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US futures are flat. At the US republican convention about 









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In a surprising statement, Trump says, if elected president, he may not defend NATO allies against a Russian attack. The republican convention is not going well. There is lots of controversy but little positive energy which is the goal of a convention. Democrats dance with delight. Hillary Clinton performs a jig of joy but it will be her turn in the barrel at the democrat convention which begins on Monday in Philadelphia.