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Trump’s Commerce Pick Wilbur Ross Is No Stranger To Protectionism

When billionaire investor Wilbur Ross salvaged two North Carolina textile mills from bankruptcy in 2003 and 2004, one...

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Booker To Testify Against Fellow Senator Sessions In Unprecedented Move

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is set to testify against Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions Wednesday in an unprecedented move...

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Amid Hacking Row, Pressure Builds On Trump To Soften Pro-Russia Rhetoric

President-elect Donald Trump is finding himself caught between his desire to improve relations with Russia and fellow...

International

Jeff Sessions, New US Attorney General, Faces Rough Ride

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the new attorney general is poised to get a rough ride when he appears before...

Politics

Democrats Challenge Trump Son-In-Law Job

Democrats have called for US President-elect Donald Trump’s naming of his son-in-law as a top adviser to be reviewed...

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Trump Names Son-In-Law Senior Adviser

U. S. President-elect Donald Trump has named his son-in-law Jared Kushner as a senior advisor, prompting a group of...

International

UK In ‘front Seat’ For US Trade Deal, Top Republican Says

Britain will be in the "front seat" to negotiate a new trade deal with the incoming Trump administration, a top...

Opinion

Sultan Lied, Gender Equality Bill Is Not Anti-Islam

The recent call by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111, on the Senate, not to pass the...

International

Poland’s Ruling Party Says To Lift Media Curbs In Parliament

Poland's ruling party said on Monday it would scrap plans to limit media access to parliament and invited opposition...

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Inaugural Address of New Speaker of Parliament

Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye, the newly elected Speaker of Parliament of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic...

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Mike Oquaye’s Inaugural Address As Speaker of 7th Parliament [Full Text]

Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye was today , January 7, 2017, sworn-in as the speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th...

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Mike Oquaye’s Inaugural Address As Speaker In 7th Parliament [Full Text]

Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye was today , January 7, 2017, sworn-in as the speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th...

International

‘Don’t Rescue’ Republicans On ‘Trumpcare’

President Barack Obama delivered a mandate to Democrats on Wednesday: "Don't rescue" Republicans on Obamacare. Less...

Opinion

The Ivory Coast Antagonises The U.S. At A Critical Time

The Ivory Coast government has just thumbed its nose at the efforts by the U. S. to expand its role in assisting in the...

Opinion

Heed The Lesson Jimmy Carter Never Learned

I recently observed how the 2016 race reflects American conditions in the late 1970s — also stagnant — and how the...

International

New Congress Prepares To Undo Obamacare, Weigh Trump Personnel Picks

A new, Republican-controlled U. S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack...

International

Investors Brace For 2017 Shocks After Surprise 2016 Run

After a late-year rally fueled by the U. S. election pushed stocks to surprising new peaks, investors are wary that the...

Opinion

The Undiplomatic Diplomat and the Hypocrites

The first time I heard about Jon Benjamin was in November 2014. I was in the United States participating in the...

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The Undiplomatic Diplomat and the Hypocrites

MANASSEH’S FOLDER: The undiplomatic diplomat and the hypocrites The first time I heard about Jon Benjamin was in...