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Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee sent an open letter to President Obama on Wednesday urging him to share new intelligence of Russian troop movements with the Ukrainian government.

The congressmen said they are "gravely concerned about the aggressive posture of Russian forces along the eastern border of Ukraine."

"There is deep apprehension that Moscow may invade eastern and southern Ukraine, pressing west to Transdniestria, and also seek land grabs in the Baltics," the letter reads, citing both classified and unclassified reports.

The letter also urges Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to "increase and enhance the alert posture and readiness of U.S. military forces in the region, and pursue additional measures to bolster the security of our eastern and central European allies and partners."

A separate letter containing classified intelligence was also sent to the White House on Wednesday.

"Russia's war on Ukraine has already started. It is time to stop speculating about possibility, and start dealing with reality," read a statement from Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

Reps. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, Randy Forbes, R-Va., Joe Wilson, R-S.C., Michael Turner, R-Ohio, Mike Rogers, R-Ala., Rob Wittman, R-Va., and Joe Heck, R-Nev., signed the letter along with McKeon.

First published March 26 2014, 7:49 PM

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Source: Blic, Tanjug, Veernje novosti

BELGRADE -- The Progressives (SNS) are "close to the decision" to form a government only with parties of national minorities, writes a newspaper.

This cabinet will also reportedly be made up "mostly of non-partisan experts."

According to the Veernje Novosti daily, the SNS leadership is unlikely to go for a new alliance with the Socialists (SPS), or forge a new one with Boris Tadi's NDS - instead, its main partner will likely be the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM).

If SNS leader Aleksandar Vui opts for this scenario, such a coalition would have an overwhelming majority of 164 MPs in Serbia's 250-seat parliament.

According to the daily, it is possible that Vui, as future PM-designate, would offer cabinet positions to "undisputed names from certain areas." In this context, former minister and former Governor of the National Bank of Serbia Kori Udoviki is mentioned as somebody the SNS would "gladly see as minister of economy."

The newspaper says that top SNS officials have already spoken "in principle" with Udoviki and also with Ivan Vejvoda about their possible engagement in the new government - "but there is no agreement yet for any of them to become ministers."

According to the article, another former minister who could once again join the cabinet is Goran Piti.

Udoviki told the daily Blic on Thursday that she has not yet discussed a ministerial position with anyone. "A lot of people have called and asked about it and I told everybody that there has been no discussion about it. I have not yet received any invitation, or any specific offer," she stated.

VIENNA -- Serbian and Austrian president Heinz Fischer and Tomislav Nikoli warned on Thursday about the consequences of introducing sanctions against Russia.

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Published: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 8:55p.m. Updated 6 hours ago

In a March 23, 2014, New York Times editorial, Paul Krugman discusses a hot topic being pushed by progressives and Democrats in the media, on liberal blogs, at union halls, at political rallies and even on the floors of Congress. The topic? Income and wealth inequality.

I wasn't even aware that wealth and income inequality are two different things.

But I learned from Mr. Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, that income inequality is the salary gap between rich and poor. Wealth inequality, I'm paraphrasing here, is excessive income generated from investments and inheritances (non-salary income).

Liberals and progressives, such as Krugman, Nancy Pelosi and President Obama, love this issue. After all, inequality and class warfare go hand in hand. What better way to fire up the base ahead of an election season that looks rather dismal coming on the heels of ObamaCare failures and foreign policy embarrassments?

They portray income and wealth inequality as an issue of fairness. But, I ask, what is fairness?

Of course income inequality exists. Take my story as an example.

I am a reliability engineer by trade. My job is to find and fix problems with products to create happy customers and reduce warranty costs for my company.

The value of my services is probably worth more than those provided by a store clerk or a fast-food worker. But on the flip side, a brain surgeon provides much more value than I do especially to his ill patients.

Job value is, for the most part, directly proportional to salary. More value equals higher wages.

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