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President Barack Obama said Thursday that he has signed an executive order giving the United States authority to impose sanctions on "key sectors of the Russian economy" if necessary in light of Russia's "dangerous risks of escalation" in Ukraine.
"These sanctions would not only have a significant impact on the Russian economy, but could also be disruptive to the global economy," Obama warned. "However, Russia must know that further escalation will only isolate it further from the international community."
Obama also announced that the United States will impose further sanctions on Russian individuals with "substantial resources and influence" on Russian leadership and on a bank that has provided "material support" to those individuals.
A senior administration official told reporters after the president's remarks that there are 20 individuals who have been newly targeted for sanctions, including a top aide to President Vladimir Putin and Putin's personal banker as well as the chairman of Russian Railways.
The official added that the broader sanctions authorized by the new executive order could include restrictions on the Russian financial services, energy, mining, defense and engineering sectors.
In response, Russia announced an entry ban on nine American lawmakers and officials, including House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Foreign Affairs Committee chief Robert Menendez, the Associated Press reported.
On Monday, the Obama administration announced targeted economic sanctions against 11 individuals involved in what the United States calls Russia's "illegal" incursion into Crimea. Critics, including defense hawks in Congress like Sen. John McCain, said that the sanctions were insufficient and that the United States should instead supply arms and training to the Ukrainians.
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The White House indicated earlier this week that further sanctions would be forthcoming.
While Obama has promised to ratchet up costs on Russia, he has made clear that the United States is ruling out the use of military force as an option in the ongoing conflict.
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WASHINGTON -- President Obama teased Ellen DeGeneres about the selfie she took at the Oscars and confessed to leaving his socks and shoes lying around while the first lady is out of town, but before the end of his Thursday appearance on the talk show he got to put in a plug for the Affordable Care Act.
Thats Obama's deal with popular media these days as the president enlists help in his effort to boost healthcare sign-up numbers before the March 31 enrollment deadline.
In recent days, Obama has filled out his March Madness brackets on ESPN, joked around with comedian Zach Galifianakison Between Two Ferns and defended his mom jeans on-air with radio host Ryan Seacrest -- all with the agreement that hed get a moment to pitch his healthcare plan.
The White House is aiming to bring young consumers into the fold, and not just because they represent roughly 40% of the uninsured population.
Young participants are more likely to pay into the system without drawing heavily on its benefits and are seen as key to ensuring the president's healthcare reform is economically viable.
Administration officials estimate they have signed up more than 5 million of the 6 million people they hope to enroll by the deadline -- a downward revision from the 7 million target they named before all the trouble with the rollout of the sign-up website, HealthCare.gov.
As healthcare experts predicted, young people are taking their time getting on board. Now, the White House is going after them through every media outlet and opinion leader they can mobilize. Validators, aides call them.
In order to reach them, said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, we have to, you know, be creative.
While the White House pushes that message, Republicans continue to argue that the reform law is fatally flawed and will harm the other end of the age spectrum. As Obama traveled to Orlando on Thursday, the office of House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said that, while in Florida, the president should answer questions about the reform law from seniors.
"The president has focused plenty of time and energy of late on young people," Boehner's office said in an afternoon news release. "Isnt it time he directly address older Americans who are bearing the brunt of his healthcare law? He shouldnt leave Florida today without doing so."
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