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Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 24, 2014 3 Comments
Russia on Thursday announced that it would begin military drills along the border of Ukraine, as the crisis there has continued to escalate in recent days. From CNN: Following days of simmering unrest, tensions in Ukraine escalated sharply Thursday, with Russia embarking on new military...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 23, 2014 7 Comments
U.S. Army paratroopers began arriving in Poland on Wednesday for what will be a series of military exercises to occur in four countries across Eastern Europe as the crisis in Ukraine continues. From CNN: A contingent of U.S. Army paratroopers arrived in Poland on Wednesday, the...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 30, 2014 11 Comments
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for about four hours on Sunday, where they discussed the situation in Ukraine and reportedly agreed at least on the need for a diplomatic solution. From USA Today: Secretary of State John...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on February 27, 2014 10 Comments
There have been some developments in Ukraine since late yesterday. In Crimea, armed gunmen seized the regional government headquarters and parliament buildings and raised the Russian flag, according to Reuters. Armed men seized the regional government headquarters and parliament in Ukraine’s Crimea on Thursday and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2010 2 Comments
Remember how important it was to pass New START during the lame duck session, rather than waiting until January?  We were told that anything less would have angered the Russians and, in Harry Reid’s words, put nukes in the hands of terrorists.  Any attempt to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2010 10 Comments
Once again, Barack Obama is creating a phony crisis to rush a major legislative vote without having done the preliminary legwork to address Republican concerns. Think Stimulus and Obamacare.  This time, it arguably is the most important vote, the Senate ratification of the new START...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 11, 2010 5 Comments
As of now, Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on October 13, and to conduct a joint appearance with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on October 14. The situation is very tense and provocative. Ahmadinejad will go to South Lebanon as...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 19, 2010 13 Comments
On Friday, Goldman Sachs was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with fraud in the formation and marketing of a mortgage backed product, a so-called Collateralized Debt Obligation. The gist of the allegations is that Goldman Sachs failed to disclose that a major hedge...
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