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Quorum call quorum call quorum call mr. Reid madam president . The presiding officer mr. Leader. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 779. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Opposed no. The ayes appear to have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judici...

The ages caught on video in texas. Two deputies rescue a man from a burning car. Well have that. Good morning, and welcome to early start. Im alison kosik. Im dave briggs. Good morning. 4 00 a. M. In the east. If thats not enough we have criminal justice legislation, the mike flynn sentencing suspended, and, oh, of course, the Trump Foundation shuttered. A lot of news. Well start with whats new, the New York Times reporting that hackers infiltrated the European Unions diplomatic network, Monitor...

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Manuel Rocha studeied at Yale, Harvard, and Georgetown.

A former career U.S. diplomat has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba

By Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN

A former US ambassador who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba for over four decades was sentenced in federal court on Friday to 15 years in prison.Rocha pleaded not guilty in February to charges of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government but later accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors.

“I take full responsibility and accept the penalty,” said Manuel Rocha, 73, during his hearing.

A former career U.S. diplomat who admitted to working for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, in a case prosecutors called one of the most brazen...

Manuel Rocha engaged in “clandestine activity” on Cuba’s behalf since at least 1981.