What kind of a meal did they have?
Related: The New Ukraine
Getting even fre$her:
"Ukrainian leader sees progress on peace deal" Associated Press October 18, 2014
MILAN — Ukraine’s president on Friday hailed progress in Europe-brokered talks aimed at ensuring peace with Russia, with agreements nearing on a gas dispute and local elections in the east.
Petro Poroshenko told reporters he and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached ‘‘moderate progress’’ on the issue of halted gas supplies during a meeting with the German and French leaders.
‘‘We have agreed on basic parameters of the gas contract,’’ Poroshenko said.
Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine in the summer over unpaid bills, raising the risks Ukraine would siphon off gas from the pipeline passing through its territory from Russia to Europe. Europe is concerned that if Ukraine did so, Russia would cut off all flows through Ukraine, leaving parts of Europe without supplies in the dead of winter, as happened in the past.
I wouldn't worry in this age of global warming.
Poroshenko also said that participants in the talks agreed that all provisions of last month’s cease-fire deal must be implemented and the local elections in the east need to be held in line with the law he signed Thursday.
Putin limited himself to saying the results were ‘‘good.’’
Earlier, European leaders who joined Putin and Poroshenko at a breakfast meeting said they agreed to pursue deals on enforcing a cease-fire, border controls, and elections. Details on implementation were being hammered out in subsequent meetings in Milan.
Putin and Poroshenko were due to have one more face-to-face before the summit ended.
A fart off! One might even say cheek-to-cheek!
‘‘We are closer together on some questions of detail, but the central point is whether the territorial integrity of Ukraine is really respected,’’ German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after morning talks, adding that elections must also take place.
I wouldn't want to see her fat ass.
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"Obama’s under-used credit card declined in NY cafe" Associated Press October 18, 2014
WASHINGTON — The Secret Service is charged with watching the president’s back, but who’s watching his wallet?
No wonder the deficits have soared.
Related: Secret Service Let Gunman Get Close to Obama
A double failure.
When his credit card was declined last month while dining in New York, President Obama wondered if he had become a victim of identity theft.
Did they cut it up?
‘‘It turned out, I guess I don’t use it enough,’’ Obama said Friday at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
He charges everything to the U.S. taxpayer anyway.
‘‘They thought there was some fraud going on,’’ he said, chatting while announcing a government plan to tighten security for debit cards that transfer federal benefits such as Social Security to millions of Americans.
Putting the microchip in them is what they are doing.
‘‘I was trying to explain to the waitress, ‘No, I really think that I’ve been paying my bills.’’’
Then what is with all the government red ink?
Fortunately Michelle Obama was able to whip out a credit card they could use.
Identity theft is a growing problem and an estimated 100 million people have been affected by breaches in the past year at retailers, including Target and Home Depot.
‘‘Even I’m affected by this,’’ the president said.
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Related: Who Hacked JPMorgan?
Something sure does stink.
