Is helping victims of last years boston bombing get back on their feet. Its been a tension easter in ukraine where three people are dead after a gun fight broke out in a prorussian city in the east. Ukrainian right sector nationalists deny they attacked a checkpoint in slovyansk but this gun fight dismantles a truce made last week between the interim government in kiev and russia. Jackie roland has more reporter local people are calling it the easter massacre, although what took place at this makeshift checkpoint in the early hours of sunday remains unclear. Villagers say that unknown attackers drove up and opened fire on the probe russian activists who were manning the barricades. Translator they came in four jeeps, lit up the barricades with their headlights and started shooting. My neighbor got a bullet right between his eyes. Then other people from slovyansk came to help us. If they hadnt come, the attackers would have slaughtered everyone like chickens reporter the interior Minist
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Authority. Releasing Authority Means you can go out with a message that youre the commanding general, second marine division. You dont give those, that authority away, and thats why i brought up that point that whoever signs that, basically the secretary, the way i understand it is concurring with all those decisions that are made. Its on his or her watch, correct me if im wrong. If its signed for general hickey by one of the staff yes, this is the official comments. Okay. All right. In terms of your role and i think its very, very important to go back to how would you even be more pro active in light of some of these thing. Do you have any recommendations in regards to that . Im not asking you to do more work yeah i am asking you to do more work. I think we plan the audits appropriate based on the risk. I think there needs more discussion at the senior levels as work is completed to really how are you going to fix the problem . And as i alluded to before, worrying about the little tec
14 grant cycle. 100 million was appropriated for the program this year. Applications came in on may 23rd. The field reviews, as the admiral mentioned, we work very closely with the coast guard. We have a twotiered review process. Captains of the port work with the port area and the local and State Government through area Maritime Security committees to prioritize projects. Those applications are under that field review right now and will be referred for a National Panel review here at the Headquarters Level later this month and then we expect to announce awards by the end of july. And so ill close by saying that we look forward to the continuing dialogue about how we can continue to make these investments in the most effective and efficient way possible. We think they have made a real difference and i look forward to answering any questions you may have. Good, thanks. Nice job. Steve, please proceed. Thank you, welcome. Good morning, chairman carper, Ranking Member coburn, distinguishe
To meaningfully deescalate the crisis and provide an opportunity to move forward diplomatically. It has to recognize the results of the election and engage directly with the government of ukraine. It needs to completely withdraw its military forces from the border area, stop the flow of militants and weapons across the border, exercise influence among armed separatists, renounce violence, resolve their differences peacefully and, of course, in terms of what it cant do, no military intervention. If russia takes these steps its equally important that ukraine respond in an appropriate manner. The president elect has a plan for what he calls peace, unity, and reform. It includes things like pursuing the national dialogue, a ceasefire, decentralization, amnesty for those who put down their weapons and drawing separatists into the political process. Ukraine should pursue those steps. It should avoid having to pursue martial law, disproportionate use of force, or fullscale Counterterrorism Op