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Michael Cohen / Guardian:
Don't listen to Obama's Ukraine critics: he's not ‘losing’ - and it's not his fight — The ‘do something’ pundits rear their heads. Just like they did on Iraq, Afghanistan and every other crisis of US ‘credibility’ — The armchair class is certain that Putin is winning and Obama is losing.
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Simon Shuster / TIME:
4 Reasons Putin Is Already Losing in Ukraine — As Russia's Ukraine power play reaches boiling point in Crimea, there are clear signs a Russian invasion may be a disaster for its architect, President Vladimir Putin — Even a week ago, the idea of a Russian military intervention in Ukraine seemed farfetched if not totally alarmist.
Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
Stephens: Anatomy of a Feckless Presidency — Gone are the days when the American president was capable of articulating the American interest. — V ladimir Putin seized Ukraine's Crimean peninsula on Thursday, and Barack Obama delivered a short statement about it on Friday.
John Judis / The New Republic:
“We Are Speaking Very Loudly. We Are Carrying a Small Stick.” — Dmitri K. Simes on why Russia isn't taking the U.S. seriously — Dmitri K. Simes is the president of The Center for the National Interest and publisher of the foreign policy journal The National Interest.
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Washington Post, Politico, The Federalist and The Agonist
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
GOP Congressman Thinks Putin Is Being “Demonized” In The U.S. — California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said he doesn't support Russia taking military action in Ukraine, but “that doesn't mean Putin and pro-Russia forces in Ukraine are in the wrong.” — Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher …
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Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed:
14 Insane Moments From RT's Coverage Of The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine — We watched so you didn't have to. — On Saturday, Russian forces effectively seized the Ukrainian region of Crimea. Formerly known as Russia Today, RT is a Kremlin-funded television network.
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Sky News:
Russia And China ‘In Agreement’ Over Ukraine
Russia And China ‘In Agreement’ Over Ukraine
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The / Los Angeles Times:
Putin plays with fire in Ukraine
Putin plays with fire in Ukraine
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Josh Rogin / The Daily Beast:
Inside Obama's Plans to Squeeze Russia
Inside Obama's Plans to Squeeze Russia
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Yahoo! News, The New Republic, The Week, Hot Air, National Review, Guardian, National Journal and Forbes
Louis Charbonneau / Reuters:
Russia: Yanukovich asks Putin for Russian military in Ukraine
Russia: Yanukovich asks Putin for Russian military in Ukraine
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CNN:
Tensions rise in Crimea amid report of Russian ultimatum
Tensions rise in Crimea amid report of Russian ultimatum
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Obama warns Russia of political, economic ‘isolation’
Obama warns Russia of political, economic ‘isolation’
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Obama, the feckless tyrant — President Obama is such a weak strongman. What's more, he is a feeble dictator and a timid tyrant. — That, at any rate, is Republicans' critique of him. With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Obama's critics pivoted seamlessly from complaining about his overreach …
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Harry Reid: Get Europe on board before punishing Russia
Harry Reid: Get Europe on board before punishing Russia
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McConnell Vows a Senate in Working Order, if He Is Given Control
McConnell Vows a Senate in Working Order, if He Is Given Control
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Daily Kos, Hot Air and National Review
Brian Beutler / Salon:
GOP finally goes too far on Obamacare: Why the 50th repeal vote is not the charm — This week you're likely to read stories and headlines suggesting that House Republicans will be voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act again, or are approaching their 50th Obamacare repeal vote or some variation thereof.
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
New ObamaCare delay to help midterm Dems — The Obama administration is set to announce another major delay in implementing the Affordable Care Act, easing election pressure on Democrats. — As early as this week, according to two sources, the White House will announce a new directive allowing insurers …
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Eric Lach / Talking Points Memo:
Candidate Stockman Threatens Jail To Anyone Who Publishes His Mugshot — Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) says he's been vindicated. — The Texas conservative's underdog Senate campaign on Monday published a defiant statement, claiming that Stockman has “grounds to file criminal complaints” …
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Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Steve King: Being Gay Is ‘Self-Professed Behavior’ That Can't Be ‘Independently Verified’ — Rep. Steve King of Iowa joined Des Moines' WHO TV yesterday to discuss Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's veto of a bill that would have strengthened the ability of businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians.
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Karl Bode / Techdirt:
Keurig Will Use DRM In New Coffee Maker To Lock Out Refill Market — The single coffee cup craze has been rolling now for several years in both the United States and Canada, with Keurig, Tassimo, and Nespresso all battling it out to lock down the market. In order to protect their dominant market share …
Manu Raju / Politico:
Scott Brown: Attacks are prodding me to run — Scott Brown has been barraged by Democratic attacks as he decides whether to run for the Senate in New Hampshire. — Those attacks, he says, are only encouraging him to get into the race. — In a brief interview on Monday …
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Police: Dad encouraged encounter — The pastor of a Baton Rouge Baptist church was arrested Saturday on accusations he raped a 20-year-old mentally disabled woman who had sex with the pastor at her father's request, according to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office.
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