Ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler
Ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler, he also writes the travel blog ellipses
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Chris Elliott
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FROM Chris Elliott
To the Point
Storms Disrupt Holiday Travel Tens of thousands of airline passengers have been stranded just as the pre-Christmas travel crunch gets under way. It’s all because of weather problems in Denver and London. The closures, caused by heavy snow and fog, created a ripple effect that stranded 10,000 travelers in Los Angeles alone.
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White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
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Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?
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The week that wouldn't quit Will next week get even weirder? (Special one-hour episode)
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?