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Editorial Roundup: United States
Tue,03/08/22-4:32PM , 125 Reads
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

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The Washington Post says Democrats should deal with Sen. Joe Manchin on Build Back Better
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives for a weekly policy luncheon, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Top lawmakers reach deal on Ukraine aid, $1.5T spending
By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press
Tue,03/08/22-3:43PM , 99 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal early Wednesday providing $13.6 billion to help Ukraine and European allies plus billions more to battle the pandemic as part of an overdue $1.5 trillion measure financing federal agencies for the rest of this year.
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Two Polish Air Force Russian made Mig 29's fly above and below two Polish Air Force U.S. made F-16's fighter jets during the Air Show in Radom, Poland, on Aug. 27, 2011. In a private video call with American lawmakers over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a “desperate” plea to the United States to help Kyiv get more warplanes to fight Russia's invasion and retain control of its airspace. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File)

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Pentagon says Poland's jet offer for Ukraine 'not tenable'
By VANESSA GERA, LOLITA C. BALDOR AND AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press
Tue,03/08/22-2:57PM , 113 Reads
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Pentagon on Tuesday rejected Poland's surprise announcement that it would give the United States its MiG-29 fighter jets for use by Ukraine, a rare display of disharmony by NATO allies seeking to boost Ukrainian fighters while avoiding getting caught up in a wider war with Russia.
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A Romanian Immigrations officer gives flowers to a refugee fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine after she crossed the border on International Women's Day, at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

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AP PHOTOS: Tulips, hugs for refugees on women's holiday
Tue,03/08/22-1:18PM , 149 Reads
The mouth of a harried woman who has just fled war-battered Ukraine curves up in a tentative smile when a Romanian immigrations officer hands her a purple tulip he has plucked from a bouquet.
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