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Max 8 Minimized, Budget Buster

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Grounded:As many as 22 airlines around the world have grounded their Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people. At least 114 of the roughly 350 Max 8s in service have …

Jets Grounded, Trump Demands Wall Money

Monday, March 11, 2019

Grounded:China, Indonesia and several other countries around the world have grounded their 737 Max 8 passenger jets after the weekend crash of an Indonesian airliner that killed 157 people. It was the second crash of a Max 8 since October. …

Ethiopian Jet Crash, Time Debate

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Airliner Down: An Ethiopian Airlines flight with 157 people on board  crashed early today shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa, en route to Nairobi, Kenya. There are no survivors.   The jet was a newer model Boing  737 Max 8, the same as a …

Communications Breakdown, Job Slowdown

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Get the Message: President Trump’s chief of communications Bill Shine announced that he’s resigning to spend more time with his family and work on the 2020 re-election campaign.   The White House is putting a happy face on it, but it’s not …

Manafort Off Easy, Cohen Sues

Friday, March 8, 2019

To the Slammer: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to less than four years in prison for his conviction on financial crimes, far less than the 19-24 years recommended in federal sentencing guidelines.   Noting that Manafort had once led …

Cohen offers Proof, The Hipster effect

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Lies and Lying Liars: President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen yesterday produced evidence that the President’s other lawyers doctored Cohen’s false testimony to Congress in 2017.   Following Cohen’s open testimony last week, the White House claimed Cohen was lying when he …

New York Eyes Trump, Border Rush

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

The One You Don’t Hear: Just days after President Trump’s former personal lawyer testified before Congress that the Trump organization lied to the IRS and its insurance companies about the value of its properties, regulators in New York have subpoenaed records …

Document Sweep, AIDS Cure

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Road to Perdition: Laying groundwork for possible impeachment of President Trump, the House Judiciary Committee yesterday issued demands for documents from 81 people and entities in a sweeping new inquiry into potential corruption, obstruction of justice, and abuse of power by …

Twister Kills 23, The Troubled President

Monday, March 4, 2019

In Like a Lion:Tornadoes ripped through three southeastern states yesterday, killing at least 23 people in Alabama. The storms also touched down in Georgia and Florida.   The twister in Florida was described as being a half-mile wide with winds up …

The President as Victim, Ripley Docks

Sunday, March 3, 2019

The Persecuted President: In a long, rambling, and off-script speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday, Donald Trump took on the mantle of victim in the Special Counsel investigation. Trump attacked former Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions, former FBI Director James Comey, …