Thomas J. Raleigh · Author · Essayist · Raconteur · Est. 1950
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In September 2025, Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, met face-to-face with Kazakhstan President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in NYC.  Donald Trump joined the meeting via telephone.  The object was to secure an agreement granting tungsten mining rights to a US company. In late October, Trump’…

August 4, 2026 · 1 min read
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