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    Putin Calls for Military Exercises near Volatile Ukraine

    Russian President Vladimir Putin today ordered a surprise military exercise of ground forces near the eastern border of troubled Ukraine. In Crimea, part of Ukraine itself, thousands of ethnic Russians are protesting the overthrow of former President Viktor Yanukovych. Steven Lee Myers is in Moscow for the New York Times .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Russian President Vladimir Putin today ordered a surprise military exercise of ground forces near the eastern border of troubled Ukraine. In Crimea, part of Ukraine itself, thousands of ethnic Russians are protesting the overthrow of former President Viktor Yanukovych. Steven Lee Myers is in Moscow for the New York Times.

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    National Security and Military Spending
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    2. 8:05Cuts in the Pentagon: Too Much or Not Enough?
    3. 43:19Early Childhood Obesity Fallen Greatly
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Kareem Maddox

      Three-on-three basketball player in the final stages of qualifying for Olympics; former KCRW intern

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      Steven Lee Myers

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    National Security and Military Spending
    1. 0:00Putin Calls for Military Exercises near Volatile UkraineYou’re reading this
    2. 8:05Cuts in the Pentagon: Too Much or Not Enough?
    3. 43:19Early Childhood Obesity Fallen Greatly
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