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Jason Karaian / Quartz:
The markets are punishing Russia more swiftly than diplomats ever could — Strongly worded statements, threats of travel restrictions, and summit no-shows. So far, these are the relatively mild diplomatic implications for Russia of its incursion into Ukraine, as few in the West can stomach …
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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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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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CNN:
Putin: Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea region — Crisis in Ukraine — Simferopol, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia is not considering trying to make Crimea a part of Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Only people who live in Crimea can determine their future, he said.
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Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
Stephens: Anatomy of a Feckless Presidency
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Crimean Leader Says Ukrainian Military Units Are Surrendering
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John Judis / The New Republic:
“We Are Speaking Very Loudly. We Are Carrying a Small Stick.”
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Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
In the Ukraine crisis, the U.S. has a credibility problem
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Connor Walsh / Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader:
STATEMENT ON POTENTIAL HOUSE ACTION REGARDING RUSSIA AND UKRAINE
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Zbigniew Brzezinski / Washington Post:
What is to be done? Putin's aggression in Ukraine needs a response
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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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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Budget Would Expand Low-Income Tax Break
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Natalie Villacorta / Politico:
Sarah Palin: Barack Obama known for ‘mom jeans’ — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a man known for wrestling bears while President Barack Obama is known for wearing mom jeans. — “People are looking at Putin as one who wrestles bears and drills for oil …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Palin: Obama ‘Wears Mom Jeans’ and ‘Equivocates’ on Russia — Sarah Palin sat down with Sean Hannity Monday night for a victory lap of sorts, touting her 2008 comments about Russia capitalizing on a weak Barack Obama presidency to amass power. Palin believed she was vindicated, saying Russia exploited “Obama's weak leadership.”
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel / The New Republic:
Insurance Companies as We Know Them Are About to Die — And here's what's going to replace them — Americans hate health insurance companies. They are easy targets for everyone to beat up on. When premiums go up, we blame insurance companies; we do not blame the underlying hospitals …
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The Fiscal Times:
Economists Say Paul Ryan Misrepresented Their Research — The Fiscal Times — An exhaustive critique of the federal social safety net released by Rep. Paul Ryan on Monday is meant to be the intellectual foundation for an overhaul of the federal anti-poverty programs.
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Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Man Accidentally Shoots 12-Year-Old Driving By His House, Immediately Shoots Self — An Orlando, Fl. man accidentally discharged a gun on Friday, first striking a 12-year-old girl in a moving car then himself immediately after, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
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Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Team Obama wins fight to have Christian home-school family deported — Uwe and Hannelore Romeike came to the United States in 2008 seeking political asylum. They fled their German homeland in the face of religious persecution for homeschooling their children.
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Isaac Chotiner / The New Republic:
Mitt Romney Was Right About Russia — In the course of the last presidential campaign, Mitt Romney made a comment about America's number one “geopolitical foe,” which Romney claimed was Russia. He was mocked by the president and many liberal commentators.
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Rothman: MSNBC's Most Embarrassing Mockery of Romney's Russia Warnings
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Jenny Jarvie / The New Republic:
Trigger Happy — The “trigger warning” has spread from blogs to college classes. Can it be stopped? — The headline above would, if some readers had their way, include a “trigger warning”—a disclaimer to alert you that this article contains potentially traumatic subject matter.
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John Cheves / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Beshear: Ky. will appeal federal judge's ruling in same-sex marriage case without Conway — FRANKFORT — Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear on Tuesday said he will appeal a federal judge's order requiring Kentucky to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
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Bob Corker / Wall Street Journal:
Bob Corker: Now the Auto Union Wants to Muzzle Public Officials — The United Auto Workers demand a do-over for a vote the union lost—and want critics like me silenced. — Picture an election where an entity is given nearly unfettered access to voters for two years and then is allowed …
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