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Trump Teases, Threatens And Dodges With 'We'll See What Happens'

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Trump Teases, Threatens And Dodges With 'We'll See What Happens'

President Trump frequently says "We will see what happens" about matters large and small, creating uncertainty for the media, members of his administration and even world leaders.

Analysis

Budget Resolution Passed In Senate Moves Tax Overhaul Forward

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Senate Vote Could Lead To Drilling In Alaska's Wildlife Refuge

by Liz Ruskin

Senate Vote Could Lead To Drilling In Alaska's Wildlife Refuge

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Business

U.S.-Canadian Relationship Is Tested By NAFTA Politics

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Different When It Comes to You Bruce Cockburn

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Turn! Turn! Turn! Bruce Cockburn

Analysis

Fact Check: President Trump's Comments On ACA's Subsidies

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U.S.

Volunteers Work To Get Clean Water In Rural Puerto Rican Towns

by Jeff Cohen

Volunteers Work To Get Clean Water In Rural Puerto Rican Towns

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Author Interviews

'Hotel Scarface': The Hotel At The Center Of Miami's Cocaine Boom

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Crockett's Return Jan Hammer

Sports

Out Of Bounds: NFL Protests During The National Anthem

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Get Large Tribeqa

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War No More Tommy Guerrero

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Games & Humor

Sunday Puzzle: Read Into It

by Will Shortz

Sunday Puzzle: Read Into It

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Analysis

Army Tightens Rules For Immigrants Joining As A Path To Citizenship

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Sunday Morning Alt.Latino Serenade: Four Tracks For Your Weekend

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Alt.Latino

Sunday Morning Alt.Latino Serenade: Four Tracks For Your Weekend

by Felix Contreras

Sunday Morning Alt.Latino Serenade: Four Tracks For Your Weekend

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Numero Um Da Cruz

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My Mind Is Going Arto Lindsay

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Confusion Lingers Over Deaths Of 4 U.S. Soldiers In Niger

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Middle East

U.S.-Backed Forces Liberate Raqqa From ISIS Control

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Business

Marijuana Farms In California Count Their Losses After Wildfires

by Tonya Mosley

Marijuana Farms In California Count Their Losses After Wildfires

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Up in Smoke GRiZ

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Funk Party GRiZ

Asia

Japanese Voters Weather Typhoon To Vote In Presidential Election

by Elise Hu

Japanese Voters Weather Typhoon To Vote In Presidential Election

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Business

The Call-In: Workplace Sexual Harassment

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My Dear Corduroi

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