Senate Judiciary boss says Comey likely leaked classified information
Source: The Washington Times
"A top Republican senator said Wednesday that it appears former FBI Director James B. Comey leaked classified information in his effort to shape the narrative surrounding President Trump’s decision to fire him. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley said Mr. Comey wrote seven memos, and shared four of them with a professor he was using as an intermediary to defend him. Of the seven, four are marked at the confidential or secret level — meaning at least one of the memos Mr. Comey shared contained restricted information."
09/07/2017
Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit on behalf of Daily Caller News Foundation for Comey Memos
Source: Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on behalf of the Daily Caller News Foundation against the U.S. Department of Justice seeking memoranda allegedly written by former FBI Director James Comey regarding his discussions with President Donald Trump and Trump’s aides. Four of the seven memos that Comey wrote following his interactions with President Trump reportedly contained classified information.
07/27/2017
Judicial Watch Sues for Information on Comey Memos
Source: Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch filed a FOIA lawsuit against the Department of Justice for the metadata for the memoranda written by former FBI Director James Comey memorializing his conversations with President Donald Trump as well as records about Comey’s FBI-issued laptop computer or other electronic devices and records about how Comey managed his records while he was FBI Director. The metadata information may include details about when the memos were created or edited and by whom.
11/08/2017
Justice Department Argues Comey’s Leak of ‘Flynn’ Memo to New York Times was Unauthorized, Compares Comey to Wikileaks
Source: Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch announced today that the Justice Department is now comparing former FBI Director James Comey to WikiLeaks. After Comey was fired by President Trump on May 9, 2017, he gave the New York Times a February 14, 2017, memorandum written about a one-on-one conversation he had with President Trump regarding former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Judicial Watch is asking a federal court to order the release of all Comey’s unclassified memoranda about his one-on-one conversations with the president.
Henry Bretton announces release of ‘A Dream, Shadows and Fulfillment’
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Henry Bretton returns to the publishing scene with the release of “A Dream, Shadows and Fulfillment” (published by Xlibris), a biography chronicling the moments and lessons in his remarkable 100 years of life.
“A Dream, Shadows and Fulfillment” recounts Bretton’s 1938 escape from Nazi Germany, his U.S. military intelligence service and political science career. He also shares to parents the lessons learned after the suicide of his son.
Bretton describes his book as a “rags to riches” story of an immigrant, and offers a “last chance to capture WW2 memoirs from ‘The Greatest Generation.’”
“I believe my life story was unique, dramatic and uplifting. After my 100th birthday, I wanted to record my story. I also wanted to share life lessons learned after the suicide of my son,” Bretton shares.
A snippet from “A Dream, Shadows and Fulfillment”:
I have often been asked how it felt fighting my former fellow citizens. My usual reply was, “Think of the American Civil War.” Throughout the war, I never saw German soldiers as enemies. I considered that war a war of liberation.
“A Dream, Shadows and Fulfillment”
By Henry Bretton
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 148 pages | ISBN 9781524565480
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 148 pages | ISBN 9781524565473
E-Book | 148 pages | ISBN 9781524566593
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Henry Bretton was born on May 18, 1916, in Berlin, Germany. He earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from Yale University in 1947; a master’s degree with honors from University of Michigan in 1948; and a doctorate degree from University of Michigan in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army, reaching the rank of first lieutenant, and received multiple medals in addition to being awarded the Bronze Star. His most notable professional appointments include: distinguished professor emeritus at S.U.C. Brockport, SUNY; Fulbright lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria; visiting professor of political science, University of Ghana, Ghana; visiting professor of political science and head of department, University of East Africa, Kenya; and visiting professor, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna (Fulbright exchange scholar). He has published numerous books, articles, reviews, and major reports and papers. He also held professional and governmental appointments, and received recognitions including being listed in “Who’s Who in the East” (17th and 18th edition) and “Who’s Who in America” (41st, 42nd, 43rd and 44th editions).
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Average Monthly Optimism Sets All-Time Record in 2017
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for December caps a history-making year
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 9, 2018—Small business confidence blasted off the day after the 2016 election and remained in the stratosphere for all of 2017, making last year an all-time record setter for the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism, released today.
“2017 was the most remarkable year in the 45-year history of the NFIB Optimism Index,” said NFIB President and CEO Juanita Duggan. “With a massive tax cut this year, accompanied by significant regulatory relief, we expect very strong growth, millions more jobs, and higher pay for Americans.”
The Optimism Index for last month came in at 104.9, slightly lower than the near-record November report but still a historically exceptional performance. That makes 2017 the strongest year ever in the history of the survey. The average monthly Index for 2017 was 104.8. The previous record was 104.6, set in 2004.
“We’ve been doing this research for nearly half a century, longer than anyone else, and I’ve never seen anything like 2017,” said NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg. “The 2016 election was like a dam breaking. Small business owners were waiting for better policies from Washington, suddenly they got them, and the engine of the economy roared back to life.”
Two of the December components posted gains, five declined, and three remained unchanged. Moving the Index moderately lower were declines in Expected Better Business Conditions (11-point decline) which tends to fluctuate sharply and Inventory Plans (8-point decline). Small business owners were bedeviled by a labor shortage in 2017 that grew more intense as optimism rose. The NFIB Jobs Report last week showed that problem reaching record levels.
Offsetting the dip in Expected Better Business Conditions was a dramatic,14-point improvement in Actual Sales for December. In November, a net negative five percent of all firms reported sales increases. A net nine percent reported higher sales in December, indicating a very strong holiday season for small business.
“There’s a critical shortage of qualified workers and it’s becoming a real cost driver for small businesses,” said Dunkelberg. “They are raising compensation for workers in order to attract and keep good employees, but that’s a positive indicator for the overall economy.”
Driving record optimism in 2017 was the expectation of better economic policies from Washington. Suspending the regulatory assault on business and now a massive tax cut answered two of the three top concerns for small business owners, according to NFIB research.
“The lesson of 2017 is that better policies make for better economic results,” said Duggan. “The evidence is overwhelming that small business owners pay close attention to Washington, and that federal policies affect their decisions on whether to hire, whether to invest, whether to grow inventory, and whether to seek capital.”
Click here to view the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism. For more information about NFIB, please visit www.nfib.com.
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Celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2018, the National Federation of Independent Business has been the Voice of Small Business, taking the message from Main Street to the halls of Congress and all 50 state legislatures. NFIB annually surveys its members on state and federal issues vital to their survival as America's economic engine and biggest creator of jobs. NFIB’s educational mission is to remind policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses; they have very different challenges and priorities.
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