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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Pressure Rising as Obama Works to Rein In Russia — WASHINGTON — As Russia dispatched more forces and tightened its grip on the Crimean Peninsula on Sunday, President Obama embarked on a strategy intended to isolate Moscow and prevent it from seizing more Ukrainian territory even as he was pressured at home to respond more forcefully.
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Los Angeles Times, Telegraph, kyivpost.com and Balloon Juice
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Ben Judah / Politico:
Why Russia No Longer Fears the West — The West is blinking in disbelief - Vladimir Putin just invaded Ukraine. German diplomats, French Eurocrats and American pundits are all stunned. Why has Russia chosen to gamble its trillion-dollar ties with the West?
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ABC, Betsy's Page, The New Republic, kyivpost.com, The Dish, The Moderate Voice, Scared Monkeys, BuzzFeed and Fox News
Russell Berman / The Hill:
US moves to isolate Russia from ‘community of civilized nations’ — The Obama administration on Sunday worked to isolate Russia on the world stage even as its president, Vladimir Putin, showed no signs of rolling back his military intervention in Ukraine. — President Obama spoke by phone …
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Politico, The Week and The Moderate Voice
The Hill:
Kerry: Putin now acting out of ‘weakness’ and ‘desperation’ — Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin's “stunning, willful” choice to invade Ukrainian territory and warned of possible sanctions. — “You just don't in the 21st century behave …
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Politico, BizPac Review, National Review, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon, ThinkProgress and Liberal Values
ThinkProgress:
Why The Crisis In Ukraine Isn't The Start Of Another Cold War
Why The Crisis In Ukraine Isn't The Start Of Another Cold War
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The Monkey Cage, Washington Post, The Atlantic Online, The Dish, The Week, Slate, Talking Points Memo and Guardian
Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest Podcast:
Putin Smashes Washington's Cocoon
Putin Smashes Washington's Cocoon
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NO QUARTER USA NET
Elizabeth Piper / Reuters:
Putin takes on West over Ukraine: who blinks first?
Will Dunham / Reuters:
Kerry condemns Russia's ‘incredible act of aggression’ in Ukraine
Kerry condemns Russia's ‘incredible act of aggression’ in Ukraine
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Guardian, Washington Post and Daily Kos
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Jerry Brown Opposes Legal Pot Because ‘We Need To Stay Alert’ — California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) said Sunday that he is not convinced legalizing marijuana is a good idea because the population needs to “stay alert.” — “The problem with anything, a certain amount is okay,” Brown said on NBC's Meet the Press.
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Hullabaloo
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Gov. Brown Not Ready To Legalize Weed, Worried About ‘Potheads’ (VIDEO)
Gov. Brown Not Ready To Legalize Weed, Worried About ‘Potheads’ (VIDEO)
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Washington Monthly
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Here's What Is Going To Happen With Ukraine — Following up on the previous post, if you do want to fret about Ukraine, I have just the thing for you. I'm going to tell you how this will all unfold: — Vladimir Putin will do something belligerent. (Already done.)
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Prairie Weather
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
Waiting for Jeb — The 2016 presidential election is Jeb Bush's now-or-never-moment. — As other potential GOP standard-bearers have been hit by scandal or seen their luster fade, many Republicans desperately want the former Florida governor to get in the race.
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Lerner's attorney says she won't testify, Issa wrong — Rep. Darrell Issa doesn't know what he's talking about, the attorney for former IRS official Lois Lerner said Sunday. — Issa, the California Republican who chairs the House Oversight and Reform Committee, told “Fox News Sunday” …
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Fox News, PoliticusUSA, Mediaite and Hot Air
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Steve Strunsky / New Jersey Online:
Port Authority officials: Battle over toll hikes was all for show — Current and former officials of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey say a scheme was devised to give the governors of both states political cover for a 2011 toll hike at bi-state bridges and tunnels. (John Munson/The Star-Ledger)
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
Interview: Karzai says 12-year Afghanistan war has left him angry at U.S. government — KABUL — Hamid Karzai was in the midst of negotiating a security agreement with the United States when he met a 4-year-old girl who had lost half her face in an American airstrike.
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Guardian and Booman Tribune
Bloomberg:
Russia Gas Threat Shows Putin Using Pipelines to Press Ukraine — OAO Gazprom (OGZD)'s threat to end natural gas discounts for Ukraine adds to the financial burden on the near-bankrupt government in Kiev and makes Europe's energy supply part of the escalating crisis.
Discussion:
Politico and kyivpost.com
ABC News:
Pipeline Protesters Arrested at White House — Police are arresting a couple hundred people who strapped themselves to the White House fence on Sunday to protest the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. — The protesters were mostly college students who participated in a peaceful march …