Chuck Todd: A ‘happy warrior’ VP debate leaves questions unanswered for the top of the tickets
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Chuck Todd: A ‘happy warrior’ VP debate leaves questions unanswered for the top of the tickets

Politics tamfitronics An important note about this clash: This debate covered a lot more substance and was a lot more serious in tone than the debate we’ve seen featuring the tops of the tickets. About the only major issues that weren’t touched on that I would have liked to see more about was the broader threat China poses to the Pacific region generally and the specific issue of Taiwan.But kudos to the CBS News team for a solid issue matrix; for the most part, it covered a lot of ground that voters would like to talk about. And in defense of CBS News, neither China nor Ukraine is seen as a top issue by voters, even if both could be among the most consequential challenges for the next president of the United States.But there’s something...
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Vance and Walz bring a dose of civility to a heated campaign: From the Politics Desk
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Vance and Walz bring a dose of civility to a heated campaign: From the Politics Desk

Politics tamfitronics Welcome to a post-debate edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter, breaking down all the action from tonight’s showdown between Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.A night of Midwest nice: Vance and Walz agree to disagree in a largely civil debateBy Henry J. Gomez and Allan SmithNEW YORK — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he believes his rival for vice president, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, wants to solve the nation’s immigration crisis, but he questioned if former President Donald Trump really does.Vance acknowledged that Walz wants to solve the problem, too, but he questioned if Vice President Kamala Harris really does.Walz agreed with “a lot of what Sen. Vance said” about Americans not trusting Republicans on...
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Naira notes Emefiele released not what Buhari approved – Witness
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Naira notes Emefiele released not what Buhari approved – Witness

Politics tamfitronics A former acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Folashodun Shonubi, on Wednesday, told Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, that intrigues and politics were involved in the naira redesign exercise carried out in 2022.Shonubi, who served as the Deputy Governor of Operations before his appointment as acting CBN Governor and is now retired, appeared in court as a witness in the trial of ex-CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele.He claimed that the redesigned naira notes released by the...
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