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Democrats and the media cried foul Thursday when acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney argued that it was “appropriate” for the president to withhold funds from Ukraine until it investigated possible interference in the 2016 presidential election. But the Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in September that imposes restrictions on transactions with Russia until it had been cleared of election interference. The House bill amended an earlier Senate bill — S. 1790, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020” — that required the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to investigate possible Russian interference...

NEVER FORGET ...This week Sacramento NBA Kings owners JOE & GAVIN MALOOF donated $100,000 to the Governor DAVIS Anti-Recall Campaign. ...Sitting unsigned on DAVIS' desk is Assembly Bill 944 that could significantly benefit the MALOOFS if signed. Assembly Bill 944 would make it possible for the MALOOFS to build a new downtown arena along the Sacramento city rail yard... ...WITH TAXPAYER MONEY ...BUT WITHOUT A PUBLIC VOTE. .."Follow the Money, Follow the Money. It certainly gives the appearance of a Pay-for-Play, that a campaign contribution is directly tied to pending legislation on the governor's desk"... ...states JOHN COUPAL, of the...

Monster Squid Grips Racing Yacht? AFP Jan. 16 — A French yacht taking part in the Jules Verne round-the-world sailing trophy was gripped by a giant squid for about an hour in the mid-Atlantic, its skipper announced by radio-link. Veteran yachtsman Oliver de Kersauson, at the helm of the trimaran Geronimo, said the three-hulled boat was hit by strange vibrations on Sunday, so he sent a crew member below deck to try to identify what was wrong. "Suddenly he saw something moving," de Kersauson said. "It was tentacles. "The squid was pulling really hard, so we put the boat...