Sideswipe: January 12: If you re happy and you know it.
11 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
3 minutes to read Benefits of an outgoing president The Former Presidents Act, which was passed in 1958, after Harry Truman struggled to support himself after leaving the White House. Truman turned down a slew of cushy job offers, explaining that, I could never lend myself to any transaction, however respectable, that would commercialise on the prestige and dignity of the office of the Presidency. The act allowed ex-presidents to benefits following their presidency, including a lifetime annual pension of around $200,000, lifelong Secret Service protection for themselves, their spouses, and their children under 16 and free travel for work and free post. Nixon s decision to resign the office of the presidency was probably a smart decision, financially speaking, as the Act indicates that a president who is forced out of office via impeachment would not be entitled to these post-preside
By BELINDA ROBINSON in New York | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-01-11 10:06 Share CLOSE FILE PHOTO: A person holds a Black Lives Matter sign as a heavy cloud of tear gas and smoke rises after being deployed by Seattle police as protesters rally against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, US June 1, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Biden and others compare treatment by police with that of BLM protesters
US President-elect Joe Biden, politicians, civic leaders and activists criticized the police response to supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the US Capitol, saying there was a more draconian response to Black Lives Matter protests months earlier.
China will contribute to a global community of health for all, promote the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and enhance the quality of its partnerships as it strives to strengthen international development cooperation, according to a white paper released on Sunday.
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