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penly and bluntly criticize the Chinese government." Over 600,000 In Hong Kong Cast Symbolic "Protest" Votes. Reuters (7/12, Pang, Pomfret) reports Hong Kong's opposition said Sunday that "over 600,000 citizens in the Chinese-ruled city cast ballots over the weekend in primaries it cast as a symbolic protes

tion grew from an investigation that also examined the president's conduct." In an analysis, Washington Post (7/11, 14.2M) senior political reporter Aaron Blake says that while Trump "has attempted to make law and order his calling card in the 2020 election," he "just commuted the sentence of a political al

l U.S. efforts to finalize a trade deal with China. Fro_m_the WalLStreet_Jaurnal: "'It was made clear down the chain that we need to be measured on Hong Kong,' one administration official said, noting that the guidance came from `the top' over concern that fragile talks with China might be jeopardized by

was a major topic at the Democratic debate." • Read the complete transcript here. -- What pundits are saying about who won and lost: • The Fix's Aaron Blake names Sanders and Warren as the winners of the debate's second round, despite not being onstage, because "their performances were even better in c

minals. Arguments erupted between passengers and protesters, with some passengers crying and saying they just wanted to get home. ... "Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's leader, said the city risked being `pushed into an abyss.' As the summer of unrest rolls on, the situation is becoming increasingly tense. Stateme

xt year, partly as a result of the trade war and a global economic slowdown. (CNBC) -- Such a recession could undermine Trump's reelection, writes Aaron Blake: "His approval rating already languishes in the low to mid-40s, even with a strong economy and an unemployment rate at 3.7 percent. ... We're so p

rminals. Arguments erupted between passengers and protesters, with some passengers crying and saying they just wanted to get home. ... "Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's leader, said the city risked being `pushed into an abyss.' As the summer of unrest rolls on, the situation is becoming increasingly tense. Statemen

ext year, partly as a result of the trade war and a global economic slowdown. (CNBC) -- Such a recession could undermine Trump's reelection, writes Aaron Blake: "His approval rating already languishes in the low to mid- 40s, even with a strong economy and an unemployment rate at 3.7 percent. ... We're so po

nn Page 17545 EFTA00047056 • IYA, %OS 1,11.1.1..64 541. I ION 1,11 .....y r . ,11,106••••••• ••• VIII I Denyer and Tiffany Liang report: "Hong Kong's stock market slid more than 1.5 percent, with shares across Asia and U.S. equity futures also falling, amid concerns the intensifying dispute over

00047034 ,., focus of the debate. Our liveblog rounds up all the highlights. Read the full transcript here. -- What pundits are saying: The Fbes Aaron Blake picks Buttigieg and Klobuchar as the winners, and he writes that Biden and Gabbard were the losers. CNN says Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Harris and Andre

down after Congress passed a bill intended to protect human rights on the island amid months-long protests. Simon Denyer and Tiffany Liang report: "Hong Kong's stock market slid more than 1.5 percent, with shares across Asia and U.S. equity futures also falling, amid concerns the intensifying dispute over

ther, was the focus of the debate. Our liveblog rounds up all the highlights. Read the full transcript here. -- What pundits are saying: The Fix's Aaron Blake picks Buttigieg and Klobuchar as the winners, and he writes that Biden and Gabbard were the losers. CNN says Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Harris and Andre

eir leaders. Violent clashes broke out between riot police and a small group of protesters. Police said that more than 40 people were arrested, and Hong Kong's hospital authority said 22 people were injured. (Shibani Mahtani) 7. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's cost- cutting spree is generat

al. "Impeachment was so partisan that there were as many members who switched party over impeachment — two — as there were other crossover votes," Aaron Blake notes. "Those party-switchers were Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), who went from Republican to independent, and Rep. Jeff Van Drew (N.J.), who is moving