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Pentagon awards $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft over Amazon ( The Hill)

1.As Democratic race tightens, Joe Biden says: "I'm the frontrunner" (CBS)

2.Gold star husband: On Syria withdrawal, Trump is right (CNN)

3.Turkey Warns U.S. Against Hosting Syrian Kurdish Military Commander

4.Kim Jong Un visits 'peculiar and absolutely perfect' North Korean spa town (CNN )

5.Judge calls Trump impeachment probe legal, says House must get Mueller grand jury information (CNBC)

6.Uluru climbed for the last time before ban on scaling Australia's sacred rock kicks in ( CBS)

美国主流媒体文摘 The US Mainstream Media Quotes

Stocks climb on solid profits, US-China trade deal optimism
AP by By ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE

Stocks climbed in afternoon trading Friday on Wall Street as investors welcomed solid company earnings reports and signs that trade negotiations between the U.S. and China are making progress.

Trump: Probe of Russia probe will reveal ‘really bad things’
AP by By MICHAEL BALSAMO

WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigating the investigators, the Justice Department is now scrutinizing the government’s Russia probe as a criminal matter, raising Democrats’ concerns that President Donald Trump may be using federal muscle to go after his opponents. Trump says to expect the probe to reveal “really bad things.”

Esper: US troops, armored vehicles going to Syria oil fields
AP by By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS

BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. will send armored reinforcements into eastern Syria to bolster defenses against a potential move by Islamic State militants on oil fields controlled by American-backed Syrian Kurds, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday.

Esper described the added force as “mechanized,” which means it likely will include tanks and other combat vehicles such as Bradley armored infantry carriers. This would introduce a new dimension to the U.S. military presence , which largely has been comprised of special operations forces not equipped with tanks or other armored vehicles.

Schumer pushes for all-electric vehicle future by 2040
The Hill by By Rebecca Beitsch

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) outlined his vision for boosting the number of electric vehicles on the road, hoping the U.S. will have an all-electric fleet by 2040.

In a Thursday op-ed in The New York Times, Schumer outlined his plan, offering steep discounts for buyers that trade in a gas-powered car for an electric one. The assistance would be even greater for low-income customers.

Graham: Every American should be bothered by what Democrats are doing to Trump
Fox News by Morgan Phillips

“I’ve got 46 U.S. senators saying the process is wrong, flawed, lacking due process,” Graham, R.-S.C., said, appearing on “The Story with Martha MacCallum. “

"All I'm asking is to give President Trump the same rights that Nixon and Clinton had. The ability to defend yourself. How would you like to be accused of something nobody will tell you who the witness is?"

Bannon returns from exile to wage impeachment battle for Trump
The Hill by By Jonathan Easley

Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon has returned from exile to defend President Trump, believing the presidency is imperiled and that Trump is in urgent need of a more robust defense against the House impeachment inquiry.

Jonathan Bernstein says we’re down to seven plausible Democratic nominees: Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Quoted from bloomberg.com

“Quite a few would need a big surge from this point to be able to win, although that’s happened before. I also still find it hard to imagine a path for Sanders, but as long as he keeps his faction together it’s difficult to discount him entirely. Two others who will be at the next debate, activist Tom Steyer and entrepreneur Andrew Yang, have little if any support from party actors. Yes, Donald Trump won a nomination without such support, but he was leading in the polls at this point, not lagging far behind, and dominated media coverage throughout.”

“I’m not ruling anything out after 2016. So I won’t say it’s impossible for Steyer, Yang or one of the candidates who doesn’t make it into the next debate to win the nomination — but I will say it’s increasingly unlikely.”

DNC raises thresholds for December debate
Politico by ZACH MONTELLARO

New thresholds announced by the Democratic National Committee for the sixth debate — which will be hosted by POLITICO and PBS on Dec. 19 in Los Angeles — represent only a modest step up from the criteria for the next debate in November. But they could still seriously endanger the participation of all but the top five candidates..

George Soros Says Warren Most Qualified to Be President
By Taegan Goddard Politico

George Soros told the New York Times that Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the top Democrat in the field vying to take on President Trump in 2020.

Said Soros: “She has emerged as the clear-cut person to beat. I don’t take a public stance, but I do believe that she is the most qualified to be president.”

Gabbard Skips Iowa Forum, Appears On Fox News Instead
iowastartingline by Pat Rynard

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s bizarre week in American politics continued Thursday night, when she skipped an appearance at LULAC’s Latino town hall in Des Moines, appearing that evening instead on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show. There, she criticized House Democrats’ impeachment process, a reversal of her recent stance on the matter.

‘Just too darn old:’ Sanders, Biden confront age concerns
AP by By STEVE PEOPLES and ALEXANDRA JAFFE

Bernie Sanders insists he feels better than ever less than a month after heart surgery, but his return to the campaign trail this week sparked new questions about the unusually old age of the Democratic Party’s leading 2020 presidential candidates.

Both Sanders, 78, and Joe Biden, 76, suggest their age isn’t a major issue, but voters, particularly older voters, aren’t so sure.

英语政治和媒体词典 Dictionary of Politics & Media

one-upmanship

Meaning
One-upmanship is the art or practice of successively outdoing a rival, staying one step ahead by proving superiority.
超越或保持领先于竞争对手的艺术或做法

Citations
Warren and Sanders race to out-left each other — and moderates are terrified. The two have mostly avoided direct conflict, but their one-upsmanship on a flurry of policies speaks to growing tensions between their campaigns.
-- Politico Oct 25, 2019

Presidential candidate Donald Trump employs one-upmanship incessantly, pointing out that he is richer, more successful, and more popular than his rivals and detractors. While his tactics are debatable, their intent is clear.
-- psychologytoday.com Mar 05, 2016

In Another Game Of One-Upsmanship, Putin Shows Off New Limo For First Time. Putin landed in Helsinki nearly an hour late — right at the moment his big summit meeting with President Trump was supposed to begin. The 65 year old, who really likes himself, flung off his jacket on the tarmac, then jumped into his new Russian-made limousine, which was making its first tour on foreign soil.
-- dailywire.com July 16th, 2018