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“I bet it all!” You’ve seen it in the movies, as a player pushes all their chips to the center of the poker table. Then with a smile, one player follows suit saying, “I match your bet and call. It’s show and tell time.” Nancy Pelosi called for Articles of Impeachment, announcing her big bet before the House Judiciary Committee had even finished its investigation. It’s as if President Trump pushed a matching pile of political chips into the center of the table, “Bring it on. In the Senate, I’ll get to show you my hand!” You think you know...

Excerpt - Unknown gunmen assassinated the head of the Baghdad-based Arab Oil Institute, Izzidin al-Rawi, an Iraqi Sunni, an official with the institute told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday. The official said that Rawi was abducted by unknown gunmen Sunday morning while he was driving on his way from home to his office in the northern outskirts of Baghdad. "His body was found in Baghdad mortuary Tuesday," he added. Al-Rawi is head of the Arab Oil Institute, which was set up in Baghdad by the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OAPEC, in 1978. (MORE TO FOLLOW)