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	Up Front We Should Keep Out of Ukraine by William R. Polk Russia has a historic and strategic interest in Ukraine, and short of nuclear war there's nothing the United States can do to keep them out. NEWS ABROAD Crimea: Power on Display With Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to annex Crimea, we are witnessing a grand act of political theater. POST-SOVIET FUTURES BLOG Ukraine + Flight 370 = Bad News for Neocons Americans don't buy the neoconservative story of America as the bulwark against global chaos. IRA CHERNUS'S MYTHICAMERICA Crimea and the Dark Side of Self-Determination by Walter G. Moss Too often self-determination is a mere excuse for territorial acquisition. Just ask Hitler. Or Milosevic. NEWS ABROAD Breaking News Historians in the News Washington, D.C. Breaking News Stay Up to Date!  You can now receive a daily digest of news headlines posted on HNN by email. It's simple:  Go Here!   What follows is a streamlined list of stories.  To see the full list:  Go Here! Michigan teacher gives 5th-graders non-alcoholic beer for history lesson In completely unrelated news, Drunk History is returning to Comedy Central. It's not even in this wire story. We promise. ASSOCIATED PRESS What if the missing Malaysia plane is never found? Don't think it couldn't happen -- Amelia Earhart's plane was never found, either. ASSOCIATED PRESS If history is guide, Crimea's enthusiasm might wane South Ossetia, wrested from Georgia by Russia in 2008, has become an economic backwater. NEW YORK TIMES Drawing on history, Putin announces annexation of Crimea  Putin cited the breakup of the Soviet Union and the tenth-century baptism of Prince Vladimir, among other examples. NEW YORK TIMES New analyses verify the use of fire by Peking Man Peking Man apparently could control fire. PHYS.ORG Why Guinness is less Irish than you think Arthur Guinness, the founder of the brewing dynasty, was a staunch unionist and opponent of Irish nationalism. THE ECONOMIST 24 soldiers to receive Medal of Honor on St. Patrick's Day  In a White House ceremony Tuesday, the United States will officially acknowledge that the selfless combat heroics of 24 soldiers always merited more than the nation’s second-highest medal for valor. STARS AND STRIPES Blarney Stone mystery solved  The Blarney Stone is nothing more than local limestone. NEWSER Chicken bones tell true story of Pacific migration Polynesian chickens provide important clue on migration tale. PHYS.ORG Anita Hill Is Celebrated in the Documentary ‘Anita’ Directed by the Academy Award winner Freida Mock, the documentary — which does not reveal Ms. Hill’s current views on Justice Thomas — chronicles her plunge, and the nation’s, into a volatile stew of sex, race and politics. NEW YORK TIMES Historians in the News What follows is a streamlined list of stories.  To see the full list:  Go Here!  Diplomatic historian and foreign policy scholar Richard Ullman dies Ullman was one of the leading diplomatic historians of the Cold War. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Gettysburg book wins $50,000 history prize Allen C. Guelzo's "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion" has received the inaugural Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History. ASSOCIATED PRESS President Xi Jinping's First Year In Review: Nationalism "Worrisome," Web Less Open What risks are ahead for China’s relations with the U.S. and its own neighbors? FORBES Manisha Sinha: Judge Andrew Napolitano is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong about Lincoln and the Civil War [VIDEO] The University of Massachusetts historian went on "The Daily Show" last week to rebut Napolitano's claim that Lincoln could have prevented the Civil War by buying up all the slaves. HISTORY NEWS NETWORK Simon Schama interviewed by Stephen Colbert [VIDEO] Historian Simon Schama discusses "The Story of the Jews," his PBS documentary exploring Jewish history from 1000 B.C. to 1492. COLBERT REPORT The Jews, a History in So Many, Many Words Simon Schama’s "The Story of the Jews." NEW YORK TIMES Rutgers historian Rudy Bell leads protest against Condoleezza Rice speaking at commencement Bell says that Rice's alleged involvement in drafting "enhanced interrogation techniques" under President Bush makes her an inappropriate choice. CBS 3 (PHILADELPHIA) Islamic history scholar Michael Cook wins Holberg Prize Cook's works on Muhammad and early Islamic theology have become classics PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Prolific Alaskan Historian, Author, UAF Professor Claus-M. Naske Passes at Age 78 Naske wrote or co-authored a dozen books about Alaskan history. KUAC