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Spain's Rajoy Meets Trump as Catalans Vow to Hold Illegal Vote
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington Tuesday while his team back in Madrid attempts to turn the screws on a secessionist push in the nation’s largest economic region. Spain’s premier will visit the White House five days before Catalonia’s regional government tries to open ballot stations for an illegal up-down vote on independence, in the biggest challenge to the country’s constitution in more than three decades. U.S. companies including Procter & Gamble Co. and DowDuPont Inc. are among the largest foreign investors in Spain and have operations in ... (full story)