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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Went To ‘Worst’ Law School — It Accepts 80% Of Applicants
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s attorney who is under federal investigation, went to the country’s “worst law school,” Red State reported. Cohen is a 1991 graduate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Although Cooley has been accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since the mid-1970s, “that accreditation is on increasingly shaky ground,” Red State reported….
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The Schmooze Planned Parenthood ‘Kills Females’ Nominee Asked About Dr. Ruth Quote
There’s a lot that people don’t know about sex therapist and sexual evangelist Doctor Ruth Westheimer. The 4’7” Holocaust survivor was a sniper in Israel’s 1948 War of Independence. She maintains one of the best Twitters in existence. She is quadrilingual. And one of her early jobs was as a researcher at Planned Parenthood. In…
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Fast Forward Liberal Jewish Groups Join Opposition To Bolton And Pompeo
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Liberal Jewish groups are speaking out against two of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy picks, John Bolton and Mike Pompeo. Bolton began Monday as Trump’s national security adviser. Trump last month nominated Pompeo, his CIA chief, to be secretary of state. The American Jewish World Service and the National Council of…
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Fast Forward Does Joshua Kushner Even Care If Girlfriend Karlie Kloss Converts Or Not?
Brothers Jared and Josh Kushner’s opposing political views have been reported since Trump became president and the older brother took office. Now, their potentially differing opinions on intermarriage are also coming into play, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd reported in a Sunday Review opinion piece. The column explored whether supermodel Karlie Kloss, who has…
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Fast Forward Stormy Daniels Sues Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen For Defamation
Stormy Daniels, the former adult-film star who allegedly signed a nondisclosure agreement shortly before the presidential election promising to keep quiet about a sexual encounter with President Trump, sued his lawyer on Monday for defamation. Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, said that Cohen publicly portrayed her as having made up the affair with…
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Fast Forward Trump Almost Offered Gary Cohn CIA Job, But Changed His Mind
President Trump reportedly informally offered former White House economic adviser Gary Cohn the job of CIA director, but ultimately changed his mind. Cohn, who resigned earlier this month amid a disagreement with the president’s steel and aluminum tariffs, had expressed interest in returning to the administration for the CIA job, which had become available last…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Taunts Stormy Daniels Over Lawsuit
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal lawyer, joked in a recent interview about the ongoing litigation he and Trump have with porn star Stormy Daniels, suggesting he might use winnings from the case to take a long trip. “The more I’m thinking about it, I might even take an extended vacation on her dime,” he told…
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Fast Forward Trump Administration Poised To Unveil Mideast Peace Plan
(JTA) — The Trump administration is finishing up its Middle East peace plan and intends to make it public soon, The New York Times reported. According to the report published Sunday, the plan does not call for a two-state solution. The White House must now figure out how to present the plan so that it…
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