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  Trump has 'gone awol' as president amid coronavirus pandemic, says ex-CIA director

  

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  Leon Panetta becomes latest prominent public figure to accuse Trump of effectively surrendering to the virus and abandoning Americans to their fateDonald Trump has “essentially gone awol from the job of leadership that he should be providing a country in trouble” during the coronavirus pandemic, a former defence secretary and CIA director said on Wednesday. Related: US setting new coronavirus case records as 'Russian bounty' row continues - live updates Continue reading...

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  Lights go out on Trump's reality TV presidency but dark legacy remains

  

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  For four years the outrages piled up so high they were hard to keep track of...

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  If Biden wins what would the first 100 days of his presidency look like?

  

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  If he succeeds in defeating Donald Trump, the Democrat will have to urgently tackle the coronavirus...

  If he succeeds in defeating Donald Trump, the Democrat will have to urgently tackle the coronavirus pandemic as well as rebuild global relationshipsIf Joe Biden wins the 2020 US election against Donald Trump next week, the new president-elect will face enormous pressures to implement a laundry list of priorities on a range of issues from foreign policy to the climate crisis, reversing many of...

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  US military chiefs in quarantine as Covid chaos spreads and Trump recuperates

  

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  Chairman and vice-chairman of joint chiefs in quarantine after coast guard official tests positive, as sense...

  Chairman and vice-chairman of joint chiefs in quarantine after coast guard official tests positive, as sense of crisis intensifiesAmerica’s top military leaders were under self-quarantine Tuesday after a senior coast guard official tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon said, as Donald Trump, infected with the coronavirus himself, continued to recuperate at the White House.The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen Mark...

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