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gotiated the deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. They say they needed to agree to higher spending

call last month. -- Republican leaders are quick to blame Democrats, noting that Speaker Nancy Pelosi negotiated the deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. They say they needed to agree to higher spending levels to get support in the House. That's true to some degree, of course, but Republicans were a

hment writ broadly..." Crocker told interviewers from the government that he felt "a sense of futility": "I was struck by something [then-president Hamid] Karzai said and repeated a number of times during my tenure, which is that the West, led by the U.S., in his clear view, had a significant responsibility

West, led by the U.S., in his clear view, had a significant responsibility to bear for the whole corruption issue," he explained. "I always thought Karzai had a point, that you just cannot put those amounts of money Page 17750 EFTA00047261 into a very fragile state and society, and not have it fuel

s afternoon, joined by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Trump will also participate in a commercial sig

he emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al- Thani, to the White House for meetings and a working lunch this afternoon, joined by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Trump will also participate in a commercial signing ceremonies event in the Roosevelt Room with the . . . . . Page 17817 EFTA00047328 sheik

hment writ broadly..." Crocker told interviewers from the government that he felt "a sense of futility": "I was struck by something [then-president Hamid] Karzai said and repeated a number of times during my tenure, which is that the West, led by the U.S., in his clear view, had a significant responsibility

West, led by the U.S., in his clear view, had a significant responsibility to bear for the whole corruption issue," he explained. "I always thought Karzai had a point, that you just cannot put those amounts of money into a very fragile state and society, and not have it fuel corruption. ... You just ca

n asked whether Mulvaney was a productive force. Shelby finally responded that Mulvaney was 'engaged' before pointing out that (Treasury Secretary) Mnuchin was the lead negotiator on behalf of the administration in the fiscal talks." Alexander Acosta's resignation is the most recent illustration of Mu

protests are the most sustained show of opposition to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he came to power in 2014." -- Former Afghan leader Hamid Karzai said he grew estranged from his American allies during his 10 years in power. Pamela Constable reports from Kabul: "His version of U.S.-Afghan rela

or trouble-plagued U.S. efforts in Afghanistan — based on hundreds of previously classified interviews with U.S. officials — has partly vindicated Karzai's arguments, even as it portrays his past government as a dysfunctional 'kleptocracy' that was unprepared for modern governance. `Much of it is tru