Russia Moves Forward on Annexing Crimea, Teen Sneaks into One World Trade Center, NSA Continues PR Spin: P.M. Links

• Russia’s lower house of
  parliament has voted to approve the
  annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Only one member voted
  against it.
• A New Jersey teen managed to sneak into
  One World Trade Center, still under construction, and climbed
  all the way to the top.
• An Arizona reporter claims reporters are providing White House
  Press Secretary Jay Carney their
  questions in advance, a charge Carney denies. Given that
  he rarely seems to be able to answer any of the reporters’
  questions, it would be hilarious if he were getting them in
  advance.
• The National Security Agency’s deputy director spoke via video
  to the TED conference in Vancouver, where he perpetuated the
  agency’s position that it has a
  public relations problem, not a civil liberties crisis.
• South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius is looking to sell his house
  to pay for his defense in his murder trial.
• Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is again threatening to
  “shut
  down” social media platforms such as Twitter in his
  country.

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