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Trump boasts of hiring only the best, but picks haunt him
Apr13

Trump boasts of hiring only the best, but picks haunt him

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump likes to boast that he hires only the best people. But his personnel choices keep coming back to haunt him. One of the people Trump hired for the White House was working as a foreign agent while advising him during the election. His campaign chairman caught the Justice Department’s attention for similarly...

AP Exclusive: Manafort firm received Ukraine ledger payout
Apr13

AP Exclusive: Manafort firm received Ukraine ledger payout

Last August, a handwritten ledger surfaced in Ukraine with dollar amounts and dates next to the name of Paul Manafort, who was then Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. …read more Source: CTV...

AP Exclusive: Manafort firm received Ukraine ledger payout
Apr13

AP Exclusive: Manafort firm received Ukraine ledger payout

Last August, a handwritten ledger surfaced in Ukraine with dollar amounts and dates next to the name of Paul Manafort, who was then Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. …read more Source: CTV...

Documents reveal Paul Manafort’s firm received $1.2M in Ukraine ‘Black Ledger’ payout
Apr12

Documents reveal Paul Manafort’s firm received $1.2M in Ukraine ‘Black Ledger’ payout

The payments put the ledger in a new light as U.S. prosecutors have been investigating Manafort’s work in Eastern Europe as part of a larger anti-corruption probe …read more Source: Vancouver...

Documents reveal Paul Manafort’s firm received $1.2M in Ukraine ‘Black Ledger’ payout
Apr12

Documents reveal Paul Manafort’s firm received $1.2M in Ukraine ‘Black Ledger’ payout

Last August, a handwritten ledger surfaced in Ukraine with dollar amounts and dates next to the name of Paul Manafort, who was then Donald Trump’s campaign chairman. Ukrainian investigators called it evidence of off-the-books payments from a pro-Russian political party — and part of a larger pattern of corruption under the country’s...

Putin meets Tillerson amid diplomatic feud over Syria
Apr12

Putin meets Tillerson amid diplomatic feud over Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File) MOSCOW – Fiercely feuding over Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin met the top American diplomat in Moscow on Wednesday to see if they could rescue relations between the world’s mightiest military powers. Russia’s...

Former Trump adviser Paul Manafort’s firm received $1.2 million listed in Ukraine ledger
Apr12

Former Trump adviser Paul Manafort’s firm received $1.2 million listed in Ukraine ledger

Financial records show that Paul Manafort’s consulting firm received at least $1.2 million in payments between 2007 and 2009, bolstering the credibility of the ledger. …read more Source: Toronto...

‘Why should U.S. taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?,’ U.S. secretary of state asks G7 ministers
Apr12

‘Why should U.S. taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?,’ U.S. secretary of state asks G7 ministers

The provocative remark suggested Rex Tillerson, the former chief of Exxon Mobil Corp., is still finding his footing in a world of diplomacy …read more Source: Vancouver...

‘Why should U.S. taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?,’ U.S. secretary of state asks G7 ministers
Apr12

‘Why should U.S. taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?,’ U.S. secretary of state asks G7 ministers

With one offhand remark, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left European diplomats befuddled at a gathering in Italy. “Why should U.S. taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?” Tillerson asked foreign ministers discussing Russia’s intervention there at a Group of Seven gathering Tuesday in Lucca, Italy. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc...

A western ultimatum to Putin: Drop Assad, or remain a pariah
Apr12

A western ultimatum to Putin: Drop Assad, or remain a pariah

WASHINGTON — Western countries are presenting a high-stakes ultimatum to Russia: Allow regime-change in Syria and cut loose Bashar Assad, or remain a pariah moored on the fringes of the international community. Different U.S. allies articulated different versions of that warning Tuesday, including Canada. During a G7 meeting in Italy, Foreign...