Putin Pauses, but Russia’s Propensity for Trouble-Making Persists
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 70
(Source: PRI)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s apparent plan to emerge from his extended self-isolation with new energy did not quite work out as expected, and he clearly needed to pause. Last week (April 28), United States President Joseph Biden touted his achievements at the symbolic 100-day mark of his administration in countering the COVID-19 pandemic and in righting the US economy. But hard as the Russian media tried to downplay that performance (
Kommersant, April 30), the Kremlin leader cannot claim similar success: the Russian vaccination campaign is nowhere near the US scope, and he cannot simply order the domestic economy to pick up from its lackluster performance (
Published April 28, 2021, 11:29 AM
United States President Joseph Biden has nominated Filipino-American Gina Ortiz Jones for undersecretary of the Air Force at the Department of Defense, the White House announced on Wednesday (Tuesday in Washington, D.C.) on the eve of the Biden administration’s first 100 days in office.
Filipino-American Gina Ortiz Jones (Facebook)
Jones is a veteran US Air Force intelligence officer who served in the Iraq War during the Bush administration. She is the daughter of Victorina Ortiz, an Ilocano single mother immigrant from Pangasinan.
In high school, Jones graduated in the top ten of her class that earned her a four-year Air Force ROTC scholarship en route to Boston University where she earned her BA and MA in Economics, and a BA in East Asian Studies.
The REDEEMER Act will take effect in July 2021. “Beginning in July, when the law takes effect, people who qualify for the break will be able to petition the court for the expungement. Judges will make the determination based on factors like the nature of the offense and how long ago it occurred,” WALA Fox10 News reported.
“The expungement option is not open to everyone. Violent felons and people convicted of sex offenses will not be able to apply. But people with misdemeanors and certain nonviolent felonies can get the records sealed. It is also open to people who have committed some more serious offenses and later won a pardon,” WALA reported.
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