Obama Orders Sanctions Against Ukraine Agitators

The Brief Thursday, March 6th   Send To A Friend Subscribe Today     Obama Orders Sanctions The Obama Administration is planning to target people in Ukraine and Russia it believes are destabilizing Ukraine's political transition or involved in the crisis in Crimea with a fresh round of economic sanctions       Crimea in Crisis Mode Soldiers and police have been joined by thousands of pro-Russia 'self-defense troops' amid news that Crimea will decide whether to leave Ukraine       Clinton: Putin Has 'Thin Skin' The former Secretary of State walked back comparisons to Hitler but remained critical of the Russian President       Pope Francis the Popular A new poll released Thursday finds that American Catholics aren't just overwhelmingly in favor the Holy Father, but have become 'more excited' about their faith. Four-tenths of them are praying more and one-fifth are reading the Bible more often       Senate to Vote on Military Sexual Assault Bills The Senate will hold dueling votes today on measures from Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Claire McCaskill that would overhaul how the military handles cases of sexual assault. Despite different approaches, there's little dispute a problem exists       Staples to Close 225 Stores       Palestinians: Boycott Israel       Authors Beg Amazon: Stop the Cyberbullies       Bernie Sanders: I'd Be a Better President Than Hillary       Alzheimer's Kills More People Than We Thought       U.S. Officials Bust Pyramid Scheme Promoted on Facebook       Icahn Says eBay Is Worst-Run Company Ever       To Unsubscribe You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. Email Opt-Outs Click here for more information on how to opt-out of marketing communications from us and our partners, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/emailprivacy Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/privacy For Further Communication, Please Contact: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408   Connect with Time