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BUSTED: RNC is giving extremely lucrative work to Trump-affiliated political operatives — and hiding how ...

Raw Story 21 Feb 2020

The rich compensation might have raised […] ....

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Republican National Committee Obscured How Much It Pays Its Chief of Staff

ProPublica 21 Feb 2020

Federal Election Commission reports described the RNC’s payments to Red Wave as “political strategy services,” as if the money had flowed to an independent contractor and not Walters himself ... Amid the flows of cash, a select group of political operatives has leveraged Trump campaign ties for lucrative consulting work....

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Wounded but defiant, Bloomberg promises to keep fighting

Detroit news 21 Feb 2020

Instead, a new reality began to settle in, at least among some prominent donors and political operatives, who acknowledged a stark divide between the strength of Bloomberg-the-brand and Bloomberg-the-candidate....

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Yousef Al Otaiba: Our man in Washington

Arabian Business 21 Feb 2020

Among DC’s circles of often cliquish diplomatic and political operators, one would be hard pressed to find anyone as influential – or popular. He’s been referred to by US journalists as “the most charming man” in the city, a powerful figure with the ear of leaders from both sides of the political spectrum in America....

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'Angst, anger and disappointment': Roger Stone intervention stokes uncertainty across federal justice system

Yahoo Daily News 21 Feb 2020

Unhappy with federal prosecutors’ stiff sentencing recommendation for longtime Republican political operative Roger Stone, President Donald Trump took aim at his own Justice Department ... pushed forward with Thursday's sentencing of the flamboyant political operative. ....

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UAE probes Pakistan bank for financing terrorism, money laundering

Middle East Monitor 21 Feb 2020

... possible violations regarding a Pakistani bank operating in the UAE ... Bloomberg revealed last week that in 2018 Pakistan banking regulators found irregularities in HBL’s UAE operations and dealings with politically exposed clients....

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Thompson: Let's send Trump packing

Greenwood Commonwealth 21 Feb 2020

Also speaking at the meeting was Teresa Jones, the political director for presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s campaign in Mississippi ... Since then, he’s slowly climbed in the polls, partly thanks to his massive fortune that’s funded TV commercials and political operatives on the ground in various states, including Mississippi....

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Reports: Trump Canned Acting Intel Chief Over Warnings About Russia

Voa News 21 Feb 2020

"The president of the United States should take steps to separate himself or herself from political considerations when handling issues related to foreign influence operations," a committee report issued earlier this month said....

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Bloomberg vows to fight on

The Paducah Sun 21 Feb 2020

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Wounded Bloomberg promises to keep fighting

Messenger-Inquirer 21 Feb 2020

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Federal judge criticizes Trump as she sentences Roger Stone to 40 months in prison

The Keene Sentinel 21 Feb 2020

Jackson rejected claims by Trump's supporters that the prosecution of Stone, a Republican political operative and self-described dirty trickster, was politically inspired to take down one of the president's associates ... He said Stone is a "real human being" and not just "the larger-than-life political persona he plays on TV."....

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Ayanna Pressley, 45 Democrats urge President Trump to keep coronavirus vaccine cost low

Boston Herald 21 Feb 2020

government will keep the vaccine price low, considering the highly-contagious disease poses a pandemic threat, and one GOP political operative suggested the Democrats are grandstanding on the issue ... are “trying to stir the pot for political gain” with this effort....

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leads new Illinois presidential poll, but survey’s methodology raises questions about ...

Hartford Courant 21 Feb 2020

Vermont Sen ... Amy Klobuchar with 8% and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren with 6%. Advertisement ... Chuy and Tio Bernie. Why U.S. Rep ... Still, Sanders’ lead tracks with on-the-ground reports among Illinois Democratic political operatives, many of whom have conceded Sanders has the strongest grassroots operation in the state to date ... ....