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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.
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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.
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.
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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Bloomberg View, New York Times, Right Wing Watch and peacefare.net
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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TheBlaze.com and RedState
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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Politico, The Agonist and The Federalist
Zbigniew Brzezinski / Washington Post:
What is to be done? Putin's aggression in Ukraine needs a response
What is to be done? Putin's aggression in Ukraine needs a response
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CNN and National Review
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
No, American Weakness Didn't Encourage Putin to Invade Ukraine
No, American Weakness Didn't Encourage Putin to Invade Ukraine
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The Dish
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
GOP Congressman Thinks Putin Is Being “Demonized” In The U.S.
GOP Congressman Thinks Putin Is Being “Demonized” In The U.S.
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Althouse
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Misreading Putin, and history
Sky News:
Russia And China ‘In Agreement’ Over Ukraine
Russia And China ‘In Agreement’ Over Ukraine
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Ricochet Conversations Feed, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
The / Los Angeles Times:
Putin plays with fire in Ukraine
Putin plays with fire in Ukraine
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Washington Examiner and Fox News
Politico:
Harry Reid: Get Europe on board before punishing Russia
Harry Reid: Get Europe on board before punishing Russia
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Washington Post, Real Clear Politics, ABC News, Guardian, The Daily Caller, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press and Mediaite
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 and National Journal
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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National Review, Hot Air, Prairie Weather, Fox News and Jammie Wearing Fools
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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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Daily Kos and Prairie Weather
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Green group accuses GOP of ‘environmental racism’ — House Republicans are being accused of “environmental racism” by an environmental group that argues GOP efforts to reform decades-old chemical laws would disproportionately harm minority groups. — At issue is draft legislation backed …
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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stockman2014.com and The Daily Banter
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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Washington Post:
Poll: Democrats' advantage on key issues is not translating to a midterm-election edge — The American people trust Democrats more than Republicans on some of the key issues of the day, but that has not translated into any political advantage in the battle for control of the House and Senate …
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Politico and The Plum Line
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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Jammie Wearing Fools
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook In Talks To Acquire Drone Maker Titan Aerospace — Basis Goes To Intel For Around $100M — Facebook, one of the primary backers of the Internet.org initiative, which aims to bring affordable Internet access to the 5 billion people in the world who still lack connectivity …
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The Switch, Mashable and Guardian
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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