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ExxonMobil Shelves Ukraine Exploration Amid New 2014 Projects

ExxonMobil Shelves Ukraine Exploration Amid New 2014 Projects

IRVING, TEXAS–ExxonMobil, the largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, is set to start production on a record number of new projects in 2014. Despite 10 major new undertakings, the company’s capital spending is still expected to fall 6.4 percent this year. Thanks to

Jonah Goldberg's Prediction on Crimea Comes True

A few days ago, Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online pointed out on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier that the language President Barack Obama was using on the Ukraine was setting him up for failure. Specifically, Obama’s insistence that

Breaking: Obama Rejects Crimea Referendum

Breaking: Obama Rejects Crimea Referendum

President Barack Obama rejected a proposed Mar. 16 referendum on the future of the Crimea, which was approved 78-0 earlier Thursday by the Crimean parliament. “The proposed referendum on the future of the Crimea would violate the Ukrainian constitution and international

US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Russians

US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Russians

The US implemented visa restrictions on Russians and Crimeans who are a threat to Ukraine’s sovereignty and are still working on economic sanctions. The anticipated financial sanctions will penalize “those who are most directly involved in destabilizing Ukraine, including the

Ukraine's Crimea Formally Requests to Join Russia

Ukraine's Crimea Formally Requests to Join Russia

Crimea’s parliament formally asked to become part of the Russian Federation. If the request is granted, they will hold a referendum on March 16th. The Crimean parliament resolved “to enter into the Russian Federation with the rights of a subject

Crimea: 11,000 Pro-Russian Troops in Control

Crimea: 11,000 Pro-Russian Troops in Control

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian forces numbering more than 11,000 controlled all access to Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and have blockaded all military bases that have not yet surrendered, Crimea’s new leader said. The West has joined the new Ukrainian leadership

Clinton Compares Putin to Hitler

Clinton Compares Putin to Hitler

At a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Long Beach, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared Russia attempting to issue passports for ethnic Russians in the Crimea region of the Ukraine to the Nazi-Soviet pre-WWII population transfers

Armed Men Hold UN Chief Rep in Crimea

Armed Men Hold UN Chief Rep in Crimea

KIEV, March 5 (Reuters) – Armed men seized Robert Serry, a special representative of U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Ukraine’s Crimea region on Wednesday, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said. Serry has previously served as a special representative to the Middle

Anschluss in Ukraine? A Look Back to March, 1938.

Anschluss in Ukraine? A Look Back to March, 1938.

If past is prologue, then looking back at history might be one way to better understand the escalating power struggle between East and West now unfolding in Ukraine. Historic parallels are ever precise. There are always differences in scale and

Obama Budget Is Rainbows, Butterflies, and Unicorns

Obama Budget Is Rainbows, Butterflies, and Unicorns

The ObamaAdministration’s 2015 proposed “Budget of the United States” promises the economywill grow at its fastest rate in a decade, unemployment will fall to theaverage of the Reagan Administration, and spending will rise at its lowestpercentage rate since the Clinton

In Kiev, Kerry Visits Protest Sites, Promises Aid

In Kiev, Kerry Visits Protest Sites, Promises Aid

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — In a somber show of U.S. support for Ukraine’s new leadership, Secretary of State John Kerry walked the streets Tuesday where more than 80 anti-government protesters were killed last month, and promised beseeching crowds that American