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President Trump took a shot at Puerto Rico and Carmen Yuliacute;n Cruz, the mayor of San Juan and a frequent critic of the president, as the island braces for Tropical Storm Dorian. Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter that the storm was headed as usual to Puerto R stanley cups ico, and urged residents to be grateful to the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA . We are tracking closely tropical storm Dorian as it heads, as usual, to Puerto Rico. FEMA and all others are ready, an stanley water bottle d will do a great job. When they do, let them know it, and give them a big Thank You - Not like last time. That includes from the incompetent Mayor of San Juan! Mr. Trump said, referring to Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island.In another tweet, Mr. Trump castigated Puerto Rico as one of the most corrupt places on earth. He also said that he was the best thing that s ever happened to Puerto Rico! Forecasters have warned that heavy rain could cause landslides, heavy flooding and power outages in the U.S. territory still recovering from Maria almost two years later.Mr. Trump ordered a state of emergency in the territory on Tuesday evening, which will allow federal assistance to help local response efforts stemming from Tropical Storm Dorian. He also repeated an incorrect statistic in a tweet on Tuesday, saying that the territory had received $92 billion in aid in the wake of Maria. Congress has allocated $42.5 billion to Puerto Rico, but the islan stanley cup d had received Umnq A Christmas Miracle : Congress Passes Sept. 11 Health Care Bill
Ever since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin returned from the presidential campaign trail, many Alaskans felt her heart wasn t in the job.Lawmakers complained she didn t take an interest in the state s politics, and she l stanley cup imited her access to Alaska s media. One lawmaker quipped after her state of the state address in January that the only eye contact she made in the legislative chamber was with the television camera.In Alaska, Palin has become a polarizing figure, and the focus of multiple ethics complaints filed against her with the state personnel board. Andree McCleod, a local political activist, lodged four complaints, repor stanley kubek ts CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy from Alaska. I am not harassing her, McCleod insisted. She s been under scrutiny for some time and she doesn t respond well to scrutiny, I guess. She has taken a beating from Senate Democrats over many of her recent appointments, including an attorney general candidate who became the first Cabinet appointment ever rejected by the Alaska Legislature.And things weren t likely to improve, if she stayed in office. She faces a potential veto override of nearly $29 million in federal stimulus funds for energy efficiency programs. She rejected the funds, fearing there were strings attached to the stanley cup money that could bind the state to federal building mandates. Legislators said they could find no such strings.It s easier to govern in Alaska when oil prices are high, but they are dow
President Trump took a shot at Puerto Rico and Carmen Yuliacute;n Cruz, the mayor of San Juan and a frequent critic of the president, as the island braces for Tropical Storm Dorian. Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter that the storm was headed as usual to Puerto R stanley cups ico, and urged residents to be grateful to the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA . We are tracking closely tropical storm Dorian as it heads, as usual, to Puerto Rico. FEMA and all others are ready, an stanley water bottle d will do a great job. When they do, let them know it, and give them a big Thank You - Not like last time. That includes from the incompetent Mayor of San Juan! Mr. Trump said, referring to Hurricane Maria, which devastated the island.In another tweet, Mr. Trump castigated Puerto Rico as one of the most corrupt places on earth. He also said that he was the best thing that s ever happened to Puerto Rico! Forecasters have warned that heavy rain could cause landslides, heavy flooding and power outages in the U.S. territory still recovering from Maria almost two years later.Mr. Trump ordered a state of emergency in the territory on Tuesday evening, which will allow federal assistance to help local response efforts stemming from Tropical Storm Dorian. He also repeated an incorrect statistic in a tweet on Tuesday, saying that the territory had received $92 billion in aid in the wake of Maria. Congress has allocated $42.5 billion to Puerto Rico, but the islan stanley cup d had received Umnq A Christmas Miracle : Congress Passes Sept. 11 Health Care Bill
Ever since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin returned from the presidential campaign trail, many Alaskans felt her heart wasn t in the job.Lawmakers complained she didn t take an interest in the state s politics, and she l stanley cup imited her access to Alaska s media. One lawmaker quipped after her state of the state address in January that the only eye contact she made in the legislative chamber was with the television camera.In Alaska, Palin has become a polarizing figure, and the focus of multiple ethics complaints filed against her with the state personnel board. Andree McCleod, a local political activist, lodged four complaints, repor stanley kubek ts CBS News correspondent Terry McCarthy from Alaska. I am not harassing her, McCleod insisted. She s been under scrutiny for some time and she doesn t respond well to scrutiny, I guess. She has taken a beating from Senate Democrats over many of her recent appointments, including an attorney general candidate who became the first Cabinet appointment ever rejected by the Alaska Legislature.And things weren t likely to improve, if she stayed in office. She faces a potential veto override of nearly $29 million in federal stimulus funds for energy efficiency programs. She rejected the funds, fearing there were strings attached to the stanley cup money that could bind the state to federal building mandates. Legislators said they could find no such strings.It s easier to govern in Alaska when oil prices are high, but they are dow
