The Political Page, T+26 -- February 15, 2017

The market under two different administrations:

Under President Obama:

• the market would open moderately higher
• President Obama would hold a press conference or make a speech
• the market would tank

Under President Trump:

• the market opens slightly negative, flat, or slightly up
• President Trump holds a meeting, makes a short statement
• the market surges

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 Life Imitates Art

This puts everything into perspective:

• House of Cards
• Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Political assassinations.

Spies.

Pretty funny.

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Trump - Netanyahu Press Conference

Four questions:

Alternating between host / visitor. Host calls on first press representative and then the visitor calls for question, and it continues. Today's questions came from:

• Christian News Service (CNS) News: link here.
• Foreign press
• Townhall: link here.
• Foreign press

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Duped by Fake Tweet

Nancy Pelosi, Elijah Cummings, and ... drum roll ... The New York Times. Story here.

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Star Rising

Keith Ellison remains the top candidate, Chairman, DNC. Even David Duke supports this candidate.