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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Cheat Sheet - Kiev Protesters to Obama: Protect Us

Today: Obama Pushes 'Buffett Tax' on Rich , Putin Hits Pause , 9/11 Manhattan Murder Is No Mystery Thanks to Bin Laden Kin Trial
Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

March 04, 2014
SMOKE CLEARS

The demonstrators who ousted Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych now say they fear Vladimir Putin's aggression and want the West to guarantee military protection against Russia. Jamie Dettmer reports on the revolutionaries who don't believe their work is done.

HAPPY BUDGET DAY

President Obama introduced a $3.9 trillion budget for fiscal year 2015 today. While the election-year plan promises tax cuts for an estimated 13.5 million Americans, it includes higher taxes on estates and the wealthy and would prevent certain groups of earners from lowering their taxes below an effective rate, aka the famous Warren Buffett Rule. The White House is also planning to overhaul the corporate tax code and remove loopholes, which it claims would increase corporate revenue by 35 percent in one year, to $449 billion.

SLOW DOWN

At a press conference Tuesday, Russia's president said Ukraine was the victim of a hostile takeover by Western agents, but he does not want war. Christopher Dickey asks: Is the crisis already abating?

ENEMY SOIL

How do you try the son-in-law of Bin Laden? Michael Daly writes from a courtroom in Manhattan where Sulaiman Abu Ghaith is getting his day in federal court. A chosen jury, who may not claim to be his peers, does promise to be "fair" and justice may be served after 13 years.

ELLEN FTW

The Academy Awards completely killed it in the Nielsen ratings. With an estimated 43 million viewers, it was the most popular entertainment event since the "Friends" finale nearly a decade ago. The Ellen-hosted Oscars was the third-most watched in a decade, and the third year in a row viewership increased.


IRONIC
UK Porn-Buster Nabbed on Kid Porn
Aide to prime minister.
NO JOKE
Rob Ford Laughs Off Idea of Rehab
On "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Weak Screening in Soldier Suicide
Many had mental illness prior to enrollment.
HEDGE
Rand Wants Law for Senate-Prez Run
Would allow simultaneous run.
CLEAN UP
Nepal Orders Trash Off Mt. Everest
Climbers must remove 18 pounds.

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