers and Medicare in particular, have strict guidelines on what they will +cover and what is deemed as "medically necessary" +For the service to be determined medically necessary, the patient's medical condition at the time +of transport must be such that any other means of transportation would have placed the patient at +risk for harm or deterioration. +In addition, Medicare and Medicaid have guidelines requiring all non-emergency ambulance +transports from a hospital, nursing home, physician's office, out-patient facility or clinic to obtain +a Physician's Certification statement (PCS). We will collect this statement at the time the request +for service is received as part of our normal practice. +Stand By / Special Events +ТСМІН will provide both committed and non-committed ambulance standby / first aid station +support during sporting events, community gatherings, concerts, fairs, parades, and other public +and private events. +Mobile Integrated +Code of Conduct +Healthcare +ТСМІН will attribute its success and reputation to the ethical standards that our employees will +set forth in their day-to-day actions. Healthcare is a challenging field of endeavor, yet we know +we must meet each challenge with the highest level of integrity and resolve, not with shortcuts. +Operational Code of Professional Conduct +The primary goal of TCMIH is to ensure that all employees provide competent, safe and ethical +specialized transportation to the citizens of the Virgin Islands. TCMIH has adapted this Code of +Professional Conduct to define a set of professional standards that will augment the technical and +clinical aspects of our duties. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029484 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029485.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029485.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..13e105c16d27915b2cc31a00c86c71f5e6f192fb --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029485.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029485" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029485.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1041 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +10 +Twin City Care, Inc. +Three Year Expansion Prospectus. +March 10, 2018 +Dear Mr. Epstein: +Nin C +In the ever-changing world of reimbursements for patient transportation, a means of cost effective +non-emergency medical transportation has emerged. It is the birth of this cost effective non- +emergency Ambulance Transportation business that has shown the most growth since President +Clinton signed the Medicare Reform Act. In this proposal, we will provide information on our +proposed expansion of our non-emergency Medical Ambulance service to include the following. +• Definition +• Competition +Launch Strategies +Public Relations +Success Metrics and Rates +> Funding +Thank you for allowing us to provide you this information. As you will see an opportunity is +available to assist in funding this ever-growing business demand in the USVI. +Sincerely, +Mobile Integrated +Healthcare +Jeffery D. Gilliard, BS NRP/CCEMTP/FPM +CEO +Twin City Care, Inc. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029485 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029486.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029486.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f7c2b2daed2ae1233b70f94f43083af85c4cbc34 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029486.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029486" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029486.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2752 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +11 +Past +Prior to TCMIH there were no Advance Life Support Ambulance providing interfacility service +on St. Croix and the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital was left on numerous occasions with patients +who were discharged tying up beds. Transports for Patients who need stretcher services were being +transported by the 911 emergency ambulances after no alternatives were provided. The research +show that an overwhelming number of patients that need stretcher transportation and medical +monitoring could not be provided by the current services on St. Croix. +Present +win Citi +Presently, the competitor, Wheel Coach Services, hasn't the ability or the authorization to bill the +customers insurance and in many cases the patients and family members will have to pay for their +own ambulance / stretcher transportation home. The request for Non-emergency ambulance +services has experienced an increase on St. Croix 88-92% and has been channeled through the 911 +system. Today we also find a lack of Non-emergency ambulance services to provide timely +transportation. This constantly creates a multi-tiered domino effect when patients cannot be moved +out of the hospital. Discharged patients are tying up valuable beds, family members are angry and +receiving facilities are not going to accept late patients. Current reimbursements of ambulance +services that are medically necessary are at 100% if filed correctly. +Future +With the present situation of the Governor Juan F. Luis & Lester Schneider Hospital the need to +mobilize patients frequently, has caused a growth spurt within the district of St. Croix, St. Thomas, +St. John and will continue to grow. This growth will be perpetuated by the hospitals need to +transport patients from its facility to either a nursing home or home healthcare. Twin City will +currently fill part of the void by providing non-emergency and urgent advance life support +ambulance transport to and from JFLH, nursing homes and other health facilities / organizations +which would avoid much needed bed delays. +thca +Service Definition +Non-Medical Stretcher service is stretcher patient transportation that requires no medical attention +or treatment. The service is provided by utilizing a high-top van with a stretcher mounted in the +back or transport of a patient in an ambulance without providing basic medical care / monitoring +and is being provided by Wheel Coach Services locally. Twin City will provide Ambulance +services which are categorized in the following manner and staffing patterns: +1. ALS ambulance services - One (1) AEMT and One (1) EMR or EMT +2. . +ALS 2 ambulance services - One (1) Paramedic and One (1) AEMT or EMT +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029486 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029487.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029487.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..664054063c5149ca0249f0af00bc72b648a0a76f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029487.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029487" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029487.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3040 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +12 +Competition +Presently, there is no competition for Twin City. All non-emergency ambulance and non-medial +stretchers are regulated through the Virgin Islands Department of Health and Wheel Coach +Services that are currently the only provider of the non-medical stretcher. Since 2003 to this date +Wheel Coach is unable to provide non-emergency ambulance service on the island of St. Croix. It +is very feasible to conduct successful non-emergency ambulance operations with the local +hospitals (JFLH), fee for service (Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, self-pay). +Positioning +win Cit +It is the goal of Twin City Care, Inc. to operate a Mobile Integrated Health Service which consist +of; non-emergency and emergency ambulance, specialized transport, community health and +mobile phlebotomy service within the USVI. Contracts for fees for service, and subscription +service, shall be sought with the major Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Casino's, Tourist +Bureau and the Community at large. It is our contention to provide excellent customer service. +Considering the numerous complaints of the lack of current service we feel that by instituting a +policy that provides performance parameters that meets the customers' needs we will be highly +successful in our goal. It is our intention to provide a two-hour window and true scheduled pick +up times. According to customer surveys, they desire performance and reliability. Ambulance rates +are payable by Medicare at $221.00 base rate and $7.31 per mile, the average ambulance call per +day at Twin City is four. We expect to double that within the first month. We will also work with +the local physicians to transport all qualifiable patients by ambulance, such as those who are on +oxygen or those who need non-emergency and urgent transportation to the hospital. We shall also +offer to the people of St. Croix a subscription service for ground ambulance, where if they need an +ambulance they receive no bill. +Expansion Launch Strategies +It is our intent to expand Twin City Mobile Integrated Health with two ambulances operating per +day, Mon-Fri and one on the weekends, by salaried personnel on St. Croix and St. Thomas. Once +these units are at 85% capacitance, a third unit will be added. Along with the third unit, a marketing +strategy should be launched in the St. Johns area. Under this expansion project employees and +starting salary ranges would consist of the following: +4 fulltime Receptionist / Secretary / Dispatcher, $25k/year each +1 Salaried Chief Executive Officer / Paramedic, $100k/year +1 Salaried Medical Director, $125k/year +1 Salaried Human Resource Director, $75k/year +1 Salaried Chief Operations Officer (Paramedic) $85k/year +1 Salaried Supervisor / Customer Care Advocate (Paramedic or Advance EMT) $75k/year +12 Fulltime Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) $45k/year each = $450k/year +9 Part time Advance Emergency Medical Technician $55k/year each = $495k/year +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029487 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029488.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029488.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..950ffac8bd4a89d18ad5e9faeb5dfdff13b74872 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029488.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029488" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029488.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2660 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +13 +All calls received after hours, will be answered by the COO / Director and / or Supervisor and +immediately ran by the two of them if it cannot be scheduled. +A billing / collection Director will handle all billing. This employee will be paid a salary and a +percentage of the daily collections with accurate billings. This will be the driving incentive to do +a superior job and keep the revenues high. +Public Relations / Advertising +Through research, it has been recognized many organizations fail to realize that there are three (3) +customers in this business. The customer that rides on the stretcher deservers friendly and efficient +service. The second customer is the facility requesting patient transport. The third customers are +the staff that transports the clients in a timely, professional and courteous atmosphere. These +customers deserve prompt quality service as well as friendly and efficient service. +It has been found through research, that the company that makes public relations Priority One has +been very successful. With the healthcare profession being a tight circle of professionals, the word +will quickly spread of the fast, friendly, and efficient service that is being provided. Once this +reputation is established, and maintained, the advertising will be a part of each associates daily +activities and duties. +Twin City Mobile Integrated Health Services will also align itself with organizations, whose +clients will utilize our service. Such organizations would be local Hospice, Rehabilitation, Casino, +Hotels, Cruise Lines and Retirement Groups. The company would also be joining other +professional organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, American Ambulance Association, +National Association of EMTs and Rotary Club +Twin City Mobile Integrated Health Services will also provide Community paramedicine (CP) +which is an emerging healthcare profession. It allows paramedics and emergency medical +technicians (EMTs) to operate in expanded roles to provide healthcare services to underserved +populations. It is a way to improve rural emergency medical services (EMS) as well as address the +healthcare needs of the community. +Some rural patients lack access to primary care, and misuse 911 services in an attempt to access +emergency departments for routine healthcare. This is demanding on EMS personnel in rural areas +and causes strains on the workforce. Working in a primary care role, our community paramedics +can meet the needs of such individuals, as well as others in the community, in a more efficient and +proactive way. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029488 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029489.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029489.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b530a9f97c020d5f6db525e696106053c48f9d91 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029489.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029489" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029489.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2120 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +14 +1.0 Executive Summary +The purpose of this business plan is to raise $10,000,000.00 for the expansion of our Mobile +integrated health service while showcasing the expected financials and operations over the next +five years. Twin City Care, Inc. is a US Virgin Islands based corporation that will provide non- +emergency ambulance, mobile phlebotomy, Community Health and specialized medical +transportation services to people in its targeted market. +1.1 Products and Service +Twin City intends to provide non-emergency medical transportation of people to hospital, +physicians, physical Therapy clinics, and outpatient centers. TCMIH will be able to attend +both urgent and non-urgent call. The business will receive a majority of its income from +publicly funded healthcare systems and private insurance companies. +1.2 The Financing +Twin City is seeking to raise $10,000,000.00. This funding is primarily for expansion cost, +relocation and current office maintenance / repairs. During the storm (Hurricane Maria) we +suffered severe damage to our current place of operations. The funding requested should assist +our organization to: +1. +Make repairs to our interior walls, purchase furniture +2. +Replenish radio communication +3. +Purchase additional communication equipment (Dispatch Computers) +4. +Purchase additional ambulances, 2 Quick Response Units and 2 Supervisors Units +5. 2 years Operational Funds +6. Office supplies +7. Medical supplies +8. General Operational Costs Obile Integrated +Twin City has already purchased its first ambulance and will have it in comission by April +2018. +1.3 Management Team +Twin City Care, Inc. was co-founded by Eugene Phipps, Jeffery D. Gilliard, and Jerry +Galloway together we have a combined experience of over 90 years in the emergency medical +field and 31 years' experience in Non-emergency medical transportation (see Curriculum +Vitae's). Through our expertise and knowledge, we will be able to bring the services of this +business to profitability with its first year of operations. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029489 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029490.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029490.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5b386395626508d499b7c5c7efbbbc0fb13e8be1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029490.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029490" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029490.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 750 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +15 +TWIN CITY CURRENT FINANCIAL SHEET: +Radio Communications +Radio Service +Dispatch Center +Annual Total +$250.00 +$2,500.00 +$30,250.00 +Radio Communications +Mobile Radio +Port. Radio +Tablets/ mounts +Tele- Communications +Telephone +Fax +Cell +Internet +Internet +4 +Office +Office +Operations +Office +Mobile +$2200.00 ea. +$1800.00 ea. +$3,000.00 ea. +Total Cost +are +$8,800.00 +$9,000.00 +$12,000.00 +$29,800.00 +X 3 AT & T +Broad Band +AT& T +Annual Total +$100.00/ +month +$400.00 +Month +$500.00 +Month +/ +$220.00 +$110.00 +$300.00 +$400.00 +$500.00 +$6,730.00 +Facility Rental +$3,500.00 +$42,000.00 +Utilities +WAPA +Annual Total +Mobile Integratev +aLis +Annual Total +$1,200.00 +$28,800.00 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029490 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029491.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029491.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fb11cd993934ba77ee1ce2319e3591e4052cec05 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029491.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029491" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029491.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 648 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +16 +Office Supplies +Printing Advertising +Direct Mail +Brochure +Advertising +Website Advertising / Hosting +Promotional Materials +$125.00/week +$20.00/week +$375.00/week +$150.00/week +$150.00/week +$375.00/Month +Annual Total +Business License Expenses +Bus. License +Vehicle License +Vehicle Ins. +Annual Total +Staff Education +Monthly +$3,000.00 +Staff Uniform +Annual Total +Mobila Intanrated +$2,500.00 +thcare +Annual Total +$500.00 +$80.00 +$1,500.00 +$600.00 +$600.00 +$1,500.00 +$57,360.00 +$500.00 +$500.00 +$3,000.00 +$4,000.00 +$3,000.00 +$36,000.00 +$2,500.00 +$2,500.00 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029491 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029492.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029492.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..72f5cb9a306c2ad307f03ba000cc8041ce451238 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029492.md @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029492" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029492.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1169 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +17 +Ambulance Medical/Equipment Supplies +ITEM +Amount +ALS Medical Bag (BLUE) +$462.00 ea. +Trauma Bag (RED) +$277.00 ea. +Pelican Drug Box +$510.00 ca. +Power Stair Chair +(RED) +Ferno +$6800.00 ea. +Combination +Backboard/Scoop +Head Immobilizer +Pedi Board +LifePak 15 Defib/ Monitor +Multi-system BP Cuff +Reeves Heavy Duty Stretcher +Reeves First call bag +1O Drill Kit (Hard case) +CPAP Kit (MACS) +$950.00 ea. +$130.00 ea. +$180.00 ea. +$27000.00 +ea. +$160.00 ea. +$378.00 ea. +$90.00 ea. +$450.00 ea. +$2500.00 ea. +Thomas EMS Pedi Braslow +$1320.00 ea. +Bag +Total +Cost +$462.00 X 2 +$277.00 X 2 +$510.00 X 2 +$6800.00 X 1 +$950.00 X 2 +$130.00 X 4 +$180.00 X 2 +$27000.00 X 2 +$160.00 X 4 +$378.00 X 2 +$90.00 X 2 +$450.00 X 2 +$2000.00 X 2 +$1320.00 X 2 +Total +$924.00 +$554.00 +$1,020.00 +$6,800.00 +$1,900.00 +$520.00 +$360.00 +$54,000.00 +$640.00 +$756.00 +$180.00 +$900.00 +$4,000.00 +$2,640.00 +$75,194.00 +Ambulance 2017 +Chassis +Sprinter Ambulance 2018 +Including Shipping +Including Graphics +Stretcher (Ferno) +Cost ea. +$245,617.74 +Amt. +TOTAL +$245,617.74 +Total +Healthcare +Intial +Project +Cost +$245,617.74 +$558,251.74 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029492 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029493.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029493.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b662ef82a8c53918c496a857f72e6073e480aee0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029493.md @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029493" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029493.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 932 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +18 +1.4 Current Assets +Twin City Care, Inc. has current assets consisting of training equipment, 1-2017 Ambulance, +EMS Equipment, office furniture and supplies for a total of $358,811.74. +TWIN CITY EXPANSION NEEDS FINANCIAL PROPOSAL: +Additional Radio Communications +Radio Service +Dispatch Center +Annual Total +$250.00 +$2,500.00 +$30,250.00 +Additional Portable Communications +Mobile Radio +Port. Radio +Tablets/ mounts +4 +5 +4 +$2200.00 ea. +$1800.00 ea. +$3,000.00 ea. +Total Cost +$8,800.00 +$9,000.00 +$12,000.00 +$29,800.00 +Tele- Communications +Telephone +Fax +Cell +Internet +Internet +Office +Office +Operations +Office +Mobile ea +X 3 AT & T +Broad Band +AT& T C +Annual Total +$100.00/ +month +$400.00 +Month +$500.00 +Month +/ +$220.00 +$110.00 +$300.00 +$400.00 +$500.00 +$6,730.00 +Facility Purchase +10000 Sqft Building +Annual Total +$2,350,000.00 +$2,350,000.00 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029493 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029494.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029494.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4fa07534e81b826582331490db173d7733677a1d --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029494.md @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029494" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029494.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 820 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +19 +Utilities +WAPA +Annual Total +Office Supplies +Printing Advertising +Direct Mail +Brochure +Advertising +Website Advertising / Hosting +Promotional Materials +$125.00/week +$20.00/week +$375.00/week +$150.00/week +$150.00/week +$375.00/Month +Annual Total +Annual Total +Business License Expenses +Bus. License +Vehicle License x 6 +Vehicle Ins. X 6 +Annual Total x 3 years +Staff +Education/Month +Wage/Taxes/Benefits/Month +Mobir +$ +6,000.00 +$ +1,430,000.00 +ealthcare +Annual Total & 3 years +Staff Uniform +$ 10,000.00 +Annual Total & 3 years +$2,400.00 +$28,800.00 +$500.00 +$80.00 +$1,500.00 +$600.00 +$600.00 +$1,500.00 +$57,360.00 +$172,080.00 +$500.00 +$3,500.00 +$18,000.00 +$328,000.00 +$ +6,000.00 +1,430,000,00 +$ +4,296,000.00 +$ +10,000.00 +$ +30,000.00 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029494 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029495.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029495.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d44a97e9a0bb181c4c65cc86708b0b9f3c5a7196 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029495.md @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029495" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029495.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1366 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +20 +Ambulance & QRV Medical/Equipment Supplies +ITEM +ALS Medical Bag (BLUE) +Trauma Bag (RED) +Pelican Drug Box +Power Stair Chair (RED) Ferno +Combination Backboard/Scoop +Head Immobilizer +Pedi Board +LifePak 15 Defib/ Monitor +Multi-system BP Cuff +Reeves Heavy Duty Stretcher +Reeves First call bag +IO Drill Kit (Hard case) +CPAP Kit (MACS) +Thomas EMS Pedi Braslow Bag +Amount +$462.00 ca. +$277.00 ea. +$510.00 ea. +$6800.00 ea. +$950.00 ea. +$130.00 ea. +$180.00 ea. +$27000.00 ea. +$160.00 ea. +$378.00 ea. +$90.00 ea. +$450.00 ea. +$2500.00 ea. +$1320.00 ea. +Total +Total x 6 units +Cost +$462.00 X 2 +$277.00 X 2 +$510.00 X 2 +$6800.00 X 1 +$950.00 X 2 +$130.00 X 4 +$180.00 X 2 +$27000.00 X 2 +$160.00 X 4 +$378.00 X 2 +$90.00 X 2 +$450.00 X 2 +$2000.00 X 2 +$1320.00 X 2 +Total +$924.00 +$554.00 +$1,020.00 +$6,800.00 +$1,900.00 +$520.00 +$360.00 +$54,000.00 +$640.00 +$756.00 +$180.00 +$900.00 +$4,000.00 +$2,640.00 +$75,194.00 +$451,164.00 +Amt. +Ambulance 2018 +Chassis +Sprinter Ambulance 2018 +Including Shipping +Including Graphics +Stretcher (Ferno) +QRV Units 2018 +Chassis +Ford F350 2018 +Including Shipping +Including Graphics +Equipment Box +Cost ea. +$245,617.74 +evile +Integ! +He: +Total for 4 additional units +Cost ea. +$145,266.88 +Amt. +1 +Total for 2 units +TOTAL +$245,617.74 +$982,470.96 +TOTAL +$145,266.88 +$290,533.76 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029495 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029496.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029496.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..763a6e02d187cde3e2a9e0b003a80698533a9878 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029496.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029496" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029496.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1081 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Business Expansion Portfolio and Prospectus +Twin City Care of The Virgin Islands +21 +Supervisor/Community Paramedicine Units 2018 +Chassis +Sprinter Ambulance 2018 +Including Shipping +Including Graphics +Stretcher (Ferno) +Total Funding Needed +Expansion +Total Funding Requested +Cost ea. +$245,617.74 +Amt. +1 +TOTAL +$245,617.74 +Total for 2 units +Twin City +Care +$982,470.96 +$9,978,299.68 +$ +10,000,000.00 +1.5 Summary +With your donation of $10,000,000.00, Twin City commits to aggressively expand during the +next three (3) years of operation. The intentions are to purchase an operations facility, set up a +mental health crisis hotline, purchase additional equipment and hire additional personnel. We +also intend to implement marketing campaigns that will effectively target individual new +customers within the territory. Due to our unique inside and immediate access to the market in +which we are involved with, on a daily basis, we will be able to assist and provide guidance to +the needs of our patients, constituents and future customers. +Mobile Integrated +Healthcare +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029496 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029497.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029497.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6bfb5310eb747c6466b65faca222f14a1db34ebf --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029497.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029497" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029497.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 761 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +4/1/2018 4:03:51 PM +jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Re: Kim Jong Un's visit to China +Importance: +High +I am curious to see what will be a reaction from Trump's administration and from Europe if Chinese +Foreign Minister Wang Yi do visit Kremlin and possibly Kim's visit right after... Reunion of +three socialist countries? +On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 11:52 AM, +wrote: +Have you seen the full video? so interesting... +See the beginning. Looks like a theater, they emote too much. It's funny!© +And also on 5:45 min when he meets XI Jinping before their diplomatic discussion meeting +https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQplQp0Gw7Y&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_ca +mpaign=newsletter axioschina&stream=top-stories +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029497 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029498.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029498.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e1b94c15129b215157bef26be5447d7bdc47d4b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029498.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029498" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029498.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 417 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +My God +Robert Trivers +4/11/2018 2:18:04 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]; Gordon Getty +david haig +Trump set to dine with law professor Alan Dershowitz +High +; Norman Finkelstein +that Jewish Nazi is joining to join our Narcissistic Psychopath for dinner-how appropriate +https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/politics/donald-trump-alan-dershowitz/index.html +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029498 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029499.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029499.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8e9a7966a1848b230da8ea42f27eb889657f1c30 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029499.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029499" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029499.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 368 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +Joichi Ito +3/18/2016 11:50:05 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Anonymous after Trump +High +Are you tracking this? +http://mic.com/articles/138244/anonymous-just-made-good-on-its-war-against-donald-trump-in-one-massive- +cyberattack?utm_source=policymicFB&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social#.arje8kJP9 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029499 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029500.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029500.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2a00ce643eb4db538275b69e9dd0b578d2c26f56 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029500.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029500" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029500.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 197 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Joi Ito. +5/10/2016 3:44:04 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Peter Theil / Trump +Importance: +High +http://hill.cm/0p8MRzu +Sent from my iPhone +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029500 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029501.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029501.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cd3e7eaac2af669b951bc1cce9d052e209c97551 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029501.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029501" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029501.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1508 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Attachments: +Alan Dershowitz +6/30/2016 2:45:27 PM +Martin G Weinberg I +[jeevacation@gmail.com] +Fwd: media inquiry - FoxNews.com +Screenshot 2016-06-29 13.50.26.png +Gerald B. Lefcourt +Importance: +High +Privileged - Redacted +Sent from my iPhone +Begin forwarded message: +From: "Zimmerman, Malia McLaughlin" +To: "Alan Dershowitz" +Subject: media inquiry - Fox.News.com +Hi Alan +; Jeffrey Epstein +---.-.- +I was reading through the files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, including the original criminal case where +you defended Mr. Epstein, and saw a letter both you and Gerald Lefcourt co-authored on his behalf dated July +6, 2007. +The letter said "Mr. Epstein was part of the original group that conceived the Clinton Global Initiative, which is +described as a project 'bringing together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative +solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. Focuses of this initiative include poverty, climate +change, global health, and religious and ethnic conflicts." +I just wanted to clarify if Mr. Epstein was on the board of directors or listed as a founder anywhere or on any +paperwork associated with the foundation and if so, in what capacity. Also wanted to clarify what you +specifically mean by being part of the original group. +l attached a screen shot of the exact passage I am referring to. +Thanks, +Malia +Malia Zimmerman +Investigative Reporter, +FoxNews.com +2044 Armacost Avenue +Los Angeles, CA 90025 +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029501 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029502.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029502.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..927756fa7b4b5a9ea9b474a47e67b3b9aa5eca0a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029502.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029502" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029502.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 741 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +E: +This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. 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No representation is +made that this email or its attachments are without defect. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029502 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029503.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029503.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9cef5155d57b957917f24385a228e9336f416bef --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029503.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029503" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029503.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 410 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +Deepak Chopra +7/17/2016 7:26:43 PM +Jeff Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +A hilarious attempt by TE-A-ME to "Purify" Trump | A TE-A-ME Intervention - YouTube +High +The Indians are getting involved https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=hYy7qy2AQeo +Deepak Chopra +Super Genes: Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Wellbeing +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029503 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029504.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029504.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8ce765f1d5296989305ce8d587d5036cc0e9e489 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029504.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029504" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029504.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1870 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Date: +Subject: +From: +To: +Wednesday, July 10 2019 08:07 AM +Jeffrey Epstein < jeevacation@gmail.com>; +Dear Jeff, +I read the news papers today, I can't believe they arrested you again, you are the only man on the planet who +would never be bad with any women as you love them too much. +It is so untrue what they are saying. If you need my support I am there. +I was 19 when I meet you with our wonderful commun friend HRH Prince Andrew and you would have never +done anything wrong to me. +I meet the few lovely girls around you, they loved you and you were so good with them. They were bringing +you ideas, creativity, a touch of youth in this very difficult world and happiness like a young can do. +Nothing more! Then of course I am sure they were happy to hope to become your girlfriend as women are +always attracted by men of power! +I traveled with you to discuss my future in business, you introduced me amongst the most important scientists +and neuroscientists in the world at Harvard University and you kindly advise me to continue to study. You also +explained to me that life is hard and business is difficult. You were feeling I should study more. All your advises +were so right. Thank you. +I feel sorry that these girls are only interested by your money. I feel sorry for that and they might be +manipulated by people of power who wish to do bad to the Trump gouvernement. +Do you remember that you asked me to be your girlfriend, I was back in France after our trip together in +Harvard, you tried to convince me on the phone, I refused and look today we stayed friends for ever. You never +did anything wrong as these girls are mentioning, it was up to them to be involved with you sexually, it was +their own decision, not your wish. +I don't know if you will read this message. I hope so. +Please receive my warmest wishes and love. +GMI Productions +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029504 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029505.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029505.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d2406024b2cbd3b557b9e3e16a68462c7f2c8328 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029505.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029505" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029505.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2076 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Kathy Ruemmler +5/28/2018 10:56:02 PM +jeevacation@gmail.com +Middle Eastern Monarchs Look at the Trumps and See Themselves - Foreign Policy +Importance: +High +http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/28/middle-eastern-monarchs-look-at-the-trumps-and-see-themselves/amp/ +Middle Eastern Monarchs Look at the +Trumps and See Themselves +America's Arab allies have always wanted to buy direct access +to U.S. foreign policy, and they finally found a seller. +May 28, 2018 +Ivanka Trump andJared Kushner at the presentation of the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud +medal at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017.(MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty +Images) +Almost 20 years ago when I was a graduate student living in Cairo, I published an article in +a Washington-based journal called Middle East Insight. The magazine had a solid +reputation, with a knack for scoring interviews with important people. (In the same edition +as my piece, titled "Egypt's Next Generation," there was an interview with Gamal Mubarak, +son of long-term Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who had already begun his rise — +though not yet his eventual fall - as heir apparent.) A few years later, Middle East Insight +disappeared. When I heard the news, I figured the magazine was too niche for an expanding +media environment, shrugged my shoulders, and went on with life. +I hadn't thought about Middle East Insight until its onetime publisher, George Nader, +recently exploded into the news as an international man of mystery at the center of an +apparent attempt to covertly influence the outcome of the last American presidential +election. It seems that in the span of not quite two decades, the guy who ran a small, likely +not profitable, but influential policy magazine become a conduit between Crown Prince +Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the Abu Dhabi, Saudi Crown Prince +Mohammed bin Salman, and Donald Trump's closest inner circle, both after, and — +crucially for special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing criminal investigation - before +Trump's election as U.S. president. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029505 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029506.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029506.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5f348bc691cbd896950cf85f2fdd6e4701240c46 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029506.md @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029506" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029506.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3137 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Nader's story is yet another example of the sleaze, greed, and influence-peddling that has +come to seem ordinary in Trump-era Washington. But it also offers a view into a more +extraordinary and unprecedented problem: a decision by some of America's closest allies in +the Middle East to leverage their financial resources in common cause with a bunch +of ganefs to influence U.S. foreign policy. It is a problem that can be traced back, in ways +that haven't generally been understood, to Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor Jared +Kushner and his mobile phone. +From the perspective of the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel (there +is an Israeli angle to the George Nader story, but it isn't yet entirely clear), and Egypt, there +was an entirely rational reason to support Trump's presidential bid and try to influence his +approach to the Middle East: They did not like former President Barack Obama's Middle +East policy. And while they likely understood that presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was +more hawkish that the president she served as secretary of state, the Saudis, Emiratis, and +Israelis were concerned that she would be tethered to the Iran nuclear deal and thus Obama's +Iran policy. +They also believed that Clinton would be soft on Islamists. It is an article of faith in Egypt +that she enabled the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and Mohamed Morsi in 2011 and 2012. +For countries in the Persian Gulf, Egypt provides strategic depth, and "losing" it to the +Muslim Brotherhood was a major geopolitical blow. The Israelis, for obvious reasons, were +deeply concerned about the accumulation of Islamist political power next door and blamed +the Obama administration for abandoning Hosni Mubarak, thereby placing Israel's security +in jeopardy. +With Trump, Washington's allies got a candidate and president who referred to the Iran +nuclear agreement as the "worst deal ever," surrounded himself with people who either +make no distinction between al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood or are simply outright +Islamophobes, and has forthrightly declared that the United States supports its friends in the +fight against terrorism. Full stop. No caveats, buts, or howevers concerning human rights +and the need for political reform. To them, this seemed a lot better than the appreciation of +nuance and complexity that was a hallmark of the Obama administration. +Of course, even if an American president shares a given ally's view of the world, diplomacy +does not stop. The job of ambassadors, foreign ministers, and other representatives of +foreign governments is to keep the United States on their side. Traditionally, this is done +through formal discussions with U.S. officials at the State Department, National Security +Council, and Department of Defense; meetings with members of Congress; writing op-eds in +influential media outlets; and informal channels of influence, notably the Washington social +circuit of dinners, embassy garden parties, national day events and the like. No doubt there +was a lot of this going on through the first year and half of the Trump administration. But as +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029506 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029507.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029507.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bb3ac4e7e126410f879950a419605e605053c3f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029507.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029507" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029507.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3230 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +we now know, there was an entirely parallel effort to influence American foreign policy, and +George Nader was at the center of it. +According to the New York Times, Nader and Elliott Broidy pitched a scheme to the +governments of the UAE and Saudi Arabia in which Broidy would use his extensive +contacts in Washington, especially in the White House, to shape U.S. policy toward Qatar, +which the Saudis and Emiratis accuse of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, funding +extremism, and cozying up to Iran. Apparently, the Emiratis agreed to the arrangement. +Clearly, putting the screws to Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is a high priority for +the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, who undoubtedly would not apologize +for using every method and resource at their disposal to advance their countries' interests. +What is the Trump administration's excuse, though? +The kind of influence-peddling in which Nader and Broidy were involved can be traced back +to Jared Kushner. On Nov. 8, 2016, if not before, he was handing out his cellphone number +to all kinds of people in Washington with little regard for the potential consequences and +apparently little idea about who was genuinely powerful and who were just posers. No doubt +that important people in certain countries had the mobile numbers of senior members of the +Obama administration, plus their Gmail addresses, but there was something qualitatively +different about the way Kushner was operating. He was essentially opening the door to a +Trumpian culture in which there is no process, there is no vetting, everyone and anyone +could be an asset, loyalty is the greatest quality second only to money, and there are always +ways to get something done no matter what. +Trump's world does not operate the same way as Washington's major Middle Eastern allies, +but there are some parallels that make stories like the George Nader affair possible. Trump's +tendency to eschew the formal processes and procedures of government dovetails with the +way in informal power, uncodified norms, and past practices shape governance and policy in +places as diverse as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Israel. These kinds of informal +institutions exist in the United States as well; a lot of things have gotten done in Washington +over the years because of the Harvard "old boys'" network or because that's the way it has +always been done in the cloakroom. But informal networking has generally not guided the +realm of foreign policy, which has always involved an exhaustive (and exhausting) +interagency process. Kushner's willingness to hand out his digits signaled that Team Trump +was open to doing things significantly differently from previous administrations, and U.S. +allies along with people like Nader and Broidy took him up on it. The result was a $650 +million contract for Broidy's security firm after he bent the ear of the president and others +about the perfidy of the Qatari leadership. +From the vantage point of Middle Eastern capitals, in Trump's Washington, the secretary of +state and the national security advisor are superfluous. You could go through Kushner or +supplement by engaging in some "riyalpolitik." The influence business has been around +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029507 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029508.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029508.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..06ecc72df9a593c45d64553103bf4e4dbab668be --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029508.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029508" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029508.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 528 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Washington for a long time. The amount of money that foreign governments expend on D.C. +lobbying is staggering, but the Nader-Broidy scheme was an attempt to sell American +foreign policy - which, as Mueller will soon remind everyone lest anyone in Trump's orbit +forget, is different from selling real estate. +Like this article? Read an unlimited number of articles, plus access to our entire 47-year +printed archive, the FP App, and the Digital Magazine when you subscribe to FP +Premium for just 99 cents! +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029508 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029509.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029509.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5aa2d306b5cd8630e0d90c3f76083e1cf634bb9f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029509.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029509" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029509.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2190 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Deepak Chopra +6/6/2018 11:32:09 AM +Jeff Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Lunch with Deepak I: LSD, Quantum Healing, and Plato | Psychology Today +Importance: +High +FYI +https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyched/201806/lunch-deepak-i-lsd-quantum-healing-and- +plato?amp& twitter impression=true +Lunch with Deepak I: LSD, Quantum +Healing, and Plato +A skeptic and a mystic seek common ground. Part one of four. +Matthew Hutson +Posted Jun 04, 2018 +In March, I attended a debate on the proposition "The more we evolve, the less we need +God," With Michael Shermer and Heather Berlin for the motion and Deepak Chopra and +Anoop Kumar against the motion. The next day I published an account titled "Do Not +Debate Deepak Chopra" (subtitle: "He's not even wrong."). Soon after, Chopra reached out +to me and invited me to lunch. In April I met him in his office at Deepak Homebase in +Manhattan, we had lunch downstairs at ABC Kitchen, and returned to his office. This is a +nearly full transcript of our two-hour conversation. +This is part 1 of 4. Here are parts 2, 3, and 4. +Matt: So, I'm curious why you invited me, what you wanted to talk about. +Deepak: I read your article, "Not Even Wrong." [Laughter.] That's been my label for a long +time from a lot of people, so I thought I'd give you my perspective on what I think reality is +and see if we can expand the conversation. +Matt: So the debate, it seemed like it was ships crossing in the night. The two sides were +talking about different things and so I think it was clear to or everyone else had one +conception about what the debate was going to be about: the usefulness of the idea of God as +conceived in monotheistic religions. Whereas the two of you were— it seemed like you were +avoiding that debate and talking about something else. +Deepak: So let me give you a little background to that. The first time we were invited to the +debate by the organizers—I didn't know who they were the topic was, "As we evolve do +we need religion?" So I called the organizers and I said, "Let me rephrase that if you don't +mind. Can we say, 'As we evolve do we need religious experience?'" So they said "We don't +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029509 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029510.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029510.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ee095e0fcbe5f6817e01943a092514e07c76a025 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029510.md @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029510" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029510.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3399 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +know what that means." I said, as I look across the religions of the world, the common +features I see are: Number one: transcendence as a religious experience, not the dogma, +not the ideology, not the institution- but transcendence, going beyond subject-object split. +Number two: the emergence of platonic values as a result of that experience, like the desire +to know the truth, goodness, beauty, harmony, love, compassion, joy, equanimity, gratitude +and humility, wonder, curiosity. It's very human but it gets overshadowed by everyday +experience. And number three: a loss of the fear of death, because that happens to +experience, not to the consciousness in which that experience occurs. I think they didn't +understand that, honestly, so they rephrased it as "Do we need God?" So I said, "Listen, +before I even go there, can we have a conversation?" So they were very gracious. We all got +together with the board or whatever and we had a conversation. I said, "Honestly, God is a +very loaded term and if by God we mean some imagined deity or some dead white male in +the sky then it's not something that we can even address because we don't have that +conception of God as an imagined deity." +Matt: You mean that's not something you personally can address? +Deepak: Yeah I can't address it, nor can my partner. They said, "Well if you make that clear +up front, then it's fine, but we still want to maintain God in the title." So I was keen to have +this conversation because Michael and I have been going back and forth for 30 years now, +and I thought, Michael's come to a very good place with me personally. So we agreed to the +title. But if you go to the Eastern wisdom traditions-Buddhism, Vedanta, Shaoism, all the +Eastern traditions- then God is pure consciousness, period. So the debate, you're right, they +were talking about the mythical God and we were talking about that which is inconceivable +as consciousness but makes every concept possible. +So I can give you a background on that because monotheistic religions are at war all the time +amongst each other, and all of the problems in the world right now are a consequence of +that. But nobody talks about "What is a religious or spiritual experience?" Hundreds of +millions of people across the world don't have that idea at all that the monotheistic religions +propose. In fact, if you go deep into the teachings of Buddhism, etc., the word God is not +mentioned. Only consciousness is mentioned. Vedanta, only consciousness is mentioned. +And it's a very different take on consciousness. So, if you'll allow me for a moment to +explain that. So when I was a kid, I grew up in India with a father who was agnostic or +atheist, who was trained in England as a cardiologist. He went on to become a very famous +person. He discovered high altitude mountain sickness. When the Indian and Chinese army +were fighting in Tibet he was putting catheters in people's hearts and measuring their +cardiac pressures. He described high altitude pulmonary edema and hypertension. My +mother was what you might call a Hindu. But even when she told us stories as kids and she +talked about all these mythical gods and goddesses, she emphasized the fact that these are +mythical, imaginary, symbolic expressions of deep aspirations in human consciousness to +understand reality. Now she was also, by the way, she wasn't a very educated woman like +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029510 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029511.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029511.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..79b690e8332eb3b308ea9641fca4fdc7ebf716b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029511.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029511" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029511.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3190 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +my father was. But she had enough ideas in her upbringing to say that the world you +experience as everyday reality is not real. She would say that probably because she had +heard it an amount of times. But when you're a child, that sticks with you, that the world +you experience is not real. So that's my childhood background until I went to medical +school. Medical school, I embraced everything that my father had taught about reality being +physical, material. He was actually more than—he was almost like Michael Shermer in the +earlier days when I was growing up. +Matt: How did your parents get along? +Deepak: Oh he was a very loving person. +Matt: Completely different philosophies. +Deepak: Yeah but he was an amazing person in terms of being a physician. I mean this is +long before technology. He could listen to a heart with a stethoscope and tell you, which you +may or may not know, the PR interval, which means the difference in microseconds between +the atrial and the ventricular beat, which you could verify on an electrocardiogram. He was +astonishing as a diagnostician. He trained with Wallace Brigden in England who was one of +the earlier pioneers in electrocardiography. He was a consultant to the royal heart hospital to +the queen at one time before he came back to India, the British army. So, he was an amazing +person but he was also very compassionate. On weekends he would see patients free of +charge, and my mother would cook food for them and make sure they had enough money for +their bus or their train. So there was a very compassionate aspect to him, but he didn't +believe in religion or anything like that. +So then when I went to medical school I totally embraced my father's constructs. Except for +one or two experiences during medical school, which was in India by the way. And it was +one of the newer medical schools after British independence, called the Indian Institute of +Medical Sciences, and it was funded by, amongst other people, the Rockefeller Foundation, +and so we had lots of international faculty. So in my fourth year of medical school, when the +Beatles were in India-that's George Harrison behind you, by the way, in a turban sitting +next to me. So that is a later picture but the Beatles came to India in 1969, when I was +finishing my medical school. I didn't know these guys at that time. But Sergeant Pepper's +had come out, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and we had four medical students as visitors +to our classroom for the summer from Harvard. And they had with them a bunch of LSD. So +my first experience was and I was just near 18, when we had the first LSD experience. +And then another one. Twice. And suddenly what my mother had been saying all these years +about the world being an illusion was in the way an epiphany to me, at the age of 17. I mean +I saw that the construction of dissolving of boundaries like this, this, this and melting +away. And then just colors and shapes and forms and sounds. And then a vast nothingness +with no boundaries. But I was there. Not as a body, not as a mind, not as anything I could +identify with, but just totally boundless. It was totally life-shifting at the age of 18 years. But +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029511 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029512.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029512.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..add30725fe3be919bfbb97e7e9e4fc8b24f44a0e --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029512.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029512" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029512.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3278 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +then what happened is the medical school is very busy. You have to study, pass exams, this, +that. And I put that aside, that experience side. +Then at the age of 22, I came to the United States, and I had to do a lot of hardship to get +here. My father wanted me to follow in his footsteps and be an academic. He was a +professor, too, of cardiology. So I worked hard. India wasn't encouraging people to leave. I +had to go to Sri Lanka to pass my exams, I had to borrow money to get a flight to the United +States, I passed all that, I had to spend a year in New Jersey at a very ordinary community +hospital, hard-working, and I got a residency in Boston with various hospitals with +academics. So, Harvard, Tufts, BU, internal medicine, hard work, no thinking about +consciousness whatsoever. Just passing one exam after another, getting one fellowship after +another. +And then I came here in 1970, July 1, basically as an intern in a hospital that no longer exists +in New Jersey, MuhlenbergHospital, but then in the next year I got into all these academic +institutions in Boston and went from one to another. I trained in internal medicine. And then +I had heard vaguely of a discipline called neuroendocrinology, and I had also heard vaguely +of this new revolution in medicine at that time, which was looking at peptides in the +circulation. And the peptide that was very popular at that time was something called opiates, +which are now popular again, and the opioid receptor, with somebody called George +Solomon in Washington, who was an expert in that, but I discovered that the number one +guy in the world in neuroendocrinology at that time was a professor at Tufts New England +Medical Center, and his name was Seymour Reichlin and he was a legend. Okay, so, if you +found a snake in his garden he would dissect it and look at the hypothalamus and identify +receptors for opioids, serotonin, this and that. I'll show you his photo recently. I just met him +the other day at the consciousness conference, which is bizarre because I hadn't met him in +all these years. He's 94, and he was giving a lecture on serotonin and mystical experiences, +at the age of 94, and he came to my lecture, and he was one of the most amazing guys in the +world, actually. It was a real joy to meet him. This is him, let me show you. Anyway I'll +show you his photo in a second. He's 94, he gives talks on serotonin, but he was a legend. +I got a fellowship with him, and through him I met somebody who is no longer alive, +Candace Pert, who had actually discovered the opioid receptor, and she and I met at a +conference. She later became the chief of brain chemistry at the NIH. And she told me these +molecules that we're talking about, serotonin, opiates, oxytocin, dopamine they are the +molecules of emotion. So that's the first time I've heard that expression. I said, "You should +write a book about it." She did. I wrote the foreword and it was for me one of the milestones +of my life. And so I applied to Reichlin's fellowship and I got it, and it was like the most +prestigious thing you could get. +But then I had my own issues with medicine. Is this interesting to you? So I had my own +issues, including the fact that I was seeing patients and I can see that the response was not +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029512 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029513.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029513.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..73610599f4739189fb666e71de44e6aa2b478daa --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029513.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029513" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029513.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3238 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +predictable. You could give two patients the same disease and they had completely different +outcomes. So at least in human beings, we didn't respond predictably. As does always occur, +the bell-shaped curve, which there is to everything now. So, I started getting interested in +mind-body medicine, and I would say I probably coined the phrase. In 1985 I wrote a book +which nobody would accept, no publisher would accept, so I published it on my own, +called Creating Health: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection. The book then was picked up +by Houghton Mifflin and became at national bestseller. And I wrote another book +called Quantum Healingwhich was vilified by the medical establishment because I was +basically proposing, long before anybody was talking about entanglement, I was talking +about the entanglement of mind, body, neuropeptides, molecules of emotion, etc., etc., from +my own experience. But the books did very well with the lay public. The New England +Journaldid a good review of Quantum Healing in 1988, but basically I'm still ridiculed for +it by the regular medical establishment. +Matt: Were you talking about quantum entanglement- +Deepak: I wasn't using the word quantum entanglement. I was talking about the fact that +thoughts and molecules are inseparable, basically, and that between a thought and a +molecule there's a gap, and that gap is consciousness. It's now 30 years since the book, and +Rudy was my co-author. He's a neuroscientist at Harvard and the head of neuroscience at +Mass General. He wrote the foreword to the reissue of Quantum Healing, which I'll send +you, but it's almost now quaint with all that we know of now. But I used that word which +annoyed a lot of people, including Richard Dawkins, who ridiculed me, and I said, "Listen, +I'm using it as a metaphor." +All science, I was saying, was a metaphor anyway, but it was then that I also got very +interested in meditation. And then I went to India, and I spend about 10 years in India +talking to these teachers, basically, of consciousness, where consciousness is fundamental +reality, it is beyond thought or experience, and the word they use is pure consciousness. So I +went through an experience with a teacher of meditation who basically asked me questions +like I can ask you right now. What is this? [Matt: "It's a glass."] And what's this? [Matt: +"Flower."] And what's this? [Matt: "A candle."] What's this?" [Matt: "A Sharpie."] "What's +this?" [Matt: "A hand. Did I get them all right?"] So far. I said the same thing. But I was +having a conversation with somebody, and he said to me, "Those are human +constructs." And I was trying to tell this person, who was a meditation teacher, I was telling +him about the molecules of emotion. Serotonin. He said they're not real. +So that got me thinking, okay, and I seriously went into wanting to experience pure +consciousness, which they all talk about, as transcendence, beyond subject-object split. So, +this person that I had this conversation with, he said, "If you were a baby and you had no +language, not exposed to any language, this would not be a hand. This would be a shape, a +form, a color, maybe a smell, a texture, a sensation, as an activity of consciousness. But then +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029513 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029514.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029514.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..95504a9a68c5ac8be570a703c0dfeb1fdb093c2c --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029514.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029514" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029514.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 3350 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +you would be told, 'This is a hand, you have a body,' and then you would have an +interpretation of that experience, which you would call a thought. And then you would also +be told, 'This is your body. You have a mind. You're Indian. And you come from a Hindu +family.' All social constructs. Fundamental reality is sensory perception, which is an +activation of consciousness, and its interpretation is thought. The rest is a story. Mind, body, +and even universe is a story." Well, that was pretty mind-boggling for a young person at +the age of 35. I'd already trained now, here. Slowly, that lead to how one construct leads to +another construct. Okay, so this is an iPhone. It's matter. Well I have now reified sensory +experience in consciousness, an activity of consciousness in consciousness, with a construct, +iPhone. Then I reify it further, made of matter. And now this is very convenient. I can study +it. It's made of molecules, made of atoms. So one construct leads to another construct, +particles. Then you get ultimately to possibility waves and then you're stuck again. +Okay [laughter], but along the chain, one construct built to another construct to another +construct to another construct. Very useful. New York City is a construct. Latitude is a +construct. Longitude is a construct. Time is it construct. Money is a construct. Wall Street is +a construct. Religion is a construct. God is a construct. Universe is a construct, which you +call a model, Okay. So, this led me to consciousness, exploring consciousness. Where now, +you have-you know I just came from this conference, on the science of consciousness, +where you have physicalists, you have dualists, you have panpsychists, you have idealists, +and they're all arguing about the constructs. +So the physicalists are now in a difficult position, because they're trying to explain +consciousness with the construct of physicality, and you can't. Because physicality itself is a +construct. Then you have the idealists going back to Plato who are saying it's all mental. But +even mental ideas are constructs. Then you have the dualists, Descartes, the two are +separate, mind and body. But then how do you explain their interaction? It violates simple +laws like thermodynamics. If mind is separate and body is separate, how do I lift my arm? I +start with a thought so I do this. How do I speak, how do I walk, how do I do anything? So, +dualism doesn't make me happy. Idealism doesn't make me happy. Physicalism, I don't +know what matter is anymore. +I interviewed the Nobel laureate Wilczek, physicist from MIT. So I said, "What is +matter?" "It's particles." I said, "What are particles, subatomic particles?" He says, "They are +little things." I said, "But then everybody says that's a wave potential, that's in Hilbert space. +What is that? Where is Hilbert space?" He says, "It's mathematical." "What is it?" "It's +infinitely dimensional or zero dimensional." "Where is it?" The usual answer is "Shut up and +calculate," right? So I realized that the entire new paradigm of multiverse, superstrings, +eternal inflation, whatever, is all in mathematical imagination. Hilbert space is in +mathematical imagination, the wave potential is in mathematical imagination. I said to +Wilczek, "What is matter?" And he said, "We're still trying to figure that out." [Laughter.] I +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029514 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029515.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029515.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1f7432725271fb255f3ec71d945e4038bfb716a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029515.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029515" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029515.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1454 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +mean this is coming from a Nobel laureate who discovered a particle, you know. So I +ended up where I began, which is non-dualism, that there is only consciousness. +Matt: Isn't that idealism? +Deepak: Idealism comes out of non-dualism. +Matt: So there are two types of monism [non-dualism]. There's materialism and then there +is idealism. [Each holds that] there's only matter or there's only consciousness. +Deepak: Okay then we can say idealism is closest to non-duality. They don't use that word +in the East. Let's go for lunch. [We head downstairs.] +Deepak: With idealism one usually relates to Plato in the West or to Bishop Berkeley and +all those guys, you know. But basically, what idealism espouses, it's mental. But non- +dualism says even mental is a construct. When you say mental you have words. As soon as +you have a word for an experience it's no longer fundamental. +Matt: Non-dualism is a construct too. +Deepak: If I have to use words, yes. +Matt: There's no getting away from constructs. +Deepak: No, there is a way of getting away from constructs. It's called transcendence. Shut +up and just be. +Matt: We never stop filtering experience +Deepak: Every experience is filtered through given constructs. There is no getting away +from it. But then we start looking at consciousness-let's find our table. [We find our table.] +Deepak Chopra MD +Chopra Foundation +Jiyo +Chopra Center for Wellbeing +www.discoveringyourcosmicself.com +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029515 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029516.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029516.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3a5c382265b332d6cc73b1a47f87139d4f87a321 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029516.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029516" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029516.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1071 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +MARK TRAMO +10/14/2018 5:16:21 PM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Donald Trump, Kanye West, and the diagnosis of Bipolar Disease +Importance: +High +Given your interest in Creativity: +Did you see the entire Kanye West soliloquy in the Oval Office with Trump and Jim Brown? I am using that +clip in my Talent & Creativity class when we discuss "Creativity & Psychopathology." In Psychiatry, the formal +terms that apply are "flight of ideas," "pressured speech," "delusions of grandeur,", and "clang associations." A +truly great example of Hypomania. There's an interesting book on hypomania and success in America today. +XXX +Mark Jude Tramo, MD PhD +Dept of Integrative Biology & Physiology, UCLA School of Letters & Science +Dept of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA +Dept of Musicology, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music +Director, The Institute for Music & Brain Science +Co-Director, University of California Multi-Campus Music Research Initiative (UC MERCI) +http://www.BrainMusic.org +http://merci.ucsd.edu +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029516 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029517.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029517.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ea15e7a9e9e20d846428bc6697da9b762e3485dc --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029517.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029517" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029517.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1592 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +HARVARD UNIVERSITY +DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH +Barker Center - 12 Quincy Street - Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 +Tel: +Fax: +ELISA NEW +Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature +November 25, 2018 +Dear Ms. Williams: +I am writing now to invite you to be a featured guest of Poetry in America +(poetryinamerica.org). Poetry in America's first season's guests included Bill Clinton, +Joe Biden, Cynthia Nixon, Shaquille O'Neal, Yo Yo Ma, Samantha Power, Herbie +Hancock, John McCain, Nas, Angela Duckworth, Bono, Regina Spektor, Frank Gehry, +Stuart Weitzman, E.O. Wilson, and many others. Seasons Two and Three will feature just +as distinguished a line up. The series airs on public television stations everywhere, +streams via Amazon Prime and other streaming services, and it is now also airing on a +variety of domestic and international airlines. +The poem we'd read and interpret together is by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds, and +it's called "The Language of the Brag." It's a gutsy poem that compares feats of (male) +athletic prowess-and feats of poetic prowess— to childbirth. You are the ideal reader for +this poem. We would use what we filmed together in an upcoming season of Poetry in +America. We would also use the content in an online course for medical professionals I +am creating in partnership with Harvard Medical School. Everything we create would be +non-commercial and educational. +Thank you for considering this request. I would be very honored to work with you. +Sincerely, +Elisa New +Director and Host of Poetry in America +Powell M. Cabot Professor, Harvard +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029517 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029518.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029518.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fb18e5fa44fcd12d1e9efc8bc7afb0624baabdef --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029518.md @@ -0,0 +1,228 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029518" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029518.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 5884 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +6 The Virgin Islands Daily News +VIRGIN ISLANDS +Wednesday, December 5, 2018 +Jeffrey Epstein settles one suit, but more to come +By CURT ANDERSON +The Associated Press +would expose some of the +law that says crime victims must be informed +as to why this happened," Frankel added. +lurid +allegations +against +about plea bargains. +Acosta has not commented about the case +Epstein by putting +Epstein's lawyers, +Roy +during the recent media coverage. He was asked +WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. +A decade +ago, Florida financier Jeffrey Epstein pleaded +guilty to sex crimes involving underage girls +and got 13 months behind bars. +What the public and his accusers didn't know +at the time was that he had secretly struck a deal +with federal prosecutors that spared him from +charges that could have put him away for the +rest of his life. +When the deal finally came to light years +later, it immediately raised suspicions that +Epstein +a man who counted Bill Clinton +and +Donald +Trump +among +his +friends +and had some of the finest legal talent in +America as his lawyers +had used his +wealth +and political connections to win +special treatment. +Epstein is also a resident of the Virgin Islands +as owner of Little St. James Island off the East +End of St. Thomas. He is listed on the VI. +sex offender registry as a result of that 2008 +Florida conviction. +Allegations against him flared anew in +recent weeks as news organizations, led by +The Miami Herald, published interviews with +the alleged victims and took a closer look at +Alexander Acosta, who as the U.S. attorney +in Miami in 2008 approved the secret deal. +Acosta is now President Donald Trump's +secretary of Labor. +On Tuesday, a lawsuit that many had hoped +of his +some +One +of +accusers +on +the +has said there +Black, +stand ended abruptly +in +was no conspiracy to violate +briefly about the non-prosecution agreement at +victims' rights, +and the plea agreement was +his Senate confirmation hearing. +a settlement just +as +jury +"no sweetheart deal +by +any +stretch of the +selection +about +"At the end of the day, based on the evidence, +imagination." +begin. +professionals +within +a prosecutor's +office +But +the +Even if the plea bargain is nullified, the final +decided that a plea that guarantees someone +attempt +to +decision on bringing charges would rest solely +goes to jail, that guarantees he register generally +Jeffrey Epstein +get to the bottom +of the +Epstein case and how +he +with the Justice Department. +and guarantees other outcomes, is a good +On +Tuesday, Epstein settled a defamation +managed to get such a light +lawsuit brought against him by a lawyer for +thing." +" he said. +According to court papers, Epstein had a +sentence is not over: Some of his accusers are +some of the accusers, Bradley Edwards, who +Palm Beach mansion where girls were brought +pursuing a separate legal effort to nullify the +said Epstein tried to derail his representation +for what +they were sometimes told +were +plea agreement and, they hope, expose him to +of the women and ruin his career. In settling, +massage sessions. He allegedly had female +federal prosecution again. +Epstein +apologized +"That injustice needs to be addressed and +undisclosed amount. +and +agreed +to pay +an +fixers who would look for suitable girls, some +of them recruited from +Eastern Europe and +will be addressed" said Jack Scarola, one of the +Edwards said some of the accusers - +- some +other parts of the world. +attorneys lined up against Epstein. "There is no +of whom say they were 13 or 14 when they +justification for the broad scope of immunity +were molested +were prepared to testify in +Before +the +scandal broke, Epstein +was +friends with Trump and had visited the real +that was granted." +the lawsuit and may yet get their day in federal +estate developer's Mar-a-Lago resort. Trump +Epstein, 65, reached the non-prosecution deal +court. +told interviewers that Epstein was "a great guy.' +with Acosta's office while under investigation +"They're willing to talk. They want to share +Records also show Clinton flew on Epstein's jet +on suspicion of sexually abusing at least 40 +their stories," Edwards said. +more than two dozen times. +teenage girls. Under the deal, he pleaded guilty +Congressional Democrats are calling for an +One young +woman +alleged in +court +to two state charges, did his time in jail, paid +internal Justice Department investigation. +documents that Epstein shared her with his +settlements to many of the alleged victims and +Rep. Lois Frankel, who represents the Palm +friends, including Britain's Prince Andrew, a +registered as a sex offender. +Beacharea, said Tuesday that Epstein "allegedly +charge denied by Buckingham Palace. +He could have faced a far more severe +had dozens and dozens of young, vulnerable +Epstein's legal team at various times included +penalty if federal prosecutors had pursued a +women, young women taken to his house where +such big names as Whitewater +draft 53-page indictment that was never filed +they were sexually exploited." +prosecutor +Kenneth Starr and Harvard professor Alan +and included sex trafficking charges. +"I think what has been equally shocking is +Dershowitz. +Some of Epstein's accusers are now arguing +what I call an extreme minimal punishment for +Neither Trump nor Clinton has been accused +that their rights were trampled under a federal +this man without really any public explanation +of any wrongdoing related to Epstein. +Cancer Support Virgin Islands (CSVI) +sponsored by International Capital & Management Company® +provides financial assistance to U.S. Virgin Islands cancer patients. +During October Breast Cancer month, +CSVI recently raised over $100,000. +Contact Charlene Kehoe at 715-5806 or 340-690-8952 +if you need support in your fight against cancer. +ÖCSVI +Cancer Support Virgin Islands +C• F• V • I +All funds raised by CSVI are managed via the VI Cancer +Patient Fund of the Community Foundation of the +Virgin Islands - a 501c3 charitable organization. +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029518 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029519.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029519.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..db5f20356b3178aff02c56c610f871e0d5f82ec8 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029519.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029519" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029519.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 481 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +From: +Sent: +To: +Subject: +Importance: +Richard Kahn +4/20/2019 10:49:45 AM +Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com] +Noam Chomsky Calls Dem Focus on Russia a 'Huge Gift' to Trump: 'They May Have Handed Him the Next Election' +High +https://www.mediaite.com/trump/noam-chomsky-calls-dem-focus-on-russia-a-huge-gift-to-trump-they-may-have- +handed-him-the-next-election/ +Richard Kahn +HBRK Associates Inc. +575 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor +New York, +NY 10022 +Tel +Fax +Cell +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029519 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029520.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029520.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bce48e839b68a9d19d30c5a99390455b627b023a --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029520.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029520" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029520.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1405 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Palm House Robert Matthews EB-5 Clintons Trump Tony Bennett +https://therealdeal.com/miami/issues_articles/lost-paradise-at-th +-SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE NEWS +SUBSCRIBE +MY ACCOUNT +THE REAL DEAL +NEW YORK CITY REAL ESTATE NEWS +Tume 2019 +Lost paradise at the Palm House +The planned $91M hotel-condo project has been a case study in EB-5 fraud, leaving investors in the lurch and an unfinished +building in its wake +By Keith Larsen | June 17, 2019 11:00AM +fyina‹ +The Palm House +When Chinese, Iranian and Turkish investors received marketing brochures for the +town of Palm Beach's first EB-5 project in 2012, it seemed like a sure thing. +Pamphlets in Chinese and Farsi showed photos of the Clintons and Donald Trump as +part of the Palm House condominium and hotel advisory board of "political and +business leaders with worldwide experience." In addition, the marketing materials +named Celine Dion, Tony Bennett and billionaire Bill Koch as celebrity members at +the hotel's club. +But more than six years later, the Palm House's planned $91 million makeover +remains unfinished. The dilapidated 80,000-plus-square-foot hotel finally sold in a +bankruptcy auction last month to a U.S. affiliate of the real estate investment firm +London & Regional Properties for just shy of $40 million. +To add salt to the wound, Trump and Clinton were never on the project's advisory +1 of 10 +6/26/19, 11:57 AM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029520 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029521.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029521.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1cd7c806c07522bb4819f1eb5784e0ec2657f0ad --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029521.md @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029521" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029521.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2009 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Palm House Robert Matthews EB-5 Clintons Trump Tony Bennett +https://therealdeal.com/miami/issues_articles/lost-paradise-at-th… +-SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE NEWS +Q +SUBSCRIBE +MY ACCOUNT +in EB-5 funding for personal expenses, including the purchase of a 151-foot yacht +named "Alibi" and his own debt payments. +Matthews and the project's general contractor, Nicholas Laudano, recently pleaded +guilty to fraud charges in federal court, while the 91 EB-5 backers lost their $500,000 +investments and never received their green cards. +The EB-5 regional center in charge of marketing the Palm House project and +soliciting the investments, however, has not been criminally charged. The South +Atlantic Regional Center (SARC) and its director, Joseph Walsh Sr., were allegedly +able to siphon nearly $9.5 million of the foreign investors' money, according to a civil +complaint filed by the SEC in federal court. +To date, Walsh has only been charged civilly. He was allegedly even found recently +trying to solicit other EB-5 investors for another hotel project in Miami Beach, per a +lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County. +"This is the most egregious fraud case I have ever seen, said attorney David George, +of George Gesten McDonald PLLC, who's representing EB-5 investors in the Palm +House lawsuit. +Regional centers like SARC function as middlemen between +Robert +Matthews +developers and their foreign investors. But despite the key role +they play in the EB-5 process, there's minimal regulation over +how they operate and few safeguards to protect investors. +The current system, critics say, is a petri dish for fraud that +allows bad actors to come and go — in many cases with no +criminal prosecutions. At the same time, lobbyists for the real +estate industry have pushed to ensure these rules remain in place. +"No one is watching the regional centers," said Doug Litowitz, a Chicago attorney who +was not involved in the Palm House lawsuit but represents Chinese clients in other +2 of 10 +6/26/19, 11:57 AM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029521 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029524.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029524.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1eb9a45f855492b75294a34438f307cdc300e8f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029524.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029524" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029524.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1398 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Palm House Robert Matthews EB-5 Clintons Trump Tony Bennett +https://therealdeal.com/miami/issues_articles/lost-paradise-at-th +- SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE NEWS +SUBSCRIBE +MY ACCOUNT +By the books? +To legally get EB-5 investors to put money into his project, Matthews was required to +go through a regional center regulated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services +under the Department of Homeland Security. +So, he tapped Walsh - a South Florida resident who had a specious track record with +development projects — to raise the money through SARC. While it's unclear how the +two met, Walsh allegedly lent Matthews more than $5 million of the foreign investors' +funds to keep his Palm Beach mansion from being foreclosed on. +Your Immigration Paperwork +We Offer a 100% Guarantee +THE PALM HOUSE +(Click to enlarge) +In March 2014, Matthews sent Walsh an email to thank him for "saving [his] house," +according to the SEC complaint. +As more developers turned to EB-5 for cheap financing after the financial crisis, more +regional centers received approval from the USCIS. From late 2014 to June 2019, the +number of regional centers in the U.S. jumped nearly 60 percent to 884, according to +USCIS. At the same time, close to 300 regional centers have been shuttered since +2007. +That high failure rate among EB-5 regional centers stems from an approval process +5 of 10 +6/26/19, 11:57 AM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029524 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029525.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029525.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d682ba3846eb06904e691844d28879c408f2644f --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029525.md @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029525" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029525.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 2132 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Palm House Robert Matthews EB-5 Clintons Trump Tony Bennett +https://therealdeal.com/miami/issues_articles/lost-paradise-at-th… +-SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE NEWS +SUBSCRIBE +MY ACCOUNT +"really just needs a business plan and numbers to support the government's jobs +projections and give the appearance that it is able to execute on that plan." +But a handful of legal experts argued that there's minimal oversight by USCIS during +the course of most projects being built. +The agency is "inept at controlling the fraud," said Michael Gibson, managing director +at the EB-5 advisory firm USAdvisors.org. "No one knows who the true owners of the +regional centers are,] and there is no information on any of this. How can you deter +fraud when there is no way for anyone to do any due diligence?" +A spokesperson for USCIS said the agency has a team of auditors that conduct +compliance reviews on regional centers and noted in an email to The Real Deal that it +"does not release information on specific EB-5 applications, investors or related +projects due to [the Privacy Act] and other restrictions." +"USCIS takes any violation of the law seriously, and we will explore all actions +available to us to ensure the integrity of our immigration system," the spokesperson +added. "Where instances of fraud are suspected or proven within the program, USCIS +takes appropriate measures to deal with any actors involved in the fraud, including +terminating regional center designation." +Regional centers have come under scrutiny for their roles in these EB-5 frauds in +recent years. +USCIS shutdown Vermont's sole EB-5 regional center last year on the heels of the +country's largest EB-5 fraud to date in the state's so-called Northeast Kingdom. +Elsewhere, in Jupiter, Florida, Nicholas Mastroianni - who's helped raise EB-5 funds +for the Kushner family's real estate projects - was sued last October over his +Harbourside Place development by nearly 80 Chinese investors who accused him of +defrauding them. Mastroianni has denied these charges. +One of the underlying problems is that regional center +Joe +Walsh +6 of 10 +6/26/19, 11:57 AM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029525 + diff --git a/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029527.md b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029527.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4caa5dee50706f06c5b11ea77a4c08e0f4917130 --- /dev/null +++ b/cleaned/house-oversight-nov/29/house-oversight-029527.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +--- +document_id: "house-oversight-029527" +source_file: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029527.md" +dataset: "house-oversight-nov" +pages: 1 +chars: 1445 +ocr_status: "ok" +document_type: "other" +page_vibes_legal: 0.5 +page_vibes_correspondence: 0.5 +page_vibes_journalism: 0.5 +page_vibes_scholarship: 0.5 +page_vibes_flight_log: 0.5 +page_vibes_financial_record: 0.5 +page_vibes_first_page: 0.5 +page_vibes_last_page: 0.5 +--- + +Palm House Robert Matthews EB-5 Clintons Trump Tony Bennett +https://therealdeal.com/miami/issues_articles/lost-paradise-at-th +- SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE NEWS +SUBSCRIBE +MY ACCOUNT +selling the mineral rights to 600,000 asteroids in space, an investor prospectus +claimed. +Walsh's son did not respond to multiple requests for comment. +bonus Prograr +"or the Investo +1 FREE Week Neart +stay ® The Palm House +Sales Reward +For the Investor +(Click to enlarge) +Despite proclaiming innocence, Walsh is not in the U.S. to face any charges, according +to multiple sources. George, the plaintiff attorney, said SARC's founder is now either +in Vietnam or Australia. +Walsh's success in getting foreign backers on board for the planned Palm House +project, according to the SEC's complaint, was largely based on lies made to +unsuspecting investors who believed the project carried minimal risk. +In bold font, one marketing brochure claimed that the EB-5 investor money would +only be used for 43 percent of the project's total costs while the rest would be covered +by a $29 million loan from a "reputable bank" and $22 million in equity from the +developer. +None of that was true. +SARC also claimed the investors' funds would be held in an escrow account at PNC +Bank until their green cards had been approved by USCIS and that the money +wouldn't be touched until then. Investors were even sent photos of a PNC account +8 of 10 +6/26/19, 11:57 AM +HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029527 +