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Five Things You Need to Read Today

1. The Theater of the Deal

Some of us never quite believed Donald Trump's "Art of the Deal" self-image as the ultimate deal-maker. It was an image crafted for the tabloids and for television, and Trump imported it straight into politics, promising he would employ his astounding powers of negotiation to achieve unprecedented results in public policy.

But then where are the deals?

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