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Office of Vice President Biden Intelligence Briefing

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*Wednesday, September 12, 2018 8:00 AM EDT*
Today's Table of Contents

*Biden in the News <#SECTION_1>*

• Biden’s “Here’s The Deal” Series Launching Today On IGTV. <#S1>

• Biden To Help Raise Cash For Michigan Gubernatorial Hopeful Whitmer Today.
<#S2>

• Northwell Health HQ In New Hyde Park To Participate In Biden Cancer
Summit. <#S3>

• WTimes Highlights Biden Comments On His Campaign Itinerary. <#S4>

• Townhall’s Vespa: Democratic Party’s Leftward Shift Bodes Ill For Biden
In 2020. <#S5>

*Leading the News <#SECTION_2>*

• Trump Honors Flight 93 “American Heroes” Who “Stopped The Forces Of
Terror.” <#S6>

*Foreign Policy <#SECTION_3>*

• Iranian Nuclear Chief Warns Country Ready To Enrich Uranium If Deal Fails.
<#S7>

• Moon Urges Trump, Kim To Make “Bold Decisions” To Advance
Denuclearization. <#S8>

• Afghan Human Rights Groups Warn US Against Flouting ICC. <#S9>

• US-Backed Fighters Move On Final ISIS Holding In Syria. <#S10>

• Reuters, NYTimes: Trump Sanctions Order Will Target US Elections Meddling.
<#S11>

• Irish Government: Trump Canceled Dublin Trip. <#S12>

• Officials Suspect Russia In Mystery Attacks On Diplomats In Cuba. <#S13>

• China Tones Down Tariff Threats, Seeks To Reassure US Companies. <#S14>

*Domestic Policy <#SECTION_4>*

• Trump Says Government “Totally Prepared” For Florence, Praises Response
To Maria. <#S15>

• Administration To Triple Size Of Texas Migrant Children Camp. <#S16>

• Porter, Cohn Criticize Woodward Book As Inaccurate. <#S17>

• EPA Proposes Methane Rule Rollback. <#S18>

• Pence To Tout GOP Tax Cuts In Michigan Today. <#S19>

• Christian Colleges Drop Nike Over Kaepernick Ad Campaign. <#S20>

• Collins Calls Crowdfunding Campaign Over Kavanaugh Vote Attempted
Extortion. <#S21>

• Kelly Wins New Hampshire Democratic Gubernatorial Primary To Take On
Sununu. <#S22>

*Cancer Research <#SECTION_5>*

• Nearly 1,900 First Responders Have Died From 9/11-Related Diseases. <#S23>

• Immunotherapy Drug May Delay Progression Of Kidney Cancer. <#S24>

*Editorials/Op-Eds <#SECTION_6>*

• New York Times. <#S25>

• Washington Post. <#S26>
Biden in the News
Biden’s “Here’s The Deal” Series Launching Today On IGTV.

This morning, a number of local TV stations similarly report on today’s
launch of former Vice President Joe Biden’s series “Here’s the Deal” on
Instagram’s IGTV. Typical of those broadcasts, WJTV-TV[image: Image removed
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Jackson, MS (9/12) reports that Biden “wants young Americans to understand
political issues and vote in the midterm elections. So, he’s partnering
with the media company Attn:. Biden will host 10 episodes of a new
short-form series called ‘Here’s The Deal.’ He will explain his take on
issues like healthcare, jobs, and education. The first video launches today
on Instagram’s video platform IGTV.” As another example, WSIL-TV[image:
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Harrisburg, IL (9/12) reports that Biden “is teaming up with the social
media company ATTN:. Biden will host 10 episodes of a short-form series
called ‘Here’s The Deal.’ He says he wants young Americans to understand
political issues and vote in the midterm elections. The first episode will
air today on Instagram’s video platform IGTV.” Under the headline “‘Here’s
The Deal’ With Joe Biden: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know,” The Heavy
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(9/11) offered details on the series and noted that Biden is mulling a 2020
White House run.

        *PureWow: Biden Following 16 Accounts On Instagram. *PureWow
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(9/11) reported, “Over the weekend, former vice president and ice-cream
lover Joe Biden rejoined Instagram, made two posts and promptly gained 1
million followers.” PureWow said it “took a peek into his own ‘following’
list. Among the 16 hand-picked accounts (lucky), you’ll find the usual:
Barack and Michelle Obama, former Chief Official White House Photographer
Pete Souza, Biden’s alma mater and the Biden Cancer Initiative. Lady Gaga
also made the cut, as did the #ItsOnUs campaign account. Oh, and Ohio-based
artisan ice-cream purveyor Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. As they say,
Instagram is the window to the soul…or something.”
Biden To Help Raise Cash For Michigan Gubernatorial Hopeful Whitmer Today.

In a broadcast this morning, WDIV-TV
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Detroit (9/12) reports that “two big names in politics will be here in
Michigan today: current Vice President Mike Pence and former Vice President
Joe Biden. Mr. Pence will be in Grand Rapids to tour a steel mill and give
a speech on Republican tax cuts. Then, he will meet privately with the
DeVos family, who lost Richard DeVos last week. Mr. Biden will be in
Bloomfield Hills raising money for Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Gretchen Whitmer.” In a broadcast story, WXYZ-TV[image: Image removed by
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Detroit (9/12) reported similarly on the visits by Biden and Pence.
Northwell Health HQ In New Hyde Park To Participate In Biden Cancer Summit.

The Williston Park (NY) Island Now
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(9/11, Parks) reports, “On Sept. 21, the Gregory Foundation for Cancer
Research will host a Biden Cancer Summit from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Northwell
Health’s corporate headquarters at 2000 Marcus Ave. in New Hyde Park.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will host a
national summit in Washington and are encouraging communities to host local
events to join the discussion. The two panels are ‘Navigating Cancer:
Journey Beyond the Disease’ and ‘Focus on Innovation in Cancer, 2018 and
Beyond’ with topics including cancer as a genetic disease, how ideas become
treatment options and new approaches to cancer treatments. ... The event
will begin with a light breakfast and a teleconference with Jill Biden.”
WTimes Highlights Biden Comments On His Campaign Itinerary.

In an “Inside the Beltway” column, the Washington Times
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(9/11, Harper) reports that former Vice President Joe Biden “is in campaign
mode, and now hopes fans will meet him ‘on the road,’ according to a new
voter outreach. ‘This fall, I’m going everywhere I possibly can. I’ll be
hitting cities and towns all across this country – in red states and blue
states, in districts that Donald Trump won, some by huge margins –
everywhere I can to elect leaders with courage and conviction,’ says Mr.
Biden.” Biden added, “That might mean riding the Northeast Regional train
together up the Eastern seaboard. It might mean meeting backstage at a
rally in Wisconsin or Ohio. ... No matter where we meet, just know that
we’ll make sure we get you there.” The Times gives no indication where it
obtained Biden’s comments.
Townhall’s Vespa: Democratic Party’s Leftward Shift Bodes Ill For Biden In
2020.

Writing for Townhall
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(9/11), Matt Vespa discussed a potential 2020 run by former Vice President
Joe Biden, saying, “He’s not one from the power elite that dominates his
party, that being from the coasts or the liberal northeast. He’s one of the
least wealthy officials in American public life” and has “white working
class support. He could be someone who could deliver a speech that
resonates with both sides.” However, Biden’s “age and the fact he was part
of the establishment wing of the Democratic Party and a Washington tick
will not bode well with the ascendant progressive wing of the Democratic
Party, who want radical far left changes to the platform and the party’s
ethos. Biden will soon find it difficult to marry winning a primary and
finding ways to pivot to a general election mindset without coming off
looking hypocritical, opportunistic, and nakedly political.”
Leading the News
Trump Honors Flight 93 “American Heroes” Who “Stopped The Forces Of Terror.”

President Trump’s remarks in Shanksville yesterday generated mostly
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(9/11, 10:57 a.m. EDT), for instance, host Poppy Harlow called Trump’s
speech “quite a tribute...to the American lives lost, murdered on 9/11.”
Senior political analyst David Gergen said, “Beautifully written, very
thoughtful speech by the President. I think easily one of his best
speeches. For a moment...one could almost forget the chaos around us...and
come together. You can only hope the President will navigate that course
again, that he will understand that the kind of speech he gave today brings
us back together and helps in that regard.” Fox News
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(9/11, Singman) called it a “passionate address,” and Fox News’ Special
Report
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(9/11, 6:06 p.m. EDT) reported that “like two predecessors before him,”
Trump “stood on hallowed ground...defiant in the face of the ongoing threat
from terrorism.” The New York Times
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(9/11, Baker) says Trump “appeared subdued and sober” during the ceremony,
while the Washington Post
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(9/11, Wagner) similarly describes Trump as “solemn.”

        A number of outlets, however, cast his tweet
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in praise of Rudy Giuliani and another one
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critical of DOJ as raising eyebrows on a day of national unity. The Washington
Post
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(9/11, Wagner), for example, refers to the tweets as a “discordant note,” CQ
Roll Call
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(9/11, Bennett) reports Trump “started off the 9/11 anniversary by lashing
out at his political opponents,” and Politico
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(9/11, Cadelago) said that he marked the morning “by stepping back into the
role of consoler-in-chief – but only after spending the morning tweeting as
usual.” The New York Times
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(9/11, Baker) recalls, meanwhile, that Trump “was at Trump Tower on the day
of the attack,” and “famously claimed during his presidential campaign that
‘thousands and thousands of people were cheering’ in Muslim communities in
Jersey City, N.J.,” which the Times says “has been widely debunked.” Trump
also “offered praise for...Giuliani” in a tweet, “but made no mention of
former President George W. Bush or other political leaders from that day.”

        The CBS Evening News
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(9/11, story 11, 1:50, Glor) showed Trump saying of the Flight 93
passengers, “They bravely charged the cockpit. They attacked the enemy.
They fought until the very end.” The CBS Evening News[image: Image removed
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(9/11, story 5, 1:40, Jiang) noted Trump also said, “We remember the moment
when America fought back.” ABC World News Tonight[image: Image removed by
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(9/11, story 5, 0:20, Muir) briefly reported, “The President saying the
field is now a monument to American defiance, and a message to the world
that America will never, every submit to tyranny.” As part of a report on
Hurricane Florence, NBC Nightly News
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(9/11, story 6, 1:20, Holt) mentioned that Trump “started his day in
Shanksville...commemorating the September 11th attacks, greeting supporters
by pumping his fists.”

        The Washington Post
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(9/11, Wagner) quotes Trump as saying that the Flight 93 passengers had
“joined the immortal ranks of American heroes.” Said Trump, “They stopped
the forces of terror and defeated this wicked, horrible, evil plan. ...
America will never forget what your loved ones did for all of us.” The
Washington
Times
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(9/11, Miller) reports Trump “said the passengers’ decision to fight back
marked a turning point for America,” remarking, “At that moment they took
their fate and America’s fate back into their own hands.” Trump also said,
“We grieve together for every mother and father, son and daughter, sister
and brother who was stolen from us at the Twin Towers and here at this
field.”

        WJAC-TV
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Johnstown, PA (9/11, 6:00 p.m. EDT) reported that at Tuesday’s
“ceremony...Trump spoke about the harmony of the Tower of Voices,” and
the Johnstown
(PA) Tribune-Democrat
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(9/11, Brumnaugh) that he “mentioned the first makeshift memorial
established at the site where United Airlines Flight 93 came down on the
morning of the terror attacks.” Said Trump, “A piece of America is buried
on these grounds. ... This field is now a monument to American defiance.
This memorial sends a message – that Americans will never submit to
tyranny.”

        The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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(9/11, Smeltz) reports “other speakers included Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf,
US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the Rev. Paul Britton, whose sister
Marion was among those on Flight 93.” The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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(9/11, Signorini) recounts that the President and first lady Melania Trump
“went through the visitors center afterwards and viewed the crash site
before leaving in military aircraft.” The Tribune-Review adds that
“following the ceremony, former Gov. Mark Schweiker and...Wolf led a group
of Flight 93 family members out to the Sacred Ground – the final resting
place for passengers and crew – to lay a wreath at the Wall of Names.”

        The AP
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(9/11, Superville) similarly indicates Trump spoke of the “band of brave
patriots” on Flight 93 as showing the US would “never, ever submit to
tyranny.” Further, similar coverage appears at Reuters
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(9/11, Rampton), The Hill
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(9/11, Samuels), Politico
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(9/11, Forgey), and CQ Roll Call
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(9/11, Spencer), among other news outlets. The Washington Examiner
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(9/11, Morrongiello) reports Trump later returned to Washington “for
meetings with Mattis and FEMA officials who are currently preparing for
Hurricane Florence, which is expected to make landfall on the East Coast
later this week.”

        USA Today
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(9/11, Jackson, Miller) recounts that “as Trump flew aboard Air Force One
to Pennsylvania, White House staff members gathered on the lawn at 8:46
a.m., the minute the first hijacked plane struck a tower of the World Trade
Center.” The Wall Street Journal
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(9/11, Nicholas) notes that on the Pentagon ceremony, meanwhile, Defense
Secretary Mattis said, “We remember that hatred disguised in false
religious garb to murder innocents will not prevail.” The Washington
Examiner
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(9/11, McIntyre) quotes Mattis as saying, “Though evil visited us on a
cloudless Tuesday morning, courage and strength answered amid the fire and
smoke in New York City, over a Pennsylvania meadow, and in this very
building, as innocent people from 91 countries were murdered on our soil.”

        The New York Times
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(9/11, Otterman) reports that also yesterday, “the family members and loved
ones of the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks gathered under misty
skies at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan...to honor the legacies
of those lost by reading their names aloud in a somber ritual repeated each
year on the anniversary of the attacks.” The Times adds that “under the
shade of the swamp white oak trees at the memorial site, the family members
stood at two glass podiums and read the names of 2,983 men, women and
children killed in the 2001 attacks at the World Trade Center, at the
Pentagon and aboard Flight 93 as well as those who died in the Feb. 26,
1993 bombing at the World Trade Center.” The Bergen (NJ) Record
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(9/11, Shkolnikova) runs a similar account.

        *Both Trump, Pence Refer To “Radical Islamic Terrorism” In Their
Remarks. *USA Today
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(9/11, Jackson, Miller) notes Trump said Tuesday that “nearly 5.5 million
Americans have enlisted in the armed forces since 9/11,” and that “nearly
7,000 service members have died facing down the menace of radical Islamic
terrorism.” USA Today adds that “some lawmakers have objected to Trump’s
use of the phrase ‘radical Islamic terrorism,’ saying it can be seen as
blaming all Muslims.” Breitbart
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(9/11, Spiering) also reports “Trump recognized the nearly 7,000 service
members who died since 9/11 facing ‘radical Islamic terrorism,’” and the Daily
Caller
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(9/11, Johnson) that he “did not use the term in his speech during last
year’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony.” The DC adds “the term ‘radical Islamic
terrorism’ was all but banned from the White House during the Obama
administration,” whereas “President George W. Bush, the only other
president in the post-9/11 era, used the term sparingly.”

        The AP
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(9/11, Peltz, Matthews) recounts memorials around the country to the events
of September 11, 2001, including those where the President and Vice
President spoke. Politico
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(9/11, Ferguson) reports that in Pence’s speech, he “twice referenced
‘radical Islamic terrorism,” which it calls “a favorite phrase” of Trump’s.
Pence said the US can honor its dead “by doing everything in our power as a
nation to prevent the evil of radical Islamic terrorism from ever reaching
our shores again.”

        *Scarborough Claim That Trump Worse For US Than 9/11 Attacks Raises
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(9/11, 6:08 a.m. EDT), host Joe Scarborough discussed his Washington Post
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op-ed (“Trump Is Harming The Dream Of America More Than Any Foreign
Adversary Ever Could”). Scarborough said that what Trump is doing “is
tearing more at the fabric of America than attacks on the Twin Towers did.
We became stronger because of that. But this seems to me a far graver
threat to the idea of America.”

        USA Today
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(9/11, Puente) reports, “Another day, another partisan scuffle on Twitter,
this time involving...Trump, Sept. 11 memories and Trump foe...Scarborough
of MSNBC.” USA Today adds that “the words ‘appalling,’ ‘disgusting,’ and
‘pathetic’ were thrown about. Poop emojis made appearances.” James Woods,
who is “one of Hollywood’s most conservative stars and a tireless Trump
defender (his Twitter handle is ‘@RealJamesWood, an imitation of
@realDonaldTrump), aimed his ire at Scarborough for allegedly smearing 9/11
victims,” writing, “Please control yourself. This is an appalling insult to
the memory of victims and survivors of 9/11.” Scarborough “apologized in
later tweets, saying he should have ‘shown more care on the tweet’s
wording’ so as not to offend Trump supporters.”

        Scarborough wrote on Twitter
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that “many have been offended,” and that “even if they did not read the
article, I should have shown more care on the tweet’s wording and the
column’s conclusion.” Scarborough also tweeted
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“The column was focused on 17 years of strategic missteps. The last
paragraph became the sole focus of Trump supporters. On every other day of
the year, I do not shy away from negative feedback from the right, the left
or from Trump supporters.” Scarborough said in a third tweet
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“On September 11th, I’ll read the column again and think about whether I
could have said the same thing in a way less offensive to Trump supporters
on September 11th.”

        On Fox News’ Hannity
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(9/11, 9:00 p.m. EDT), Sean Hannity said that Scarborough “seems to have
really forgotten just how devastating 9/11, 2001 was. ... Kids grow up
without their fathers and mothers and after facing much backlash for his
absurd comparison, he partially tried to backtrack...and said he should
have shown more care.” Hannity said Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski
are a “perfect example of what happens when Trump derangement syndrome gets
way out of control.”

        On Fox News’ Hannity
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(9/11, 9:25 p.m. EDT), Eric Trump reacted to Scarborough’s remarks, saying,
“What an unbelievably stupid comment. ... 9/11 was the greatest tragedy
[in] probably the history of this country. ... He compared [it] to a man
who gave up his life to run for commander in chief and by every economic
measure, by every quantifiable measure, this country is doing better.” When
asked about President Trump’s performance, Eric Trump said, “Those savages
that took down the World Trade Center, that flew a plane into a field in
Pennsylvania, they are largely gone because of the actions of my father
over the last 24 months.”

        *Angus King Appears To Equate Russian Hacking, 9/11. *Breitbart
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(9/11, Caplan) reports, “Sen. Angus King (I-ME) on Tuesday compared Russian
election meddling to the terror attacks of September 11, 2011, during his
remarks at a 9/11 Remembrance event in Lewiston, Maine.” Said King, “They
used airplanes into towers. ... Now people can use the click of a computer
key in St. Petersburg, Russia to attack.” Breitbart adds “Maine Republican
Senate nominee Eric Brakey issued a statement criticizing King, describing
the lawmaker’s remarks as ‘crass’ and an ‘insult’ to those impacted by the
history-altering attacks.” The Daily Caller
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(9/11, Athey) further quotes King as saying, “It’s an attack that
continues, and it’s the same kind of attack today that occurred in 2001.”
King later tweeted
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“17 years later, we still grieve. This morning, I joined Maine people at
fire stations in Auburn and Lewiston to pay tribute to the lives lost on
September 11th, as well as the first responders who rushed into action that
fateful day.”

        *Son Of 9/11 Victim Accuses Democrats Of Engaging In “Political
Theater.” *The Daily Caller
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(9/11, Athey) reports “Nicholas Haros, who lost his mother in the attacks,
was one of the volunteers reading the names of victims at Ground Zero in
Tuesday’s memorial.” After finishing “his list of names and paying tribute
to his late mother, Haros slammed Democrats Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Cory
Booker and a member of the media for using the 9/11 victims as ‘props.’”
Said Haros, “And one more thing, if I may. ... This year, a representative
of the House referred to our loss as just another incident,” and “last
week, a senator attacked a Supreme Court nominee and called him a racist
for alleged comments after 9/11.” Added Haros, “Stop. Stop. ... Please stop
using the bones and ashes of our loved ones as props in your political
theater. Their lives, sacrifices and death are worth so much more. Let’s
not trivialize them or us. It hurts.”

        *In New Tape, Al-Zawahiri Proposes Plan To Bleed US “To Death
Economically And Militarily.” *The CBS Evening News[image: Image removed by
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(9/11, story 5, 1:40, Jiang) reported that on the 17th anniversary of the
9/11 attacks, Al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri released a new audio speech
“outlining a global strategy to confront what he describes as US aggression
against Muslim countries. Al-Zawahiri proposed a plan to wage jihad hitting
America hard, ‘bleeding it to death economically and militarily.’”

        *Breitbart: Seven 9/11 Hijackers Overstayed Visas. *Breitbart
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(9/11, Binder) reports that “nearly half of the September 11, 2001, Islamic
terrorist hijackers who flew planes into the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon were able to remain in the United States, undetected, despite
having overstayed their visas.” Breitbart adds that “for 13 of the 19
terrorists, driver’s licenses were obtained after they arrived in the U.S.
from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon,” while
“for seven of the terrorists, they were supposed to have been deported from
the US at some point before they could carry out the 9/11 attacks, as they
had overstayed their visas either a year before the attack or during the
time of the attack.”
Foreign Policy
Iranian Nuclear Chief Warns Country Ready To Enrich Uranium If Deal Fails.

The AP
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(9/11, Gambrell, Karimi) reports Ali Akbar Salehi, director of the Atomic
Energy Organization of Iran, said in an interview that he “hopes Tehran’s
landmark atomic deal with world powers will survive President Donald Trump
withdrawing the U.S. from it, warning the Islamic Republic’s program stands
ready to build advanced centrifuges and further enrich uranium.” Salehi
emphasized Iran would be “guided by ‘prudence and wisdom’ when weighing
whether to abandon the deal if European nations fail to protect it from
Trump.” Salahi “dismissed out of hand the idea of caving to American
demands to renegotiate the accord,” saying, “Yes, we have our problems.
Yes, the sanctions have caused some problems for us. But if a nation
decides to enjoy political independence, it will have to pay the price.”

        USA Today
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(9/11, Gambrell, Karimi) reports Salahi “told The Associated Press on
Tuesday that he hopes the atomic deal between Tehran and world powers
survives but warns the program will be in a stronger position than ever if
not.” Salehi “sought to contrast Iran’s behavior,” to Trump’s, “which
includes abiding by the atomic accord, against ‘emotional moves and
sensational moves.’” Salehi said, “I think (Trump) is on the loser’s side
because he is pursuing the logic of power. He thinks that he can, you know,
continue for some time, but certainly I do not think he will benefit from
this withdrawal, certainly not.”

        *Ryabkov: Russia, Iran Intensifying Efforts To Bolster Nuclear
Deal. *Reuters
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(9/11, Devitt) reports RIA news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign
Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying that Russia and Iran “will intensify work
with Europe and China in coming days to counter U.S. attempts to undermine
the Iran nuclear deal.”

        *Iran Returns To Storing Oil Offshore In Supertankers. *Bloomberg
News
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(9/11, Dipaola, Lee, Longley) reports Iran is “starting to store oil on its
fleet of supertankers again as impending U.S. sanctions force the Persian
Gulf country to revive a strategy it deployed under previous curbs.” Iran’s
growing inventory of oil in storage offshore “signals the effectiveness of
the new sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on the Persian
Gulf country’s oil.” So far, most “of the ships in question – all of which
are Iranian owned – have only been holding crude at sea for a few weeks,
rather than for months at a time as they did during 2012-2016 sanctions,
tanker tracking compiled by Bloomberg show.”

        *Kerry Says US Is Pursuing Regime Change In Iran. *The Hill
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(9/11, Bowden) reports on an interview with former Secretary of State John
Kerry on Tuesday by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Kerry said that Trump is
“pursuing a policy of regime change” towards Iran. Kerry added, “And the
United States of America, historically, does not do regime change very
well.” The Hill adds that National Security Adviser Bolton said in August,
“Our policy is not regime change, but we want to put unprecedented pressure
on the government of Iran to change its behavior, and so far, they’ve shown
no indication they’re prepared to do that.”

        *US Warns Iran It Will Respond To Attacks By Tehran Allies In Iraq.
*Reuters
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(9/11, Beech) reports the White House press secretary warned Iran that the
US will “respond swiftly and decisively” if Tehran’s allies in Iraq injure
Americans or damage US facilities. In recent days there have been attacks
on the US Consulate in Basra and the American Embassy compound in Baghdad,
and the statement said, “Iran did not act to stop these attacks by its
proxies in Iraq, which it has supported with funding, training, and
weapons.” The statement added, “The United States will hold the regime in
Tehran accountable for any attack that results in injury to our personnel
or damage to United States Government facilities.”

        *Iranian Military Leader Demands Iraq Turn Over Kurdish
Separatists. *Reuters
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(9/11) reports Major General Mohammad Baqeri, the leader of Iran’s armed
forces, “demanded on Tuesday authorities in neighboring Iraq hand over
separatist Kurdish dissidents stationed there and close their bases.”
Baqeri made the demand “three days after reports that Iran’s Revolutionary
Guards fired seven missiles at the base of an Iranian Kurdish armed
opposition group in northern Iraq, killing at least 11 people.” The
semi-official Fars news agency quotes Bageri as saying, “The government of
Iraq and the Kurdistan authorities should not allow existence of such bases
in their territories and should hand over these separatist terrorists to
Iran.”

        *Iran Opens New Consulate In Basra. *The AFP
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(9/11) reports Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, “opened a new
consulate for his country in the southern city of Basra on Tuesday, four
days after its old mission building was torched by protesters.” The city
has “seen a surge in deadly protests in the past week, with demonstrators
angry about poor public services setting alight several key buildings.” The
AP
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(9/11) reports, “Angry demonstrators torched nearly every government
building in Basra,” and Masjedi said the old consular building was
“completely burned.”
Moon Urges Trump, Kim To Make “Bold Decisions” To Advance Denuclearization.

The New York Times
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(9/11, Choe) reports that as President Trump “considers a second summit
meeting with Kim Jong-un, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea called
Tuesday for both leaders to make ‘bold decisions’ that will keep the
process of North Korean denuclearization moving forward.” The news that the
White House was considering a second summit was “an encouraging signal for
Mr. Moon, who has called on Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim to resuscitate the
stalled dialogue between their governments.” During a cabinet meeting in
Seoul, Moon said, “If we are to move up to a higher level and realize the
dismantlement of the nuclear assets owned by North Korea, it requires big
ideas and bold decisions from the leaders of the North and the United
States.” The AP
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(9/11, Kim) reports Moon’s comments “come days before he’s to meet with
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the third time this year to discuss how
to achieve denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula.”

        *Putin Says Normalized US-North Korea Relationship Vital. *Reuters
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(9/11, Golubkova, Lowe) reports Russian President Vladimir Putin “said on
Tuesday that it was vital for peace on the Korean Peninsula that the United
States and North Korea normalized their troubled relationship.”

        *Military Identifies Two Service Members Whose Remains Were
Returned By North Korea. *The Wall Street Journal
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(9/11, Youssef) reports the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency said
today that it has identified two of the 55 sets of remains returned to the
US by North Korea as US service members killed during the Korean War. DPAA
officials said the two service members died near the Chognchon River, now
in North Korea, in 1950 and were identified through DNA analysis and
documentation. The AP
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(9/11, Baldor) reports Defense Secretary Jim Mattis “says that two Korean
War dead have been identified from remains turned over to the U.S. in July
by North Korea.” Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon that “experts moved
swiftly on analyzing those two sets of remains, as they thought they had a
good chance of identifying them because of where they were located and
other information.”
Afghan Human Rights Groups Warn US Against Flouting ICC.

The Washington Times
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(9/11, Gannon) reports that “Afghan rights workers warned Tuesday” that
National Security Adviser Bolton’s “blistering attack on the International
Criminal Court investigating war crimes allegations will strengthen a
climate of impunity in Afghanistan, prolong the war and embolden those
carrying out acts of violence.” Sima Samar, head of Afghanistan’s Human
Right’s Commission, said Tuesday, “It’s very unfortunate because delivering
justice to victims will help to facilitate the peace process in
Afghanistan. Justice is not a luxury. It is a basic human right.” The Times
notes Bolton’s speech Monday “came as an ICC judge was expected to soon
announce a decision on a request from prosecutors to formally open an
investigation into allegations of war crimes committed by Afghan national
security forces, Taliban and Haqqani network militants as well as US forces
and intelligence officials in Afghanistan since May 2003.”

        The Washington Post
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(9/11, O'Grady), meanwhile, notes that the US is not the only country that
has “taken issue with the court.” Most of “the grievances against the court
have come from Africa,” because “ten of the court’s 11 current
investigations are focused on African states, and all 37 named defendants
are from Africa.”

        The Washington Post
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(9/11) editorializes that “in a normal US administration, the president’s
national security adviser would be preoccupied by the daunting array of
current global crises,” so it was “remarkable to hear the content of John
Bolton’s first significant public address as President Trump’s top foreign
policy strategist: a narrow and essentially irrelevant assault on the
International Criminal Court (ICC). Rather than address the most urgent
challenges to US strategic interests, Mr. Bolton chose to champion a pet
peeve.”

        *Mattis: Afghans Increasing Troop Vetting To Prevent Insider
Attacks. *Reuters
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(9/11, Ali) reports Defense Secretary Mattis said that in an effort to
prevent insider attacks, the Afghan government is using “increased
vetting...bringing in more people that we have helped train to know how to
do it, to make certain we’re catching people who have been radicalized.” He
added, “There’s a lot of attention from their military side that’s actually
in the field with the troops and by attention I mean training of their
people and how they protect the coalition troops.” The AP
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(9/11, Baldor) reports Mattis raised the issue of insider attacks with
President Ashraf Ghani in a meeting last week. Recent insider attacks
killed two US service members. Mattis also said they talked about the path
to reconciliation with the Taliban. “We spoke about the need for clarity
among everyone so that there is never something going on” unknown to one
party. “He added that they also discussed security for the upcoming
parliamentary election.”

        *Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 32 In Afghanistan. *Reuters
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(9/11, Sediqi, Sultan) reports, “A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at
least 32 people and wounded more than 120 at a demonstration on Tuesday”
along the “highway between” Jalalabad and Pakistan. The crowd was in the
hundreds, “but more gathered after the explosion to continue the protest.”
The Washington Post
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(9/11, Salahuddin) reports the attack “intensified questions about the
ability of the government and the efficiency of U.S.-led troops.” The New
York Times
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(9/11, Ghazi, Abed) reports that bombings also struck three schools,
following “a pattern of recent attacks by the Islamic State in Afghanistan,
which has publicly vowed to target educational institutions.”

        *CBS News: Taliban Forces “Openly Active” In 70% Of Afghanistan. *“At
least 32 people were killed and 130 wounded in a suicide attack near
Jalalabad” on Tuesday, the CBS Evening News[image: Image removed by sender.
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(9/11, story 6, 3:00, Glor) reported, at a time when “Afghanistan’s most
powerful weapon in the fight against Taliban and ISIS militants” is being
“stretched beyond the limit.” A US-trained “elite” counterterrorism force
of 50 is “about all there is to take care of Kabul.” Meanwhile, “The
regular Afghan army...has suffered from a series of Taliban surprise
attacks,” and the Taliban is “now openly active in 70 percent of
Afghanistan, far more than when the majority of American and NATO combat
troops left in 2014.” On Monday, a CBS camera conducted a “rare interview”
with the Taliban on the outskirts of Kabul. One fighter is quoted as
saying, “Our 17-year war will return Islamic law to power. If the
foreigners don’t leave, we have 1,000 suicide bombers ready to sacrifice
their lives.”
US-Backed Fighters Move On Final ISIS Holding In Syria.

The New York Times
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(9/11, Callimachi) reports, “The last vestige of Islamic State territory in
Syria came under attack,” according to “members of an American-backed
coalition” who “said Tuesday that they had begun a final push to oust the
militants from Hajin.” The fighters are the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic
Forces. However, the Times adds, even in defeat, “the Islamic State is
likely to remain a powerful terrorist force.” The Syrian Democratic Forces
said it expects the battle to go on for “between two and three months.” The
Times also reports that IS now controls about 200 square miles with a
population of about 60,000. Yet, the US Defense Department and the UN
believe “the group has as many fighters now as it did in 2014...with 20,000
to 31,500 members in Iraq and Syria alone.”

        The Washington Post
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(9/11, Sly) reports that militants “are already regrouping in pockets of
territory in Iraq and also maintain cells scattered across the vast desert
area to the west of the Euphrates.” Those remaining to fight “include the
toughest and most ideologically committed militants of the entire war, with
experience gained in” previous battles. US military spokesman Col. Sean Rya
said, in the Post’s words, “they are unlikely to give up easily.”

        *US Warning Of “Dire” Consequences If Syria Uses Chemical Weapons
Again. *Benjamin Hall reported on Fox News’ Special Report[image: Image
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(9/11) that as the UN hosted talks between Iran, Russia, and Turkey
“attempt[ing] to prevent the onslaught” in Syria “without success,” Russian
and Syrian warplanes were “bombing across Idlib, targeting hospitals and
civilians. Now, US sources say there is mounting evidence Assad is
preparing to use chemical weapons against his people again.” This time, the
US is warning “of a far greater response.” Fox showed Ambassador Haley
saying, “If Assad, Russia, and Iran continue down the path they are one,
the consequences will be dire.” However, Hall said such warnings haven’t
stopped the Syrian regime and its allies in the past, and “as ever, they’re
playing the victim.” Fox showed Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily
Nebenzya saying, “What we are hearing is threats against a sovereign state
and Russia, which are in no way linked to the possible use of chemical
weapons.”

        *Fox’s Carlson: US Could Find Itself Bombing Syria “To Protect Al
Qaeda Sympathizers.” *According to Tucker Carlson on Fox News Tucker
Carlson Tonight
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(9/11) the US is “gearing up to drop bombs in Syria ... in response to
alleged chemical attacks by the Assad regime, in this case on rebels” in
Idlib. Carlson said that “more than 10,000 rebels in that province are
believed to be allied with al Qaeda,” which means “that 17 years after
9/11, America could soon find itself bombing a country to protect al Qaeda
sympathizers.”

        *Iranian Official Says Tehran Also Concerned About Humanitarian
Catastrophe In Idlib. *Reuters
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(9/11) reports Hossein Jaberi Ansari, special assistant to Iran’s foreign
minister, said Iran “shares the United Nations’ concern about a potential
humanitarian catastrophe in Syria’s Idlib province and will seek to avert
it.” Ansari said, “We are also worried. We are going to work toward that
not happening.”
Reuters, NYTimes: Trump Sanctions Order Will Target US Elections Meddling.

Reuters
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(9/11, Bing, Zengerle) reports that President Trump plans to sign an
executive order “as soon as Wednesday that will slap sanctions on any
foreign companies or people who interfere in US elections, based on
intelligence agency findings, two sources familiar with the matter said.”
Trump’s decision, Reuters says, “coincides with intelligence agencies,
military and law enforcement preparing to defend the Nov. 6 congressional
elections from predicted foreign attacks even as Trump derides a special
counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.” The
White House declined to comment.

        The New York Times
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(9/11, Barnes, Benner) similarly says the Administration “is preparing a
new executive order to allow sanctions of foreign citizens suspected of
interference in the American elections, officials who have reviewed the
order said.” The new order, according to sources, “is aimed broadly at any
potential outside interference in American elections, but is meant to give
the government an additional tool to punish, and deter, Russian entities
suspected of trying to spread disinformation or otherwise influence the
midterm and subsequent balloting.”
Irish Government: Trump Canceled Dublin Trip.

Reuters
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(9/11) reports the President’s “plan to visit Ireland for the first time as
U.S. president this November has been canceled,” according to an
announcement by the Irish government. Trump had been planning the visit as
part of a trip “to attend the Nov. 11 commemoration in Paris of the 100th
anniversary of the armistice that ended World War One.” According to the
Irish government statement, the visit was “postponed” because of
“scheduling reasons.” Press Secretary Sanders said, “We are still
finalizing whether Ireland will be a stop on that trip.” The Los Angeles
Times
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(9/11, Gearan) reports, “Trump had planned to spend one day in the Irish
capital before traveling to a Trump golf course in Doonbeg, in County
Clare.” The Hill
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(9/11, Stanage) cites “an administration source” for the information, and
adds that “no reason was given.” The news “was first reported by” The Irish
Independent. The Hill further cites an Irish embassy spokesman saying, “The
U.S. side has cited scheduling reasons.” The Hill also reports that Sanders
said no final decision had been made.

        The Washington Post
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(9/11, Taylor) reports that there were “planned protests over [Trump’s]
climate policies, international relations and treatment of immigrants,
women and minorities.” Politico
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(9/11, Ferguson) also covers this story.
Officials Suspect Russia In Mystery Attacks On Diplomats In Cuba.

NBC Nightly News
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(9/11, story 8, 1:25, Holt) (Andrea Mitchell) reported that Russia is the
“prime suspect” in the “mystery attacks last year when 26 US diplomats and
intelligence officials were struck ill in Cuba,” according to “three US
officials and two others briefed on the investigation.” The sources
reportedly cited “evidence they say [is] backed up by highly secret
communication intercepts collected during an ongoing investigation
involving the FBI, CIA, and other agencies.” Mitchell: “Why would Russia
target American officials? The leading theory: to disrupt President Obama’s
opening to leader Raul Castro. No comment from the Cubans or Russians,”
while “the State Department says it’s still investigating.”

        NBC’s Today Show
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(9/11, Guthrie) reported on “an NBC News exclusive” regarding “the possible
sonic attacks against Americans in Cuba.” NBC (Mitchell) said, “The main
feeling of the agencies: Russia did it.” NBC continued, “To solve the
mystery, the Trump Administration has turned to the Air Force, testing
various devices to see if they can duplicate the effects.” NBC commented,
“If Russia did want to get the US out of Cuba, it succeeded. Since the
attacks, the Trump Administration has all but broken relations with
Havana.”

        On Fox News’ Special Report
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(9/11), Rich Edson – citing NBC News – reported that Russia is suspected
“because of the technical ability involved in this attack and because of
the history of the Russian government harassing US and other diplomats.”
However, Fox showed State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert saying, “I
would caution you all to be very skeptical of those officials’ statements
right now. The investigation is ongoing. We have not assigned any blame,
and we continue to look into this.”
China Tones Down Tariff Threats, Seeks To Reassure US Companies.

The Wall Street Journal
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(9/11, Wei, Kubota) reports that China is ceasing its policy of threats and
offering reassurance to US companies in order to keep foreign investment
coming. China previously had threatened retaliation in return for US
tariffs and said that US companies would suffer. The Journal adds that US
companies are responsible for just 2 percent of foreign direct investment
in China, but the investment is in leading areas. The Journal also reports
that China has promised retaliatory tariffs in response to the
Administrations threat of tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods.

        *China Notifies WTO It Will Impose $7 Billion In Sanctions Against
US In 2013 Dumping Case. *Reuters
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(9/11, Miles) reports China has notified the WTO that it plans “to impose
$7 billion a year in sanctions on the United States in retaliation for
Washington’s non-compliance with a ruling in a dispute over U.S. dumping
duties.” The dispute began in 2013, when China complained to the WTO “about
U.S. dumping duties on several industries including machinery and
electronics, light industry, metals and minerals, with an annual export
value of up to $8.4 billion at the time.” China now alleges that it has
“suffered $7.043 billion in damages annually.”

        *As Trade Talks Resume, Canada Reportedly Ready To Make
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(9/11) reported Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland returned to
Washington on Tuesday for more talks with US Trade Representative
Lighthizer as the two sides try to “resolve differences over NAFTA. The US
has already struck a deal with Mexico.” Reuters
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(9/11, Ljunggren, Lawder) also reports that “Canada is ready to offer the
United States limited access to the Canadian dairy market as a concession
in negotiations to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement.”
Meanwhile, in return, “Canada could request U.S. concessions on the
so-called Chapter 19 dispute resolution mechanism that allows Canada to
combat U.S. anti-dumping duties that Ottawa regards as unjustified.” After
an initial meeting on Tuesday, Freeland “described a positive atmosphere as
the two sides work ‘extremely intensively.’” Freeland said, “Both sides did
a lot of thinking over the weekend, so this was a very productive meeting.
Having said all of that, nothing is done until everything is done.”

        *Steelworkers Seeking Higher Pay Given Benefits From Tariffs. *The Wall
Street Journal
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(9/11, Tita) reports that the United Steelworkers union is seeking higher
wages from United States Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal SA arguing that
profits are up due to tariffs imposed on foreign metal, but that the
companies are not passing on their gains to employees.

        *Tariffs Cause Concern In “RV Capital Of The World.” *The New York
Times
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(9/11, Tackett) reports that Elkhart, Indiana “is...a bit nervous.” The
Times says the “city has long been used as a political prop – first by
President Barack Obama, then by President Trump – to express concern for
the downtrodden and to make a claim on newfound prosperity.” However, the
city is heavily reliant on its RV-manufacturing industry and “Trump’s
tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are increasing costs, diminishing
demand and causing concern that a 10-year boom cycle could be waning.”

        *US Business Groups Form Coalition Against Tariffs. *Reuters
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(9/12, Gibson) reports that over 60 US industry groups have joined forces
and are launching a coalition called “Americans for Free Trade” to oppose
trade tariffs. Dean Garfield, chief executive of the Information Technology
Industry Council, which represents companies such as Microsoft, Google, and
Apple, is quoted as saying, “There has been a lot of work that has been
going on over the last eight months to try to persuade the president and
the administration that tariffs are not going to work. Our view is that
it’s not too late.” Among other large groups mentioned as supporting the
coalition are the American Petroleum Institute, the Retail Industry Leaders
Association, the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the Toy
Association, and the National Retail Federation (NRF), “whose members
include Amazon.com, Macy’s Inc and Walmart Inc.”

        *Politico: NAM Forges Unlikely Partnership With Trump
Administration. *An article in Politico
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(9/11, Woellert, Levine) reports that the National Association of
Manufacturers (NAM) has struck a close, if still uneasy, partnership with
the Trump Administration. However, the relationship between President Trump
and NAM President Jay Timmons “is being tested as the president marches the
country toward a full-blown trade war and NAM has shown little power to
stop him.” The article notes that back in June, the American Petroleum
Institute and dozens of other groups wrote that they were “deeply
concerned” about Trump’s unrestricted use of Section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act.

        *Incoming Mexican President Promises To Clean Up Environment While
Building Oil Refinery. *The Washington Post
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(9/10, Agren) reports that, on the campaign trail, incoming Mexican
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) proposed “freezing the prices
of gasoline, diesel and electricity for three years, then lowering prices
as new infrastructure comes online.” Additionally, he plans to build a new
refinery in Tabasco and increase production from the country’s six
underperforming refineries. These initiatives contrast with AMLO’s plan to
clean up the environment, which involves “pledges to protect water
resources, plant 1 million hectares of trees, consult with indigenous
communities on development and stop the slayings of environmental
defenders.”
Domestic Policy
Trump Says Government “Totally Prepared” For Florence, Praises Response To
Maria.

President Trump tweeted
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yesterday afternoon, “The safety of American people is my absolute highest
priority. Heed the directions of your State and Local Officials. Please be
prepared, be careful and be SAFE!” The President also spoke briefly to
reporters in the Oval Office after receiving a briefing from DHS Secretary
Nielsen and FEMA Administrator Long on preparations for Hurricane Florence,
which is expected to make landfall later this week. Trump, McClatchy
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(9/11, Kumar) reports, said his Administration is “totally prepared” to
respond to Hurricane Florence. Trump told reporters, “The safety of the
American people is my absolute highest priority. We are sparing no expense.
... We’re as ready as anyone has ever been.” Regarding the storm, Trump
added, “This is going to be a very large one – far larger than we have seen
in perhaps decades. They haven’t seen anything like what’s coming at us in
25-30 years, maybe ever. It’s tremendously big and tremendously wet.”

        All three networks covered the remarks. On ABC World News
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(9/11, story 4, 2:30, Muir), Cecilia Vega said Trump is “sounding the alarm
and promising his Administration is ready for Hurricane Florence. But even
as he prepares for the coming storm, the President is raising eyebrows by
praising his team’s response to the last one: Puerto Rico’s devastating
Hurricane Maria.” Trump: “I actually think it was one of the best jobs
that’s ever been done.” Vega added: “The President ignoring the fact that
Maria was the deadliest hurricane in modern American history.” The CBS
Evening News
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(9/11, story 4, 1:00, Glor) similarly reported that while Trump touted the
Administration’s readiness for Florence, he “also praised the federal
government’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year, though
it has been widely criticized.” NBC Nightly News[image: Image removed by
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(9/11, story 6, 1:20, Holt) reported “one top Democrat calling those
comments offensive, given nearly 3,000 people died as a result of Hurricane
Maria.”

        CQ Roll Call
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(9/11, Bennett) reports Trump yesterday “also predicted Congress ‘will be
very generous’ in providing any needed hurricane relief dollars” after the
storm, “because we have no choice.” He did not elaborate. Trump also
“hailed the job his administration did in Texas and Florida before and
after storms there – and defended relief efforts in Puerto Rico.” USA Today
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(9/11, Jackson) too says Trump called his Administration’s response last
year to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico an “incredible unsung success,”
despite “a study released last month that put the death toll at more than
3,000 people.” Said Trump, “I think Puerto Rico was incredibly successful.
I actually think it was one of the best jobs that’s ever been done.” The AP
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(9/11, Lemire) reports that “after visiting the island last September,
Trump said that Puerto Ricans were fortunate that the storm did not yield a
catastrophe akin to the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf
Coast.” The AP notes that “all told, about 1,800 people died in that 2005
storm,” while nearly 3,000 died in Puerto Rico.

        To The Hill
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(9/11, Samuels), Trump “has routinely given himself high marks for the
administration’s response to Hurricane Maria,” describing the recovery
effort a “10” and calling it “tremendous.” However, San Juan Mayor Carmen
Yulín Cruz, the New York Post
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(9/11, Fredericks) reports, “quickly begged to differ on Twitter
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writing, “Success? Federal response according to Trump in Puerto Rico a
success? If he thinks the death of 3,000 people [was] a success God help us
all.”

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(9/11, 9:42 p.m. EDT), “If we’d had that similar storm response in the
United States and left people without electricity for almost a year, there
would have been riots in the streets of America. It would have been totally
unacceptable.” He said Republicans do not call out the President’s
inaccurate statements because “they are afraid of the reaction back home.
Many Republican senators have told me they are embarrassed by his remarks
and some of his actions, but they believe that the Republican base back
home is in lockstep and is devoted and loyal to the president regardless of
what he says or does.”

        To the Washington Post
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(9/11, Parker), “Trump has long struggled with public displays of empathy
and with rising to the role of consoler in chief,” and “storms, like the
one bearing down on the East Coast this week, have offered a particularly
revealing glimpse into Trump’s penchant for the dramatic – a habit of
narrating even deadly crises in superlative terms that render him more a
rubbernecking bystander than a conventional commander in chief.” According
to another Washington Post
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(9/11, Wagner) report, Trump also “incorrectly suggested that Puerto Rico
had virtually no electricity before the storm.” Earlier Tuesday, Trump told
reporters at Joint Base Andrews as he returned to Washington after a trip
to Pennsylvania, “We’re ready. FEMA is ready. Everybody is ready. We have
everybody standing by. We hope for the best. There’s a chance it could be a
very bad one, as you’ve probably heard. ... But we are absolutely, totally
prepared.”

        ABC World News Tonight
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(9/11, story 2, 2:20, Muir) reported that a “massive effort” is underway
“to get ready for this hurricane.” ABC (Benitez) added, “From Virginia to
Maryland to the Carolinas, communities along the coast bracing their towns
for Florence. FEMA trucks [are] on the ground in North Carolina delivering
supplies.” NBC Nightly News
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(9/11, story 3, 1:45, Holt) reported from Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, which
is “now a FEMA staging area. More than 200 semis and more coming, filled
with critical supplies.”

        Politico
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(9/11, Choi) says Trump’s campaign has “been aware of the optics risk
around the storm, and on Tuesday canceled a second rally that had been
scheduled for later in the week, citing safety concerns.”

        *In Tweets Today, Trump Continues To Defend Maria Response, Warns
Of Florence Danger. *Trump tweeted
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this morning,”We got A Pluses for our recent hurricane work in Texas and
Florida (and did an unappreciated great job in Puerto Rico, even though an
inaccessible island with very poor electricity and a totally incompetent
Mayor of San Juan). We are ready for the big one that is coming!” In a
second tweet
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Trump said, “Hurricane Florence is looking even bigger than anticipated. It
will be arriving soon. FEMA, First Responders and Law Enforcement are
supplied and ready. Be safe!” Trump also tweeted
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a video message from the Rose Garden, urging people to heed the warnings
about Florence and assuring that disaster responders are prepared.

        *FEMA Preparing For Florence Amid Criticism From Maria Response. *A USA
Today
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(9/11, King) analysis says FEMA’s Long “is gearing up for what’s expected
to be a prolonged and difficult recovery over the coming weeks” as the
agency is “trying to salvage its reputation after criticism that it was
unprepared to respond to the devastation of Maria.” Long “said the agency
has learned from last year and will be better prepared to confront
disasters this year.” In fact, the AP
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(9/11, Martin) reports that “just months ago, disaster planners” with FEMA
and Argonne National Laboratory “simulated a Category 4 hurricane strike
alarmingly similar to the real-word scenario now unfolding” on the East
Coast. The Washington Post
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Long recalled how Hurricane Hugo “pummeled his hometown of Newton, N.C.”
when he was 14 years old. Long spoke about his memories of that storm “to
warn his fellow North Carolinians about the dangers” of Florence. Said
Long, “This storm is setting up to be very similar to that one.”

        The Hill
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(9/11, Birnbaum) reports FEMA is “warning residents on the Eastern seaboard
ahead of Hurricane Florence,” calling it a “dangerous” and life-threatening
storm. FEMA Associate Administrator Jeff Byard said in a call Tuesday with
reporters, “If you are currently under an evacuation order, we strongly
urge you to be cognizant, heed the warning and evacuate.”

        *Administration Relaxes Fuel Standards, Trucking Rules Ahead Of
Florence. *The Washington Examiner
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(9/11, Siciliano) reports the Department of Transportation “is waiving
federal trucking rules to ease the flow of gasoline and other fuels into
the Hurricane Florence impact zone that extends from South Carolina to
Maryland.” The waiver will relax the 11-hour federal limit on the amount of
time a fully-licensed and insured truck driver can stay behind the wheel.
Alex Keenan, emergency coordinator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, told the Examiner, “The fuel situation is one of the first
situations that goes short during an emergency.” A second Washington
Examiner
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(9/11, Siciliano) report says EPA Acting Administrator Wheeler and Energy
Secretary Perry also “moved to temporarily ease fuel regulations for the
Carolinas Tuesday evening,” citing the “extreme and unusual” storm in store
from Hurricane Florence. The EPA, “in consultation with Perry, determined
Tuesday night that the ‘circumstances exist’ in both North Carolina and
South Carolina for possible fuel supply disruptions, and ordered a
temporary waiver of environmental standards for gasoline in order to ensure
a steady supply.”

        *Gasoline Shortages Reported As Residents Evacuate. *USA Today
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(9/11, Bomey) reports that with Hurricane Florence approaching, “motorists
in North Carolina are rushing to fuel up their vehicles at gasoline
stations. Evacuations of coastal communities in the state have already
spawned shortages at stations, according to fuel-station finding app
GasBuddy.” Stations in portions of South Carolina and Virginia “could also
experience a rush of drivers trying to fill up as the storm approaches.”

        *“Life-Threatening” Florence Strengthens. *The Washington Post
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(9/11, Samenow) reports “expanding in size and strengthening yet again,”
Hurricane Florence is headed toward the East Coast as an “extremely
dangerous” Category 4 hurricane. Forecasts calls for “catastrophic flooding
and destructive winds” in “the eastern Carolinas north of Charleston.”
Forecasts also “project the storm to make landfall in southeast North
Carolina as a Category 3 or 4 Thursday into Friday, although shifts in the
track are possible and storm impacts will expand great distances beyond
where landfall occurs.” On the CBS Evening News[image: Image removed by
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(9/11, lead story, 2:25, Glor), meteorologist Megan Glaros said the storm
is “expected to run into warmer waters, and may even potentially get close
to Category 5 status some time tomorrow.” Meteorologist Al Roker likewise
said on NBC Nightly News
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(9/11, story 5, 1:00, Holt) the storm is “intensifying and growing right
now.”

        According to NBC Nightly News
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(9/11, lead story, 1:00, Holt), “states of emergency now been declared in
North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.” On NBC
Nightly News
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(9/11, story 2, 1:50, Holt), Gabe Gutierrez said a hurricane warning has
been issued and the Carolinas are “bracing for potentially their strongest
hurricane in decades. ... From the Carolinas to Virginia, more than a
million people are desperately trying to outrun Hurricane Florence.” ABC
World News Tonight
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(9/11, lead story, 3:30, Muir) reported that “forecast models have now
converged, and this does look like it’s going to be a direct hit.” The
National Weather Service is warning that Florence will likely “make
landfall along the coast of the Carolinas Friday morning between 6:00 am
and noon.” On ABC World News Tonight
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(9/11, story 3, 0:55, Muir), Rob Marciano said “the worst of the weather
will be from 8:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon” on Friday.

        The CBS Evening News
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(9/11, story 3, 1:00, Glor) reported “Gov. Roy Cooper urged everyone in
North Carolina to take it seriously, saying this is a monster storm. It is
big, and it is vicious,” and Bloomberg News
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(9/10, Sullivan) says the storm “may trigger ‘catastrophic flash flooding,’
according to the National Weather Service, and a storm surge of as much as
13 feet.” The AP
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(9/11, Drew) reports “Florence is so wide that a life-threatening storm
surge was being pushed 300 miles ahead of its eye, and so wet that a swath
from South Carolina to Ohio and Pennsylvania could get deluged.”

        Another CBS Evening News
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(9/11, story 2, 1:50, Glor) report said that while a “mandatory evacuation
order” has gone into effect in parts of the Carolinas, some residents have
chosen to stay. Officials are warning that those who stay “may be on
[their] own, because first responders may not be able to respond.” USA Today
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(9/11, Brook) reports that Marines were ordered Tuesday to evacuate Parris
Island as Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolinas, and the Wall Street
Journal
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(9/11, Kamp) reports Norfolk, the third-largest container port on the East
Coast, planned to close down at midnight tonight ahead of the storm. NBC
Nightly News
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(9/11, story 4, 1:05, Holt) said “about 23 airports could be affected” by
the storm.

        *Hurricane Threatens Hog Farms, Sewage Spills. *McClatchy
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(9/11, Leavenworth, Murawski) reports that Hurricane Florence “threatens to
kill thousands of farm animals and trigger catastrophic spills of waste as
it bears down on a Carolina coastal region dotted with sewage treatment
plants, hog waste lagoons, poultry farms and coal ash ponds.” McClatchy
notes that previous hurricanes, “including Matthew in 2016, caused numerous
spills from sewage treatment plants and livestock farms, complicating the
task of cleaning up after the storm.” Florence, it says, “poses an even
more serious risk, especially if the Category 4 hurricane parks itself over
the region and dumps record amounts of rain.”

        *Gubernatorial Candidates McMaster, Smith Working Together Amid
Storm Threat. *The Washington Post
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(9/11, Paul) reports that with Hurricane Florence expected to make landfall
in the Carolinas this week, “South Carolina’s candidates for governor
suspended their campaigns indefinitely Monday. Instead, both men — the
challenger, Democratic state Rep. James Smith, and Republican Gov. Henry
McMaster — are at South Carolina emergency management headquarters,
preparing for the storm.”

        *Researchers: Climate Change May Cause More Hurricanes To Rapidly
Intensify. *The Washington Post
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(9/11, Mooney) reports that “in little more than a day, Hurricane Florence
exploded in strength, jumping from a Category 1 to a Category 4 behemoth
with 140 mph winds. This process — hurricanes intensifying fast — is both
extremely dangerous and poorly understood. But new research says that as
the climate continues to warm, storms will do it faster and more often, and
in some extreme cases, grow so powerful that they might arguably be labeled
‘Category 6.’”

        *WPost Editorial: By Playing Down Climate Change, “Trump Is
Complicit” In “Extreme Weather.” *The Washington Post
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(9/11) editorializes that “Trump issued several warnings on his Twitter
feed Monday, counseling those in Florence’s projected path to prepare and
listen to local officials. That was good advice. Yet when it comes to
extreme weather, Mr. Trump is complicit. He plays down humans’ role in
increasing the risks, and he continues to dismantle efforts to address
those risks. It is hard to attribute any single weather event to climate
change. But there is no reasonable doubt that humans are priming the
Earth’s systems to produce disasters.”
Administration To Triple Size Of Texas Migrant Children Camp.

The Washington Post
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(9/11, Miroff) reports that the Department of Health and Human Services
said “a tent camp for migrant children in the desert outside El Paso,
Texas, will expand to accommodate a growing number of Central American
children crossing the border.” HHS “said it would more than triple the size
of its camp at the Tornillo Land Port of Entry from 1,200 beds to as many
as 3,800.” Kenneth Wolfe, a spokesman for HHS’ Administration for Children
and Families, “said the need for emergency capacity was the result of the
latest surge at the border, not the administration’s decision to separate
families during the crackdown this spring.” He said, “‘Family separations’
resulting from the zero tolerance policy ended on June 20, 2018 and are not
driving this need.”

        *Immigrant Sentenced For Attempting To Drown Border Patrol Agent. *The
Washington Times
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(9/11, Dinan) reports that illegal immigrant Edgar Garrido-Miranda “was
sentenced this week to five years in prison for trying to kill a Border
Patrol agent by drowning him in a Texas creek.” The Times says he “also
faces deportation when his term is completed.” The Times says that
Garrido-Miranda was apprehended as part of a group crossing Zacate Creek,
in Laredo, in August 2017. The Times reports that “one agent grabbed
Garrido-Miranda’s shirt, but the migrant turned the tables and dragged the
agent deep into the creek, grabbed his uniform shirt and pushed him
completely under the water down onto his back.”

        *New York Asks That Ross Be Deposed In Census Citizenship Suit. *The
Washington Times
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(9/11, Dinan) reports that New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood
“asked a federal judge late Monday to order Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
to sit for a sworn deposition to answer questions about why he decided to
ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, saying there are key matters only
he can settle.” The Times says she’s particularly eager to learn who “Ross
was referring to when he said ‘other senior administration officials’ first
raised the need for the question.” The Times reports that the judge in the
case has already “expressed skepticism about the question, saying that
while asking about citizenship isn’t in and of itself illegal, if the
question was added for the wrong reasons it could be.”

        *Iraq Not Accepting US Deportees Who Don’t Want To Return.
*The Washington
Times
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(9/11, Dinan) reports Iraq told US Immigration and Customs Enforcement “it
will not take back any deportees who don’t volunteer to go back.” These
individuals make up “a huge portion of those the U.S. is trying to oust,”
and Iraq’s stance “puts a kink in the Trump administration’s plans to
deport hundreds of Iraqis who have been stuck in legal limbo for decades.”
When Iran was taken off President Trump’s travel ban last year, the
Administration said Iraq agreed to take back “its deportees whom the U.S.
was trying to oust,” although “neither the administration nor Iraq would
reveal details of the agreement at the time.”
Porter, Cohn Criticize Woodward Book As Inaccurate.

The Hill
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(9/11, Samuels) reports that “several current and former aides rushed on
Tuesday to defend President Trump and undermine veteran journalist Bob
Woodward, ramping up the credibility war between the president” and the
journalist over the release of his latest book. Former White House staff
secretary Rob Porter and former top economic adviser Gary Cohn, “who are
both seen as possible sources” of Woodward’s, both issued statements
“denouncing the book’s narrative.” Porter, Politico
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(9/11, Forgey) reports, “accused journalist Bob Woodward of presenting a
‘selective and often misleading portrait’” for his book, “while also
heaping praise on” Trump. Porter specifically objected to reports that
staff had removed documents from the President’s desk before he could see
them. Said Porter, “The suggestion that materials were ‘stolen’ from the
President’s desk to prevent his signature misunderstands how the White
House document review process works — and has worked for at least the last
eight administrations.”

        The Daily Caller
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(9/11, Enjeti) reports that in his statement, Cohn said, “This book does
not accurately portray my experience at the White House. I am proud of my
service in the Trump Administration, and I continue to support the
President and his economic agenda.” The Washington Examiner
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(9/11, Donachie) says Cohn, however, “reportedly did not specify what
content in the book he finds inaccurate,” and Axios
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(9/11, Swan, Allen) too says “Cohn cited no specific objections to
Woodward’s extensive reporting of his private views that Trump needed to be
saved from his most dangerous impulses.” According to the Washington Post
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(9/11, Sonmez), Porter likewise “did not address any specific episodes
reported in the book.”

        *Woodward: Trump Accused Christie Of “Stealing” From Him. *USA Today
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(9/11, Cummings) reports the book claims that Trump “accused former New
Jersey governor Chris Christie of ‘stealing from me’ and feared that a
presidential transition team was ‘jinxing’ his chances of victory.”
According to the book, Trump also opposed Christie’s raising money to cover
the expenses of the transition team.

        *Woodward Rejects Mattis, Kelly Denials. *KOAA-TV[image: Image
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Colorado Springs, CO (9/11, 2:08 p.m. EDT) reported that in his book,
Woodward “reports Chief of Staff John Kelly calling the President an
‘idiot’ and Defense Secretary James Mattis comparing Mr. Trump to ‘a fifth
or sixth grader.’” The White House has pointed to the denials of both men
and Woodward has responded that “they are not telling the truth.”

        *White House Cracking Down On Cell Phones In Situation Room.
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Chicago (9/11, 6:15 p.m. EDT) reported that the White House is cracking
down on cell phones after former Presidential Aide Omarosa Manigault Newman
secretly recorded Chief of Staff John Kelly in the situation room. WGN says
staff will have to leave their phones in their offices or in ockers outside
the situation room.

        *Donald Trump Jr. Says NYTimes Op-Ed Means Trump Can Trust Fewer
People. *The Washington Post
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(9/11, Wagner) reports Donald Trump Jr. said in an interview Tuesday with ABC’s
Good Morning America
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“that his father can trust fewer people around him than he would like”
because of the anonymous op-ed published in the New York Times. Politico
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(9/11, Goldberg) also reports on the interview, quoting Trump Jr. saying,
“It would be easier to get things done if you’re able to fully trust
everyone around you.” He added, “I think that’s a shame.” The Washington
Times
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(9/11, Muñoz) reports Trump Jr. also “slammed the author of the disparaging
op-ed” for, in his words, “subverting the will of the people.”

        The New York Times
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(9/11, Rogers) reports, however, that “public denials — however nonspecific
— from aides that they were the ones speaking out against him seem to have
momentarily buoyed the president.”

        Dana Milbank writes in his Washington Post
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(9/11) column that “Trump has, by now, declared that virtually all those
who have criticized him are guilty of the capital crime of treason. The
group has just been expanded to include not just all Democrats, all
journalists and several Republicans, but also some members of his own
administration.”

        *Friedman: NYTimes Op-Ed Writer May Represent Group Of
Administration Officials. *Thomas Friedman writes in his New York Times
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(9/11) column, “More and more, I wonder if the disgruntled senior Trump
administration official who wrote the anonymous Op-Ed in The Times was
actually representing a group – like a ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
plotline where every senior Trump adviser was in on it. Why? Because the
article so perfectly captured the devil’s bargain they’ve all struck with
this president: Donald Trump is amoral, dishonest and disturbed, a man
totally unfit to be president, but, as the anonymous author self-servingly
wrote, ‘There are bright spots that the near-ceaseless negative coverage of
the administration fails to capture: effective deregulation, historic tax
reform, a more robust military and more.’”
EPA Proposes Methane Rule Rollback.

Reuters
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(9/11, Groom) reports that the EPA has “proposed weakening requirements for
testing and repairing methane leaks in drilling operations, among other
measures, in a step toward rolling back an Obama-era policy to combat
climate change.” The agency says the changes “will save the industry $75
million a year in regulatory costs between 2019 and 2025, while increasing
methane emissions.”

        *Brown-Hosted Climate Summit To Take Place In California This Week.
*The Los Angeles Times
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(9/11, Halper) reports political leaders from around the world will gather
in California this week for a climate action summit hosted by Gov. Jerry
Brown (D), where they “will grapple with a lot of urgent deadlines to drive
down emissions.” According to the article, a 2035 goal to fully phase out
internal combustion engine cars and trucks “is especially exasperating.”
The Times reports, “Keeping global warming to levels society can tolerate
could hinge on meeting that target. But even clean technology capital
California has no clear path for getting there.” The New York Times
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(9/11, Plumer) reports that Brown and “a broad group of governors, mayors
and business executives” vowed to continue action on climate change after
President Trump announced last year that the US would exit the Paris
climate deal. However, so far they have not been able “to counteract the
effects of the Trump administration’s retreat on climate policy.” As they
gather this week, “the group they created finds itself at a critical
juncture, the moment when it shows whether or not it can rise to the task.”
Pence To Tout GOP Tax Cuts In Michigan Today.

The Detroit Free Press
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(9/11, Spangler) reports that Vice President Pence “is set to make another
trip to Michigan this week. Pence, the White House said Tuesday, is going
to Grand Rapids on Wednesday to talk up ‘the positive impact of President
Trump’s tax reform policies on Michigan businesses, working Americans and
their families.’ Pence is going to tour Mill Steel Co., which its website
says is one of North America’s premier flat-rolled steel suppliers and then
talk about the tax reform policies passed by Congress late last year and
signed into law by President Donald Trump.”

        *Conservative Economists Doubt White House Tax Cut Assertions.
*Bloomberg
News
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(9/11, Browning) reports that “Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett,
highlighted economic stimulus from the tax cuts as part of a presentation
to reporters on Monday intended to strengthen Trump’s claim that U.S.
economic growth is due to his policies.” He said, “I think that the notion
that the corporate tax side has about paid for itself is clearly in the
data.” However, Stephen Moore, an economist at the Heritage Foundation,
said Hassett’s claim is “a little premature, because we don’t know how long
this boom will last.” Meanwhile, Kyle Pomerleau, an economist at the Tax
Foundation, and Peter Morici, an “economist at the University of Maryland,
also said Hassett’s claim went too far.” Bloomberg says “projecting the
long-term impact of the GOP tax cuts is difficult because there’s little
precedent in recent times for such a stimulus when the economy is
relatively strong and unemployment is historically low.”

        *Government Debt Grows Despite Strong Economy. *The Washington Post
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(9/11, Werner) reports that “the government spent $895 billion more than it
brought in from taxes and other revenue sources during the past 11 months,
the Congressional Budget Office said this week, a 33 percent increase from
one year before.” The Post says deficits typically shrink during strong
economic times but “corporate tax receipts fell 30 percent in the past 11
months, the CBO said, precipitated by the large reduction in rates from the
massive tax overhaul passed by Congress last year.” Meanwhile, “spending
levels have risen sharply as a result of a bipartisan agreement to shed
budget caps put in place to maintain fiscal discipline and pour more money
into both military and domestic programs.” Meanwhile, “as a candidate,
Trump promised to eliminate the debt by the time he left office. But his
aides have said they don’t intend to pursue such a course.”

        *Krugman: Government Debt Not Cause For Concern Given GDP Growth. *Paul
Krugman writes at the New York Times
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(9/11, Krugman) that there is little reason to be obsessed over government
debt because the kind of “debt spiral” that has been feared “can only
happen if the interest rate on the debt is higher than the economy’s growth
rate.” Krugman explains that “this hasn’t been true for a while” and that
this means debt doesn’t spiral but “tends to fall as a share of GDP unless
the government runs large primary deficits.” Krugman says there still may
be some situations in which government debt is a concern “but debt is way,
way down on the list of things to worry about – absolutely trivial compared
with, say, crumbling infrastructure, which should be fixed without worrying
about paying as you go.” The Washington Examiner
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(9/11, Kasperowicz) also reports on Krugman’s column.

        *WSJournal: Record Number Of Available Jobs Empowering Workers. *The
Wall Street Journal
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(9/11, Morath) reports that the number of available jobs exceeded job
seekers by over 650,000 in July and the overall number of jobs available
rose to 6.94 million, the highest level on records dating back to 2000. The
Journal says the tight labor market is shifting power to workers and
forcing employers to alter their hiring practices.

        *NYTimes: Jobs Aren’t Enough To Alleviate Poverty. *In a nearly
5,500 word analysis, Matthew Desmond writes for the New York Times
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(9/11, Desmond) that the strong economy means that jobs are available but
for many disadvantaged workers, those jobs “do not pay enough to live on.”
He explains that what economist call the “productivity-pay gap” means “that
over the last 40 years, the economy has expanded and corporate profits have
risen, but real wages have remained flat for workers without a college
education.” He goes on to examine the struggles of individual disadvantaged
workers as well as the policies that keep them from getting out of poverty.

        *Tax Breaks For Luxury Towers Generate Controversy. *The New York
Times
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(9/11, Gose) reports from Kansas City, where “some officials are
questioning whether tax abatements and other incentives given to the
developer” of two luxury downtown apartment towers, “are appropriate for
residential projects that cater to the affluent.” The Times says “the
debate over incentives is not exclusive to Kansas City as new luxury
apartment development picks up in connection with urban renewal around the
nation. But the concessions given to developers typically reduce the tax
revenue that would otherwise flow to schools, cities and counties.” Scott
Ogilvie, a Kansas City Alderman, said: “There’s an ideological problem with
granting incentives to luxury apartments. ... But there’s going to be
luxury housing somewhere, and we want high earners living here paying some
taxes rather than in the suburbs paying no taxes.” Meanwhile, “critics
acknowledge that incentives have spurred development that may not have
happened otherwise. But as urban cores grow, they argue, cities should
taper the programs to realign tax burdens and priorities.”

        *Trump Slams “Crazy” Waters, Says Economy Would “Collapse” Under
Democrats. *On Tuesday evening, President Trump tweeted
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“Crazy Maxine Waters: ‘After we impeach Trump, we’ll go after Mike Pence.
We’ll get him.’ @FoxNews Where are the Democrats coming from? The best
Economy in the history of our country would totally collapse if they ever
took control!”
Christian Colleges Drop Nike Over Kaepernick Ad Campaign.

The Washington Post
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(9/11, Boren) reports that after Nike’s new ad campaign featuring Colin
Kaepernick, Truett McConnell University, “in the northern Georgia community
of Cleveland, will no longer offer Nike products in its campus store. And
athletic teams at the College of the Ozarks...in the southwest Missouri
community of Point Lookout, will no longer wear Nike gear, with the
volleyball team switching to gray T-shirts until replacement clothes
arrived.” According to a statement from TMU, the school made the decision
“partly because Kaepernick ‘mocks our troops.’” Meanwhile, “the College of
the Ozarks announced last week that it would ‘choose its country over the
company,’ following a theme from last year, when the school announced it
would walk away if an opposing team took a knee, sat or turned its back on
the flag or during the anthem.”
Collins Calls Crowdfunding Campaign Over Kavanaugh Vote Attempted Extortion.

The Washington Post
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(9/11, Rosenberg) reports that “a group of liberal activists in Maine
created an unusual crowdfunding campaign” intended to sway Sen. Susan
Collins (R-ME) to vote against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the
Supreme Court. The campaign “raised money in the form of pledges that they
said they would give to whoever decided to challenge Collins in 2020 if she
voted for Kavanaugh’s confirmation. If she votes no, the money will never
be withdrawn from donors. ... At least one ethics expert” told the Post
that the scheme “may very well violate federal bribery statutes.” Collins
“issued a sharply worded response through a spokeswoman that called it an
attempt at extortion.”

        The New York Times
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(9/11, Stolberg, Fandos, Edmondson) reports that “pressure is intensifying”
on Collins and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), as well as “three vulnerable
Democrats” – Sens. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), and Joe
Manchin (D-WV) – who have yet to decide on Kavanaugh. Politico
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(9/11, Schor, Everett) looks at “The Last-Ditch Effort To Stop Kavanaugh.”
Kelly Wins New Hampshire Democratic Gubernatorial Primary To Take On Sununu.

Ex-state Sen. Molly Kelly (D) on Tuesday defeated
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ex-Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand (D) 65%-35% in New Hampshire’s
Democratic gubernatorial primary, earning the right to face off this fall
against Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who was unopposed in the GOP primary. The AP
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(9/11, Ramer) reports that during the primary race, Kelly “often emphasized
her upbringing as the second oldest of 11 siblings and her later years as a
single mother who raised three children while putting herself through
college.” The New Hampshire Union Leader
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(9/11, Feely) reports, “Kelly, 68, got into the gubernatorial race late but
as a former four-term state senator she attracted plenty of support from
party leaders,” including Sens. Maggie Hassan (D) and Jeanne Shaheen (D),
and Rep. Annie Kuster (D). The Concord (NH) Monitor
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(9/11, DeWitt, Steinhauser) reports that Kelly was “a Democratic
establishment favorite” and adds, “In facing Sununu, Kelly finds herself up
against a popular governor in a state where first-term incumbents have
historically prevailed.”

        The New York Times
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(9/11, Ember) reports that Kelly’s “path to victory in November is a
challenging one,” as Sununu ranks among “the most popular governors in the
country.” Politico
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(9/11, Schneider, Bland) reported that Sununu “had a 61 percent approval
rating in an August poll of the state conducted by the University of New
Hampshire’s Survey Center, which showed him with a double-digit lead over
Kelly. But Democrats believe those numbers could shift in the intensity of
the fall campaign, now that the late primary is behind them.”

        *NH1: Trump Administration-Backed Edwards To Face Pappas In General
Election. *In a report on the race to succeed retiring NH1 Rep. Carol
Shea-Porter (D), the AP
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(9/11, Ramer) says, “A black former police chief backed by the Trump
administration,” Eddie Edwards (R-NH), on Tuesday won
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the crowded NH1 GOP primary. In the general election, Edwards, “who was
endorsed by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani,” will face Executive Councilor
Chris Pappas (D), who on Tuesday emerged victorious in the crowded
Democratic primary. CQ Roll Call (DC)
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(9/11, Pathé) reported, “In a contest of firsts, Pappas would be the first
openly gay representative from the Granite State, while Edwards would be
the state’s first African-American member of Congress.” CQ Roll Call added,
“Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates the general election Tilts
Democratic.” The Washington Post
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(9/10, Weigel) similarly reports, “New Hampshire voters set up a historic
House race on Tuesday, one that will result in the election of either the
state’s first openly gay or first African American member of Congress.”
Reuters
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(9/11, Malone, Gaffen) reports that “shortly after Pappas was confirmed as
the winner, the projection firm Cook Political Report shifted the race to
‘likely Democratic’ from ‘lean Democratic.’”

        Politico
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(9/11, Griffiths) reported that Levi Sanders (D), son of Sen. Bernie
Sanders (I-VT), “was trounced” in the Democratic “primary, set to finish
thousands of votes behind the projected winner. The elder Sanders declined
to endorse his son, saying the family does not believe in ‘dynastic
politics.’” The Hill
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(9/11, Hagen) also reported on the primary results.

        *NH2: Negron Wins GOP Primary To Face Kuster In General Election. *On
its website, WMUR-TV
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Manchester, NH (9/12, DiStaso) reports that state Rep. Steve Negron (R) on
Tuesday won the crowded NH2 GOP primary and will now face off against NH2
Rep. Annie Kuster (D) in the general election. Speaking with WMUR-TV,
Negron “said he believes his varied background as a US Air Force veteran,
as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile combat crew member with the
Strategic Air Command and as a private businessman resonated with voters.”
Kuster is favored to win reelection.

        *RI: Raimondo Facing Tough Challenge In Today’s Democratic Primary.
*In a report on Gov. Gina Raimondo’s (D) bid for reelection, Dylan Scott
wrote for Vox
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(9/11), “In a Democratic wave year, in a state where unemployment has
finally fallen under 5 percent after one of the nation’s most brutal
recessions,” Raimondo “sure sounds like she should be a shoo-in for a
second term.” However, Raimondo “isn’t even guaranteed to get through her
Democratic primary election” today, when she will face off against
ex-Secretary of State Matt Brown (D-RI), who is “backed by Bernie
Sanders-inspired groups like Justice Democrats.” University of Rhode Island
political scientist Maureen Moakley told Scott, “The toughest thing
[Raimondo’s] gonna have to do is survive the primary. By running in the
middle, she’s invited challengers.” Under the headline “Rhode Island’s
Democratic Governor Faces Challenge From The Left,” the Wall Street Journal
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(9/11, Levitz) offers a similar report.
Cancer Research
Nearly 1,900 First Responders Have Died From 9/11-Related Diseases.

NBC Nightly News
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(9/11, story 7, 2:00, Holt) reported, “The horror of 9/11 continues to
claim victims.” Nearly “1,900 first responders have died over the years,
and now as cancers and other toxins emerge, it’s expected the deaths from
9/11 related diseases will soon surpass the number lost that day.”

        *FBI Agents Dying From 9/11-Related Cancers. *NBC News
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(9/11) reports on its website that “15 FBI agents have died from cancers
linked to their roles in the 9/11 investigation,” and three of those deaths
were just in “the last six months.” The article adds that FBI agents
“involved in the investigation of the worst terror attack in U.S. history
continue to be diagnosed with life-threatening diseases.”
Immunotherapy Drug May Delay Progression Of Kidney Cancer.

Reuters
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(9/11, Burger) reports that Merck KGaA announced that its immunotherapy
Bavencio (avelumab) “delayed the progression of kidney cancer when used in
combination with Pfizer’s Inlyta [(axitinib)] drug in a late-stage study.”
The combination of drugs “led to longer progression-free survival in
patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) when compared with a
control group on older Pfizer drug Sutent.” Bavencio was jointly developed
with Pfizer, according to Reuters.
Editorials/Op-Eds
New York Times.

*“Stay Out Of Venezuela, Mr. Trump.”* In an editorial, the New York Times
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(9/11) writes, “America shouldn’t be in the coup business. Period. It’s a
relief, then, to learn that the Trump administration chose not to aid
rebellious leaders in Venezuela seeking to overthrow President Nicolás
Maduro. But it’s worrisome to think that President Trump and his advisers
made the right call for the wrong reason – lack of confidence in the
plotters to succeed in a risky operation rather than principled concern
about intervention.” The Times argues that “backing a coup would also make
it harder for Americans to advocate credibly on behalf of democracy around
the world, an effort that is already compromised by President Trump’s own
trampling of democratic norms at home, and his enthusiasm for foreign
tyrants.”

        *“To Fix The Subway, Vote In State Elections.” *In an editorial,
the New York Times
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(9/11) says that lawmakers in Albany refuse to vote “for the change that
could prove most meaningful in fixing the subway: congestion pricing.” The
Times says “subway riders can help ensure that lawmakers do their job,
however, by showing up in force at the polls for this Thursday’s primaries,
and for the general election on Nov. 6.” The Times explains that “far too
many Democrats and Republicans refuse to act, worried that their vote in
favor would prove deeply unpopular with constituents in boroughs outside of
Manhattan who drive to work.” The Times urges subway riders contact
lawmakers, protest, “and vote in Thursday’s election to show that commuters
are a powerful voting bloc that lawmakers can no longer ignore.”

        *Bruni Lauds St. John’s College. *Frank Bruni devotes his New York
Times
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(9/11) column to Maryland’s St. John’s College, “an increasingly exotic and
important holdout against so many developments in higher education – the
stress on vocational training, the treatment of students as fickle
consumers, the elevation of individualism over a shared heritage – that
have gone too far. It’s a necessary tug back in the other direction.”
Washington Post.

*“With All The World’s Crises, This Is John Bolton’s Top Concern?”*
The Washington
Post
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(9/11) editorializes that “in a normal US administration, the president’s
national security adviser would be preoccupied by the daunting array of
current global crises,” so it was “remarkable to hear the content of John
Bolton’s first significant public address as President Trump’s top foreign
policy strategist: a narrow and essentially irrelevant assault on the
International Criminal Court (ICC). Rather than address the most urgent
challenges to US strategic interests, Mr. Bolton chose to champion a pet
peeve.”

        *“Another Hurricane Is About To Batter Our Coast. Trump Is
Complicit.” *The Washington Post
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(9/11) editorializes “President Trump issued several warnings on his
Twitter feed Monday, counseling those in Florence’s projected path to
prepare and listen to local officials. That was good advice. Yet when it
comes to extreme weather, Mr. Trump is complicit. He plays down humans’
role in increasing the risks, and he continues to dismantle efforts to
address those risks. It is hard to attribute any single weather event to
climate change. But there is no reasonable doubt that humans are priming
the Earth’s systems to produce disasters.”

        *Metro Needs Political Courage To Avoid A Disastrous Fate. *In an
editorial, the Washington Post
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(9/11, Board) that local elected officials are ignoring Metro’s
“out-of-control pension and retiree health costs” and that this “will
almost certainly – maybe in a few years, assuredly within a decade – deal a
severe blow to Metro.” In particular, the Post says Rep. Gerald Connolly
(D-VA) dismissed the findings of a recent GAO report that called for
meaning pension reform. The Post concludes that “the status quo is a
sweetheart deal for the unions, but a dagger pointed straight at the heart
of Metro and its passengers” and that “escaping that fate will take
political courage which, at the moment, seems in short supply.”

        *Davidson: Almost No Chance Of Federal Prosecution For Lying On Gun
Application. *On In his column for the Washington Post
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(9/11), Joe Davidson writes, “Your chances of being prosecuted by the
Justice Department for falsifying information to illegally buy a gun are
almost zero.” According to Davidson, “Reviews by the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System in fiscal 2017 led to 112,000 gun-purchase
denials because people were in forbidden categories, according to a new
report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO),” and the Justice
Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
“investigated 12,700 of those cases,” only 12 of which resulted in
prosecutions, which is “0.09 percent of the cases ATF investigated.”

        *Professor: Tennis Dispute Sheds Light On Criminal-Justice System. *In
an op-ed for the Washington Post
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(9/11), Marc M. Howard, a professor of government and law and director of
the Prisons and Justice Initiative at Georgetown University, writes,
“Responses to the U.S. Open women’s final between Serena Williams and Naomi
Osaka quickly bifurcated into two angry camps: One claimed that Williams
‘broke the rules’ and therefore deserved the consequences imposed by umpire
Carlos Ramos that contributed to Osaka’s impressive victory; the other
viewed the punishment as evidence of lingering sexism and racism,” and
“this disagreement...connects with a much deeper American divide about
policing and criminal justice, with strong undertones connecting to race
and racism.” According to Howard, “tennis and many other sports depend on
the subjective discretion of neutral arbiters to apply a set of supposedly
objective ‘rules,’” and “the outcome of the U.S. Open may have been
determined by an umpire’s discretionary decisions that were far outside the
norm.”

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