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David Ignatius: At Children’s National hospital, philanthropy with a wallop

Money may be the root of all evil, as the saying goes, but I was reminded last week of the overwhelming good it can do when put to work at a place such as the Children’s National Health System in Washington.

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Ignatius: David Ignatius: At Children’s National hospital, philanthropy with a wallop

Money may be the root of all evil, as the saying goes, but I was reminded last week of the overwhelming good it can do when put to work at a place such as the Children’s National Health System in Washington.

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Obama appears ready to expand covert assistance to Syrian opposition

The Obama administration, stung by reversals in Ukraine and Syria, appears to have decided to expand its covert program of training and assistance for the Syrian opposition, deepening U.S. involvement in that brutal and stalemated civil war.

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Ignatius: Obama appears ready to expand covert assistance to Syrian opposition

The Obama administration, stung by reversals in Ukraine and Syria, appears to have decided to expand its covert program of training and assistance for the Syrian opposition, deepening U.S. involvement in that brutal and stalemated civil war.

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Putin’s actions in Crimea alter how the world will deal with him

BRUSSELS

President Obama has spoken once again during the Ukraine crisis about being on the right “side of history.” It’s one of his signature lines, but he should stop: The phrase implies there’s an inevitability to the advance of progress and justice. Would that it were so.

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Ignatius: Putin’s actions in Crimea alter how the world will deal with him

BRUSSELS

President Obama has spoken once again during the Ukraine crisis about being on the right “side of history.” It’s one of his signature lines, but he should stop: The phrase implies there’s an inevitability to the advance of progress and justice. Would that it were so.

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America’s challenge in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin baptized his conquest of Crimea with a powerful, unsettling speech that should be a warning that an embattled Russia is fighting for what it sees as its national dignity — in ways that require a firm and patient U.S. response.

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Ignatius: America’s challenge in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin baptized his conquest of Crimea with a powerful, unsettling speech that should be a warning that an embattled Russia is fighting for what it sees as its national dignity — in ways that require a firm and patient U.S. response.

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What we learned in Crimea

From the photographs we’ve seen of the Russian special operations, or Spetsnaz, troops that intervened in Crimea, several things are obvious: They are secretive, moving without insignia and often covering their faces; they’re disciplined and they’re decisive.

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Ignatius: What we learned in Crimea

From the photographs we’ve seen of the Russian special operations, or Spetsnaz, troops that intervened in Crimea, several things are obvious: They are secretive, moving without insignia and often covering their faces; they’re disciplined and they’re decisive.

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