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No scrutiny for Trump’s Russia ties as Hous­e panel eyes Clinton

Bloomberg Between Russian meddling in last year’s election, Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey and the president’s public drubbing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the House Judiciary Committee has a lot it could be looking into. But its Republican chairman, Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, has a different priority: investigating Hillary Clinton. Goodlatte has called for new scrutiny ...

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Brazil’s Temer on the line as Congress considers trial

Bloomberg Brazil’s Congress debates on Wednesday whether President Michel Temer will stand trial on corruption charges, a decision that could determine his political survival and country’s immediate economic outlook. The plenary of the lower house of Congress started the debate shortly after 9 a.m. local time. Two-thirds of the chamber, or 342 lawmakers, must be present for the actual voting ...

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More support for Kenya opp candidate in opinion polls

Bloomberg Kenyan opposition candidate Raila Odinga drew more support from voters in three opinion polls as he prepares to take on President Uhuru Kenyatta in next week’s election, raising the likelihood of a runoff vote. Polls released on Tuesday showed Odinga is favored by as much as 49 percent of the electorate, compared with as little as 42% percent two ...

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