“It softens their image; it broadens their appeal,” Ed Lengel, a former chief historian at the White House Historical Association, told CNN in 2017. “They help create an atmosphere of the White House as a family, a lived-in place and not just a stiff museum, but a place where a family lives and plays and enjoys each other’s company.” … [Read more...] about President Joe Biden’s Dogs Champ And Major Have Not Yet Moved Into White House
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Why Warriors’ games vs. Timberwolves could have significant draft implications
When negotiating with Minnesota in February, Warriors general manager Bob Myers made one thing certain: The Timberwolves would get D’Angelo Russell, whom they coveted for more than a year, only if they included the first-round pick. For a couple of days, Minnesota president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas tried to make the deal happen without parting with it. … [Read more...] about Why Warriors’ games vs. Timberwolves could have significant draft implications
Japan’s Ruthless New PM Is a Control Freak Who Muzzled the Press
He is also an avid reader. One of his favorite books is a novel about Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) who rose from a peasant background to become one of the most powerful rulers in Japan. It’s easy to see why Suga admires him. Toyotomi operated in the shadows most of his life but when he seized power, he ruled effectively and brutally. He launched a failed war to take over Korea in 1592, a war of such epic cruelty that even Japanese scholars of the time noted the terrible atrocities. Toyotomi was also very vain, despite the fact that Lord Nobunaga had dubbed him “kozaru” (little monkey) because of his simian appearance and stature. In the LDP, some of Suga’s opponents call him “kozaru” behind his back—but never to his face. … [Read more...] about Japan’s Ruthless New PM Is a Control Freak Who Muzzled the Press
