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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2017 WORLD IN BRIEF ans themselves, was that Saudi Arabia’s government was largely paying for the effort, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Despite a World War II-era U.S. law requiring lobbyists to imme- diately reveal payments from foreign governments or political par- ties, some of the campaign’s organizers failed to notify the Justice Department about the Saudi kingdom’s role until months afterward, with no legal consequences. Even now, some opponents of the law, the Justice Against Spon- sors of Terrorism Act, still won’t say to whom or how many exactly they paid thousands of dollars each to influence state and federal elected officials on behalf of Saudi Arabia, stymieing public knowl- edge about the scale of foreign influence on the push to overturn the legislation. The chief lobbyist for the Saudi Embassy in Washington said it encouraged its subcontractors to be as transparent as possible. But the campaign and the allegations surrounding it show what can hap- pen when the often-murky world of lobbying intersects with emo- tive American issues like patriotism, protecting U.S. troops and the memory of Sept. 11. It also highlights how federal laws govern- ing disclosures of foreign influence in American politics are only as strong as they’re enforced. “If the purpose of the statute is to make a public record about how foreign sovereigns are spending money to influence U.S. policy, it’s not clear how the Justice Department’s relatively lax enforcement of the statute furthers that goal,” said Stephen Vladeck, a law pro- fessor and national security law expert at the University of Texas. Associated Press GOP concerns on Trump, Comey pose threat to their agenda WASHINGTON — Several Republican senators are question- ing the timing of President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. But even as the issue emerges as a potential distrac- tion from the GOP’s legislative agenda, most are dismissing Dem- ocratic calls for a special counsel, and their hand-wringing looks unlikely to lead to any concrete action. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., moved swiftly to reject Democrats’ demands for a special prosecutor to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 election and ties with the Trump campaign. Such an appointment “could only serve to impede the current work being done” by the Senate intelligence committee and the FBI itself, McConnell said. Democrats argued that an independent, outside inquiry led by a special prosecutor was a necessary next step, given Trump’s deci- sion to oust Comey in the midst of the FBI’s Russia investiga- tion. The firing came not long after Comey had requested addi- tional resources for the investigation, according to U.S. officials, although the Justice Department disputed that. “All we are seeking is some assurance that the subject of this investigation is not able to influence it or, God forbid, quash it,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. But Senate intelligence committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., insisted that his panel has “got the jurisdictional responsi- bility to investigate this. We are going to do that.” Environmentalists triumph as Senate upholds drilling rule WASHINGTON — Environmentalists notched a rare win in the Republican-led Senate on Wednesday as a GOP effort to reverse an Obama-era rule restricting harmful methane emissions unexpectedly failed. The 51-49 vote against the repeal measure was a blow to the fossil-fuel industry and groups linked to the conservative Koch Brothers, which had waged a public campaign to overturn the Inte- rior Department rule. The rule, finalized in November, would force energy compa- nies to capture methane that’s burned off or “flared” at drilling sites because it earns less money than oil. An estimated $330 million a year in methane — the component of natural gas — is wasted through leaks or intentional releases, enough to power about 5 mil- lion homes a year. The Interior Department said in a statement Wednesday that the rule imposes significant burdens on energy production and they would review it. The vote marked the first time that the Republican-led Congress has rejected a bid to overturn a rule imposed by President Barack Obama using the previously obscure Congressional Review Act. Senate intelligence panel subpoenas Flynn documents WASHINGTON — The Senate intelligence committee sub- poenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to the panel’s investigation into Russia’s elec- tion meddling. Sen. Richard Burr, the Republican chairman, and Sen. Mark Warner, the committee’s Democratic vice chairman, issued a joint statement saying the panel decided to issue the subpoena after Flynn, through his lawyer, declined to cooperate with an April 28 request to turn over the documents. Flynn and other associates of President Donald Trump have received similar requests from the committee for information and documents over the past few weeks. Copies of request letters sent to longtime Trump associate Roger Stone and former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page were shared with The Associated Press. Those letters, which were nearly identical, sought emails, text messages, letters, phone records or any other relevant information they have about meetings or contacts that they or any other individual affiliated with the Trump campaign had with Russian officials or representatives of Russian business inter- ests. They also ask for information about any financial or real estate holdings related to Russia, including any since divested or sold. Stone, Page, Flynn and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort all received similar requests for information, a person familiar with the Senate investigation said. That person spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the details of the investigation. W A NTED VA aims to end veteran homelessness, says it’ll take years AP Photo/Mark Thiessen A few hundred people chanted slogans and made speech- es to protest the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Wednesday. High-level officials from the world’s eight Arctic nations, including Tillerson, will meet in Alaska amid concerns about the fu- ture of the sensitive region after President Trump called for more oil drilling and development. Officials from Arctic nations meet amid drilling concerns FAIRBANKS, Alaska — High-level officials from the world’s eight Arctic nations will meet in Alaska amid concerns about the future of the sensitive region after President Donald Trump called for more oil drilling and development. Among those expected to attend the meeting of the Arctic Council beginning today in Fairbanks are U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who met Wednesday with Trump and Tillerson in Washington. No formal discussions were set in Alaska but key issues such as climate change, development and drilling will provide a backdrop as the chairmanship of the council passes from the U.S. to Finland. “We are unsure what the Trump administration thinks about the Arctic region in general, about the Arctic Council in particular and about its role,” said Victoria Herrmann, president of The Arctic Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based group that provides research to shape Arctic policy. The Arctic Council is an advisory body that promotes coop- eration among member nations and indigenous groups. Its focus is sustainable development and environmental protection of the Arctic. Saudis paid for US veteran trips against 9/11 lawsuit law DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After Congress passed a new law allowing Sept. 11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, opponents mounted an expensive political campaign, including paying American military veterans to visit Capitol Hill and warn lawmakers about what they said could be unintended consequences. What few people knew, including some of the recruited veter- Check out Podcasts on the Coast Community Radio website. We have recorded interviews with candidates and city offi cials as well as city halls and candidate forums. 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Local Politics 2017 Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 6 PM QARAQOSH, Iraq — The young Iraqi woman remembers the night she lost her leg. Wihad Ahmed and her family had hunkered down in their house in western Mosul, hoping to wait out the nearly constant shelling as fighting raged between Islamic State militants and advancing Iraqi government forces. But after mortar shells destroyed the homes of their next-door neighbors, the 27-year-old and her relatives decided to flee. With four other families, they left in the middle of the night on April 1. Before they reached Iraqi lines, a bomb went off, wounding Ahmed’s right leg so badly that it had to be amputated above the knee. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, she is one of at least 625 people from Mosul who have lost an arm or a leg as the nearly seven-month-old battle for the city. Like others, she is struggling to come to terms with her injuries and the future she faces as an amputee. Find it all at CoastRadio.org N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A L In Iraq’s Mosul, many survivors face future as amputees Need more info about the elections? Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber A PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The new Veterans Affairs chief shares the goal set by former President Barack Obama’s administration of ending homelessness among veterans, but says it’ll take longer than his predecessor predicted. Reducing the number of homeless veterans nationwide from roughly 40,000 to 10,000 or 15,000 is an “achievable goal” for President Donald Trump’s administration, VA Secretary David Shulkin told The Associated Press during a visit to Rhode Island on Friday. “This is a continuous problem of people finding themselves in economically difficult situations and then being out on the street or going from shelter to shelter,” Shulkin said. Homelessness among veterans has been effectively ended in Virginia, Connecticut and Delaware and in more than 40 commu- nities. 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