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The White House on Tuesday called on Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to make public the details of any agreements he struck with conservative House members in exchange for their votes to win the Speakership. Deputy White House press secretary Andrew Bates warned that the extent of the deals between McCarthy and the roughly 20 Republicans who initially opposed his bid for Speaker are not fully known, but that they could wreak havoc on the economy and key government programs. “An unprecedented tax hike on the middle class and a national abortion ban are just a glimpse of the secret, backroom...

Diplomat-defector urges China's spies in Australia to quitDPA , SYDNEY Monday, Jul 11, 2005,Page 5 A former Chinese diplomat granted a visa to live in Australia yesterday urged locals engaged in spying for China to quit. Chen Yonglin produced documents he said proved that Beijing had a network of spies operating in his adopted country. Chen, who went into hiding after leaving his job at the Chinese consulate-general in Sydney on May 26, was last week granted a permanent resident visa to stay in the country. agents and informers The former political officer claimed after his defection that Beijing had...