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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1071412)	5/28/2018 8:54:27 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk	Respond to of 1575371

All right!

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1071412)	5/28/2018 10:36:31 PM
From: abuelita	Respond to of 1575371

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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1071412)	5/29/2018 7:54:42 AM
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Obama's team said it had Russian meddling 'under control' until Trump won, says GOP senator by Pete Kasperowicz May 24, 2018 08:28 AM washingtonexaminer.com Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Thursday that senior Obama administration officials assured Congress in September 2016 that Russian meddling would not stop the U.S. from holding a legitimate election, but changed their tune after Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. After that happened, Democrats started arguing that Russian meddling was a huge threat to the legitimacy of the 2016 vote. "I was actually in the briefing in September of 2016, we were briefed by Lisa Monaco, Director Comey, and Secretary Johnson," Johnson told CNN. He was referring to former homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco, former FBI Director James Comey, and former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. "They were telling us that they had evidence of Russian interference, they tried to hack into voter files," Sen. Johnson said. "They entire tone, what they were requesting in that meeting is, they had it under control, they were dealing with the states, and they wanted us to go out and communicate that this was going to be a legitimate election because they had it under control," he added. "That was exactly what they were trying to do a couple of months before the election." "But then, basically from their perspective, the wrong person got elected, and all of the sudden, this is the greatest threat to our democracy that has ever occurred," Johnson said. "There's a fair amount of hypocrisy that has occurred during this timeline." Johnson spoke just hours before top Trump administration officials were set to brief lawmakers on what they know about how the origin of the investigation into Trump's alleged links to Russia. Trump and his allies say the investigation is being pushed by Democrats to delegitimize Trump's presidency, and some charge the Obama administration was using an informant close to the Trump campaign.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1071412)	5/29/2018 8:32:19 AM
From: Sdgla	Respond to of 1575371

The U.S. has trumped Hong Kong to retake first place among the world’s most competitive economies, thanks to faster economic growth and deregulation that is promoting innovation. The Switzerland-based IMD World Competitiveness Center, which conducted the analysis, had Singapore, the Netherlands, and Switzerland rounding out the top 5 spots. Hong Kong, scoring first in categories for government and business efficiency, held an edge over regional rival Singapore, which kept its No. 3 spot from 2017. Rounding out the top five were the Netherlands, which jumped one spot, and Switzerland, which tumbled three slots as it endures a slowdown in exports and concerns about its potential relocation of research and development facilities. The U.S., which reclaimed the No. 1 spot for the first time since 2015, scored especially well in international investment, domestic economy and scientific infrastructure sub-categories while earning below-average marks in public finance and prices. The renewed top ranking aligns with the positive U.S. growth narrative over the past year. Growth averaged 2.9 percent in the four quarters through March, versus 2 percent in the prior period. There is even more #WINNING to report: 71% of global chief financial officers believe the American economy is going to remain robust for the next 3 years at least. Of the 497 CFOs across 30 countries surveyed by Zurich Insurance Group, EY and the Atlantic Council, 71 percent expected continued improvement in the U.S. business environment over the next three years, while 61 percent “felt confident or extremely confident about investing in the U.S.” …A decade after the financial crisis, corporate players cited global economic recovery, domestic tax reform and deregulation as core factors contributing to the strong sentiment gauged in the report, entitled “Borders vs Barriers: Navigating uncertainty in the U.S. business environment.” The respondents came from all industry sectors in foreign and domestic companies, and roughly half had investments in the U.S. “A majority — 68 percent — of CFOs say U.S. tax reform will have a positive impact on their bottom line,” the report said. About half of companies benefiting from tax savings said they would use them to re-invest in plants and equipment, while almost two-thirds of those with U.S. employees said they planned to increase their headcount over the next six months. Perhaps this explains why the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is forecasting economic growth will exceed 4% for the current 2nd quarter of 2018. So, as we wrap-up the first half of 2018 this month, we have ever reason to believe that the American economy will remain MAGA-nificent. The only people who will be upset by this news are the Democrats and their media minions, who have been wish nothing but disaster for President Trump and his policies since his upset win in 2016. It will be interesting to see if any media outlet will feature the IMD World Competitiveness Center report, the Zurich Insurance Group survey, the Federal Reserve Back of Atlanta’s projections.