There were reports that
Russia’s Navy had given Ukrainian troops in Crimea a deadline of 5
a.m. (their time) Tuesday to surrender or face an assault.
Officials with the Russian Black Sea Fleet say the
ultimatum does not exist. President Barack Obama said that
Russia is
“on the wrong side of history” on Ukraine, showing how badly
that worthless phrase needs to be retired.- The Supreme Court declined to get involved in a couple of
immigration law cases, leaving to stand rulings that prohibit
cities from
barring landlords from renting to illegal immigrants and
businesses from employing them, on the basis that such rules are
the responsibility of the feds. - A new study by the House Budget Committee being touted by GOP
Rep. Paul Ryan, the committee’s chairman, criticizes America’s
massive
$799 billion anti-poverty programs for focusing so much on
means-testing for benefits that it discourages the poor from
working to improve their financial situations. - The House is also expected to vote this week whether to
eliminate the
penalty for 2014 for not having health insurance as mandated by
ObamaCare. - One of the witnesses in a
Michigan lawsuit trying to strike down the state’s ban on gay
marriage recognition was rejected by the judge. He was there to
defend the ban, but the judge ruled that as the witness is still a
college student, he is not yet an expert. - The entire British National Health Service hospital
patient database was uploaded to an online Google service,
causing serious concerns about privacy.
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