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An aide to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol said Thursday that the first public hearings, scheduled for prime time broadcast, would largely recapitulate what “has been reported” already. The Washington Post reported: Committee aides sought to temper expectations of any shocking revelations during Thursday’s hearing and instead framed the session as an opening argument. “[Thursday] night is connecting the dots,” said a second aide. “A lot of this has been reported and bits and pieces of it have been shared. But our aim is to tie all that together in...

This is recap of what CNN told since President Trump was elected, and well we all know what eventually came out over time.Whatever they say... by default do the opposite. Watch this 2 minute clip before Youtube removes it. https://youtu.be/a0ZsyghSxOg

In 2013, Rosatom, backed by the Russian state, acquired a Canadian uranium mining company, now called Uranium One, which has assets in the U.S. Uranium is a key material for making nuclear weapons. Through the deal, Russia is able to own about 20 percent of U.S. uranium production capacity. However, Colin Chilcoat, an energy affairs specialist who has written extensively about Russia's energy deals, said that the company only extracts about 11 percent of uranium in the U.S. The deal also “doesn’t allow for that uranium to be exported at all,” Chilcoat told Fox News. “It’s not like it’s leaving the...

2015 has been an historic year for oil markets, one that few will forget. At the beginning of the year, crude oil was well on its way to the lowest point since the financial crisis, dropping into the $40s in January. Prices bounced around, rebounded into the $60s by early summer, and then declined again for the rest of the year. As we close the books on 2015, crude oil is hovering just above an 11-year low point. Here’s a quick review of some of the key developments from 2015

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2007 – The Baghdad security operation that began last week has quelled certain violent acts in the Iraqi capital, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad said today. “There has been a significant reduction in sectarian incidents and in ex-judicial killings in Baghdad,” Army Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman, told reporters via satellite connection from a news conference in Iraq. Caldwell acknowledged that new security efforts have been hampered by vehicle-bomb and suicide-vest attacks. But combined forces are beginning to achieve success in “stopping the vehicles from getting into the crowded areas where...

In honor of a close and exciting Election 2K4 I'm handing out my inaugural edition KOTM Best and Worst Awards. Best GOP Performance: GWB! He won a tough fight and his coattails were long and abundant. He broke Ronald W. Reagan's record for highest vote total ever received by a GOP candidate. There couldn't have been a better way to memorialize Reagan's passing. Honorable Mention: John Thune, South Dakota Senate. He took down Terrible Tom Daschele. America became a better-governed nation when Senator Daschele conceeded defeat. Best Dem Performance: Ken Salazar, Colorado Senate. He was the second highest profile victory...

BRIEFING: AT WAR WITH IRAQBY WORLD TRIBUNE.COM WITH MIDDLE EAST NEWSLINE Day 15 — April 3, 3003See Previous Briefings: Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 U.S.: Saddam has lost control of his military ABU DHABI — The United States has assessed that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein lost control of his military. U.S. officials said advancing coalition forces have encountered little to no resistance along the outskirts of Baghdad. They said Republican Guard formations around the capital show little will to defend the city. "There is increasing evidence that the regime...