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It's Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 from slate, it's the gist, Dimei Pesca, and welcome

to news of Paloza 2017.

It began with the confirmation hearings of Rex Tillerson, a secretary of state, so measured,

so silvery, so patrician, so relative to his boss, Rational.

It did Russia violate this international order when it forcefully annex Crimea and invaded

Ukraine.

Yes, it did.

It's something, shouldn't be, but it is.

More on the Tillerson hearings later in the show.

So as those things were going on, President-elect Trump's first press conference in 168 days

takes place, to begin, Trump lashed out at the dossier detailing his contacts with the

Russians, but he had more than a wee problem when it came to his business interests.

He announced that financial dealings will not affect his presidency because he's such

a good guy.

And he asserted that he's under no obligation to disclose, to divest, to give you the time

of day, you failing pile of garbage media.

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