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MOSCOW (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak in a video call Tuesday, the White House and Kremlin said, as tensions between the United States and Russia escalate over a Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border that’s seen as a sign of a potential invasion.
Biden will press U.S. concerns about Russian military activities on the border and “reaffirm the United States’ support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Saturday, confirming the planned call after first word came from Moscow.
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IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING IN THE OFFICE OF THE VEEP…
…THEN READ THIS WASHINGTON POST STORY, WHICH INCLUDES THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG AND A FULL 5% OF THE REST OF THE ICEBERG, WHICH IS 5% MORE THAN MOST STORIES ABOUT THE SITUATION INCLUDE:
Critics scattered over two decades point to an inconsistent and at times degrading principal who burns through seasoned staff members who have succeeded in other demanding, high-profile positions. People used to putting aside missteps, sacrificing sleep and enduring the occasional tirade from an irate boss say doing so under Harris can be particularly difficult, as she has struggled to make progress on her vice-presidential portfolio or measure up to the potential that has many pegging her as the future of the Democratic Party.
“One of the things we’ve said in our little text groups among each other is what is the common denominator through all this and it’s her,” said Gil Duran, a former Democratic strategist and aide to Harris who quit after five months working for her in 2013. In a recent column, he said she’s repeating “the same old destructive patterns.”
“Who are the next talented people you’re going to bring in and burn through and then have (them) pretend they’re retiring for positive reasons,” he told The Post…..
Staffers who worked for Harris before she was vice president said one consistent problem was that Harris would refuse to wade into briefing materials prepared by staff members, then berate employees when she appeared unprepared.
“It’s clear that you’re not working with somebody who is willing to do the prep and the work,” one former staffer said. “With Kamala you have to put up with a constant amount of soul-destroying criticism and also her own lack of confidence. So you’re constantly sort of propping up a bully and it’s not really clear why.”
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IF YOU WANT A FAIR-MINDED ASSESSMENT OF HOW TEAM BIDEN HAS HANDLED THE PANDEMIC…
…THEN READ THE ROTH DOUTHAT COLUMN.
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IF YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE SENSE OF ONE OF TEAM BIDEN’S MOST AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS…
…THEN READ THE NEW YORK TIMES STORY ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION’S JUDICIAL PICKS:
Mr. Biden’s nominees are extraordinarily diverse in both legal background and ethnicity. The White House and liberal interest groups have been promoting public defenders and civil rights lawyers in addition to the more traditional choices of prosecutors and corporate lawyers. According to the White House, 47 of the 64 nominees are women and 41 of them identify as people of color, allowing the administration to record many firsts across the judiciary.
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IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO WILL PLAY FOR THE MEN’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL TITLE, AND WHO WILL ULTIMATELY WIN…
…THEN REPEAT AFTER ME: ROLL TIDE
SEC champion Alabama and Big Ten champion Michigan punched their tickets to the dance. Cincinnati, the lone undefeated FBS team, and Georgia will likely be in, barring the committee deciding otherwise. Our experts agree it will be those four in some order. (CBS Sports)
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