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Trump may not prepare for next debate either

The New York Times reported that advisers to Donald Trump “plan to more rigorously prepare him for his next face-off with Hillary Clinton by drilling the Republican nominee on crucial answers, facts and counterattacks, and by coaching him on ways to whack Mrs. Clinton on issues even if he is not asked about them.” Good luck, guys. Debates are correctly …

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Secret of John Kerry’s success is irrational optimism

  If you’ve ever wondered how Secretary of State John Kerry’s understands diplomacy, the waiting is over. On Thursday, at the Aspen Institute’s Washington Ideas Forum, Steve Clemons of the Atlantic pried it out of America’s top diplomat: What exactly is the “John Kerry secret sauce?” There are interests and values, Kerry told the audience. “You may have tension with …

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Turkey’s ambitious airline seeks to weather turbulence

  AFP Even by the fraught standards of global aviation, 2016 has been tough for Turkish Airlines. In June, its main hub Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul was hit by suicide bomb attacks blamed on jihadists, and then on July 15 putschists seeking to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried to take control of Ataturk. Both incidents caused the temporary …

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