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Despite their spats, Pelosi seems to be the only foe Trump won't personally attack

WASHINGTON - The Trump playbook on dealing with foes is well-documented: If attacked, strike back 10 times harder; zero in on your enemy's weakest spots; go as personal as you can.

There's one glaring exception: Nancy Pelosi.

A day after the Democratic House speaker effectively postponed his Jan. 29 State of the Union address before Congress unless the shutdown ends, Trump canceled the San Francisco lawmaker's planned congressional delegation trip to Brussels and Afghanistan. It caused some terse exchanges, but Trump refrained from any of

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