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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
5 Takeaways from Biden's First State of the Union Address — Mr. Biden said Vladimir Putin would “pay a price” for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Of his economic plans, he said, “I have another way to fight inflation: Lower your costs, not your wages.”
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
A Tale of Two Speeches — Biden's SOTU and Trump's CPAC speeches lay out entirely different visions for America. — What does America stand for? This week, the world heard two very different answers to that question. — The first answer was delivered on Saturday by former President Donald Trump …
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Associated Press:
Biden steps to State of the Union lectern at fraught moment — WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: 5 takeaways from Biden's big night — DRIVING THE DAY — UKRAINE LATEST — NYT: “Russia's push to seize key Ukrainian cities accelerated on Wednesday, with the Russian military claiming that its forces were fully in control of Kherson, a port city with a strategically …
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Devan Cole / CNN:
White House says sanctioning Russian fuel exports ‘on the table,’ but Biden still weighing their impact on gas prices at home — Oil prices spike as supply disruption fears grip US 01:41 — Washington (CNN)The possibility of the US sanctioning Russian oil experts is “still on the table” …
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The White House:
Remarks of President Joe Biden - State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery — Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President, our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Justices of the Supreme Court. My fellow Americans. — Last year COVID-19 kept us apart.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“We Are Going to Be O.K.”: The World According to Biden
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CBS News:
Most speech watchers say State of the Union made them feel optimistic, proud - CBS News poll
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans are so eager to see Biden fail that they'd let Putin succeed
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CNN:
Biden announces ban on Russian aircraft from US airspace
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
Speech watchers have mostly positive reaction of Biden's State of the Union, CNN poll shows
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden to America: 'We're going to be OK'
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Jeremy Beaman / Washington Examiner:
Markey planning bill to ban Russian petroleum imports
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Timothy Noah / New Republic:
The State of the Biden Presidency Is Strong
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Joe Biden To Transgender Kids: ‘I Will Always Have Your Back’
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Andriy Yermak / New York Times:
As I Write, President Zelensky Is Beside Me. Please, Help Us Show Putin the Mistake He Has Made. — Mr. Yermak is head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine. — KYIV, Ukraine — In launching a war on our country, President Vladimir Putin claimed Russia would “de-Nazify” and free Ukraine.
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USA Today:
Russian invasion of Ukraine could become 'Europe's largest refugee crisis this century': Live updates … Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its seventh day Wednesday with Russian military forces escalating attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine's largest cities as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee the country.
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New York Times:
Russian Troop Deaths Expose a Potential Weakness of Putin's Strategy — Videos and photos show the bodies of soldiers left behind on the battlefield, officials say, and the charred remains of tanks and armored vehicles. — WASHINGTON — When Russia seized Crimea in 2014 …
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Ryan Merrifield / Mirror.co.uk:
Elite fighting unit sent to assassinate Ukraine President Zelensky killed — Kyiv's Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said the unit was closely followed since dropping into Ukraine, and has been neutralised — An elite Chechen fighting unit sent …
Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Russia's Plan C — And Plan D... As the Russo-Ukrainian War takes a darker turn it is important to emphasise this essential point. This is a war that Vladimir Putin cannot win, however long it lasts and however cruel his methods. — From the start the Russian campaign has been hampered …
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Matthew Chance / CNN:
Zelensky urges Biden to send strong message on Russia and says: 'I'm not iconic. Ukraine is iconic'
Washington Post:
In Putin, intelligence analysts see an isolated leader who underestimated the West but could lash out if cornered
Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
China will not join sanctions against Russia, banking regulator says
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New York Post:
West must consider intervening to stop a slaughter in Ukraine
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
How Putin Wants Russians to See the War in Ukraine
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Meet Jessica Cisneros, the 28-year-old immigration lawyer who forced a veteran Democrat into a runoff in Texas … A millennial with big political ambitions forced a veteran Democratic congressman into a runoff in Texas's 28th Congressional District as a close race unfolded …
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Alana Wise / NPR:
Texas Gov. Abbott and Beto O'Rourke are set for an election clash after primary wins
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Robert Smith / Financial Times:
Credit Suisse asks investors to destroy documents linked to oligarch and tycoon yacht loans — Swiss bank issues legal request to stem information leaks after FT story on lending unit — Credit Suisse has asked hedge funds and other investors to destroy documents relating …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Is Now Miraculously 43-0 Against ‘Partisan’ FEC — If it wasn't already clear that the Federal Election Commission isn't functional, Trump's record in campaign finance violations should be revealing. — Donald Trump may have been impeached twice, and he's taken some lumps in court …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine — For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin's aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention. Have recent events changed his mind? — The political scientist John Mearsheimer …
John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Should the Democrats claim a middle ground that's emerging between GOP Putinists and the anti-American American left? — How the far left came to “some pretty ghoulish conclusions.” — It seems that Russia's invasion of Ukraine might give the Democrats a chance to stake out a new middle ground.
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Ilya Marritz / ProPublica:
Let's Recall What Exactly Paul Manafort and Rudy Giuliani Were Doing in Ukraine
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