– Former Senator Bob Dole has died at 98. He was a masterful legislator and a witty partisan. NYT has some of his quips.

– WSJ says US is trying to block Chinese efforts to build an Atlantic base in Equitorial Guinea.

– NYT says Syria is a narcostate with illicit amphetamines its biggest export.

– FT says US has been sharing intelligence on Russian threat to Ukraine, convincing allies.

– Dan Drezner parses the stories on Ukraine.

– Jim Fallows analyzes the threats to US democracy, sees protection of minority rights morphing into minority rule.

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