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In his memo, Rosenstein asserted that the FBI must have "a Director who understands the gravity of the mistakes and pledges never to repeat them." He ended with an argument against keeping Comey as FBI director, on the grounds that he was given an opportunity to "admit his errors" but that ther... | 6,138,900 |
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argued, were in conflict with longstanding FBI practice. To Comey's previous defense that Attorney General Loretta Lynch had a conflict of interest, Rosenstein argued that in such a case, it is the duty of the Attorney General to recuse herself, and that there is a process for another Justice D... | 6,138,901 |
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in his letter to Trump, cited Rosenstein's memo as the reason for his own recommendation that Comey be dismissed. In the dismissal letter, Trump cited the recommendations by Sessions and Rosenstein as the reason for Comey's dismissal. Immediately after Trump's termination announcement, Deputy P... | 6,138,902 |
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up by Trump aide Stephen Miller. It notified Comey he was being fired and gave a several-page-long explanation of the reasons. The draft was described by people who saw it as a "screed" with an "angry, meandering tone". On May 8 Trump showed it to senior White House officials, including Vice Pr... | 6,138,903 |
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recommendation from Sessions, detailed Comey's handling of the Clinton email investigation as the reason to dismiss him. Trump then cited Rosenstein's memo and Sessions' recommendation as the reason for terminating Comey. Trump had previously praised Comey for renewing the investigation into Cl... | 6,138,904 |
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admired within the FBI. In testimony given to the Senate Intelligence Committee on May 11, then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe contradicted the White House's claim that Comey had lost the confidence of the FBI rank-and-file, saying that Comey "enjoyed broad support within the FBI and does to... | 6,138,905 |
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he was going to fire Comey irrespective of any recommendation from the Justice Department. On May 18, Rosenstein told members of the Senate that he wrote the dismissal memo while knowing that Trump had already decided to fire Comey. Rosenstein had been contemplating firing Comey for many months... | 6,138,906 |
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taken off", further adding "I’m not under investigation." The comments were recorded in official White House notes made during the meeting. On May 11 Trump told Lester Holt in an NBC News interview, "When I decided [to fire Comey], I said to myself, I said, 'You know, this Russia thing with Tru... | 6,138,907 |
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investigation to an end.
Other reasons have been offered. Insider sources have claimed that Trump was furious at Comey for refusing during March to back up Trump's wiretap accusations against former President Barack Obama, as well as not defending him from accusations of collusion with the Rus... | 6,138,908 |
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inappropriate. On June 7, 2017, during an interview with MSNBC, House Speaker Paul Ryan stated that it's "obviously" inappropriate for the president to ask the FBI director for loyalty. According to sources, Comey's unwillingness to offer personal loyalty to Trump was one of the reasons for the... | 6,138,909 |
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former national security adviser Flynn]? Are you able to assist in this matter?" After his dismissal, Comey recounted that Trump had told him the following in March 2017: "If there were some satellite associates of his who did something wrong, it would be good to find that out, but that he hadn... | 6,138,910 |
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and learned of the termination through a news report being telecast while he was speaking. According to an anonymous FBI source quoted by the "Los Angeles Times", Comey was caught off-guard by the termination. Comey immediately left for Washington, D.C., and cancelled another scheduled speech t... | 6,138,911 |
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additional resources to step up the Russia investigation; however the Justice Department denied that such a request was made. On May 9, before the dismissal, it was revealed that federal prosecutors issued grand jury subpoenas to Flynn's associates, representing a significant escalation in the ... | 6,138,912 |
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turned out to have "deep ties" to Russia, and had even been selected as "Russia Law Firm of 2016". No evidence was provided in the letter itself, such as tax returns. The letter was a response to earlier statements by Senator Lindsey Graham stating that he wanted to know whether there were any ... | 6,138,913 |
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so, with their stated objectives including restoration of the FBI's credibility, limiting public announcements by the FBI, stopping leaks, and protecting the authority of the Department of Justice over the FBI.
According to an anonymous source who spoke to "The Washington Post", Rosenstein thr... | 6,138,914 |
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it as an "abuse of power". It was compared to the "Saturday Night Massacre", President Richard Nixon's termination of special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who was investigated the Watergate scandal. John Dean, White House Counsel under President Nixon, called it a "a very Nixonian move", saying th... | 6,138,915 |
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more dangerous situation than Watergate."
"The New York Times" Editorial Board published an editorial slamming the move, calling Trump's explanation "impossible to take at face value" and stating Trump had "decisively crippled the FBI's ability to carry out an investigation of him and his asso... | 6,138,916 |
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involvement in the Russia investigation and suggested that recommending Comey's termination violated that pledge because Comey was the lead investigator. In addition to the criticisms from Democratic leaders, some Republican leaders also expressed concern, including Richard Burr, Roy Blunt, Bob... | 6,138,917 |
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Franken called Sessions' action a "complete betrayal" of his promise to recuse.
Immediate response from the White House regarding concerns from congressional leaders and the media was limited. White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told Tucker Carlson of Fox News that it was time to ... | 6,138,918 |
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part of a White House cover-up. Trump furthermore commented on Twitter, mocking Senators Chuck Schumer and Richard Blumenthal, saying that Schumer "stated recently, 'I do not have confidence in him (James Comey) any longer.' Then acts so indignant" and that Blumenthal "devised one of the greate... | 6,138,919 |
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on the election, while some Republicans stated that such a move would be premature.
## Reactions from within the FBI.
Comey was generally well-liked within the FBI, and his sudden dismissal shocked many FBI agents, who admired Comey for his political independence. Agents were stunned that Com... | 6,138,920 |
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the investigation as a "witch hunt" on numerous occasions.
President Trump was reportedly surprised and frustrated by the reactions to Comey's termination, both from the political leadership and from the media. Administration officials struggled with messaging and media reports indicated frust... | 6,138,921 |
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Press Secretary's office and the President was strained. Following the termination announcement, Sanders took over press briefings from Press Secretary Sean Spicer, because Spicer had duties with the Navy Reserve. Spicer eventually resumed the briefings.
On June 9, in response to Comey's testi... | 6,138,922 |
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for revealing "privileged" information. However, the memo was not classified and Trump had not invoked executive privilege with regard to his discussions with Comey. Also, the Inspector General has limited jurisdiction since Comey no longer works for the Justice Department. Some commentators su... | 6,138,923 |
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dismissal, FBI Deputy Director Andrew G. McCabe became the acting FBI Director. Several people were interviewed to succeed Comey. On June 7, 2017, on the day before Comey was to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, President Trump tweeted that he intended to nominate Christopher A.... | 6,138,924 |
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three separate occasions that he (Trump) was not under investigation. The assertion was challenged. Fact checkers reported that while they had no way of knowing what Comey may have told Trump privately, no such assertion was on the public record, and the White House declined to provide any more... | 6,138,925 |
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personally was not the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation. Comey said Trump repeatedly pressed for him to say so publicly. Comey added that Trump's private comments urging him to drop the Flynn probe led him to tell his Justice Department colleagues they needed to be careful. C... | 6,138,926 |
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tweeted: "I am being investigated" and called the investigations a "witch hunt." Trump's lawyer later clarified that Trump has not been notified of any investigation.
## Possible existence of recordings.
In a Twitter post on May 12, Trump implied that he might have recorded his conversations ... | 6,138,927 |
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evidence available to investigators. For more than a month thereafter, in interviews and White House briefings, Trump and his spokespersons refused to confirm or deny the existence of 'tapes', or to comment on whether there are listening or recording devices in the White House.
In his June 8 t... | 6,138,928 |
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if they exist, to the committee, and threatened subpoenas if the White House did not comply with the deadline by June 23.
On June 22, Trump tweeted "I have no idea [...] whether there are "tapes" or recordings of my conversations with James Comey, but I did not make, and do not have, any such ... | 6,138,929 |
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is or was aware of. When asked to clarify Trump's tweet several hours later, Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated that Trump's tweet was "extremely clear" and that she did "not have anything to add".
Schiff stated that Trump's tweet "raises as many questio... | 6,138,930 |
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White House to press it to comply fully with their June 9 request, adding "should the White House not respond fully, the committee will consider using compulsory process to ensure a satisfactory response".
## Comey memos.
On May 16, 2017, it was first reported that Comey had prepared a detail... | 6,138,931 |
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Near the conclusion of the briefing, the President asked those in attendance other than Director Comey to leave the room—including Vice President Pence and Attorney General Sessions. He then reportedly said to Comey "I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He ... | 6,138,932 |
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Initial reporting on memos' existence.
The Comey memos were first mentioned in a May 16, 2017 "New York Times" article, published about a week after Trump had dismissed Comey as FBI director, and four days after he had implied on Twitter that his conversations with Comey may have been recorded... | 6,138,933 |
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that he had been the source, through a friend (later revealed to be Columbia Law School professor Daniel Richman), of the public revelation of his February 14 memo. He said he decided to make it public in hopes that it might "prompt the appointment of a special counsel". Robert Mueller was appo... | 6,138,934 |
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in view of the appointment of the special counsel.
On April 19, 2018, the Justice Department gave redacted versions of the memos to Congress. These were then given to and published by news agencies.
### Motivation.
"The New York Times" reported that Comey had created the memos as a "paper tr... | 6,138,935 |
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agents working on the Russia investigation—so the details of the conversation would not affect the investigation."
In his June 8 testimony, Comey explained that he had documented his conversations with Trump because he "was honestly concerned he (Trump) might lie" about them. "I knew there mig... | 6,138,936 |
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conservative journalists asserted that Comey could be subject to legal jeopardy for not disclosing the contents of his memos around the time he wrote them. Several legal experts, including Alan Dershowitz and Robert M. Chesney, contested this view.
Anonymous officials told "The Hill" that 4 of... | 6,138,937 |
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Comey for leaking to the press and alleged that he broke the law. Sanders cited an article by the legal analyst Jonathan Turley which alleged that Comey broke his employment agreement and FBI protocol.
Glenn Kessler of "The Washington Post" analyzed Turley's arguments and contested Sanders' cl... | 6,138,938 |
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that Comey's actions were legally justified by laws protecting whistleblowers from unjust persecution.
### Pursuit of leakers.
According to a "Washington Post" report, the memos also document Trump's criticism of the FBI for not pursuing leakers in the administration and his wish "to see repo... | 6,138,939 |
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appointment of a special prosecutor to continue the investigation into Russia's influence on the election. Democratic attorneys general from 19 states and D.C. signed a letter calling for a special prosecutor.
The White House continued to insist that no special prosecutor was necessary in the ... | 6,138,940 |
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General Rod Rosenstein, as acting Attorney General, . The Trump administration cited an obscure ethics rule to suggest that Mueller might have a conflict of interest. On May 23, 2017, Department of Justice ethics experts announced they had declared Mueller ethically able to function as special ... | 6,138,941 |
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final report to Attorney General William Barr.
On March 24, Barr sent a four-page letter to Congress regarding "Mueller Report".
# Reactions from Congress.
Several Democratic members of Congress – among them, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler, and California Rep. Maxine... | 6,138,942 |
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investigation at the time of his firing".
Among members of Congress:
- 138 Democrats, two independents (Senators Bernie Sanders and Angus King), and two Republicans (Representatives Mike Coffman and Tom McClintock), called for a special prosecutor, independent prosecutor, or an independent co... | 6,138,943 |
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8 Democrats, expressed "questions or concerns" about Comey's firing; examples of members of Congress in this group are Republican Senator Marco Rubio ("I do have questions"); Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski ("serious cause for concern"); Democratic Representative Marcia L. Fudge ("the America... | 6,138,944 |
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and criminal malfeasance if proof of illegal activity is found. Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut stated in an interview: "It may well produce another "United States v. Nixon" on a subpoena that went to United States Supreme Court. It may well produce impeachment proceedings, although w... | 6,138,945 |
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Comey to testify publicly. Comey accepted the invitation and testified on June 8.
On June 7, 2017 an advance copy of Comey's prepared congressional testimony was submitted to the Senate Intelligence Committee. In it, he said that on February 14, 2017, the President attempted to persuade him to... | 6,138,946 |
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requested his personal loyalty, to which Comey replied he would give his "honest loyalty" to the President.
Comey stated that, on three occasions, he volunteered to Trump that the latter was not personally under investigation. Comey stated that Trump requested that he publicly declare this so ... | 6,138,947 |
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you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation..."
In his live testimony, Comey was asked why he thought he was fired and he replied, "I take the president at his word that I was fired because of the Russia investigation." He took strong exception to Trump's c... | 6,138,948 |
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"total and complete vindication" of Trump. Later that day Trump held a brief news conference, during which he insisted that he did not ask Comey to end the investigation into Flynn and was willing to say so under oath. He twice dodged questions about whether there are tapes of White House conve... | 6,138,949 |
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or Hungary's Viktor Orbán; political science professor Sheri Berman said those leaders slowly "chipped away at democratic institutions, undermined civil society, and slowly increased their own power."
In a May 2017 essay published in "The Washington Post", Harvard constitu... | 6,138,950 |
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devotion to the national interest above self-interest and party loyalty, for a Congress of the president's own party to initiate an impeachment inquiry."
Duke law professor and former federal prosecutor Samuel W. Buell said that Trump's attempt to quiet Comey by referencing secret tapes of the... | 6,138,951 |
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Jack Goldsmith says that claims of "grandstanding" or "politicization" by Comey of the FBI probe into possible ties between Trump associates and Russia were unsubstantiated. Goldsmith wrote, "the only thing Comey ever said publicly about the investigation into the Russia-DNC Hack-Trump Associat... | 6,138,952 |
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by the Brookings Institution in October 2017 raised the question of obstruction of justice in the dismissal of Comey, stating that Trump, by himself or conspiring with subordinates, may have "attempted to impede the investigations of Michael Flynn and Russian interference in the 2016 presidenti... | 6,138,953 |
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Washington University have argued that the request does not neatly fit into any of the practices commonly considered to fall under the obstruction of justice statute. Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Julie O'Sullivan of the Georgetown University Law Center... | 6,138,954 |
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of University of California, Irvine School of Law, have argued that it was obstruction of justice.
Noah Feldman of Harvard University noted that the alleged request could be grounds for impeachment. University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck said that it was reasonable for people to "st... | 6,138,955 |
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Trump concerning the Flynn investigation a "smoking gun" and noted that "good intentions do not erase criminal intent".
### Comey testimony and obstruction of justice.
In Comey's June 8 testimony, he said it was not for him to say whether Trump's February 14 request amounted to obstruction of... | 6,138,956 |
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University, Brandon Garrett of University of Virginia, Lisa Kern Griffin of Duke University, Alexander Tsesis of Loyola University, and Alex Whiting of Harvard University said that an obstruction of justice case was advanced by the fact that Comey understood Trump's words as an "order" to drop ... | 6,138,957 |
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be indicted, only impeached. Samuel Buell of Duke University said, "Based on Comey's testimony, we know to a virtual certainty that the President is now under investigation for obstruction of justice." Mark Tushnet of Harvard University said that there are "lots of pieces of evidence that could... | 6,138,958 |
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[But] there's no basis to say there's no obstruction."
## Media.
Many media outlets continued to be highly critical of the move. For many critics, the immediate worry was the integrity of the FBI's investigation into the Trump administration's ties to Russia. Some commentators described Comey... | 6,138,959 |
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of a cover-up by firing Comey with the intent to curtail the FBI's investigation out of fear of a possible discovery of the extent of Trump's alleged ties to Russia. Soon after Trump's election, Benjamin Wittes writing in "Lawfare" had predicted a future firing of Comey, writing "If Trump choos... | 6,138,960 |
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that the reason given for it was probably a pretext, as Trump had previously praised Comey's handling of the Clinton investigation.
Some commentators observed an emerging pattern of Trump firing government officials who investigated his interests: Sally Yates, Preet Bharara, and Comey.
Other ... | 6,138,961 |
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after previously having criticized Comey himself for the handling of the Clinton scandal. A few called for a re-opening of the Clinton investigation now that Comey had left.
French daily "Le Monde" described the firing as a "coup de force" against the FBI. German magazines "Der Spiegel" and "B... | 6,138,962 |
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gel" saying that "few believe" that Comey was not fired for overseeing a criminal probe into possible ties between Trump associates and Russia. "The Economist" wrote in an editorial that Comey's firing "reflects terribly" on Trump and urged "principled Senate Republicans" to put country before ... | 6,138,963 |
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He Jintao
He Jintao (何進滔) (died 840) was a general of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, who, as military governor ("Jiedushi") of Weibo Circuit (魏博, headquartered in modern Handan, Hebei), ruled the circuit in "de facto" independence from the imperial government.
# Background.
It is not known when He Jinta... | 6,138,964 |
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(魏州), and came to serve in the Weibo army, under then-military governor Tian Hongzheng, who was obedient to the imperial government. In a campaign that Tian waged against Wang Chengzong, the military governor of Chengde Circuit (成德, headquartered in modern Shijiazhuang, Hebei), when Wang was resisting the imp... | 6,138,965 |
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among the Chengde soldiers. After a subsequent campaign that Tian conducted against Li Shidao the military governor of Pinglu Circuit (平盧, headquartered in modern Tai'an, Shandong), in which He Jintao made contributions, He Jintao was given the honorary imperial censor title of "Shiyushi" (侍御史).
# Seizure of... | 6,138,966 |
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Under the advice of his son Shi Xiaozhang (史孝章), Shi Xiancheng offered to surrender control of Weibo to the imperial government and requested another command elsewhere. The reigning Emperor Wenzong reacted by commissioning Shi Xiancheng as the military governor of Hezhong Circuit (河中, headquartered in modern ... | 6,138,967 |
25046427 | He Jintao | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=He%20Jintao | He Jintao
Shi Xiaozhang to serve as military governor of.
Thereafter, Shi Xiancheng prepared to depart Wei Prefecture. It was said that he stripped the headquarters and circuit treasury of its treasures, ready to take them to Hezhong, and this angered the soldiers. The soldiers mutinied and killed Shi Xiancheng, and t... | 6,138,968 |
25046427 | He Jintao | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=He%20Jintao | He Jintao
at Wei Prefecture, He Jintao refused to let him enter, and subsequently made a surprise attack, defeating him. At that time, the imperial treasury was drained, and the imperial government, judging that it had no ability to defeat He Jintao, capitulated and made He Jintao the military governor of Weibo, and fu... | 6,138,969 |
25046462 | Franck Tabanou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franck%20Tabanou | Franck Tabanou
Franck Tabanou
Franck Pascal Paul Tabanou (born 30 January 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays for Guingamp as a left-back. Tabanou is a French youth international having starred at under-20 and under-21 level. He played with the under-20 team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
# Club car... | 6,138,970 |
25046462 | Franck Tabanou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franck%20Tabanou | Franck Tabanou
and Luc Bruder. After three years at the club, he departed and returned to Paris joining the Centre de Formation de Paris, a youth sporting club designed to cater only to football players under the age of 19.
## Toulouse.
Upon his arrival to the club, Tabanou was inserted onto the club's under-18 team ... | 6,138,971 |
25046462 | Franck Tabanou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franck%20Tabanou | Franck Tabanou
team under manager Alain Casanova. He appeared in several pre-season matches, but endured criticism for some of his performances as the pre-season wore on. Tabanou, himself, admitted that the criticism was justified stating that he relied too much on his technical skills. As a result, prior to the start ... | 6,138,972 |
25046462 | Franck Tabanou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franck%20Tabanou | Franck Tabanou
days later, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a one-year deal with the club. Tabanou, subsequently, appeared in the final four matches of the season. One of those matches including his first professional start against Saint-Étienne.
Tabanou was officially promoted to the senior... | 6,138,973 |
25046462 | Franck Tabanou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franck%20Tabanou | Franck Tabanou
to extend him by scoring a double in a 3–1 victory over Valenciennes. On 10 April, he repeated this feat by netting another two goals in a 4–0 home win over Grenoble.
Due to injuries to incumbent left back Cheikh M'Bengue, Casanova tasked Tabanou with the job of deputizing for him for the 2010–11 season... | 6,138,974 |
25046462 | Franck Tabanou | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franck%20Tabanou | Franck Tabanou
ulouse. He scored his first goal against Esbjerg in the Europa League.
## Swansea City.
On 19 June 2015, Tabanou joined Swansea City for a reported £3.5 million. Tabanou then went on to make his debut in English football in the EFL Cup vs York City where he played his first full 90 minutes for the club... | 6,138,975 |
25046540 | Hailakandi Airfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hailakandi%20Airfield | Hailakandi Airfield
Hailakandi Airfield
Hailakandi Airfield is a former wartime United States Army Air Forces airfield in India, used during the Burma Campaign 1944-1945. It is now abandoned. Hailakandi is a district of the Indian state of Assam.
# History.
The airfield was the home of the 1st Air Commando Group, be... | 6,138,976 |
25046540 | Hailakandi Airfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hailakandi%20Airfield | Hailakandi Airfield
need was to support via light airplanes the evacuation and resupply requirements of British Long Range Patrol (LRP) groups, or Chindits, as they were affectionately called. Carrying the lethal firepower of both bombers and fighters combined with the logistical tentacles of a gamut of transports, gli... | 6,138,977 |
25046540 | Hailakandi Airfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hailakandi%20Airfield | Hailakandi Airfield
irplanes the evacuation and resupply requirements of British Long Range Patrol (LRP) groups, or Chindits, as they were affectionately called. Carrying the lethal firepower of both bombers and fighters combined with the logistical tentacles of a gamut of transports, gliders, and light aircraft, this ... | 6,138,978 |
25046586 | List of governors of Farah | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List%20of%20governors%20of%20Farah | List of governors of Farah
List of governors of Farah
This is a list of the governors of the province of Farah, Afghanistan.
# See also.
- List of current governors of Afghanistan | 6,138,979 |
25046581 | Bow and warp of semiconductor wafers and substrates | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bow%20and%20warp%20of%20semiconductor%20wafers%20and%20substrates | Bow and warp of semiconductor wafers and substrates
Bow and warp of semiconductor wafers and substrates
Bow and warp of semiconductor wafers and substrates are measures of the flatness of wafers.
# Definitions.
Bow is the deviation of the center point of the median surface of a free, un-clamped wafer from the refere... | 6,138,980 |
25046581 | Bow and warp of semiconductor wafers and substrates | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bow%20and%20warp%20of%20semiconductor%20wafers%20and%20substrates | Bow and warp of semiconductor wafers and substrates
reference plane is defined by . This definition is based on now obsolete ASTM F534.
Warp is the difference between the maximum and the minimum distances of the median surface of a free, un-clamped wafer from the reference plane defined above. This definition follows ... | 6,138,981 |
25046528 | Brest Bible | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brest%20Bible | Brest Bible
Brest Bible
The Brest Bible () was the first complete Protestant Bible translation into Polish, published by Bernard Wojewodka in 1563 in Brest and dedicated to King Sigismund II Augustus.
Polish full original title: "Biblia święta, Tho iest, Księgi Starego y Nowego Zakonu, właśnie z Żydowskiego, Greckieg... | 6,138,982 |
25046528 | Brest Bible | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brest%20Bible | Brest Bible
Brest Bible is one of the earliest modern era translations of all of the Bible, from, for the most part, the original Hebrew and Koine Greek languages. Latin Vulgate was also utilized to a lesser degree and so was a French translation. The Brest Bible, produced by a group of Calvinist scholars, was preceded... | 6,138,983 |
25046528 | Brest Bible | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brest%20Bible | Brest Bible
Jean Thénaud of Bourges, Jan Łaski, Georg Schomann, Andrzej Trzecieski, Jakub Lubelczyk, Szymon Zacjusz, Marcin Krowicki, Francesco Stancaro of Mantua, and Grzegorz Paweł of Brzeziny. The translation work took six years to complete.
Mikołaj Radziwiłł's son, Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, convert... | 6,138,984 |
25046528 | Brest Bible | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brest%20Bible | Brest Bible
zyk, Szymon Zacjusz, Marcin Krowicki, Francesco Stancaro of Mantua, and Grzegorz Paweł of Brzeziny. The translation work took six years to complete.
Mikołaj Radziwiłł's son, Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, converted to Catholicism and as a Counter-Reformation zealot arranged for a public burning ... | 6,138,985 |
25046600 | Journeys to the Ends of the Earth | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Journeys%20to%20the%20Ends%20of%20the%20Earth | Journeys to the Ends of the Earth
Journeys to the Ends of the Earth
Journeys to the Ends of the Earth is a 1999 television series produced by the Discovery Channel. Its two year production made it the most expensive adventure travel series ever commissioned in Australia. The series was co-created by Stuart Scowcroft w... | 6,138,986 |
25046600 | Journeys to the Ends of the Earth | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Journeys%20to%20the%20Ends%20of%20the%20Earth | Journeys to the Ends of the Earth
r by Tim Toni and co-produced by David Adams. It was nominated for Best Documentary Series by the Australian Logie Awards.
# List of episodes.
- The Land of Fear (Tenere Desert, Niger)
- People of the Flame (Iran)
- Keepers of the Lost Ark (Ethiopia)
- Swahili Sinbads (German East... | 6,138,987 |
25046431 | Michael Philip Mossman | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Philip%20Mossman | Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman (born October 12, 1959) is an American jazz trumpeter.
# Career.
Mossman's early career included a tour of Europe with Anthony Braxton in 1978 and tours with Roscoe Mitchell in the early 1980s. He also did session work in the 1980s, for Styx among ... | 6,138,988 |
25046431 | Michael Philip Mossman | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Philip%20Mossman | Michael Philip Mossman
Camilo on the album "Essence" which also features Michael as trumpet soloist. Mossman received a Grammy nomination in 2013 for Best Instrumental Arrangement for his "Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite for Ellington" recorded on Bobby Sanabria's album "Multiverse". His work with Academy Award-winning director ... | 6,138,989 |
25046431 | Michael Philip Mossman | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Philip%20Mossman | Michael Philip Mossman
Spirits Dancing with David Sanborn with the HR Bigband of Frankfurt (2009). "Latin Jazz Latino" with Joe Gallardo was recorded by the NDR Bigband of Hamburg and released by Skip Records (2006). His ballet "Beneath the Mask" was performed at Harris Theater in Chicago by Jon Faddis and the Chicago ... | 6,138,990 |
25046431 | Michael Philip Mossman | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Philip%20Mossman | Michael Philip Mossman
D.C with Paquito D'Rivera and the Quartet Indigo string quartet in 2010.
Mossman is Director of Jazz Studies at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College/CUNY and is also on the faculty of the Juilliard School in New York City.
# Discography.
## As leader.
- "Granulat" with Daniel S... | 6,138,991 |
25046431 | Michael Philip Mossman | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Philip%20Mossman | Michael Philip Mossman
As sideman.
With Franco Ambrosetti
- "Tentets" (Enja, 1985)
- "Gin and Pentatonic" (Enja, 1992)
With Ray Barretto
- "My Summertime" (Owl, 1995)
- "Contact!" (Blue Note, 1997)
With Michel Camilo
- "On the Other Hand" (Epic, 1990)
- "Amo Tu Cama Rica" (Epic, 1991)
- "One More Once" (Colum... | 6,138,992 |
25046431 | Michael Philip Mossman | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Philip%20Mossman | Michael Philip Mossman
to Count Basie" (DMP, 2000)
- "Gently" (DMP, 2002)
- "Live at MCG" (MCG Jazz, 2004)
With Roscoe Mitchell
- "Sketches from Bamboo" (Moers Music, 1979)
- "Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound and Space Ensembles" (Black Saint, 1984)
With Arturo O'Farrill
- "Una Noche Inolvidable" (Palmetto, 2005)
... | 6,138,993 |
25046431 | Michael Philip Mossman | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Philip%20Mossman | Michael Philip Mossman
1991)
- "Nucleus" (Enja, 1995)
- "Tarantula" (Enja, 1996)
With others
- Anthony Braxton, "Creative Orchestra (Köln) 1978" (hat ART, 1995)
- Al Di Meola, "The Grande Passion" (Telarc, 2000)
- Benny Carter, "Harlem Renaissance" (MusicMasters, 1992)
- Chaka Khan, "Destiny" (Warner Bros., 1986... | 6,138,994 |
25046431 | Michael Philip Mossman | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Philip%20Mossman | Michael Philip Mossman
Harrow, "Winter Dreams" (Artists House, 2003)
- Antonio Hart, "All We Need" (Downtown Sound, 2004)
- Joe Henderson, "Big Band" (Verve, 1996)
- Nino Josele, "Espanola" (DRO, 2009)
- Bernard Lavilliers, "Clair-Obscur" (Barclay, 1997)
- John Lindberg, "Trilogy of Works for Eleven Instrumentalis... | 6,138,995 |
25046431 | Michael Philip Mossman | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20Philip%20Mossman | Michael Philip Mossman
ars" (Auteur, 1996)
- Daniel Ponce, "Chango Te Llama" (Mango 1991)
- Horace Silver, "Rockin' with Rachmaninoff" (Bop City, 2003)
- Leo Smith, "Budding of a Rose" (Moers Music, 1979)
- Styx, "Kilroy Was Here" (A&M, 1983)
- Bross Townsend, "I Love Jump Jazz" (Claves, 1995)
- Bebo Valdes, "Sui... | 6,138,996 |
25046638 | Arnold van Calker | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arnold%20van%20Calker | Arnold van Calker
Arnold van Calker
Oltman Jan ("Arnold") van Calker (born 16 September 1976, Gasselternijveenschemond) is a Dutch bobsledder, who has competed since 1999. His best World Cup finish was second in the four-man event Königssee, Germany in January 2009.
Van Calker also finished 17th in the four-man event... | 6,138,997 |
25046645 | Jordan Lotiès | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jordan%20Lotiès | Jordan Lotiès
Jordan Lotiès
Jordan Lotiès (born 5 August 1984) is a French professional footballer who plays for Eupen as a central defender.
# Club career.
Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Lotiès began his senior career with hometown's Clermont Foot, pleying three full seasons with the side in Ligue 2. After the club's re... | 6,138,998 |
25046645 | Jordan Lotiès | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jordan%20Lotiès | Jordan Lotiès
s relegation he joined fellow second-divisioner Dijon FCO.
On 4 June 2009 Lotiès moved to Ligue 1 side AS Nancy. He made his top flight debut on 8 August, starting in a 3–1 success at Valenciennes FC; and scored his first goal for Nancy on 8 December 2012, in a 1–1 home draw against Valenciennes.
On 18 ... | 6,138,999 |
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