Vol. 34, No. 08

April 23, 2018

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Widespread Criticism of Process to Get Spending Measure Passed

“Whoever designed this process is not qualified to run a food truck. As bad as it looks from the outside, you ought to see it from the inside.”

Relatively new in the Senate, Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) was far from alone in criticizing the Senate’s manner of approving the massive $1.3 trillion spending bill.

China’s Xi Jinping Gains Unchallengeable Power

“I don’t like the word Maoist, but Xi is really bringing back the party in charge, but also bringing back a personified power in charge. Xi has, better than anyone since Mao, gone around the checks and balances that were placed on him.”

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