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A Debate Preview for Clinton & Trump

Posted September 9th, 2016 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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American voters got a preview of the presidential debates this week.
During Wednesday’s “Commander-in-Chief” forum, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appeared separately for 30 minutes each, taking questions about military, national security and veterans issues that the next “commander-in-chief” will face.
Clinton was grilled about her handling of email and her 2002 vote supporting the Iraq War. Trump was asked about his plans to defeat ISIS and his admiration for Vladimir Putin.
If the reaction by political pundits are any gauge, style will be as important as substance in determining who won the debates.

Ukraine and the West Need Each Other

Posted February 10th, 2016 at 10:27 am (UTC-5)
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Helping Ukraine stand up to Moscow now is in the West’s best interest and would spare it the expense of confronting a bigger, more powerful Russia in the future….what we need most is for the West to follow through on what’s already been promised: an investment in the new Ukraine…