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Trump Said To Pick Retired Marine General "Mad-Dog" Mattis As Secretary Of Defense

Trump Said To Pick Retired Marine General "Mad-Dog" Mattis As Secretary Of Defense

Update: It appears the WaPo may be guilty of spreading "fake news." According to Jason Miller, Trump's communications director, "No decision has been made yet with regard to Secretary of Defense."

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Hollande Announces He Will Not Run For Re-election As French President

Hollande Announces He Will Not Run For Re-election As French President

With almost 90% of the nation disapproving of him, it hardly a surprise that French President Hollande just told the nation that "for the good of his country" he will not run for Presidency in 2017 saying he was “conscious of the risks” a candidacy would have caused.

The unprecedented decision was driven by his historically low popularity ratings. 

Meet The Man Who Made The OPEC Deal Possible

Meet The Man Who Made The OPEC Deal Possible

Going into the Algiers OPEC meeting in late September, the prevailing sentiment among the analyst community was that there is no way any deal will get done: after all there was no secret that the recent animosity between Iran and Saudi Arabia had recent reached unprecedented levels, with both side directly involved across from each other in the Syrian proxy war.

However, the deal did happened, surprising virtually everyone, and based on a new Reuters report, it was thanks to one man.

Cherokee Nation Sues US Govt Over Trust Fund Mismanagement

The Cherokee Nation is suing the United States claiming that the federal government had mismanaged the tribe’s trust fund for decades. Seven other agencies are also named in a lawsuit that alleges mismanagement and a lack of transparency over the tribe’s trust fund. The suit claims the government’s lack of accountability has hindered the tribe’s progress and development. RT reports: The Cherokee Nation commemorated the 231st anniversary of the first treaty it signed with the US government by announcing a lawsuit on Monday.

Erdogan Backtracks Tells Putin Terrorists Are Only Target In Syria

During a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Turkish President said that Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria was not to target the country or its leader but aimed only at terrorist groups. The Kremlin had asked President Erdogan to clarify his goals in Syria after he claimed that Turkish troops were there to end the rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier this week.

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