Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Tuesday's Headlines: For Trump, a clash of deals, policy in China

Obama feels 'confident' he could have beaten Trump; Days after settlement vote, Trump calls U.N. 'just a club for people' to 'have a good time'; Muslims in a Bible Belt town hold their breath after Trump's election; Uncertainty will overshadow Pearl Harbor event with Obama, Japanese prime minister;
 
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For Trump, a clash of deals, policy in China
President-elect Donald Trump has called China an "enemy" of the United States, but for at least eight years his hotel chain has been trying to do business in the country. While negotiations for the luxury hotels have yet to bear fruit, the efforts could hugely complicate one of the most important foreign policy relationships Trump will have to navigate during his presidency.
Obama feels 'confident' he could have beaten Trump
President Obama's comments — which Trump later took exception to on social media — came during an interview with friend and former adviser David Axelrod. The president also made his most pointed critique of Hillary Clinton, saying her campaign acted too cautiously in thinking that a victory was all but certain.
 
Days after settlement vote, Trump calls U.N. 'just a club for people' to 'have a good time'
The president-elect's harsh criticism signaled he would likely challenge more than just the international body's approach to the Middle East once he takes office.
 
Muslims in a Bible Belt town hold their breath after Trump's election
If ever there was a litmus test for how Muslim Americans fare under the presidency of Donald Trump — the most vocally anti-Muslim president-elect in recent memory — Murfreesboro, Tenn., would be the place to look. It was here that an effort to ban Islamic law began in 2010, where a congressman supported a plan to defund Muslim "refugees" and where anti-Muslim activists once converged to march against a planned mosque.
 
Uncertainty will overshadow Pearl Harbor event with Obama, Japanese prime minister
Shinzo Abe will be the first Japanese leader to attend a ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial. But Obama's efforts to ease tensions in Asia have been clouded by President-elect Donald Trump's unpredictable pronouncements on foreign policy.
 
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Vera Rubin | 1928-2016
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'Faith' proved George Michael was a superstar. 'Patience' proved he was great.
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