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Reuters:
Kremlin Clears Way for Force in Ukraine; Separatist Split Feared — SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — As Russian armed forces effectively seized control of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula on Saturday, the Russian Parliament granted President Vladimir V. Putin the authority he sought to use military force …
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Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:
Russian upper house approves use of force in Ukraine — Troops stand guard in Balaklava, Crimea, on Saturday, March 1. Ukraine suspects Russia of sending new troops into Crimea and provoking separatist tensions in the region. Crimea is an autonomous republic of Ukraine with an ethnic Russian majority.
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Matthew Kaminski / Wall Street Journal:
Mikheil Saakashvili: Lessons From the Putin Wars — Georgia's former president, who has seen first-hand the sort of trouble the Kremlin is causing in Ukraine, on what to do about Moscow's threat. — Kiev — Between barricades of tires and impromptu memorials to the victims of Ukraine's revolution …
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USA Today:
Last Slide — SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — Russian parliament's upper house unanimously approved the deployment of troops in the Crimea region of Ukraine on Saturday. — Defying a warning by President Obama a day earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament for permission …
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Reuters:
Russia wresting control of Crimea from Ukraine — (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin wrested control of the Ukrainian Black Sea region of Crimea from Kiev on Saturday citing a threat to Russian citizens and servicemen of the Russian Black Sea fleet based there.
Tony Lee / BREITBART.COM:
PALIN MOCKED IN 2008 FOR WARNING PUTIN MAY INVADE UKRAINE IF OBAMA ELECTED — During the 2008 presidential campaign, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin warned that if Senator Barack Obama were elected president, his “indecision” and “moral equivalence” may encourage Russia's Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine.
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Washington Post:
Condemnation isn't enough for Russian actions in Crimea — PRESIDENT OBAMA made an unscheduled appearance before the press at the White House Friday to warn Russia against a military intervention in Ukraine, which he said would be a “clear violation” of Russia's commitments …
BBC:
Russian parliament approves troop deployment in Ukraine — The BBC's Daniel Sandford says “what appear to be Russian troops” are standing guard at local government offices in Simferopol — Russia's upper house of parliament has approved President Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine.
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Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Russian ‘Blackwater’ Takes Over Ukraine Airport
Exclusive: Russian ‘Blackwater’ Takes Over Ukraine Airport
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Russia Invades Ukraine, Obama Declares Happy Hour
Russia Invades Ukraine, Obama Declares Happy Hour
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CNN:
Palin on Ukraine: I told you so
Palin on Ukraine: I told you so
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Guardian:
Russian ‘invasion’ of Crimea fuels fear of Ukraine conflict
Russian ‘invasion’ of Crimea fuels fear of Ukraine conflict
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Close — President Barack Obama on Friday issued a blunt …
Close — President Barack Obama on Friday issued a blunt …
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Associated Press:
OBAMA COULD PULL RUSSIA TRIP AMID UKRAINE TUMULT
OBAMA COULD PULL RUSSIA TRIP AMID UKRAINE TUMULT
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Michael Martinez / CNN:
Political tension grows in Ukraine's Crimea region
Political tension grows in Ukraine's Crimea region
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Oren Dorell / USA Today:
Iran advancing its nuclear program despite pact with West — Iran's economy has begun to recover, but experts disagree on whether that will help lead to a comprehensive deal or not. — Iran is moving ahead with a nuclear program that U.S. officials said would be frozen …
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Nikita Stewart / New York Times:
De Blasio Picks More Liberal Activists Than Managers for City Posts — In Bill de Blasio's City Hall, it seems more and more, there is only a left wing. — The mayor, who advanced in politics by grass-roots organizing, has built a team filled with former activists …
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Alec Torres / National Review:
Krauthammer's Take: Obama Tells the World We Aren't Going to Do Anything About Invasion of Ukraine — As reports are coming in that Russia has placed 2,000 troops in Crimea, within the borders of Ukraine, President Obama said that “the United States will stand with the international community …
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
Arizona Sort of Helps Out — It's been quite a week in Arizona. First, the Legislature passed a bill that, in effect, gave businesses the right to discriminate against gay couples. The state's actual business community was horrified. Everybody from Mitt Romney to Newt Gingrich was ticked off.
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