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PHILIPPINES: Part 2

But first: War with Iran only getting messier. Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex) could well vote against the Judiciary Committee approval of Todd Blanche for Attorney General.   But even if he does, the official count on this committee should be 12 Republicans and 10 Democrats.  So all the Senate needs to do is appoint Lindsey Grahams sister into the committee, then use a procedural motion allowable in a tie to get Blanche to a floor vote.  In any case, Blanche will make it to the floor for a vote by the end of the month.  Here is where it could really get problematical for Republicans, for it would not be totally surprising for 4 Republicans to vote against Blanche.   This scenario is detailed in my posting yesterday . Canadian wildfires are raging this summer. We toured through Canada this spring, and saw so much of previous wildfires. So far this year, there have been 3500 or so of these fires, enveloping 2.3 million acres.  Alarmed?  Well, star...