Gina Haspel, Iran, Rachel Crooks: 3 News Stories You Should Read Today – 5/10/2018
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In the category of: Karma is a thing.
Rachel Crooks, One of Donald Trump’s Sexual Assault Accusers, Wins Democratic Primary in Ohio
Rachel Crooks said it’s “liars” like Donald Trump who inspired her to run for office — and on Tuesday she just reached an important milestone in her quest to become a politician who starkly contrasts the president.
Crooks, 35, who claims Trump gave her an unwanted kiss on the mouth in 2005 while she worked at a company within Trump Tower, won her uncontested Democratic primary on Tuesday for a seat in the Ohio state House of Representatives.
In the category of: You can’t erase Obama no matter how hard you try.
Iran warns Trump: ‘You’ve made a mistake’ over the nuclear deal
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, who is regarded as a moderate reformist and under whom the 2015 deal was signed, has indicated he will try to salvage it.
He said his country was preparing to restart uranium enrichment in case the deal collapsed, but also said: “If we achieve the deal’s goals in co-operation with other members of the deal, it will remain in place.”
But Mr. Khamenei, the highest power in the land, was skeptical, saying in a televised speech that he did not trust Britain, France or Germany, and would need “guarantees” before continuing the nuclear deal.
In the category of: Some people understand torture better than others.
John McCain calls on Senate to reject CIA nominee Gina Haspel
Sen. John McCain called on the Senate to reject Gina Haspel’s nomination to be the director of the CIA, citing her refusal in testimony on Wednesday to acknowledge “torture’s immorality.”
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