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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – February 17, 2023
Greetings from Tyler, There are so many crises brewing we hardly know where to start. We have an embarrassment acting as president. He desecrated the world’s view of America with the Afghan withdrawal, with details painful enough to make you mad. Now they’re telling us that the “conservative” commentators who we think are on…
Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
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First Republic: JP Morgan snaps up major US bank
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Lab test confirms white powder found at White House is cocaine
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Philippines urges neighbors to stand together more strongly against China in the South China Sea
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