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Obama Says He Takes ‘Some Responsibilities’ for Democrats’ Loss of Power President Barack Obama feels good about his policy legacy, and thinks more of it may survive the Trump presidency than most people expect. But in an interview that aired Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” the outgoing chief executive said he recognises that the Democratic Party has lost a lot of power during his watch, and wishes he had done more to strengthen it. “I take some responsibility on that,” Obama said. The president was responding to a question from host George Stephanopoulos about the losses Democrats have suffered in Congress, where they have relinquished majorities in both parties, and in state legislatures, where they have lost more than 900 seats. A big factor, Obama said, was timing. Obama took office in 2009 as the economy was in free fall. Although he acted quickly to help, most notably with the Recovery Act and his rescue of the U.S. auto industry, the 2010 midterm elections took place before the economy had started to improve in ways most people felt in their daily lives. That election was critical, Obama said, because it gave Republicans a chance to dominate redistricting, which takes place every 10 years. Republicans were able to draw
district lines for both state and federal legislative seats in ways that locked in an advantage for their party. “We were just at the beginnings of a recovery,” Obama said. “You know, whoever is president at that point is gonna get hit and his party’s gonna get hit. That then means that suddenly you’ve got a redistricting in which a lot of state legislatures are now Republican. They draw lines that give a huge structural advantage in subsequent elections.” But, Obama went on to say, he focused on governing to the exclusion of politicking and the Democratic Party suffered. “Because my docket was really full here... I couldn’t be both chief organizer of the Democratic Party and function as commander-in-chief and president of the United States,” Obama said. “We did not begin what I think needs to happen over the long haul, and that is rebuild the Democratic Party at the ground level.” Obama noted that he started his career as a political organizer, and that bringing new people into the political
system has long been a focus of his. He then took what sounded like a mild dig at Democrats, including those in the failed Hillary Clinton campaign, by saying Democrats need to work harder to win over voters who’ve grown
skeptical of the party and who supported President-elect Donald Trump in the election. “I want to see the Democratic Party move in that direction,” Obama said. “And what that means is that we aren’t just micro-targeting to eke out presidential victories it
Iran’s Ex-President Rafsanjani Dies at 82 Iran’s ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a dominant figure in the country’s politics since the 1980s, has died at the age of 82, media say. Mr Rafsanjani had suffered a heart attack, the reports said. He served as president from 1989 to 1997 but lost to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when he ran again in 2005. Although Mr Rafsanjani was part of the religious establishment, he was regarded as a “pragmatic conservative” open to improving ties to the West. His final role was head of the Expediency Council, which tries to resolve disputes between parliament and the Guardian Council. It was the 12-member council, a dominant force in Iran that interprets the constitution that
means that we’re showing up in places where right now we’re not winning a lot.” “The big divide right now is between urban areas, which have become increasingly Democratic, and rural or exurban areas that feel as if they’re being ignored,” he
went on. “And if Democrats are not showing up in those places, even if you even if you’re not gonna win right away, but if you’re not in there at least making an argument that, ‘Hey, you know what? It’s the Democrats who are trying to raise your minimum wage.’”
Jerusalem Attack: Four Dead after Lorry Driver Rams Soldiers
had disqualified Mr Rafsanjani after he entered the race for the 2013 presidential election. After his defeat in 2005, Mr Rafsanjani became openly critical of the president. In 2009, he sided with reformers who disputed that year’s elections, although the hardline Mr Ahmadinejad won a second term. Mr Rafsanjani was among those calling for the release of political prisoners and greater political freedoms for parties prepared to work within the constitution. The state-run Irinn network announced on Sunday that Mr Rafsanjani had “passed away after a lifetime of fighting and constant efforts in line with fulfilling the goals of Islam and the revolution”.
Four people have been killed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian who rammed a lorry into a group of soldiers, in what police say was a terrorist attack. Three women and one man, all in their twenties, were killed and at least 13 more were wounded, medics say. Police said the driver was shot dead by soldiers from the group. Over the past 15 months there have been many attacks on Israelis by Palestinians - using knives, guns and sometimes vehicles. Israel’s police chief Roni Alsheich said the assailant in Sunday’s attack was a Palestinian from East Jerusalem. CCTV footage showed the truck driving off the road and ploughing at high speed into
the soldiers, before reversing over the victims. “He drove backward to crush more people,” eyewitness Leah Schreiber told reporters. “That was really clear.” The attack took place on the popular Armon Hanatziv promenade overlooking the walled Old City of Jerusalem. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said security had been heightened throughout the city in response. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat called on residents not to “let terror win” and said militants would “pay a heavy price”. “There is no limit to the cruelty of the terrorists who are willing to use any means possible to murder Jews and to damage the life routine of Israel’s capital,” he said.
SCHEDULE OF SKYE BANK'S SALES FOR THE WEEK JAN 3 - JAN 6, 2017 S/N 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
CUSTOMER NAME KAYODE OPEIFA HABIBU MUHAMMED MAJE OBASI OGECHI LOVELIN UNIVERSAL TURKEY PROJECT LIMITED ARIBALOYE OLUFEMI ALZICO LIMITED NUUB PHARMACEUTICAL & VETERINARY PRODUCTS LIMITED FAS AGRO INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED MOJEC INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA LIMITED HADIZA ALI-DAGABANA FAS AGRO INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED FAS AGRO INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED LUMAX INTEGRATED SERVICES LIMITED LUMAX INTEGRATED SERVICES LIMITED JMG LIMITED UlTIMATE PLASTICS INDUTRIES LIMITED ALOKRISH LIMITED FRANKON MANUFACTURING CONCEPT LIMITED ARS NIGERIA LIMITED EZINWANNE DOROTHY NNORUKA CELINA COASTAL CRUST OSUNSANYA KOREDE KOLAPO OLUSOGA OLAYIWOLA VALENTINE BROLLO PIPE AND PROFILE INDUSTRIES LIMITED NGOBROS & COMPANY LIMITED ACME PACKAGING LIMITED CHEMLAP NIGERIA LIMITED
ITEM OF IMPORT TUITION FEES TUITION FEES TUITION FEES TUITION FEES TUITION FEES AGRICULTURAL MACHINERIES PRIME MOVERS GX AND WATER PUMP PHARMACEUTICALS POLYPROPYLENE P2000 - D THREE PHASE FOUR WIRE ELECTRONIC SPLITKEYPAD INVISIBLE POLYPROPYLENE POLYPROPYLENE ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS SOUNDPROOF GENERATOR MANUFACTURING OF PLASTICS PARACETAMOL CHEMICAL POWDER NEW MOTORCYCLE SPARE PARTS RESINS MTS WHITE 1000/777. TUITION FEES GLUE LAC TUITION FEES TUITION FEES HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEETS IN COIL BABY DIAPERS TESTLINER 2/3 IN REELS PVA 11 GRANULE
DATE OF SALES 03/01/2017 03/01/2017 04/01/2017 04/01/2017 04/01/2017 05/01/2017 05/01/2017 05/01/2017 05/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 06/01/2017 TOTAL
EXCHANGE RATE 305.50 305.50 315.00 315.00 315.00 315.00 315.00 315.00 305.50 315.00 315.00 315.00 305.50 315.00 315.00 315.00 315.00 305.50 305.50 305.50 305.50 305.50 305.50 315.00 315.0000 315.00 315.00
AMOUNT 16,183.00 620.00 1,776.00 8,699.00 8,500.00 16,942.40 17,940.00 9,900.00 50,000.00 10,000.00 9,900.00 9,900.00 8,197.00 21,803.00 20,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 10,000.00 7,911.00 5,343.40 10,000.00 10,202.00 6,543.60 10,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 15,000.00 330,360.40
SCHEDULE OF SKYE BANK'S PURCHASES FOR THE WEEK JAN 3 - JAN 6, 2017 S/N 1 2 3 4 5 6
SOURCE JAIZ BANK AUTONOMOUS AUTONOMOUS GTBANK AUTONOMOUS AUTONOMOUS
DATE OF FUND PURCHASE 03/01/2017 04/01/2017 05/01/2017 05/01/2017 05/01/2017 06/01/2017
EXCHANGE RATE 305.00 314.50 314.50 305.00 314.50 314.50 TOTAL
AMOUNT 50,000.00 48,829.86 149,268.25 50,000.00 939.17 8,049.32 307,086.60