Iran Daily: Supreme Leader to Officials — Stop In-Fighting
Iran’s Supreme Leader tells officials to stop in-fighting, as regime mired in debate over accession to international convention against terrorist finance.
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Author: Scott Lucas
Syria Daily: International Conference Pledges Billions for Aid — But No Money for Regime “Reconstruction”
Donors at international conference pledge $6.75 billion in aid for Syria and neighbors, but assistance may be complicated by Assad regime’s hold on power.
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EA on Radio FM4: California Governor Suspends Death Penalty
Scott Lucas on significance of California’s suspension of death penalty, amid racial discrimination, cruel and unusual punishment, & wrongful convictions
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Explaining Brexit Chaos: Government Shambles as Parliament Rejects No Deal
Scott Lucas on UK still staring into Brexit abyss as Parliament votes on an extension of Article 50, delaying March 29 crash-out from the European Union
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TrumpWatch, Day 783: Manafort’s Sentence Doubles to 7 1/2 Years
Prison sentence of Donald Trump’s ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort is doubled to 7 1/2 years on tax & fraud charges. Trump: “I have not given it a thought”
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Iran Daily: US Looking to Cut Tehran’s Oil Exports Another 20%
Hoping to break Iran’s economy, the US is seeking to cut Tehran’s oil exports — already halved since last April — by another 20%, sources explain.
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