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me.? A prominent theme that runs through authoritarian media is the imperfect nature of electoral processes in the leading democracies, especially the United States. The goal is less to portray elections in Russia, Venezuela, or Iran as paragons of democratic practice than to muddy the waters—to make the case t
tin's contempt for democracy carries no stigma among these parties, for which elections and civil liberties are purely instrumental. While Le Pen, Wilders, and their ilk need elections as a means of gaining power and a free press to convey their arguments, they are hostile to the extension of rights
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.’ A prominent theme that runs through authoritarian media is the imperfect nature of electoral processes in the leading democracies, especially the United States. The goal is less to portray elections in Russia, Venezuela, or |ran as paragons of democratic practice than to muddy the waters—to make the
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019246 →rominent theme that runs through authoritarian media is the imperfect nature of electoral processes in the leading democracies, especially the United States. The goal is less to portray elections in Russia, Venezuela, or |ran as paragons of democratic practice than to muddy the waters—to make the case th
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019246 →may feel emboldened to drop their quasi-democratic camouflage due to the lack of diplomatic repercus- sions for such actions. The European Union and the United States have criticized Belarus as “Europe's last dictatorship,” but they always seem willing to give Lu- kashenka another chance to improve relations based
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019247 →rists to sabotage the Russian commercial airliner that was destroyed after takeoff in the Sinai in 2015. ¢ A three-year-old boy was crucified by the U.S.- backed Ukrainian army in Slovyansk in 2014. ¢ The United States is planning a major war in Eu- rope to enable Washington to cancel its national debt
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019249 →who could lead that coalition, polls have Rutte’s People’s Party neck and neck with the anti- immigrant Freedom party led by populist Geert Wilders. Wilders has called for the Netherlands to leave the EU indicated he would call a referendum if elected. A Wilder-Rutte coalition also hasn’t been ruled out a
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014474 →d 11 comparable episodes since 1980. Equity market returns subsequent to the peak rate of change in bunds were moderately positive — a median Bankof America Merrill Lynch European Equity Strategy |O1 December 2016 17 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014476 --- PAGE BREAK --- +1.0% after 3 months and +3.7% after 6 month
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014477 →Entities connected to both United States and Wilders

Jeffrey Epstein
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George W. Bush
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Prince Andrew
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John F. Kennedy
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Marc Rich
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Donald Trump
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Bill Clinton
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Scarlett Johansson
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Julie K. Brown
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Samantha Power
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Barack Obama
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Joe Biden
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Eric Trump
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Alfredo Rodriguez
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Bloomberg L.P.
ORGANIZATIONCourtney Wild
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Joi Ito
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Vicky Ward
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Paul Ryan
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Harvey Weinstein
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