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*Wednesday, September 12, 2018 8:00 AM EDT*
Today's Table of Contents

*Biden in the News <#SECTION_1>*

• Biden’s “Here’s The Deal” Series Launching Today On IGTV. <#S1>

• Biden To Help Raise Cash For Michigan Gubernatorial Hopeful Whitmer Today.
<#S2>

• Northwell Health HQ In New Hyde Park To Participate In Biden Cancer
Summit. <#S3>

• WTimes Highlights Biden Comments On His Campaign Itinerary. <#S4>

• Townhall’s Vespa: Democratic Party’s Leftward Shift Bodes Ill For Biden
In 2020. <#S5>

*Leading the News <#SECTION_2>*

• Trump Honors Flight 93 “American Heroes” Who “Stopped The Forces Of
Terror.” <#S6>

*Foreign Policy <#SECTION_3>*

• Iranian Nuclear Chief Warns Country Ready To Enrich Uranium If Deal Fails.
<#S7>

• Moon Urges Trump, Kim To Make “Bold Decisions” To Advance
Denuclearization. <#S8>

• Afghan Human Rights Groups Warn US Against Flouting ICC. <#S9>

• US-Backed Fighters Move On Final ISIS Holding In Syria. <#S10>

• Reuters, NYTimes: Trump Sanctions Order Will Target US Elections Meddling.
<#S11>

• Irish Government: Trump Canceled Dublin Trip. <#S12>

• Officials Suspect Russia In Mystery Attacks On Diplomats In Cuba. <#S13>

• China Tones Down Tariff Threats, Seeks To Reassure US Companies. <#S14>

*Domestic Policy <#SECTION_4>*

• Trump Says Government “Totally Prepared” For Florence, Praises Response
To Maria. <#S15>

• Administration To Triple Size Of Texas Migrant Children Camp. <#S16>

• Porter, Cohn Criticize Woodward Book As Inaccurate. <#S17>

• EPA Proposes Methane Rule Rollback. <#S18>

• Pence To Tout GOP Tax Cuts In Michigan Today. <#S19>

• Christian Colleges Drop Nike Over Kaepernick Ad Campaign. <#S20>

• Collins Calls Crowdfunding Campaign Over Kavanaugh Vote Attempted
Extortion. <#S21>

• Kelly Wins New Hampshire Democratic Gubernatorial Primary To Take On
Sununu. <#S22>

*Cancer Research <#SECTION_5>*

• Nearly 1,900 First Responders Have Died From 9/11-Related Diseases. <#S23>

• Immunotherapy Drug May Delay Progression Of Kidney Cancer. <#S24>

*Editorials/Op-Eds <#SECTION_6>*

• New York Times. <#S25>

• Washington Post. <#S26>
Biden in the News
Biden’s “Here’s The Deal” Series Launching Today On IGTV.

This morning, a number of local TV stations similarly report on today’s
launch of former Vice President Joe Biden’s series “Here’s the Deal” on
Instagram’s IGTV. Typical of those broadcasts, WJTV-TV[image: Image removed
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Jackson, MS (9/12) reports that Biden “wants young Americans to understand
political issues and vote in the midterm elections. So, he’s partnering
with the media company Attn:. Biden will host 10 episodes of a new
short-form series called ‘Here’s The Deal.’ He will explain his take on
issues like healthcare, jobs, and education. The first video launches today
on Instagram’s video platform IGTV.” As another example, WSIL-TV[image:
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Harrisburg, IL (9/12) reports that Biden “is teaming up with the social
media company ATTN:. Biden will host 10 episodes of a short-form series
called ‘Here’s The Deal.’ He says he wants young Americans to understand
political issues and vote in the midterm elections. The first episode will
air today on Instagram’s video platform IGTV.” Under the headline “‘Here’s
The Deal’ With Joe Biden: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know,” The Heavy
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(9/11) offered details on the series and noted that Biden is mulling a 2020
White House run.

*PureWow: Biden Following 16 Accounts On Instagram. *PureWow
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(9/11) reported, “Over the weekend, former vice president and ice-cream
lover Joe Biden rejoined Instagram, made two posts and promptly gained 1
million followers.” PureWow said it “took a peek into his own ‘following’
list. Among the 16 hand-picked accounts (lucky), you’ll find the usual:
Barack and Michelle Obama, former Chief Official White House Photographer
Pete Souza, Biden’s alma mater and the Biden Cancer Initiative. Lady Gaga
also made the cut, as did the #ItsOnUs campaign account. Oh, and Ohio-based
artisan ice-cream purveyor Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. As they say,
Instagram is the window to the soul…or something.”
Biden To Help Raise Cash For Michigan Gubernatorial Hopeful Whitmer Today.

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Detroit (9/12) reports that “two big names in politics will be here in
Michigan today: current Vice President Mike Pence and former Vice President
Joe Biden. Mr. Pence will be in Grand Rapids to tour a steel mill and give
a speech on Republican tax cuts. Then, he will meet privately with the
DeVos family, who lost Richard DeVos last week. Mr. Biden will be in
Bloomfield Hills raising money for Democratic gubernatorial nominee
Gretchen Whitmer.” In a broadcast story, WXYZ-TV[image: Image removed by
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Detroit (9/12) reported similarly on the visits by Biden and Pence.
Northwell Health HQ In New Hyde Park To Participate In Biden Cancer Summit.

The Williston Park (NY) Island Now
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(9/11, Parks) reports, “On Sept. 21, the Gregory Foundation for Cancer
Research will host a Biden Cancer Summit from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Northwell
Health’s corporate headquarters at 2000 Marcus Ave. in New Hyde Park.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will host a
national summit in Washington and are encouraging communities to host local
events to join the discussion. The two panels are ‘Navigating Cancer:
Journey Beyond the Disease’ and ‘Focus on Innovation in Cancer, 2018 and
Beyond’ with topics including cancer as a genetic disease, how ideas become
treatment options and new approaches to cancer treatments. ... The event
will begin with a light breakfast and a teleconference with Jill Biden.”
WTimes Highlights Biden Comments On His Campaign Itinerary.

In an “Inside the Beltway” column, the Washington Times
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(9/11, Harper) reports that former Vice President Joe Biden “is in campaign
mode, and now hopes fans will meet him ‘on the road,’ according to a new
voter outreach. ‘This fall, I’m going everywhere I possibly can. I’ll be
hitting cities and towns all across this country – in red states and blue
states, in districts that Donald Trump won, some by huge margins –
everywhere I can to elect leaders with courage and conviction,’ says Mr.
Biden.” Biden added, “That might mean riding the Northeast Regional train
together up the Eastern seaboard. It might mean meeting backstage at a
rally in Wisconsin or Ohio. ... No matter where we meet, just know that
we’ll make sure we get you there.” The Times gives no indication where it
obtained Biden’s comments.
Townhall’s Vespa: Democratic Party’s Leftward Shift Bodes Ill For Biden In
2020.

Writing for Townhall
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(9/11), Matt Vespa discussed a potential 2020 run by former Vice President
Joe Biden, saying, “He’s not one from the power elite that dominates his
party, that being from the coasts or the liberal northeast. He’s one of the
least wealthy officials in American public life” and has “white working
class support. He could be someone who could deliver a speech that
resonates with both sides.” However, Biden’s “age and the fact he was part
of the establishment wing of the Democratic Party and a Washington tick
will not bode well with the ascendant progressive wing of the Democratic
Party, who want radical far left changes to the platform and the party’s
ethos. Biden will soon find it difficult to marry winning a primary and
finding ways to pivot to a general election mindset without coming off
looking hypocritical, opportunistic, and nakedly political.”
Leading the News
Trump Honors Flight 93 “American Heroes” Who “Stopped The Forces Of Terror.”

President Trump’s remarks in Shanksville yesterday generated mostly
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(9/11, 10:57 a.m. EDT), for instance, host Poppy Harlow called Trump’s
speech “quite a tribute...to the American lives lost, murdered on 9/11.”
Senior political analyst David Gergen said, “Beautifully written, very
thoughtful speech by the President. I think easily one of his best
speeches. For a moment...one could almost forget the chaos around us...and
come together. You can only hope the President will navigate that course
again, that he will understand that the kind of speech he gave today brings
us back together and helps in that regard.” Fox News
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(9/11, Singman) called it a “passionate address,” and Fox News’ Special
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(9/11, 6:06 p.m. EDT) reported that “like two predecessors before him,”
Trump “stood on hallowed ground...defiant in the face of the ongoing threat
from terrorism.” The New York Times
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(9/11, Baker) says Trump “appeared subdued and sober” during the ceremony,
while the Washington Post
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(9/11, Wagner) similarly describes Trump as “solemn.”

A number of outlets, however, cast his tweet
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in praise of Rudy Giuliani and another one
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critical of DOJ as raising eyebrows on a day of national unity. The Washington
Post
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(9/11, Wagner), for example, refers to the tweets as a “discordant note,” CQ
Roll Call
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(9/11, Bennett) reports Trump “started off the 9/11 anniversary by lashing
out at his political opponents,” and Politico
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(9/11, Cadelago) said that he marked the morning “by stepping back into the
role of consoler-in-chief – but only after spending the morning tweeting as
usual.” The New York Times
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(9/11, Baker) recalls, meanwhile, that Trump “was at Trump Tower on the day
of the attack,” and “famously claimed during his presidential campaign that
‘thousands and thousands of people were cheering’ in Muslim communities in
Jersey City, N.J.,” which the Times says “has been widely debunked.” Trump
also “offered praise for...Giuliani” in a tweet, “but made no mention of
former President George W. Bush or other political leaders from that day.”

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(9/11, story 11, 1:50, Glor) showed Trump saying of the Flight 93
passengers, “They bravely charged the cockpit. They attacked the enemy.
They fought until the very end.” The CBS Evening News[image: Image removed
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(9/11, story 5, 1:40, Jiang) noted Trump also said, “We remember the moment
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(9/11, story 5, 0:20, Muir) briefly reported, “The President saying the
field is now a monument to American defiance, and a message to the world
that America will never, every submit to tyranny.” As part of a report on
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(9/11, story 6, 1:20, Holt) mentioned that Trump “started his day in
Shanksville...commemorating the September 11th attacks, greeting supporters
by pumping his fists.”

The Washington Post
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(9/11, Wagner) quotes Trump as saying that the Flight 93 passengers had
“joined the immortal ranks of American heroes.” Said Trump, “They stopped
the forces of terror and defeated this wicked, horrible, evil plan. ...
America will never forget what your loved ones did for all of us.” The
Washington
Times
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(9/11, Miller) reports Trump “said the passengers’ decision to fight back
marked a turning point for America,” remarking, “At that moment they took
their fate and America’s fate back into their own hands.” Trump also said,
“We grieve together for every mother and father, son and daughter, sister
and brother who was stolen from us at the Twin Towers and here at this
field.”

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Johnstown, PA (9/11, 6:00 p.m. EDT) reported that at Tuesday’s
“ceremony...Trump spoke about the harmony of the Tower of Voices,” and
the Johnstown
(PA) Tribune-Democrat
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(9/11, Brumnaugh) that he “mentioned the first makeshift memorial
established at the site where United Airlines Flight 93 came down on the
morning of the terror attacks.” Said Trump, “A piece of America is buried
on these grounds. ... This field is now a monument to American defiance.
This memorial sends a message – that Americans will never submit to
tyranny.”

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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(9/11, Smeltz) reports “other speakers included Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf,
US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and the Rev. Paul Britton, whose sister
Marion was among those on Flight 93.” The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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(9/11, Signorini) recounts that the President and first lady Melania Trump
“went through the visitors center afterwards and viewed the crash site
before leaving in military aircraft.” The Tribune-Review adds that
“following the ceremony, former Gov. Mark Schweiker and...Wolf led a group
of Flight 93 family members out to the Sacred Ground – the final resting
place for passengers and crew – to lay a wreath at the Wall of Names.”

The AP
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(9/11, Superville) similarly indicates Trump spoke of the “band of brave
patriots” on Flight 93 as showing the US would “never, ever submit to
tyranny.” Further, similar coverage appears at Reuters
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(9/11, Rampton), The Hill
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(9/11, Samuels), Politico
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(9/11, Forgey), and CQ Roll Call
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(9/11, Spencer), among other news outlets. The Washington Examiner
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(9/11, Morrongiello) reports Trump later returned to Washington “for
meetings with Mattis and FEMA officials who are currently preparing for
Hurricane Florence, which is expected to make landfall on the East Coast
later this week.”

USA Today
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(9/11, Jackson, Miller) recounts that “as Trump flew aboard Air Force One
to Pennsylvania, White House staff members gathered on the lawn at 8:46
a.m., the minute the first hijacked plane struck a tower of the World Trade
Center.” The Wall Street Journal
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(9/11, Nicholas) notes that on the Pentagon ceremony, meanwhile, Defense
Secretary Mattis said, “We remember that hatred disguised in false
religious garb to murder innocents will not prevail.” The Washington
Examiner
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(9/11, McIntyre) quotes Mattis as saying, “Though evil visited us on a
cloudless Tuesday morning, courage and strength answered amid the fire and
smoke in New York City, over a Pennsylvania meadow, and in this very
building, as innocent people from 91 countries were murdered on our soil.”

The New York Times
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(9/11, Otterman) reports that also yesterday, “the family members and loved
ones of the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks gathered under misty
skies at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan...to honor the legacies
of those lost by reading their names aloud in a somber ritual repeated each
year on the anniversary of the attacks.” The Times adds that “under the
shade of the swamp white oak trees at the memorial site, the family members
stood at two glass podiums and read the names of 2,983 men, women and
children killed in the 2001 attacks at the World Trade Center, at the
Pentagon and aboard Flight 93 as well as those who died in the Feb. 26,
1993 bombing at the World Trade Center.” The Bergen (NJ) Record
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(9/11, Shkolnikova) runs a similar account.

*Both Trump, Pence Refer To “Radical Islamic Terrorism” In Their
Remarks. *USA Today
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(9/11, Jackson, Miller) notes Trump said Tuesday that “nearly 5.5 million
Americans have enlisted in the armed forces since 9/11,” and that “nearly
7,000 service members have died facing down the menace of radical Islamic
terrorism.” USA Today adds that “some lawmakers have objected to Trump’s
use of the phrase ‘radical Islamic terrorism,’ saying it can be seen as
blaming all Muslims.” Breitbart
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(9/11, Spiering) also reports “Trump recognized the nearly 7,000 service
members who died since 9/11 facing ‘radical Islamic terrorism,’” and the Daily
Caller
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(9/11, Johnson) that he “did not use the term in his speech during last
year’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony.” The DC adds “the term ‘radical Islamic
terrorism’ was all but banned from the White House during the Obama
administration,” whereas “President George W. Bush, the only other
president in the post-9/11 era, used the term sparingly.”

The AP
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(9/11, Peltz, Matthews) recounts memorials around the country to the events
of September 11, 2001, including those where the President and Vice
President spoke. Politico
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(9/11, Ferguson) reports that in Pence’s speech, he “twice referenced
‘radical Islamic terrorism,” which it calls “a favorite phrase” of Trump’s.
Pence said the US can honor its dead “by doing everything in our power as a
nation to prevent the evil of radical Islamic terrorism from ever reaching
our shores again.”

*Scarborough Claim That Trump Worse For US Than 9/11 Attacks Raises
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(9/11, 6:08 a.m. EDT), host Joe Scarborough discussed his Washington Post
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op-ed (“Trump Is Harming The Dream Of America More Than Any Foreign
Adversary Ever Could”). Scarborough said that what Trump is doing “is
tearing more at the fabric of America than attacks on the Twin Towers did.
We became stronger because of that. But this seems to me a far graver
threat to the idea of America.”

USA Today
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(9/11, Puente) reports, “Another day, another partisan scuffle on Twitter,
this time involving...Trump, Sept. 11 memories and Trump foe...Scarborough
of MSNBC.” USA Today adds that “the words ‘appalling,’ ‘disgusting,’ and
‘pathetic’ were thrown about. Poop emojis made appearances.” James Woods,
who is “one of Hollywood’s most conservative stars and a tireless Trump
defender (his Twitter handle is ‘@RealJamesWood, an imitation of
@realDonaldTrump), aimed his ire at Scarborough for allegedly smearing 9/11
victims,” writing, “Please control yourself. This is an appalling insult to
the memory of victims and survivors of 9/11.” Scarborough “apologized in
later tweets, saying he should have ‘shown more care on the tweet’s
wording’ so as not to offend Trump supporters.”

Scarborough wrote on Twitter
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that “many have been offended,” and that “even if they did not read the
article, I should have shown more care on the tweet’s wording and the
column’s conclusion.” Scarborough also tweeted
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“The column was focused on 17 years of strategic missteps. The last
paragraph became the sole focus of Trump supporters. On every other day of
the year, I do not shy away from negative feedback from the right, the left
or from Trump supporters.” Scarborough said in a third tweet
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“On September 11th, I’ll read the column again and think about whether I
could have said the same thing in a way less offensive to Trump supporters
on September 11th.”

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(9/11, 9:00 p.m. EDT), Sean Hannity said that Scarborough “seems to have
really forgotten just how devastating 9/11, 2001 was. ... Kids grow up
without their fathers and mothers and after facing much backlash for his
absurd comparison, he partially tried to backtrack...and said he should
have shown more care.” Hannity said Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski
are a “perfect example of what happens when Trump derangement syndrome gets
way out of control.”

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(9/11, 9:25 p.m. EDT), Eric Trump reacted to Scarborough’s remarks, saying,
“What an unbelievably stupid comment. ... 9/11 was the greatest tragedy
[in] probably the history of this country. ... He compared [it] to a man
who gave up his life to run for commander in chief and by every economic
measure, by every quantifiable measure, this country is doing better.” When
asked about President Trump’s performance, Eric Trump said, “Those savages
that took down the World Trade Center, that flew a plane into a field in
Pennsylvania, they are largely gone because of the actions of my father
over the last 24 months.”

*Angus King Appears To Equate Russian Hacking, 9/11. *Breitbart
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(9/11, Caplan) reports, “Sen. Angus King (I-ME) on Tuesday compared Russian
election meddling to the terror attacks of September 11, 2011, during his
remarks at a 9/11 Remembrance event in Lewiston, Maine.” Said King, “They
used airplanes into towers. ... Now people can use the click of a computer
key in St. Petersburg, Russia to attack.” Breitbart adds “Maine Republican
Senate nominee Eric Brakey issued a statement criticizing King, describing
the lawmaker’s remarks as ‘crass’ and an ‘insult’ to those impacted by the
history-altering attacks.” The Daily Caller
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(9/11, Athey) further quotes King as saying, “It’s an attack that
continues, and it’s the same kind of attack today that occurred in 2001.”
King later tweeted
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“17 years later, we still grieve. This morning, I joined Maine people at
fire stations in Auburn and Lewiston to pay tribute to the lives lost on
September 11th, as well as the first responders who rushed into action that
fateful day.”

*Son Of 9/11 Victim Accuses Democrats Of Engaging In “Political
Theater.” *The Daily Caller
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(9/11, Athey) reports “Nicholas Haros, who lost his mother in the attacks,
was one of the volunteers reading the names of victims at Ground Zero in
Tuesday’s memorial.” After finishing “his list of names and paying tribute
to his late mother, Haros slammed Democrats Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Cory
Booker and a member of the media for using the 9/11 victims as ‘props.’”
Said Haros, “And one more thing, if I may. ... This year, a representative
of the House referred to our loss as just another incident,” and “last
week, a senator attacked a Supreme Court nominee and called him a racist
for alleged comments after 9/11.” Added Haros, “Stop. Stop. ... Please stop
using the bones and ashes of our loved ones as props in your political
theater. Their lives, sacrifices and death are worth so much more. Let’s
not trivialize them or us. It hurts.”

*In New Tape, Al-Zawahiri Proposes Plan To Bleed US “To Death
Economically And Militarily.” *The CBS Evening News[image: Image removed by
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(9/11, story 5, 1:40, Jiang) reported that on the 17th anniversary of the
9/11 attacks, Al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri released a new audio speech
“outlining a global strategy to confront what he describes as US aggression
against Muslim countries. Al-Zawahiri proposed a plan to wage jihad hitting
America hard, ‘bleeding it to death economically and militarily.’”

*Breitbart: Seven 9/11 Hijackers Overstayed Visas. *Breitbart
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(9/11, Binder) reports that “nearly half of the September 11, 2001, Islamic
terrorist hijackers who flew planes into the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon were able to remain in the United States, undetected, despite
having overstayed their visas.” Breitbart adds that “for 13 of the 19
terrorists, driver’s licenses were obtained after they arrived in the U.S.
from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon,” while
“for seven of the terrorists, they were supposed to have been deported from
the US at some point before they could carry out the 9/11 attacks, as they
had overstayed their visas either a year before the attack or during the
time of the attack.”
Foreign Policy
Iranian Nuclear Chief Warns Country Ready To Enrich Uranium If Deal Fails.

The AP
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(9/11, Gambrell, Karimi) reports Ali Akbar Salehi, director of the Atomic
Energy Organization of Iran, said in an interview that he “hopes Tehran’s
landmark atomic deal with world powers will survive President Donald Trump
withdrawing the U.S. from it, warning the Islamic Republic’s program stands
ready to build advanced centrifuges and further enrich uranium.” Salehi
emphasized Iran would be “guided by ‘prudence and wisdom’ when weighing
whether to abandon the deal if European nations fail to protect it from
Trump.” Salahi “dismissed out of hand the idea of caving to American
demands to renegotiate the accord,” saying, “Yes, we have our problems.
Yes, the sanctions have caused some problems for us. But if a nation
decides to enjoy political independence, it will have to pay the price.”

USA Today
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(9/11, Gambrell, Karimi) reports Salahi “told The Associated Press on
Tuesday that he hopes the atomic deal between Tehran and world powers
survives but warns the program will be in a stronger position than ever if
not.” Salehi “sought to contrast Iran’s behavior,” to Trump’s, “which
includes abiding by the atomic accord, against ‘emotional moves and
sensational moves.’” Salehi said, “I think (Trump) is on the loser’s side
because he is pursuing the logic of power. He thinks that he can, you know,
continue for some time, but certainly I do not think he will benefit from
this withdrawal, certainly not.”

*Ryabkov: Russia, Iran Intensifying Efforts To Bolster Nuclear
Deal. *Reuters
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(9/11, Devitt) reports RIA news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign
Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying that Russia and Iran “will intensify work
with Europe and China in coming days to counter U.S. attempts to undermine
the Iran nuclear deal.”

*Iran Returns To Storing Oil Offshore In Supertankers. *Bloomberg
News
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(9/11, Dipaola, Lee, Longley) reports Iran is “starting to store oil on its
fleet of supertankers again as impending U.S. sanctions force the Persian
Gulf country to revive a strategy it deployed under previous curbs.” Iran’s
growing inventory of oil in storage offshore “signals the effectiveness of
the new sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on the Persian
Gulf country’s oil.” So far, most “of the ships in question – all of which
are Iranian owned – have only been holding crude at sea for a few weeks,
rather than for months at a time as they did during 2012-2016 sanctions,
tanker tracking compiled by Bloomberg show.”

*Kerry Says US Is Pursuing Regime Change In Iran. *The Hill
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(9/11, Bowden) reports on an interview with former Secretary of State John
Kerry on Tuesday by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Kerry said that Trump is
“pursuing a policy of regime change” towards Iran. Kerry added, “And the
United States of America, historically, does not do regime change very
well.” The Hill adds that National Security Adviser Bolton said in August,
“Our policy is not regime change, but we want to put unprecedented pressure
on the government of Iran to change its behavior, and so far, they’ve shown
no indication they’re prepared to do that.”

*US Warns Iran It Will Respond To Attacks By Tehran Allies In Iraq.
*Reuters
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(9/11, Beech) reports the White House press secretary warned Iran that the
US will “respond swiftly and decisively” if Tehran’s allies in Iraq injure
Americans or damage US facilities. In recent days there have been attacks
on the US Consulate in Basra and the American Embassy compound in Baghdad,
and the statement said, “Iran did not act to stop these attacks by its
proxies in Iraq, which it has supported with funding, training, and
weapons.” The statement added, “The United States will hold the regime in
Tehran accountable for any attack that results in injury to our personnel
or damage to United States Government facilities.”

*Iranian Military Leader Demands Iraq Turn Over Kurdish
Separatists. *Reuters
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(9/11) reports Major General Mohammad Baqeri, the leader of Iran’s armed
forces, “demanded on Tuesday authorities in neighboring Iraq hand over
separatist Kurdish dissidents stationed there and close their bases.”
Baqeri made the demand “three days after reports that Iran’s Revolutionary
Guards fired seven missiles at the base of an Iranian Kurdish armed
opposition group in northern Iraq, killing at least 11 people.” The
semi-official Fars news agency quotes Bageri as saying, “The government of
Iraq and the Kurdistan authorities should not allow existence of such bases
in their territories and should hand over these separatist terrorists to
Iran.”

*Iran Opens New Consulate In Basra. *The AFP
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(9/11) reports Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, “opened a new
consulate for his country in the southern city of Basra on Tuesday, four
days after its old mission building was torched by protesters.” The city
has “seen a surge in deadly protests in the past week, with demonstrators
angry about poor public services setting alight several key buildings.” The
AP
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(9/11) reports, “Angry demonstrators torched nearly every government
building in Basra,” and Masjedi said the old consular building was
“completely burned.”
Moon Urges Trump, Kim To Make “Bold Decisions” To Advance Denuclearization.

The New York Times
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(9/11, Choe) reports that as President Trump “considers a second summit
meeting with Kim Jong-un, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea called
Tuesday for both leaders to make ‘bold decisions’ that will keep the
process of North Korean denuclearization moving forward.” The news that the
White House was considering a second summit was “an encouraging signal for
Mr. Moon, who has called on Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim to resuscitate the
stalled dialogue between their governments.” During a cabinet meeting in
Seoul, Moon said, “If we are to move up to a higher level and realize the
dismantlement of the nuclear assets owned by North Korea, it requires big
ideas and bold decisions from the leaders of the North and the United
States.” The AP
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(9/11, Kim) reports Moon’s comments “come days before he’s to meet with
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the third time this year to discuss how
to achieve denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula.”

*Putin Says Normalized US-North Korea Relationship Vital. *Reuters
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(9/11, Golubkova, Lowe) reports Russian President Vladimir Putin “said on
Tuesday that it was vital for peace on the Korean Peninsula that the United
States and North Korea normalized their troubled relationship.”

*Military Identifies Two Service Members Whose Remains Were
Returned By North Korea. *The Wall Street Journal
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(9/11, Youssef) reports the Defense POW/MIA Accountability Agency said
today that it has identified two of the 55 sets of remains returned to the
US by North Korea as US service members killed during the Korean War. DPAA
officials said the two service members died near the Chognchon River, now
in North Korea, in 1950 and were identified through DNA analysis and
documentation. The AP
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(9/11, Baldor) reports Defense Secretary Jim Mattis “says that two Korean
War dead have been identified from remains turned over to the U.S. in July
by North Korea.” Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon that “experts moved
swiftly on analyzing those two sets of remains, as they thought they had a
good chance of identifying them because of where they were located and
other information.”
Afghan Human Rights Groups Warn US Against Flouting ICC.

The Washington Times
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(9/11, Gannon) reports that “Afghan rights workers warned Tuesday” that
National Security Adviser Bolton’s “blistering attack on the International
Criminal Court investigating war crimes allegations will strengthen a
climate of impunity in Afghanistan, prolong the war and embolden those
carrying out acts of violence.” Sima Samar, head of Afghanistan’s Human
Right’s Commission, said Tuesday, “It’s very unfortunate because delivering
justice to victims will help to facilitate the peace process in
Afghanistan. Justice is not a luxury. It is a basic human right.” The Times
notes Bolton’s speech Monday “came as an ICC judge was expected to soon
announce a decision on a request from prosecutors to formally open an
investigation into allegations of war crimes committed by Afghan national
security forces, Taliban and Haqqani network militants as well as US forces
and intelligence officials in Afghanistan since May 2003.”

The Washington Post
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(9/11, O'Grady), meanwhile, notes that the US is not the only country that
has “taken issue with the court.” Most of “the grievances against the court
have come from Africa,” because “ten of the court’s 11 current
investigations are focused on African states, and all 37 named defendants
are from Africa.”

The Washington Post
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(9/11) editorializes that “in a normal US administration, the president’s
national security adviser would be preoccupied by the daunting array of
current global crises,” so it was “remarkable to hear the content of John
Bolton’s first significant public address as President Trump’s top foreign
policy strategist: a narrow and essentially irrelevant assault on the
International Criminal Court (ICC). Rather than address the most urgent
challenges to US strategic interests, Mr. Bolton chose to champion a pet
peeve.”

*Mattis: Afghans Increasing Troop Vetting To Prevent Insider
Attacks. *Reuters
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(9/11, Ali) reports Defense Secretary Mattis said that in an effort to
prevent insider attacks, the Afghan government is using “increased
vetting...bringing in more people that we have helped train to know how to
do it, to make certain we’re catching people who have been radicalized.” He
added, “There’s a lot of attention from their military side that’s actually
in the field with the troops and by attention I mean training of their
people and how they protect the coalition troops.” The AP
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(9/11, Baldor) reports Mattis raised the issue of insider attacks with
President Ashraf Ghani in a meeting last week. Recent insider attacks
killed two US service members. Mattis also said they talked about the path
to reconciliation with the Taliban. “We spoke about the need for clarity
among everyone so that there is never something going on” unknown to one
party. “He added that they also discussed security for the upcoming
parliamentary election.”

*Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 32 In Afghanistan. *Reuters
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(9/11, Sediqi, Sultan) reports, “A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at
least 32 people and wounded more than 120 at a demonstration on Tuesday”
along the “highway between” Jalalabad and Pakistan. The crowd was in the
hundreds, “but more gathered after the explosion to continue the protest.”
The Washington Post
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(9/11, Salahuddin) reports the attack “intensified questions about the
ability of the government and the efficiency of U.S.-led troops.” The New
York Times
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(9/11, Ghazi, Abed) reports that bombings also struck three schools,
following “a pattern of recent attacks by the Islamic State in Afghanistan,
which has publicly vowed to target educational institutions.”

*CBS News: Taliban Forces “Openly Active” In 70% Of Afghanistan. *“At
least 32 people were killed and 130 wounded in a suicide attack near
Jalalabad” on Tuesday, the CBS Evening News[image: Image removed by sender.
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(9/11, story 6, 3:00, Glor) reported, at a time when “Afghanistan’s most
powerful weapon in the fight against Taliban and ISIS militants” is being
“stretched beyond the limit.” A US-trained “elite” counterterrorism force
of 50 is “about all there is to take care of Kabul.” Meanwhile, “The
regular Afghan army...has suffered from a series of Taliban surprise
attacks,” and the Taliban is “now openly active in 70 percent of
Afghanistan, far more than when the majority of American and NATO combat
troops left in 2014.” On Monday, a CBS camera conducted a “rare interview”
with the Taliban on the outskirts of Kabul. One fighter is quoted as
saying, “Our 17-year war will return Islamic law to power. If the
foreigners don’t leave, we have 1,000 suicide bombers ready to sacrifice
their lives.”
US-Backed Fighters Move On Final ISIS Holding In Syria.

The New York Times
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(9/11, Callimachi) reports, “The last vestige of Islamic State territory in
Syria came under attack,” according to “members of an American-backed
coalition” who “said Tuesday that they had begun a final push to oust the
militants from Hajin.” The fighters are the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic
Forces. However, the Times adds, even in defeat, “the Islamic State is
likely to remain a powerful terrorist force.” The Syrian Democratic Forces
said it expects the battle to go on for “between two and three months.” The
Times also reports that IS now controls about 200 square miles with a
population of about 60,000. Yet, the US Defense Department and the UN
believe “the group has as many fighters now as it did in 2014...with 20,000
to 31,500 members in Iraq and Syria alone.”

The Washington Post
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(9/11, Sly) reports that militants “are already regrouping in pockets of
territory in Iraq and also maintain cells scattered across the vast desert
area to the west of the Euphrates.” Those remaining to fight “include the
toughest and most ideologically committed militants of the entire war, with
experience gained in” previous battles. US military spokesman Col. Sean Rya
said, in the Post’s words, “they are unlikely to give up easily.”

*US Warning Of “Dire” Consequences If Syria Uses Chemical Weapons
Again. *Benjamin Hall reported on Fox News’ Special Report[image: Image
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(9/11) that as the UN hosted talks between Iran, Russia, and Turkey
“attempt[ing] to prevent the onslaught” in Syria “without success,” Russian
and Syrian warplanes were “bombing across Idlib, targeting hospitals and
civilians. Now, US sources say there is mounting evidence Assad is
preparing to use chemical weapons against his people again.” This time, the
US is warning “of a far greater response.” Fox showed Ambassador Haley
saying, “If Assad, Russia, and Iran continue down the path they are one,
the consequences will be dire.” However, Hall said such warnings haven’t
stopped the Syrian regime and its allies in the past, and “as ever, they’re
playing the victim.” Fox showed Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily
Nebenzya saying, “What we are hearing is threats against a sovereign state
and Russia, which are in no way linked to the possible use of chemical
weapons.”

*Fox’s Carlson: US Could Find Itself Bombing Syria “To Protect Al
Qaeda Sympathizers.” *According to Tucker Carlson on Fox News Tucker
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(9/11) the US is “gearing up to drop bombs in Syria ... in response to
alleged chemical attacks by the Assad regime, in this case on rebels” in
Idlib. Carlson said that “more than 10,000 rebels in that province are
believed to be allied with al Qaeda,” which means “that 17 years after
9/11, America could soon find itself bombing a country to protect al Qaeda
sympathizers.”

*Iranian Official Says Tehran Also Concerned About Humanitarian
Catastrophe In Idlib. *Reuters
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(9/11) reports Hossein Jaberi Ansari, special assistant to Iran’s foreign
minister, said Iran “shares the United Nations’ concern about a potential
humanitarian catastrophe in Syria’s Idlib province and will seek to avert
it.” Ansari said, “We are also worried. We are going to work toward that
not happening.”
Reuters, NYTimes: Trump Sanctions Order Will Target US Elections Meddling.

Reuters
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(9/11, Bing, Zengerle) reports that President Trump plans to sign an
executive order “as soon as Wednesday that will slap sanctions on any
foreign companies or people who interfere in US elections, based on
intelligence agency findings, two sources familiar with the matter said.”
Trump’s decision, Reuters says, “coincides with intelligence agencies,
military and law enforcement preparing to defend the Nov. 6 congressional
elections from predicted foreign attacks even as Trump derides a special
counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.” The
White House declined to comment.

The New York Times
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(9/11, Barnes, Benner) similarly says the Administration “is preparing a
new executive order to allow sanctions of foreign citizens suspected of
interference in the American elections, officials who have reviewed the
order said.” The new order, according to sources, “is aimed broadly at any
potential outside interference in American elections, but is meant to give
the government an additional tool to punish, and deter, Russian entities
suspected of trying to spread disinformation or otherwise influence the
midterm and subsequent balloting.”
Irish Government: Trump Canceled Dublin Trip.

Reuters
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(9/11) reports the President’s “plan to visit Ireland for the first time as
U.S. president this November has been canceled,” according to an
announcement by the Irish government. Trump had been planning the visit as
part of a trip “to attend the Nov. 11 commemoration in Paris of the 100th
anniversary of the armistice that ended World War One.” According to the
Irish government statement, the visit was “postponed” because of
“scheduling reasons.” Press Secretary Sanders said, “We are still
finalizing whether Ireland will be a stop on that trip.” The Los Angeles
Times
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(9/11, Gearan) reports, “Trump had planned to spend one day in the Irish
capital before traveling to a Trump golf course in Doonbeg, in County
Clare.” The Hill
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(9/11, Stanage) cites “an administration source” for the information, and
adds that “no reason was given.” The news “was first reported by” The Irish
Independent. The Hill further cites an Irish embassy spokesman saying, “The
U.S. side has cited scheduling reasons.” The Hill also reports that Sanders
said no final decision had been made.

The Washington Post
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(9/11, Taylor) reports that there were “planned protests over [Trump’s]
climate policies, international relations and treatment of immigrants,
women and minorities.” Politico
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(9/11, Ferguson) also covers this story.
Officials Suspect Russia In Mystery Attacks On Diplomats In Cuba.

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(9/11, story 8, 1:25, Holt) (Andrea Mitchell) reported that Russia is the
“prime suspect” in the “mystery attacks last year when 26 US diplomats and
intelligence officials were struck ill in Cuba,” according to “three US
officials and two others briefed on the investigation.” The sources
reportedly cited “evidence they say [is] backed up by highly secret
communication intercepts collected during an ongoing investigation
involving the FBI, CIA, and other agencies.” Mitchell: “Why would Russia
target American officials? The leading theory: to disrupt President Obama’s
opening to leader Raul Castro. No comment from the Cubans or Russians,”
while “the State Department says it’s still investigating.”

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(9/11, Guthrie) reported on “an NBC News exclusive” regarding “the possible
sonic attacks against Americans in Cuba.” NBC (Mitchell) said, “The main
feeling of the agencies: Russia did it.” NBC continued, “To solve the
mystery, the Trump Administration has turned to the Air Force, testing
various devices to see if they can duplicate the effects.” NBC commented,
“If Russia did want to get the US out of Cuba, it succeeded. Since the
attacks, the Trump Administration has all but broken relations with
Havana.”

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(9/11), Rich Edson – citing NBC News – reported that Russia is suspected
“because of the technical ability involved in this attack and because of
the history of the Russian government harassing US and other diplomats.”
However, Fox showed State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert saying, “I
would caution you all to be very skeptical of those officials’ statements
right now. The investigation is ongoing. We have not assigned any blame,
and we continue to look into this.”
China Tones Down Tariff Threats, Seeks To Reassure US Companies.

The Wall Street Journal
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(9/11, Wei, Kubota) reports that China is ceasing its policy of threats and
offering reassurance to US companies in order to keep foreign investment
coming. China previously had threatened retaliation in return for US
tariffs and said that US companies would suffer. The Journal adds that US
companies are responsible for just 2 percent of foreign direct investment
in China, but the investment is in leading areas. The Journal also reports
that China has promised retaliatory tariffs in response to the
Administrations threat of tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods.

*China Notifies WTO It Will Impose $7 Billion In Sanctions Against
US In 2013 Dumping Case. *Reuters
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(9/11, Miles) reports China has notified the WTO that it plans “to impose
$7 billion a year in sanctions on the United States in retaliation for
Washington’s non-compliance with a ruling in a dispute over U.S. dumping
duties.” The dispute began in 2013, when China complained to the WTO “about
U.S. dumping duties on several industries including machinery and
electronics, light industry, metals and minerals, with an annual export
value of up to $8.4 billion at the time.” China now alleges that it has
“suffered $7.043 billion in damages annually.”

*As Trade Talks Resume, Canada Reportedly Ready To Make
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(9/11) reported Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland returned to
Washington on Tuesday for more talks with US Trade Representative
Lighthizer as the two sides try to “resolve differences over NAFTA. The US
has already struck a deal with Mexico.” Reuters
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(9/11, Ljunggren, Lawder) also reports that “Canada is ready to offer the
United States limited access to the Canadian dairy market as a concession
in negotiations to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement.”
Meanwhile, in return, “Canada could request U.S. concessions on the
so-called Chapter 19 dispute resolution mechanism that allows Canada to
combat U.S. anti-dumping duties that Ottawa regards as unjustified.” After
an initial meeting on Tuesday, Freeland “described a positive atmosphere as
the two sides work ‘extremely intensively.’” Freeland said, “Both sides did
a lot of thinking over the weekend, so this was a very productive meeting.
Having said all of that, nothing is done until everything is done.”

*Steelworkers Seeking Higher Pay Given Benefits From Tariffs. *The Wall
Street Journal
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(9/11, Tita) reports that the United Steelworkers union is seeking higher
wages from United States Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal SA arguing that
profits are up due to tariffs imposed on foreign metal, but that the
companies are not passing on their gains to employees.

*Tariffs Cause Concern In “RV Capital Of The World.” *The New York
Times
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(9/11, Tackett) reports that Elkhart, Indiana “is...a bit nervous.” The
Times says the “city has long been used as a political prop – first by
President Barack Obama, then by President Trump – to express concern for
the downtrodden and to make a claim on newfound prosperity.” However, the
city is heavily reliant on its RV-manufacturing industry and “Trump’s
tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are increasing costs, diminishing
demand and causing concern that a 10-year boom cycle could be waning.”

*US Business Groups Form Coalition Against Tariffs. *Reuters
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(9/12, Gibson) reports that over 60 US industry groups have joined forces
and are launching a coalition called “Americans for Free Trade” to oppose
trade tariffs. Dean Garfield, chief executive of the Information Technology
Industry Council, which represents companies such as Microsoft, Google, and
Apple, is quoted as saying, “There has been a lot of work that has been
going on over the last eight months to try to persuade the president and
the administration that tariffs are not going to work. Our view is that
it’s not too late.” Among other large groups mentioned as supporting the
coalition are the American Petroleum Institute, the Retail Industry Leaders
Association, the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the Toy
Association, and the National Retail Federation (NRF), “whose members
include Amazon.com, Macy’s Inc and Walmart Inc.”

*Politico: NAM Forges Unlikely Partnership With Trump
Administration. *An article in Politico
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(9/11, Woellert, Levine) reports that the National Association of
Manufacturers (NAM) has struck a close, if still uneasy, partnership with
the Trump Administration. However, the relationship between President Trump
and NAM President Jay Timmons “is being tested as the president marches the
country toward a full-blown trade war and NAM has shown little power to
stop him.” The article notes that back in June, the American Petroleum
Institute and dozens of other groups wrote that they were “deeply
concerned” about Trump’s unrestricted use of Section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act.

*Incoming Mexican President Promises To Clean Up Environment While
Building Oil Refinery. *The Washington Post
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(9/10, Agren) reports that, on the campaign trail, incoming Mexican
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) proposed “freezing the prices
of gasoline, diesel and electricity for three years, then lowering prices
as new infrastructure comes online.” Additionally, he plans to build a new
refinery in Tabasco and increase production from the country’s six
underperforming refineries. These initiatives contrast with AMLO’s plan to
clean up the environment, which involves “pledges to protect water
resources, plant 1 million hectares of trees, consult with indigenous
communities on development and stop the slayings of environmental
defenders.”
Domestic Policy
Trump Says Government “Totally Prepared” For Florence, Praises Response To
Maria.

President Trump tweeted
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yesterday afternoon, “The safety of American people is my absolute highest
priority. Heed the directions of your State and Local Officials. Please be
prepared, be careful and be SAFE!” The President also spoke briefly to
reporters in the Oval Office after receiving a briefing from DHS Secretary
Nielsen and FEMA Administrator Long on preparations for Hurricane Florence,
which is expected to make landfall later this week. Trump, McClatchy
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(9/11, Kumar) reports, said his Administration is “totally prepared” to
respond to Hurricane Florence. Trump told reporters, “The safety of the
American people is my absolute highest priority. We are sparing no expense.
... We’re as ready as anyone has ever been.” Regarding the storm, Trump
added, “This is going to be a very large one – far larger than we have seen
in perhaps decades. They haven’t seen anything like what’s coming at us in
25-30 years, maybe ever. It’s tremendously big and tremendously wet.”

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(9/11, story 4, 2:30, Muir), Cecilia Vega said Trump is “sounding the alarm
and promising his Administration is ready for Hurricane Florence. But even
as he prepares for the coming storm, the President is raising eyebrows by
praising his team’s response to the last one: Puerto Rico’s devastating
Hurricane Maria.” Trump: “I actually think it was one of the best jobs
that’s ever been done.” Vega added: “The President ignoring the fact that
Maria was the deadliest hurricane in modern American history.” The CBS
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(9/11, story 4, 1:00, Glor) similarly reported that while Trump touted the
Administration’s readiness for Florence, he “also praised the federal
government’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico last year, though
it has been widely criticized.” NBC Nightly News[image: Image removed by
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(9/11, story 6, 1:20, Holt) reported “one top Democrat calling those
comments offensive, given nearly 3,000 people died as a result of Hurricane
Maria.”

CQ Roll Call
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(9/11, Bennett) reports Trump yesterday “also predicted Congress ‘will be
very generous’ in providing any needed hurricane relief dollars” after the
storm, “because we have no choice.” He did not elaborate. Trump also
“hailed the job his administration did in Texas and Florida before and
after storms there – and defended relief efforts in Puerto Rico.” USA Today
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(9/11, Jackson) too says Trump called his Administration’s response last
year to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico an “incredible unsung success,”
despite “a study released last month that put the death toll at more than
3,000 people.” Said Trump, “I think Puerto Rico was incredibly successful.
I actually think it was one of the best jobs