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On Sunday, I reported Rebels Launch Counteroffensive: 4,000 Ukrainian Forces Trapped . That may have been an understatement.
The Wall Street Journal calls it The Great Chinese Exodus . Today, China’s borders are wide open. Almost anybody who wants a passport can get one.
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More: Obama Considers Airstrikes or Humanitarian Air Drops in Iraq
Original post: Afghanistan a How-To Lesson in Perfect Stupidity: 54,000 Paid Ghosts, Vanishing Firearms, Warlord Protection Rackets
Business Insider’s " eye-popping " chart of the day on Why People Are Freaking Out About ‘Tax Inversions’ adds a big megaphone to Obama’s tune. ‘Factoryless’ Exports In addition to seeking higher taxes, Obama simultaneously proposes a rule change to classify " factoryless goods producers " as domestic manufacturers, even if the manufacturing jobs associated with those producers are offshore. The IB Times reports Obama’s jobs proposal was Slammed by Unions
Let’s take a look starting with Kiev Government Breaks Up as EU Mulls Fresh Russia Sanctions Ukraine’s premier Arseniy Yatseniuk tendered his resignation on Thursday, clearing the way for early elections aimed at producing a more reform-minded parliament in Kiev but also risking a short-term political vacuum.
The New York Times reports Courts Issue Conflicting Rulings on Health Care Law . Two federal appeals court panels issued conflicting rulings Tuesday on whether the government could subsidize health insurance premiums for people in three dozen states that use the federal insurance exchange.