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Dear President Putin

Valdimir Putin
President of Russia
Moscow
28 November 2016

Dear President Putin,

Now that CIA agent Craig Timberg posing as a Washington Post reporter has blown my cover and exposed me as a Russian agent, I was wondering if I might ask you for a Russian passport and a bit of diplomatic cover, perhaps assistant press officer at the Russian embassy in Washington, until I can get out of the country. I saw that you gave a passport to Steven Seagal, so I am hopeful that being a Russian agent is as important as teaching martial arts to Russians.

David Petraeus To Meet With Trump As Possible Secretary Of State Pick

David Petraeus To Meet With Trump As Possible Secretary Of State Pick

Confirming media rumors that in addition to the ongoing battle between Romney and Giulianni for the position of Secretary of State, which had led to media fallout implicating Trump media aide Kellyanne Conway who allegedly "went rogue" by bashing Romney on Twitter and on the TV circuit over the weekend, Bloomberg reports that Trump is set to meet with General David Petraeus, whom he is now considering for the position of secretary of state.

Frontrunning: November 28

  • Trump Alleges That ‘Millions of People’ Voted Illegally (WSJ)
  • Oil slip sends dollar, bond yields skidding (Reuters)
  • Italian Lenders Slide on Vote Worries to Drag Down Europe Stocks (BBG)
  • OPEC makes last-ditch bid to save oil deal as tensions grow (Reuters)
  • How Iran, Russia Could Derail Oil-Production Deal (WSJ)
  • Tug of War Delays Some of Trump’s Key Appointments (WSJ)
  • French conservatives back Fillon for president, left flounders (Reuters)
  • How to Kill the Volcker Rule? Don’t Enforce It (WSJ)

Italian Banks Hit Again Ahead of the Looming December 4th Referendum

Italian Banks Hit Again Ahead of the Looming December 4th Referendum

There may be another reason why the Euro has been so damned weak v the dollar: it might not exist for too much longer. With Le Pen from France surging in the polls and Prime Minister Renzi from Italy promising to fire himself should a drastic and very aggressive constitutional realignment fail to pass in a referendum on December the 4th, the anti EU five star movement might takeover and tell Germany to fuck off.

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