| Palestinian refugees: Can Trump ‘disruption’ alone solve complex issue? Posted: 23 Aug 2018 02:28 PM PDT ![Palestinian refugees: Can Trump 'disruption' alone solve complex issue?]( "Palestinian refugees: Can Trump 'disruption' alone solve complex issue?") Now it would be the Palestinians' "turn" to "get something very good," Mr. Trump said. The president's comments on Middle East peace drew none of the raucous crowd response reserved for his promises to "bring back coal" or to end illegal immigration.
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| As GOP scandals multiply, Democrats frame a careful message on corruption Posted: 23 Aug 2018 01:56 PM PDT ![As GOP scandals multiply, Democrats frame a careful message on corruption]( "As GOP scandals multiply, Democrats frame a careful message on corruption") Opinions about President Trump are so hardened that this week's bombshell conviction and guilty plea of his former campaign chairman and personal attorney may only have a minimal impact on the upcoming midterm elections. In swing districts, particularly among "reluctant" Republicans, a "culture of corruption" message could influence voters, though Democrats are being very careful as to how they craft that message. "The best thing that Trump has going for him right now is the polarization of the electorate.
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| How generosity can help end Latin America’s biggest crisis Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:43 AM PDT ![How generosity can help end Latin America's biggest crisis]( "How generosity can help end Latin America's biggest crisis") On an international scale, here is what generosity looks like – and what it can potentially do. Just before he stepped down as Colombia's president on Aug. 7, Juan Manuel Santos granted temporary residency permits to 440,000 refugees from Venezuela, doubling the number given in recent years. Since 2015, Colombia has been the largest receiver of Venezuelan refugees – more than 1 million.
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| Erdoğan faults US for frail economy: good politics, but risky policy Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:06 AM PDT ![Erdoğan faults US for frail economy: good politics, but risky policy]( "Erdoğan faults US for frail economy: good politics, but risky policy") Deniz, a retired Turkish-American engineer making a family visit to Istanbul, was discussing Turkey's plunging lira and crisis-hit economy with a hotel receptionist when the hotel manager interrupted loudly. "Tell Trump it's his fault!" the hotel manager exclaimed, echoing the official narrative that outside enemies are to blame. The lira has plummeted in value as testy US-Turkey relations have experienced new lows over the fate of an American pastor detained in Turkey, resulting in increased trade tariffs imposed by President Trump.
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