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11:05 AM ET, March 2, 2022

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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 …
Associated Press:
Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation  —  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.
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 …
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” …
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
Speech watchers have mostly positive reaction of Biden's State of the Union, CNN poll shows  —  Hear CNN political director's takeaways from post-SOTU poll 03:26  —  (CNN)A 71% majority of Americans who watched President Joe Biden's State of the Union address had a positive reaction to the speech …
The White House:
Remarks of President Joe Biden - State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery
CNN:
Biden announces ban on Russian aircraft from US airspace
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Joe Biden To Transgender Kids: ‘I Will Always Have Your Back’
Discussion: CNN, PinkNews and Washington Blade
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: HotAir and Euro Weekly News
Ryan Merrifield / Mirror.co.uk:
Elite fighting unit sent to assassinate Ukraine President Zelensky killed
Matthew Chance / CNN:
Zelensky urges Biden to send strong message on Russia and says: 'I'm not iconic. Ukraine is iconic'
Alex Kane / Jewish Currents:   A Progressive Foreign Policy Response to the War in Ukraine
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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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 …
Discussion: The Daily Poster
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
Confused Old Man Yells at Nation for an Hour  —  3,720 seconds of lies, fearmongering, and malapropisms.  —  Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
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
Washington Examiner:
Biden mailed it in  —  The Constitution requires that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union.”  From President Thomas Jefferson to President William Taft, this communication was delivered by letter, not by speech.
Shira Rubin / Washington Post:
Israel's Holocaust museum is so dependent on a Russian oligarch that it wants to protect him from sanctions  —  TEL AVIV — Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust memorial and museum, is embroiled in controversy after attempting to intervene in planned sanctions against Israeli Russian …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 
 
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