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Trump: Turkish-Syrian battles are ‘not our problem’; Kurds are ‘not angels’

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops ahead of Turkey’s incursion into Syria by saying the fight is “not our problem” and likening the Middle East to a sandbox for other nations.

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks in a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

‘Punitive’ Warren takes heat in debate

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., talks about a bracelet made from a bullet for anti-gun legislation during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mitch McConnell says Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment push violates Trump’s due process

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In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, former NFL football quarterback Colin Kaepernick attends the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2018, file photo, Chelsea Clinton is seen before the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots in Minneapolis. Clinton tweeted Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, that she and her husband Marc Mezvinsky are expecting another child in the summer. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

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Red paint covers a statue of Christopher Columbus on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Providence, R.I., after it was vandalized on the day named to honor him as one of the first Europeans to reach the New World. The statue has been the target of vandals on Columbus Day in the past. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

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In this June 16, 2019 photo, the Autherine Lucy Clock Tower at the Malone Hood Plaza stands in front of Foster Auditorium on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The tower is named for Autherine Lucy, the first African-American student to attend the University of Alabama in 1956. Gov. George C. Wallace made a "stand in the schoolhouse door" at the auditorium's entrance on June 11, 1963, as he defied a federal order that the university admit African-American students Vivian Malone and James Hood, for whom the plaza is named. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

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CNN President Jeff Zucker attends the 11th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

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A convoy of Turkish-backed Free Syria Army is about to cross into Turkey near the town of Azaz, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. (AP Photo)

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a public employees union candidate forum in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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In this Feb. 13, 2019, file photo, state Sen. Barbara Bollier, D-Mission Hills, speaks during a meeting of Democratic senators at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Bollier, a Kansas legislator who defected from the Republican Party last year, is running for the U.S. Senate next year as a Democrat. The Kansas City Star reports that Bollier promised an independent approach in kicking off her campaign, Wednesday Oct. 16, 2019. The retired anesthesiologist also condemned dysfunction in Washington as she seeks to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Roberts. (AP Photo/John Hanna File)

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This undated photo provided by Simon &amp; Schuster shows the book cover of "The Book of Gutsy Women," by Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. The book was published Oct. 1, 2019. (Simon &amp; Schuster via AP)

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., walk from the microphones after speaking with reporters following a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo watches as President Donald Trump meets with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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In this April 10, 2018, file photo, a Customs and Border Patrol agent patrols the international border near Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, file)

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Turkish tanks and troops stationed near Syrian town of Manbij, Syria, Tuesday. Oct. 15, 2019. Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government and Turkish forces.(Ugur Can/DHA via AP)

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, of Calif., arrives for an expected meeting with former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. Xi has an ambitious goal for China: to achieve &quot;national rejuvenation&quot; as a strong and prosperous nation by 2049, which would be the 100th anniversary of Communist Party rule. One problem: Trump wants to make the United States great again too. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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"The reason why you want to invest in the generic drug sector is because there is the opportunity to substantially lower the cost of manufacturing and at the same time increase quality," said Fernando Muzzio, a Rutgers University chemical and biochemical engineering professor who participated Wednesday in a panel discussion on generic drugs on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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The crew of the U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine, the future USS Oregon enters for its christening ceremony at Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Politicians, shipyard leaders and Navy officials gathered for a ceremony at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, where they spoke about the importance of Virginia-class submarines and praised the skills of the thousands of shipyard workers in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Virginia who built the Oregon. (Dana Jensen/The Day via AP)

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In this Nov. 6, 2015 file photo, an elderly couple walks down a hall of a nursing home in Easton, Pa. Three nursing home workers in North Carolina were arrested in Oct. 2019 after they allegedly encouraged dementia patients to fight each other. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) **FILE**

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Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey answers questions during a news conference at the NFL football team's training camp facility, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Berea, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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The field is prepped with signage for the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in New York. Game 4 in the series, tied at 1-1, is scheduled for Tuesday. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) ** FILE **

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Washington Nationals players celebrate after Game 4 of the baseball National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Washington. The Nationals won 7-4 to win the series 4-0. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov (30), of Russia, reaches for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

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