December 2017

How the oldest Senate ever is taking a toll on the business of Washington

In November, Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, who is 83, was at the helm when the Senate’s massive tax bill came through the Finance Committee. But Hatch also deputized four younger Republicans on the panel to serve as de facto co-chairmen over various parts of the legislation. This week, with a compromise bill marching toward final […]

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Security clampdown at The Hague amid fears of further suicides

Investigators at the UN’s war crimes court in The Hague are scrambling to seal security breaches amid fears other inmates will “do a Praljak”, copying the Bosnian Croat warlord who dramatically killed himself with cyanide last week. Slobodan Praljak’s suicide, carried out in the dock and televised around the world, threatens to make a mockery

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