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.footer .iOSLink a { color: #666666 !important; text-decoration: none !important; } @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) { body { padding: 10px !important; } .one-column p, .one-column li { font-size: 19px !important; line-height: 29px !important; } }A daily digest of opinions and analysisBig Questions for Comey, and the Biggest of AllJonathan Bernstein expects four broad themes in the hearing featuring the fired FBI director James Comey. He points out that impeachment is not a legal decision, but a political one -- as it should be.If the U.S. Doesn't Mediate, Russia and Iran WillThe Bloomberg View editorial board decries the American president for celebrating the isolation of Qatar rather than intervening. Yes, the nation has been a duplicitous ally -- but an ally nonetheless, in a region where the U.S. has far too few.Special Elections Don't Mean Much. Except This One.Republicans held the Georgia 6th for 39 years. Politicos are hyperventilating at the possibility of a Democrat claiming the seat -- and leading his party's charge to recapture the nation's center. Al Hunt says that the politicos are right to be hyping this race.Authoritarians Flop as Economic ModernizersThe myth of the enlightened despot: It's time to let it go. They're just tyrants. Even judging only by economic growth, Noah Smith writes, democratic reformers have a better record.Before it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg Terminal. Find out how the Terminal delivers information and analysis that financial professionals can’t find anywhere else. Learn more.Ritholtz’s ReadsThe $110 billion arms deal to Saudi Arabia is fake news (Brookings)Apple’s Strengths and Weaknesses (Stratechery)The Bernie Madoff Fraud: Five Lessons for Investors from "The Wizard of Lies" (Advisor Perspectives)(Read Barry Ritholtz’s full daily news roundup here.)Bloomberg GadflyFacebook election turns into a protestGM crash shows David Einhorn isn't a hot rodBayer's new best friend(Read more from BV’s sister site for fast business commentary.)Bloomberg L.P. ● 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022Web ● Facebook ● TwitterFeedback ● Unsubscribe

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