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Paul Wiedefeld, the general manager for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is shown here in this undated file photo. (Photo credit: Cliff Owen) **FILE**

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Lawsuits Against Manufacturers Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

This Wednesday, April 26, 2017, photo shows the Google mobile phone icon, in Philadelphia. Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, reports financial results, Thursday, April 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Last week, Bank of the West acknowledged that it has "a long-term policy against financing Arctic drilling" as well as rules against investing in fracking, tar sands, and utilities that generate more than 30 percent of their energy from coal-powered plants, but not a "total ban." (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this March 21, 2017 file photo, the logo of German car manufacturer BMW is photographed at a BMW M6 Coupe car during the earnings press conference in Munich, Germany. German luxury automaker BMW said Thursday Aug. 3, 2017 net profit rose 14 percent in the second quarter as earnings were boosted by the new version of the 5-Series sedan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader,file)

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Illustration on the relationship between the rule of law and financial prosperity by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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The F-35 and National Security Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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President Trump has a whopping 64 percent approval rating among NASCAR fans according to a new Zogby Analytics survey. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with business leaders, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Fred Rogers Associated Press photo

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Trump supporter! (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)

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Wayne Pacelle and the Humane Society logo The Washington Times

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No Peace Plan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ColtSAA

COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY-The Colt SAA which is also known as the Model P, Peacemaker, M1873, and Colt .45 is a single action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six metallic cartridges. It was designed for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1872 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and was adopted as the standard military service revolver until 1892. The Colt SAA revolver is a famous piece of Americana, known as "The Gun That Won the West"

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FILE- In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Facebook reports earnings Wednesday, April 25. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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BREAKING NEWS BANNER FROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES

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FILE - This Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, file photo shows a sign at a Wells Fargo bank location in Philadelphia. On Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, Wells Fargo said its fourth-quarter earnings rose 17 percent from a year earlier, as the consumer banking giant benefited from the recently passed GOP tax bill, but incurred additional costs related to improper sales practices and other matters. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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Paul Manafort's former bookkeeper Heather Washkuhn, left, walks to the Alexandria Federal Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, to testify at President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Manafort's tax evasion and bank fraud trial. Washkuhn testified that Manafort kept her in the dark about the foreign bank accounts he was using to buy millions in luxury items and personal expenses. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)