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Rep. Cory Gardner Explains How U.S. Energy Expansion Can Thwart Russia
According to Rep. Cory Gardner, natural gas production isn’t just beneficial to Americans back home. The Colorado congressman’s home state is the fourth largest natural gas producer in the United States. Not only has the industry provided more than 90,000 jobs, but Gardner also argues that energy expansion has the opportunity to have a “real… -
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10 Ways the U.S. Should Respond to Russia’s Role in Plane Crash
Evidence is mounting that Russian-backed insurgents in eastern Ukraine were responsible for the shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines plane, with the loss of 298 lives. This was an act of barbarism by separatists who are armed, funded, and trained by Moscow. It follows from Russia’s illegal invasion, occupation, and annexation of Crimea and its… -
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Another Anchor Quits Russian TV Network, Citing ‘Lies’ About Malaysian Plane Crash
RT anchor Sara Firth resigned Friday in protest of the TV network’s coverage of the Malaysian plane crash that left 298 dead. Taking to Twitter, she said: https://twitter.com/Sara__Firth/status/490101978622857216 Firth was a London-based correspondent of the Kremlin-funded TV channel. She worked there for five years and quit after RT suggested Ukraine was responsible for the downing… -
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John Kerry: ‘Pretty Clear’ Russia Involved in Malaysian Plane Crash
Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed today that pro-Russian separatists were involved in Thursday’s attack on a Malaysia Airlines plane which left 298 dead and said it is “pretty clear” Russia also had a role in the tragic event. He told host Candy Crowley on CNN’s “State of the Union”: It’s pretty clear that this is… -
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Obama Sanctions Russian Firms Once Subsidized by Ex-Im Bank
Two of the four Russian firms targeted for economic sanctions by President Obama this week received substantial subsidies from the Export-Import Bank. The financial ties highlight the complications inherent in U.S. taxpayer-financing of state-controlled outfits overseas. The president’s announcement of new sanctions on Wednesday followed weeks of warnings that Russia would face consequences for the… -
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Did Russia’s Aggression Contribute to Malaysian Plane Crash?
Tragedy has returned to haunt Malaysia Airlines. Commercial flight MH17 reportedly was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over Ukraine, close to the Russian border. Of the 295 people aboard the Boeing 777, none is believed to have survived. The airliner crashed in the inflamed Donetsk region of Ukraine. Both the Ukrainian government and Russian-backed…