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How US Ex-Presidents Saw the War in Bosnia
While the post-presidential files in their libraries remain closed for research, it is possible to get a sense of their views from publicly accessible sources.
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G Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90
G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died on March 30 at age 90 at his daughter's home in Virginia.
His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death but did not reveal the cause, other than to say it was not related to COVID-19.
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Woodward book puts White House back in damage-control mode
An incendiary tell-all book by a reporter who helped bring down President Richard Nixon set off a firestorm in the White House on Tuesday, with its descriptions of current and former aides calling President Donald Trump an "idiot" and a "liar," disparaging his judgment and claiming they plucked papers off his desk to prevent him from withdrawing from a pair of trade agreements.
Actress Cynthia Nixon Launches New York Governor Race Campaign
NEW YORK: Cynthia Nixon, the Sex and the City"actress running for New York governor, kept her political dreams alive Thursday by collecting enough signatures to contest the Democratic Party primary against the two-time establishment incumbent.
'Sex and the City' star kicks off NY governor campaign
Actress Cynthia Nixon of "Sex and the City" fame kick-started her campaign for New York governor on March 20 - and sparked a media frenzy - by taking the subway to meet minority voters in the poorest neighborhood of Brooklyn.
A 88-year-old Veteran Overcame Thugs with Knives
A 88-year-old veteran beat a gang of five bandits with knives and saved a young woman in London, writes Daily Mail.
John Nixon interferes when he sees several men attacking a lady. The former SAS veteran ("Special Air Service") said that his "instincts and training" were then "triggered".
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Trump Fails To Learn From History
American President Donald Trump is determined to build an "impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall" between the US and Mexico. It was one of his pre-election promises, which he is ready to keep. The country that has given him the motivation is China, America's greatest rival in world politics.
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Trump vs. the media: Who do people trust (infographic)
Never since Richard Nixon was in office more than 40 years ago, has a President had such an antagonistic relationship with the media like Donald Trump has today. He considers himself at war with the media and calls outlets whose reporting he disapproves of “fake news”.
10 US “first” dogs
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Times: Tsipras has only one option to avert disaster – become a capitalist!
The next few days will show if Greece has any possibility of staying in the Eurozone, according to noted Times reporter and columnist Simon Nixon.
The journalist charged that the past two months were “lost” and he noted that Alexis Tsipras was convinced that seeking “blank checks” from partners is a lesson in futility.