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Julia Ioffe / The New Republic:
Putin's Press Conference Proved Merkel Right: He's Lost His Mind — In Sunday's New York Times, Peter Baker reported that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had tried talking some sense into Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader has an affinity for the Germans and Merkel especially …
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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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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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CNN:
Rubio, Cotton: Congress must act quickly to punish Putin, support Ukraine — Crisis in Ukraine … (CNN) — Congress returns to Washington facing the biggest international crisis in years. It is critical the House of Representatives and Senate work together to send a strong and unified message …
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Weekly Standard, Mashable and Washington Free Beacon
Reuters:
Russian stocks, ruble rebound as Putin breaks silence on Ukraine — (Reuters) - Russian assets rebounded on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin said he would only use force in neighbouring Ukraine as a last resort. — The mood on the markets was calmer after panic selling on Monday …
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CNN:
Putin: Russia has no plans to annex Ukraine's Crimea region
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New York Times, Mashable, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, Liberaland and The Gateway Pundit
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed:
14 Insane Moments From RT's Coverage Of The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
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David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
As Ukraine Rages, GOP Fires on Hillary for Failed “Reset”
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Crimean Leader Says Ukrainian Military Units Are Surrendering
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Guardian, Sister Toldjah, Reuters, The Daily Caller and Gawker
John Judis / The New Republic:
“We Are Speaking Very Loudly. We Are Carrying a Small Stick.”
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Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
Stephens: Anatomy of a Feckless Presidency
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New York Times, Foreign Policy and Firedoglake
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
In the Ukraine crisis, the U.S. has a credibility problem
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Michael J. Totten / Michael J. Totten's blog:
Pity the Vassals of Moscow
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TIME, Washington Examiner and Hit & Run
Zbigniew Brzezinski / Washington Post:
What is to be done? Putin's aggression in Ukraine needs a response
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National Review and Power Line
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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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama 2015 budget: $3.9 trillion
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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 PJ Tatler, Firedoglake, CBS DC and The Gateway Pundit
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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Brian Beutler / Salon:
Hidden in plain sight: Proof GOP doesn't actually care about the poor
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Eschaton and Daily Kos
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Rothman: MSNBC's Most Embarrassing Mockery of Romney's Russia Warnings — The smug self-assuredness that often suffices for expertise on cable news was perhaps never more smug than when former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney warned the American public that Russia …
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Isaac Chotiner / The New Republic:
Mitt Romney Was Right About Russia
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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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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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Shakesville and The Agonist
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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Right Wing Watch and Right Wing News
Anna Silman / Vulture:
Let's Talk About Those Creepy Rural Mardi Gras Pictures on True Detective — On last night's True Detective, Rust Cohle began to tie up some of the show's many loose ends. He implicated some people in the Dora Kelly Lange case and, more important, decoded the purported serial killers' fondness for off-beat headwear.
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James Mann / The New Republic:
The Obama administration's rhetoric on Russia is accomplishing nothing — Everyone's giving President Obama advice about how to handle Vladimir Putin's adventure into the Crimea. But I want to issue a broader critique, because there's something that he and his people will need …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Misreading Putin, and history
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