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Now, every recent president has favored some tariffs.
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David Pogue, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Wray would not be the first FBI director to be fired by Trump, as the former president previously fired then-FBI Director James Comey in 2017, choosing to appoint Wray shortly after.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
The former president also made historic inroads with a longtime Republican stronghold: Cuban American voters.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
The president’s flight ends his family’s 54-year stranglehold on the country which began when his father Hafez al-Assad seized power in a bloodless coup in November 1970.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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David Pogue, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Wray would not be the first FBI director to be fired by Trump, as the former president previously fired then-FBI Director James Comey in 2017, choosing to appoint Wray shortly after.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
The former president also made historic inroads with a longtime Republican stronghold: Cuban American voters.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
The president’s flight ends his family’s 54-year stranglehold on the country which began when his father Hafez al-Assad seized power in a bloodless coup in November 1970.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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Also being enshrined is Randy Gordon, the TV boxing analyst who also served as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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He was forced to step down as chairman of the board at Tesla in 2018 to resolve federal securities fraud charges.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Easing Regulatory Concerns One of the largest benefits and upsides of a pro-crypto SEC is that the regulatory outlook and approach would be less antagonistic versus what has been in place under the current SEC chairperson.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Gerson now has a handful of female peers, including Sylvia Rhone, CEO and chairperson, Epic Records, and Desiree Perez, CEO of Roc Nation, but the business is still largely run by men.Ellie Austin, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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During a conversation at Marrakech Film Festival on Friday, Haynes was asked about the project, which the moderator initially said the director would not speak on.Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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The most compelling moment, accordingly, was a flare-up: Camerimage’s more-than-capable moderator inquired as to how much of the surviving film came from each DP.Nick Newman, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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“President.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/president. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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