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...Peter Spiegel, in his review of Steve Coll’s book The Achilles Trap, repeats a phrase many a Mullah likes to see repeated, when he describes the events in Iran in 1979 as “the Islamic revolution” (“Mistake...
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...But Jeffries said his party remained willing to work in a “bipartisan” fashion with Republicans to elect a Speaker....
...All 212 House Democrats voted for Jeffries for Speaker in Tuesday afternoon’s ballot....
...The House of Representatives fell silent as Steve Womack, the Republican congressman from Arkansas, read the results of the historic vote: “The office of the Speaker of the House of the United States House...
...Meanwhile, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has suggested he would be open to a “bipartisan governing coalition” with centrist Republicans, but no Republicans have publicly endorsed that idea....
...Steve Scalise, the House majority leader, told reporters the bill was “an important victory for every American in this country that wants to see our military focused on our enemies abroad — not on wokeness...
...Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House, said in a tweet: “The party of George Santos and Marjorie Taylor Greene cannot be trusted to govern. Not now....
...Many members have publicly and privately suggested Steve Scalise, a congressman from Louisiana and McCarthy’s deputy, as an alternative....
...But many in Washington have speculated that McCarthy’s deputy, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, would be the natural alternative....
...Steve Scalise, a congressman from Louisiana and McCarthy’s deputy, is seen as a possible compromise candidate....
...Barclays hired Rob Jeffries as vice-chairman and global head of chemicals from JPMorgan. Jeffries will be based in NY....
...However, Steve Rowe, M&S chief executive, said full-year profit guidance “remains unchanged.”...
...Steve Aiken, the head of the British-Irish Chamber of Commerce, said the way the UK government had handled the Europe issue was an “omnishambles”....
...Lee Simpson, a technology analyst at Jeffries, says analysts are rewarded for a broad approach rather than going through the figures in the balance sheet....
...Stuart Jeffries is a freelance writer...
...They were followed by seven oil CEOs and Michael Jeffries, head of teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch....
...“It’s another stage in better knowing your gambler,” says Larry Klatzkin, a leading gaming analyst with Jeffries Co in New York....
...“The main driver of consolidation is really a strategic marketing consideration,” Jeffries says....
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