A flight crew combing the vast southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysian jetliner has reported radar hits of “significant size,” Newsmax reports.  The Crimean Conflict Fox: Obama Rules Out Military Action, Ukraine Pulls Troops from Crimea DailyBeast: Soccer Hooligans Prep Ukraine for Putin NewYorker: Will Putin Stop at Crimea? Reuters: Moscow Signals Concern for […]

Just as the Obama administration claims to have a handle on ObamaCare enrollments, The Hill reports that health insurance executives are predicting sky-rocketing premiums this year in some parts of the country. One company, located in a swing state, expects to triple its premiums next year.  WaPo: Creepy – NSA Recorded Every Single Phone Call […]

Speaking to a large crowd of top Russian officials, Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday morning that Crimea is a part of Russia and that he had taken the first steps to make it official by submitting legislation to the Russian Parliament to annex the region. Putin’s declaration comes less than a day after sanctions President Obama […]

A day after an alleged 97 percent of Crimeans voted in favor of secession, Crimean legislators voted to begin the process of formally splitting from Ukraine, reports the New York Times. The Daily Beast notes that President Obama likely just four days to stop Putin in Crimea – or war will likely ensue. Sen. John […]

Just days before a voters in Crimea are set to vote on a secession referendum, Russia has amassing score of troops and armored vehicles on Ukraine’s eastern border, reports the New York Times. While Ukraine’s interim government fears an invasion, a bill to offer aid has stalled in the United States Senate, causing Sen. John […]