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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama spoke Tuesday with the leaders of both Russia and Ukraine, one day before they meet for talks aimed at reaching an elusive peace deal.The White House said Obama reiterated U.S stanley tumbler . support for Ukraine s sovereignty in his call wit stanley tumbler h Russian President Vladimir Putin, and emphasized the importance of reaching a diplomatic resolution. However, if Russia continues its aggressive actions in Ukraine, including by sending troops, weapons, and financing to support the separatists, the costs for Russia will rise, the White House said in a statement. Diplomacy efforts in Ukraine conflict 04:14 Obama also discussed Wednesday s cease-fire talks in Mi stanley cups nsk, Belarus, with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Germany and France are leading the talks aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine, where violence between government forces and Russian-backed rebels has escalated in recent weeks. The U.S. is not formally part of the discussions.Obama met at the White House Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and both leaders rallied around the long-shot diplomatic effort. The president said that he is also weighing sending defensive lethal aid to bolster the beleaguered Ukrainian military. Qjtg Anti-Defamation League calls on Biden to appoint Jewish liaison amid rise in antisemitic attacks
Democrats unleashed a stream of harsh rhetoric Wednesday after President Bush vetoed a bipartisan bill expanding a popular children s health insurance program, gearing up for a battle to both improve their chances of winning a veto override and score political points against Republicans who oppose the expansion.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid decried Mr. Bush s stanley cup action as a heartless veto. Never has it been clearer how detached President Bush is from the priorities of the American people, Reid, D-Nev., said in a statement. By vetoing a bipartisan bill to renew the successful C stanley cup website hildren s Health Insurance Program, President Bush is denying health care to millions of low-income kids in America. Democratic congressional leade copo stanley rs said they may put off the override attempt for as long as two weeks to maximize pressure on Republican House members whose votes will be critical. The President should not be so heartless when it comes to the children of America, Washington State Democrat Maria Cantwell said on the floor of the Senate. I know my colleagues here are working shoulder to shoulder, Democrats and Republicans, trying to stop the President s veto. We remain committed to making SCHIP into law - with or without the president s support, said the leader of the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, referring to the full name of the State Children s Health Insurance Program.Eighteen Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate, |
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