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Truck the mres in. theyve refused to give them the weaponry theyve been begging for. the sanctions have been minuscule. these latest enacted by the obama administration, i think, are helpful, but if you ask ukrainian government thats struggling, they would say they need weapons for which to defend themselves. well, vladimir putin just moved 10,000 troops back to the border again and we have seen a step up in separatist activities. so i think we have been so unhelpful to the ukrainians that it ha...

Many victims are still out in this open field as were at 24 minutes past 11:00 p.m., i believe there. john busse, this is moving rapidly. >> moving rapidly, and the team he sent will determine a lot about what happened if theyre able to get close to crash site, and to the wreckage of the plane. whether they can be allowed into other areas where the launch might have taken place, thats a big question mark, and doubtful. what incentive would the russians have to allow the americans anywhere close?...

Weapons. including weapons we knew to this point shoulder-fired missiles. but this would be a step up, because this is a launcher-fired missile, with a much higher range, the buk system that ukrainian officials accuse of being behind this crash. so from the ukrainian perspective, theyre very clear now who is behind this. as david soucie and others have said, thats definitely true. let me share a quote i shared earlier. this coming from the ukrainian foreign minister when asked who is behind this...

Andrea, the president saying theyre going to be freezing the assets of some big russian companies dealing with defense and energy. how big of news is this? >> well, this is a big step up. what theyre doing is making it impossible for the biggest banks and energy companies to get access to u.s. capital, to long-term investments beyond 90 days. that is a big step. these investments count. they can turn to europe, but anybody involved with u.s. banking will also be shut out from them, so u.s. capit...

Days, there was a lot of talk about the civilian casualties in gaza. egypt right next door to hamas and over the has several decades occasionally allied with hamas, recently not so much, says heres a way out. did they put hamas in a bind here? >> they put pressure on hamas as they should have. this was a great opportunity for the egyptian government step up and show they can be a peace broker and have an impact in the middle east. theres a lot of turmoil in the middle east right now. it comes at...

Marines be treated like this in a pow camp. i would like to see the president step up and get him back. mp. i would like the president toh.. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. if your denture moves, it can irritate your gums. try fixodent plus gum care. it helps stop denture movement and prevents gum...

Banned the detention and processing of undocumented migrants caught crossing the border. >> joining us, councilwoman, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> sure. there were not plans, as we understand it, to bring illegal immigrants to your town. why did you decide to push this measure? >> i think the key is we dont know, because up to this point, the federal agencies have been going around local governments, both county and municipalities. so though we havent been contacted, thats not b...

Have cars. that speaks to the need for mass transit to be able to get people to early voting. >> right. >> that doesnt happen here. >> and im glad i got to experience this because, you know, it seemed like theyre trying to push us back in time. many people died for us to be able to vote and its a shame that they are trying to do this. i have fibromyalgia. that was a long walk, you know? my knees hurt bad, but you know, im a determined person. i will go to the end. the ride was such a long ride, ...

Constitutionality of obamacare was probably more of a motivating issue for republican voters going to the polls in 2012 than for democratic voters. they were happy with the status question in re-electing president obama for them to was more of the same. here to the extend that either party is going to use this decision as a rallying cry for its base, its going to be democrats. youve already seen e-mails and tweets from democrats saying, this is another way you had the harry reid quote, if the co...

July the democrats are saying unilateral changes by obama are inevitable, end quote. from the hill. when you look at the strategy. given the strategy you have seen from the house leadership today, do republicans gain more by doing nothing really at this moment? >> well, i think its a shame, frankly. ive been a strong supporter of immigration reform. i think we have to have immigration reform for the needs of our economy and security, and the best thing for our society, frankly. i think republica...