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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) for the first time on Thursday addressed a claim by former President Trump that he would be arrested in connection to an investigation into a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, calling it the creation of a “false expectation.” Bragg, in response to demands by House Republicans to force his testimony and turn over all documents and communication on the case, wrote in a letter to Congress that such a move was an “unprecendent[ed] inquiry into a pending local prosecution.” “The letter only came after Donald Trump created a false...

President Biden acknowledged Monday that Democrats keeping control of Congress is “a very high expectation” amid final midterm predictions that show Republicans with an increased likelihood of taking over the House and Senate. At two Democratic National Committee virtual receptions the day before the election, Biden said he remained optimistic about the prospect of Democrats keeping control of Congress while making a push for voter turnout.

THIS FEAST, which is now kept, not only throughout the whole of Spain, but in almost all the Churches of the Catholic world, owes its origin to the Bishops of the tenth Council of Toledo, in 656. These Prelates having thought that there was an incongruity in the ancient practice of celebrating the feast of the Annunciation on the twenty-fifth of March, inasmuch as this joy solemnity frequently occurs at the time when the Church is intent upon the Passion of our Lord, and is sometimes obliged to be transferred into Easter Time, with which it is out of...

U.S. stock investors should curb expectations, adviser says Technology, materials and industrials should perform as economy recovers By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - As stock investors hunt for higher returns in light of what some are calling a "new normal" of reduced expectations, analysts point to early- cycle stocks as among those that stand to gain as Asian demand for goods picks up. Equities investors accustomed to an average rate of return in any rolling 20-year period at around 11% would be wise to adjust their expectations downward, says Doug Lockwood, chief investment officer at Cornerstone Wealth Management....

Drowning, not waving? May 29th 2009 From Economist.com Don't get too excited about some recent brighter economic news IT HAS been a cheerful couple of days for those starved of bright economic news. Hopeful statistics have been trickling in from many parts of the world. On Friday May 29th revised first quarter GDP figures for America showed that the economy there had contracted slightly less than had earlier been reported. In addition durable-goods orders in the country rose by the most in 16 months. In Japan, factory output rose by 5.2% in April, the biggest monthly increase, in percentage terms,...

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The first thing we have to realize is that media liberals tried to throw the election for the party of the ass again. Of course, this newsletter's readers were alerted[1] back in issue 321 (Another Election Reporting SNAFU Coming Up). In a nutshell, the failed Voter News Service was replaced by two groups headed by former CBS News reporters with their election results funneled to Associated Press to tabulate and disseminate to media outlets. So, we had the very-left (Bush Administration haters) AP essentially programming most news outlets on election results. AP will never be confused with fair and balanced...

Senator John Kerry defended his support for war on Iraq at a forum at Western New England College. Karen Brown reports on the opposition that has arisen to Kerry because of his vote. (11/4/02) Listen to him via these links. http://www.wfcr.org/OLD_WWW/kerryoniraq.wma http://www.wfcr.org/OLD_WWW/kerryoniraq.ram We need your help to find out about Kerry's prior knowledge on potential casualty number before the war. Since Kerry defended his support for the war on Iraq what was the estimated casualty count that Kerry expected in this war on Iraq? What prior knowledge did he have? What was the “acceptable” number for casualty count for this...