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CARTOONISTS    Michael Ramirez  -  Monday, August 28, 2017

Sean Spicer Finally Got To Meet the Pope

Sean Spicer Finally Got To Meet the Pope Christine Rousselle | Posted: Aug 30, 2017 9:00 AM   Share  (5)     Tweet Five months after being left out of President Donald Trump's  private audience  with Pope Francis, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer  finally  got to meet the Bishop of Rome. Spicer  resigned  from his position in the White House in late July.  Spicer in the Vatican for the International Catholic Legislators Network's annual meeting, which included a papal audience. Spicer could be seen in the front row, excitedly taking pictures.  View image on Twitter  Follow The Hill   ✔ @thehill Sean Spicer meets Pope Francis months after Trump denied his request to see him  http:// hill.cm/08cGFVk   7:01 AM - Aug 30, 2017   42 42 Replies     76 76 Retweets     309 309 likes Twitter Ads info and pri...

Another Wall That Needs to Fall

Another Wall That Needs to Fall Terry Jeffrey | Posted: Aug 30, 2017 12:01 AM   Share  (5)     Tweet The border in question divides two countries that in some ways are among the most starkly different on earth. On one side sits one of the wealthiest nations, where, according to the CIA World Factbook, per capita gross domestic product is $37,900. On the other sits one of the poorest, where per capita GDP is $1,700. On one side, according to the State Department, is a "constitutional democracy" that engages in "free and fair" elections. On the other is an "authoritarian state" ruled by one "family for more than 60 years." One side is South Korea; the other is North Korea. In 1950, the communist regime in the north invaded the south. Acting without a constitutionally required authorization from Congress, President Harry Truman ordered the U.S. military to intervene on the side of South Korea. China intervened on the...